WS x Jaekeyed (赤灰色) Aka Haiiro

[jaekid]

Group Buy Link: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120446.0

Dear MKB community,

When I was young, I was able to visit a beautiful Asian country, Japan. I won’t forget the trucker hat I got from our vacation which says “MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR.” Coincidentally, the hat’s main color is hot red, with LOVE in white and WAR in black. I loved that hat, but I lost it after a few years and I couldn’t find that very same design again. But that’s okay, life moves forward. Still, that statement will resonate with me until the day I die. In this world of uncertainty, it is better to promote love and kindness.

Fast forward to now, I am dedicating this new gomoku-inspired keycapset design called (赤灰色) Aka Haiiro, literally translated to "Red Grey", for a community that shares the same love for mechanical keyboards from a country other than my own.

I incorporated that same short but profound statement about love and war using tategaki, the traditional Japanese way of writing vertically. I think I might as well help that very same hat designer to propagate what he wanted to tell the world - it is better to make love, not war.

Love,
Jae

Now, I'm partnering with Wuque Studio, to make my design and vision for Aka Haiiro a reality.

Group Buy Period: May 31, 2023 to June 21, 2023

VENDORS


US: Cannonkeys
CA: Ashkeebs
VN: Soi Gear
MY: Rebult
SG: iLumkb
TH: NTCH Keys
PH: Jaekeyed
JP: Yushakobo
Indonesia: Mechaland
TW: Inpad
UK: Prototypist
DE: Keygem
AU: KeebsNCables
CN & rest of the world: Wuque Studio

SPECS

Profile: Cherry Profile Row 1-1-2-3-4-4
Material: PBT
Technology: All-Side Dye Sublimation

KITS

完全 Kanzen | Base kit

Features: 3-color legends (white, red, grey), vertical modifier legends, 4-bit binary numerical system, Latin + Katakana + Romaji alphas
Support: JIS, ISO, Alice, 40s, 60s up to Full Size



奇麗 Kirei | Alphas kit

Features: 3-color legends (white, red, grey), Katakana-only alphas
Support: JIS, ISO, Alice extra keys; keyboard kit with 1.50u R2 Tab key

RENDERS

CMM.Studio Fuji75




KBDfans x Vulcan Maja




Wuque Studio Zoom65

DESKMAT

Breathe

This is a functional deskmat. You can play go/gomoku games simultaneously on this deskmat.

METAL ARTISAN

KEYBOARD COLLABORATION


Freya Aka Haiiro Edition by Wuque Studio and Jaekeyed

A limited edition version of Freya, a 65% keyboard with left macro column by Wuque Studio, that matches the overall theme of Aka Haiiro.

SAMPLES

Disclaimer: This set of keycaps is the first sample I've gotten from Wuque Studio's team. Since then, I have corrected certain design errors and we are in constant communication to make the actual product as close to the kit renders presented.

Here are the concerns I had with the first samples:

• white legends look thinner than intended
• alignment - some of the legends are very close to the edge of a keycap's top surface

Moving forward, we are making sure these concerns are addressed and the products coming to buyers who'd be supporting the Group Buy will be in top-quality.


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[jaekid]

*reserved

[ScarletStar]

What do all the red and white dots mean?

[Siak]

Any European vendors?

[Sierry]

I’ve been following this since you first posted it on Instagram and I couldn’t be more excited that it’s finally happening! I hope the group buy goes well and I’m all in on it as soon as it’s released 

[Kiririn]

Guessing these are dyesub unless otherwise stated.

[Sierry]

Guessing these are dyesub unless otherwise stated.

Yeah it was stated in the post:

Here are the concerns I had with the first samples:

    legends look thinner - it's a usual effect of having the legends printed in reverse dye sublimation process
    alignment - some of the legends are very close to the edge of a keycap's top surface


Moving forward, we are making sure these concerns are addressed and the products coming to buyers who'd be supporting the Group Buy will be in top-quality.

[Kiririn]

Yeah it was stated in the post:

Here are the concerns I had with the first samples:

    legends look thinner - it's a usual effect of having the legends printed in reverse dye sublimation process
    alignment - some of the legends are very close to the edge of a keycap's top surface


Moving forward, we are making sure these concerns are addressed and the products coming to buyers who'd be supporting the Group Buy will be in top-quality.

Yeah just realized that once I scrolled to the bottom. Would have liked to have seen that up on the top of the IC with keycap specifications instead of seeing that on the bottom.

[baobaozi]

Love the katakana only, hoping the reverse dye sub can keep up with your ideal look!

[Sicowa]

I love anime

[PopoHappy]

This is a really nice set! Will be keeping an eye on it!

[jaekid]

Any European vendors?

I’ve just updated with a vendor list and GB dates. Thank you!

I’ve been following this since you first posted it on Instagram and I couldn’t be more excited that it’s finally happening! I hope the group buy goes well and I’m all in on it as soon as it’s released 

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

Love the katakana only, hoping the reverse dye sub can keep up with your ideal look!

We are in close communication (WS) to have a top quality output

What do all the red and white dots mean?

Because of the set’s inspiration from the board game gomoku, though in red and white (circular pins) instead of the original black and white because of the choice for the black base color of the set.

This is a really nice set! Will be keeping an eye on it!

Thank you!

[Boyten8]

Estimated pricing?

[andree23]

Yeah it was stated in the post:

Here are the concerns I had with the first samples:

    legends look thinner - it's a usual effect of having the legends printed in reverse dye sublimation process
    alignment - some of the legends are very close to the edge of a keycap's top surface

shell shockers

Moving forward, we are making sure these concerns are addressed and the products coming to buyers who'd be supporting the Group Buy will be in top-quality.

Yeah just realized that once I scrolled to the bottom. Would have liked to have seen that up on the top of the IC with keycap specifications instead of seeing that on the bottom.

I've been following this since you initially shared it on Instagram, and now that it's actually happening, I couldn't be happier! I hope the group buy goes well, and as soon as it becomes available, I'm all in. 

[lush_bunny]

These caps look amazing. glwic!

[Siak]

Yeah it was stated in the post:

Here are the concerns I had with the first samples:

    legends look thinner - it's a usual effect of having the legends printed in reverse dye sublimation process
    alignment - some of the legends are very close to the edge of a keycap's top surface

shell shockers

Moving forward, we are making sure these concerns are addressed and the products coming to buyers who'd be supporting the Group Buy will be in top-quality.

Yeah just realized that once I scrolled to the bottom. Would have liked to have seen that up on the top of the IC with keycap specifications instead of seeing that on the bottom.

I've been following this since you initially shared it on Instagram, and now that it's actually happening, I couldn't be happier! I hope the group buy goes well, and as soon as it becomes available, I'm all in. 

These caps look amazing. glwic!

Guys these keycaps already run, it's at the top of the post:

Group Buy Period: May 31, 2023 to June 21, 2023

[lush_bunny]

These caps look amazing. glwic!

Guys these keycaps already run, it's at the top of the post:

Group Buy Period: May 31, 2023 to June 21, 2023
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sad. hope to cop extras