Author Topic: [Interest Check - CLOSED] Doubleshot Novelty Keys [ORDER THREAD UP] (Read 65018 times)

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #300 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:10:19 »

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Have people choose from that image? And then give them measurements accordingly?

Well I think we already have the proportions (the actual Japanese Flag) but we need physical key-mounted measurements so they can alter the design of their dot in the manufacturing process.

hazeluff · « **Reply #301 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:15:16 »

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Well I think we already have the proportions (the actual Japanese Flag) but we need physical key-mounted measurements so they can alter the design of their dot in the manufacturing process.

A keys is about 150mm in height. The dot's diameter relative to the flag's height is about 2:3.5. So...the dot should be about 85mm. (I used a crappy ruler).

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #302 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:17:52 »

Quote from: hazeluff;439985

A keys is about 150mm in height. The dot's diameter relative to the flag's height is about 2:3.5. So...the dot should be about 85mm. (I used a crappy ruler).

100 percent sure?

hazeluff · « **Reply #303 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:20:51 »

Quote from: RColinTaylor;439988

100 percent sure?

95% (I make careless mistakes). I took very quick measurements using a cheap ruler. It'd be best if someone verified.

Ragnorock · « **Reply #304 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:53:25 »

If you can wait till tonight ill measure how bit it should be, 85 mm is massive lol. Like that's 3.3 inches!

hazeluff · « **Reply #305 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:55:52 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;440028

If you can wait till tonight ill measure how bit it should be, 85 mm is massive lol. Like that's 3.3 inches!

I multiplied too much (1.5cm = 15mm not 150mm). Its the cap is 15 mm, the diameter needs to be about 8.5mm.

I haven't had to measure anything since A-Level physics.

Good thing I said I wasn't 100% sure, also I was right about me being careless.

hazeluff · « **Reply #306 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 17:15:30 »

Quote from: ripster;440047

Star Wars problem is simple.

Outsource to China.

May the force be with you.

Please tell me about this 'China'. xD

hazeluff · « **Reply #307 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 17:39:33 »

Quote from: ripster;440055

Try Qtan's subforum. He MIGHT be able to help.

This one Quote just tipped me over the line to buy that Noppoo Choc Mini (Brown).

Did you mean here: http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?81-Elite-e-sports-gaming-equipment?

dorkvader · « **Reply #308 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 17:50:23 »

Quote from: hazeluff;440066

This one Quote just tipped me over the line to buy that Noppoo Choc Mini (Brown).

Did you mean here: http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?81-Elite-e-sports-gaming-equipment?

Yeah' that's qtan's e-sports shop. He's a pretty cool dude (who's opening a new store, I hear?)

Ragnorock · « **Reply #309 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 22:19:31 »

6mm for the radius of the circle on the Japan flag. That should be close enough.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #310 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 22:20:04 »

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6mm for the radius of the circle on the Japan flag. That should be close enough.

Is that a diameter of 36mm?

Ragnorock · « **Reply #311 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 23:39:19 »

Derp, sorry I meant diameter lolz. I blame the gf, she was harassing me to explain what I was doing still on the forums when the puppy wanted to fetch.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #312 on:** Wed, 26 October 2011, 23:40:30 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;440271

Derp, sorry I meant diameter lolz.

That's pretty much the measurement I came up with; 12mm would have been 90% of the key itself. If that is the consensus that everyone wants, a 6mm diameter dot, I will send that in. My measurements come from a rough look using a inch-based ruler and a converter so I am in no way certain.

hazeluff · « **Reply #313 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 02:12:59 »

Quote from: RColinTaylor;440272

That's pretty much the measurement I came up with; 12mm would have been 90% of the key itself. If that is the consensus that everyone wants, a 6mm diameter dot, I will send that in. My measurements come from a rough look using a inch-based ruler and a converter so I am in no way certain.

Yeah sounds about right to me.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #314 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 02:41:51 »

Quote from: hazeluff;440338

Yeah sounds about right to me.

