[IC] Watermelon DSA (with renders and Massdrop poll!)

[jzhen]

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Hey all! Since watermelon is the greatest fruit in the world, I decided to try my hand at making a set. These will be PBT with colored dyesubs. Any suggestions or criticism is greatly appreciated.

Renders:



Poll:
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-IC-Watermelon-PBT-DSA-set

Base Kit:
Gorton Modified font
WFJ base with RCL dyesub
RCL base with RCM dyesub
VCA base with VCD dyesub


Note: Since there's been a few requests for pink alphas, I'll leave the below image here also. If there's enough interest, I can separate the alphas from modifiers, so there can be options for white or pink alphas. Biggest concern is that it will need to reach minimum order quantity. However, I don't plan on have multiple modifiers kits, as I want to have as little amount of kits as necessary.


Novelties:
RCL base with black watermelon seeds
VCA base with VCD watermelon rinds


Additional Novelties:
Everything is up in the air, but depending on interest, some of these can be added into the current novelties kit, or combined into a separate one.



Adapter Kit:


ISO Kit:


Numpad Kit:


Mockups:


Q & A:

Q: Where would this group buy be run?
A: Undecided, but open to suggestions.

Q: Why not ABS?
A: Wasn't a huge fan of the colors. PBT colors fit this set much better.

Q: Where is the [something] kit?
A: I'm open to making more kits if there is enough interest.

Q: Why the pastel colors?
A: I personally prefer the pastels and also think there aren't enough kits currently that are more subtle.

Q: Why are the alphas white and not pink?
A: I wanted a keyset that was more subtle and inspired by the aesthetic of watermelon, rather than one that just illustrates a watermelon slice.

Poll:
tomboy has created a Massdrop poll for people interested in alps.
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-IC-Watermelon-PBT-DSA-set

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[Dr_Alphabet]

my girlfriend has just informed me that this will be her first keyset. sooo.... gj *******. looks like my keyboard investments just doubled...

edit: I really do love the novelties on this set. I've always thought novelties were kind of distracting and cluttered looking, but would totes buy these.

[beamingrobot]

yea this looks sick

[Vigrith]

LOL this is awesome

[jlancer]

This looks awesome! I love the color choices--Reminds of Steven Universe a lil bit. Pretty new to buying keycap sets, but I'd definitely jump on it if it were ever on a GB!

[rowdy]

Where's tp4?  He likes watermelon.

[Parva Ovis]

Reminds me a little of nonpareils. Lovely colors! Ultimately not my thing but I know someone who'd be interested in a set.

[mrboovn]

The color way is nice.But the novelties need some improvement 

[Dr_Alphabet]

The color way is nice.But the novelties need some improvement 

I disagree with this. I don't usually go in for novelties, like, at all but I love these.

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[mrboovn]

The color way is nice.But the novelties need some improvement 

I disagree with this. I don't usually go in for novelties, like, at all but I love these.

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I think the novelties is still simple,especially in Green ,but it is just my opinion 

[audax989]

love the colorway!

will the novelties pack be 2 separate sets?

[Dr_Alphabet]

The color way is nice.But the novelties need some improvement 

I disagree with this. I don't usually go in for novelties, like, at all but I love these.

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I think the novelties is still simple,especially in Green ,but it is just my opinion 

The simplicity is what I like so much about it! But like you said, it's just an opinion =)

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[jzhen]

Thanks all for the interest and positive comments!

Definitely open to any suggestions on novelties for those that feel it may be lacking. I purposely went the minimalist route, so the watermelon theme isn't super blatant.

love the colorway!

will the novelties pack be 2 separate sets?

The plan was to keep 2 separate sets, since I feel most people may not want the 1u caps kit. All the basics are in the first one, but I can combine them if there seems to be equal interest in both.

[Nerdiary]

You've got my support! I really like the colorway of the base kit. Novelties are great too.

[jebbra]

Ditch the white. Why not making the alphas pink? it gives the wholeness feeling of watermelon.

[lawnzie]

Ditch the white. Why not making the alphas pink? it gives the wholeness feeling of watermelon.

2nding this, alphas being pink would be awesome

[jjanssen1]

Looking good 

I think that this has already been done though?

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4qkbsa/keyboard_art_juicy_keyset_2nd_draft/

Regards
-Joshua

[tomboy]

Love it (pbt <3), would buy in an instant! (I'd love to see 1.5 novelties too)

[jzhen]

Love it (pbt <3), would buy in an instant! (I'd love to see 1.5 novelties too)

Thank you! What would you like to see on the 1.5u novelties?

Ditch the white. Why not making the alphas pink? it gives the wholeness feeling of watermelon.

I've been getting this question quite a lot. I purposely strayed away from making the keyset an illustration of a watermelon and went with something more subtle.

Looking good 

I think that this has already been done though?

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4qkbsa/keyboard_art_juicy_keyset_2nd_draft/

Regards
-Joshua

Quite a different approach. That set looks awesome, but I prefer something more subtle and less vibrant on my keyboard.

[Saiph]

On one hand, I don't need another DSA set. On the other hand, I really love the colors 

[TheCappy]

I would buy it. Couldn't tell by the pic but will it fit the leopold fc660? Needs a plethora of sizes for novelties. I want watermelon everywhere.

[Saiph]

I would buy it. Couldn't tell by the pic but will it fit the leopold fc660? Needs a plethora of sizes for novelties. I want watermelon everywhere.

