Author Topic: [FINISHED] Faux Cherry Red ESC + RGBY modifier kit (Read 176063 times)

rainb1ood · « **Reply #650 on:** Fri, 17 February 2012, 22:28:13 »

My Filco MJ2 tenkeyless in Ripster's Anti-Otaku mode with the RGB kit and an out of place ninja caps lock (still deciding if I'm going to use the yellow on this one)

hashbaz · « **Reply #651 on:** Fri, 17 February 2012, 23:44:35 »

Quote from: The_Ed;517531

Only if everyone agrees that .018" is closer to actual cherry than .02". Or if everyone likes the look of .018" better than .02". So you're saying that they don't even have a metric cutter between .018" and .02"? Afterall cherry is based in Germany so they would use a metric cutter right?

There's also the money issue to consider. We have legends that look really good. For me it is probably not worth spending the money to experiment further.

I don't think SP has metric cutters at all. Down with powers of ten!

cycloverid · « **Reply #652 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 00:07:11 »

I'm almost sure they just used a 0.015" cutter for these. I refuse to believe that the 0.018" wouldn't actually be a little too much. Given the type of responses I've gotten from Melissa (~"You won't even notice the difference"), it seems very likely.

At some point I'll have to check this theory out with some overlays.

hashbaz · « **Reply #653 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 00:11:42 »

Quote from: cycloverid;517588

I'm almost sure they just used a 0.015" cutter for these. I refuse to believe that the 0.018" wouldn't actually be a little too much. Given the type of responses I've gotten from Melissa (~"You won't even notice the difference"), it seems very likely.

At some point I'll have to check this theory out with some overlays.

I can take some comparison pictures with the Esc prototype as well, which was 0.015. Now I just have to find the Esc prototype...

litster · « **Reply #654 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 00:14:50 »

Maybe I can take some macro shots. I have RGB keys from last 2 rounds. What shots do you need?

cycloverid · « **Reply #655 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 00:19:31 »

Just a side-by-side shot of the prototype and the finalized escape will be enough for now :tongue:

Specifically: the supposed 0.018" cutter next to a 0.015" (preferrably both escape keys) Thanks for the enthusiam though litster!

litster · « **Reply #656 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 00:20:23 »

hehe, I guess I can't. I don't have the prototype. would comparison shots between round2 and round3 work?

Grond · « **Reply #657 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 04:21:25 »

Talking about Moogle III, as you know KBC is now making Cherry profiled pbt dye subs
(http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?25897-here-we-are-thick-dyesub-group).
I wonder if they would print costum legends? That could make a suitable Moogle kit for Cherry dye subs.

pitashen · « **Reply #658 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 12:15:59 »

got my order! thanks!!!

tsangan · « **Reply #659 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 12:17:51 »

Got my order like 2 days ago! They look great, and I can see what you mean hashbaz that yellow diamond key looks a lot more off then .5mm

Either way I love how the colours turned out, the yellow could be a little richer and less bright but I think we got the RGB colours down

hashbaz · « **Reply #660 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 12:41:33 »

Quote from: tsangan;517861

Got my order like 2 days ago! They look great, and I can see what you mean hashbaz that yellow diamond key looks a lot more off then .5mm

Either way I love how the colours turned out, the yellow could be a little richer and less bright but I think we got the RGB colours down

Yeah, if there are future RGBY rounds I think YBP is the way to go.

shawn o · « **Reply #661 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 15:01:13 »

Got mine thanks!!!!!

Reptile · « **Reply #662 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 19:55:31 »

Came in yesterday along with my poker. Nice timing ;-)

zzspectrez · « **Reply #663 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 19:59:29 »

I can't wait!!!!

calavera · « **Reply #664 on:** Sat, 18 February 2012, 22:36:17 »

I got them earlier today. They look great. Thanks

captain · « **Reply #665 on:** Sun, 19 February 2012, 03:41:35 »

Are there any extras?

metafour · « **Reply #666 on:** Sun, 19 February 2012, 04:47:10 »

Quote from: hashbaz;513411

Heh, don't get too excited. I'm going to wait until people start receiving their keys to post the sale thread. The extras are also insurance in case stuff gets lost in the mail.