Alright, I will send that information over to Melissa tonight then.

Internetlad · « **Reply #315 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 09:34:09 »

I want every key on my keyboard to be LOD.

EVERY SINGLE ONE.

mikeruth · « **Reply #316 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 11:38:54 »

Japanese flag: In 1999, Japan adopted new legislation on the national flag. The legislation set an official national flag with 2:3 proportion, and the sun disc at 3/5 of length in the center with BENI-IRO on white field.

http://flagspot.net/flags/jp.html

So a 1 unit key will not look right.

Ragnorock · « **Reply #317 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 12:00:33 »

... That's why we're doing it as a modifier or potentially a capslock, so it won't be square.

And every key being LOD would be absolutely hilarious.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #318 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 14:22:48 »

Alright; the Japan key is getting slapped with a legend-fee of $25 but that was to be expected. I have sent in for the list of prices for all of the keys so I can start to organize everything for opening the order process by Monday.

litster · « **Reply #319 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 15:28:09 »

Sorry if this was already covered already. Will the new awesome face keycap be better than the last batch? The edges were not good at all.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #320 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 15:36:39 »

Quote from: litster;440684

Sorry if this was already covered already. Will the new awesome face keycap be better than the last batch? The edges were not good at all.

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I will make sure to request tests of each of the keys; don't want to have Ripster nagging me about this buy on top of all the other buys he has issue with.

hazeluff · « **Reply #321 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 16:56:08 »

Quote from: mikeruth;440524

Japanese flag: In 1999, Japan adopted new legislation on the national flag. The legislation set an official national flag with 2:3 proportion, and the sun disc at 3/5 of length in the center with BENI-IRO on white field.

http://flagspot.net/flags/jp.html

So a 1 unit key will not look right.

Ha! I was close. 2:3.5 >.>

Internetlad · « **Reply #322 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 22:22:00 »

Quote from: mikeruth;440524

Japanese flag: In 1999, Japan adopted new legislation on the national flag. The legislation set an official national flag with 2:3 proportion, and the sun disc at 3/5 of length in the center with BENI-IRO on white field.

http://flagspot.net/flags/jp.html

So a 1 unit key will not look right.

Make it the tab key

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #323 on:** Thu, 27 October 2011, 22:23:24 »

Quote from: Internetlad;440874

Make it the tab key

Its going to be made in Modifier form, 1.25x size.

Zifle · « **Reply #324 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 02:40:57 »

I can't be the only that wants a cat on a keycap, am I?
Something like this (quickly simplified a image I found, so not much work put into it at this point):

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It could be simplified further if necessary. Anyone else think it's nothing but awesome?

Ragnorock · « **Reply #325 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 02:46:49 »

Quote from: rcolintaylor;440877

its going to be made in modifier form, 1.25x size.

but waiiiii!?!?!?!

Tab key would be legit.

hawkwind · « **Reply #326 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 06:13:13 »

Anyone want 1.25 Nuclears? Otherwise I'd just take an Awesome Face and Nuclear as shown.

hazeluff · « **Reply #327 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 08:29:35 »

Quote from: Zifle;440953

I can't be the only that wants a cat on a keycap, am I?
Something like this (quickly simplified a image I found, so not much work put into it at this point):

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It could be simplified further if necessary. Anyone else think it's nothing but awesome?

You may need to get this done with annother buy. But I'll try and do something to the image. I'm just worried about the whiskers being too thin.

Are you interested, in this design only. Or would you care for a different one? I'm quite the talented artist, you know? ; p.

EDIT:

I have taken the cat thickened the whiskers and removed some. But anyway, I've got a copy I can edit now. So if you're really interested in getting this done, we could give it a shot.

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Bongoojingie · « **Reply #328 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 08:42:46 »

Quote from: ripster;440047

Star Wars problem is simple.

Outsource to China.

May the force be with you.

That's actually a really good idea...

hazeluff · « **Reply #329 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 08:45:58 »

Quote from: Bongoojingie;441063

That's actually a really good idea...

