[GB] Alps Party 60% - Hannibal at the Gates

[BlueNalgene]

PCBs are here! And they came in an adorable little wooden crate.

[jbondeson]

hyyyyyyype.

 

[Yoe]

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PCBs are here! And they came in an adorable little wooden crate.

Ooooh! Sooooon! Hype, hype, hype! :)

[SJHL]

Its coming together nicely!

[jdcarpe]

Its coming together nicely!

What is? My plan for world domination? Yes! YESSSSSS! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh wait, you were talking about this group buy I bet.

I only regret not buying more of the stuffs.

[trees]

Its coming together nicely!

What is? My plan for world domination? Yes! YESSSSSS! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh wait, you were talking about this group buy I bet.

I only regret not buying more of the stuffs.

I know where you can get some more

[CommonCurt]

I only regret not buying more of the stuffs.

Me too.  Really wish I would/could have bought another PCB + Plate.

[SJHL]

Its coming together nicely!

What is? My plan for world domination? Yes! YESSSSSS! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh wait, you were talking about this group buy I bet.

I only regret not buying more of the stuffs.

If your world domination consists of more plates, I'm in!

[cheddarbek]

Alps bowl get hype?

[deductivemonkee]

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PCBs are here! And they came in an adorable little wooden crate.

This square is moving.

[grav3serker]

Agh! I wish I knew about this when the buy was going on!

[deductivemonkee]

Agh! I wish I knew about this when the buy was going on!

Some people are trying to sell their orderes, maybe you can grab one.

[njbair]

Just seeing that box of PCBs and diodes brings me back to my first hasu alps64 build.


Custom Alps 60% Keyboard by Nick Bair, on Flickr

[E3E]

Just seeing that box of PCBs and diodes brings me back to my first hasu alps64 build.

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Custom Alps 60% Keyboard by Nick Bair, on Flickr

Haha, it's pretty classy that you kept the space bar as is.

[deductivemonkee]

Just seeing that box of PCBs and diodes brings me back to my first hasu alps64 build.

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Custom Alps 60% Keyboard by Nick Bair, on Flickr

Old pic, I do hope you retrobrighted since then.

[njbair]

I've never gotten around to buying the stuff to do retrobright. But I just picked up a Northgate board that is seriously yellowed so maybe it's time I give it a go...

[deductivemonkee]

Also, thank you for torturing me, I want my alps badly

That board looks really good in all seriousness though, and the yellow spacebar looks kinda good tbh.

[jdcarpe]

I've never gotten around to buying the stuff to do retrobright. But I just picked up a Northgate board that is seriously yellowed so maybe it's time I give it a go...

You got your blue Alps?

[njbair]

I've never gotten around to buying the stuff to do retrobright. But I just picked up a Northgate board that is seriously yellowed so maybe it's time I give it a go...

You got your blue Alps?

Well, the switches in the Northgate are white... But someone came through for me in a big way with blue Alps.

The whites in the Northgate feel different than my Unitek boards. I might use them in one of my Alps Party builds, but if it cleans up nicely I might keep it as is. That thing's built like a tank.

[jdcarpe]

Yeah, whites in a Northgate Omnikey aren't bad, usually. Not my favorite, but not bad at all.

The Omnikey with its metal housing is definitely tank like.

[cheddarbek]

But someone came through for me in a big way with blue Alps.

Ugh, so jelly. My unsuccessful blue alps search continues.

[E3E]

But someone came through for me in a big way with blue Alps.

Ugh, so jelly. My unsuccessful blue alps search continues.

My advice to ya is try to make connections, either with e-cyclers (cheapest route in the end, but probably requires the most effort), or with people who make hauls from e-cyclers. I scored my first blue alps board from asking users on reddit that I noticed had a blue alps board. Many were attached to their boards, but some actually preferred modern boards over them, and so were willing to sell. Scour the net for leads! Though, I missed a super obvious blue alps board on eBay a little while back. For all the specific searches I had been following, the listing I missed said "blue alps clicky keyboard"lol.

There's no way you'll find a cheap blue alps board online from anyone but the unaware or supremely generous.

I'm also curious to hear what njbair landed.

[sean]

There's no way you'll find a cheap blue alps board online from anyone but the unaware or supremely generous.

Truer words have never been spoken.

[njbair]

There's no way you'll find a cheap blue alps board online from anyone but the unaware or supremely generous.

Truer words have never been spoken.

In my case it was the latter.

[vivalarevolución]

Please send SOS if you end up buried in parts.

