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Title: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sat, 15 October 2016, 13:25:35: MAKE IT HAPPEN HERE
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-Product-Frost-DSA-bring-the-cold-to-your-board/result (https://www.massdrop.com/vote/-Product-Frost-DSA-bring-the-cold-to-your-board/result)

Since winter is around the corner I decided bring the cold right to your keyboards with DSA Frost. I posted this on Reddit and heard the worst news someone can hear when they just put a lot of work into something: it already sort of exists. As you can see, my keycaps are similar in color to a keycap set called Raindrop. Although there are still quite a lot of differences (DSA, centred legends, different novelties,...). Apparently there is an incredibly small amount of DSA Raindrop sets out there though.

Even though that was frustrating, all the feedback about the caps themselves was very positive. This brings me here: would you be interested in purchasing this set?

(http://i.imgur.com/1GiujUl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/iyhhFyw.jpg?1)

(http://i.imgur.com/3eCZmXd.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/sGJSeQ6.jpg)

To do:

-Design more novelties

-Add French, German,... ISO layout

-~~Add Planck kit~~

-~~Add MiniVan kit~~

-~~Add ErgoDox kit~~

-Add DVORAK kit

-Check 40's kit
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 13:29:33: I'd buy it as long as you added 40% (MiniVan) support. Love the colors.

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: Overchecken8 on Sat, 15 October 2016, 14:01:59: This right here looks real nice. Interested! ;D
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sat, 15 October 2016, 14:23:32: Quote from: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 13:29:33
I'd buy it as long as you added 40% (MiniVan) support. Love the colors.

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I'll add that! Don't know if it will ever hit an order quantity for the prices to be ok though.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 15:40:42: Quote from: janglad on Sat, 15 October 2016, 14:23:32
Quote from: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 13:29:33
I'd buy it as long as you added 40% (MiniVan) support. Love the colors.

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I'll add that! Don't know if it will ever hit an order quantity for the prices to be ok though.
I would likely order one either way. Love the colors. It just means I'll also need to pick up another board.

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sat, 15 October 2016, 15:43:47: Quote from: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 15:40:42
Quote from: janglad on Sat, 15 October 2016, 14:23:32
Quote from: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 13:29:33
I'd buy it as long as you added 40% (MiniVan) support. Love the colors.

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I'll add that! Don't know if it will ever hit an order quantity for the prices to be ok though.
I would likely order one either way. Love the colors. It just means I'll also need to pick up another board.

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Now that's the spirit haha :)

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sat, 15 October 2016, 16:25:34: Quote from: SpareWalrus on Sat, 15 October 2016, 13:29:33
I'd buy it as long as you added 40% (MiniVan) support. Love the colors.

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I updated the main picture to include Planck, Ergodox, MiniVan,... layouts. I don't have any experience with 40% keyboards so I had a look at how some other key sets were solving this. I actually used the 40's kit from SA Godspeed as a template, although there are some things I can't figure out. Godspeed uses a lot of "alternate words" to describe functions (like "Transmit", "Houston",...). Some of these I could figure out, but some I couldn't and I left them blank. I was wondering if anyone could help me with this? :)

(http://i.imgur.com/r0KbJF4.png)
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: sitase on Mon, 17 October 2016, 06:14:02: 1u meta and hyper p'haps?

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Mon, 17 October 2016, 09:27:53: Quote from: sitase on Mon, 17 October 2016, 06:14:02
1u meta and hyper p'haps?

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Which board uses that? I would think the Godspeed kit would be complete (since there are no 1u modifiers in there) haha
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: sitase on Mon, 17 October 2016, 12:00:19: Planck is all 1u.

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Mon, 17 October 2016, 12:01:44: Quote from: sitase on Mon, 17 October 2016, 12:00:19
Planck is all 1u.

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I know but I already added the Planck kit :)

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: sitase on Mon, 17 October 2016, 12:41:17: Sure, but they miss "meta" and "hyper" (but have "alt", which has a significant lower geekicity to it... ;).

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: My_Thoughts on Tue, 18 October 2016, 10:49:58: very nice DSA set :)
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: philipVick on Tue, 18 October 2016, 11:36:42: I'll definitely going to buy them.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Tue, 18 October 2016, 11:39:12: Quote from: sitase on Mon, 17 October 2016, 12:41:17
Sure, but they miss "meta" and "hyper" (but have "alt", which has a significant lower geekicity to it... ;).

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Say no more, will be added ASAP #geekyorbust :cool:
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Tue, 18 October 2016, 11:39:34: Quote from: My_Thoughts on Tue, 18 October 2016, 10:49:58
very nice DSA set :)

Thank you!
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Tue, 18 October 2016, 11:40:36: Quote from: philipVick on Tue, 18 October 2016, 11:36:42
I'll definitely going to buy them.

Great to hear!
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: BAS1C on Wed, 19 October 2016, 09:11:11: inb4 Mei novelty? pls.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Wed, 19 October 2016, 17:45:09: Quote from: BAS1C on Wed, 19 October 2016, 09:11:11
inb4 Mei novelty? pls.
Altough I highly doubt anyone will sue me for it, I don't know if I could make a novelty like that legally.

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: MajorKoos on Fri, 21 October 2016, 15:22:02: I like it.
I'd be in for the base + numpad + 40s.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: monksoffunk on Sat, 22 October 2016, 04:42:36: Quite simple but I like it!

I want Planck kit including alpha keys cause TKL kit has too many useless keys for Planck.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sat, 22 October 2016, 09:54:08: Quote from: monksoffunk on Sat, 22 October 2016, 04:42:36
Quite simple but I like it!

I want Planck kit including alpha keys cause TKL kit has too many useless keys for Planck.
I'm considering making separate alpha and mod kits which should solve your issue.