It is, but it brings on a lot more work.

Zifle · « **Reply #330 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 10:15:18 »

Quote from: hazeluff;441059

You may need to get this done with annother buy. But I'll try and do something to the image. I'm just worried about the whiskers being too thin.

Are you interested, in this design only. Or would you care for a different one? I'm quite the talented artist, you know? ; p.

EDIT:

I have taken the cat thickened the whiskers and removed some. But anyway, I've got a copy I can edit now. So if you're really interested in getting this done, we could give it a shot.

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That specific image was more of an example, I'm a fairly terrible artist myself, so I had to just find something proper and edit. If you don't mind, you're very welcome to make your own, but initially my post was mostly to check if anyone else was interested (Cats are awesome, so who ain't?).
The original looked like this, but as mentioned, I'm not necessarily interested in this specific art, so long as it's a cat, I'm all happy :3
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hazeluff · « **Reply #331 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 10:18:24 »

Quote from: Zifle;441090

That specific image was more of an example, I'm a fairly terrible artist myself, so I had to just find something proper and edit. If you don't mind, you're very welcome to make your own, but initially my post was mostly to check if anyone else was interested (Cats are awesome, so who ain't?).
The original looked like this, but as mentioned, I'm not necessarily interested in this specific art, so long as it's a cat, I'm all happy :3
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Hmmm cool, I'd be interested in a cat keycap (I've got 4 cats back home). Dunno if it will get included in this GB tho.

Bongoojingie · « **Reply #332 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:05:32 »

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It is, but it brings on a lot more work.

Not for this group buy, would turn into a separate one I think. But if we could find a manufacturer...

hashbaz · « **Reply #333 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:06:58 »

I'm not really interested in a "realistic" cat key, but there are cats I would consider...

hazeluff · « **Reply #334 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:10:09 »

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I'm not really interested in a "realistic" cat key, but there are cats I would consider...

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AHAHAHA THIS ONE WOULD BE EPIC. (also no copyright BS on this one.)

hashbaz · « **Reply #335 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:14:16 »

The large number of colors would be hard to reduce to a 2-shot key, and I'm not sure what limitations there are on dye-sub. But yeah, I would be in for a nyan cat key.

Zifle · « **Reply #336 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:15:30 »

Quote from: hashbaz;441122

I'm not really interested in a "realistic" cat key, but there are cats I would consider...

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This has to be done. I'm most certainly in for one. But to my understanding this wouldn't be possible to do with a doubleshot keycap, correct? Regardless, make it happen !

hashbaz · « **Reply #337 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:30:26 »

hazeluff, I choose you! SVG skills activate!

hazeluff · « **Reply #338 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:31:27 »

Quote from: Zifle;441126

This has to be done. I'm most certainly in for one. But to my understanding this wouldn't be possible to do with a doubleshot keycap, correct? Regardless, make it happen !

It would be very imporacticle for a doubleshot keycap. It's got way too many colors. Unless you're looking for the outline of Nyancat (but that would just be retarded).

Quote from: hashbaz;441130

hazeluff, I choose you! SVG skills activate!

"It's not very effective..."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|Attack|...|Hazémons|
|Item...|...|Run........|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm brainstorming ideas on how it could look for a doubleshot. But, it's not gonna work. There's just too many colors. Even if I retain Nyancat's border as black and use grey for body color, the poptart would look wrong. We could use grey (body color) on yellow/pink (poptart color). But that would mean no eyes/mouth.

Any dyesub guru know if it's possible with dyesub

hashbaz · « **Reply #339 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:36:06 »

Quote from: hazeluff;441132

It would be very imporacticle for a doubleshot keycap. It's got way too many colors. Unless you're looking for the outline of Nyancat (but that would just be retarded).

Could this be done with dyesub and would all the multitude of colors make this cost through the roof?