[cheddarbek]

Though, I missed a super obvious blue alps board on eBay a little while back. For all the specific searches I had been following, the listing I missed said "blue alps clicky keyboard"lol.

There's no way you'll find a cheap blue alps board online from anyone but the unaware or supremely generous.

I'm also curious to hear what njbair landed.

Was it the one in Bulgaria? That looked super sketchy to me.

[sean]

There's no way you'll find a cheap blue alps board online from anyone but the unaware or supremely generous.

Truer words have never been spoken.

In my case it was the latter.

It was the former for me, hehehe

[BlueNalgene]

I sorted caps tonight.  All 9600 are in the bags where they need to go. 

Just look at that primo product.





You know, they say you aren't supposed to get high on your own supply, but sometimes you need a little something to keep the buzz going.






The next step is putting boxes together and making labels.  Also, I need to select the winners of the artisan cap giveaway.

[njbair]

I sorted caps tonight.  All 9600 are in the bags where they need to go. 

Just look at that primo product.

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You know, they say you aren't supposed to get high on your own supply, but sometimes you need a little something to keep the buzz going.

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The next step is putting boxes together and making labels.  Also, I need to select the winners of the artisan cap giveaway.

That's a great pic of you, BlueNalgene, but who's the guy on the right pretending to do lines?

[BlueNalgene]

I sorted caps tonight.  All 9600 are in the bags where they need to go. 

Just look at that primo product.

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You know, they say you aren't supposed to get high on your own supply, but sometimes you need a little something to keep the buzz going.

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The next step is putting boxes together and making labels.  Also, I need to select the winners of the artisan cap giveaway.

That's a great pic of you, BlueNalgene, but who's the guy on the right pretending to do lines?

Hades.

[sean]

I sorted caps tonight.  All 9600 are in the bags where they need to go. 

Just look at that primo product.

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You know, they say you aren't supposed to get high on your own supply, but sometimes you need a little something to keep the buzz going.

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The next step is putting boxes together and making labels.  Also, I need to select the winners of the artisan cap giveaway.

You must have gotten to my switches and said "What? Who the hell only orders 10 switches?"

[deductivemonkee]

I sorted caps tonight.  All 9600 are in the bags where they need to go. 

Just look at that primo product.

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You know, they say you aren't supposed to get high on your own supply, but sometimes you need a little something to keep the buzz going.

Show Image

The next step is putting boxes together and making labels.  Also, I need to select the winners of the artisan cap giveaway.

Now to find some switches for those "caps"

[E3E]

Lawdie, that's a ton of Matias!

[BlueNalgene]

I sorted caps tonight.  All 9600 are in the bags where they need to go. 

Just look at that primo product.

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You know, they say you aren't supposed to get high on your own supply, but sometimes you need a little something to keep the buzz going.

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The next step is putting boxes together and making labels.  Also, I need to select the winners of the artisan cap giveaway.

Now to find some switches for those "caps"

All hail Tpyos.

[SpikeBolt]

Would anyone be interested in swapping a HHKB Layout for an Infinity hacker style one?

I wanted to have HHKB style wooden case made but apparently that would be too expensive because of the bottom row coverings Such a bummer.

Bump?

[phosphoric]

today is the 23rd... i'm so freaking excited!!!!

[n__dles]

Who said it was still only "3" "Elephants"?

Given the amount of detail put into the Hannibal theme, like naming the caps after his family name, I will be *extremely* disappointed if there's not 37 elephants; one cap for each elephant that Hannibal crossed the Alps with.

P.S.
I've taken Sed8op8 order, which you probably already know from her PM.. so, this P.S. is kinda redundant..

[BlueNalgene]

Who said it was still only "3" "Elephants"?

Given the amount of detail put into the Hannibal theme, like naming the caps after his family name, I will be *extremely* disappointed if there's not 37 elephants; one cap for each elephant that Hannibal crossed the Alps with.

P.S.
I've taken Sed8op8 order, which you probably already know from her PM.. so, this P.S. is kinda redundant..

Oh how I wish I could have made all 37.  The mold broke earlier than I expected though.  Some of my other Alps caps have had bubble issues.  We shall see how many things actually are worthy to ship.

P.S. Welcome to the buy!

[n__dles]

P.S. Welcome to the buy!

Thanks, I've lurked GK for a long time, I finally signed up because of this GB 

At your leisure, which plate did Sed8op8, and by proxy I, get? When she said Dell, I assumed AT101W, but since there's also AT101 and AT102W.. it's all so confusing for a nub 

Oh how I wish I could have made all 37.

