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Title: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:28:25: Splashed out on a white mx blue filco tkl. Amazing heavy solid keyboard but the keycaps are really not my cup of tea and give me the feeling of running my fingers over hard boiled egg shells.

Any recommendation for a full keyset upgrade that both looks and feels nice?
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:32:54: http://www.originativeco.com/collections/keysets-1/products/classic-beige-with-blue-legends
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Danule on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:39:39: either that one or the classic beige with black text would look super nice
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:46:15: Red Alert with the beige mods looks good, too. (from Ragnorock's RA 2.0 GB)

(http://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=31887.0;attach=2107;image)
Photo credit: megnin
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: nubbinator on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:52:48: Get yourself a black on white SP set and a Tai Hao white on blue set:

(http://i.imgur.com/YAiyKA7.jpg)
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:57:34: Oh my. Thanks guys. My wife is going to divorce me.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:59:30: Quote from: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:57:34
Oh my. Thanks guys. My wife is going to divorce me.

There is that possibility. But as SpAmRaY says, keycaps take up less space than keyboards, so they are easier to hide.

Also, rent a post office box. :)
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Melvang on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:59:40: http://techkeys.us/collections/artisan/products/flocked-keycaps

This is all you need
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: deSheol on Tue, 05 November 2013, 12:13:04: Have you seen VesperSAINT's white Filco? That's beautiful, just simple and beautiful. : )

Quote from: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:28:25
Splashed out on a white mx blue filco tkl. Amazing heavy solid keyboard but the keycaps are really not my cup of tea and give me the feeling of running my fingers over hard boiled egg shells.

Any recommendation for a full keyset upgrade that both looks and feels nice?
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Jocelyn on Tue, 05 November 2013, 12:16:39: Quote from: deSheol on Tue, 05 November 2013, 12:13:04
Quote from: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:28:25
Splashed out on a white mx blue filco tkl. Amazing heavy solid keyboard but the keycaps are really not my cup of tea and give me the feeling of running my fingers over hard boiled egg shells.

Any recommendation for a full keyset upgrade that both looks and feels nice?
Have you seen VesperSAINT's white Filco? That's beautiful, just simple and beautiful. : )

This^
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 14:53:06: Quote from: deSheol on Tue, 05 November 2013, 12:13:04
Have you seen VesperSAINT's white Filco? That's beautiful, just simple and beautiful. : )

Googled and a YouTube link came up. White keys and coloured modifiers. Liked the clean look.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: meiosis on Tue, 05 November 2013, 14:59:40: I personally don't own any but those $33 sets of vortex doubleshot pbt seem like they would be amazing to type on. Cherry doubleshot originals and dyesubs are the best IMO
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 05 November 2013, 15:20:05: Quote from: synerr on Tue, 05 November 2013, 10:57:34
Oh my. Thanks guys. My wife is going to divorce me.

Welcome to Wallethack!

Have you tried offering her a keyboard and/or keycap set in her favourite colour?
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Moosecraft on Tue, 05 November 2013, 15:22:47: Get some GMK/BSP caps, best cherry caps there are.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: bazemk1979 on Tue, 05 November 2013, 18:54:18: Quote from: Moosecraft on Tue, 05 November 2013, 15:22:47
Get some GMK/BSP caps, best cherry caps there are.

he cant do BSP but he can do GMK
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: kolonelkadat on Tue, 05 November 2013, 19:13:10: get a set of white blanks and then get some artist to do a mural type thing on them.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Reomero on Tue, 05 November 2013, 20:04:38: Those classic beige sets from Originative (http://www.originativeco.com/collections/keysets-1), Red Alert, Raindrop, CCnG, or perhaps this white dysub PBT set (http://www.ebay.com/itm/KBC-White-Dyesub-RGB-Ver-Thick-PBT-104-Keyset-Cherry-MX-Keycaps-/330922715176) would look great.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:11:56: Did someone say BLING n Pimpin'!!!!
(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/beautifu2.gif)

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Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: demik on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:13:40: EVERYTIME I COME AROUND YO CITY BLING BLING
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: neunelfer on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:16:39: Saw this picture posted by DanGWanG on Deskthority with WYSE doubleshots. One of my favorite looking keyboards.
(http://i.imgur.com/MbgPv.jpg)

Link (http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/filco-original-wyse-moogle-wyse-t3035.html)

This is my black Filco with WYSE doubleshots.

