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Title: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch | IN-STOCK NOW
Post by: scott_mk on Mon, 18 April 2022, 20:35:56
PBTfans Purpolch
In collaboration with KBDfans (https://kbdfans.com/)

This set was inspired by the classic Dolch colorway, but with a splash of purple. I recently posted this concept on reddit, and to my surprise garnered a huge amount of interest, so we had to make this a reality.
Since then I have further developed this set with KBDfans, and decided to make it a PBTfans set: a faster, cheaper, and high quality keycap manufacturer. With that being said, we proudly present to you the official PBTfans Purpolch interest check.

BUY IT HERE NOW (https://kbdfans.com/products/pbtfans-doubleshot-purpolch)

This is an in-stock set.

Prices (in USD):
$75 for base kit
$19 for numpad
$18 for spacebars
$29 for 40s
$29 for international
$15 for deskmats

Purpolch Product Page (https://kbdfans.com/collections/pbtfans/products/pbtfans-doubleshot-purpolch)
Join the Discord for updates (https://discord.gg/H5V7ZhXCH5)

Kits
(https://imgur.com/KomHDSe.png)
(https://imgur.com/nxo7BKD.png)
(https://imgur.com/4Y2qCLx.png)
(https://imgur.com/fAiH9Ll.png)
(https://imgur.com/I7EwwbR.png)

Deskmats
(https://imgur.com/oWuDe5R.png)
(https://imgur.com/xMC9G6S.png)

Vendors
Global: KBDfans (https://kbdfans.com/)

Specs
Material: PBT material
Profile: Cherry profile
Production Method: Doubleshot
Manufacturer: PBTfans™
Reminder: Only keycaps included, no keyboard
Compatibility: Cherry MX switches and MX-style clones
Designer: Scott L

Render Gallery
Boards shown below: Odin V2, KBDPAD Mark II, Solar, Kunlun, Maja V2, D60 Lite, Tiger Lite

(https://imgur.com/zt1bKpL.png)(https://imgur.com/OfVGMj4.png)
(https://imgur.com/mfxuYp7.png)(https://imgur.com/jcHOEl9.png)
(https://imgur.com/Vt1h0Tb.png)(https://imgur.com/vPVU2ZW.png)
(https://imgur.com/d6fLBhM.png)(https://imgur.com/VP1a4PJ.png)
(https://imgur.com/bFrAiKL.png)(https://imgur.com/hJ9u0CS.png)
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: scott_mk on Mon, 18 April 2022, 20:36:38
Reserved
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: Neely_12 on Mon, 18 April 2022, 21:03:52
Would really like to see a text+icon option for the mods. Icon bottom row ain’t it imo
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: Ashen_21 on Mon, 18 April 2022, 21:27:12
Love the colours! The deskmats look amazing as well!
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: Randalljai on Mon, 18 April 2022, 21:55:12
Would really like to see a text+icon option for the mods. Icon bottom row ain’t it imo
I agree

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Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: 0xtanja on Mon, 18 April 2022, 23:13:13
Why are the accent arrows in the spacebars kit?  :confused:
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: llKanull on Tue, 19 April 2022, 01:40:07
Why is there an alt gr for an all icon modifier kit?
Also consider text bottom row.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: SDKCAMPING on Tue, 19 April 2022, 02:02:36
Color is not bad at all! not sure about kitting but I'm interested if the samples come out good. I know dark colors and pbt are supposed to be bad.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: treeleaf64 on Tue, 19 April 2022, 08:11:25
Now he's an old mafia don from back when,
he managed to survive the game, ducking fame
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: scott_mk on Fri, 22 April 2022, 19:34:41
Color is not bad at all! not sure about kitting but I'm interested if the samples come out good. I know dark colors and pbt are supposed to be bad.
It is the PBTfans kitting. Samples will definitely be made and I will do the most to ensure the dark colors comes out good. Thank you!
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: unwashed_heathen on Fri, 22 April 2022, 20:37:11
Really into this set! I would love to see more purple though, any chance of an alt alpha kit with purple legends?
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: KeyboardTom on Sat, 23 April 2022, 08:32:36
Do you know or can you check with KBDfans how well the purple of your set and from the new lite r4 (Vivid Violet) will match? Since both will be manufactured by KBDfans it would be nice it the colors fit :) Doesn't need to be exactly the same color but shouldn't be way of.

