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Offline rayuki

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model M custom keycaps?
« on: Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:37:03 »
ok im getting my second model m and i want to add a few custom caps if possible but still keep it retro. was wondering if there is anything i can get or am i going to have to do these myself?

i want to keep it retro but i love the look of dolche keycaps was hoping there was something like that i could get for my model m.

heres an idea of what i was after look wise. thanks DanGWanG

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Re: model M custom keycaps?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:40:29 »
have you looked at unicomp's selection?

they won't do arbitrary dyesubbing (yet!), but they offer a number of different colors for 1x keys, and they have RGB sets
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Re: model M custom keycaps?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:45:59 »
Quote from: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:40:29
have you looked at unicomp's selection?

they won't do arbitrary dyesubbing (yet!), but they offer a number of different colors for 1x keys, and they have RGB sets

yeah sorry i forgot to add that to the first post, i know of unicomp and Fentek's selection. i was more looking for something that looks close to the dolches.

i've already ordered the RGB set from unicomp and a few single color buttons from fentek but was after other options if any. if its not possible yet i might consider trying to custom do some with a blank set from unicomp but have no idea where to even start (dont want to dye them they look terrible) what color code would dolche even be? wonder if i could get them powdercoated lol. (my brother does powdercoating and has done cases for me before lol)
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Re: model M custom keycaps?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:41:55 »
You can take cherry keycaps, and cut the stems off, and glue an IBM stem on, but that's it.
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Re: model M custom keycaps?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 12 September 2012, 00:19:09 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:41:55
You can take cherry keycaps, and cut the stems off, and glue an IBM stem on, but that's it.

interesting might have to check this out.
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Re: model M custom keycaps?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 27 September 2012, 16:24:53 »
What type of board/keycaps are those in the picture? That's not a model M, is it? Those colors look great, though!
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Re: model M custom keycaps?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 27 September 2012, 16:28:03 »
Quote from: proest on Thu, 27 September 2012, 16:24:53
What type of board/keycaps are those in the picture? That's not a model M, is it? Those colors look great, though!

yeah not a model m but was using it to reference for the color, they are dolche keycaps on a kmac board.
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