This GB seems to be going very well (he said, typing on his Nuclear Data Green set on a QFS with MX greens).
I'll just leave this next picture (from the same source as the terminal picture above) here in case anyone is thinking about starting another SA GB ;)
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I'll just leave this next picture (from the same source as the terminal picture above) here in case anyone is thinking about starting another SA GB ;)
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Agreed about the blue. I can't stand how much blue is forced upon me these days, especially with LEDs. Ugh. So jarring and cold.
What I'm really looking forward to is brown.
A nice chocolate or 70s brown would be killer in SA. Hell, any of the 70s colors.
kinda like these Rit dyed caps:
(credit http://www.overclock.net/t/551389/keyboard-dye-customization-guide/30 )MoreShow Image(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o65/variablecheese/IMG_1500.jpg)
or like this car:MoreShow Image(http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brown_porsche_911.jpg)
The 70s sure knew how to chose colors:MoreShow Image(https://stilequotidiano.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70s-color-1.jpg)
TGH and RN <droolz>MoreShow Image(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/colors/absblackbrown.JPG)MoreShow Image(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/colors/absred.JPG)
Agreed about the blue. I can't stand how much blue is forced upon me these days, especially with LEDs. Ugh. So jarring and cold.
What I'm really looking forward to is brown.
A nice chocolate or 70s brown would be killer in SA. Hell, any of the 70s colors.
kinda like these Rit dyed caps:
(credit http://www.overclock.net/t/551389/keyboard-dye-customization-guide/30 )MoreShow Image(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o65/variablecheese/IMG_1500.jpg)
or like this car:MoreShow Image(http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brown_porsche_911.jpg)
The 70s sure knew how to chose colors:MoreShow Image(https://stilequotidiano.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70s-color-1.jpg)
TGH and RN <droolz>MoreShow Image(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/colors/absblackbrown.JPG)MoreShow Image(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/colors/absred.JPG)
Hm.... so, you may be interested in Matt3o's proposal to do a contoured SA profile Retro set? :D Like Coffee and Cream.
Also, I've got an idea for a brown contoured SA set brewing, but it'll be a while before I even post the IC. I'm going darker, though, almost black.
Your post reminded me of this:MoreShow Image(http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/zoom/ece2_70s_aperture_mug.jpg)
Something very comforting and homely about those colours...
Agreed about the blue. I can't stand how much blue is forced upon me these days, especially with LEDs. Ugh. So jarring and cold.
What I'm really looking forward to is brown.
A nice chocolate or 70s brown would be killer in SA. Hell, any of the 70s colors.
kinda like these Rit dyed caps:
(credit http://www.overclock.net/t/551389/keyboard-dye-customization-guide/30 )MoreShow Image(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o65/variablecheese/IMG_1500.jpg)
or like this car:MoreShow Image(http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brown_porsche_911.jpg)
The 70s sure knew how to chose colors:MoreShow Image(https://stilequotidiano.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70s-color-1.jpg)
TGH and RN <droolz>MoreShow Image(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/colors/absblackbrown.JPG)MoreShow Image(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/colors/absred.JPG)
Hm.... so, you may be interested in Matt3o's proposal to do a contoured SA profile Retro set? :D Like Coffee and Cream.
Also, I've got an idea for a brown contoured SA set brewing, but it'll be a while before I even post the IC. I'm going darker, though, almost black.
Your post reminded me of this:MoreShow Image(http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/zoom/ece2_70s_aperture_mug.jpg)
Something very comforting and homely about those colours...
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Whats the difference from the filco SAs then? they are the darkest of browns.
This GB seems to be going very well (he said, typing on his Nuclear Data Green set on a QFS with MX greens).
I'll just leave this next picture (from the same source as the terminal picture above) here in case anyone is thinking about starting another SA GB ;)More
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Whats the difference from the filco SAs then? they are the darkest of browns.
It'll be quite similar, but some important differences:
It won't have glued-in Costar stabilisers... ;) Legend colour will be subtly different (and maybe base colour too), larger centred font (like this set), full contour set (Filco have Row 2 for top 2 rows, Row 3 for all others), a few nice novelties and a Brown on Cream option for alphas. May include some gold pad printing here and there. Also considering a rather interesting way to use relegendables, but still have to consult with SP on the possibilities for this and the pad printing.
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I'm going to be making a wooden cased 60% board for the set. Want to get all my ducks in a row before commiting to it, but it will happen if I can get the details hammered out with SP.
I love the '70s Aperture office stuff, they captured the era nicely.
