CURRENT STATUS OF NIGHT MARKET: on hold since i haven't found a manufacturer that fits my needs and i've been working on other projects
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Welcome to ePBT Night Market!
Let’s cut to the chase and show some renders:
Renders by Manzel
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Full render album here (https://imgur.com/a/q4L7w5n).
Inspiration
ePBT Night Market was loosely inspired by the cool dark & meaty colours of Thai Night Markets and the night in general.
Kitting
Stand[attachimg=12]
The base kit. Alice & Split support in base (because i’m a split user myself :P). Another weird thing - has media keys, in case you’re someone who likes those. Includes an extra tab, so if you get Sign, you can fit 2 boards.
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Thai Alphas. Replaces the alphas of Base and Roof. Disclaimer: These legends will be tweaked for the final set to be more accurate, but this render will let you have a good idea of what it'll look like.
Poles[attachimg=5]
Spacebars. Includes dual 2.25 & 2.75 for boards such as the BMEK and SP-111
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40s + Ortho kit.
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Novelty kit based on various foods that can be found in the market. Includes iconography of common foods found at night markets.
Cooker[attachimg=7]
UKISO + Vim. Also includes F14 and F15 for some weird layouts.
Deskmats
These will have black borders and stitching, and will be available in 900mmx400mm.
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Colours
Colours were chosen to be not too far apart from each other, yet still be different, to properly separate the alphas and the mods. Here you can see the difference between ePBT NM and similar colourways:
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Colour matching is in progress, but currently I am not in possession of a Pantone Colour Bridge book. Find the album here (https://imgur.com/a/OEH5jzm).
Artisan Collabs
TBD
Vendors
CAN: deskhero.ca
Other TBD.
Prices
TBD when ePBT reverse dyesub becomes stable
To-Do
I’m using a trello board to keep track of the things I need to do. Find it here (https://trello.com/b/JCkRB8Zo/epbt-night-market-to-dos).
FAQ
"ePBT doesn’t do reverse dyesub"
They do, but at the moment it isn’t stable enough for a full set. The GB will be after they confirm with me that it’s stable.
"Base kit is too big. it'll make it more expensive."
Since it's ePBT, it'll much cheaper than if a kit this size was run in a manufacturer such as GMK. As it stands, I'm aiming for a price around 110 USD.
Socials
Discord: https://discord.gg/3bmF5y3 (https://discord.gg/3bmF5y3)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halo.cant.kb/ (https://www.instagram.com/halo.cant.kb/)
Credits
Langelandia (Check out SA Recall (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108321.0)) - for helping me with kits and novelties
Manzel - for kit and most board renders
Swishy (Check out KAM 80s After Dark (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104913.0)) - for helping me with things related to the Thai alphas. Also repeatedly telling me to colourmatch
Jerrold from Deskhero (https://www.deskhero.ca/) - being on board with the project really early
Keycap Designers Discord (https://discord.gg/ZuNd7Px) - reading over this IC
TeslaSTech - for being cool
SevenSixTwo - also cool
Special Thanks to Buburoo - My guiding star, light in the dark, most trusted confidant, according to him
Fill out the IC form here (https://forms.gle/Rgbs9UXEsfZTxToA7)!