Skeleton-Dactyl-Mini VS redox-keyboard

If you have access to a 3D printer, I would recommend handwiring a Skeletyl or Scylla.

if you are looking for a sculpted/keywell design I would start with something like the https://github.com/sanderboer/chonkybois or https://github.com/Bastardkb/Skeletyl then work on refining your needs from those ideas.

There's these made by Quentin, which can be mirrored for Skeletyl/Cnano.

Awesome. Do you think single-key RGB would be an issue? Would it add too many cables? I'm currently looking at the Skeletyl, but am intimidated by the four additional cables per LED.

If you have access to a 3d printer you could print something like a skeletyl or a dactyl manuform and then handwire it with some diodes and wires. That's the cheapest way I can think of.

I'd throw BastardKBs Keyboards into the mix as well as he's open sourcing all of his designs, for instance the Skeletyl or the Charybdis

You can take a look at the Skeletyl. It's a 5x3+3 design. Basically the upper three thumb keys of the one you posted and with 2 keys less on row 3 and 4.

a printed, blue Skeletyl

Use 3 of those YJ-14015 modules (e.g. https://github.com/mattdibi/redox-keyboard/tree/master/redox-w) with a Pro Micro Q2: Is there a way to generate the PCB for this with ergogen or do I have to wing it in KiCad?

After some initial research, I've found a couple of models that seem to meet my requirements: the Lily58 and Redox-w v2.

There's a website that has a bunch of split keyboard layouts you can print out at full scale and sort of test drive really easily. I did that and found I didn't like the moonlander or ergodox thumb clusters, which is why I went with a Redox instead.

It's just a remix of the original case. Mattdibi also included the STEP and fusion360 file. What I changed on that case: Add a cavity for a 503035 battery, Add a ~3 degrees tilt for the battery and Hex insert for the nuts, making it much easier to assemble / disassemble.

If you want more of a full-size, five-row configuration, get a Redox PCB from Falbatech or Beekeeb.

To anyone who is here in 2 years looking to find a good case the soldered PCB is listed on the official GitHub ( https://github.com/mattdibi/redox-keyboard) as the Redox rev1. 0W. This is the soldered version and is the exact same as the one sold on falba tech and is compatible with the official case found here: https://github.com/Pastitas/Redox-neodox-Case.