Cherry Replica Legends Fundraising

[mkawa]

Wow those legends look great, but I agree the inconsistent remelting really throws me off.

I agree with you. Looks kind of half-assed. Hopefully that can get worked out

its not half-assed at all, and i was not pointing the finger at SP yesterday night. to be clear, this is a side effect of the process. it's _extremely_ difficult to do this without some remelting, but we're going to burn some midnight oil and work together to minimize it.

sorry to all parties, i've been very cranky lately.

[rowdy]

I said it was a bit distracting

The main point of this thread is the Cherry legends, not the polycarbs.  They are an added bonus.

The Cherry legends are fantastic!

[Jmneuv]

Remelting only happens with white-on-orange as far as i can see?
Well, i'd sure take the set in only orange-on-white aswell.

[danielucf]

Remelting only happens with white-on-orange as far as i can see?
Well, i'd sure take the set in only orange-on-white aswell.

Looking at my Vegas dice set, and the geekhack blue polycarb keys it can happen on those color combinations too.

[Jmneuv]

Yea i think more specifically it happens when polycarb is the second shot.

[oTurtlez]

Not sure if anyone else noticed, or cared in particular, as it doesn't even really bother me, but the line through the Q on Nate's set seems a bit wider than the one on the Cherry set. Not sure if we're going for 100% identical, but yeah, just my $.02

[Xenderwind]

I like the idea of orange modifiers but like others, I don't like how inconsistent the remelting is on the polycarbs.  I'd even buy just white on orange doubleshots.  Is there any chance we can get the \| and `~ keys in both colors?  I know some prefer just modifiers but I just like symmetry.

[oTurtlez]

I like the idea of orange modifiers but like others, I don't like how inconsistent the remelting is on the polycarbs.  I'd even buy just white on orange doubleshots.  Is there any chance we can get the \| and `~ keys in both colors?  I know some prefer just modifiers but I just like symmetry.

+1 for that idea

[domoaligato]

dumb question why do some of the doubleshots show / and others \  why not all the same direction?

[oTurtlez]

dumb question why do some of the doubleshots show / and others \  why not all the same direction?

Whatcha mean? All /'s seem to be /'s and \'s seem to be \'s

[Xenderwind]

dumb question why do some of the doubleshots show / and others \  why not all the same direction?

I assume its just the remelting process that they have been talking about. 

dumb question why do some of the doubleshots show / and others \  why not all the same direction?

Whatcha mean? All /'s seem to be /'s and \'s seem to be \'s

I think he means the legends, like look at the numpad(the legends have lines going through them).  But like I said, I think its just h ow the remelting stuff works with polycarbs.

[hashbaz]

That is the support structure for the legend (the 1st shot).  There are several variations (some / some \ some other), with different properties for supporting legends with different demands.  It is normally hidden by the keycap (the 2nd shot) and is chosen according to the needs of the particular legend.  With clear 1st shots, and especially clear 2nd shots, this support structure becomes a visible part of the keycaps' aesthetic.  One of the things we are working on is to see if we can make them all uniform.

[domoaligato]

That is the support structure for the legend (the 1st shot).  There are several variations (some / some \ some other), with different properties for supporting legends with different demands.  It is normally hidden by the keycap (the 2nd shot) and is chosen according to the needs of the particular legend.  With clear 1st shots, and especially clear 2nd shots, this support structure becomes a visible part of the keycaps' aesthetic.  One of the things we are working on is to see if we can make them all uniform.

thank you. this perfectly answers my question.

[jil_jil32]

ummm the legends look really great!

[bahamot]

Looks awesome! Definitely gonna get a set when GB is up!

[bueller]

Any updates? I'm itching to get some money down for new Cherry keys 

[i3oilermaker]

Fixed legends have been submitted to SP.

We are leaning away from the orange poly second shot mods because with the inconsistent meshes the set looks ugly.

[bueller]

Fixed legends have been submitted to SP.

We are leaning away from the orange poly second shot mods because with the inconsistent meshes the set looks ugly.

Cheers for the news! It's a shame about the orange polys but it was worth investigating I guess.

[mashby]

Fixed legends have been submitted to SP.

We are leaning away from the orange poly second shot mods because with the inconsistent meshes the set looks ugly.

Does this means we might see orangesicle instead? 


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[esoomenona]

I still think a darker color for the mods' second shot would be better. Something like a dark grey/charcoal, with the orange poly legends.

[MKULTRA]

I still think a darker color for the mods' second shot would be better. Something like a dark grey/charcoal, with the orange poly legends.

This please.

[domoaligato]

I like the poly alphas and I think a complete base set with matching mods is the way to go.
then it could have a few choices for the mod kits.