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sat, 22 October 2016, 09:55:03: Quote from: MajorKoos on Fri, 21 October 2016, 15:22:02
I like it.
I'd be in for the base + numpad + 40s.
Thank you! Do you think it's a problem that you get some "useless keys" for your 40% board since you're forced to buy a whole TKL kit?

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: MajorKoos on Mon, 24 October 2016, 06:40:38: Quote from: janglad on Sat, 22 October 2016, 09:55:03
Quote from: MajorKoos on Fri, 21 October 2016, 15:22:02
I like it.
I'd be in for the base + numpad + 40s.
Thank you! Do you think it's a problem that you get some "useless keys" for your 40% board since you're forced to buy a whole TKL kit?

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I'm planning on sticking it on my VE.A, so I need the entire TKL + numpad kit anyway.
The way I see it I have some keys left over for my Planck.
If you were to split the base into 2 kits - alphas + mods it would help though.
Then I could get a second alpha to fill out My Planck and optimize use of the keys.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: My_Thoughts on Thu, 27 October 2016, 10:50:08: For the DVORAK kit, would you consider adding the Colemack backspace key to replace capslock? Or a blank :)
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:27:12: Quote from: My_Thoughts on Thu, 27 October 2016, 10:50:08
For the DVORAK kit, would you consider adding the Colemack backspace key to replace capslock? Or a blank :)

Sadly I don't think that a DVORAK kit will be added since it will just never reach MOQ... That would just create a huge mess since I would not only have to refund the DVORAK kit to the people that bought them but probably also the base kits which means that the price of those might go up again which would make for one huge mess.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50: Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: PatchSalts on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:46:38: Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50
Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?
I believe the issue is the homing keys being different in Colemak and Dvorak.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:57:00: Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50
Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?

Of course I totally forgot about that! like PatchSalts suggested it will need a couple more homing keys but that should be 2 for DVORAK + 2 for COLEMAK + the backspace which makes for juist 5 keys so that should be doable :D
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:49:38: Quote from: PatchSalts on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:46:38
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50
Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?
I believe the issue is the homing keys being different in Colemak and Dvorak.

Right, but a homing keys pack is much fewer keys. I guess that should mean a lower price and MOQ perhaps?
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:51:22: Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:49:38
Quote from: PatchSalts on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:46:38
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50
Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?
I believe the issue is the homing keys being different in Colemak and Dvorak.

Right, but a homing keys pack is much fewer keys. I guess that should mean a lower price and MOQ perhaps?
I added a homing pack like you described, check the MassDrop poll linked in the first post :)

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:38:53: Quote from: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:51:22
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:49:38
Quote from: PatchSalts on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:46:38
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50
Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?
I believe the issue is the homing keys being different in Colemak and Dvorak.

Right, but a homing keys pack is much fewer keys. I guess that should mean a lower price and MOQ perhaps?
I added a homing pack like you described, check the MassDrop poll linked in the first post :)

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Awesome, looks great :)

Would it be greedy to ask for a second shift in the Planck set? :D I have both a left and right shift on R3.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:43:48: Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:38:53
Quote from: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:51:22
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 08:49:38
Quote from: PatchSalts on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:46:38
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 05:39:50
Do you need a special kit for Dvorak/Colemak? As it's DSA, can't you just rearrange the keys as needed?
I believe the issue is the homing keys being different in Colemak and Dvorak.

Right, but a homing keys pack is much fewer keys. I guess that should mean a lower price and MOQ perhaps?
I added a homing pack like you described, check the MassDrop poll linked in the first post :)

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Awesome, looks great :)

Would it be greedy to ask for a second shift in the Planck set? :D I have both a left and right shift on R3.

Added it to the Planck kit on MassDrop :)
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: InfernoZeus on Thu, 03 November 2016, 05:17:42: Quote from: janglad on Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:43:48
Quote from: InfernoZeus on Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:38:53
Would it be greedy to ask for a second shift in the Planck set? :D I have both a left and right shift on R3.

Added it to the Planck kit on MassDrop :)

Thanks, already voted for it! ;D
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sun, 06 November 2016, 03:56:48: Only 30 votes left, so close :) I hope it will reach 500 today though since it will be removed if it doesn't get 50 votes per day...

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: menuhin on Sun, 06 November 2016, 05:53:31: Is it ABS doubleshot or PBT sub-dye?
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Sun, 06 November 2016, 06:33:07: Quote from: menuhin on Sun, 06 November 2016, 05:53:31
Is it ABS doubleshot or PBT sub-dye?

ABS, since Signature Plastics can't double shot PBT or dye sub keys with a lighter legen than the key color.
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: ticktwo on Sun, 06 November 2016, 18:44:39: a beautiful color! one of my favorite
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: Omnipotent on Sun, 06 November 2016, 19:27:28: Quote from: janglad on Sun, 06 November 2016, 03:56:48
Only 30 votes left, so close :) I hope it will reach 500 today though since it will be removed if it doesn't get 50 votes per day...

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No worries, we're at 500! :)

(http://i.imgur.com/vScKBYr.png)
Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Mon, 07 November 2016, 00:48:49: Quote from: ticktwo on Sun, 06 November 2016, 18:44:39
a beautiful color! one of my favorite
Thank you!

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Title: Re: [IC] Frost DSA - Bring the cold to your board!
Post by: janglad on Mon, 07 November 2016, 00:49:09: Quote from: Omnipotent on Sun, 06 November 2016, 19:27:28
Quote from: janglad on Sun, 06 November 2016, 03:56:48
Only 30 votes left, so close :) I hope it will reach 500 today though since it will be removed if it doesn't get 50 votes per day...

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No worries, we're at 500! :)

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This... This is crazy... 😀

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