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DSS Carpinteria
Inspired by (and adapted from) a sunset over Carpinteria, CA
Group Buy Live from June 3 to July 8
Estimated to ship in Q4 2021
Vendors
- United States: 3DKeebs → (https://3dkeebs.com/collections/dss-carpinteria)
- Canada: AlphaKeys → (https://alphakeys.ca/collections/dss-carpinteria)
- Europe: MyKeyboard → (https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/category/group-buys/keycaps/dss-carpinteria_511/)
- United Kingdom: Prototypist → (https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-dss-carpinteria)
- Latin America: Fancy Customs → (https://fancycustoms.com/products/group-buy-dss-carpinteria)
- Mexico: Rheset → (https://rheset.mx/dss-carpinteria/)
- Oceania: SwitchKeys → (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/products/dss-carpinteria-group-buy)
- Southeast Asia: iLumKB → (https://ilumkb.com/products/dss-carpinteria)
- India: Rectangles → (https://rectangles.store/products/group-buy-dss-carpinteria)
- Philippines: Zion Studios → (https://zionstudios.ph/product/group-buy-dss-carpinteria/)
- Japan: Basekeys → (https://basekeys.jp/en/products/dss-carpinteria-group-buy)
- China: zFrontier → (https://www.zfrontier.com/app/mch/lG0yrPKNvGno)
- Rest of World: zFrontier → (https://en.zfrontier.com/products/dss-carpinteria)
Renders
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Satisfaction75 by Upas
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Maja by Vulcan
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TKL ONE by Hiney
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Aki-S by ThicThock
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Iron165 by Smith and Rune
Kits
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Deskmats
Designed by Stellaidoscope.
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Sunset
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Nadir
KTT Switches
These aren’t renders -- these are photos by the amazing Lovecraft!
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Specifications:
-Tactile
-Based off of the KTT Matcha switch
-5 pin housing
-50g long spring
-Manufactured by KTT
Collaborations
Metal Artisans: Asero Foundry
- R1 DSS profile
- Aluminium
- Orange infil
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Resin Artisans: Amusing Atelier
Details to come.
Cables: Digital Aaron’s Customs
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About DSS Profile
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DSS profile was created by Comptec Inc (now known as Signature Plastics) to fit the universal keycap standards introduced in the mid-80s. Fading out of the spotlight shortly after in favor of its uniform brother DSA, DSS was considered lost to history until its reintroduction in the late 2010s.
Featuring a spherical top (similar to DSA), DSS is sculpted profile, much like the Cherry and SA profiles in that regard. Made from ABS plastic, DSS offers a unique typing experience. If you’ve ever wished that your DSA keycaps were sculpted, your GMK keycaps were spherical, or you just want to try something new… DSS may be right for you.
DSS Carpinteria uses a 1-1-2-3-4-3 sculpt.
To compare DSS to your favorite keycap profiles, check out Keycaps.info (https://www.keycaps.info/)
Further Reading:
SP’s DSS Spec Sheet (https://pimpmykeyboard.com/content/DSS_Family_Updated.pdf)
SP’s History of Keycap Families (https://pimpmykeyboard.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204415935-The-Origin-of-SP-Keycap-Families)
Note: As SP does not offer split spacebars in the DSS profile, DSA blanks are offered as an alternative in the base, 40s, and spacebar kits.
Pricing
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Group Buy Live from June 3 to July 8 2021!
Thanks to
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- Liz, Misono, MakerJake, Pwade3, and Izeri for the of renders, and Rayhhdailo for labeling one of the rounds of kit renders.
- NoPunIn10Did, DrHigsby, Alas, and more for the kitting help.
- Stellaidoscope/Sera for the amazing novelties and deskmats. Your work truly made this set complete.
- The vendors -- all 13 of them -- for everything you’ve done to make this possible. I never expected to this project to get this far.
- Vala for being an invaluable source of feedback and encouragement. From those early days in which I was using hex codes picked from a photo… up until now… thank you for all you did to help make this set a reality.
- Mirubere for responding to all my late-night DMs with questions I never thought I'd need answered.
- Lovecraft for being an amazing friend and for taking the switch and cable photos. Its been wonderful getting to know you these past few months… you’ve helped me more than you could ever know.
- Spoopysaurus who told me that this was even possible and reacted with the best possible nitro emotes to my scuffed DIY renders… even at 3AM. I :kyuclap: to you, my friend!
- Davis (founder of 3DKeebs) for letting me focus-group Carpinteria in her server… even back when it was just a Dakota Felder render with some hex codes. Thank you for believing in that set and agreeing to run it. You're an amazing person and I've loved working with you and being a mod in your server.
Discord → (https://discord.gg/CC8xk3CnGj)
I’m @acitrin#5215 on Discord.
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Decided to trawl Discord and whatever other sources I could find for updates. Please contribute if you have newer information.
Keycaps (as of October 13): https://discord.com/channels/861587400568733716/861587400568733720/894224329917755443
the second round of color chips just arrived to me on Friday… I’ll be sending them down to nebulant on Monday
our current ETA is mid Q1 2022
Deskmats (as of December 14): https://discord.com/channels/861587400568733716/861587400568733720/920521904874471455
Still colourmatching. Submitting updated colours by the end of the week if communication is possible.
tl;dr likely coming the same time as the keycaps [mid Q1 2022]
Switches (as of August 11): https://discord.com/channels/861587400568733716/861587400568733720/874868137282125914
the switches haven't been invoiced for quite yet. they will not be delayed by the keycaps... i'd say my best shipping estimate is sometime in Q4 2021
(This is the last update I found, but just so it's crystal clear, this estimate isn't happening.)
Switches (as of August 27): https://discord.com/channels/730903069608378479/806562556109652028/880872243800997978
bags finished manufacturing!
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Cables (as of September 7): https://discord.com/channels/730903069608378479/806562556109652028/884910606438780939
the carp cable gx16s are shipping out today [from the cerakoter]!
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