Quote from: hashbaz;512746

I do. They'll be up for sale after the initial orders ship.

Quote from: captain;518504

Are there any extras?

At some point there will be.

Taeyoung · « **Reply #667 on:** Sun, 19 February 2012, 08:43:06 »

Would you please PM me later, if there are any leftovers? :-)

lightsout714 · « **Reply #668 on:** Sun, 19 February 2012, 09:55:05 »

Quote from: Taeyoung;518573

Would you please PM me later, if there are any leftovers? :-)

Theres going to be a for sale thread. There are also plenty of others hoping to get some as well.

henry1030 · « **Reply #669 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 09:05:51 »

tsangan · « **Reply #670 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 09:07:34 »

Quote from: henry1030;519526

end?

Start?

feng · « **Reply #671 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 09:23:26 »

Just got mine few days ago. These look much better than I was expecting.

Thanks a lot for doing this, hashbaz!

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tsangan · « **Reply #672 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 09:25:12 »

feng send me full size resolution of the first 2 pictures! Those would make awesome wallpaper

hashbaz · « **Reply #673 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 10:01:55 »

Quote from: feng;519540

Just got mine few days ago. These look much better than I was expecting. Thanks a lot for doing this, hashbaz!

[fantastic pictures]

Thanks for these fantastic pictures feng.

tjweir · « **Reply #674 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 13:01:26 »

@hashbaz, when were the Canadian orders sent?

Just trying to figure out when I'm going to get them.

hashbaz · « **Reply #675 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 13:07:38 »

Quote from: tjweir;519713

@hashbaz, when were the Canadian orders sent?

Just trying to figure out when I'm going to get them.

I sent out most of the Canadian orders on the 16th. Yours however is waiting for the replacement ISO shifts which should arrive this week.

tjweir · « **Reply #676 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 14:06:09 »

Quote from: hashbaz;519719

I sent out most of the Canadian orders on the 16th. Yours however is waiting for the replacement ISO shifts which should arrive this week.

Ah yes, the ISO issue.

Great, thanks!

pitashen · « **Reply #677 on:** Mon, 20 February 2012, 14:57:25 »

The Ecs is working out pretty good with the rest of the cherry keys. Thanks for the good work!

inlikeflynn · « **Reply #678 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 09:57:06 »

Thanks hashbaz for doing this group buy! The red Esc looks great and really brings this keyboard together I think:
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tsangan · « **Reply #679 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 09:58:18 »

RGBY and esc looks great!

fstop · « **Reply #680 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 10:31:47 »

Will there be a heads up on when the extras will go on sale? I know there a lot of eager customers

. These turned out so good.

hashbaz · « **Reply #681 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 11:29:04 »

They look amazing on tsangan's blue Poker. So vibrant, so fresh.

Quote from: fstop;520650

Will there be a heads up on when the extras will go on sale? I know there a lot of eager customers . These turned out so good.

Yep, I'll notify this thread the day before I put the sale thread up. Should it go in classifieds or group buys?

pitashen · « **Reply #682 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 11:34:50 »

Quote from: hashbaz;520743

They look amazing on tsangan's blue Poker. So vibrant, so fresh.

Yep, I'll notify this thread the day before I put the sale thread up. Should it go in classifieds or group buys?

think either way should work, altho i think u probably do get rid of them faster in classifieds.

mkawa · « **Reply #683 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 12:16:11 »

Quote from: hashbaz;520743

They look amazing on tsangan's blue Poker. So vibrant, so fresh.

