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Title: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 09:49:12
Okay so I've pretty much got all the double-shot Cherry/GMK caps I want so now I want to start getting the dye subs as well. I know there was an all white set with RGB mods that I liked the look of, not sure what group buy they were from though. Post pics of what you've got so I know what to add to my list  :thumb:
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:19:22
Imsto cherry replica caps are really nice quality, and are at a great price. Personally, I just couldn't stand how blurry some of the legends were. Most people probably don't mind as it isn't very noticeable at all, but I really couldn't deal with the blur on my set. I then bought an overall good condition (but with a few scratches) original Cherry dyesub set (from a 3000SAU) and simply can't go back to any other MX keycaps. They're perfect in every way. The legends look just as crisp as GMK (unless you look SUPER close), they never yellow so the colours will always remain perfect, and of course the don't shine. Now I just need to get a perfect condition set without the scratches (unfortunately.. the price of these sets is ridiculously high).

A BSP set from Originative is just as good (except no numpad and spacebar). Personally, I couldn't use a set from Originative because the F&J keys have nipples instead of scoops which I find super uncomfortable, but if you don't mind them I'd 100% recommend a set for $135 (or $85 without legends). If you want the perfect Cherry legend PBT dyesub set, you like black on beige (worth noting original dyesubs come in some interesting flavors - pics at the end), and you own a winkeyless keyboard.. GO FOR THEM!

For reference :
Great photos of an original ANSI Cherry dyesub set (on a G81-3116SDU) (http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/review/2609598)
Great photos of an original CZ layout Cherry dyesub set (G81-3004SAT) (http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/index.php?mid=review&search_target=nick_name&search_keyword=%EC%B2%AD%EB%B9%84%EC%84%9C%EC%8B%A0&document_srl=3099079)
Great photos of an original ANSI w/ cyrillic Cherry dyesub set (ESA-3000HASRO [G80]) (http://imgur.com/a/cT8QA)
Great photos comparing KBC (IMSTO) dyesubs to original Cherry dyesubs. Black legends = Cherry, blue legends = KBC (http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/kbc-t1829.html?hilit=ncr)

JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR :

I'M NOT SAYING THE LEGENDS ON IMSTO CAPS ARE SUPER BLURRY, I'M JUST SUPER PICKY. THEY ARE GREAT CAPS.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:36:33
Cheers Tekq! To be honest I kind of agree about the Imsto subs, just never new why they were so different.

Looks like I need to start looking for some Cherry subbed boards.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: CommonCurt on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:40:20
Blue IMSTO cherry dye-subs

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd490/CurtisandCrystal/Curts%20Pcs/20130901_024127.jpg)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd490/CurtisandCrystal/Curts%20Pcs/20130829_025225.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:57:17
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)

Anyone got pics of those?  Need to get a wtb thread happening.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:33:33
Quote from: Wildcard on Wed, 25 December 2013, 16:22:29
Visual Approximation

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/qutB5EP.jpg)


Quote from: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:57:17
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)

Anyone got pics of those?  Need to get a wtb thread happening.
Here are feng's pics: http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=330922715176
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:35:59
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:33:33
Quote from: Wildcard on Wed, 25 December 2013, 16:22:29
Visual Approximation

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/qutB5EP.jpg)


Quote from: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:57:17
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)

Anyone got pics of those?  Need to get a wtb thread happening.
Here are feng's pics: http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=330922715176

Hrrmmm link doesn't work for me.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:38:20
Quote from: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:35:59
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:33:33
Quote from: Wildcard on Wed, 25 December 2013, 16:22:29
Visual Approximation

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/qutB5EP.jpg)


Quote from: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:57:17
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)

Anyone got pics of those?  Need to get a wtb thread happening.
Here are feng's pics: http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=330922715176

Hrrmmm link doesn't work for me.
I'm sorry, that was a mobile link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330922715176
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: CommonCurt on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:52:03
Quote from: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:57:17
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)

Anyone got pics of those?  Need to get a wtb thread happening.

