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madmax13:

Ikki 68 by Wuque Studio

This set pays homage to the aesthetics of early punk rock and post-punk. Pink and black were a common color combination in early punk art and album covers, as seen below.



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Details

* Designed By Madmax13
* Novelties by Switchbox Studio
* Doubleshot ABS by GMK
Here are the samples-
Using Black Blank/Pink blank for Alphas
CR/Pink Blank for mods
Pink Blank/CR for Accents
N9 and SW1 added for contrast



Inspiration

I have always admired the fashion style associated with punk and post-punk. There is space for a set using a very vibrant pink. This set has undergone numerous incarnations, beginning as an SA set and later spending time in the Cherry profile. After a period in DSS, we decided to redo this in Cherry, with custom colors.

Vendors
US- ClickClack
SEA- Ktechs
CHN- KBDFans
UK- ProtoTypist
EU- Eloquent Clicks
CA- Unikeys
OCE- Keebz N Cables

Kitting

Base Kit
Designed to accommodate most 60 percent to full-size keyboards.


Novelty Kit


Extension Kit
Designed to add compatability, including to 12/13u 40 percent keyboards (Think Minimi and F1-40)


International Kit


Thanks
Piperaceae for helping with legends.
Switchbox.Studios for fantastic novelty design.
Keyboard Designer's Forum for feedback and encouragement.
Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Big Black, Minutemen, Husker Du, and The Clash for being my soundtrack. 

Additional Board Renders

KBDFans KBD8X MKII
Featuring Extension Kit


Bakeneko
Featuring Novelty Kit


OGRII by Alchemist Keyboards
Featuring Novelty Kit


Aperture Keyboard by Elmo


Capy60 by Bowl Keyboard
Featuring Novelty Kit

madmax13:
Reserved (Why? I don't know)

basilkeys:
Woohoo! It's great to see this set reach IC :D best of luck!

Xury46:
Looks fantastic, I'm so happy to see more DSS sets

Edit: I left a response on the IC. I would love to see a couple more keys to support the Cutiepie layout: https://www.mechdreams.com/product/cutiepie-dual-stagger-hotswap-pcb/

1.5u Z, 1.5u P, A non-accent colored, mod color Q and 1.25u return.

I would also prefer Trashcon mods for the eldritch kit, but I understand if that's too big of a change: https://trashman.wiki/keycaps/trashcons

Finally, it's a long shot, but I would love to see someone commission a Big Ass Enter mold for DSS, and I think it would look great in this set

raijba:
I'm in for this set either way, but as someone who loves punk and loves the distortion theme in general, but doesn't care for The Ramones or The Misfits, I wish the distortion pedal novelty was the default novelty escape option. A number of my favorite bands use the Big Muff Pi, and I would love to put a nov on my keyboard that commemorates such an iconic distortion sound. But I'm not certain that I'll have a place for a single r4 novelty on the board I eventually put this on. Which is a shame because I think it's the novelty that is most emblematic of the distortion theme. On a related note, I wonder if the demand for a Ramones and Misfits themed XT column has much demand. I'd rather just have a cheaper novelty kit that removes the XT support and gives me an extra r1 and r2 distortion pedal Esc nov. But I do love the inclusion of the r4 speaker novs!

On second thought I know even some 40s have double xt columns and big boards like the Diversity TKL and some battleship-inspired boards are having a moment right now, so XT support is probably important. But I've never been a fan of XT novelties like these, where each column is a repeat of a single novelty design. I know kits are pretty finalized now, but how sick would it be if the xt support keys were alternating in mod color and accent pink, echoing the 2nd wave ska checkerboard motif? I'd take NEX and RPF checkered blanks for XT over the Ramones and Misfits novs personally.

But like I said, in for this great set either way. And probably in for the novs too since the ISO goes so hard. Would love to put this on a Qazikat or something else with prominent ISO.

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