[IC] DANGER ZONE - A Key Set for Aviators and Their Wingmen

[engicoder]

According to your poll the overwhelming choice of profile seems to be SA, hence you have to re-design the Alphas with centered text.

Haven't seen an upper left hand side placement of text when using the SA profile so keep that in mind when you progress towards PMK's store front.  Nothing worse then designing your key-set for DSA placement only and then it becomes distorted on an SA profile  .

I don't think there is a requirement for centered legends. Most SA sets have done so to be in keeping with the style of classic spherical sets from the 60's and 70's. SP's double shot molding process handles legends anywhere within the legendable area of keycap face regardless of it's curve.

[EppyKay]

Centered legends would look fine with this set I think. All the other SA sets I've seen, I've liked despite  the centered legends. This set however, might look even better with centered legends.

[Data]

According to your poll the overwhelming choice of profile seems to be SA, hence you have to re-design the Alphas with centered text.

Haven't seen an upper left hand side placement of text when using the SA profile so keep that in mind when you progress towards PMK's store front.  Nothing worse then designing your key-set for DSA placement only and then it becomes distorted on an SA profile  .

I've run a few kits by Melissa once already. She didn't indicate it would be a problem, but I can ask about this specific detail.

[Data]

I dug up these brevity codes.  Could maybe use them on the 1.25u mods.

GUNS (obvious)
FOX 3 (AA active guided missile)
PICKLE (AS ordnance, gravity weapons)

Also considering:  ECM

It's not uncommon to find ECM pods on modern fighter aircraft.

[Lokomotivet]

New here, I have a question.
Is there any option or way to get Åå Ää Öö keycaps with the ISO set? (Swedish/Nordic layout)

[Data]

New here, I have a question.
Is there any option or way to get Åå Ää Öö keycaps with the ISO set? (Swedish/Nordic layout)

Sure.  If you can find at least 14 other people who will buy them I'll either add them to the UK set or make another child kit.

[Hellcatz]

Interested

[Lokomotivet]

Sure.  If you can find at least 14 other people who will buy them I'll either add them to the UK set or make another child kit.

Adding them to the UK set will do. Hopefully some people will grab the ISO(UK) set.

[Data]

Sure.  If you can find at least 14 other people who will buy them I'll either add them to the UK set or make another child kit.

Adding them to the UK set will do. Hopefully some people will grab the ISO(UK) set.

Yeah, that would probably help the UK set tip.  But I can't add the keys and increase the cost of the UK set for everyone if only 2 or 3 people actually need the additional Nordic keys.  If a bunch of people request them then I'll make it happen.

[vivalarevolución]

Just wanted to post my interest

[Data]

Interested

Just wanted to post my interest

Thanks guys.

[cryptowillem]

I love it! I'm definitely interested.

I'll need a highway to my desk, though!

Wow, that joke didn't even work in my head. Oh well.

[engicoder]

I love it! I'm definitely interested.

I'll need a highway to my desk, though!

Wow, that joke didn't even work in my head. Oh well.

Well, give you a break....I imagine a winter in Saskatoon does strange things to one's mind.

[Data]

Looking to maybe "finalize" the kits this week and push the Interest Check on PMK out by the end of next week.

This probably wouldn't become a GB until early May.  Might wallets have recovered by then?  Is interest still decent?

[Data]

Going to bump this out another couple of weeks.  Hoping the interest picks up.

[Oobly]

Looking to maybe "finalize" the kits this week and push the Interest Check on PMK out by the end of next week.

This probably wouldn't become a GB until early May.  Might wallets have recovered by then?  Is interest still decent?

That works for me, and yes, I'm very interested still if that's any indication. I hope it is 'cos this set is luvverly.

[Muffin860]

Going to bump this out another couple of weeks.  Hoping the interest picks up.

Do keep us posted! I am certainly interested.

[Elrick]

Going to bump this out another couple of weeks.  Hoping the interest picks up.

Damn, I really like this one the Yellow Legends on dark blue and grey colour-way is UNIQUE  .

