MkongYup, I was fortunate in getting my R1 CU7. The company is currently in a complicated situation which the owner claims to be entering into insolvency. More details can be found at this reddit thread.
I thought I would have needed to get a darker panel but I really like how these keys look with the dark gray Drop CTRL. These keys are visually appealing and feel very nice when typing.
This is a nice and heavy keyboard with a good feel. I rest my fingers on my keys so I went with the heavier accusation switches. Feels and sounds really good when typing.