(http://i.imgur.com/rnHReqEh.jpg)
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: demik on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:17:08: wyse is ridiculously underrated IMO
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:19:59: Quote from: demik on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:17:08
wyse is ridiculously underrated IMO

I feel like the whole wyse thing is so overdone though... everybody's got that pattern... courtesy of all the group-buys...
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: demik on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:21:27: im talking about that specific set. im also tired of the font.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: neunelfer on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:21:33: I was lucky enough to find an old WYSE keyboard. Had to painstakingly clean each cap by hand, but I love the dark navy legends on the creamy white/beige.

Edit: Looking back at the other pictures in the thread, I didn't realize the font was so common. I had only ever really seen it on the original navy/white.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: nubbinator on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:37:52: Quote from: demik on Tue, 05 November 2013, 22:17:08
wyse is ridiculously underrated IMO

It's nice, just hard to make look good on a lot of different setups.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: synerr on Sun, 10 November 2013, 16:16:45: OK ... So what do you think of SG's double shots as attached (on the white tkl filco) possibly adding the oubliette shot cherry profile red esc or a blue enter keys from elite?
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: synerr on Sun, 10 November 2013, 16:20:19: Double not oubliette ... Thanks autocorrect. But in case anyone was wondering as I did:

oubliette
ˌuːblɪˈɛt/
noun
1.
a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Danule on Sun, 10 November 2013, 16:57:12: check it doubleshots from originative mixed with doubleshots from elite keyboards

(http://i.imgur.com/fVim1a7.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: synerr on Sun, 10 November 2013, 17:24:10: Quote from: Danule on Sun, 10 November 2013, 16:57:12
check it doubleshots from originative mixed with doubleshots from elite keyboards

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/fVim1a7.jpg?1)

That is seriously beautiful!!! Respect!
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Danule on Sun, 10 November 2013, 17:33:22: Quote from: synerr on Sun, 10 November 2013, 17:24:10
Quote from: Danule on Sun, 10 November 2013, 16:57:12
check it doubleshots from originative mixed with doubleshots from elite keyboards

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/fVim1a7.jpg?1)

That is seriously beautiful!!! Respect!

Thanks! I've been wanting to get a white filco for a while, finally got one on friday. :3
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Photekq on Sun, 10 November 2013, 17:35:12: If you want some proper quality keycaps then buy a GMK set from originativeco.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Oobly on Mon, 11 November 2013, 08:05:52: Blank white PBT caps!

I believe feng sells them sometimes or you can get a cheaper set (not as thick maybe?) from here: http://www.banggood.com/PBT-87-Blank-White-Key-Caps-For-Cherry-MX-Keyboard-p-84084.html

Either that or a blank black set would look awesome, IMHO. Very clean and classy.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: baotung on Wed, 13 November 2013, 03:31:23: I love my RA set.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 13 November 2013, 03:47:29: Also bear in mind that the Filco case is actually off-white. Pure white keycaps will look a bit ... odd.
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: CommonCurt on Wed, 13 November 2013, 04:05:30: I got a grey/beige PBT set with black font that I got from Feng that I will be putting on my beige MJ2 in the next day or two.
I just wish it had the correct color capslock key.

I looked at the PBT sets on Originative, but it says that they are 85 key sets not 87 :(
Title: Re: Recommendations for pimping a white filco tkl
Post by: Oobly on Wed, 13 November 2013, 04:06:59: Hmmm... Maybe a blank black set from the GB Ivan is trying to set up then? That should look and feel great!

The Dolch GMK set from Originative may look good, too.. Not sure if he's going to get more in, though. :(