I really like the paler keys on this, but I think the enter key should be the same color as the other mods, and the legends on the novelty arrow should be black, as a subtle accent. I'd probably pass, as I'm not a fan of SA, but I like what you've got going on.Thank you for your advice.The previous enter key color was supposed to show the novelty color ,now it is changed back to the mods color. I will take in consider of the arrow color ,awsome thanks !
SA so that's a no-go for me (that wait time 😞). I do agree with ns90, though. I also recommend having the arrows and enter as extras.
Yes, good thing are worth the wait. But not a 16-24 month wait.SA so that's a no-go for me (that wait time 😞). I do agree with ns90, though. I also recommend having the arrows and enter as extras.
Thank you for your advice, I have changed the enter color as the same as mods. The arrows and enter will be involved in Novelty kit as wish.
We have thought about GMK, but it sets quite a high threshold for customized color. In the other hand , a good thing is always worth the wait ~~~
aha, I think it is the issue that SP manufacturer should pay more attention to solve ...Yes, good thing are worth the wait. But not a 16-24 month wait.SA so that's a no-go for me (that wait time 😞). I do agree with ns90, though. I also recommend having the arrows and enter as extras.
Thank you for your advice, I have changed the enter color as the same as mods. The arrows and enter will be involved in Novelty kit as wish.
We have thought about GMK, but it sets quite a high threshold for customized color. In the other hand , a good thing is always worth the wait ~~~
You'll want to check with Maxkey about those novelties, from what I've heard they charge a ton for them.
Funky set, may or may not join :-*
Would you mind telling me what are the key factors to make up your mind ? : )Funky set, may or may not join :-*
Would you mind telling me what are the key factors to make up your mind ? : )Funky set, may or may not join :-*
For me personally, it comes down to:
1) Renders
We have found a professional designer in China, and he is working on it .
2) The contrast of the Alphas/Legends on the renders (looks too close in colour at this very moment, but I love the colors so long as the contrast works)
Thank you for your identification with the colors. We will check samples with MAXKEY to make sure it is exactly what it is supposed to be .
3) Alternatives for the number-row as the GMK style latin number row never interested me, big bold SA-style letters could be dope, or perhaps novelties (lemon pieces representing each number? e.g. 2 pieces for number 2).
Unfortunately we can not make any improvement on the numbers since the moulds can not be changed by us. Novelties either can not be added easily by the cost of new moulds.
4) Lastly I think the "melon" novelty needs a redesign, as something about them is off and I personally wouldn't use them currently as-is.
We have got your suggestion and will consentrate on this. Thanks !
//Xantiema
Thanks for your sharing! Here is what I can reply as far as I know:Would you mind telling me what are the key factors to make up your mind ? : )Funky set, may or may not join :-*
Cheers, I'll join the GB most likely and look forward to the renders. Keep up the good work!
For me personally, it comes down to:
1) Renders
We have found a professional designer in China, and he is working on it .
2) The contrast of the Alphas/Legends on the renders (looks too close in colour at this very moment, but I love the colors so long as the contrast works)
Thank you for your identification with the colors. We will check samples with MAXKEY to make sure it is exactly what it is supposed to be .
3) Alternatives for the number-row as the GMK style latin number row never interested me, big bold SA-style letters could be dope, or perhaps novelties (lemon pieces representing each number? e.g. 2 pieces for number 2).
Unfortunately we can not make any improvement on the numbers since the moulds can not be changed by us. Novelties either can not be added easily by the cost of new moulds.
4) Lastly I think the "melon" novelty needs a redesign, as something about them is off and I personally wouldn't use them currently as-is.
We have got your suggestion and will consentrate on this. Thanks !
//Xantiema
like this new version, good luck on the GB!
Isn't there ISO support?
