[IC] KBM Pizza Rat

[keebnewb]

KBM Pizza Rat


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Inspiration

I was inspired by the nostalgia of pizza in the late 80's and 90's and wanted to try my hand at creating a fun keycap set! Getting a personal pan pizza for completing your summer reading list or going to Chuck E. Cheese for someone's birthday and getting a slice of pepperoni pizza brings back a lot of memories for me. Also, can we acknowledge just how delicious looking the pizza was in The Goofy Movie, All Dogs Go to Heaven or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! My novelty designs are centered around that perfect, cheesy, but not very realistic image of pizza.

the cheese doe

Kits:

- Base Kit: Large Pepperoni Pizza

- Numpad: Detroit Style

- Novelties: Toppings



Three of each topping per row so that you can cover a whole board with
a single topping if you wanted to.

- 40's / Ortho: Pizzetta

- Spacebars: Breadsticks



Verifying if they have 6u and 1.5u spacebars.

- POS: Point-of-Sale



This kit adds text novelties to the F-row as well as adds top crust support for 60% keyboards.
Also pays homage to the viral internet meme None Pizza, Left Beef

- Alpha Replacements: Extra Cheese



These keys replace the pepperoni keys in the base kit to allow for more pepperoni flexiiblity.
There is a good possibility that these will be moved into the base kit.

- International: help me come up with a good name thanks in advance <3

Renders:

DD-40 | dededecline

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Bacca70 | Chewwy x BlindAssassin111

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SP-111 | BlindAssassin111

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Colors:

Crust: Pantone 1375 U
Cheese: Pantone 9160 C
Pepperoni: Pantone 2035 U
Red Onion: Pantone 2665 C
Green Bell Pepper: Pantone 354 C
Mushroom: Pantone 4655 C
Pineapple: Pantone 116 C

The legend color of the alphas is the Crust orange of the modifier keys and the
legend color of all the novelties and modifier keys is the Cheese color.

Deskmats, Collabs, & Vendors:

Coming soon...

Very Important Research:

I've been working on this keycap set since mid-2020 and actually did color matching against a real pizza in January 2021.
If you're interested in that process click the "more" button below...

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Purpose Statement

Because this is a very culturally important and signficant keycap set /s I spent many hours researching this culinary masterpiece. Color matching was especially important in my mind. Nobody wants a pizza set that doesn't look like pizza. I decided to use science...

Research Equipment



My research equipment. Test subjects were acquired via Pizza Hut.


So I picked up a Pantone Color Match Card (this was in like 2020 so this was before Pantone paywalled their colors, rude) but I didn't want to get pizza grease and sauce on the card so I lined the back of it with a sheet of parchment paper and cut a whole through the center.





Test Subjects

I chose two test subjects: #1) a combination pizza with Stuffed Crust® and #2) a three-topping pizza with sausage, pineapple, and olives. The toppings were selected based on what I felt would make good novelties as well as what I enjoy eating (pstttt... the answer is everything lol)





Harvesting the Samples

I dissected my test subjects and removed the best samples I could find on the pizza using my research equipment and attempted to take measurements of the colors using the Pantone Color Match Card.





Test Results

From my notes I recorded that it was too difficult to get a reading off of the pepperoni but the rest of the toppings I was able to get readings:



I ended up using the suggested pantones as a starting point and lightened up each one to kind of get a ballpark for the colors I wanted. I think if I had better lighting it might have picked up better but I was doing this on the ground in my backyard because I am a professional.

Contact:
Instagram: keebnewb
Discord: join my discord



Special Thanks:

My brother: For pushing me to make a pizza keycap set.
jnlybean: For being a supportive friend and entertaining my weird ideas.
dazon: For the amazing renders.
mintlodica: For helping me confirm that my eyeballs do recognize colors correctly.
dededecline: For teaching me the ways of the keyboard kitting.


Updates:

SoonTM

[NoPunIn10Did]

Woohoo Keebnewb, it’s pizza time!

[meatsmoothies]

  absolutely LOVE this, so excited to see where it goes

[dededecline]

I need a QMK macro for whatever board I put this on that automatically orders Domino's for me

Also the research section is a must-read

[paperassgasket]

I have the perfect keyboard for this.

[Kokaloo]

incredible

[fruitykeeb]

pizza

[BlindAssassin111]

Keebnewb you done did a great job!!!

[opsecpanda]

When will you be adding katakana sub legends?

[noodleman]

this is awesome.  you should just get rid of the normal legends and merge the POS kit into the base kit.

[Fraaaan]

When will you be adding katakana sub legends?

This is KBM PIZZA not KBM SUSHI. The only sublegends I want to see on this set are American sublegends, get out of here with your weeb crap.

[KeyBros_]

This is so ****ing good wtf

[whirlwind]

A classic set right here, amazing job with your research! 

[WK]

- International: help me come up with a good name thanks in advance <3

Flammkuchen with meatballs.

Flammkuchen = German "pizza"
Meatballs = typical Swedish dish.

YWC

GLWIC!

[Hentoys]

Nice! Is the purple keys Red Onions?

[Farhandsome]

now im hungry

[opsecpanda]

When will you be adding katakana sub legends?

This is KBM PIZZA not KBM SUSHI. The only sublegends I want to see on this set are American sublegends, get out of here with your weeb crap.

'Twas sarcasm, fellow Pizza Rat fan.

[dingusxmcgee]

Now THIS is an interest check.

[TheBison]

I love pizza, I love keybort. This set is dope.

[digital_aaron]

When will you be adding katakana sub legends?

I smell a JIS child kit, with tuna, corn, and mayo as toppings!

[ankit]

i love it 

[kapowaz]

The Left Beef modifier has me sold. Bravo! 👏

[andromache]

Cannot thank you enough for including pineapple. Now I am obligated to buy.

[HungHingDaiLo]

Nice keyset, Keebnewb! You did an amazing job!

Name for International set: Fusion / Fusion Pizza?

[0xtanja]

My interest has been checked

[fwoggit]

i love this

[udller]

maybe add pepperoni to the add on kits. full pepperoni board would be cool. also ham or bacon or beef.

[ibsnugg]

EXTRA SAUCE!

awesome work on this kit! SO GOOOOOOD!

[Friendship]

Also the research section is a must-read

This made my morning

A truly Blessed IC, and a set that looks as good as pizza does in the cartoons! that Left beef key is gold as well

[Slimey]

Can't wait!

[Mr Chrome]

Just the right amount of cursed, I’m drooling.

[eigenstasis]

gib, expeditiously

[surplusofchairs]

fun. so fun. kbm has 40s base option so is it possible to get that instead of normie base and 40s mods

[keebnewb]

Nice! Is the purple keys Red Onions?

Yes! The purple keys are meant to be red onions. The color isn't the most accurate to what IRL red onions are but I think the color works well with the other colors and since it's supposed to be more of like cartoon pizza I think it works.

[keebnewb]

fun. so fun. kbm has 40s base option so is it possible to get that instead of normie base and 40s mods

Based on the feedback I've been getting from the IC form it's looking like that is probably the route I'll take I need to confirm with KBM how a separate 40s base will work in terms of MOQ but it's definitely something I'd like to offer!

[Backspace2]

I was like "meh, no biggie" but read the research part

well done 

[arr1]

Holy. Really original. Love the novelties as well

[k-dub]

This is amazing! I love the toppings and render on the dede board.

[Heist Morty]

what time is it?

[mcmcmc]

this is v cool, i'm interested 

[howGoodAreKeyboards]

where's the cheese?

[sirieous]

****ing fantastic

[takuto]

Any updates on this? I'm just finding out about this now and really want to partake in a slice