This one has to be made soon since I need some more darkie background keys that enable the legends to be seen late at night, when typing.

Also this key-set would be great for any 1800 layout due to it being all Row 3  .

[Muffin860]

Any movement or update?

[Data]

Nothing to report.  I've been intentionally quiet in here, mainly because I wanted to see what would happen.  This is my first keycap group buy but I don't have the impression that there's a lot of interest in this set, and I'm usually pretty good at reading the situation.  I wasn't expecting the kind of response that a Matt3o or CtrlAlt group buy gets around here, but I was hoping for a little more than I got.  I shared my latest mock-ups over at DT and got an even weaker response.  So that tells me people just aren't interested in the colorway, profile, theme, or something else.  I haven't really figured it out yet -- nobody will tell me what I'm doing wrong. 

I'm not going through the trouble of getting it approved by SP if it's not even going to tip.     So I'm just going to sit on it until the interest is there or it just quietly dies.  Don't know what else I could do but I'm certainly open to suggestions.

All that said, I do really appreciate those of you who have expressed interest and offered suggestions.  It means a lot.   

[Muffin860]

Did you try posting it to reddit? I know not everone on GH likes that site, but still. It could help.

[Data]

It might.  I don't have a Reddit account.  If someone wanted to post it for me that would be totally cool.

I don't have anything against r/mk, I'm just not a big fan of the site layout so I don't go there.

[Muffin860]

I'll post it over there tonight and drop a link here to the post.

[sethk_]

I think it would still pass, I really like this set, and they only need 30 buys to drop, and my 2 cents on the profile and texture. R3 uniform with matte finish like commando 23 would be the dream

[sethk_]

And can we also have the centered Gorton legends? They look amazing on SA

[Data]

And can we also have the centered Gorton legends? They look amazing on SA

I'd be open to that. Let me put a sample image together.

[Muffin860]

I'll post it over there tonight and drop a link here to the post.

Posted in two subs:

/r/mechanicalkeyboards: http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/34cgpd/buying_group_buy_interest_check_danger_zone_a_key/
and
/r/mechmarket (cause mechmarket doesn't accept URLs as a post): http://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/34ci4v/interest_check_danger_zone_a_key_set_for_aviators/

[Data]

Thank you sir. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

[Muffin860]

Thank you sir. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

[fliptrik]

I would definitely be interested in this set. If I could chip in some feedback, I think it'd look super awesome with a few colored modifiers. Maybe throw in a child kit with some of the novelties reversed? If there were options to get my Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys to be yellow with blue text like the Escape key, I'd be all over it even more!

Good job overall, though! You can definitely count on one purchase should this go through haha.

[Vinnnie]

SA? Will cop!

[Elrick]

And can we also have the centered Gorton legends? They look amazing on SA

I'd be open to that. Let me put a sample image together.

Looking forward to seeing some Gorton Action here finally  .   Please show it as soon as possible because this Key-set shall go Ballistic When it's finally launched.

[Muffin860]

Thank you sir. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

So far 6 people from reddit have stated they will buy, with another one asking about price.

[01111000]

Nothing to report.  I've been intentionally quiet in here, mainly because I wanted to see what would happen.  This is my first keycap group buy but I don't have the impression that there's a lot of interest in this set, and I'm usually pretty good at reading the situation.  I wasn't expecting the kind of response that a Matt3o or CtrlAlt group buy gets around here, but I was hoping for a little more than I got.  I shared my latest mock-ups over at DT and got an even weaker response.  So that tells me people just aren't interested in the colorway, profile, theme, or something else.  I haven't really figured it out yet -- nobody will tell me what I'm doing wrong. 

I'm not going through the trouble of getting it approved by SP if it's not even going to tip.     So I'm just going to sit on it until the interest is there or it just quietly dies.  Don't know what else I could do but I'm certainly open to suggestions.

All that said, I do really appreciate those of you who have expressed interest and offered suggestions.  It means a lot.   

Wait a few months and try again.

