[IC] Cospar SA (GB DEC 1st! - NEW GB FORMAT!)

[deci]

Mito you are right.

You already thought of everything and it looks amazing so nobody needs to suggest anything lol.

That and Pulse is stealing some of the thunder. Personally I love this one way more than pulse and can't wait.

I tried SA. Looks silly sitting so high on 60% boards IMHO. Also there's a ton of SA these days. Why not something different instead of more of the same?

Other than pulse, which of the other SA keysets are actually sculpted and not just uniform row 3?
I'd like to grab some other SA sets as well but I only want sculpted ones.

[MiTo]

What do you guys think about this?

The colors I chose are not too vibrant so I think they should work with our colorscheme.

I'm not inspired today (I'm having a bad day) and there's at least two problems with these 3 new novelties I added.

-> They are useless to 60% layouts since they are R2.
-> I don't believe these icons are a good fit to the theme.

Feel free to give some ideas and suggestions.

Also, do you guys want the social media (/r/MK, GH and DT) keys?

[Alex528]

I'd like them if they weren't useless on a 60%

[MiTo]

I'd like them if they weren't useless on a 60%

As a matter of fact I absolutely hate the ideas I just showed, it's a complete sh1t.

[MiTo]

Problem solved?

[abandoner]

Looking good. I actually like both of the last two Cospar ideas 

[lakin.wecker]

I am really liking the colors and the ideas in this one. I will be interested to see the final results.

[Moralless]

I'd like them if they weren't useless on a 60%

As a matter of fact I absolutely hate the ideas I just showed, it's a complete sh1t.

IMO I love the astronaut novelty, I think the helmet just needs to be a bit more oval than circle because currently, it reminds me more of this rather than this.

[bianco]

another inspired set MiTo!
would you know if SA profiles are all smooth? or is it possible to have matte/textured surfaces?
i've been using the penumbra SA for quite some time and haven't really gotten used to the smooth texture

Hey Bianco, haven't see you in a while mate.

SA keys are produced on 3 different finishes:

-> Semi-matte top and sides (all sizes are available with this finish - PuLSE and Penumbra are SMTAS);
-> Matte top w/ semi matte sides (I don't understand what's the point of this);
-> Glossy (not all sizes are available on the glossy finish).

I really wanted to go glossy with Cospar. However, Melissa alerted me that not all sizes are available because there's very low demand for it. She said it looks antique and that not many people request such a finish. I was pretty upset because that's exactly what I was looking for but since they simply don't want make such keycaps available for us, what can I do?

Oh well.

Therefore, we're kinda stuck with SMTAS, like PuLSE and Penumbra.

thanks MiTo
good info. i wasn't aware that penumbra was semi-matte. there's no texture on it at all.
i suppose only the military themed one (forgot the name of the set run by jil) was the only matte SA

anyways, i'll definitely keep an eye on this

[Elrick]

Problem solved?

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I love the extras you provided here, very sheek and suitable for anyone wanting some extra colour on their keyboard.

For me personally I'll stick with the rudimentary colour-way because I'm conservative that way.

[MiTo]

Problem solved?

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I love the extras you provided here, very sheek and suitable for anyone wanting some extra colour on their keyboard.

For me personally I'll stick with the rudimentary colour-way because I'm conservative that way.

We will stick with these.

No astronaut or terminal this time.

[MiTo]

Mito you are right.

You already thought of everything and it looks amazing so nobody needs to suggest anything lol.

That and Pulse is stealing some of the thunder. Personally I love this one way more than pulse and can't wait.

That's exactly what I thought, pretty much all the kits are included.

I'm expecting to gather more support in the next couple of weeks in order to succeed Cospar like we did with PuLSE.

I'd like them if they weren't useless on a 60%

I'm not considering they anymore, we'll stick to the green and orange COSPAR keys as extras!

