[GB] Alpine Winter (Shipping Replacements)

[nubbinator]

This has been an awesome group buy. From the interest check where we started from an ugly purple and orange mockup (no offense njbair) to E3E casually suggesting his blue and white/gray color scheme; and geniekid, the name Alpine Winter is genius. Oh and don't forget the one that suggested to use nubbinator's Alps legend  . I think what made this GB great was all the feedback you took into consideration like legend colors, fn keys, and even 2u blanks! So really, thanks for coordinating this GB. I'm sure it took a lot of work up to this point and there is still a lot of work ahead so I really appreciate it! 

Hey guys I changed my mind. We're going back to my original proposed colorway:

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And it's all G20 profile, right?

Hybrid SA/DSA

[sean]

This has been an awesome group buy. From the interest check where we started from an ugly purple and orange mockup (no offense njbair) to E3E casually suggesting his blue and white/gray color scheme; and geniekid, the name Alpine Winter is genius. Oh and don't forget the one that suggested to use nubbinator's Alps legend  . I think what made this GB great was all the feedback you took into consideration like legend colors, fn keys, and even 2u blanks! So really, thanks for coordinating this GB. I'm sure it took a lot of work up to this point and there is still a lot of work ahead so I really appreciate it! 

Hey guys I changed my mind. We're going back to my original proposed colorway:

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Oh, you!

[E3E]

This has been an awesome group buy. From the interest check where we started from an ugly purple and orange mockup (no offense njbair) to E3E casually suggesting his blue and white/gray color scheme; and geniekid, the name Alpine Winter is genius. Oh and don't forget the one that suggested to use nubbinator's Alps legend  . I think what made this GB great was all the feedback you took into consideration like legend colors, fn keys, and even 2u blanks! So really, thanks for coordinating this GB. I'm sure it took a lot of work up to this point and there is still a lot of work ahead so I really appreciate it! 

The community-driven aspect is the most amazing thing about this whole groupbuy! I never imagined that it would turn into something like that. I figured it'd be you know, the OP has a solid idea of the set design and just runs an IC with little changes, but this whole thing was pretty much put together by everyone who stumbled upon the IC thread and njbair! So awesome.

[njbair]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

[koalapear]

Got in at the last minute! Can't wait to see how these look on the Monarch (hopefully a production one)! 

[Muffinbottoms]

This has been an awesome group buy. From the interest check where we started from an ugly purple and orange mockup (no offense njbair) to E3E casually suggesting his blue and white/gray color scheme; and geniekid, the name Alpine Winter is genius. Oh and don't forget the one that suggested to use nubbinator's Alps legend  . I think what made this GB great was all the feedback you took into consideration like legend colors, fn keys, and even 2u blanks! So really, thanks for coordinating this GB. I'm sure it took a lot of work up to this point and there is still a lot of work ahead so I really appreciate it! 

Hey guys I changed my mind. We're going back to my original proposed colorway:

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I'm gonna be totally honest, I don't mind this colorway at all haha! :P

[thesiscamper]

Congratulations on the successful group buy. Love the purple/orange colorway, can't wait to see actual pics of that! 

[swimmingbird]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

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Can we get rid of all the bottom row support and make it just for the Corsair K70?

[njbair]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

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Can we get rid of all the bottom row support and make it just for the Corsair K70?

Funnily enough, I think Alpine Winter actually supports that layout.

[geniekid]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

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My brain processor usage shot up to 100% for a minute while trying to figure out if those caps were convex or concave.

[Zealousy]

Having seen it in person, they are convex. Apparently the 910+ fixes this awful keycap design.

I actually like orange with purple, but the legends / green touches really hurt my eyes. Looks like rainbow sherbet.

[nathanrosspowell]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

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When we all agree'd on Romer-G profile, we also agreed on nipples for the homing keys, right?  :cool:

[njbair]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

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When we all agree'd on Romer-G profile, we also agreed on nipples for the homing keys, right?  :cool:

That spun off into a separate thread. AFAIK they decided the set should come with no homing keys at all. It's too sensitive a topic and we want Alpine Winter to be a trigger-safe keyset.

