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Cruel World CW87, three-quarter side profile — purple anodized case with grey and cream GMK NTD keycaps
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ARCHIVE ENTRY // N° 013

Cruel World CW87

Lilac anodize on a polycarbonate leaf mount — soft to the eye, softer to the touch.

PURPLE ANODIZED POLYCARBONATE PLATE LEAF MOUNT GMK NTD
FIG. 0891 — SIDE ELEVATION SCROLL ▾

Specification

BUILD SHEET // 013-CW87
01
Chassis
Cruel World CW87 — Purple AnodizedAluminium, engraved side badge
02
Switches
Cherry MX BlackDry, spring-swapped
03
Plate
PolycarbonateLeaf mount
04
Stabilizers
Knight V4Tuned, no rattle
05
Keycaps
GMK NTDWarm grey & cream with deep-purple accents

Plates

7 EXPOSURES // FUJIFILM
Top-down plan view of the CW87 with GMK NTD
0890 PLAN VIEW — GMK NTD
Three-quarter side profile with shallow focus and window bokeh
0891 SIDE PROFILE — BOKEH
Top-left close-up of alphas, Esc and modifiers
0892 DETAIL — ALPHAS
Side profile showing the engraved side badge
0893 SIDE — ENGRAVED BADGE
Extreme close-up of the brass weight with dual-face engraving
0895 WEIGHT — DUAL FACE
Full underside of the case with the brass weight centered
0896 UNDERSIDE — BRASS WEIGHT
Underside detail of the brass weight and emblem
0894 WEIGHT — DETAIL
FIELD NOTES

The CW87 pairs a lilac-purple anodize with GMK NTD's warm greys and cream, deep-purple Esc and Enter tying the two together. Underneath, a polycarbonate plate on a leaf mount makes it one of the softer typing feels in the archive. A brass weight carries the Cruel World mark — a pair of grinning and grimacing faces, the same emblem its black sibling wears.