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The Nightfox was one of the first full-on build-it-yourself keyboards I drooled over, but they were already a limited-availability item at that time, and haven'

The Nightfox was one of the first full-on build-it-yourself keyboards I drooled over, but they were already a limited-availability item at that time, and haven't been in production for years. A relic of the past, as it were: https://kono.store/products/nightfox-mechanical-keyboard https://kono.store/products/nightfox-mechanical-keyboard At minimum, you should easily be able to get MSRP for a sealed kit. If I wasn't stretched for fun-money and display shelf space, I'd make an initial offer of $150 if it was sealed, or at least new-in-box with all the pieces. If it's the True Fox (split backspace) layout, I'll kick myself extra hard in a few years for not buying it anyways. Aesthetically, it's still very pretty, and if you have your own keyboard shelf, it may be nice to at least assemble and display it. If you fancy yourself the tinkering type, design files for the board and case are available: https://github.com/kiibohd https://github.com/kiibohd

drakonka 5y ago
Oh yeah it's sealed, in the sense that all the caps are in their original sealed plastic packaging in the dark gray case. The original plastic packaging on the PCB and back-plate itself is not sealed, but I don't _think_ it ever was. To be honest I'm not sure if it is the True Fox layout or not. I think that was what I ordered when backing it, but not 100% sure how to tell - the kit contains both a regular backspace and the split backspace key. I did drool over this board as well and then just never built it, and I think mostly I liked the _idea_ and beauty of it rather than the thought of using it itself (and now having ordered the UHK I doubt I'll ever really get around to building it). I might keep it around a bit longer for nostalgia reasons, but I know I need to learn to let go of these kinds of things at some point.
- gigaflop 5y ago
  It looks like the PCB supports both layouts (only one at a time, of course! Should depend on the firmware settings), and the differentiator would be the switch plate. If the cutouts on the top row are all the same, it should be True Fox (split backspace), which is imo nicer on a keyboard of that size. The keycap set also looks to be made to fit either layout, which is expected. The same happened to me with the Rama M65-B (the ICED option), except it cost more money. I flirt with the idea of selling it, to put the money to use somewhere else, but I'm still too emotionally invested in the thing, as well as the nebulous 'potential' it may have for me in the future, whether as an art piece, a gift to someone, etc. Whichever way, another year or two won't matter much, and I have enough closet space to hold on to it for now. If you're regularly clearing things out, maybe do a quick inventory of the contents, and put it all in a box with the 'last access time' written on it? It could help remind you of how long you've been waiting to make a decision.

drakonka 5y ago

Oh yeah it's sealed, in the sense that all the caps are in their original sealed plastic packaging in the dark gray case. The original plastic packaging on the PCB and back-plate itself is not sealed, but I don't _think_ it ever was. To be honest I'm not sure if it is the True Fox layout or not. I think that was what I ordered when backing it, but not 100% sure how to tell - the kit contains both a regular backspace and the split backspace key. I did drool over this board as well and then just never built it, and I think mostly I liked the _idea_ and beauty of it rather than the thought of using it itself (and now having ordered the UHK I doubt I'll ever really get around to building it). I might keep it around a bit longer for nostalgia reasons, but I know I need to learn to let go of these kinds of things at some point.

gigaflop 5y ago
It looks like the PCB supports both layouts (only one at a time, of course! Should depend on the firmware settings), and the differentiator would be the switch plate. If the cutouts on the top row are all the same, it should be True Fox (split backspace), which is imo nicer on a keyboard of that size. The keycap set also looks to be made to fit either layout, which is expected. The same happened to me with the Rama M65-B (the ICED option), except it cost more money. I flirt with the idea of selling it, to put the money to use somewhere else, but I'm still too emotionally invested in the thing, as well as the nebulous 'potential' it may have for me in the future, whether as an art piece, a gift to someone, etc. Whichever way, another year or two won't matter much, and I have enough closet space to hold on to it for now. If you're regularly clearing things out, maybe do a quick inventory of the contents, and put it all in a box with the 'last access time' written on it? It could help remind you of how long you've been waiting to make a decision.