The purple arrow keys in the base or nomad kit would be better imho.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: twingo on Tue, 10 May 2022, 10:29:50
This is so similar to something I made (didn’t order)  on wasdkeyboards, definitely buying.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: EdgeOfInfinity on Tue, 10 May 2022, 11:53:06
i have way too many purple/gray sets already... why can't i stop lol
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: fortissim2 on Tue, 10 May 2022, 12:57:08
I had to clear my bookmarks just to add this in - definitely considering getting it soon :)
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: unwashed_heathen on Tue, 10 May 2022, 15:03:04
6.25u and 7u bars in the spacebar kit are currently identical to the base kit, should probably be accents.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: scott_mk on Wed, 11 May 2022, 17:55:13
6.25u and 7u bars in the spacebar kit are currently identical to the base kit, should probably be accents.
This will be fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: CONIN on Sat, 04 June 2022, 11:57:51
I would get the Base and Nomad kits with no hesitation, but am kinda intrigued as to why the Spacebars kit includes the 6.25 and 7 ones again since they are already present in the Base kit; also, the accent arrows make more sense if they were included in the Nomad kit rather than the Spacebars kit.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: Keeblet_257 on Sat, 04 June 2022, 15:31:55
I would get the Base and Nomad kits with no hesitation, but am kinda intrigued as to why the Spacebars kit includes the 6.25 and 7 ones again since they are already present in the Base kit; also, the accent arrows make more sense if they were included in the Nomad kit rather than the Spacebars kit.
I agree with him here. I think that it would have been a better idea if the 6.25 and 7u spacebars were in the accent colours instead of grey like the alphas are.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: less_blank on Sat, 04 June 2022, 16:23:25
I would get the Base and Nomad kits with no hesitation, but am kinda intrigued as to why the Spacebars kit includes the 6.25 and 7 ones again since they are already present in the Base kit; also, the accent arrows make more sense if they were included in the Nomad kit rather than the Spacebars kit.
I agree with him here. I think that it would have been a better idea if the 6.25 and 7u spacebars were in the accent colours instead of grey like the alphas are.

You guys might want to read the rest of the thread.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: Keeblet_257 on Sat, 04 June 2022, 16:31:44
I would get the Base and Nomad kits with no hesitation, but am kinda intrigued as to why the Spacebars kit includes the 6.25 and 7 ones again since they are already present in the Base kit; also, the accent arrows make more sense if they were included in the Nomad kit rather than the Spacebars kit.
I agree with him here. I think that it would have been a better idea if the 6.25 and 7u spacebars were in the accent colours instead of grey like the alphas are.

You guys might want to read the rest of the thread.
am I blind? I just see
1. Inspiration
2. a few links
3. Kitting renders
4. Vendor
5. Specs
6. more renders
7. END

and his comment is still "reserved" so there is no updates?
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: scott_mk on Sat, 04 June 2022, 20:20:27
I would get the Base and Nomad kits with no hesitation, but am kinda intrigued as to why the Spacebars kit includes the 6.25 and 7 ones again since they are already present in the Base kit; also, the accent arrows make more sense if they were included in the Nomad kit rather than the Spacebars kit.
I agree with him here. I think that it would have been a better idea if the 6.25 and 7u spacebars were in the accent colours instead of grey like the alphas are.
This kit had been fixed for a while now, I just hadn't updated the kit render. It's on here now, thank you.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: scott_mk on Sat, 04 June 2022, 20:21:58
I would get the Base and Nomad kits with no hesitation, but am kinda intrigued as to why the Spacebars kit includes the 6.25 and 7 ones again since they are already present in the Base kit; also, the accent arrows make more sense if they were included in the Nomad kit rather than the Spacebars kit.
As mentioned above, this was marked for fixing and since then has been fixed. Thank you.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: CONIN on Sat, 04 June 2022, 20:31:03
As mentioned above, this was marked for fixing and since then has been fixed. Thank you.
No, U. Looking great so far!, I do really like the colours combination, hoping to see this one coming to life.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch
Post by: scott_mk on Sun, 05 June 2022, 22:15:49
As mentioned above, this was marked for fixing and since then has been fixed. Thank you.
No, U. Looking great so far!, I do really like the colours combination, hoping to see this one coming to life.
Thank you! You'll definitely see it.
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch | IN-STOCK NOW
Post by: scott_mk on Wed, 29 June 2022, 19:37:25
The sale is now live! All kits are in-stock, deskmats are currently preorder but will be in-stock in around 2 weeks. Thank you!
Title: Re: [IC] PBTfans Purpolch | IN-STOCK NOW
Post by: CONIN on Wed, 29 June 2022, 19:59:11
The sale is now live
That was fast. Nice!, will grab the Base, Spacebar and 40s (Nomad) kits for sure!  :cool: