Share Your SEXIEST Vintage Boards!

Yasu0 · 06 May 2021, 23:37

Weezer wrote: 05 May 2021, 22:15 I don't think anyone will find it sexy, but this is my favorite looking keyboard of the ones I have.

That's just my bag baby.

E3E · 06 May 2021, 23:52

lay your hand across those naked switches and press right down, baby

Reimu64 · 07 May 2021, 02:49

Well, here's the cleanest vintage keyboard I have

JP! · 07 May 2021, 02:58

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A few others perhaps for later.

One in the mail:

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John Doe · 07 May 2021, 03:08

Is that a Honeywell but in wood case? Custom shell?

JP! · 07 May 2021, 03:16

John Doe wrote: 07 May 2021, 03:08 Is that a Honeywell but in wood case? Custom shell?

Essentially yes but this one is further modified to work with a different computer or terminal.

4_404 · 07 May 2021, 10:28

As you can tell, I like long shadows, weird angles, and sharp lines, and need to get a better camera and be more decisive in my selection.

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TNT · 07 May 2021, 13:58

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Wow, those two are amazing, especially the Cyrillic one. What switches are those?

Muramasa wrote: 05 May 2021, 22:34

IBM 3276 Cyrillic Beamspring

Also that one, absolutely stunning!

4_404 · 07 May 2021, 16:04

TNT wrote: 07 May 2021, 13:58 Wow, those two are amazing, especially the Cyrillic one. What switches are those?

The Philips has wiki/Philips_torsion_spring. Tbh despite all the competition, this is probably my favourite looking keyboard ever (big claim, I know)

The Cyrillic board is an Elektronika MS-7004, and has capacitive buckling springs. Definitely one of the most interesting boards I own, and has that fantastic space age side profile.

Weezer · 08 May 2021, 00:58

JP! wrote: 05 May 2021, 22:19
Weezer wrote: 05 May 2021, 22:15 I don't think anyone will find it sexy, but this is my favorite looking keyboard of the ones I have.
That's awesome.

Reminds me of when I decked out my F107

Looks like we have the same keycap sets

JP! · 09 May 2021, 18:19

One of the sexiest vintage keyboard colorways ever. I feel the colors really look great with this homemade two-tone wood case. Definitely gives me some inspiration for a couple keyboard modules I have laying around. Overall this one is in pretty good condition but not as nice as this Honeywell

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TheInverseKey · 09 May 2021, 22:07

I would like to present my family. The NCD Space Invaders family.

I love these keyboards. Both the NCD N-108LK(dec layout) and the NCD N-97SYS(smallest one) are NOS. The box under the NCD N-108LK is the original box.

NCD N-97SYS

NCD RT-101

NCD N-108LK

hellothere · 12 May 2021, 00:10

I don't think this one is overly sexy, but it's the best picture I've ever taken of a keyboard. It's mine ... for a few more days. Just cropped and a small rotate in Gimp, which is also about all I know how to do in Gimp.
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fohat · 12 May 2021, 00:53

hellothere wrote: 12 May 2021, 00:10
all I know how to do in Gimp.

Brightness and Contrast are under Colors. Those can make a world of difference.

chip chop · 12 May 2021, 01:45

E3E · 12 May 2021, 01:53

chip chop wrote: 12 May 2021, 01:45

Bruh, show us the feet, man.

You haven't ever shown us the feet.

Side pics, please. ;D

chip chop · 12 May 2021, 01:57

I got you, setting up a OnlyFans right now

ddrfraser1 · 12 May 2021, 04:53

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I just skeeted

Chyros · 12 May 2021, 09:13

black Focus FK-2001

This thing is just effortless in its looks and classiness

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derzemel · 12 May 2021, 11:24

this whole thread is a giant flex fest
(I'm just salty and jelly)

Go-Kart · 12 May 2021, 18:51

Chyros wrote: 12 May 2021, 09:13 black Focus FK-2001

This thing is just effortless in its looks and classiness .

Another

beautiful

dustcover

inozenz · 12 May 2021, 19:22

derzemel wrote: 12 May 2021, 11:24 this whole thread is a giant flex fest
(I'm just salty and jelly)

True, I am scared to share mine, since I haven't got any really rare boards

Thorogrimm · 13 May 2021, 01:35

TheInverseKey wrote: 09 May 2021, 22:07 I would like to present my family. The NCD Space Invaders family.

I love these keyboards. Both the NCD N-108LK(dec layout) and the NCD N-97SYS(smallest one) are NOS. The box under the NCD N-108LK is the original box.

Damn those are indeed gorgeous

Thorogrimm · 13 May 2021, 01:42

Chyros wrote: 12 May 2021, 09:13 black Focus FK-2001.
This thing is just effortless in its looks and classiness .

I picture the feeling of opening that as if you're about to bang out some Mozart.

hellothere · 13 May 2021, 03:39

Chyros wrote: 12 May 2021, 09:13 black Focus FK-2001

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This thing is just effortless in its looks and classiness .

The LED overlay and the function key mylar strip really ruin it for me. It's otherwise an extremely classy keyboard. If I was designing it, I'd remove the strips completely and use lock lights ... like an all black Focus 9000. I don't know if such a thing exists, but that would be really cool.

FWIW, the last black Focus 2002 sold for almost $340.

Wazrach · 13 May 2021, 10:11

Floss-modded 5291 Model F "Bigfoot" with evil black/red colour scheme.

Sound after floss mod: https://voca.ro/13S0AgP76lZz

Muirium · 13 May 2021, 10:16

PERFECT colourway to frame history's most INSIDIOUSLY EVIL keyboard layout. Nicely done!

All that black is actually quite flattering for the case, as well. I'd be forever knocking my hands into the edges of it, thinking it was just an XT.

Wazrach · 13 May 2021, 10:18

Muirium wrote: 13 May 2021, 10:16 PERFECT colourway to frame history's most INSIDIOUSLY EVIL keyboard layout. Nicely done!

I'm a total freak, the layout really doesn't bother me in the slightest. The keys that I need are there, although I can totally see why this would drive people potty.

Muirium · 13 May 2021, 10:20

That layout was my first mech, I can dig it. Which is to say I can REMAP it with extreme PREJUDICE! It was my HHKB training wheels, in fact. Still got a fondness, in truth. So long as I'm not using it bareback. Anything but that!

Wazrach · 13 May 2021, 10:21

The case was actually uncomfortable at first, it really felt in the way. Then it grew on me, it feels very comfortable now.