Quite like the render colors :D
UPDATED ON JUN 25TH: 1.Renders completed ! 2. Questionnaire of MAXKEY SA Melon Group Buy (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bueC0j-chnrcIpByZLjimT6wRhlIXtWJSqAfB6j3KWI/edit) 3.Group Buy will open on Jul 5th !
Thank you !
We are doing a questionnaire now , which will help us to make this decision : )UPDATED ON JUN 25TH: 1.Renders completed ! 2. Questionnaire of MAXKEY SA Melon Group Buy (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bueC0j-chnrcIpByZLjimT6wRhlIXtWJSqAfB6j3KWI/edit) 3.Group Buy will open on Jul 5th !
Thank you !
Good to hear the GB starts.
Where does the GB open? Geekhack or GB web site?
We are doing a questionnaire now , which will help us to make this decision : )UPDATED ON JUN 25TH: 1.Renders completed ! 2. Questionnaire of MAXKEY SA Melon Group Buy (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bueC0j-chnrcIpByZLjimT6wRhlIXtWJSqAfB6j3KWI/edit) 3.Group Buy will open on Jul 5th !
Thank you !
Good to hear the GB starts.
Where does the GB open? Geekhack or GB web site?
We are doing a questionnaire now , which will help us to make this decision : )UPDATED ON JUN 25TH: 1.Renders completed ! 2. Questionnaire of MAXKEY SA Melon Group Buy (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bueC0j-chnrcIpByZLjimT6wRhlIXtWJSqAfB6j3KWI/edit) 3.Group Buy will open on Jul 5th !
Thank you !
Good to hear the GB starts.
Where does the GB open? Geekhack or GB web site?
I also answered the questionnaire :)
Seeing the GB start day, I thought the way to go GB has been determined.
Thank you and I will wait for new update!
Any chance of getting them to change the tooling from 'BACK SPACE' to 'BACKSPACE'
Any chance of getting them to change the tooling from 'BACK SPACE' to 'BACKSPACE'
Unfortunately not because of the moulds of MAXKEY.
Any chance of getting them to change the tooling from 'BACK SPACE' to 'BACKSPACE'
Unfortunately not because of the moulds of MAXKEY.
However in their? miami render it shows as normal now
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/6jjomt/icmaxkeys_sa_miami/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/6jjomt/icmaxkeys_sa_miami/)Show Image(https://i.redditmedia.com/Je8xdlL-oWmorPyVzX9q8nUY_UDGn9YlHp2BNGFOLfs.png?w=1024&s=205ae0e15e50f597f5f08770a3004ac6)
When would the GB start?It will start on July5 as OP stated. :thumb:
I've been putting off making an account here for a long time, but this has forced my hand.
What's the approximate timescale for these actually reaching buyers? I want it heroically badly but I'm moving house in late September.
Awesome design by the way!
Hey ~ First of all, thank you for your support and affirmation !I will try to go for probably 2 sets, but I'll have to think about it, since I will be moving to Japan just before they ship. :blank:
We have calculated the time of shipment ,which is October 18th, and you may receive them about 7-15 days later if you are outside China.
Thank you again sincerely !
Any chance of standard green caps instead of only essentially novelty green caps?
No worries. It looks very nice with a silver case.
Does maxkey mimic SP colors? If so, what color code will the alphas resemble?
Hey, I found a seller opening GB of SA melon in Taobao.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.w25148-9309242114.5.2e538ffeRDxGQ4&id=554598839431
Is this GB an official proxy in Asia?
Does maxkey mimic SP colors? If so, what color code will the alphas resemble?
They do Pantones
What's the Pantone for the alphas? Sorry for all the questions
Hey, I found a seller opening GB of SA melon in Taobao.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.w25148-9309242114.5.2e538ffeRDxGQ4&id=554598839431
Is this GB an official proxy in Asia?
Yes! We have opened GB in China since Jun 29th . The Taobao link you posted is the official channel of MAXKEY : )
UPDATED ON Jul 1st : We are sorry to tell you that the group buy will not open on July 5th, because the collaboration with MAXKEY will not continue for some reasons! Apologize for this again !
