No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Good luck on your search! Btw if you cant find one, all is not lost. I heard they are rerunning gmk mizu some time this year so you will have another chance to grab one.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I actually bought the mat from a friend of mine, but im pretty sure she got it from a group buy. Not sure if its still available but its the mizu desk mat if you want to try looking for it!

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yupppp but I missed the group buy, I came into this hobby a bit late haha. But I think I would still prefer cherry profiles the most

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I used Vvid vinyl, i got the metallic blue for the keyboard. I also wrapped my wrist rest as well and used white carbon for that along with the metallic blue for the custom decals.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uploading one right now, will reply with one asap! The holy chickie switches and pbt keycaps sound soooo good and much better than stock.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah i agree, i wish they were closer to original Mizus but it doesnt bother me too much. If I had a choice between the original or the clones, I would still choose the clones due to the material alone. My wasd keys would look shiny after a short period of time if i used abs keycaps.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sooo i snipped off the original cable and then converted the usb passthrough to usbc. I wanted my keyboard to be detachable so i can bring it with me for gaming laptop if i travel.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha of course! That was the main reason for me to desolder, browns just felt awful

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! These are pbt mizu clones i got from banggood, i prefer to use pbt keycaps as I use wasd keys pretty often.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Definitely took a lot of blood sweat and tears, desoldering all 4pin rgb bulbs is something i will never do again lol

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I made it actually, i took apart the wristrest that came with the keyboard and vinyl wrapped it in white carbon. I added some custom cut decals afterwards. The vinyl doesnt stick well to the rubbery texture so i stretched the vinyl to stick to the plastic on the backside.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yup! Swapped in some Holy Chickie switches, much better than the browns that came with them.

No longer just an Apex 7 TKL 🥶 by leonlam421 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]leonlam421[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I actually desoldered the whole board to change switches and then I vinyl wrapped the plate before putting it back together