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Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Wed, 29 February 2012, 19:42:52: So I hate these bubbled windows keys real real bad, but I decided I would really prefer to not add random colors or even black. I'm hoping someone can tell me if the WASDkeyboard's yellow is the same shade. The Filco appears more "pale" to me, but I can't really tell as flash/camera/etc could be making them look different. If someone happens to have a side by side picture, you'd be my hero.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: reaper on Wed, 29 February 2012, 22:21:34: Sorry I only have the yellow edition Filco but not yellow keycaps from WASD. =(
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 29 February 2012, 22:30:51: I had yellow wasd keycaps, but no Filco. The cap is not bright, it's mellow. More pastelish than taxi. I still doubt it will be a match though. I think a totally different color looks better than an almost.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Wed, 29 February 2012, 23:23:17: Oh yeah I agree lysol I wouldn't put an almost on it. However these are pale also. I'm hoping someone chimes in and lets me know :\
Going to wait a couple days and if I can't figure it out for sure I'll just order two black ones from wasd with "Herp" and "Derp" or "<3" and "
btw, Reaper I bought this because of the sexy pictures of yours that you sent me on ocn :D
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: reaper on Wed, 29 February 2012, 23:26:17: Good to know that I've somehow contributed to that hole in your wallet. =P
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Wed, 29 February 2012, 23:37:11: Have you done anything to yours since those pictures you showed me? I'm trying to figure out some caps to throw on it now since I'm not going to find matching windows keys.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Aranair on Wed, 29 February 2012, 23:43:23: I don't have the wasdkeyboards's yellow but by looking at the pictures they have, IMO its not the same yellow lol. The filco yellows seem to have abit of orange in them. (a wee bit?)

(btw: Do post some pictures when you are done with the yellow edition, just got one myself and I'm entirely not sure how to decorate it!)
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: reaper on Wed, 29 February 2012, 23:51:58: Quote from: Awful;531586
Have you done anything to yours since those pictures you showed me? I'm trying to figure out some caps to throw on it now since I'm not going to find matching windows keys.

Nope. IMO, it looks great the way it is, with the yellow LEDs and all...

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/Filcos/DSC06763.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/Filcos/DSC06759.jpg)
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Kamikaze K on Thu, 01 March 2012, 00:08:20: Oh nice... the keys are not as bright and I thought they were going to be. Looks like a nice board. :)

Edit: Forgot to ask... how's the keycap alignment on the yellows? Left side and up arrow alignment in particular.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Thu, 01 March 2012, 00:30:35: Yeah I really like the pale sunflower look. I bought tee shirt at old navy on the discount rack for 3 bucks that is the exact same yellow the day after my keyboard came in. lol!

I went over mine with a fine tooth comb so to speak and my alignment is perfect. However, mine wobbled. The board itself wobbled. Now when my order came in from Amazon the corner of the box looked like it had been dropped pretty hard. The wobble was VERY minimal. Last night I picked it up and put my hands on the upper right and bottom left corners and gave it a twist and I heard a pop and now it sits 100% fine. I think the case had popped away from the bottom half.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: reaper on Thu, 01 March 2012, 00:53:12: The alignment seems fine on mine also. The only one with bad alignment (that I own) is the camo version.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Kamikaze K on Thu, 01 March 2012, 01:26:18: Nice. Would really consider getting one after I see how the new Leopolds pan out... Already have a preorder on a brown Leo FC700...
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: squarebox on Thu, 01 March 2012, 01:31:22: (http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Filco%20Keyboard/FilcoYellow.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Filco%20Keyboard/FilcoYE_1.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Filco%20Keyboard/FilcoYE_2.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Filco%20Keyboard/FilcoYE_3.jpg)
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Kamikaze K on Thu, 01 March 2012, 01:32:50: Nice pics mate. Slowly but surely tempting me with it's yellow goodness.....
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: pitashen on Thu, 01 March 2012, 02:02:22: I generally dislike the colors offered by the WASD. Not very vibrant over all.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Thu, 01 March 2012, 09:04:15: Very nice pics squarebox. I wonder if a filco esc key exists in black like yours but with yellow letters on it. That would so glorious!
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 01 March 2012, 09:07:19: Quote from: Awful;531572
btw, Reaper I bought this because of the sexy pictures of yours that you sent me on ocn :D

Reaper got me to buy one because of his sexy pics too.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: demik on Thu, 01 March 2012, 17:46:35: Quote from: mmmty;531949
Reaper got me to buy one because of his sexy pics too.

not sure how to take this reply :dizzy:
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: tbag on Thu, 01 March 2012, 21:14:53: Also got mine cause of Reaper.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: reaper on Thu, 01 March 2012, 21:48:53: Man, they should give me some commission or something. lol =D

Sent from iPhone
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: omuerte on Fri, 02 March 2012, 05:59:12: You could always order a set of modifier keys plus f5-f8 and go for an old-school two-tone yellow/off-yellow arrangement in the style of the classic beige/grey boards :p
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Fri, 02 March 2012, 13:44:22: Imo yellow+off yellow together would look like urine lol
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: omuerte on Fri, 02 March 2012, 17:01:51: Quote from: Awful;533262
Imo yellow+off yellow together would look like urine lol

Well, in that case there's always yellow and brown...
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: Awful on Fri, 02 March 2012, 21:44:53: I've been thinking about yellow/white or yellow/light grey. Not really wanting to throw black all over this bright and happy board :D
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: captain on Sat, 03 March 2012, 16:47:45: Filco yellow does not equal SP yellow. I don't have any WASD keys, that I know about, to compare.\

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Someone look up what SP yellow is in the radioactive key.
Title: Yellow edition Filco and WASD's yellow
Post by: anselben on Sat, 17 March 2012, 00:33:29: I'm not too crazy about bright colors or anything, would prefer it be black/white.. but these yellow filcos look so great I would definitely get one.