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Title: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: basilkeys on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:43:40

(https://i.postimg.cc/PqqwW1sR/DCS-UFO-Banner-for-GH.jpg)

"Is there life out there?!"

DCS UFO is an extra-terrestrial keyset to be commissioned from Signature Plastics in doubleshot ABS. It's coming soon to a galaxy near you!

Group Buy: February 2026

From the team behind DCS Good Morning (https://www.basilkeys.com/dcs-good-morning), which fulfilled in October 2025.

IC Form
https://forms.gle/sZG1RM1xWRQScLef9

(https://i.postimg.cc/63WJmQ1k/navy-petrichor-cropped.png)

Discord Server
https://discord.gg/wEfbTG4W4V

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Updates

14th November:
Numpad to get homing 5 bar and dot; alt alphas to get Esc to allow 2nd board kitting without Novs; full UV print BAE cow abduction novelty confirmed possible by SP.
Thank you Xury46 for this suggestion! I am in love with "full art" BAE and hope it will be popular.

(https://i.postimg.cc/CxBqc4sx/BAE_novelty.png)


11th November:
We'll change the 40s kitting to sell mods solo, so minibars aren't being duplicated across kits. This will improve pricing.

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Overview

A range of kits are being polled in this interest check, as our last DCS run saw a good turnout of 40s and Alice users, and it
would be a shame to miss the support opportunity where there is demand. That being said, only kits with strong interest will be available at group buy.

Base covers most standard boards ranging 60% to F13 TKL, and is inclusive of HHKB with 6u bottom row and R3 Control. For the deep space enjoyer, the alt alphas kit moves UFO into
tasteful monotone territory...and the inclusion of another tab makes it possible to kit a second board (e.g. TKL + 65 or TKL + 60), though picking up novelties makes this job easier on the eye!
Child kit compatibility includes numpad, basic 40s, and Alice minibars. The "QWERTY" alert row brings the celestial yellow alert to NRL, and 10u spacebar and BAE are just here for fun.

Novelties are designed by me with invaluable input from the community, and will be brought to life by the talented Deadeye. Also, the alien is named Zlörp and the cow is named Bert.

As with DCS Good Morning, this group buy will run independently of vendors; we will handle orders and fulfilment ourselves.


UFO will be sold and distributed by:

UK: Basil (BasilKeys)
EU: LéHoy
US: ninjabrer (KokiCraft)
SEA: Lamy


Pricing is highly dependent on interest/MOQ. Based on numbers from our previous set I'd ballpark base in the $110–140 range for US buyers.
International pricing will also include import fees, so add your local charges. We'll publish an IC with price estimates in the new year.


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Colour samples

The set will use BBI, BGN, BGU, YCC, and YCE.

I've already commissioned samples for the high contrast keys: anything with yellow or navy. It was worth doing because YCC (the bottom tab key in my hand)
as a legend is too muddy; YCE (on top) is exactly what I envisioned and gives a beautiful bright yellow with good contrast on BBI.

(https://i.postimg.cc/C5WbgyHc/Samples-compilation.png)

I've done my best to colour correct these images to what I can see in front of me! BBI is the blue from DCS SMRT. If you have Peppabeit, the yellow alphas on that are YCC.

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Board renders

(https://i.postimg.cc/wMDwCb7k/f1-40-silver.png)

F1-40

(https://i.postimg.cc/2SnDS43W/Starry60-in-gold.png)

Starry60

(https://i.postimg.cc/cLy30fTj/Glare-TKL-on-deskmat-smaller.png)

Glare TKL
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Kitting
Everything in the IC, anyway.

Base kit:

(https://i.postimg.cc/VNHspLDG/Base.png)

Novelties:
Novelty images are placeholders while files are completed. They will be close. The UK ISO key will be UV printed.

(https://i.postimg.cc/63g32kFK/Novelties.png)

Alt alphas:
Seems counter-intuitive, but in the IC so far it's got almost 50% interest! Picking up alongside Base and Novelties, you can kit a 2nd board with UFO.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ydg6H4Gj/Alt-Alphas.png)

Numpad:
Support for 1800 included.

