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Title: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: turtle on Fri, 09 August 2013, 00:25:56
Hello all,

I would like to share some  great news. CM Store have QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel for $5.00 Shipped (minimum of 2)! Carter told me CM is planning to run a event called  "Pimp your Rapid" contest. You can enter when the contest comes out or you can just buy the case if you like. Here is the coupon code: ghanniversary. Grab it while its still hot! :thumb:
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Photoelectric on Fri, 09 August 2013, 00:34:31
Edit: nvm --it works!!!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: phx on Fri, 09 August 2013, 00:50:34
holy crap this is AWESOME! i love you man

picked up 3, what a steal.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Techno Trousers on Fri, 09 August 2013, 01:17:53
Damn, now I feel like a sucker for paying full price. Heck of a deal for everyone who waited though!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 04:46:26
Glad that worked out for you turtle!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: elton5354 on Fri, 09 August 2013, 04:51:37
US only as usual..

Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Neal on Fri, 09 August 2013, 05:01:55
Awesome deal for the US folks.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 06:47:28
Just a heads up looks like black tops are already sold out.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 09 August 2013, 10:00:47
I would like a Grey one, but only want one, not two.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 09 August 2013, 10:03:15
But, there's only one Grey one left... I just tried to add two and there isn't enough stock.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: phx on Fri, 09 August 2013, 10:40:09
wow they went pretty fast....
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 10:41:52
well at 2 for $10 with free shipping they were practically giving them away.....
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: turtle on Fri, 09 August 2013, 11:19:59
Oh wow.. The contest hasn't even started and they are out lol
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 11:21:13
Oh wow.. The contest hasn't even started and they are out lol

Where you able to get one this time?
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: kenmai9 on Fri, 09 August 2013, 12:07:50
what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 12:08:59
what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.

Sounds about right!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: player3 on Fri, 09 August 2013, 12:12:24
Just bought the last grey :-)

Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: missalaire on Fri, 09 August 2013, 14:37:00
what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.

Try contacting CM customer support and see if they can give you a partial refund maybe...?
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: histevenhere on Fri, 09 August 2013, 14:49:13
Bought 3 yesterday. Let the trial and error painting and sanding begin! :)
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: kenmai9 on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:08:55
what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.

Try contacting CM customer support and see if they can give you a partial refund maybe...?

what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.

Try contacting CM customer support and see if they can give you a partial refund maybe...?

I think I'm just going to keep them. Not a big deal anymore.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: turtle on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:10:02
Oh wow.. The contest hasn't even started and they are out lol

Where you able to get one this time?

Yes, thanks a lot! I should've grab more than one each so I can mess with it on my downtime.. maybe next time
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: CM-Rajiv on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:39:15
what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.

Sounds about right!

This code wasn't supposed to be released to the public yet and is part of a bigger effort between us and the GH admins.  Ming should have an announcement regarding this soon.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:40:31
So you guys put a limitation on the stock for the time being?
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:41:01
what the **** i just bought two full price this weekend and they didn't let me cancel it before it shipped. they just shipped it anyways. ****ers. **** you cm.

Sounds about right!

This code wasn't supposed to be released to the public yet and is part of a bigger effort between us and the GH admins.  Ming should have an announcement regarding this soon.

So does it work on 'other' things?
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: fydo on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:44:39
This code wasn't supposed to be released to the public yet and is part of a bigger effort between us and the GH admins.  Ming should have an announcement regarding this soon.

If it's not too late, please consider Canadians for your promotions as well! Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:48:31
I have a small announcement right now.

There will be a contest.

It will be awesome.

CM has cooperated with us to come up with this awesome code to basically give away the top cases. HOWEVER, in order to fulfill your end of the bargain, we're going to need you guys to apply the full limits of your creativity and geekhackery to these cases. Show us how awesome the community is at making cool stuff!

Since we actually came up with this contest about 30 hours ago, most of the terms are a complete unknown. Please give us some time to work out the details and then we will make a full announcement with rules, prizes, etc. The basic idea though, is that CM storm HAS agreed to give GH MEMBERS topcases at cost in exchange for some awesome modifications/painting/hand-painted hand-shaped caps/WHATEVER AWESOME THING YOU WANT TO DO TO THEM!

