Author Topic: [IC] Vintage typewriter inspired cap sets (Read 34842 times)

CommonCurt · « **Reply #100 on:** Sat, 24 May 2014, 03:42:52 »

Haven't heard about this in while. Any new info?

nubbinator · « **Reply #101 on:** Sat, 24 May 2014, 10:36:48 »

I'm going to wait a little longer. There are too many GBs going on at PMK right now. I do want to move forward with it though. I was also hoping someone might help with some custom legends for the set, but haven't gotten any ideas or help.

CommonCurt · « **Reply #102 on:** Sat, 24 May 2014, 22:16:33 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Sat, 24 May 2014, 10:36:48

I'm going to wait a little longer. There are too many GBs going on at PMK right now. I do want to move forward with it though. I was also hoping someone might help with some custom legends for the set, but haven't gotten any ideas or help.

Okay, makes sense.

If I knew how to help you with the legends I would. Hopefully someone will come forward.

Kakkun · « **Reply #103 on:** Sun, 25 May 2014, 02:21:09 »

Ooh, all of these look excellent. Would definitely be interested in some DSAs.

Do you think windowed caps & scroll locks would be a possibility?

Heliosphere · « **Reply #104 on:** Tue, 27 May 2014, 23:31:52 »

I really like the Apollo and Underwood colorways. Since I only recently started getting more into keycap sets, I'm glad I found this IC before a GB started. Can't wait to see the GB!

esko997 · « **Reply #105 on:** Tue, 27 May 2014, 23:34:46 »

Very interested in the Triumph De Jur Perfekt set, regardless of profile (though SA would be awesome!). These look amazing Nubbinator!

Heliosphere · « **Reply #106 on:** Wed, 28 May 2014, 02:44:12 »

Do you have a rough estimate on when we might move forward with these key sets?

Cods · « **Reply #107 on:** Mon, 09 June 2014, 05:28:46 »

Quite keen on:
1. Princess 300
2. Smith Corona
3. Royal Apollo GT
4. Underwood Universal

Understand that colour matching may mean Apollo GT gets up first in DSA, and am in for a set of those.

If the lighter sets (Princess & Smith Corona) have a chance of happening, they'd be great!

Kakkun · « **Reply #108 on:** Fri, 13 June 2014, 22:15:37 »

What's the status on this?

nubbinator · « **Reply #109 on:** Fri, 13 June 2014, 22:21:46 »

Quote from: Kakkun on Fri, 13 June 2014, 22:15:37

What's the status on this?

Soon TM

CommonCurt · « **Reply #110 on:** Sat, 14 June 2014, 03:20:08 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 13 June 2014, 22:21:46

Quote from: Kakkun on Fri, 13 June 2014, 22:15:37
What's the status on this?

Soon TM

Great news

Been waiting on these.

okwchin · « **Reply #111 on:** Sat, 14 June 2014, 05:43:00 »

Excited to see an apollo come to light.

Forgot to ask, or couldn't find if we were thinking PBT or ABS with this production? Obviously, PBT would be awesome as it would hopefully allow the key set to last as long as the typewriters these were based on. Maybe if I were better at colour codes, I could interpret what material it was.

iamtootallforthis · « **Reply #112 on:** Sat, 14 June 2014, 10:10:03 »

Loving these

IonutZ · « **Reply #113 on:** Sat, 14 June 2014, 11:26:47 »

Royal Apollo GT 10! I'm in!

nubbinator · « **Reply #114 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 21:57:21 »

Submitted the Royal Apollo GT 10 set for approval on PMK, so we'll see how long it takes to get it up and running and if I have to adjust anything. Hopefully I didn't forget anything in any of the sets.

These are what I submitted. Note, legend size is off a little and I'm not sure the laurel will be able to be cut, but we'll see.

Base set:

60% Stripe:

Tenkeyless stripe

Numpad

Tsangan

I decided to go with stripes in the hope that it ends up making things cheaper and lets you buy the sets you want. I deliberated on the Tsangan, but the more I looked at it, the harder time I had including it in the base set since it basically made the base a full 60% set in numbers of keys in it.

And so you remember the colors and the inspiration:

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CommonCurt · « **Reply #115 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 21:59:41 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 01 July 2014, 21:57:21

Submitted the Royal Apollo GT 10 set for approval on PMK, so we'll see how long it takes to get it up and running and if I have to adjust anything. Hopefully I didn't forget anything in any of the sets.

