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Offline cherpalla

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I made this: Mario Starman (power star) Keycap
« on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:20:44 »
First: An idea was born:



Second: 3D Models were made:



Third: A keycap was born:



Fourth: Some paint:




So proud of myself.
« Last Edit: Wed, 16 April 2014, 14:44:58 by cherpalla »
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:22:16 »
Aww, it's so cute  :D

A green pipe key would be pretty cool too.

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:22:41 »
wow, that's awesome!  great work.   :thumb:
a cute stray cat combination that comes out happily when you look at your face is cute

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:22:46 »
Cue star power song...
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:23:09 »
Nice. It looks translucent. What does it look like when backlit?

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:24:52 »
Nice. It looks translucent. What does it look like when backlit?

All of the leds I have atm are blue, I should have a white one to put it on by the end of this week, I'll post another pic then.
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:29:16 »
Aww, it's so cute  :D

A green pipe key would be pretty cool too.

Could see a warp pipe being really cool!! Yay ideas!
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:35:35 »
3D printed? Cool :cool:

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:43:46 »
3D printed? Cool :cool:

Yep! And the paint I used was glass stain, if anyone was wondering.
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:45:45 »
Cute star!  :) Will you be designing the other mario caps as seen in your render?
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:51:33 »
Ohhh, i like this. Nice work! That will look awesome on my keyboard

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 18:52:50 »
Wow, that's awesome!  :thumb:

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:03:18 »
Cute star!  :) Will you be designing the other mario caps as seen in your render?

Yep. :D
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:04:44 »
That's ****ing awesome
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:25:56 »
3D printed? Cool :cool:

Yep! And the paint I used was glass stain, if anyone was wondering.

Shapeways I presume? What kind of plastic?

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:28:21 »
Are you gonna sell them? Maybe a GB?

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:29:04 »
3D printed? Cool :cool:

Yep! And the paint I used was glass stain, if anyone was wondering.

Shapeways I presume? What kind of plastic?

UV-cured acrylic polymer
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:29:43 »
It's a me, MARIO!!!  :p

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:30:00 »
That is very cool, great looking key.
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« Reply #19 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 19:58:00 »
Amazing :)
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« Reply #20 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 21:26:31 »
Very nicely done - good work :)
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #21 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 21:28:53 »
3D printed? Cool :cool:

Yep! And the paint I used was glass stain, if anyone was wondering.

Shapeways I presume? What kind of plastic?

UV-cured acrylic polymer

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #22 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 21:36:58 »
Nice.  Those UV 3D printers are awesome.  Too bad the design wouldn't translate well to casting without a multi-part mold.

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #23 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 22:14:02 »
That looks fantastic!  Nice work.

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #24 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 22:42:39 »
That star looks really awesome.



That will look awesome on my keyboard

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #25 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 22:56:19 »
'lookin good! :thumb:

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #26 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 23:14:45 »
Nice.  Those UV 3D printers are awesome.  Too bad the design wouldn't translate well to casting without a multi-part mold.

Yea, it would be cool if we could make these for cheaper.
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #27 on: Sat, 12 April 2014, 23:28:36 »
Nice.  Those UV 3D printers are awesome.  Too bad the design wouldn't translate well to casting without a multi-part mold.

Yea, it would be cool if we could make these for cheaper.

 :eek: How much did it cost?

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #28 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 00:03:53 »
Awesome!

The mario cap looks cool too!




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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #29 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 00:08:37 »
Nice.  Those UV 3D printers are awesome.  Too bad the design wouldn't translate well to casting without a multi-part mold.

Yea, it would be cool if we could make these for cheaper.

 :eek: How much did it cost?

$18 with shipping, plus the paint I used.
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #30 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 00:14:12 »
Beautiful!

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #31 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 00:27:45 »
Wow great job, very cool.  :thumb:

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #32 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 05:15:01 »
it seems really good
how about another one with the turtle shell?
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #33 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 08:57:46 »
it seems really good
how about another one with the turtle shell?

ooo that would be a cool keycap
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #34 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 09:25:12 »
Would it be possible to add the Venus fly trap flower thing on the green pipe? :o
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #35 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 09:29:16 »
That is a cracking keycap :thumb:
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #36 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 16:49:16 »
Would it be possible to add the Venus fly trap flower thing on the green pipe? :o
I can do that I would think... that'd be some meticulous painting on my part, though. :3
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #37 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 20:29:03 »
Awesome work :thumb:

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« Reply #38 on: Sun, 13 April 2014, 21:51:35 »
Very neat key cap! Would be neat to see it on an LED of some sort.