Yep, I'll notify this thread the day before I put the sale thread up. Should it go in classifieds or group buys?

just send me a PM

dirge · « **Reply #684 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 13:22:00 »

Quote from: mkawa;520795

just send me a PM

subscribe to the thread bud

mkawa · « **Reply #685 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 13:23:11 »

no no see, the point is then i'll know they're for sale, but no one else will.

wait, i mean -- crap.

hashbaz · « **Reply #686 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 15:17:01 »

The replacement ISO shifts have arrived, and they look great! I don't have my camera with me now but I'll try to get pics up tonight or tomorrow. The remaining international orders should go out tomorrow or the next day. Thanks for being patient.

hashbaz · « **Reply #687 on:** Tue, 21 February 2012, 23:40:36 »

Here are some mediocre images of the new ISO shifts. As you can see they are aligned to match the right shift rather than the authentic Cherry textless left shift. I'm not sure if the two Cherry shifts in the left-hand image are from the same set or not ... are they supposed to be that different from each other?

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lightsout714 · « **Reply #688 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 00:12:38 »

Campers start your engines!

Grond · « **Reply #689 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 02:59:55 »

Quote from: hashbaz;521538

Here are some mediocre images of the new ISO shifts. As you can see they are aligned to match the right shift rather than the authentic Cherry textless left shift. I'm not sure if the two Cherry shifts in the left-hand image are from the same set or not ... are they supposed to be that different from each other?

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Looks good to me!

Those two black shifts are probably from two different sets or the right one is kind of defective (too bold).

The_Ed · « **Reply #690 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 03:28:49 »

The boldness on the right one is actually the correct boldness for a cherry shift arrow. The left one is the one that is less bold than normal for a cherry shift arrow. The left one looks to be the thickness of my black moogle 2 right shift arrow, which was way less bold compared to my vintage cherry shifts.

hashbaz · « **Reply #691 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 03:35:18 »

They're both doubleshot Cherry keys. Interesting.

The_Ed · « **Reply #692 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 03:45:39 »

Another fun fact: Cherry has "4" different doubleshot slashes! There should only be 2 - "/" and "\". But there are 2 variations of each. I have at least one or more of each of the 4 keys. The slash on "/?" is different than the numpad "/", and the slash and pipe on "\|" is different on the ANSI an ISO versions.

Grond · « **Reply #693 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 04:36:24 »

Anyway, besides originality, I really like the textless shift way more than the text only one.
Hence... Handbag capslock for Moogle III!!!:lock1:

infamouskid · « **Reply #694 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 06:05:50 »

so when did these get shipped out?
i am itching to get mine already.

agor · « **Reply #695 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 06:35:03 »

Looks very nice. And Handbag would be best for next Moogle Kit

dorkvader · « **Reply #696 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 08:28:19 »

Quote from: hashbaz;521630

They're both doubleshot Cherry keys. Interesting.

I did notice a difference in the font boldness between my WYSE sets, even on the same keyboard. Now, I know WYSE (SP) is generally lower quality than cherry, but It's still highly probable that they've gone through some revisions on their molds.

tjweir · « **Reply #697 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 08:39:16 »

Despite the mistake with the ISO shifts, can I still get the "incorrect" one as well?

I have a lot of keyboards

hashbaz · « **Reply #698 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 11:45:00 »

Quote from: infamouskid;521678

so when did these get shipped out?
i am itching to get mine already.

Yours was sent out on the 16th.

Quote from: agor;521693

Looks very nice. And Handbag would be best for next Moogle Kit

I've been emailing back and forth with Melissa about the upcoming R3 moogle buy. I'm up for adding some options. Two issues though are cost and legend creation. I don't want to bloat the cost of the buy. I also don't want to burden cycloverid with making more legends from scratch. I suppose at this point I should just suck it up and learn how to use Inkscape, but there's no guarantee that a handback legend done by someone other than cycloverid would look as good as his legends.

Quote from: tjweir;521756

Despite the mistake with the ISO shifts, can I still get the "incorrect" one as well?

I have a lot of keyboards

Yes, I'm including the original arrowless shifts with all the ISO orders.

Grond · « **Reply #699 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 14:24:37 »

How about this?
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Author Topic: [FINISHED] Faux Cherry Red ESC + RGBY modifier kit (Read 176063 times)