[BlueNalgene]

That spun off into a separate thread. AFAIK they decided the set should come with no homing keys at all. It's too sensitive a topic and we want Alpine Winter to be a trigger-safe keyset.

Wait, this post doesn't sound like sarcasm.  Now I'm worried.  I'm lost without homing keys.

[njbair]

That spun off into a separate thread. AFAIK they decided the set should come with no homing keys at all. It's too sensitive a topic and we want Alpine Winter to be a trigger-safe keyset.

Wait, this post doesn't sound like sarcasm.  Now I'm worried.  I'm lost without homing keys.

Seriously, AW will have homing keys just like a normal DCS set.

[sean]

That spun off into a separate thread. AFAIK they decided the set should come with no homing keys at all. It's too sensitive a topic and we want Alpine Winter to be a trigger-safe keyset.

Wait, this post doesn't sound like sarcasm.  Now I'm worried.  I'm lost without homing keys.

Seriously, AW will have homing keys just like a normal DCS set.

[E3E]

And it's all G20 profile, right?

What? No. I thought we went over this. It's going to be Romer-G profile.

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When we all agree'd on Romer-G profile, we also agreed on nipples for the homing keys, right?  :cool:

Did someone say nipples?  ° ͜ʖ ͡

[taropaste]

This has been an awesome group buy. From the interest check where we started from an ugly purple and orange mockup (no offense njbair) to E3E casually suggesting his blue and white/gray color scheme; and geniekid, the name Alpine Winter is genius. Oh and don't forget the one that suggested to use nubbinator's Alps legend  . I think what made this GB great was all the feedback you took into consideration like legend colors, fn keys, and even 2u blanks! So really, thanks for coordinating this GB. I'm sure it took a lot of work up to this point and there is still a lot of work ahead so I really appreciate it! 

Hey guys I changed my mind. We're going back to my original proposed colorway:

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I'm gonna be totally honest, I don't mind this colorway at all haha! :P

I AGREE!! Oh well, bright colors are too polarizing. People either love or hate and there's never enough who love them to get a set made. Meanwhile, here I am still hoping nubbinator's Manly Unicorn set becomes a reality. I like the bright colors otherwise everything looks so derivative. Oh well, I guess it's safer for my wallet that way.  :p

[Kola93]

Really nice design, but I wish it wasn't DCS and ABS, one of the less desirable SP combinations to me.

Can't wait to see how it looks in photos though.

[nathanrosspowell]

That spun off into a separate thread. AFAIK they decided the set should come with no homing keys at all. It's too sensitive a topic and we want Alpine Winter to be a trigger-safe keyset.

Wait, this post doesn't sound like sarcasm.  Now I'm worried.  I'm lost without homing keys.

Seriously, AW will have homing keys just like a normal DCS set.

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[njbair]

Hey, folks. I know it's really late but I have some great news. We're going to be able to lower some prices! Here's the rundown:

6U & 6.5U spacebar packs were $7/ea., now $5/ea.
Novelty packs were $7/ea., now $5/ea.
Blank 1U caps were $.07/ea., now $0.60 (some even cheaper).

It's not much, but it's something!

In other news, I've also finalized shipping costs for CONUS orders so I can begin sending out invoices in the morning. Taking a cue from other wise GB leaders, I'm going to invoice shipping separately for non-US orders. I'll send out international shipping invoices once the caps are packed up and ready to ship. That way I can provide exact package weights.

[nathanrosspowell]

Hey, folks. I know it's really late but I have some great news. We're going to be able to lower some prices! Here's the rundown:

6U & 6.5U spacebar packs were $7/ea., now $5/ea.
Novelty packs were $7/ea., now $5/ea.
Blank 1U caps were $.07/ea., now $0.60 (some even cheaper).

It's not much, but it's something!

In other news, I've also finalized shipping costs for CONUS orders so I can begin sending out invoices in the morning. Taking a cue from other wise GB leaders, I'm going to invoice shipping separately for non-US orders. I'll send out international shipping invoices once the caps are packed up and ready to ship. That way I can provide exact package weights.