This GB seems to be going very well (he said, typing on his Nuclear Data Green set on a QFS with MX greens).
I'll just leave this next picture (from the same source as the terminal picture above) here in case anyone is thinking about starting another SA GB ;)
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This GB seems to be going very well (he said, typing on his Nuclear Data Green set on a QFS with MX greens).
I'll just leave this next picture (from the same source as the terminal picture above) here in case anyone is thinking about starting another SA GB ;)More
That's a bit like a reverse space cadet. I missed the Round 4 SPH GB, so I may be interested in something like this, although my wallet is crying right now and needs some recovery time and a little more input.
The 70s sure knew how to chose colors:Show Image(https://stilequotidiano.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70s-color-1.jpg)
The 70s sure knew how to chose colors:Show Image(https://stilequotidiano.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70s-color-1.jpg)
How about a 1976 set based on that image!! I might whip one out (so to speak)
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I'm going to be making a wooden cased 60% board for the set. Want to get all my ducks in a row before commiting to it, but it will happen if I can get the details hammered out with SP.
I love the '70s Aperture office stuff, they captured the era nicely.
The 70s sure knew how to chose colors:Show Image(https://stilequotidiano.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70s-color-1.jpg)
How about a 1976 set based on that image!! I might whip one out (so to speak)
I was experimenting with a slightly different color palette. The image below compares my suggestion with the original and yours. I eliminated the difference between the brown of the "1" and the background for simplicity. I also liked a slightly brighter blue.
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Here are a few I threw together:
#1: Based on Oobly's design, although its a bit less Deutschland
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#2: Feels very 70's to me
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#3: Feels like Mork from Orc somehow
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Here are a few I threw together:
#1: Based on Oobly's design, although its a bit less Deutschland
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#2: Feels very 70's to me
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#3: Feels like Mork from Orc somehow
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Here are a few I threw together:
#1: Based on Oobly's design, although its a bit less Deutschland
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#2: Feels very 70's to me
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#3: Feels like Mork from Orc somehow
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How are you all making these keyboard examples? Is there a website that does this? I tried my hand with MSPaint and the color suction tool grabbed a different color from SP's color chip pictures each time I tried because it's grainy. Do we have a more standardized (solid) color pallet to work from?
I also quite like the second one, although darker legends (brown?) on the yellow keycaps would improve legend visibility.
I also quite like the second one, although darker legends (brown?) on the yellow keycaps would improve legend visibility.
How about this:
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Cool design, would definitely be in for something like this since it seems so different.The TBN is nice as well. It guess a vote on which one would be in order.
#2 and dark brown though seemed most appealing to me, so something along these lines:
Keyboard layout editor saved layout (http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/5fe490f9b4114780f6ed5d7f324599f8)
I changed it to dark legends on all colored caps, and I went with the slightly darker, but not as warm TBN brown. And the "A" and "1" "9" "7" "6" seem distracting on the above layout, but I can see why people would like that. As long as there was an option to go one way or the other I can't see anyone having a problem.
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The TBN is nice as well. It guess a vote on which one would be in order.
The "A" was a mistake. The "1976" would be a specialty with plain brown also included.
I think the 1976 set should be moved into it's own IC and we should see if any nuke R2s are in order/preferred.
For the benefit of both sets.
I think the 1976 set should be moved into it's own IC and we should see if any nuke R2s are in order/preferred.
For the benefit of both sets.
I did a couple of mock-ups based on roughly the original colours, using SP BFP and BBQ.
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Terminator?I think the 1976 set should be moved into it's own IC and we should see if any nuke R2s are in order/preferred.
For the benefit of both sets.
Agreed. Can we also discuss other post-nuclear novelty possibilities beyond the Fallout series here? Like Mad Max, Tank Girl, or...Fifth Element? :))
I did a couple of mock-ups based on roughly the original colours, using SP BFP and BBQ.
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I did a couple of mock-ups based on roughly the original colours, using SP BFP and BBQ.
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I did a couple of mock-ups based on roughly the original colours, using SP BFP and BBQ.
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You're going to have to use all BLACK coloured text due to the light blue colour used here. Goal is to easily spot the keys at night when typing, hence make it so :thumb: .
I did a couple of mock-ups based on roughly the original colours, using SP BFP and BBQ.
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You're going to have to use all BLACK coloured text due to the light blue colour used here. Goal is to easily spot the keys at night when typing, hence make it so :thumb: .
Those colours were based on the terminal in the OP.
However there doesn't seem to be enough interest in a blue set - just look what happened when someone suggested brown!