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Title: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: pwade3 on Thu, 19 May 2022, 23:11:34

DCS Windbreaker
GB Live May 20th to June 30th!
(https://i.imgur.com/9MQEb23.png)

The time has come, DCS Windbreaker is live. It's inspired by the most heinous, beautiful, beautifully heinous, heinously beautiful jackets to ever be a cultural phenomenon. While your windbreakers from back in the day may not fit anymore or got thrown out, this keyset will send you back in time and keep your keyboard looking fly for years to come. If you're looking for something subtle, you can talk to the hand.

Kits

(https://i.imgur.com/cXZzads.jpg)
A phat base kit for almost everything you could need to cover: TKL, 65%, 60%, Alice, and 4-key 40% support!

(https://i.imgur.com/KPz229O.jpg)
Some choice novelties referencing some of your fave goodies of the past, also features orange gamer WASD.

(https://i.imgur.com/zNM6p2O.jpg)
Got a lot of numbers to enter? Chill out man, we got you covered. Includes R1 = and 00 keys for you true numpad enthusiasts.

(https://i.imgur.com/827ySYt.jpg)
Wanna make your keyboard extra funky fresh? This kit has some extra colored spacebar options just for you. Also has some fly 3u bars for you folks on the cutting edge and a 10u bar that is just da bomb.


Pricing

US Pricing

Base: $125
Novelties: $35
Numpad: $30
Bars: $25

Buy it Now

US: PWade3 Productions (https://pwade3.com/products/gb-dcs-windbreaker)
EU: Oblotzky Industries (https://oblotzky.industries/products/dcs-windbreaker)
UK: Proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-dcs-windbreaker)
AUS: Switchkeys (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/collections/current-group-buys/products/dcs-windbreaker-group-buy)
CA: Apex Keyboards (https://www.apexkeyboards.com/products/dcs-windbreaker)
SEA: iLumkb (https://ilumkb.com/products/dcs-windbreaker)
CN: zFrontier (https://www.zfrontier.com/app/mch/lVO3RVN4qdKo)
Worldwide: zFrontier (https://en.zfrontier.com/products/dcs-windbreaker)


Renders

(https://i.imgur.com/wEwQfS8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9MQEb23.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/qPENcoB.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/qAyfWvl.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/rNacI1H.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/sZ5xxQv.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/HM0oMZ2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WJqpMgf.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/hs3Fgzu.png)

Colors

Colors are custom based off plastic Pantone chips.

Details

Estimated shipping Q3 2023, DCS Profile, 112344 row sculpt, doubleshot ABS, made by Signature Plastics, what more do you wanna know?

Thanks

Thanks to Jacobsmirror, HungHingDaiLo, and everyone who has harassed me over the past year about making this set come to life (yes Sparklepony, you're included in here). Everyone who joins this GB, this is my first keyset Group Buy that I'm running myself and your support means the absolute world to me!

Join My Discord (https://discord.gg/7DjS5Bt) or follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/philippwade/) to follow along as we try to make this beautiful bastard of a set happen for real.

Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Fri, 20 May 2022, 08:40:24
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: finalarcadia on Fri, 20 May 2022, 09:25:48
So in

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Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: futurecrime on Fri, 20 May 2022, 09:44:51
This set so exciting I broke wind.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: pwade3 on Fri, 20 May 2022, 11:03:27
Quote from: futurecrime on Fri, 20 May 2022, 09:44:51
This set so exciting I broke wind.

Now we're talkin'
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: HungHingDaiLo on Fri, 20 May 2022, 23:06:59
LFG!

Whoever didn't buy novelties along with base kit is undoubtedly a skeleton
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: norb on Sat, 21 May 2022, 06:29:47
i would pay double the price to cut the waiting time in half.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: thechemtrailkid on Sat, 21 May 2022, 10:37:37
These are so cool
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: acaban on Sat, 21 May 2022, 11:00:50
never seen worst, thanks.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: norb on Sat, 21 May 2022, 16:58:04
Quote from: acaban on Sat, 21 May 2022, 11:00:50
never seen worst, thanks.

/thread
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 21 May 2022, 17:24:37
weird, money just flew at the screen from my wallet
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: Skok on Sat, 21 May 2022, 21:16:20
This set is so bad.

And when I say bad, I mean Michael Jackson bad.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: ALOHAKB on Sun, 22 May 2022, 00:55:45
The foundry keycaps seem to be fine
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: J3ff_Leopard on Sun, 22 May 2022, 13:48:02
Quote from: Skok on Sat, 21 May 2022, 21:16:20
This set is so bad.

And when I say bad, I mean Michael Jackson bad.

You mean 13 grammy awards, 20 Guinness World records holding and 24 American Music Award winning Michael Jackson? Or are you accusing this keyset of behaving inappropriately with children? Kinda weird either way.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: Skok on Sun, 22 May 2022, 13:56:15
Quote from: J3ff_Leopard on Sun, 22 May 2022, 13:48:02
Quote from: Skok on Sat, 21 May 2022, 21:16:20
This set is so bad.

And when I say bad, I mean Michael Jackson bad.

You mean 13 grammy awards, 20 Guinness World records holding and 24 American Music Award winning Michael Jackson? Or are you accusing this keyset of behaving inappropriately with children? Kinda weird either way.
https://youtu.be/9wk4ApHloHM

It's a key and peele quote. Not everything is a conspiracy

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Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: dvorcol on Sun, 22 May 2022, 20:15:48
(https://i.postimg.cc/yBWnjSBM/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220522.png)
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: dvorcol on Wed, 25 May 2022, 14:03:02
(https://i.postimg.cc/9cL5TLTb/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220525b.png)
Edit: one more vendor updated
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: pwade3 on Wed, 25 May 2022, 14:14:51
So just a quick update for anyone who may be wondering, zFrontier is still slated to be carrying this, but getting in contact with them has been difficult recently presumably due to the lockdowns.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: tex_live_utility on Sun, 29 May 2022, 07:47:07
I remember making a thread for a "DCS Windbreaker" on r/keycapdesigners a few years ago! Happy someone has taken the idea and brought it to life.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: pwade3 on Thu, 02 June 2022, 08:00:45
OP updated, zFrontier has their listings live!

Sorry about the delay there folks, the covid situation definitely complicated things for a bit there.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 06 June 2022, 14:20:01
(https://i.postimg.cc/CYTTd5VC/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220606.png)
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: pwade3 on Mon, 06 June 2022, 14:24:26
Look at that folks we are HALFWAY TO MOQ!

Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: ZoomBoy on Fri, 10 June 2022, 14:23:01
Any updated order levels?
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: dvorcol on Tue, 14 June 2022, 21:20:42
(https://i.postimg.cc/9VTRX4CB/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220614b.png)
Edit: updated end date & revised scale
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - May 20 to June 24
Post by: pwade3 on Fri, 17 June 2022, 10:46:17
Hey everyone, just wanted to say that due to zF being unable to post the GB at the start, we're going ahead and extending through to June 30th.

We're over halfway to MOQ on base with 0 extras, and all the child kits have hit MOQ naturally, so I'm feeling confident that this set will be able to be made!
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Over Halfway to MOQ - Extended to June 30
Post by: dvorcol on Thu, 23 June 2022, 17:48:11
(https://i.postimg.cc/v8RsSHKY/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220623b.png)
Edit: revised scale
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Over Halfway to MOQ - Extended to June 30
Post by: DaaDaa on Thu, 23 June 2022, 18:52:13
windbreaker does mean flatulent, right?
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Over Halfway to MOQ - Extended to June 30
Post by: CaesarAZealad on Thu, 23 June 2022, 19:11:04
Quote from: DaaDaa on Thu, 23 June 2022, 18:52:13
windbreaker does mean flatulent, right?
It's a type of light coat
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Over Halfway to MOQ - Extended to June 30
Post by: pwade3 on Fri, 24 June 2022, 08:56:06
Quote from: CaesarAZealad on Thu, 23 June 2022, 19:11:04
Quote from: DaaDaa on Thu, 23 June 2022, 18:52:13
windbreaker does mean flatulent, right?
It's a type of light coat

It can mean multiple things.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Over Halfway to MOQ - Extended to June 30
Post by: dvorcol on Tue, 28 June 2022, 17:47:44
(https://i.postimg.cc/0xGrSLFg/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220628b.png)
Edit: revised scale
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: pwade3 on Wed, 29 June 2022, 08:47:12
That's right folks, all kits will be made!

Thanks to everyone who has joined and everyone who's gonna join in the closing moments of the GB.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: Tyson on Wed, 29 June 2022, 09:16:23
Hype! Glad I was able to join in for Base Kit when you extended the GB! :D
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: Skok on Wed, 29 June 2022, 14:27:52
Quote from: pwade3 on Wed, 29 June 2022, 08:47:12
That's right folks, all kits will be made!

Thanks to everyone who has joined and everyone who's gonna join in the closing moments of the GB.

lfg
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: anatworkaccount on Thu, 30 June 2022, 12:21:55
MOQ hit on renders LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 18 July 2022, 12:55:02
(https://i.postimg.cc/L9d30cmk/DCSw-indbreaker-Orders220630fin-Yext.png)
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: pwade3 on Fri, 21 October 2022, 11:01:28
Obligatory Update: currently waiting in sampling queue.

Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: Woovie on Mon, 19 December 2022, 11:56:48
n e update avail?

also 3u bars will be made by winnie at some point  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: pwade3 on Mon, 09 January 2023, 14:40:41
Hey y'all no real updates at the moment.

Currently waiting to begin the sampling process for colormatching, SP is in possession of the Pantone chips.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: pwade3 on Thu, 09 February 2023, 11:57:42
Hey folks, SP's supplier has the pantone references, so I'll be receiving samples once SP gets them, no proper ETA for that at the moment but I'll continue keeping y'all posted.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: Woovie on Wed, 15 February 2023, 20:38:25
Thanks for the updates, excited to see samples  :cool:
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: pwade3 on Tue, 07 March 2023, 17:12:11
Hey everyone, first batch of samples are officially on their way to me!

Expected delivery is Saturday, I'll keep y'all posted on how they're looking.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - All Kits Will Be Made - Ends Thursday
Post by: pwade3 on Fri, 31 March 2023, 12:25:20
Hey everyone, sorry for a bit of delay on relaying news on the samples.

Just took this pic a little bit ago, it's super overcast where I'm at today.

(https://i.imgur.com/MxonU1p.jpg)

This update is a bit of good news/bad news.

Bad news first.

The 2 pink colors are less vibrant than the selected Pantones. I knew going into this set that the paper versions of the Pantone neons would be impossible to hit, which is why I purchased the plastic chips and rendered the set based on those.

I requested a re-sample on those 2 colors but unfortunately, according to SP's supplier, Pantone uses PP as the plastic to make their chips, while obviously SP uses ABS. PP starts off clear, while ABS starts off fairly white and PP has less limited pigment options compared to ABS. Due to these differences, there's simply nothing more that can be done to make these colors more accurate.

Now for the good news.

The rest of the colors are incredibly accurate to their Pantone chips. While the pinks may not be 1:1 with the Pantones I chose, I am very pleased with how they all work together. The pink colors still play off of each other as I'd envisioned and they absolutely still fit the aesthetic of the set. Which is to say, they're all obnoxious as hell in the best way.

Thankfully, it's not so far off from what I'd envisioned so as to require having them attempt a different color reference or anything like that. And honestly, any other choice of reference would pale in comparison to what was rendered for you fine folks anyway.

With that in mind, I'll be confirming that these samples are acceptable and we'll be getting this show on the road!

I'll keep ya updated as things progress.

PWade3
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: ankit on Fri, 31 March 2023, 15:32:12
Colors look great! Super excited for this one to ship  ;D
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: andromache on Fri, 31 March 2023, 15:53:02
Shame about the limitations from SP's color supplier, but the colors look great anyway. Excited for my first DCS set!
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: Woovie on Thu, 06 April 2023, 12:02:46
Thanks for the updates, good to know those limitations. I think the samples came out great and this set will still be beautiful.  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: phatmasterq on Wed, 12 April 2023, 00:30:22
appreciate the update, and like others - colour-samples look pretty great to me. can't wait to transform a kb into an obnovious as hell in the best way typing monster.
Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: Poesjuh on Tue, 15 August 2023, 12:06:21
Windbreaker has arrived. Don’t think I’ve ever experienced so many conflicting emotions looking at a keycap set.

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Title: Re: [GB] DCS Windbreaker - Samples Approved
Post by: finalarcadia on Tue, 15 August 2023, 22:13:51
chefkiss set