UPDATED ON Jul 1st : We are sorry to tell you that the group buy will not open on July 5th, because the collaboration with MAXKEY will not continue for some reasons! Apologize for this again !Damn. Is there any possibility that these will be available anywhere or another time?
UPDATED ON Jul 3rd : 1.We have decided to change the profile of Melon to XDA! 2.More kits & more novelties are available. We have designed 7 kits ,the planck will be added soon. Any questions and suggestions are welcomed!Ohhhh interesting. Kinda sad it isnt SA anymore but I have been planning to get an XDA set. Can't wait to see what the planck set will look like :o
Alright, now that it's not SA you can count me in.
I just started taking interest in this too now that it's XDA and has some kits that can accommodate ortholinear boards. Can't wait to see the XDA renders :thumb:
Just one suggestion - Perhaps offer the 1U "enter" key in both colours the same way you offer it in the base kit for consistency?
I would implore you to add more keys to the space bar kit. XDA has convex 2, 2.25, and 2.75u molds, and you could also add a blank 1.25u cap. All of these are essential for those of us trying to use split space, which is becoming more and more popular, yet is maddening difficult to find coverage for.I second this! A smaller option to maybe just get 1u mods or blanks would also be very nice
I would implore you to add more keys to the space bar kit. XDA has convex 2, 2.25, and 2.75u molds, and you could also add a blank 1.25u cap. All of these are essential for those of us trying to use split space, which is becoming more and more popular, yet is maddening difficult to find coverage for.
Thirded! I use 6x 1U space keys on my matrix board. I'm not 100% in yet, so I won't make any wild demands, but the availability of 1U space keys (concave would be fine, but convex would be very interesting if available) would definitely tip me towards joining.I would implore you to add more keys to the space bar kit. XDA has convex 2, 2.25, and 2.75u molds, and you could also add a blank 1.25u cap. All of these are essential for those of us trying to use split space, which is becoming more and more popular, yet is maddening difficult to find coverage for.I second this! A smaller option to maybe just get 1u mods or blanks would also be very nice
I would implore you to add more keys to the space bar kit. XDA has convex 2, 2.25, and 2.75u molds, and you could also add a blank 1.25u cap. All of these are essential for those of us trying to use split space, which is becoming more and more popular, yet is maddening difficult to find coverage for.I second this! A smaller option to maybe just get 1u mods or blanks would also be very nice
Thirded! I use 6x 1U space keys on my matrix board. I'm not 100% in yet, so I won't make any wild demands, but the availability of 1U space keys (concave would be fine, but convex would be very interesting if available) would definitely tip me towards joining.I would implore you to add more keys to the space bar kit. XDA has convex 2, 2.25, and 2.75u molds, and you could also add a blank 1.25u cap. All of these are essential for those of us trying to use split space, which is becoming more and more popular, yet is maddening difficult to find coverage for.I second this! A smaller option to maybe just get 1u mods or blanks would also be very nice
Yeeeeees. You are awesome hormbre. Can't lie though, i've been refreshing this to see that planck kit since you announced that it was coming :))
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2.new Novelties kit
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This gets my vote. I had no idea that the elvish was even elvish :)) The novelties make more sense to me now :thumb:
Oh no, i mean that i like it better now. The old font was the one i didnt understand :DThis gets my vote. I had no idea that the elvish was even elvish :)) The novelties make more sense to me now :thumb:
Sorry to hear that... Since we just add this elvish one as someone suggested , which is almost out of our standing, would you please suggest a elvish font for this elvish "mellon" Enter key cap ?
Thank you !
This gets my vote. I had no idea that the elvish was even elvish :)) The novelties make more sense to me now :thumb:
Sorry to hear that... Since we just add this elvish one as someone suggested , which is almost out of our standing, would you please suggest a elvish font for this elvish "mellon" Enter key cap ?
