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Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:03:02
I use have swapped my caps key to a CTRL key but I left my original CTRL key there because I need it to crouch / duck in FPS games. This lead me to a great idea because I don't need a caps key and I don't want two CTRL keys on my board.

I want to change my Original CTRL key to a key with a rubber ducky   (FOR DUCKING) . Preferably I'd like to get a military helmet on him if possible here is a pic I found to show you what I mean.

(http://www.fisher-price.com/content/v4/uk/myfp/img/99.jpg)

Can any one direct me how to get started on this? Anyone else interested?


EDIT**
Incarnage did an awesome job getting this idea on "paper". I added a few details I thought might make the key more to my liking I have a prototype here. What do you guys think?

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7172842099_cd0125b3cc.jpg)
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: thegunner100 on Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:05:50
You'd have to get a .SVG file. Someone like hazeluff can make it for you if you ask him politely :)
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: clickclack on Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:36:47
LOL

I don't have a capslock key with a ducky but I have a Ctrl key with a tri-color ducky. Soooooo close! How funny.  XD
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:41:21
Quote from: clickclack;610419
LOL

I don't have a capslock key with a ducky but I have a Ctrl key with a tri-color ducky. Soooooo close! How funny.  XD


I was describing how the keys were. But I would need the ducky to fit the CTRL key spot so your actually right on. Got any pics? lol
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: Incarnage on Sun, 10 June 2012, 01:36:54
Something like this? (Too lazy to put a camo on the helmet)

Pic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77686338@N08/7171524783/in/photostream/)
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 01:45:04
Incarnage that's exactly what I meant. For some reason I feel like it should face the other way but thats a super easy flip!  That is an amazing draft of the idea. I feel like it would be awesome to get a few white and black keys done up. This could be really cool.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 01:47:35
Could I get a copy of the file? I'd like to try and smooth it up a bit and try to see what an eye / shin strap hanging down might look like.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:00:01
I just took a screen cap and played around a bit with Incarnage's original pic. Still very rough.

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/80257559@N04/7171565895/in/photostream[\img]
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: Incarnage on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:05:55
Hmm I smoothen the duck abit but not that much. Can you edit .svg or .ai files?

Pic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77686338@N08/7356789122/in/photostream)
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:10:09
Not at the moment but dl a program now for linux. I just edited the screen cap lol
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:12:29
got inkscape up should be able to handle the file. I'm no artist but i don't mind playing around with the files if you dont mind me doing so.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: Incarnage on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:19:18
Nope don't mind at all. You came up with the idea after all.

I did smoothen the duck further too and added that little brown latch thing.

EDIT : Removed URL thing. ._. Maybe it's not so safe to be posting up a dropbox link here..haha xD
Pmed to mr.gr0undzer0.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:26:20
Wow well done. It's just awesome how you managed to draw almost exactly the way i was thinking of it!  I wonder hos much detail you can get away with on these things. Any experts here?  I think we are already beyond double shot but not sure about the limitations of dye sub.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: gr0undzer0 on Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:39:16
I pulled down the straps to beneath the really nice white / black borders you had on the helmets and added eyes. I like them but not sure if its to much or to big. I didn't copy / scale just made a new one on each duck.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26383988/ctrlduckmod.svg

*fixed link to public
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: Zifle on Sun, 10 June 2012, 03:56:29
Quote from: gr0undzer0;610690
Wow well done. It's just awesome how you managed to draw almost exactly the way i was thinking of it!  I wonder hos much detail you can get away with on these things. Any experts here?  I think we are already beyond double shot but not sure about the limitations of dye sub.


Some of the new portal keys (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?31946-Portal-Round-2-and-Biohazard-Group-Buy-Taking-Orders) should give you a good idea of what you can go for.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: clickclack on Mon, 11 June 2012, 10:18:35
Quote from: gr0undzer0;610423
I was describing how the keys were. But I would need the ducky to fit the CTRL key spot so your actually right on. Got any pics? lol

Oh! =P
I thought I was initially right but then I confused myself. XD
Yeah, I have a pic somewhere and if I can't find it when I go home I will try and take a quick pic and post it up.
Sorry I got a bit sidetracked the past couple of days (LoL).

-cc  =)

p.s. The duck points to the right on mine with a bigger wing, other than that I'm surprised at how similar it looks to your pictures! I don't have a military helmet on it though. Although that's a neato looking key for sure.
Title: quack-quack-waddle-quack
Post by: clickclack on Tue, 19 June 2012, 02:30:08
Sorry about the delay, Things have been five kinds of crazy around here lately and I was never able to find the old photos so I actually had to go look for the key.
Any who, here it is, enjoy -

[ATTACH=CONFIG]53237[/ATTACH]

-cc  =)
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: MMB on Tue, 19 June 2012, 02:31:27
Quote from: clickclack;616829
Sorry about the delay, Things have been five kinds of crazy around here lately and I was never able to find the old photos so I actually had to go look for the key.
Any who, here it is, enjoy -

(Attachment) 53237[/ATTACH]

-cc  =)

Full of so much win.
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: baldgye on Tue, 19 June 2012, 06:03:16
oh damn, that duck key looks awesome! looks like rubber has been glued into a cutout
Title: Idea for a CTRL Key
Post by: suprsmo on Tue, 19 June 2012, 06:15:28
The big man delivers! (as usual)

Hah. That actually looks really good!