SWG Neowell
formerly known as Neo Honeywell
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• INTRODUCTION •
The Honeywell colourway, born from vintage terminals, is a classic that felt long overdue for a return.
Retaining the ivory alphas, charcoal modifiers and signature red accents that defined the original, we've reinterpreted it with additional novelties, expanded compatibility and thoughtful homages to its heritage.
Versatile, understated, but never boring, Neowell preserves the timeless industrial character of its inspiration while refining it for today's enthusiast.
For the purists, Latin-only alphas and opaque red accents remain available to keep the look true to its roots (no judgement if you’re keeping it vanilla). For the progressive, translucent red accents bring a modern edge.
This will be colour-matched to Signature Plastics’ chips which were used in the initial keycap groupbuy runs .
Whether you favour a faithful retro aesthetic or a more futuristic interpretation, Neowell is designed to bridge both worlds, honouring the past while feeling perfectly at home on tomorrow's keyboards.
• KITS •
Base Kit[Covers 60%, 65%, 75%, TKL, with UK-ISO, F13, 7u Tsangan support, Alice bars, and split spacebar layouts.]
Based on feedback, the base kit will have opaque red Esc and Enter accent keys instead of grey Esc/Enter keys.
Neo KitCyrillic Alpha Kit[Sublegends are double-shot]
Numpad Kit[Offers extended compatibility for full size and 1800 keyboards, including the “=” and “00” keys for extra coverage. Num Lock key is force windowed.]
Teal Accent Kit• DESKMAT •
HW-A1[Cutting Mat style - Metric system]
HW-F1[Cutting Mat style - Imperial system]
All deskmats will be 900mm x 400mm with 4mm thickness, stitched edges, rough texture, rubber base, cloth top• RENDERS •
+84 TKL by nuxros
Sneakbox Giga40 by mujimanic
MK65-XT by boba.types
note: old render, bottom row modifiers are not available in stepped form
Aperture Board, model by Elmo
Toro60, by Toro Studios
Toro60, by Toro Studios
Healthkit H89 inspired
Disclaimer: Renders shown may not perfectly display the actual colors of the keycaps. These are best attempts at emulating the semi-translucent nature of the keycaps, whilst noting that lighting conditions and screen calibrations are also variables that affect colour representation/perception. The visible injection holes are also not possible to avoid in double-shot legend production, and kindly refer to kitting for better representation. Furthermore, all ANSI Enter key legends are "Transmit" legend.
• SPECIFICATIONS •
Profile: Cylindrical Cherry Profile
Material: ABS
Manufacturing Method: Double-shot injection for primary legends and sub-legends.
Manufacturer: SWG
Compatibility: Mx switches
• LOGISTICS •
Group-buy date July 6th to 27th ; ETA is Q4.
• VENDORS •
• MISC •
• FAQ •
Why does the base kit have forced windowed caps lock and scroll lock keys?
We are forcing windowed “Caps Lock” and “Scroll” due to my strong personal preferences; they’re not just more functional, but also more aesthetic. It's cheaper to exclude the duplicate non-windowed variants. Note unlike GMK, the legends for the windowed keycaps are double-shot too, so no concerns about legends wearing off here.
Why is the F-row all modifier-coloured grey?
The F-row keys are only grey (i.e. no white F1-4, F9-F12) as a reference to the original keycaps scheme on the Honeywell terminals (
photo example here). We note that most enthusiast-led runs had an alternate f-row color scheme, however I think for this colourway, all grey looks better. Furthermore, if people are using the F-row keys in keyboards with a XT macro column, the single colour means no strange alpha colour blocking in the middle.
Why are the Numpad keys white, and not black like the
original?
“Omg Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white”The mismatch between black numpad and white alphas looks odd. Like other Honeywell sets, we prefer a more cohesive look. Please remember this set is a remix/reinterpretation of Honeywell, not a faithful remake.
• SOCIALS •
Instagram: @toro_keyboard | @boba.types
Discord channel: TORO Studio
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS •
Thank you to those who provided help, support or design assistance for this project in some form or another. Shoutouts in particular to:
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> Muirium and 7bit for bringing this classic colourway to us in the first place via Deskthority, and all the other folks bringing it back in various iterations
> Adam le cat for renders
> masje - the cool cat whose 'neo' variants of classics like skidata and dolch, undoubtedly inspired us (check out his current project: GMK TA Neo)
> Family and friends both inside and outside the enthusiast community for their support
> Nopunin10did and Konstantin for being the original kitting wizards whose advice on previous projects of mine (and others) have improved my understanding (any mistakes or peculiarities are mine though)