So 1) HOORAY! ANNIVERSARY CONTEST 2) please, hold your horses for a minute. or several days. or a week. whichever comes last ;)
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: CM-Rajiv on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:50:53
So you guys put a limitation on the stock for the time being?

No, there will always be a limitation of stock because we don't want someone buying out all the inventory for cheap as this will be a special promotion.


We'd like to be able to keep the goods for Canada but the shipping costs and customs fees make it very difficult.  We'd love to get this stuff globally, if we could... but there are too many logistical issues that come into play as well.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Photoelectric on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:51:21
<--- Excited!!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:51:49
I have a small announcement right now.

There will be a contest.

It will be awesome.

CM has cooperated with us to come up with this awesome code to basically give away the top cases. HOWEVER, in order to fulfill your end of the bargain, we're going to need you guys to apply the full limits of your creativity and geekhackery to these cases. Show us how awesome the community is at making cool stuff!

Since we actually came up with this contest about 30 hours ago, most of the terms are a complete unknown. Please give us some time to work out the details and then we will make a full announcement with rules, prizes, etc. The basic idea though, is that CM storm HAS agreed to give GH MEMBERS topcases at cost in exchange for some awesome modifications/painting/hand-painted hand-shaped caps/WHATEVER AWESOME THING YOU WANT TO DO TO THEM!

So 1) HOORAY! ANNIVERSARY CONTEST 2) please, hold your horses for a minute. or several days. or a week. whichever comes last ;)

So what if we customize it for a phantom does that count??
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:52:13
Keep in mind that while we're organizing ourselves and the contest, you might just be able to arrange for a US proxy to forward your board on... *whistle* ;)
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:53:59
I have a small announcement right now.

There will be a contest.

It will be awesome.

CM has cooperated with us to come up with this awesome code to basically give away the top cases. HOWEVER, in order to fulfill your end of the bargain, we're going to need you guys to apply the full limits of your creativity and geekhackery to these cases. Show us how awesome the community is at making cool stuff!

Since we actually came up with this contest about 30 hours ago, most of the terms are a complete unknown. Please give us some time to work out the details and then we will make a full announcement with rules, prizes, etc. The basic idea though, is that CM storm HAS agreed to give GH MEMBERS topcases at cost in exchange for some awesome modifications/painting/hand-painted hand-shaped caps/WHATEVER AWESOME THING YOU WANT TO DO TO THEM!

So 1) HOORAY! ANNIVERSARY CONTEST 2) please, hold your horses for a minute. or several days. or a week. whichever comes last ;)

So what if we customize it for a phantom does that count??
you have to do something awesome with it.

YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING AWESOME WITH IT.

is your phantom awesome?

can you make your phantom awesome by putting an awesomely modded QFR top case on it? THINK IN AWESOMES MAN.

Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 15:56:28
I have a small announcement right now.

There will be a contest.

It will be awesome.

CM has cooperated with us to come up with this awesome code to basically give away the top cases. HOWEVER, in order to fulfill your end of the bargain, we're going to need you guys to apply the full limits of your creativity and geekhackery to these cases. Show us how awesome the community is at making cool stuff!

Since we actually came up with this contest about 30 hours ago, most of the terms are a complete unknown. Please give us some time to work out the details and then we will make a full announcement with rules, prizes, etc. The basic idea though, is that CM storm HAS agreed to give GH MEMBERS topcases at cost in exchange for some awesome modifications/painting/hand-painted hand-shaped caps/WHATEVER AWESOME THING YOU WANT TO DO TO THEM!

So 1) HOORAY! ANNIVERSARY CONTEST 2) please, hold your horses for a minute. or several days. or a week. whichever comes last ;)

So what if we customize it for a phantom does that count??
you have to do something awesome with it.

YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING AWESOME WITH IT.

is your phantom awesome?

can you make your phantom awesome by putting an awesomely modded QFR top case on it? THINK IN AWESOMES MAN.



I thought it was awesome that I was going to take a dremel to a QFR top and cutout the spot on the right side so I can use ALL the keys. And of course it will be painted/refinished in some way.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 August 2013, 16:04:27
well, just cutting space for more keys out of a top case is most definitely not awesome.

here, let me give a primer on awesome. the following is a short informational video on how to become awesome: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/

It is available for instant viewing on both amazon and (I believe) Netflix. It may also be available on Hulu.