It's not a bad set but colors won't appeal to everyone.  There has also been a lot of big keyset drops recently, with all those CTRL ALT drops and things like GMK Adler, redrops of Granite and Dolch and soon SA Retro (and a redrop of Penumbra).  Most people won't have the money on yet another set at this time.

[Data]

Nothing to report.  I've been intentionally quiet in here, mainly because I wanted to see what would happen.  This is my first keycap group buy but I don't have the impression that there's a lot of interest in this set, and I'm usually pretty good at reading the situation.  I wasn't expecting the kind of response that a Matt3o or CtrlAlt group buy gets around here, but I was hoping for a little more than I got.  I shared my latest mock-ups over at DT and got an even weaker response.  So that tells me people just aren't interested in the colorway, profile, theme, or something else.  I haven't really figured it out yet -- nobody will tell me what I'm doing wrong. 

I'm not going through the trouble of getting it approved by SP if it's not even going to tip.     So I'm just going to sit on it until the interest is there or it just quietly dies.  Don't know what else I could do but I'm certainly open to suggestions.

All that said, I do really appreciate those of you who have expressed interest and offered suggestions.  It means a lot.   

Wait a few months and try again.

Yeah, that's more or less what I'm doing.

It's not a bad set but colors won't appeal to everyone.  There has also been a lot of big keyset drops recently, with all those CTRL ALT drops and things like GMK Adler, redrops of Granite and Dolch and soon SA Retro (and a redrop of Penumbra).  Most people won't have the money on yet another set at this time.

I can't compete with those sets -- and I wouldn't want to.  I'll be part of those group buys too.  So all I can do is try to position it in a gap between them and hope that SP is accommodating.

[Muffin860]

Another 4 people or so have expressed intrest today on reddit, so assume 10ish people from reddit would purchase.

[Data]

Thanks.  Decent feedback from those threads too.  I am working on mock-ups with centered legends.  It will take me a day or so to get everything together.

[Elrick]

I am working on mock-ups with centered legends.  It will take me a day or so to get everything together.

BRILLIANT, centered PERFECTION is what we all want in LIFE  .

Actually love this colour-way you've produced, hence it shall be bought by myself for some spare keyboards in my possession.

[Snarfangel]

I like the colors, so I would probably be in for at least a core set (depending on price). Yellow on blue really pops!

[Oobly]

I vote for full sculpt, Rows 1-1-2-3-4-4 (and Row 3 Shifts until SP has made the Row molds) like DCS, Cherry, OEM, etc. with centred Gorton legends.

[sethk_]

I vote for full sculpt, Rows 1-1-2-3-4-4 (and Row 3 Shifts until SP has made the Row molds) like DCS, Cherry, OEM, etc. with centred Gorton legends.

There was already a vote and Row 3 SA won greatly

[Kaiser_Bill]

Were you still considering including the roundel caps in the wingman pack, or were the custom designs too expensive?

[Data]

Were you still considering including the roundel caps in the wingman pack, or were to custom designs to expensive?

I'm doing the RAF roundel for sure in that pack. I'm considering others but cost is a concern.

I should have some new art to share tonight.

[Data]

Here's the TKL Base Kit with centered legends.  Let me know if you see any errors.

This one also features the "final" custom legend design for the DZ Wing logo.

[sethk_]

Does SP do windowed stepped caps locks>

[Data]

Not that I'm aware of.

[ideus]

Does SP do windowed stepped caps locks>

I think that is a GMK exclusive, so far.

[sethk_]

Does SP do windowed stepped caps locks>

I think that is a GMK exclusive, so far.

The only reason I was asking is because Commando 23 has a stepped windowed caps lock, unless SP didn't do it

[Elrick]

Here's the TKL Base Kit with centered legends.  Let me know if you see any errors.

This one also features the "final" custom legend design for the DZ Wing logo.

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MUCH, much better buddy.

This what we're talking about, large legends, just like in any Cockpit and the Yellow stands out nicely.

Keep us informed when this baby is going to PMK for a buy up.

[sethk_]

That yellow enter goes perfectly with the set, I will definitely be using it