Building the W70 Keyboard
TLDR
Built an Initial D inspired keyboard.
Getting the Keyboard
I bought the keyboard back in July 2024 during the R2 drop. I didn’t get it until December 2024 and finished building on April 2025. This is the most expensive keyboard that I’ve purchased so far. I am an Initial D fan and the keyboard is truly stunning.
The keyboard weighs about 6-7 pounds and that’s because the
casings are made out of aluminum. It has RGB lights that resembles the
Trueno 86 rear tail lights.
The Build
There are 3 mounting styles for the W70. I went with the Spring mount to make it feel like a car suspension.
I used AEBoard Staebies for the keyboard stabilizers and went with Gateron Oil Kings for the switches. I decided to use GMK Metropolis R2 keycaps with some novelties for this build. I think the bright contrast keycaps of the novelties fits the keyboard’s aesthetics.
And that’s the full build! The keyboard is mostly a showcase. It feels really good to type with though especially with the Oil King switches. I swap back and forth between using this keyboard and the MKC75 at home.
It’s such a beautiful (and expensive) keyboard that I love looking at it instead of using it.
Hopefully this teaches me a lesson to make me stop buying keyboards.
-LW