This way, 60%ers will not be left behind.

thanks MiTo
good info. i wasn't aware that penumbra was semi-matte. there's no texture on it at all.
i suppose only the military themed one (forgot the name of the set run by jil) was the only matte SA

anyways, i'll definitely keep an eye on this

Commando, I suppose?

Stay tuned, and keep bringing your opinions because they're much apreciated.

[MiTo]

Looking good. I actually like both of the last two Cospar ideas 

The second one is way better, it matches very nicely the initial concept.

I am really liking the colors and the ideas in this one. I will be interested to see the final results.

Stay tuned!

Bring suggestions if you've got any.

IMO I love the astronaut novelty, I think the helmet just needs to be a bit more oval than circle because currently, it reminds me more of this rather than this.

I see what you're talking about, problem is that since we're going 2-1-2-3-4-3 I can't match such novelties to fit TKL/100%s and 60%s.

We'll stick to the 1.25 colored COSPAR keycaps, what do you think?

[DreaMagine]

I don't know if it has been said already in this thread but would it be possible to have an option without the custom key text? aka just plain old "enter", "alt", etc? I'm more interested in the colour scheme than the custom text on it.

[MiTo]

I don't know if it has been said already in this thread but would it be possible to have an option without the custom key text? aka just plain old "enter", "alt", etc? I'm more interested in the colour scheme than the custom text on it.

It was requested before and I denied, because I'd be offering two completely keysets at the same time.

They would compete and fail together.

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

[Alex528]

WHY WOULD YOU TEASE THAT OH MY GOD

[lakin.wecker]

Oh man, Hoccard looks great too.

I will provide any suggestions if I think of any, but so far I haven't.  The more I look at the latest suggestion, the more I like it.

[Elrick]

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

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MiTo you seem to operate  like a stripper only revealing a tantalizing glimpse of something truly special.  Please take it all off so we can see what's on offer.

[Alex528]

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

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MiTo you seem to operate  like a stripper only revealing a tantalizing glimpse of something truly special.  Please take it all off so we can see what's on offer.

+1, as much as I would love to buy every set released I'm a broke student and I am trying to make sure I pick the best set, and I'm kind of digging that colour scheme.

[MiTo]

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

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MiTo you seem to operate  like a stripper only revealing a tantalizing glimpse of something truly special.  Please take it all off so we can see what's on offer.

+1, as much as I would love to buy every set released I'm a broke student and I am trying to make sure I pick the best set, and I'm kind of digging that colour scheme.

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

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MiTo you seem to operate  like a stripper only revealing a tantalizing glimpse of something truly special.  Please take it all off so we can see what's on offer.

Oh man, Hoccard looks great too.

I will provide any suggestions if I think of any, but so far I haven't.  The more I look at the latest suggestion, the more I like it.

Hoccard is very special, it's something I'm trying to create since my days on the WASD layout editor.

Lord knows when I'm gonna deploy it, not anytime soon.

But you're going to love it.

I'm sure.

[bianco]

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Mito you are right.

You already thought of everything and it looks amazing so nobody needs to suggest anything lol.

That and Pulse is stealing some of the thunder. Personally I love this one way more than pulse and can't wait.

That's exactly what I thought, pretty much all the kits are included.

I'm expecting to gather more support in the next couple of weeks in order to succeed Cospar like we did with PuLSE.

I'd like them if they weren't useless on a 60%

I'm not considering they anymore, we'll stick to the green and orange COSPAR keys as extras!

This way, 60%ers will not be left behind.

thanks MiTo
good info. i wasn't aware that penumbra was semi-matte. there's no texture on it at all.
i suppose only the military themed one (forgot the name of the set run by jil) was the only matte SA

anyways, i'll definitely keep an eye on this

Commando, I suppose?
Stay tuned, and keep bringing your opinions because they're much apreciated.

yes! that's right. commando.
thanks MiTo.

[Alex528]

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

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MiTo you seem to operate  like a stripper only revealing a tantalizing glimpse of something truly special.  Please take it all off so we can see what's on offer.

