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Title: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: Triple Tension on Tue, 12 October 2021, 12:54:48: Hi, everyone.
Triple Agency brings a new theme keycap design.

Inspired by Braun ET 66.

(https://i.imgur.com/xHVTwUS.png)

Signature Plastic is the manufacturer this time, and the keycap height is set to the classic SA height.

Here are the renderings as a display.

(https://i.imgur.com/7M7sKnV.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/wegN4l2.jpeg)

And Kits..

Alpha
(https://i.imgur.com/Hv7DCyb.jpeg)

Ascii
(https://i.imgur.com/JXZA8Sp.jpeg)

Modifier
(https://i.imgur.com/EkSkdy5.jpeg)

Numpad
(https://i.imgur.com/alWYt28.jpeg)

Novelties
(https://i.imgur.com/sngWJi1.jpeg)

40
(https://i.imgur.com/OP9JwiK.jpeg)

Spacebars
(https://i.imgur.com/5KMMoxb.jpeg)

We are still communicating with manufacturers, and prices have to wait for their latest news.
The final Kit may be changed, subject to the actual final version.

Vender ：TBA

Thx.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: paperassgasket on Tue, 12 October 2021, 14:22:03: reserved.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: growler on Tue, 12 October 2021, 14:23:33: Is it possible to do SA in PBT, or is that just not a thing?

SP can do both ABS and PBT, at least in my peanut brain they can.

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Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: justinhigley on Tue, 12 October 2021, 14:39:14: SP can do SA in PBT (SA-P they call it) but no doubleshot or reverse dye sub SA-P last I heard so no go for this set.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: growler on Tue, 12 October 2021, 15:15:46: Good knowledge! Thanks

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Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: Ella on Tue, 12 October 2021, 15:17:41: How do you know you'll have a GB in 2021, when you don't even have pricing or vendors?

The IC is pretty barebones too
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: vishydesigns on Tue, 12 October 2021, 21:22:47: This cant be sa pbt as they dont support reverse dye sub, please rethink
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: vishydesigns on Tue, 12 October 2021, 21:24:12: my apologies, was sure I read something abt dye sub pbt, carry on lol
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: growler on Wed, 13 October 2021, 04:18:15: I've never seen an SA-P set, or even an IC for one. I'd love an SA set though so hopefully someone feels inspired to get the party started.

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Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: kukkurovaca on Wed, 13 October 2021, 11:49:25: SA Granite (uniform R3) is PBT
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: growler on Wed, 13 October 2021, 11:50:57: Quote from: kukkurovaca on Wed, 13 October 2021, 11:49:25
SA Granite (uniform R3) is PBT
Thanks for the tip!

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Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: Amitari on Mon, 25 October 2021, 14:55:00: Really cool color scheme, would have loved regular modifiers with just "Ctrl", "Super", "Alt" and so forth though rather than the silly calculator terms.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: svenge on Thu, 04 November 2021, 15:25:22: Really awesome inspired design. I'm down for this ... only downside is with the way the SP queue is lately you're looking at 2023 delivery at this point. I'll stay tuned...
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: svenge on Sun, 05 December 2021, 15:57:40: Hey this GB is live on Kono, you should make a GB page / link it here if you haven't already. This is such a cool set I'd love to see it work out. Price is pretty steep but I'm still considering buying in.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: Sandersoni on Sun, 05 December 2021, 17:24:25: Pricing is too expensive and no international support.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Thu, 09 December 2021, 06:42:11: The set looks good, though the price is hard to swallow :eek:

I will probably join the GB after new year. As an old HP calculator snob and 1970s electronics user this set rings all the right nostalgia bells.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: dvorcol on Sun, 12 December 2021, 19:40:06: Quote from: svenge on Sun, 05 December 2021, 15:57:40
Hey this GB is live on Kono, you should make a GB page / link it here if you haven't already. This is such a cool set I'd love to see it work out. Price is pretty steep but I'm still considering buying in.

Agreed. But Triple Tension currently only has 13 posts. Per Geekhack's rules, "a minimum forum membership duration of 2 months + post count of 25 are required to create new (GB) threads."

All details are in "Updated Group Buy Rules and Guidelines" - https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=115197.0
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Sat, 08 January 2022, 06:38:50: Tomorrow January 9 is supposed to be the last day of the group buy on Kono Store.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: rowie on Sat, 08 January 2022, 11:18:27: What are the numbers so far and how is this doing?
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Sat, 08 January 2022, 17:34:12: Quote from: rowie on Sat, 08 January 2022, 11:18:27
What are the numbers so far and how is this doing?

The OP hasn't visited geekhack since November. I'm not sure if they're active on one of the other communities I don't read?

Just ordered mine...fingers crossed
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Mon, 10 January 2022, 15:08:40: Group buy is closed - wonder if we'll get numbers this week?
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: rowie on Wed, 12 January 2022, 22:32:43: Desk Hero seems to still be open for ordering. Wish there was some kind of update if this made it or not.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Wed, 12 January 2022, 23:28:15: Quote from: rowie on Wed, 12 January 2022, 22:32:43
Desk Hero seems to still be open for ordering. Wish there was some kind of update if this made it or not.

I sent an e-mail to Kono this afternoon asking of it made MOQ, but even the vendors might be in the dark for a few days
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: rowie on Thu, 13 January 2022, 08:56:35: Quote from: bkrownd on Wed, 12 January 2022, 23:28:15
Quote from: rowie on Wed, 12 January 2022, 22:32:43
Desk Hero seems to still be open for ordering. Wish there was some kind of update if this made it or not.

I sent an e-mail to Kono this afternoon asking of it made MOQ, but even the vendors might be in the dark for a few days

Awesome, thanks!
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: rowie on Sun, 16 January 2022, 19:39:52: I wrote Kono myself and sure enough they replied back to me to tell me this set is cancelled. So sad. :(
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Sun, 16 January 2022, 20:28:27: I have not heard anything from Kono, but they took the payment over a week ago.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Tue, 18 January 2022, 16:45:09: The store page at Kono now also confirms the set was cancelled. Lack of updates by the designers in this thread didn't generate much confidence, plus with a hefty price tag and wait time. I had hoped it would pull through after getting a couple mentions on mechmerlin's weekly GB updates, and because the renders on the store looked so nice.

I guess I will go back to waiting for Signature to do a new run of the 1976 set to get my retro-brown. :(
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: Triple Tension on Thu, 20 January 2022, 20:08:12: Unfortunately, the MOQ couldn't be reached.
So the group buying was cancelled.

I will work on other keycaps designs.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Thu, 20 January 2022, 20:42:09: It's a beautiful retro set. I hope it will get another chance some day. The group buy really needs active promotion by the designer within the community to succeed though.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: Neely_12 on Thu, 20 January 2022, 21:02:24: Quote from: Triple Tension on Thu, 20 January 2022, 20:08:12
Unfortunately, the MOQ couldn't be reached.
So the group buying was cancelled.

I will work on other keycaps designs.

Please run this in dcs gorton or modified gorton. I would have loved to pick up the set, but SA and the high price is what drew me away. I'm sorry this set didn't make it, even though it's an original idea with great colors.
Title: Re: [IC] SP SA Calculator | GB in 2021
Post by: bkrownd on Thu, 20 January 2022, 21:43:35: It would be good to see if the price might be lower in a year or so when the economy might be less messed up, without compromising quality. I wonder how much of the price was some of the unusual modifier key legends? SA profile is one of the things I love about the set.