KrtkusRetro

Jan Bláha aka swift502 up to date his Krtkus mission with a customized IBM-inspired case, turning the 5×12 ortho keyboard right into a Mannequin M model retro cuteness.

Sure, it should not be low profile. Sure the kecaps add a curved profile onto an present curve, which does not make any sense. Perhaps I will make a extra trustworthy construct with the unique Mannequin M keycaps in the future, however that is simply what I had mendacity round for now – swift502.

The IBM Mannequin M model case really bends the PCB just a little, however “nowhere close to as a lot because the Mannequin M”.

Revealed on Thu thirtieth Oct 2025. Featured in KBD #201 (supply).

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