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Luciquell & Co. – “OBJ.140” Classic TKL 80% [ON HOLD]

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OBJ.140

Classic Tenkyless by Luciquell & Co.

Interest check form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg_R8SulsuYpT4MJroO4rRRCKz8or7XbgEZX9pfLwJipQSsA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Case: Aluminum grade 6063 – T6
Anodized: Black & Silver.
Weight: Brass maybe steel, not decided yet.
Plate: Universal and ANSI fixed plate as extra option.
Aluminum, color likely to be red and black.
We will also try to provide Polypropylene plate in black color, for more flexy typing experience.
Mounting: Top mount + gummy worm mount between plate and PCB.
PCB: Soldered (non-hot swap), 1.2mm thick, (QMK & VIA soon) compatible PCB, USB type C.
Typing Angle: 6 degrees
Extra: Extra plates and PCB will be available for purchase.

Unit Quantity: Limited quantity; number to be announced!
Price: To be announced!
Vendors: To be announced!

THE CASE DESIGN IS NOT FINAL, I`AM STILL WAITING FOR BRAND LOGO TO BE DONE & OTHER CHANGES MIGHT APPLY!

STORY

Since way before joining and finding the world of custom keyboards, I’ve been using a TKL. The Corsair K65 was for a long time my daily keyboard. Until today, the TKL layout is still my preferred and favorite layout. Seeing the possibilities and variations as the iconic WKL and different blocker options, my interest in the layout grew even more.

With the “OBJ.140”, my goal is to bring a classic TKL to the community. I decided to honor the classic design with a lot of inspiration coming from the OTD 356CL while still having an identity of its own. It may look very similar to other TKL’s out there, but that’s what you get.
True and tested classic TKL.

I played a wargame called “World of Tanks” back in 2010 - 2017, before it became more and more of a “pay to win”. It’s a fun game, and it piqued my interest in tanks. The name “Obj.140” is taken from the Soviet medium tank “Object. 140” it was a tank developed from 1953 to 1958 in Nizhny Tagil, Russia to replace the famous T-54 medium tank. Two prototypes were completed before the project was cancelled in 1958 in favor of the "Object 430" Project.

But the tank in the game was and still is one of the most fun tanks to play in for experienced pro players. It has a low profile with a elegant look. The damage per shot was not high like it rival tanks from other nations in the same tier, it had a decent armor, you could often get lucky with it if you knew how to handle the armor angles to bounce the shots. The "OBJ.140", made it up with the great gun handling, accuracy on the move and the reload time on the gun with around 5 seconds, which means you had high damage per minute gun, it was made to farm your enemies once they where spotted for you by your allies.

So as a tribute to those many hours spent driving a tank using my trusty Corsair K65 TKL, I bring you the “Obj.140”, a tank of a TKL.

PCB Supports These Layouts:

My PLATES Will Support These Layouts ONLY:

One universal plate will be avaliable and one fixed ANSI plate for purchase.

THANKS & GRATITUDES:

First I want to give a big thanks to “Crykn”, the guy behind Dawn 75% for the motivation and support to take this project all the way.
Also a big thanks to my friend who makes the "FMJ" keyboards, for motivating me and standing behind me.
Thank you, both of you!

For the PCB I want to thank “4pplet”. He is such an amazing guy with a lot of knowledge and gives more than 100% when working on a project, I can strongly recommend him for PCB works.

For finishing and doing a big part of the case design, I want to thank “Mr.X” .

Thank you "Ricco" for the help and support with manufacturing and thanks for all the other things you support me with!

Thank you too “Erlkonigin,” “Im Hide,” “Bisoromi,” and the guys in “Keyboard Atelier Discord” for giving a lot of feedback on my case design and a lot of support and help over this project.
Also, big thank you for all the close friends in the community who gave their opinions and feedback to shape this keyboard during the development, you know who you are.

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TO DO LIST

- Need to finish interior mount design, it has still few things left to do.
- Send files to factory for approval, send PCB files and order prototypes
- Order 2 prototypes with different weight sizes inside to see if sound is affected or not.
- Typing test
- Pricing
- Number of slots
- GB time
- Production deadline
- Packaging for the Keyboard.