Also, would it truly be nyan cat without the sharp, blocky look?

hazeluff · « **Reply #340 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 11:38:22 »

Quote from: hashbaz;441134

Also, would it truly be nyan cat without the sharp, blocky look?

I think the blocky look is possible, but maybe not perfectly sharp.

Ragnorock · « **Reply #341 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 14:30:52 »

NYANCAT

A dye sub would work for that many colors I'm pretty sure... the only problem would be getting a decent looking svg... I would totally be in for it though!

hazeluff · « **Reply #342 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 14:33:56 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;441284

NYANCAT

A dye sub would work for that many colors I'm pretty sure... the only problem would be getting a decent looking svg... I would totally be in for it though!

If it's doable, I'll get started on it after I eat my dinner (KFC ...too lazy to cook). Does it need to be like one SVG per color? Or can I just lay it all down on one file?

hazeluff · « **Reply #343 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 15:01:46 »

Quote from: hazeluff;441285

If it's doable, I'll get started on it after I eat my dinner (KFC ...too lazy to cook). Does it need to be like one SVG per color? Or can I just lay it all down on one file?

This is gonna take me ages...Im doing it pixel by pixel to get it to look amazing...>.>. lolol Its ok tho, do this while I watch some old MLG videos i missed.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #344 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 15:20:45 »

Quote from: hazeluff;441297

This is gonna take me ages...Im doing it pixel by pixel to get it to look amazing...>.>. lolol Its ok tho, do this while I watch some old MLG videos i missed.

Why not make it multiple images; like a dye-sub set. Create a Nyan-stream across the F-row or something.

hazeluff · « **Reply #345 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 15:43:55 »

Quote from: RColinTaylor;441308

Why not make it multiple images; like a dye-sub set. Create a Nyan-stream across the F-row or something.

If you can make keycaps that have like rows of colors (of the rainbow). Then yeah.

Also, almost done with the picture

EDIT:

There >.>
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EDIT2:

I realized that the program didn't make my "pixels" touch

Fixed:

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hashbaz · « **Reply #346 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 15:59:16 »

Quote from: RColinTaylor;441308

Why not make it multiple images; like a dye-sub set. Create a Nyan-stream across the F-row or something.

You just blew my mind.

Ragnorock · « **Reply #347 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 16:05:03 »

You can do all the colors on one svg. We're probably going to have to do a really medium blue, but guys. I just had the most EPIC idea ever:

NYANCAT AS BACKSPACE

RAINBOW OF KEYS GOING ALL ALONG `1234567890-=

basically, 2 different rainbow keys, one where it waves up, one where it waves back down, alternate the keys and it looks like a rainbow trail!

Edit: looks like some of you had similar ideas lol.

The SVG doesn't need the lines for the pixels, since the size of the thing is way too small to be able to see the lines between them... it'd probably just mess it up somehow knowing how complicated the process is.

RColinTaylor · « **Reply #348 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 16:08:27 »

Quote from: Ragnorock;441346

You can do all the colors on one svg. We're probably going to have to do a really medium blue, but guys. I just had the most EPIC idea ever:

NYANCAT AS BACKSPACE

RAINBOW OF KEYS GOING ALL ALONG `1234567890-=

basically, 2 different rainbow keys, one where it waves up, one where it waves back down, alternate the keys and it looks like a rainbow trail!

Edit: looks like some of you had similar ideas lol.

The SVG doesn't need the lines for the pixels, since the size of the thing is way too small to be able to see the lines between them... it'd probably just mess it up somehow knowing how complicated the process is.

It would be a 3key design, with Keys 2 and 3 having extra quantities based on what people would want.

hashbaz · « **Reply #349 on:** Fri, 28 October 2011, 16:10:58 »

I fear we won't be able to get enough people in on this to make it worthwhile. But a nyancat number/function row would be epic as hell.

We could probably get gizmodo, etc. to post about it even.

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Author Topic: [Interest Check - CLOSED] Doubleshot Novelty Keys [ORDER THREAD UP] (Read 65018 times)