I think mkultra is selling a set of those for $70 

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50541.0;topicseen (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50541.0;topicseen)
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:53:16
Quote from: CommonCurt on Wed, 25 December 2013, 23:52:03
Quote from: bueller on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:57:17
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 25 December 2013, 22:46:28
I love the white dyesub set with RGB mods. I missed out on a classifieds deal on them and the only one I could find is from feng for like $95 :( if anyone has any used ones (blank white or printed with RGB mods) I'm interested!!

That said I have a set of blue legends coming from projectD soon, so excited :)

Anyone got pics of those?  Need to get a wtb thread happening.

I think mkultra is selling a set of those for $70 

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50541.0;topicseen (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50541.0;topicseen)
Nope, it's gone :(
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: terran5992 on Thu, 26 December 2013, 00:11:33
Where does the cherry replica come from?
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Reomero on Thu, 26 December 2013, 00:20:09
I have a pic of a RGB set from that R1 GB (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=31861.0) which I got from the classifieds:

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/11332801186_7a85753abc_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 01:16:46
Quote from: Reomero on Thu, 26 December 2013, 00:20:09
I have a pic of a RGB set from that R1 GB (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=31861.0) which I got from the classifieds:

Show Image
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/11332801186_7a85753abc_o.jpg)


That's the set I want!
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: naokira on Thu, 26 December 2013, 01:43:30
IMSTO Loved this for awhile, then GMK DS came to my life.

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Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 02:16:35
Is there ever an option for scoops with these dye subs?
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: MKULTRA on Thu, 26 December 2013, 02:37:42
Quote from: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 01:16:46
Quote from: Reomero on Thu, 26 December 2013, 00:20:09
I have a pic of a RGB set from that R1 GB (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=31861.0) which I got from the classifieds:

Show Image
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/11332801186_7a85753abc_o.jpg)


That's the set I want!
I literally just had one for sale lmfao.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 03:11:28
Quote from: MKULTRA on Thu, 26 December 2013, 02:37:42
Quote from: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 01:16:46
Quote from: Reomero on Thu, 26 December 2013, 00:20:09
I have a pic of a RGB set from that R1 GB (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=31861.0) which I got from the classifieds:

Show Image
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/11332801186_7a85753abc_o.jpg)


That's the set I want!
I literally just had one for sale lmfao.

Haha yeah I'm in no rush, I'm only buying sets when I have boards to put them on so I need another kb first!
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 26 December 2013, 03:50:34
Quote from: terran5992 on Thu, 26 December 2013, 00:11:33
Where does the cherry replica come from?

Signature Plastics.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 26 December 2013, 10:44:23
Cherry replica dyesubs come from me, produced with imsto.

Only Cherry profile dyesubs sets with deepdish home keys are the vintage 1985-92 Cherry originals. However not all of them have, some have no homing indicator just normal row C key.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 11:01:33
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 26 December 2013, 10:44:23
Cherry replica dyesubs come from me, produced with imsto.

Only Cherry profile dyesubs sets with deepdish home keys are the vintage 1985-92 Cherry originals. However not all of them have, some have no homing indicator just normal row C key.

Cheers for the info regarding the home keys! I should probably be looking at G80-3000 winkeyless layouts to try and find those yeah?
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 26 December 2013, 11:18:36
Yes G80/G81-1***S*U/30**S*U are most common ANSI. Be prepared to pay $200+ for vintage original sets in ANSI. If you don't mind ISO layouts getting D German sets is far easier and much less expensive in general. Not uncommon to find them on ebay.de for less than €20.
Title: Re: Post your Cherry legend dye-subs!
Post by: Photekq on Thu, 26 December 2013, 11:19:51
Quote from: bueller on Thu, 26 December 2013, 11:01:33
Cheers for the info regarding the home keys! I should probably be looking at G80-3000 winkeyless layouts to try and find those yeah?
Look for 3000s/1000s with 'S' in them, e.g G81-3000SAU, G81-3116SDU, G81-3100SPBUS, etc. << all ANSI layout, super rare and super expensive. If you're okay with ISO de then check here a set (http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/cherry-dye-sub-full-sets-de-yu-t6736.html)