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Title: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Mon, 20 April 2026, 22:07:19
Hello everyone, I'm a SP SA keycap enthusiast from China. My English ID is AlexRouber, and my Chinese ID is 老江.

I'm really passionate about SA profile keycaps. Unfortunately, there have been very few designers launching SA group buys in recent years. After thinking it over for a long time, I decided to design a set of SA keycaps myself.

I designed a total of 5 keycap sets. I ran an IC in China two weeks ago, and after everyone's votes, I finally settled on a marine animal theme.
Details are shown in the images below:
I have only used two color cards: **BBQ Blue** and **WFK White**.

Update on April 24, 2026: Added stepped caps lock and 7-unit enter key

Update on April 27, 2026: Add R2 and R4 1U to the Novelty Kit. Revise the color of ESC and Enter to OBJ (coral red simulation).

Update on April 28, 2026:Add positioning F+J, modify Novelty

Updated on May 10, 2026:The previous design proposal was quoted at too high a price, which most community players could not accept. I have therefore revised the plan to cut costs as much as possible: removed all white keycaps and streamlined the 40% kit, with the final revised layout shown below.

Updated on May 21, 2026:Confirm the final plan and prepare to start group buying. Estimated time is June 1st

Base
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Pad
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Nov
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40S
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In order to reach an MOQ of 75–100 and lower the final price, I am currently looking for regional vendors/agents.

vendor：
CN:https://www.zfrontier.com/ (https://www.zfrontier.com/)
US:https://saberkeebs.com/  (https://saberkeebs.com/)
UK:https://prototypist.net/ (https://prototypist.net/)
IT：IT：https://coffeekeys.eu/it-us (https://coffeekeys.eu/it-us)
VN：VN：https://thekeebs.store/ (https://thekeebs.store/)

If any vendors are interested in representing this keycap set, please feel free to email me at:alexrouber@foxmail.com

GB:https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=126784.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=126784.0)

Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: tunb on Thu, 23 April 2026, 01:34:44
please change text arrow to icon, and add spacebar 1u
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: El Kinoflop on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:09:23
Your 40s kit is missing two of the most commonly used keys. R2 1.75u backspace and R3 1.5u enter. For all minivans, V4Ns and similar.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: madmax13 on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:15:14
I think this is great- love the novelties. I am giant fan of SA myself. I really would like to see an accent for this set- perhaps OBJ?
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:19:50
Quote from: madmax13 on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:15:14
I think this is great- love the novelties. I am giant fan of SA myself. I really would like to see an accent for this set- perhaps OBJ?

I have considered adding an accent color, but the majority vote from Chinese players is to use white as the accent.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:26:08
Quote from: El Kinoflop on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:09:23
Your 40s kit is missing two of the most commonly used keys. R2 1.75u backspace and R3 1.5u enter. For all minivans, V4Ns and similar.

I previously designed a full 40% kit, but the cost was too high and unaffordable for most buyers. After discussing with the Chinese community, I adjusted it to the current version to keep pricing reasonable.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:38:55
Quote from: tunb on Thu, 23 April 2026, 01:34:44
please change text arrow to icon, and add spacebar 1u

I haven't found an agent in the United States yet
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: mashhh on Thu, 23 April 2026, 05:33:25
Rush Rush
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: El Kinoflop on Thu, 23 April 2026, 10:45:11
Quote from: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:26:08
Quote from: El Kinoflop on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:09:23
Your 40s kit is missing two of the most commonly used keys. R2 1.75u backspace and R3 1.5u enter. For all minivans, V4Ns and similar.

I previously designed a full 40% kit, but the cost was too high and unaffordable for most buyers. After discussing with the Chinese community, I adjusted it to the current version to keep pricing reasonable.

I think for the western market just adding those two keys would be a good compromise. I appreciate its a difficult balance between cost and compatibility.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: minion_of_seitan on Thu, 23 April 2026, 18:25:38
This is gorgeous!  I’m in.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 19:00:15
Quote from: El Kinoflop on Thu, 23 April 2026, 10:45:11
Quote from: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:26:08
Quote from: El Kinoflop on Thu, 23 April 2026, 02:09:23
Your 40s kit is missing two of the most commonly used keys. R2 1.75u backspace and R3 1.5u enter. For all minivans, V4Ns and similar.

I previously designed a full 40% kit, but the cost was too high and unaffordable for most buyers. After discussing with the Chinese community, I adjusted it to the current version to keep pricing reasonable.

I think for the western market just adding those two keys would be a good compromise. I appreciate its a difficult balance between cost and compatibility.

I will adjust the 40KIT. Thank you for your suggestion
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: jupemara on Thu, 23 April 2026, 19:41:48
Very nice color!! I need 1u space bar for 40s enthusiast.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Beni986 on Thu, 23 April 2026, 21:02:13
Please add a R1 1u \| to the Alpha kits
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Thu, 23 April 2026, 21:57:29
Quote from: Beni986 on Thu, 23 April 2026, 21:02:13
Please add a R1 1u \| to the Alpha kits

update already
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Piperaceae on Fri, 24 April 2026, 12:04:00
I'm rooting for this, I'd love to see a new SA set again!
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: willfcc on Fri, 24 April 2026, 13:06:31
Similar to SA Fluffy Clouds (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=100879.0)
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Fri, 24 April 2026, 18:47:29
Quote from: willfcc on Fri, 24 April 2026, 13:06:31
Similar to SA Fluffy Clouds (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=100879.0)

Yes, I used the same color card BBQ
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Fri, 24 April 2026, 18:48:52
Quote from: Piperaceae on Fri, 24 April 2026, 12:04:00
I'm rooting for this, I'd love to see a new SA set again!

Make SP great again ;D
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: cosmic_one on Thu, 07 May 2026, 09:59:45
This is a fun colorway, thanks for sharing it!

For the 40s kit, would it be economically viable to add an R4 1.5 and an additional R3 mod? For me personally, I would need those to make this kit work for most of my boards. And then selfishly, I would also like to see 2x 1.75 bars instead of 2x 3u.
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Alexrouber on Thu, 07 May 2026, 20:59:04
Quote from: cosmic_one on Thu, 07 May 2026, 09:59:45
This is a fun colorway, thanks for sharing it!

For the 40s kit, would it be economically viable to add an R4 1.5 and an additional R3 mod? For me personally, I would need those to make this kit work for most of my boards. And then selfishly, I would also like to see 2x 1.75 bars instead of 2x 3u.

Unfortunately, this is not feasible. I just received the quotation from SP, and 40KIT is too expensive. I can only modify the plan
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: Uguubox on Fri, 08 May 2026, 10:15:55
A great fun keycap set, I especially love the novelties  ;D
Title: Re: [IC] SA Ocean Spirit
Post by: nadhole69 on Fri, 08 May 2026, 11:38:20
thats a nice blue tone!