These are what I submitted. Note, legend size is off a little and I'm not sure the laurel will be able to be cut, but we'll see.

Base set:

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60% Stripe:

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Tenkeyless stripe

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Numpad

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Tsangan

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Very cool Nubbs. I like the font like that. I hope it can be done that way on DSA.

stoic-lemon · « **Reply #116 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:01:29 »

Great job. It looks very tempting.

Kakkun · « **Reply #117 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:33:39 »

I'll definitely get the parts for a tkl keyboard.
A couple requests though:
Will Win8 keycaps be possible?
What about a stepped caps lock?

Anyways, this is awesome! Thanks!

Elrick · « **Reply #118 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:38:25 »

Don't forget to let us know what Profile you will select, PLEASE don't make it another DCS version (too many already)

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nubbinator · « **Reply #119 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:41:18 »

Quote from: Kakkun on Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:33:39

I'll definitely get the parts for a tkl keyboard.
A couple requests though:
Will Win8 keycaps be possible?
What about a stepped caps lock?

Anyways, this is awesome! Thanks!

I was planning on sticking with the older winkey. It's a DSA set, I don't think there's such a thing as a DSA stepped caps.

Quote from: Elrick on Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:38:25

Don't forget to let us know what Profile you will select, PLEASE don't make it another DCS version (too many already) .

DSA. I felt that DSA works best with the concept of this set. I hate SA and DCS just doesn't fit the "vintage" concept.

CommonCurt · « **Reply #120 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:41:27 »

Quote from: Kakkun on Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:33:39

I'll definitely get the parts for a tkl keyboard.
A couple requests though:
Will Win8 keycaps be possible?
What about a stepped caps lock?

Anyways, this is awesome! Thanks!

God I pray this set doesn't come with the win8 logo.

Quote from: Elrick on Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:38:25

Don't forget to let us know what Profile you will select, PLEASE don't make it another DCS version (too many already) .

~~Dubbs~~ Nubbs mentioned a while back that he will probably go with DSA to fit the more retro look.

nubbinator · « **Reply #121 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:42:44 »

And no Win 8 logo, I megaloathe it and I don't think it fits the set.

Nubs, not dubs

CommonCurt · « **Reply #122 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:47:15 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:42:44

And no Win 8 logo, I megaloathe it and I don't think it fits the set.

Nubs, not dubs

Sorry typo.

Kakkun · « **Reply #123 on:** Tue, 01 July 2014, 22:58:38 »

Oh yeah, my bad about the caps key. And no problem with the old style win keys. I'll be using the decorative ones anyways.

okwchin · « **Reply #124 on:** Wed, 02 July 2014, 01:00:25 »

Thats a nice yellow.
Couple questions I would like to ask;

1) The legends, they will be noticeably larger than whats on the mockup as you mentioned

2) Are the location of the legends representative of the product? top left corner for both alphas and modifiers?

3) Meaning that we are not going for large centred text as in the original type writer that this is inspired by?

4) what sort of MOQs can we reasonably target? obviously larger MOQs mean lower starting prices, but larger MOQs increase risk of failure. Seems that GBs right now are very tricky to realise, and even a poll indicating commitment does not convert into real purchases. I know this is not something that is as simple as simply throwing out a number. Hindsight helps..

And finally, I do agree on holding back on the GBs for a little while, the over saturation of failing GBs is not a good case for bringing your one up right now. As much as I would like to have a set right away.

Elrick · « **Reply #125 on:** Wed, 02 July 2014, 01:10:10 »

Quote from: okwchin on Wed, 02 July 2014, 01:00:25

Thats a nice yellow.
Couple questions I would like to ask;

1) The legends, they will be noticeably larger than whats on the mockup as you mentioned

2) Are the location of the legends representative of the product? top left corner for both alphas and modifiers?

3) Meaning that we are not going for large centred text as in the original type writer that this is inspired by?

I thought that as well since he provided a pic showing a Royal Apollo GT with it's keys showing clearly super LARGE graphics on the keys (that look more like SA than DSA, just saying).

I think what he has done now was to make the current 'key-set' into a Korean Style (nothing wrong with that) with super tiny legends throughout.