+1, as much as I would love to buy every set released I'm a broke student and I am trying to make sure I pick the best set, and I'm kind of digging that colour scheme.

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

Show Image

MiTo you seem to operate  like a stripper only revealing a tantalizing glimpse of something truly special.  Please take it all off so we can see what's on offer.

Oh man, Hoccard looks great too.

I will provide any suggestions if I think of any, but so far I haven't.  The more I look at the latest suggestion, the more I like it.

Hoccard is very special, it's something I'm trying to create since my days on the WASD layout editor.

Lord knows when I'm gonna deploy it, not anytime soon.

But you're going to love it.

I'm sure.

Sounds good, at least give me a few months to enjoy Cospar before I have to fork over more for this.

[DreaMagine]

But I'm aware that people love this color scheme and that's why I'm designing Hoccard, and it's pretty much done.

It's something completely new, never done before.

Below, a teaser.

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Looks amazing :)

[MiTo]

Sounds good, at least give me a few months to enjoy Cospar before I have to fork over more for this.

I will, I fell in love with SA and Cospar and Hoccard are a great fit to the profile.

Looks amazing

I'm glad you like it, but it will not be released anytime soon.

Let's focus on Cospar!

[deci]

Hey Mito

Would it be too much trouble to add non deep dish keys to Dvorak and Colemak for those of us who use custom layouts or who just prefer uniform keys?
So that would be adding a non deep dish row 3 U key for Dvoryke (since H is already in the base set) and non deep dish row 3 T and N keys to Colepar.

Alternatively you could just add the non deep dish row 3 U to Dvoryke and then if anyone wants the non deep dish T and N for their Colepar pack, they can just buy the Dvoryke pack as well.

 edit: omg Hoccard... Mito why you do this to our wallets 

[MiTo]

Hey Mito

Would it be too much trouble to add non deep dish keys to Dvorak and Colemak for those of us who use custom layouts or who just prefer uniform keys?
So that would be adding a non deep dish row 3 U key for Dvoryke (since H is already in the base set) and non deep dish row 3 T and N keys to Colepar.

Alternatively you could just add the non deep dish row 3 U to Dvoryke and then if anyone wants the non deep dish T and N for their Colepar pack, they can just buy the Dvoryke pack as well.

 edit: omg Hoccard... Mito why you do this to our wallets 

Hey, thanks for the suggestion.

However, the non-deep dish keys you requested are already included in the Mission Set.

The Mission Set is obligatory to everyone that will eventually join the GB, because modifiers are not being sold separetely.

Dvoryke and Colepar are add-ons.

[deci]

Hey Mito

Would it be too much trouble to add non deep dish keys to Dvorak and Colemak for those of us who use custom layouts or who just prefer uniform keys?
So that would be adding a non deep dish row 3 U key for Dvoryke (since H is already in the base set) and non deep dish row 3 T and N keys to Colepar.

Alternatively you could just add the non deep dish row 3 U to Dvoryke and then if anyone wants the non deep dish T and N for their Colepar pack, they can just buy the Dvoryke pack as well.

 edit: omg Hoccard... Mito why you do this to our wallets 

Hey, thanks for the suggestion.

However, the non-deep dish keys you requested are already included in the Mission Set.

The Mission Set is obligatory to everyone that will eventually join the GB, because modifiers are not being sold separetely.

Dvoryke and Colepar are add-ons.

Mission has row 2 u key.
I'm requesting a non deep dish row 3 (home row) u key. I think that's the only one missing.

[MiTo]

Hey Mito

Would it be too much trouble to add non deep dish keys to Dvorak and Colemak for those of us who use custom layouts or who just prefer uniform keys?
So that would be adding a non deep dish row 3 U key for Dvoryke (since H is already in the base set) and non deep dish row 3 T and N keys to Colepar.

Alternatively you could just add the non deep dish row 3 U to Dvoryke and then if anyone wants the non deep dish T and N for their Colepar pack, they can just buy the Dvoryke pack as well.

 edit: omg Hoccard... Mito why you do this to our wallets 

Hey, thanks for the suggestion.