Thank you !
It's awesome that you're so willing to take on all suggestions, but I just don't get this one. A novelty in elvish that says melon? What? I'm not seeing the connection between melons and Lord of the Rings.
On the topic of not understanding the novelties... what's up with that temple?
It is a connection between "melon" and "mellon",which means "friend" in Elvish. You can see the sugguestion proposed from here (https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/6f1ueg/icsa_melon/dieso93/).
I've just realised something else... if this is XDA, unless they've confirmed they can do inverse dye-sub for you, the dark green keys with beige font and the dark orange keys with light green font aren't possible.
Completely agree with you . We will check with manufaturer next week, and nothing more will be updated until they are capable to produce .
It's awesome that you're so willing to take on all suggestions, but I just don't get this one. A novelty in elvish that says melon? What? I'm not seeing the connection between melons and Lord of the Rings.
On the topic of not understanding the novelties... what's up with that temple?
It is a connection between "melon" and "mellon",which means "friend" in Elvish. You can see the sugguestion proposed from here (https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/6f1ueg/icsa_melon/dieso93/).
I've just realised something else... if this is XDA, unless they've confirmed they can do inverse dye-sub for you, the dark green keys with beige font and the dark orange keys with light green font aren't possible.
Completely agree with you . We will check with manufaturer next week, and nothing more will be updated until they are capable to produce .
Thank you very much !
Oh thanks for clearing that up. That topic also gave a good background on the other novelties like the temple key representing Loulan, but then isn't Loulan quite far from Hami? My geography for China isn't good, but they look so far apart - about 500km. Is this something that's visible from Hami, or are the melons grown throughout the whole province... including the ghost city? :-[
1.Hami melon is produced from Shanshan ( 鄯善 in Chinese ), which is called Loulan kindom before. Here is the history of Shanshan in Chinese. (http://hanyu.baidu.com/zici/s?wd=鄯善&query=鄯善&srcid=28232&from=kg0&from=kg0)
As for the Elvish: even the guy who suggested it sounds like he wasn't sure if it was a good idea. You'd be better off writing the name for the melon in it's traditional Chinese for the theme of the set. Like I said before, it's great that you're so willing to take on many suggestions, but you should also make sure you're following through with a clear theme.
2.We appriciate your sugguestion, we choose elvish mellon as novelty because it is really a cool idea . We may change the novelty from 1.25u to 2.25u Enter key as a special & independent one.
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I'm not very skilled with graphic design, but I was thinking melon slices would be a nice recognisable novelty for the set, such as:
https://thumb1.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/4391968/441633310/stock-vector-melon-icon-441633310.jpg
https://thumb1.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/3352421/332306048/stock-vector-fruits-melon-icon-332306048.jpg (the slice and the whole melon done separately of course)
3.Wow, you must have spent a lot of time on our melon , awesome thanks ! In fact ,we have indeed thought about the slice of melon , and have a design as below:
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Just one thing of concern is that the XDA milestone I received, the dying of white caps to produced the coloured ones ended up very washed out.
Would be good to make sure they are using an effective dying system or ideally using coloured plastic as a base.
So wait...with the inverse dye sub, they will basically dye the whole cap a lighter colour first, then mask the lettering to dye a second time in the darker colour?
Sounds like a huge hassle lol
Very excited by the new additions. Inverse dye-sub makes this set really special! I'm also loving the new coloured melon slice novelty cap you designed, and especially loving the planck kit given that it has fuller sized ortholinear sets in mind.
The only suggestion I can really make at this point would be to rename the "planck kit" to "ortho kit" for accuracy [edit: and maybe add an alternate colorway kit for the F row to have a complete green stripe?].
----Have already changed the name to "Ortho/Planck kit", thanks !
Nice work all round! :thumb:
Have already changed the name to "Ortho/Planck kit", thanks !