Well that kinda ruins it for me, the authenticity is lost.. not sure if I even want in this GB any more, I'm so confused 

[phosphoric]

P.S. Welcome to the buy!

Thanks, I've lurked GK for a long time, I finally signed up because of this GB 

At your leisure, which plate did Sed8op8, and by proxy I, get? When she said Dell, I assumed AT101W, but since there's also AT101 and AT102W.. it's all so confusing for a nub 

should fit for either. i think they both have the same keycap spacings, so you should be golden

[deductivemonkee]

P.S. Welcome to the buy!

Thanks, I've lurked GK for a long time, I finally signed up because of this GB 

At your leisure, which plate did Sed8op8, and by proxy I, get? When she said Dell, I assumed AT101W, but since there's also AT101 and AT102W.. it's all so confusing for a nub 

should fit for either. i think they both have the same keycap spacings, so you should be golden

At101w is standard
At101 has non standard bottom row
At102w is iso

[deductivemonkee]

Cap winners soon? 

[njbair]

Cap winners soon? 

Don't give in, Blue. Leave it a surprise! #SurpriseAlpsGBArtisanRaffleResults2015

[deductivemonkee]

Cap winners soon? 

Don't give in, Blue. Leave it a surprise! #SurpriseAlpsGBArtisanRaffleResults2015

I suggested just putting caps into random boxes some time ago, Blue veto'd it though.

[swimmingbird]

Cap winners soon? 

Don't give in, Blue. Leave it a surprise! #SurpriseAlpsGBArtisanRaffleResults2015

Yah I think a surprise inside the box is the best way too 

[n__dles]

Yah I think a surprise inside the box is the best way too 

BlueNalgene was afraid, with good reason, people might think they're a peanut and toss them with the rest of the packaging.

A solution to that is putting a note you see when you open the box that says "YOU A WINNER, HAHAHA!!!."

[deductivemonkee]

Yah I think a surprise inside the box is the best way too 

BlueNalgene was afraid, with good reason, people might think they're a peanut and toss them with the rest of the packaging.

A solution to that is putting a note you see when you open the box that says "YOU A WINNER, HAHAHA!!!."

Or as Luigi would say, "I'M A WEENAH!"

[BlueNalgene]

"Ugh, getting all the mail parts organized is something I was not prepared for.  It is taking me forever to sanitize the order data.  Why did I let you guys make so many order changes and stabilizer add-ons?  I'm too nice."

That is a quote from my brain being frustrated to give everyone an update. 


As of right now, I'm thinking it would be possible to make the artisans a surprise for the winners.  I think I will tape the bright orange cap containers (pill bottles) to the packing list with a bunch of arrows that point at it and yell at you about winning and not throwing it away.  The current count of caps I'm going to send out as part of the giveaway is 4 Barca's.  The fourth one is blood red.  Those will be the only ones created, as I said before, since the mold was destroyed. 

I have also made a limited number of a different artisan cap for those who I wish to thank.  There were 6 of these created.  Three of these will go to people instrumental in helping me organize this GB - hasu, JDCarpe, and njbair.  I know it isn't much and not everyone is interested in artisans, but it is a gesture of thanks by creating something special and unique for those people to do with as they see fit.  The mold for these was purposely destroyed so that no others would be cast(also because it was a pain in the ass to work with - I learned my lesson about sprues there).  Interestingly, the one person who already owns one of these caps has not, to my knowledge, chosen to share pics of it.  One I am keeping (I totally didn't take it to work to put on my Dell and lost it), and the last one I will give to someone when the mood takes me.

As a reminder, these caps aren't the highest quality.  My work is still amateurish at best.  These are meant as an awesome extra thing to go above and beyond the usual fare.

I know that the dearth of artisans for Alps stems has been mentioned as a turn-off for some.  I have two other designs that are carved but not cast.  One of those was going to be part of the giveaway, but I have been crazynutjobAnnCoultergoofballs busy lately.  So I didn't have as much time to spend making trinkets as I had hoped.

[jbondeson]

"Ugh, getting all the mail parts organized is something I was not prepared for.  It is taking me forever to sanitize the order data.  Why did I let you guys make so many order changes and stabilizer add-ons?  I'm too nice."

Truly you were too nice and accommodating with us!

I expect you to make progress and crush us under your gb leader jackboot next time.

[deductivemonkee]

May I ask what sort of trinkets to expect from the whole switch payment thing?
Also, go Blue!