However, the non-deep dish keys you requested are already included in the Mission Set.

The Mission Set is obligatory to everyone that will eventually join the GB, because modifiers are not being sold separetely.

Dvoryke and Colepar are add-ons.

Mission has row 2 u key.
I'm requesting a non deep dish row 3 (home row) u key. I think that's the only one missing.

A non deep dish 1u "U" key can be added to the Dvoryke.

Is it wrong or it's just a personal preference?

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm very stupid today. Now I see what you're talking about, I'll add flat keys to both Colepar and Dvoryke add-ons.

[deci]

Thanks Mito!   

[agbockus]

This is beautiful! I got in on PuLSE but now I'm truly bleeding from my wallet because I want this so bad!

But I'm also sobbing because I'm studying abroad in Germany in December...I leave December 1st!
I hope I can get access to buy this awesome set! 

[MiTo]

Thanks Mito!   

Anytime mate.

This is beautiful! I got in on PuLSE but now I'm truly bleeding from my wallet because I want this so bad!

But I'm also sobbing because I'm studying abroad in Germany in December...I leave December 1st!
I hope I can get access to buy this awesome set! 

That's awesome!

If you eventually join Cospar as well, Signature Plastics can definitely ship it to you on Germany.

[MiTo]

I'm thinking about splitting the Modifiers and Alphas into two deals.

[Alex528]

I'm thinking about splitting the Modifiers and Alphas into two deals.

How come?

[MiTo]

How come?

Like this:

This way, Dvoryke and Colepar will stand a decent chance of tipping.

Opinions?

[Alex528]

How come?

Like this:

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This way, Dvoryke and Colepar will stand a decent chance of tipping.

Opinions?

It doesn't make a difference to me as a qwerty user, but it makes sense for sure.

[MiTo]

It doesn't make a difference to me as a qwerty user, but it makes sense for sure.

I believe it will bring down the costs, maybe.

I'm waiting Melissa to answer my email regarding this idea.

[deci]

Are you planning to make Colepar and Dvoryke full alpha sets then?

It makes sense, although would MOQ be higher if they are full alpha sets instead of smaller add-ons?

Personally I like them as add-ons as I plan to buy all the sets anyway, but I can understand the logic.

I think Colepar should be easy to tip as it's smaller and Colemak is very popular these days... I'm only worried about Dvoryke.
On the other hand, I don't think I've ever seen a sculpted layout for dvorak users ever so maybe it will sell well.

[MiTo]

Are you planning to make Colepar and Dvoryke full alpha sets then?

It makes sense, although would MOQ be higher if they are full alpha sets instead of smaller add-ons?

I'm thinking about 25 MOQ, with both Colepar and Dvoryke as full Alphas.

But we'll most likely stick to the cheapest option.

[Alex528]

What exactly does Colepar mean?

[MiTo]

What exactly does Colepar mean?

Colepar doesn't actually mean anything, it's just a combination between Colemak and Cospar.

But Dvoryke (Dvorak) is a tribute to a friend, user /u/Dvoryke creator of the Lunar Keyset.

I decided to name the Dvorak package after him because PuLSE was the result of a personal designing competition between us. I was pretty pissed off when he released Lunar om /r/MK because it's first version was looking very similar to Olimitto. So similar that my subconscious took it as it was stolen. That night, I sat my but on my desk and decided I wouldn't leave until I had something amazing done. Dvo was clearly shook, as he suggested that PuLSE was a HUE modified version of Midnight.

It was a long damn night.

August 12th, 2014.

[jdcarpe]

I support this dude K3 (I didn't buy anything from him, actually) and I hope he comes up with his own designs soon because he has the tooling and logistics to make something decent and available to the masses.

If you want to boycott Cospar, go ahead.

Boycotted. If you (or anyone) supports this douchebag k3kc, I will never buy anything you design or sell.

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

[MiTo]

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

You really want to drama this thread like you and a few others did with PuLSE?