(https://i.postimg.cc/63LYhfRF/Numpad2-1.png)

40s:

(https://i.postimg.cc/0QM5sR4C/40s.png)

QWERTY alerty:

(https://i.postimg.cc/nzyFVS87/Qwerty-alerty.png)

Minibars:

(https://i.postimg.cc/4dDf42C9/Minibars.png)

Alt minibars:

(https://i.postimg.cc/d1kQYPfR/Alt-Minibars.png)

10u spacebar:

(https://i.postimg.cc/gJXcWF7V/10u.png)

BAE:

(https://i.postimg.cc/8C4ntDbK/BAE.png)

Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: basilkeys on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:45:00
Apparently I need to reserve this?
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: xLeHoy on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:45:37
Zlörp Bert
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: mr_foggy on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:46:19
had a lovely experience with dcs good morning and will join this as well 👏
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: Manukbs_ on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:47:01
Based
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: ninjabrer on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:51:02
So excited to see this set take off ✦
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: ZavaZ86 on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:52:34
Bert  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Mon, 10 November 2025, 13:53:24
Looking good basil

Can the numpad pic show up on this page along with the other kits?
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: basilkeys on Mon, 10 November 2025, 14:04:26
Looking good basil

Can the numpad pic show up on this page along with the other kits?

Whoops! Thanks for catching that. It's uploading all stretched sideways at the moment...I am re-rendering and will stick it up there when done.
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: alfworks21 on Mon, 10 November 2025, 14:16:01
Goddamnnnn  I can't wait to get my hands on this <3

Looks good basilious :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: Mr.RotKiv on Mon, 10 November 2025, 14:40:21
This is adorable and I want it!!!
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: madmax13 on Mon, 10 November 2025, 15:12:28
GLWIC! It's been fun watching this guy take shape!
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: unusuaL_ on Mon, 10 November 2025, 15:33:16
first basilkeys IC rush rush
GLWIC
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: Bert on Mon, 10 November 2025, 16:16:58
I need that cow.
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: zlobin356 on Mon, 10 November 2025, 17:09:30
LETS GO BASIL

GLWIC!! Really happy to see it, was fun to see this set take shape!!!! :thumb:
Idea with "qwerty" alerty is fantastic, i really like this set and creativity behind it.
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: yz on Mon, 10 November 2025, 19:03:21
loving the novelties. GLWIC!!
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: lem0nsqueezy on Mon, 10 November 2025, 22:42:48
GLWIC Basil! Will be getting this :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: Xury46 on Tue, 11 November 2025, 01:51:40
I gotta say the novelties are absolutely fantastic!
I would love to see the BAE get the same treatment as the ISO Enter.
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: roffelsaur on Tue, 11 November 2025, 03:17:59
I'll be asking this UFO to take me away :D
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: sey1 on Tue, 11 November 2025, 11:22:49
this is so cool  :thumb: ;D :p :p :p
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: basilkeys on Thu, 13 November 2025, 05:13:36
I gotta say the novelties are absolutely fantastic!
I would love to see the BAE get the same treatment as the ISO Enter.

It would offer greater opportunity for cow-napping...might have to explore this in time for the group buy! Thank you for the suggestion.
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: johnkeyboard on Sat, 15 November 2025, 04:26:55
One of the greatest sets I've laid my eyes upon
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: Randomlosername on Sat, 15 November 2025, 06:18:28
This set is so good! Instant buy for me as a new lover of DCS. I really would like to see a full set of novs for a 60% Bottom row tho (1.5/1.0/1.5 x2) Maybe it is just me but as a HUGE nov and artisan keycap person. I really think it looks silly to have only one side decked out in novs or like only Ctrl/Alt on either side have novs. I wanna decorate that bottom row!
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: lampmk on Wed, 26 November 2025, 13:38:30
please consider alpha pipe + tilde! cool novs
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: basilkeys on Tue, 02 December 2025, 11:06:49
please consider alpha pipe + tilde! cool novs

Think we will add these in!
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: Xury46 on Thu, 04 December 2025, 17:55:17
Fantastic, I love the new BAE novelty, I'll definitely be picking up this set 🙂
Title: Re: [IC] DCS UFO
Post by: upas on Tue, 23 December 2025, 10:09:02
I see basilkeys, I like  :thumb: