Giveaway #2 | Escapism Keys **SHIPPED**

[bcredbottle]

The giveaway is open. It will close Friday (Dec. 18) at 4:00 pm.

Same-ish format as last time:

• Fill out the Order Form.
• [Optional] Post your favorite keyboard moment. Best one gets first pick of cap.
• The remaining 6 caps are raffled off by RNG.
• If you win, we'll send you an invoice.
• The caps are free but you must pay for shipping
• Please thank E3E for doing all the hard work.

Christmas week is coming up so we expect all caps to be delivered by late December or early January.
labeled pics with BCBRNR #s:

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BCBRNR 009 (Alps) (reserved)

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BCBRNR 010 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 011 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 012 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 013 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 014 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 015 (MX)

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BCBRNR 016 (MX)

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E3E's awesome pics:























First giveaway (Collective Action Problems): 

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Hey guys, I made some resin Alps escape keys. You can have them if you pay for shipping.

This is both a giveaway and a contest. The best haiku and the best limerick each get first pick of their cap. The remaining 6 winners will be picked at random. I will ship in about a week (or ten days, I work a **** ton) and PM the winners when I've got a good number of entries. You can only win one cap.

You do NOT have to post a haiku or limerick. Only 2 of the caps go to the best haiku/limerick. You can just post your preferred caps if you like.


More pics here:

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BCBRNR 001

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(bottom is a bit bubbly)

BCBRNR 002

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BCBRNR 003

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(has a little hole in the back)

BCBRNR 004

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BCBRNR 005

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(has some bubbles in the front-side but hard to notice when it's on the board)

BCBRNR 006

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BCBRNR 007

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(little hole on the side)

BCBRNR 008

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How to Enter

Please post the following:
(1) Your first and second-choice cap (e.g. "BCBRNR 003 / BCBRNR 007")
(2) [OPTIONAL] Post a haiku or limerick. Snarky/sarcastic/satirical/funny is preferred.


Please do not post more than one entry.

BEST HAIKU AND LIMERICK

best haiku

Finally found it
The perfect vintage alps board
Owner was smoker

best limerick (tie)

There once was a keyboard fanatic
Who found an old board in the attic.
So he popped off a cap,
Saw an Alps, and said, "Crap!
"Guess I'll give it to CPT, he'll be ecstatic."

An Ode to First Rounds

There once was a man: bcredbottle,
Who made caps which fit the Alps model.
He battled the bubbles,
And for all his troubles,
His first sale earns nothing but twaddle.

WIP thread here.

Just FYI I only do giveaways. I have neither the time nor the talent to do sales. But I enjoy making caps and I often make more than I can use so I'll keep giving them away as they accumulate.

[tominabox1]

BCBRNR 005 or 006

oh the alps switches
simple and complicated
key caps so damn scarce

[RoastPotatoes]

I don't have any alps so I don't think I should enter. But these are looking good. They style of 3 and 6 are my favourite.

[bcredbottle]

I don't have any alps so I don't think I should enter. But these are looking good. They style of 3 and 6 are my favourite.

Thank you RP! You are one of my artisan heroes so that means a lot!

[nmur]

this ain't an entry
cause I don't have any alps
but dude those are nice

[bcredbottle]

this ain't an entry
cause I don't have any alps
but dude those are nice

 

[deductivemonkee]

The 006 would go great with my future alps build (waiting for parts) or the 007, thanks for doing this! Now let's make a bad haiku...

I need alps badly
These keycaps are so unique
I want number 6

Gl all!

[ImpendingxDoom]

BCBRNR003
BCBRNR004

Finally found it
The perfect vintage alps board
Owner was smoker

[bcredbottle]

BCBRNR003
BCBRNR004

Finally found it
The perfect vintage alps board
Owner was smoker

I know the ****ing feeling man.

[DamnDan]

BCBRNR003
BCBRNR004

do want a release
from lack of artisan caps
my boards long for them

 

[trees]

v60 quiet clicks
so crisp and so snappy
stock caps so crappy

6 or 8

[zod000]

 BCBRNR003 and BCBRNR004 are my favorites (match the black/red theme I have going in my office)

We have a big forum of geeks.
It's full of keyboard obsessed freaks!
They have all the switches, springs,
key caps, and other things,
but they still buy new boards ever week!


Not so funny as much as it is painfully true.

[bcredbottle]

BCBRNR003 and BCBRNR004 are my favorites (match the black/red theme I have going in my office)

We have a big forum of geeks.
It's full of keyboard obsessed freaks!
They have all the switches, springs,
key caps, and other things,
but they still buy new boards ever week!


Not so funny as much as it is painfully true.

I commend you on being an innovator. This is the first limerick in the thread!

[dutC4]

 

[ika]

BCBRNR 002 then 006

Pardon the structural liberties I took.


there was a good man named Matias
who delivered to all the Alps pious
things that let us thack
without giving our wallets a whack
but how much could our money actually buy us?

[njbair]

How fun!

BCBRNR 001
BCBRNR 005

There once was a keyboard fanatic
Who found an old board in the attic.
So he popped off a cap,
Saw an Alps, and said, "Crap!
"Guess I'll give it to CPT, he'll be ecstatic."

[BlueNalgene]

An Ode to First Rounds

There once was a man: bcredbottle,
Who made caps which fit the Alps model.
He battled the bubbles,
And for all his troubles,
His first sale earns nothing but twaddle.

BCBRNR 006

[CPTBadAss]

There once was a keyboard fanatic
Who found an old board in the attic.
So he popped off a cap,
Saw an Alps, and said, "Crap!
"Guess I'll give it to CPT, he'll be ecstatic."

