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meet harry, he is a near-20-year-old cat that lives with my sister and her boyfriend. he thinks he runs the show still and is in everyone's business. so here he is during the kellie belly fotoshoot.
42 . 365 --this is my foto for jan. 5--already a full day back home from vacation and i took not foto one.
oh well.
this is more fun.
enjoy!
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Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Here are pictures of Cosmo the cat taken during the month of March 2023 at home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is approaching his 17th birthday in early May, but last year, the vet noticed all sorts of old cat problems. He has cataracts, is on thyroid medicine and eating wet food - and that makes him very happy. Recently, he had a sore over his right eye. We are watching it and hoping it goes away.
My sweet 17yr-old weirdo and his yoga :D
It occured that he likes to practise this yoga from time to time, so I played a bad sister and I pushed his bowl a little further :D
Here I have used three flashes. One reflected in an umbrella in front of Flipps. One bare above and to the left of her. And one above the background.
Princess Slinky Pink Boa Confused Mr. Matisse who is 18 years and so tolerant of the torture that he has endured by his "wack-a-doodle" roommate".
Here are pictures of Cosmo the cat taken during the month of March 2023 at home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is approaching his 17th birthday in early May, but last year, the vet noticed all sorts of old cat problems. He has cataracts, is on thyroid medicine and eating wet food - and that makes him very happy. Recently, he had a sore over his right eye. We are watching it and hoping it goes away.
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
this is my lillian - lily - at fifteen years beautiful. She has been very ill for several months and we think we will probably lose her soon. She fades a little every day. This was a rare moment of awake and alert for her.
She is the most loyal, loving, resilient and adaptable creature I have ever known. We moved 9 times together over the years, and she made it more than clear that whereever I am is her home. I love her so much <3
Update - Lily died on January 2nd 2013, suddenly, at home. We will forever be in awe of her gentle spirit and will miss her sweet, furry self in our world. She is everywhere. <3
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Getting thinner and slower day by day. But eats and purrs and still likes to get into my lap occasionally.
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
When we look at him, we cannot believe our beautiful Birman is 13, he still looks and acts like a big baby!
He recently developped stomatitis (a chronic dental disease), which is a real pain. We tried different things to avoid giving him too much cortisone - manuka honey, treatment that lowers his immune system because we've been told his own immune systems fights against, well, himself and that's the cause of this disease - but without any real success. The corisone shots hardly last a month and it hurts him again... We just hope this will not be harsh on his kidneys. Add to this a heart mumur and you quickly get our feeling: yes, this big furball is worrying us a lot...
Quand on le regarde, on ne peut pas imaginer que notre magnifique birman a 13 ans, il a encore l'air et agit comme un gros bébé !
Il a récemment développé une gingivo-stomatite (infection buccale chronique), qui est une vraie plaie. Nous avons essayé plusieurs choses pour éviter de lui donner trop de cortisone - miel de manuka, traitement qui baisse son système immunitaire parce qu'on nous a dit que c'est son système immunitaire qui se bat contre, eh bien, lui-même et que c'est la cause de la maladie - mais sans grand succès. Les piqûres de cortisone ne durent à peine qu'un mois et il a de nouveau mal ... On espère que ça n'aura pas d'impact sur ses reins. Ajoutez à cela un souffle au coeur et vous comprenez vite notre sentiment : oui, cette grosse boule de poils nous donne bien des soucis ...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Thunder and fireworks tend to scare both of my old cats. They hide in this old storage cabinet. Neighborhood kids set off fireworks for about a week around the Fourth of July, Halloween and New Years Day. During these times, I see less of these two.
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Sugar Ray lived to be just 2mos shy of his 21st birthday.
He was very very lucky to never of had any illnesses. Pretty amazing! He did get hard of hearing when he was at about 18 yrs but he could smell a kitty treat a mile away! He loved to reach into a can of pounce and pull out the treats.
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
He's come back from the vet with the news he's lost several pounds since his last visit in April (when we had stabilized his diabetes treatment).
Our old man Moon sits and watches the birds. He can't be bothered to chase and stalk them, although if one came close enough, he could still catch it. This photo shows the white hairs on his face and brown eye spots, a sign of advancing age. You can really see it when the photo is viewed large. He also has a missing fang, but I haven't been able to catch him in mid-yawn and get a shot of it.
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Seventeen y-old Max is teaching Damon how to pose with diginity. "Baby" Damon is already almost his size.
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
________________________________________________
“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...