Would like to know why he went this way instead of sticking with the true typewriter style that he seemed so originally, transfixed with

?

okwchin · « **Reply #126 on:** Wed, 02 July 2014, 01:11:52 »

It could be that the mockup he used was not aimed to demonstrate legends, but only the colour? Heres hoping.

nubbinator · « **Reply #127 on:** Thu, 03 July 2014, 08:49:57 »

Legends will be Cherry legends. I asked in the poll what people wanted and it was split between Cherry legends and large and centered with Cherry legends eking out a small lead, so I went with that.

MOQ is set at 25, how many people will buy the set is not something I can predict.

Elrick · « **Reply #128 on:** Thu, 03 July 2014, 23:56:48 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 03 July 2014, 08:49:57

Legends will be Cherry legends. I asked in the poll what people wanted and it was split between Cherry legends and large and centered with Cherry legends eking out a small lead, so I went with that.

MOQ is set at 25, how many people will buy the set is not something I can predict.

If it looks RIGHT then people will come

. The colour is nice hence don't worry about it, just concentrate on the Legend Placement upon each key surface.

okwchin · « **Reply #129 on:** Fri, 04 July 2014, 05:31:47 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 03 July 2014, 08:49:57

Legends will be Cherry legends. I asked in the poll what people wanted and it was split between Cherry legends and large and centered with Cherry legends eking out a small lead, so I went with that.

MOQ is set at 25, how many people will buy the set is not something I can predict.

All reasonable and logical answers, lets see how we go

nubbinator · « **Reply #130 on:** Fri, 04 July 2014, 12:36:27 »

Looked at it more and decided to go back to large and centered. I'm waiting on SP to contact me so I can discuss it with them and update the pictures. Here's updated pics:

okwchin · « **Reply #131 on:** Sat, 05 July 2014, 12:22:30 »

Hope this goes well when the time is right

agodinhost · « **Reply #132 on:** Sat, 05 July 2014, 12:32:03 »

DSA?
Do you have any pictures of the Letters?
I would love some keycaps with big fonts in the center ...

Kakkun · « **Reply #133 on:** Sat, 05 July 2014, 18:17:12 »

Are the Laurels, Windows, and Menu keys representative of the actual design? The logos look pretty big.

CommonCurt · « **Reply #134 on:** Sat, 05 July 2014, 21:08:33 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 04 July 2014, 12:36:27

Looked at it more and decided to go back to large and centered. I'm waiting on SP to contact me so I can discuss it with them and update the pictures. Here's updated pics:

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It looks great man. Good choice :thumb:

iamtootallforthis · « **Reply #135 on:** Sun, 06 July 2014, 10:44:13 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 04 July 2014, 12:36:27

Looked at it more and decided to go back to large and centered. I'm waiting on SP to contact me so I can discuss it with them and update the pictures. Here's updated pics:

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Looks amazing nub. Loving the winkey design

Cods · « **Reply #136 on:** Thu, 10 July 2014, 06:31:13 »

Waiting to buy in DSA...

nubbinator · « **Reply #137 on:** Thu, 17 July 2014, 22:56:34 »

Alright, finally heard back from SP. It appears that the issue right now is the custom legend, something I'm not entirely able to do on my own. Here are the guidelines for a custom legend. If anyone could help, that would be huge. It looks like the laurels won't happen, so I'm looking at a lyre or one of the vintage Royal Typewriter logos.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help with an SVG vector image of one or both of the above.

Enigma · « **Reply #138 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 04:38:59 »

I saw in the OP that you were looking for someone to put up some renders for you. If nobody has done it already, I can give that a go.

The files seem to be unavailable though, if someone can point me in the right direction for them I'll see what I can do.

Kakkun · « **Reply #139 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 17:38:16 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 17 July 2014, 22:56:34

Alright, finally heard back from SP. It appears that the issue right now is the custom legend, something I'm not entirely able to do on my own. Here are the guidelines for a custom legend. If anyone could help, that would be huge. It looks like the laurels won't happen, so I'm looking at a lyre or one of the vintage Royal Typewriter logos.

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Thanks in advance if anyone can help with an SVG vector image of one or both of the above.

Did the Royal Logo. I based the dimensions on the actual logo instead of your image. Hope you don't mind.