I mean, it was great marketing.

Go ahead if you want.

Also, for all of you wondering why JD said this, it's because I suggested this vietnamese dude K3 (and other makers like HotKeys), that counterfeited a copyrighted design from CF, to make colored novelties matching PuLSE, just because he has the tooling and logistics to do so.

But let's talk about Cospar, that's what actually matters.

[Alex528]

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

You really want to drama this thread like you and a few others did with PuLSE?

I mean, it was great marketing.

Go ahead if you want.

Also, for all of you wondering why JD said this, it's because I suggested this vietnamese dude K3 (and other makers like HotKeys), that counterfeited a copyrighted design from CF, to make colored novelties matching PuLSE, just because he has the tooling and logistics to do so.

But let's talk about Cospar, that's what actually matters.

OH MY GOD CAN YOU PLEASE GET HIM TO MAKE A YELLOW NOVELTY TO GO ALONG WITH COSPAR PLEASE BASED MITO

[tjcaustin]

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

You really want to drama this thread like you and a few others did with PuLSE?

I mean, it was great marketing.

Go ahead if you want.

Also, for all of you wondering why JD said this, it's because I suggested this vietnamese dude K3 (and other makers like HotKeys), that counterfeited a copyrighted design from CF, to make colored novelties matching PuLSE, just because he has the tooling and logistics to do so.

But let's talk about Cospar, that's what actually matters.

OH MY GOD CAN YOU PLEASE GET HIM TO MAKE A YELLOW NOVELTY TO GO ALONG WITH COSPAR PLEASE BASED MITO

And that's exactly why boycots and this bull**** copycat crap doesn't matter, there's always someone that wants what they want.

[Alex528]

People need to get off their high horses. Somebody wants to copy a product in huge demand with very small supply. I think that they are helping out people like me who want the designs but don't want to spend stupid amounts of money on them. Sue me.

[jdcarpe]

People need to get off their high horses. Somebody wants to copy a product in huge demand with very small supply. I think that they are helping out people like me who want the designs but don't want to spend stupid amounts of money on them. Sue me.

I'm sorry you don't understand. I feel bad for you, and those like you.

[jdcarpe]

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

You really want to drama this thread like you and a few others did with PuLSE?

I mean, it was great marketing.

Go ahead if you want.

Also, for all of you wondering why JD said this, it's because I suggested this vietnamese dude K3 (and other makers like HotKeys), that counterfeited a copyrighted design from CF, to make colored novelties matching PuLSE, just because he has the tooling and logistics to do so.

But let's talk about Cospar, that's what actually matters.

Also, boycotting because this set is ugly and not worth buying. That's talk about Cospar.

[BunnyLake]

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

You really want to drama this thread like you and a few others did with PuLSE?

I mean, it was great marketing.

Go ahead if you want.

Also, for all of you wondering why JD said this, it's because I suggested this vietnamese dude K3 (and other makers like HotKeys), that counterfeited a copyrighted design from CF, to make colored novelties matching PuLSE, just because he has the tooling and logistics to do so.

But let's talk about Cospar, that's what actually matters.

you shouldnt be so defensive, the only reason pulse did well at all is because we gave you a little exposure, and jd basically nursed you in to having a usable gb which you so happily took the credit for,  it wouldnt surprise me if you saw this was a total failure, and jumped on a little controversy to try and make lightning strike in the same place twice

[BunnyLake]

Everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy.

You really want to drama this thread like you and a few others did with PuLSE?

I mean, it was great marketing.

Go ahead if you want.

Also, for all of you wondering why JD said this, it's because I suggested this vietnamese dude K3 (and other makers like HotKeys), that counterfeited a copyrighted design from CF, to make colored novelties matching PuLSE, just because he has the tooling and logistics to do so.

But let's talk about Cospar, that's what actually matters.

Also, boycotting because this set is ugly and not worth buying. That's talk about Cospar.

ditto

[esoomenona]

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