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Offline WhiteRice

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Minitouch alt color concepts
« on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:40:30 »
As I am planning to replace the white alps on my Minitouch with blue alps; I figured that I would take the opportunity while it would be disassembled and paint it to jazz things up a bit.

So I've been toying around with some mock-ups in GIMP, and I was hoping that I could get some feedback and suggestions. All my concepts would involve painting the case the dying the keys.

That being said please forgive my photo editing skills.



So here is my current minitouch. The GH keys jazz it up a bit, but perhaps we can do more?



Black keys, nothing crazy but not particularly attractive either.



Now this was inspired by the Italian red Filco board, which I am smitten with. I'm not sure how I feel about it for a Minitouch though.



So reversing things around, reminds me of Darth Maul, meh.



So let's reduce the number of red keycaps. I actually like this one.



lol silly minitouch, you are not a filco. Give those blue WASD back... they don't even fit



Wait when did this become a Minitouch plus?!



This was actually something I thought of while in bed. If someone could ever refine it and apply to a HHKB that would be a damn fine board. However for my keyboard this is incredibly unrealistic.



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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:44:26 »
Quote from: WhiteRice;219747

Wait when did this become a Minitouch plus?!


I actually like that one the best. I was thinking my Realforce would look cool with keys that color.

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:53:04 »
I like the blue black best.  Although, I really like how the geekhack space saver has that whole summer beach vibe with the green and shades of white/grey.  Reading your original post, I expected to see blue keys, with the geekhack keys still the same.
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Offline EverythingIBM

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:53:42 »
I like the first one the best =p

You should get some blue ALPs into that thing.
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Offline WhiteRice

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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:59:28 »
Quote from: EverythingIBM;219752
I like the first one the best =p

You should get some blue ALPs into that thing.
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Offline TexasFlood

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 23:12:50 »
I like that black/grey/(white or light grey) one pretty well, but not sure I'd want to switch from what I have now.

Forgive the fuzzy picture, took it with a crappy cell phone.

Offline WhiteRice

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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 03 September 2010, 23:16:08 »
Has anyone ever opened up a plus? Are the casings the same?

Offline ironman31

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 08 September 2010, 23:23:25 »


The lettering is more visible in person
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