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Offline gr0undzer0

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Idea for a CTRL Key
« on: Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:03:02 »
I use have swapped my caps key to a CTRL key but I left my original CTRL key there because I need it to crouch / duck in FPS games. This lead me to a great idea because I don't need a caps key and I don't want two CTRL keys on my board.

I want to change my Original CTRL key to a key with a rubber ducky   (FOR DUCKING) . Preferably I'd like to get a military helmet on him if possible here is a pic I found to show you what I mean.



Can any one direct me how to get started on this? Anyone else interested?


EDIT**
Incarnage did an awesome job getting this idea on "paper". I added a few details I thought might make the key more to my liking I have a prototype here. What do you guys think?

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« Reply #1 on: Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:05:50 »
You'd have to get a .SVG file. Someone like hazeluff can make it for you if you ask him politely :)
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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:36:47 »
LOL

I don't have a capslock key with a ducky but I have a Ctrl key with a tri-color ducky. Soooooo close! How funny.  XD
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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 09 June 2012, 15:41:21 »
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LOL

I don't have a capslock key with a ducky but I have a Ctrl key with a tri-color ducky. Soooooo close! How funny.  XD


I was describing how the keys were. But I would need the ducky to fit the CTRL key spot so your actually right on. Got any pics? lol
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Offline Incarnage

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 01:36:54 »
Something like this? (Too lazy to put a camo on the helmet)

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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #5 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 01:45:04 »
Incarnage that's exactly what I meant. For some reason I feel like it should face the other way but thats a super easy flip!  That is an amazing draft of the idea. I feel like it would be awesome to get a few white and black keys done up. This could be really cool.
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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 01:47:35 »
Could I get a copy of the file? I'd like to try and smooth it up a bit and try to see what an eye / shin strap hanging down might look like.
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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:00:01 »
I just took a screen cap and played around a bit with Incarnage's original pic. Still very rough.

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/80257559@N04/7171565895/in/photostream[\img]
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Offline Incarnage

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« Reply #8 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:05:55 »
Hmm I smoothen the duck abit but not that much. Can you edit .svg or .ai files?

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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #9 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:10:09 »
Not at the moment but dl a program now for linux. I just edited the screen cap lol
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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #10 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:12:29 »
got inkscape up should be able to handle the file. I'm no artist but i don't mind playing around with the files if you dont mind me doing so.
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Offline Incarnage

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« Reply #11 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:19:18 »
Nope don't mind at all. You came up with the idea after all.

I did smoothen the duck further too and added that little brown latch thing.

EDIT : Removed URL thing. ._. Maybe it's not so safe to be posting up a dropbox link here..haha xD
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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #12 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:26:20 »
Wow well done. It's just awesome how you managed to draw almost exactly the way i was thinking of it!  I wonder hos much detail you can get away with on these things. Any experts here?  I think we are already beyond double shot but not sure about the limitations of dye sub.
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Offline gr0undzer0

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« Reply #13 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 02:39:16 »
I pulled down the straps to beneath the really nice white / black borders you had on the helmets and added eyes. I like them but not sure if its to much or to big. I didn't copy / scale just made a new one on each duck.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26383988/ctrlduckmod.svg

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« Reply #14 on: Sun, 10 June 2012, 03:56:29 »
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Wow well done. It's just awesome how you managed to draw almost exactly the way i was thinking of it!  I wonder hos much detail you can get away with on these things. Any experts here?  I think we are already beyond double shot but not sure about the limitations of dye sub.


Some of the new portal keys should give you a good idea of what you can go for.
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« Reply #15 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 10:18:35 »
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I was describing how the keys were. But I would need the ducky to fit the CTRL key spot so your actually right on. Got any pics? lol

Oh! =P
I thought I was initially right but then I confused myself. XD
Yeah, I have a pic somewhere and if I can't find it when I go home I will try and take a quick pic and post it up.
Sorry I got a bit sidetracked the past couple of days (LoL).

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p.s. The duck points to the right on mine with a bigger wing, other than that I'm surprised at how similar it looks to your pictures! I don't have a military helmet on it though. Although that's a neato looking key for sure.
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« Reply #16 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 02:30:08 »
Sorry about the delay, Things have been five kinds of crazy around here lately and I was never able to find the old photos so I actually had to go look for the key.
Any who, here it is, enjoy -

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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 02:31:27 »
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Sorry about the delay, Things have been five kinds of crazy around here lately and I was never able to find the old photos so I actually had to go look for the key.
Any who, here it is, enjoy -

(Attachment Link) 53237[/ATTACH]

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« Reply #18 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 06:03:16 »
oh damn, that duck key looks awesome! looks like rubber has been glued into a cutout
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« Reply #19 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 06:15:28 »
The big man delivers! (as usual)

Hah. That actually looks really good!
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