Truth. I'm like the Cookie Monster. A is Alps, it's good enough for me. )

[jacobsmirror]

BCBRNR 003 / BCBRNR 007

Alps caps so pretty
Elusive and rare are they
On my planck they go

Woot! Made a haiku.

[SJHL]

BCBRNR 001 / BCBRNR 006

Here is my entry
Alps is coming by softly
So let's scream loudly!

Thanks for the giveaway!

[harlw]

BCBRNR 005 / BCBRNR 006


I'll preface to state there are innuendo none
as i sit alone in bland unsatisfied type
into my alps hole
your stems would suffice
to improve my mood and leave me satisfied

[alienman82]

removed.

[E3E]

Oh this is fun! These caps look great by the way! I remember the original post from the free stuff thread. 

My picks are:

BCBRNR 006 / BCBRNR 003

Entry:


Over the hills, they all came near

Crying for caps, of course, you'd hear

You could feel it, that hype

But it soon turned to blight

"Oh, these are just Alps, why am I here?"

[Blaise170]

003, 005, or 007 are all cool

I'd like to win these
'Cause all of my boards are Alps
Except the Kailh one

 Thanks for this

[Evo_Spec]

BCBRNR 004

Living in Japan
Have no Topre board on desk
Needing more money

[jerue]

edit: Not entering, just wanted to say this is very nice I'll submit a haiku anyways

What, these damn keycaps?
Who really cares about them?
Wait, its geekhack, duh.

[UKKeycaps]

BCBRNR 002 

Pretty cool caps, good work!

[bcredbottle]

I am flattered that you guys like my caps 

[Neo.X]

BCBRNR 002 and BCBRNR 003, nice color combine. Great work, dude. 

[nathanrosspowell]

Nice color combos 

BCBRNR 002
BCBRNR 008

I wish I made caps.
Alas, I am too lazy.
Just give me yours, please.

[bcredbottle]

Winners PM'd

[Evo_Spec]

Thanks bcred for doing this!!!

[harlw]

This was fun! Thanks!

[BlueNalgene]

Woohoo!  This was fun.  I really enjoyed reading everyone's little poems.

[njbair]

This was fun. I don't get enough opportunities to write limericks.

[bcredbottle]

Glad you guys liked it. I think if I ever make future batches, the giveaways will always be in this haiku/limerick contest format.

[bcredbottle]

Halfway through shipping. Thank you guys for being patient.

[njbair]

Sorry it took me a few days to pay up, I don't get Gmail notifications for stuff in the Updates tab so I didn't realize you sent the invoice.

[bcredbottle]

No worries! Sorry I've been lazy about getting everyone their tracking numbers. I'll send them today

[Blaise170]

Thanks a ton to bcredbottle for the key. Looks awesome on my board.

[bcredbottle]

Thanks a ton to bcredbottle for the key. Looks awesome on my board.

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<3 Thank you! You guys don't know how helpful it is to be able to see my caps on other people's boards. It makes it sooo much easier to visualize color schemes and row profiles for future caps.

[njbair]

Check it out, yo:



I'll be installing this on an Alps board first thing in the morning when I get to work. I'll be sure to post a pic. Thanks, bcred!

[BlueNalgene]

I'll post a pic of mine soon.  Or, you know, eventually.

[bcredbottle]

You guys are too kind! Thanks for the pics and keep 'em coming!


There will be another giveaway before the end of the year

[bcredbottle]

You guys are too kind! Thanks for the pics and keep 'em coming!


There will be another giveaway before the end of the year

Oh, and if you guys experience problems with stem fit, durability, etc. please let me know in detail so I can improve going forward.

[njbair]

Hanging out on my Filco Zero. Does anything not look good with Dolch?

And bcredbottle, since you asked, the stem is a little bit loose, like it doesn't click into place. And I had to shave away some stock from the inside front of the cap to get a good fit on the switch.

[bcredbottle]

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Hanging out on my Filco Zero. Does anything not look good with Dolch?

And bcredbottle, since you asked, the stem is a little bit loose, like it doesn't click into place. And I had to shave away some stock from the inside front of the cap to get a good fit on the switch.

Good to know. Can I ask what switches are on your Filco? I've only tested my caps on a board w/ Matias Click switches.

I think I'm gonna make a little switch tester so I can test my caps on every variety of Alps.

Thanks for the pic and the feedback!


EDIT: BTW, the stuff that you shaved away, is it the little nub near the stem? Or is the inner "roof" of the cap just too thick generally?

[njbair]

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Hanging out on my Filco Zero. Does anything not look good with Dolch?

And bcredbottle, since you asked, the stem is a little bit loose, like it doesn't click into place. And I had to shave away some stock from the inside front of the cap to get a good fit on the switch.

Good to know. Can I ask what switches are on your Filco? I've only tested my caps on a board w/ Matias Click switches.

I think I'm gonna make a little switch tester so I can test my caps on every variety of Alps.

Thanks for the pic and the feedback!


EDIT: BTW, the stuff that you shaved away, is it the little nub near the stem? Or is the inner "roof" of the cap just too thick generally?

I keep a lubed orange Alps switch on my desk for zen/fidgeting purposes, I tried that one first and it's loose. It's also loose on the Zero with Fukka white Alps, and my Infinity with Matias Quiet Clicks.

The one corner of the stem has a bubble on it. I think the stem corners are what do most of the holding on an Alps cap, which could be why this one is loose. I mean, it's not going to fall off or anything, it just could stand to be a bit tighter is all.

[Blaise170]

Mine is not as tight as a professionally moulded key but it is a good fit on my SKCM Blues. I have Fukka, Tai Hao, SKBM, Matias, CS, and a few others I could test it on too.

[dutC4]