Paperplane is a highly customizable modular case system by Fuankee.
KBD.news Published September 8, 2022
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Fuankee posted a teaser on Reddit with some photos of his Paperplane project – a highly customizable modular case system.
This was supposed to be a personal project but it has gained some interest in his local Malaysian keyboard community over the months, so he decided to make some units and put it out there for people to try.
As far as I can tell based on the project's Discord channel, the system consists of various plates, weights, easily swappable feet, etc.
There are several new mounting methods, plates and attachments the author is working on, which will be released progressively throughout 2023, depending on the feedback from the "test pilots".
When I asked Fuankee about his inspiration, he told me that being in Asia, most of the kids spent a great deal of time playing with Tamiya Mini 4WD in the 90s. And 20+ years later he still loves everything about it because they're inexpensive, experimental, and most importantly highly customizable.
When I got my first mechanical keyboard a year ago, I felt it deserves that level of customization. So I wanted to build myself a kit with similar building experience to building a Tamiya. I guess that's the whole inspiration behind the project.
The first prototype came out some months ago and it has since gone through 2 rounds of revisions. It's now undergoing beta testing where 3 units are being circulated and tested by enthusiasts. If all goes well it will go into the pilot phase mid next month where 65 units will be made available to a wider audience.