Selected segments for viewing:

Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 16:09:04
blah whatever I'm not cool enough for this place anyways
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 August 2013, 16:13:10
repainting refinishing is quite awesome by the way. BUT you need to shout "BOGUS" and "RADICAL" while you're doing it

i've heard that paint flakes unless you do anyway, so it's just part of the proper process.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Photoelectric on Fri, 09 August 2013, 16:14:47
repainting refinishing is quite awesome by the way. BUT you need to shout "BOGUS" and "RADICAL" while you're doing it

i've heard that paint flakes unless you do anyway, so it's just part of the proper process.

It's true! >.>
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: phx on Fri, 09 August 2013, 16:25:03
hmm contest eh?

too bad I'm not an artistic person. I'll probably just end up spray painting it some random color, maybe some cool sanding pattern too I dunno. Would love to make a top that has the wood looking style, but dunno how.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: MOZ on Fri, 09 August 2013, 19:01:03
Excellent idea for the top cover modification contest!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: phinix on Wed, 14 August 2013, 05:35:51
Sweet! I'm in! :D
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: do_Og@n on Wed, 14 August 2013, 05:53:16
I hope this lasts until Friday. I wonder if anyone out there is going to "bedazzle" their case?
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 14 August 2013, 05:54:59
Waiting on the details for this contest ;)  Any requirements, guidelines, etc. my horses are all well on hold though!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: turtle on Thu, 15 August 2013, 12:13:44
Waiting on the details for this contest ;)  Any requirements, guidelines, etc. my horses are all well on hold though!

They told me your not allowed to enter cause your too pro. Sorry brah :P
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: do_Og@n on Thu, 15 August 2013, 14:44:43
Waiting on the details for this contest ;)  Any requirements, guidelines, etc. my horses are all well on hold though!

They told me your not allowed to enter cause your too pro. Sorry brah :P

We couldn't have this be a shut out now could we? ;)
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: nubbinator on Thu, 15 August 2013, 14:52:09
I have some ideas for a top, some just something simple like paint like my current sexy QFR, some a bit more creative.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: rinv on Sun, 18 August 2013, 00:16:52
conveniently my QFR is going to become a Dragon Quest themed board.
just waiting on my blue key caps, and if i can get a free(or nearly free) QFR top panel, i can be less terrified of f'ing up the dark blue paint job.
i'm going to mod the F-keys to have mounts for the DQ slimes and staircase from the Japan-only DQX Wii keyboard(that looks amazing, impossible to type on)
the hardest part will be figuring out how to paint a slime face on the space bar properly..

hyped for this contest! can't wait to see what everybody does!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 19 August 2013, 08:41:19
I hope this lasts until Friday. I wonder if anyone out there is going to "bedazzle" their case?
YES!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 19 August 2013, 09:48:46
I hope this lasts until Friday. I wonder if anyone out there is going to "bedazzle" their case?

I 'might' could be talked into it.......;)
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: do_Og@n on Mon, 19 August 2013, 15:15:17
Just bought 2 for some practice. I hope Photoelectric is ready for 10 PM's a minute. ;)
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Photoelectric on Mon, 19 August 2013, 15:18:05
Haha, well... I'm still waiting on 20-some covers to be painted for an ongoing group buy here.  They are my current priority to get done.
Derp.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 19 August 2013, 15:21:06
Haha, well... I'm still waiting on 20-some covers to be painted for an ongoing group buy here.  They are my current priority to get done.

I believe he meant he was going to need some pointers!!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: Photoelectric on Mon, 19 August 2013, 15:25:02
Wow, I so misread that :(  But I have a PM from him, so all is well!
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: do_Og@n on Mon, 19 August 2013, 16:10:49
Haha, well... I'm still waiting on 20-some covers to be painted for an ongoing group buy here.  They are my current priority to get done.

I believe he meant he was going to need some pointers!!

Photoelectric has already given me pointers...I was talking about those who haven't seen the Paint your keyboard thread.
Title: Re: QuickFire Rapid Replacement Top Panel
Post by: TopazPie on Tue, 27 August 2013, 04:40:23
I'm in. Really excited for this.