Space 65: Cybervoyager by AirPotter, Oldcat, and Demos from Graystudio
Space 65: Cybervoyager from Graystudio
Durock Screw-in Strabilisers (Lubed and Band-aid modded) from SwitchKeys
Space 65: Cybervoyager Carbon Fibre Plate from Graystudio
Gateron Silent Black Inks - 70g (Lubed with Krytox GPL 206g2 and Flimed with Deskkeys films) from KBDFans, and Discord user (Switches), Daily Clack (Lube), KBDFans (Films)
Vibration Reduction Pad
Noise Reduction Pad
MT3 Serkia x MT3 Susuwatari by Zambumon (Serika) and Matt3o (Susuwatari) from Drop
No Man Left Behind by NZ Caps
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
Alien II - Mutant by B'Gnu-Thun
SA R1 EMP Novelty from 00Keys
Detachable USB-C cable Black w/ Gold Tracer Carbon Techflex and Black Heatshrink from Zap Cables
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“Slave to the new black gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin
Search my electric soul for the hidden man within” - Miracle of Sound
I have a problem, and I think anyone that's played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution can understand. I just can't get enough of that sweet, sweet black and gold. This board is a bit of a mash-up of both cyberpunk and retro tech and I couldn't love it any more.
The Space65: Cybervoyager; what can I say? I had seen the original Space65 doing the rounds, and found it wasn't doing too much for me, but I saw the Cybervoyager drop earlier this year, I knew what I was treating my self for my birthday. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do with the board theme wise, so I went black for the case colour, and got a couple of varieties for the badge and accent colours; the gold was a shoe in, and the grey and e-white were just come options to go with whatever I needed them to. I'm not much of a fan of RGB, but the shine-through on the badge, and the diffuser really add a nice bit of spice to the board, this is about as tasteful as I could ever want RGB to be.
These switches were a long time coming. I had come to love the Gateron Black Inks from a previous build, and with the silencing options offered with the Cybervoyager, I really wanted to make the quietest board that I could; enter the Gateron Silent Black Inks. To further build on the quiet nature of the switches, I added some lube, and switch films to shore up the tightness of the switches, and sound profile. I opted for the stock springs in these as I already have a number of boards with heavy (80g-180g) springs so going for the slightly lighter 70g weight is already quite a novelty. I really dig how light they feel, as you glide across the board, even the bottom-out is pretty subdued (as it should be), and sounds almost like a pitter-patter of rain on an insulated tin roof.
As for the plate, I really love the look of the carbon fibre plate, and with it being one of the firmer options in the market for plate materials, it really helps keep the smooth linear action of the switches consistent, and sharp; that and the carbon fibre pattern looks super slick The smokey coloured Durock stabs are an absolute treat also. Not only do the housings match the look of the Black Inks, but the gold stab wire adds a nice bit of colour to the inside of the case. Nothing new as far as lubing them went, but I was curious to try out the 'Band-aid' mods. Basically, there's a small pad of fabric (more often or not a plaster, hence the name) placed under the stabiliser, helping to cushion the sound and feel ever so slightly. I hadn't been keen to try it prior because I really like the feel and sound of the plastic on PCB, but I am pleasantly surprised by the final result here. During the group buy, the kit had noise and vibration foam pads in it. The noise pad is designed to sit between the circuit board and plate and help trap the noise inside of the case, and the vibration pad sits in the bottom of the case to reduce any vibration between the circuit board and the inside of the case. All in all, both pads do a fantastic job, and the board has a really solid feel and sound to it which can be attributed by all the different aspects of the build.
As I said earlier, the board was sort of supposed to be a one colour fits all, with a primary focus on the black and gold theme. I have already used the MT3 Serkia set and fell in love with the shape of the profile, and look of the keycaps, and mashing it up with the grey/off-white alphas from MT3 Susuwatari as a thought that I had only briefly entertained. Now, having seen them side by side, I couldn't see anything matching it better; unless I get my hands on a more gold-than-yellow and on black keyset. The Suswatari set was supposed to by my first MT3 set, but it took more that 18 months to go through the process of making the moulds, and matching the colours from the designer. In some ways the massive delays that the set saw were a blessing in disguise, as my expectations of the set had dropped so much. But when I saw it in person for the first time, I couldn't have been more pleased with the final result. The Susuwatari colourway was inspired by Studio Ghibli, and while I'm not well versed in their movies, the warm tones, and retro colours really sung out to me; that's where red accents come from along with the cat novelty. The artisans were from my collection that I felt help add some more depth and matched the overall theme pretty well, and the EMP is just there for fun.
The cable was what I got when I first branched into the world of detachable USB cables, and it was only supposed to be a colour that went well with anything. After a while, I realised just how much I dig the black and gold combo. So in a way it was the cable the sort of sparked the whole build
Well I think that's another one chalked up for the 'endgame', and I can't wait to see what changes might happen with it in the future, just don't go looking for the “/?” key...