I believe you would just need the base kit and adapter kit.
EDIT: Actually, I just realized the right shift on the fc660m is a 2.25 shift. There isn't a kit with an extra of those.

[jzhen]

I would buy it. Couldn't tell by the pic but will it fit the leopold fc660? Needs a plethora of sizes for novelties. I want watermelon everywhere.

If you let me know which sizes you'd be interested in, I add some more novelties pictures in those sizes.

[tomboy]

Love it (pbt <3), would buy in an instant! (I'd love to see 1.5 novelties too)

Thank you! What would you like to see on the 1.5u novelties?

The watermelon rinds maybe, but pretty much anything works (I'd use them for the thumb keys of the atreus, but they could also work on boards with 1.5 ctrl and alt).

Are there any plans for maybe supporting alps too?

[seville57]

Lookin great but as some folks (me too) want pink alphas why don't do a pink alpha set/kit. It is to much white, if you use the set on a white k-board. If this GB happend, have to get a 550 Paracord Watermelon sleeved USB cable to match the keycaps set.   

[Saiph]

Well one issue is you can't dyesub white onto pink. Unless you wanted some other color of alpha? I personally like white caps on white keyboards though

[jzhen]

The watermelon rinds maybe, but pretty much anything works (I'd use them for the thumb keys of the atreus, but they could also work on boards with 1.5 ctrl and alt).

Are there any plans for maybe supporting alps too?

Sure, I can definitely add some options for 1.5u caps! As for alps, it's possible if there's enough interest.
Edit: Added to initial post!

Lookin great but as some folks (me too) want pink alphas why don't do a pink alpha set/kit. It is to much white, if you use the set on a white k-board. If this GB happend, have to get a 550 Paracord Watermelon sleeved USB cable to match the keycaps set.   

I've added an image with pink alphas to the original post.

[jzhen]

tomboy has created a Massdrop poll for those interested in alps. I've also linked it in initial post.
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-IC-Watermelon-PBT-DSA-set

[seville57]

The watermelon rinds maybe, but pretty much anything works (I'd use them for the thumb keys of the atreus, but they could also work on boards with 1.5 ctrl and alt).

Are there any plans for maybe supporting alps too?

Sure, I can definitely add some options for 1.5u caps! As for alps, it's possible if there's enough interest.
Edit: Added to initial post!

Lookin great but as some folks (me too) want pink alphas why don't do a pink alpha set/kit. It is to much white, if you use the set on a white k-board. If this GB happend, have to get a 550 Paracord Watermelon sleeved USB cable to match the keycaps set.   

I've added an image with pink alphas to the original post.

tomboy has created a Massdrop poll for those interested in alps. I've also linked it in initial post.
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-IC-Watermelon-PBT-DSA-set

Thanks, lookin much better now and voted for MX.

[jzhen]

Tried my best doing a render for now. It's been added to the initial post.

[BAS1C]

I would buy hands down, as long as we get a standard enter key and the seeds is more of a novelty.

[PollandAkuma]

I don't really like the seeds, but this colours are so cute! Reminds me of milkshake :3 If it's not wallet-breaking this will be my first cute set.

[jzhen]

I would buy hands down, as long as we get a standard enter key and the seeds is more of a novelty.

Awesome! The seed and rind keys are all part of a novelties kit, so no worries there.

[Cony_WANG]

Is this 2-shot pbt or dye-sub pbt?

[jzhen]

Is this 2-shot pbt or dye-sub pbt?

This is dyesub pbt.

[Sissy]

makes me think of yoshi

[MudoLabudovo]

Ahhh, this would look marvelous on my orange alps board!
Please support for alps

[menuhin]

Will look really well with KeyCollectiv's fruit key caps.

It is one of the very few attempts to have DSA Pbt key caps... and for ALPS!
If I put them on an Infinity 60%, then it will be called "Infinity Watermelon"! 

[Wingpad]

Ahhh, this would look marvelous on my orange alps board!
Please support for alps

Alps support would be amazing - I could finally have the fruit themed board of my dreams!

[jzhen]

Ahhh, this would look marvelous on my orange alps board!
Please support for alps

Ahhh, this would look marvelous on my orange alps board!
Please support for alps

Alps support would be amazing - I could finally have the fruit themed board of my dreams!

As long as there's enough interest for alps, it can happen! Be sure to vote in the Massdrop poll linked in the first post.

[jzhen]

With a little advice from janglad, I was able to make a nice render! I've updated the first post with a new image. There has also been a slight color tweak from red RCF to RCM after seeing the results in renders.

[the_marsbar]

Interested

[GeoTang]

Wow, that looks fantastic on the render! Count me in.

[Vigrith]

Okay. That render. That's dope af. Honestly.

[jzhen]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

If you haven't already, please vote on the Massdrop poll and help generate some attention!
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-IC-Watermelon-PBT-DSA-set

[fanman888]

Any updates on this? Really hoping this gets to the GB stage so I can pick up a set for myself and my GF. Both our favorite fruit is watermelon  )

[jzhen]

Any updates on this? Really hoping this gets to the GB stage so I can pick up a set for myself and my GF. Both our favorite fruit is watermelon  )

I'm looking into how to get it to the GB stage from just an interest check. Will keep the thread updated with any progress! Glad you're interested--watermelon is definitely the best

[Yumelon]

i mean this would beat waiting for POM lol

[Omnipotent]

Nice! We have been needing a set like this. Voted for ya already and wishing you the best! 

[jzhen]

Nice! We have been needing a set like this. Voted for ya already and wishing you the best! 

Thank you!