Awesome news! Savings are savings and it underlines what a success this set was in terms of MOQ.

*pats everyone on the back*

[BlueNalgene]

Hey, folks. I know it's really late but I have some great news. We're going to be able to lower some prices! Here's the rundown:

6U & 6.5U spacebar packs were $7/ea., now $5/ea.
Novelty packs were $7/ea., now $5/ea.
Blank 1U caps were $.07/ea., now $0.60 (some even cheaper).

It's not much, but it's something!

In other news, I've also finalized shipping costs for CONUS orders so I can begin sending out invoices in the morning. Taking a cue from other wise GB leaders, I'm going to invoice shipping separately for non-US orders. I'll send out international shipping invoices once the caps are packed up and ready to ship. That way I can provide exact package weights.

Lowering prices before sending the invoice?  What kind of well-planned GB is this?

[tofgerl]

I'll send out international shipping invoices once the caps are packed up and ready to ship. That way I can provide exact package weights.

Good idea. International shipping is a *****, just ask Massdrop - they keep listing 30 USD to send me tiny things like full-size keyboards or over-the-ear headphones! Should be easy to slip in an envelope if you ask me...

[shoostep]

Paid...Thanks for putting this together 

[nathanrosspowell]

  PAID

[E3E]

Paid! Looking forward to it. :3

[olijuice]

Yay! Invoice has been paid.  )

[njbair]

And with that, all invoices have been sent! If you do not receive your invoice via email, let me know ASAP.

[trizkut]

And with that, all invoices have been sent! If you do not receive your invoice via email, let me know ASAP.

Got mine!  Will pay later tonight 

[swimmingbird]

Paid

With the 30 days invoicing period does that mean the order will not be sent off until end of November?

[njbair]

Paid

With the 30 days invoicing period does that mean the order will not be sent off until end of November?

No that's actually a default thing in my accounting software...I should have changed it. I'm hoping to take payments by the end of the week if possible. It's not like we didn't know this was coming.

[koalapear]

Paid! Super stoked for this keyset! 

[Hak Foo]

Remitted.  I will no doubt be doing terrible things to those white blanks... contemplating decals or fabric-dye pens to label them up for a programmable pad.

[SJHL]

Paid. Thank you for letting me be a part of this well organized group buy!

[CPTBadAss]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

[digi]

oh they gone' be mad when they see these on and they missed out

[njbair]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin.

[deductivemonkee]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin.

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You'd think that'd be quite painful, diving into metal discs...

[njbair]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin.

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You'd think that'd be quite painful, diving into metal discs...

Little njbair lost more sleep than I'd like to admit pondering this.

[geniekid]

Paid!

[deductivemonkee]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin.

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You'd think that'd be quite painful, diving into metal discs...

Little njbair lost more sleep than I'd like to admit pondering this.

I'm sorry I made your head hurt. Go back to sleep.

[deductivemonkee]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin.

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You'd think that'd be quite painful, diving into metal discs...

Little njbair lost more sleep than I'd like to admit pondering this.

I'm sorry I made your head hurt. Go back to sleep.

Anything in cartoons that is painted, and not animated will not move. Once I figured that out of wrecked Scooby doo for me when I was a kid.

[E3E]

Probably too soon to mention! I'll bring it up later when this set is closer to actually being in our hands. :3

[njbair]

Invoicing update: 40% paid in ~24 hours. Not bad, folks!

Just a reminder, if you have not received your invoice yet please PM me ASAP.

[Spaceman1200]

Paid!

[vivalarevolución]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Hmm, it's a little cold for swimming right now.  But enjoy!

[deductivemonkee]

I can't wait to go swimming in the massive pile of these caps. njbair and I are gonna have a good time .

Hmm, it's a little cold for swimming right now.  But enjoy!

It's never too cold to go swimming.

[braidn]

Paid and psyched for this. Hopefully more ALPS sets become available in the future. Thanks for running a great GB so far.

[NoblesseOblige]

I should be all paid.

Now to budget in a Monarch for my November expenses to go with them.