All right, let's think about Ergo kit. Here are some kinds of design for Ergo:Love No.2.
1. Alpha + Mod
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2. Mod
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3. Mod ( blank )
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Which one would you like ?
XDA caps can be rearranged anywhere because they are flat, right? If that's the case then you don't need a separate Colemak set, you would just need A homing row for the Dvorak/Colemak? Could that be rolled in with another set or base as you would only need four keys? HUNT.Yeah theyre all flat. And I that sounds like it would be cool to have d/c homing keys too. I know the xda milestone has those so it can be done for sure
I voted on Massdrop but i'm not familiar with this type of poll system. Will ISO be available even if it doesn't get much votes or not?
Are those spacebar (7E spacebar kit) 6u? Cause if so, then I need it even more than I thought I needed this set!
Looking forward to this set hombre! Remember speaking w/ you on RMK, believe XDA is a great choice! I'm ready for your GB!
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very nice
Love the planck set, it's enough to fill even my 5x14 ortho :)
One question about the spacebars: are all of them convex (even the 1u)?
Looking forward to seeing the samples.
INTERESTED! Voted on massdrop :)
Any News for these?
So if I understand that correctly no iso compatibility for this kit, right?
Oh ok, nice, I was scared. Glad I can still consider this set
Also, you mention samples after the GBs, you mean Canvas & Godspeed, right? Does anyone know when those two where supposed to be shipped? I'll go and check but just in case someone here knows
Oh ok, nice, I was scared. Glad I can still consider this set
Also, you mention samples after the GBs, you mean Canvas & Godspeed, right? Does anyone know when those two where supposed to be shipped? I'll go and check but just in case someone here knows
No, I mean samples will be provided after our group buys. Canvas and Godspeed schedule could be found on MassDrop.
glad to hear you changed the manufacturer. I know it's a reliable one
Oh nice! Do you know when that will happen (more or less)?
Love the planck set, it's enough to fill even my 5x14 ortho :)
One question about the spacebars: are all of them convex (even the 1u)?
No, the length ending with "X" means it is concave, while ending with "U" means convex. So, all the 1X and 1.25X spacebars are concave, the other spacebars are convex.
Looking forward to seeing the samples.
Updated on Oct 27th : 1. Manufacturer has been changed to the one produces XDA Canvas and XDA GodSpeed. Thank you !Nice looking.
Updated on Aug 29th : 1. Numpad Kit has been extended to match 21-key Mechanical Numpad. Thanks to tectonicplate@MassDrop ! 2. Samples won't be available this month due to the delay of manufacturer. Thank you !
Updated on Aug 13th : 1. Gamer set has been added for MOBA/FPS games. Thank you !
Updated on Jul 21th : 1. Homing keys has been added for Colemak/Dvorak layout . 2.ErgoDox kit added . Thank you !
Updated on Jul 17th : Communicated with XDA manufacturer: 1. Use five-side dye sublimation for light color legends keycaps & colorful legends keycaps. 2.Samples will be provided on August, before Group buy starts. 3. Novelties kit optimized to be more systematic; Spacebar kit extended; Ortho/Planck kit added. Thank you !
Updated on Jul 6th : 1.Spacebars kit has been extended as suggested. Thank you for your support!
Updated on Jul 3rd : 1.We have decided to change the profile of Melon to XDA! 2.More kits & more novelties are available. We have designed 7 kits ,the planck kit will be added soon. 3. XDA Melon will be sold by kit. Any questions and suggestions are welcomed!
Thank you for viewing!
