Ok, You know those "White" thick pbts?

[tp4tissue]

They are SOooooo not white...  )

It's called Monroe-Bisque people....  gosh, next time I will just assume every reviewer is colorblind.

If you must put it with "white", it'd be close to Monterey white


But, most people's standard idea of "WHITE" it is not...

The whiter- pbt spacebar in the picture is the kbc thin originals..  It is actually blue/purple shifted, also not pure white.


That said, I'm quite ok with this color, very retro

I was very surprised when I opened the box... Excuse the dust


EDIT:

Ok, now we know of the EXISTENCE of Cobalt-white thick PBT, such as the vortex GB that Feng ran a while back.. though no blanks were available.

[KangarooZombies]

So this guy was un muted again?

[n0rvig]

Ha! Good to know. I'm thinking of getting a set of these.

[tricheboars]

[keymaster]

I like the fact that it isn't bleach white. Off white just seems more suitable for something fingers will frequently touch.

[tp4tissue]

I like the fact that it isn't bleach white. Off white just seems more suitable for something fingers will frequently touch.

Nothing wrong with the color itself, just an extremely inaccurate description.

Light Cream/tan colors are usually kind-of feminine though, like the curvy regal furniture at the boutiques...

[tp4tissue]

So this guy was un muted again?

LOL, if you're trying to troll, your technique is outdated..

dis' noob

[keymaster]

I like the fact that it isn't bleach white. Off white just seems more suitable for something fingers will frequently touch.

Nothing wrong with the color itself, just an extremely inaccurate description.

Light Cream/tan colors are usually kind-of feminine though, like the curvy regal furniture at the boutiques...

By the way, what keyboards (and switches) do you own? I'm really curious.

[SmallFry]

Looks nice nonetheless, IMO. Nice spacebar. I should figure out if I can make some metal spacebars for the Epsilon so that i can get new keysets for it without having a mismatched spacebar.

[tp4tissue]

Looks nice nonetheless, IMO. Nice spacebar. I should figure out if I can make some metal spacebars for the Epsilon so that i can get new keysets for it without having a mismatched spacebar.

easiest thing that you could do would be PLATING a plastic space bar   Everything else would require exotic tools. WHICH would cost more than special ordering

[SmallFry]

How would you go about plating plastic? I thought you could only plate other metal?

[esoomenona]

Oh? Something you don't know? What is going on here...?

[tp4tissue]

How would you go about plating plastic? I thought you could only plate other metal?

well, I'm using plating as a general verb for glue some thin sheet metal to it... Then file and sand.

[SmallFry]

Hm, OK. I'll look into it. Solid metal seems like a good idea, since I am always eager to learn stuff.

[WhiteFireDragon]

They are SOooooo not white...  )

You've been under a rock? None of these "white" description in keyboards are true white. Same with Filco and Leopold cases, they're more like beige. The only keycaps I've seen that are true white are the PBT sets from KBT.

[tp4tissue]

They are SOooooo not white...  )

You've been under a rock? None of these "white" description in keyboards are true white. Same with Filco and Leopold cases, they're more like beige. The only keycaps I've seen that are true white are the PBT sets from KBT.

like I says, the pbt from kbt is ALSO not white, it's violet/blue

[elttaboi]

Where did you get those? I think imsto caps are truly white.

[CPTBadAss]

Where did you get those? I think imsto caps are truly white.

The imsto caps I have are not truely white. They're an off white or beige.

[tp4tissue]

Where did you get those? I think imsto caps are truly white.

There's only 1 factory making these thick caps i thought... and they don't make a snow-white, or haven't


GH members usually take terribad picrs in variably chaotic lighting, which is why I ask for descriptions, even then... They give terribad desciptions.. LOL

[kelske]

Hardcore white is the whitest I've seen Ducky thin white PBT's come pretty close but are a colder shade

[tp4tissue]

Hardcore white is the whitest I've seen Ducky thin white PBT's come pretty close but are a colder shade

ducky thin whites are the same as the kbt whites. violet/blue shifted.