1. mashby's orangesicle
2. orange poly (if it gets fixed)
3. orangesicle with white poly or clear poly legends?

[hashbaz]

Does this means we might see orangesicle instead? 

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05quarter by kaporkle, on Flickr

I actually freaking love this.

[i3oilermaker]

Does this means we might see orangesicle instead? 

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05quarter by kaporkle, on Flickr

I actually freaking love this.

I like this, but the alphas to be orange poly on white ABS.  All the mods to be all ABS.

[rknize]

How about clear poly on orange ABS for the mods?

[hashbaz]

I feel like if we're doing poly at all then ask the keys should have it. Otherwise it'll look funny on a backlit keyboard.

[i3oilermaker]

How about clear poly on orange ABS for the mods?

Clear Poly on Orange does not really have a ton of contrast.

[domoaligato]

white poly?

[hashbaz]

The second-round fixed legends should be en route to me by the end of the week.  So if those look good, I think we're like, ... done.  As in GB can commence.

[SpAmRaY]

Exciting!

[oaklandishh]

These all look nice! cant wait for the legends to be ready for toxic and whatever is to come after!

[MOZ]

The second-round fixed legends should be en route to me by the end of the week.  So if those look good, I think we're like, ... done.  As in GB can commence.

Did they make ti to you yet? Although I think if they did, you would have given us an update.

[hashbaz]

They did ship out from SP but I've been out of town so I haven't seen them yet.  I will be back in a few days.

[rowdy]

Fixed legends have been submitted to SP.

We are leaning away from the orange poly second shot mods because with the inconsistent meshes the set looks ugly.

Does this means we might see orangesicle instead? 

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This is strangely attractive :)

And another example that looks best on a white case.

[hashbaz]

I'm back at work this morning and found the corrected keys waiting for me.  The 3/# and 8/* look much, much better.  I'll take comparison pics tonight to confirm, but I think we have a complete set (104 key ANSI) of acceptable legends.



Also, the redone modifiers are white-on-orange, like the mockup mashby posted, and look delicious. ^^

[SpAmRaY]

Awesome!!!!

[MOZ]

can't wait for the pics!

[hashbaz]

Preview...

   

[MOZ]

The new ones look pretty good.

[rowdy]

I'm back at work this morning and found the corrected keys waiting for me.  The 3/# and 8/* look much, much better.  I'll take comparison pics tonight to confirm, but I think we have a complete set (104 key ANSI) of acceptable legends.

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Also, the redone modifiers are white-on-orange, like the mockup mashby posted, and look delicious. ^^

That looks fantastic!

Almost as good as if they were yellow, although the white legends wouldn't show up as well.

[xavierblak]

Looks good. I'm guessing the keys will look more orange in person. They look pretty red from those photos.

[LONGZILLA]

I'm back at work this morning and found the corrected keys waiting for me.  The 3/# and 8/* look much, much better.  I'll take comparison pics tonight to confirm, but I think we have a complete set (104 key ANSI) of acceptable legends.

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Also, the redone modifiers are white-on-orange, like the mockup mashby posted, and look delicious. ^^

SWEET ORANGE GOODNESS... oh yeah, the legends look great too

[SpAmRaY]

Looks good. I'm guessing the keys will look more orange in person. They look pretty red from those photos.

Bro you need some calibration, those are about as Orange as it gets!

[xavierblak]

I'm guessing it's just a matter of point of view.

These mods look nice and orange to me. This would be the color I would picture if someone said something was orange to me.


These mods look do look orange but they are more shifted to red.


Are you saying these look like the same color?

[SpAmRaY]

^^ well they aren't exactly the same since one is a render and one is a real life photo but yes they both look orange to me.

[jcrouse]

Well, the shade of the render will draw much more interest than the shade of the real caps.

John

[Dubsgalore]

Dat Tab

good work gents

[Badwrench]

Nice.  Dramatically better on the # and *.  I really loved the transparent mods, but this just looks so much cleaner.  Glad you kept the poly shot in the alphas.  I assume you are still using the same colors as the geekhack backspace and hazard cone?

[hashbaz]

Looks good. I'm guessing the keys will look more orange in person. They look pretty red from those photos.

Those pics were taken with my phone in bad lighting with a flash, so yeah.  Colors not necessarily representative.  The keys are perfectly Halloween orange in real life.

Though remember guys this is just the proof set.  What the first GB goes with remains to be seen.

[Jmneuv]

Hope there'll be a chance for a full polycarb on white set. I think the orange on the mods is too strong (it's a nice color by itself) but due to the transparency the poly-orange looks more towards yellow thus the mods don't really match.
Nice results either way though.