Here comes a keyset designed by several mechanical keyborad fans from China. It is inspired by a cartoon character named Diana in Little Witch Academia, whose hair is almost the same color as hami-melon in China.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/jakG5o2.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/1Jj3coW.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/rZCYmvN.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/FrRYqjB.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/E0gw85i.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/e9xifDf.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/H08tCLR.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Jf4klea.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/nTctHHt.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/n4DGDfc.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/PPUJxFX.png)
The original design:
Jul 20th: http://imgur.com/a/WMUZx
Jul 16th: http://imgur.com/a/DsRop
Jul 2nd: http://imgur.com/a/OR1Q2
Jun 14th: http://imgur.com/a/zhRd2
Jun 11th: http://imgur.com/a/wRAHQ
Jun 7th: http://imgur.com/a/mX7MV
I would be grateful for any ideas or suggestions you have ,thank you very much !UPDATED ON Jul 1st : We are sorry to tell you that the group buy will not open on July 5th, because the collaboration with MAXKEY will not continue for some reasons! Apologize for this again !UPDATED ON JUN 25TH: 1.Renders completed !2. Questionnaire of MAXKEY SA Melon Group Buy (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bueC0j-chnrcIpByZLjimT6wRhlIXtWJSqAfB6j3KWI/edit)3.Group Buy will open on Jul 5th !Thank you !UPDATED ON JUN 15TH: Design completed ! To avoid investing too much with few outputs, 1. Give up ~` |\ in Mod's color , while retaining the number 0 in Alphas's color for a huger demand. 2.Reduce the colors of Novelties kit from 4 to 2, in order to get a lower price on this kit. 3. Working on renders now,will be updated soon. Thank you !UPDATED ON JUN 13TH: 1.The color of Modifiers has been changed ,as well as the color of Novelties. 2. Open poll on MassDrop :
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-Product-SA-Melon-keyset-produced-by-MaxKeysThank you !UPDATE ON JUN 11TH: 1.The color of Base has been changed for a more unified style. 2. Add an orange 1U ESC novelty . Thank you !UPDATED ON JUN 10TH: 1.The color of 1U "0" in Non Standard Adapter kit has been changed to be the same as the color of alphas. 2. The font size of Enter key has been reduced to 2/3 of original to make it seem much simple and clean. 3. The size of the flower in Novelties has been reduced a little . Thank you !UPDATED ON JUN 8TH: 1.The picture of non standard adapter kit has been added. 2.The SA profile is 112343. Thank you !UPDATED ON JUN 7TH: 1.Design confirmed with pictures updated below(some non-stand keycaps will be added later), and renders are started to create. 2.Probably choose MAXKEY as manufacturer due to a shorter time to wait, as well as a lower price. 3.Groupbuy website preference: please tell us which one (except MD) do you like . Thank you ! UPDATED ON JUN 4TH: We have connected MAXKEY, they are able to make this keyset unless: 1. A little change in novelties, such as no stripe in ESC and ENTER novelties. 2. MOQ >= 200. 3. must be sold as one set. The good news is that the price would probably under $100 exclude PP&shipping fee.Questionnaire of MAXKEY SA Melon Group Buy (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bueC0j-chnrcIpByZLjimT6wRhlIXtWJSqAfB6j3KWI/edit)
not a fan of XDA profile, but it's good news to hear that you are having the manufacturer of Canvas to do the job! :thumb: :thumb:
those canvas dye-sub turn out to be great
Loving the look of this set and the fact that its XDA! I hope the group buy for this can start soon :D
Looks amazing
Any update on this? I really really really want to see this happen!
I've been looking for an XDA set to jump on, the fact that you have spacebar kits made this a no-brainer.
....And you know, no one makes XDA sets
Nice looking.
Back again (sorry for those who subscribed to this topic haha), but I would like to have an Update from OP! :D I really want that set to be real :D
I dig the renders man, I get a jukebox vibe from it.
Hi all :Yes, been looking forward to this set! Will be joining!
Sorry for waiting so long. The groupbuy is opening by KBDfans now, you may get more information and make order of XDA Melon from :
https://kbdfans.cn/collections/group-buy/products/gb-xda-melon?variant=22241535426608
Let's make XDA Melon come true ~~~~
Thank you :)