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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: mashby on Mon, 11 February 2013, 19:20:36

Title: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: mashby on Mon, 11 February 2013, 19:20:36

I came across a series of key caps from Balanar's Classified Post (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=39414.0) (see photo below) and asked him about where these caps came from.

From what he remembers, the caps were part of a GB that iMav put together from WAY back. There is apparently an entire series of them, which makes sense. I'd imagine that there is one for each color switch.

Does anyone have a photo of the entire set, or any more details?

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 11 February 2013, 19:22:23

Those are on their way to me soon, I have an MX red one as well. Currently waiting on some info from someone on DT as to what other ones he has. Another person once stated they were part of Round something, maybe 1.

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 11 February 2013, 19:27:00

Missing red and blue, then you would have the whole of them I am pretty sure.

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: i3oilermaker on Mon, 11 February 2013, 19:37:08

Some of these went out with the GeekHack Gold Packs.

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 11 February 2013, 20:46:30

Was there a green one?

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: mashby on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:10:34

Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 11 February 2013, 20:46:30

Was there a green one?

Doesn't look like it. Ascaii posted this photo (http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/wtb-siig-minitouch-geekhack-edition-t4879.html#p99062) today on DT and there is no MX Green.  :(

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:20:41

When those were made green and grey was only on spacebar switch and no one was thinking about using them for whole boards, whites didn't exist yet and hardly anyone liked clears. How things change.

Title: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: Halverson on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:50:15

Well guess we should make a buy for green, white, dark grey and grey! Superblack?

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:53:48

Instead of it saying it, I would rather just have a legend that looks like the stem in the relevant color.

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: Halverson on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:56:22

Quote from: lysol on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:53:48

Instead of it saying it, I would rather just have a legend that looks like the stem in the relevant color.

That would be cool as well! Wonder if there would be enough interest for an interest check.

Title: Re: MX Type Key Cap Set - Need Info
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 12 February 2013, 16:59:35

Start one? I don't want to start any more buys right now or I would. The only major problem I see with that design idea though is if you want to have a full set on the same base color it gets pretty tricky due to contrast issues and such. Probably would have to use yellow for base color since all the stem colors would show up well on it.