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« Reply #39 on: Mon, 14 April 2014, 00:47:55 »
this might be printable with taulman t-glase. would be interesting to try. it would need HIPS support, which makes things a bit weird, as i have no idea whether HIPS is shrinkage or chemically compatible with t-glase, but who knows, could work!

taulman's new "bridge" nylon copolymer is also quite interested, as it is semi-translucent and much stronger than even their 645 material. (t-glase is basically translucent, with tensile unknown)

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #40 on: Mon, 14 April 2014, 00:53:43 »
Wow, very cool.   :thumb:   I like it a lot.

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« Reply #41 on: Mon, 14 April 2014, 19:54:00 »
Thank you everyone for the props, by the way. :D
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #42 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 01:04:17 »
wow that is awesome. good job dude. now just to figure out how to make it cheaply and then group buy?

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« Reply #43 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 01:08:23 »
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #44 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 05:49:33 »
wow that is awesome. good job dude. now just to figure out how to make it cheaply and then group buy?

I don't think there's any way to make these cheaply and since I have to paint them by hand I don't think I'll be doing a group buy. I might sell them, but I haven't really thought about it yet.
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #45 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 07:06:51 »

I might sell them, but I haven't really thought about it yet.


Well, now that you've got everybody excited, you can't just leave them hanging!

I am not a Cherry user (although I would consider getting one for my son if they weren't too much) but many people are.

You can give them away at cost, or charge top dollar and position them as hard-to-get desirable specialty art items.

Certain people pay silly money for this stuff, I say charge a lot and make some money!
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #46 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 07:50:02 »

I might sell them, but I haven't really thought about it yet.


Well, now that you've got everybody excited, you can't just leave them hanging!

I am not a Cherry user (although I would consider getting one for my son if they weren't too much) but many people are.

You can give them away at cost, or charge top dollar and position them as hard-to-get desirable specialty art items.

Certain people pay silly money for this stuff, I say charge a lot and make some money!

I agree I would happy more than happily pay for this plus the time you put into it as they are super awesome, also that keyset that is a great keyset would love to have that >_>

But again great work, will we see a ? Block soon O: that would be cool or Yoshi Egg or a Boo key Boo key :D

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #47 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 10:35:48 »
It's so nice, make more. <3
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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #48 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 16:07:45 »

I might sell them, but I haven't really thought about it yet.


Well, now that you've got everybody excited, you can't just leave them hanging!

I am not a Cherry user (although I would consider getting one for my son if they weren't too much) but many people are.

You can give them away at cost, or charge top dollar and position them as hard-to-get desirable specialty art items.

Certain people pay silly money for this stuff, I say charge a lot and make some money!

I agree I would happy more than happily pay for this plus the time you put into it as they are super awesome, also that keyset that is a great keyset would love to have that >_>

But again great work, will we see a ? Block soon O: that would be cool or Yoshi Egg or a Boo key Boo key :D

Okay I will stop rambling bye!

I could easily make a Topre model, as well, I'd just need to get my hands on a Topre keycap. (I don't have any, sad to say).

The mystery block, brick block and mario are all three in production. I opted to get Mario gold plated, so that one takes quite a bit longer. I have a ton of other ideas as well, and I'd welcome ideas (as you've all shared).

I'm kind of excited about the brick block because the paint color doesn't exist for what I want, so I get to do some mixing. Experimenting is fun!

Also, my modded Poker II just arrived, so I'll have an LED pic up tonight (unless the person who soldered my PCB ruined it, in which case I will cry a lot).

Uh.... I guess I could do an interest check to see how interested people would be in me selling them in small quantities...

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Re: I made this: Mario Powerman (star) Keycap
« Reply #49 on: Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:03:58 »

and I'd welcome ideas


There are far more Cherry and Topre users out there who are proven to spend a lot more money, but buckling spring and Alps users are bereft of most choices and would probably be more grateful.

Escape and arrow key alternatives are probably the most obvious choices for custom keys.
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