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Propeller | FE run announced, SE delayed.

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GB Date: Delayed until further notice.

Propeller
Hello. I'm proud to announce the IC for a project I've had in the works for quite some time. Propeller is a seamless top mount 60% made from aluminum that has a 7 degree typing angle. It features a Hiney H60 PCB & Daughterboard. The sides are inspired a bit by the HHKB HG and the bottom engraving is of a Propeller from the C-130J line of aircraft.

IC FORM

Prototype Album by Filled Types

Sound Test by Filled Types

Color Options:
Silver/Red (Pantone 187 C)
Grey/Navy (Pantone 533 C)
Black/Silver

Layout Options:
MX HHKB
WKL
WK

Renders:

Top-Down:

Angle:

Rear:

Bottom:

Why did you choose the engraving that you did?
My mother had worked as a flight test engineer for the C-130J so I grew up hearing stories all about it. It's also a beautiful aircraft that has shown its capability to adapt to the many environments and mission sets it's given. The propeller is the most obvious distinction between the J model and the previous H models so that's the main reason I chose it.

What'll be included:
Top Case: Anodized Aluminum (WK, WKL, HHKB)
Bottom Case: Anodized Aluminum
Plate: FR4 Plate made by Mechlovin' (Other options include Polycarbonate, Brass, and Aluminum)
PCB: Hiney H60 & Daughterboard (Hotswap available as alternative)
Feet: SKUF

Price: TBD

Vendors:
US: Space
CA: Ashkeebs
UK: ProtoTypist
EU: Mykeyboard.eu
AUS: Switchkeys.au
SEA: ilumkb
CN: zFrontier

Thanks:
To Fropsie/Armani/Whatever name he's going by at this point for helping troubleshoot some design things
To Ruspoo for helping me with quite a bit on this project
To Filled Types for taking photos and recording the sound test.
To Boneandbee for designing the bottom engraving, it really means a lot to me.
To Ben from Otakeebs for helping me with learning Keyshot
To Nox, Ragan, and Capsy for funding Rev.2 protos
To Hiney for being Hiney.
To Rik for answering my DMs