Description
The Supernova is a TKL by Charue Design that draws inspiration from our favorite consoles and video games growing up. As usual, we have a deep history with the themes and ideas and have great love for the GameCube, Super Smash Brothers, and Paper Mario. Throughout the design process we had an incredible amount of fun adding in the quirks and qualities that are nostalgic of that time in our lives. We hope you enjoy our design and remember those good times growing up.
Check out the render gallery here!
GB on April 30th, 10 AM PT!
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General Specs:
- TKL Keyboard
- Isolation Strip Gasket Mount
- WKL or Half WKL
- RGB Front Badge
- Substantial Back Weight
- 6 degree typing angle
- Optional Encoder with Fill-In
- Colorways
- Indigo, Spice Orange, Platinum
- Mystery Edition (Limited Stock)
- The colorways will be a secret all the way until delivery!
PCB Specs:
- Supported Options (Both Solder and Hotswap)
- Stepped Capslock
- Split Left Shift
- ISO Enter (One socket has to be removed for this)
- Split Spacebar
- Split Backspace
- ESD and Fuse protection
- QMK and VIA support
- USB-C
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What You'll Get:
- Keyboard Case
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1x Top Piece (Indigo/Platinum/Spice Orange)
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1x Bottom Piece, Black
- Front Badge
- Back Weight
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1x Sand-blasted Black Aluminum Weight
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or 1x Radiant Aluminum Weight (+$30)
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or 1x PVD Matte Brass Weight (+$50)
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or 1x Brushed Stainless Steel Weight (+$50)
- PCB
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1x PCB, Solder
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or 1x PCB, Hotswap (+$20)
- Plate
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1x FR4
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or 1x POM (+$10)
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or 1x Aluminum(+$10)
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or 1x Brass(+$25)
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or 1x Stainless Steel (+$25)
- Gasket Tabs (+ extras)
- M2 Screws (+ extras)
- Allen Wrench
- Authentic Card w/ Unit #
- Hard Carrying Case
- Extras
What You'll Need (NOT INCLUDED):
- Switches
- Stabilizers
- Keycaps
- Soldering Equipment (if choosing Solder PCB)
- USB-C cable
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Additional History:
Growing up, all of our cousins spent our summer days in the same house-hold while our parents were at work. There were 9 of us and at the time no console could ever allow us all to play at once so we found our own solution to keeping entertained. Story-rich single player games were an activity in which we could all be engaged and have input and stakes in. One of us would play while everyone not just watched but directed what was to happen.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door was our absolute favorite and you can find a related easter egg in the Supernova. Some other popular games for us included Super Smash Brothers Melee, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Super Monkey Ball, and Super Mario Sunshine. While the GameCube is old, we still play these games from time to time, and our the GB Runner for Charue Design was a Tournament Organizer for Super Smash Bros Melee at university (shoutout to Smash@SCU and Wombo Wednesdays).
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Quality Expectations
- There should be no external scratches/scuffs on the case. (Internal scratches are okay)
- There may be subtle anodization grain or variation visible only at certain angles with strong lighting.
- There maybe some very slight anodizing mismatches between the top and bottom case parts.
There are no refunds or cancellations on these orders.
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Estimated Timeline:
4-5 Months to Delivery. This is a pre-order/Group Buy and may have unforeseen delays.