Fore the lyre, you're going to need someone more skilled than me.

nubbinator · « **Reply #140 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 17:56:40 »

Quote from: Kakkun on Fri, 18 July 2014, 17:38:16

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 17 July 2014, 22:56:34
Alright, finally heard back from SP. It appears that the issue right now is the custom legend, something I'm not entirely able to do on my own. Here are the guidelines for a custom legend. If anyone could help, that would be huge. It looks like the laurels won't happen, so I'm looking at a lyre or one of the vintage Royal Typewriter logos.

Show Image

Show Image

Thanks in advance if anyone can help with an SVG vector image of one or both of the above.

Did the Royal Logo. I based the dimensions on the actual logo instead of your image. Hope you don't mind.

Fore the lyre, you're going to need someone more skilled than me.

As long as it's the right size for the cap, I'm happy. They should be able to scale it themselves, but it sounds like they won't. If it pans out, your numpad or tsangan is on me.

Spopepro · « **Reply #141 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:02:28 »

Here's the lyre. All lines meet min spacing as I understand it. Legend should fit nicely on any profile. There is a layer with a 1" legend, and a layer with key top outlines. Let me know if any adjustments should be made.

Kakkun · « **Reply #142 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:07:34 »

Quote from: Spopepro on Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:02:28

Here's the lyre. All lines meet min spacing as I understand it. Legend should fit nicely on any profile. There is a layer with a 1" legend, and a layer with key top outlines. Let me know if any adjustments should be made.

Uh, could you take a look at mine? I didn't really think about sizing and line thicknesses.

Spopepro · « **Reply #143 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:18:15 »

Quote from: Kakkun on Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:07:34

Quote from: Spopepro on Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:02:28
Here's the lyre. All lines meet min spacing as I understand it. Legend should fit nicely on any profile. There is a layer with a 1" legend, and a layer with key top outlines. Let me know if any adjustments should be made.
Uh, could you take a look at mine? I didn't really think about sizing and line thicknesses.

You're golden. It comes up on mine as being 4" by 4", but I don't think it's a problem... but I don't know about SP since it sounds like they want dimensions. I'm somewhat unsure on that end.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #144 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:18:57 »

Colors are interesting.

nubbinator · « **Reply #145 on:** Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:51:38 »

Quote from: Spopepro on Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:18:15

Quote from: Kakkun on Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:07:34
Quote from: Spopepro on Fri, 18 July 2014, 21:02:28
Here's the lyre. All lines meet min spacing as I understand it. Legend should fit nicely on any profile. There is a layer with a 1" legend, and a layer with key top outlines. Let me know if any adjustments should be made.
Uh, could you take a look at mine? I didn't really think about sizing and line thicknesses.

You're golden. It comes up on mine as being 4" by 4", but I don't think it's a problem... but I don't know about SP since it sounds like they want dimensions. I'm somewhat unsure on that end.

Yeah, I don't get why they want the vector to be the exact dimension when vectors are scalable. They should ask about height or percentage of cap face.

brybell · « **Reply #146 on:** Mon, 21 July 2014, 02:51:26 »

im in looks awesome

daybreak365 · « **Reply #147 on:** Wed, 23 July 2014, 11:32:07 »

Since these are vintage-style sets, I think they would look better in DSA or SA rather than DCS.

Definitely love the color schemes though!

nubbinator · « **Reply #148 on:** Mon, 28 July 2014, 12:17:11 »

Got the e-mail from Melissa that this should go live next Monday. I'll try to get a little sig banner made up to help promote it and I'll be sure to post here, DT, and Reddit when it goes live.

It's DSA, centered font and wilk have mods with the Royal logo and the lyre (one of the symbols of Apollo). Other than the mods, it will be like the last set of pics.

nubbinator · « **Reply #149 on:** Wed, 30 July 2014, 00:19:44 »

#SP Hype

Base Set:

60% Stripe:

Tenkeyless stripe

Numpad

Tsangan

I decided to go with stripes in the hope that it ends up making things cheaper and lets you buy the sets you want. I deliberated on the Tsangan, but the more I looked at it, the harder time I had including it in the base set since it basically made the base a full 60% set in numbers of keys in it.

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Author Topic: [IC] Vintage typewriter inspired cap sets (Read 34842 times)