[elttaboi]

Where did you get those? I think imsto caps are truly white.

There's only 1 factory making these thick caps i thought... and they don't make a snow-white, or haven't


GH members usually take terribad picrs in variably chaotic lighting, which is why I ask for descriptions, even then... They give terribad desciptions.. LOL

lol!
we gotta start using hex color codes.

[tp4tissue]

Where did you get those? I think imsto caps are truly white.

There's only 1 factory making these thick caps i thought... and they don't make a snow-white, or haven't


GH members usually take terribad picrs in variably chaotic lighting, which is why I ask for descriptions, even then... They give terribad desciptions.. LOL

lol!
we gotta start using hex color codes.

Daylight pictures are the best we can do for now..  but then people mess with their camera settings....


Maybe we could all agree to use AUTO, and daylight..

[noisyturtle]

I saw this thread buried last night with 0 responses and I was so proud of you GH, but I wake up to see it's still here. Son I am disappoint.

[tp4tissue]

I saw this thread buried last night with 0 responses and I was so proud of you GH, but I wake up to see it's still here. Son I am disappoint.

Eh.. r u trying to troll my thread? this has been purely informational

[WhiteFireDragon]

Imsto "white" caps is the one that's 2nd from the left. Compare that to the "white" from KBT PBT caps. Image quality or color accuracy isn't too accurate because this is just a screenshot from one of my non-public videos. It's not an original pic from a real camera since I did not take any. But color is relative to white balance of a camcorder/camera and calibration of your monitor anyways

[tp4tissue]

Imsto "white" caps is the one that's 2nd from the left. Compare that to the "white" from KBT PBT caps. Image quality or color accuracy isn't too accurate because this is just a screenshot from one of my non-public videos. But color is relative to white balance and calibration of your monitor anyways

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Yup.. good comparison..

[rowdy]

This reminds me of my "when yellow is not quite yellow" thread.

Such things might seem trivial now, but could be a valuable resource to someone else in the future.

[Photoelectric]

Are these also noticeably off-white? 





(from one of the recent group buys, I believe.  Photos are from Originative and Feng's eBay listing).  Look to be creamy, but can never tell from photos, because so much depends on contrast and white balance.

[tp4tissue]

Are these also noticeably off-white? 

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(from one of the recent group buys, I believe.  Photos are from Originative and Feng's eBay listing).  Look to be creamy, but can never tell from photos, because so much depends on contrast and white balance.

Yes, those are exactly the ones... off white, beige / tan

[Hyde]

These are pictures from quake4mhg.

Left we have Vortex Thick PBT.  Right we have Imsto Thick PBT.





And yes the Imsto Thick PBT is a warmer off white.  Vortex Thick PBT is a bit of pale purple off white.  Filco is kind of reddish beige.  Not too sure about Leopold.  Thermaltake MEKA G1 Combat White is pretty close to pure white though.

But yeah by adding a bit of tint it will make the yellowing from UV/Dirt less obvious, which is smart really.  Just sucks for colour matching 

[tp4tissue]

Oh good, Now we know for surezies, what's going on, thanks hyde.

[Photoelectric]

That set I linked on the previous page would be IMSTO PBT?

[tp4tissue]

That set I linked on the previous page would be IMSTO PBT?

Your link definitely looks beige to me... but We can never say for sure due to lighting....

But Feng was the one that had the vortex dyesub GB.. and those seem towards cobalt-white as Hyde has posted.

[Photoelectric]

They are referred to as "KBC", which would be IMSTO's stuff? 

[nebo]

Oh how I want those, but the amount of sets that have 1.5 mods and all the goodies is none.

[tp4tissue]

They are referred to as "KBC", which would be IMSTO's stuff? 

I thought imsto was "middle-man // Agent"   is he the producer?

[Photoelectric]

I don't know, but I remember reading that he has some association to a particular manufacturer. Maybe someone could correct me on that.

[Hyde]

They're probably all made from the same factory.  But I'm guessing Vortex sells their own batch and imsto sells his own batch.