DOOM CAPS | Cap makin'

[ImpendingxDoom]

Makin' that bacon


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Hey guys, I did a quick video on prototyping my Topre mold! Keep in mind that this is not an instructional video, but more of an insight into the time and effort it takes to produce something like this! I hope you enjoy it, and watch it with captions on for some brief commentary.

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Just in case you were wondering how some of my caps might work with DCS profile, I took some comparison shots:
Left is Signature Plastics DCS R1, center is a DOOM R1, right is an OG Cherry R1!

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1. Neon CMYP (UV reactive) WASD set

2. Red and Black WASD + ESC set

3. Yellow and Glitter Green WASD + ESC set

4. Pink and Purple GID (Yellow + Blue) WASD + ESC set

5. Purple and Black GID (Blue) WASD + ESC set

6. Blue and Gold WASD + ESC set

7. Valentines ESC

8. Trans Green Pearl ESC

9. Rusted Purp ESC

10. Art Deco Green

11. Coffee Creamer R1 +R2 set

12. Stratosphere (UV Reactive) R1 + R2 set

13. Spicy Honey Mustard GID (Yellow/Green) R2 + R3 (PgUp +PgDn) set
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Was someone asking for cherry profile blanks?


Still making stupid ****

Might post some stuff if it looks particularly dope.
(like a cross eyed pink MF DOOM)

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You may be wondering what the funky giant cap is. I would like to introduce you to:
The High Profile DOOM CAP
(Disclaimer: I know its stupid as **** and no one wants one)
I decided to find out what happens when you take a thick cherry profile cap on an MX stem and continue its shape and size to uncharted new heights. Its very stable despite its size, and its super satisfying to press on something like MX blues. Its stupid, it doesn't go with anything, but I can't help but love it.






GID pics:

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I HAVE DONE IT. I have gone on a foray into the wonderful world of custom keycap production. Without much forethought I began doing research and ordering supplies and doing tests. After some failure and bizarre creations, I realized I should probably learn a bit more before continuing. Of course Geekhack is a wealth of knowledge from others failures and successes, so I began to make progress. After much experimentation, I ended up with 3 workable molds. The only downside is that in order to use them with any sort of quality outcome involved a lot of "hand crafted" result (i.e. ****ty consistency). I now have a basic system down, and can produce better molds at higher percentage yield. Needless to say I am ecstatic and want to share my ****ups with the world! The caps I have made so far are not particularly interesting designs, just working out the kinks before committing to a design I really like. The theme is Doom.

MS-DOS


1993 gave birth to one of the most important games of all time. Just don't think about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson circa 2005.
These keys are in MX and feature a fat stem not unlike Brocaps MX stems. They are not fully cast the the length of the stem, so they have a sort of "typewriter" style to them. Each one has set differently so no 2 of them have the same profile when put on a board next to each other. Lets call them unique. 

Doom Bringer


Everyone favorite Dota Demon, Lucifer the Doom Bringer. When he hits R, the game changes (lets just hope you are the one dropping the Doom on someone else). These are MX caps modeled off of a DSA profile cap. They have regular cherry stems. The "bumps" you see on the sides of the keys is just from a sprue that hasn't been cut yet, they will be removed.

FN

The classic FN key for your favorite Topre board. Nothing taken artistically here, just a splash of color for a standard key.

The "Doubleshots"

More fun with working out colorways

The **** Ups

In the end, these caps work. Sure there are some chunks missing, but they work damn it.

The Invaders

What do you do with extra resin? Make space invaders. They are not keycaps (well one of them is, but JESUS CHRIST there is no board that can accommodate it), just fun figures I made to sit and watch me while I live out my days. You know when you are playing space invaders and you realize they are going just a little too fast for you to kill them before they get you? That feeling of Impending Doom.

Well folks, they aren't all pretty. But they mean a lot to me and my craft will only improve. I had a great talk with Binge at Keycon 2015; we talked about success, pitfalls, ideas, and the future. I was kind of shaky on whether or not I wanted to pursue this hobby, but our talk made my mind up. I hope I can create quality, consistency, and great design in the near future.


UPDATE:
Well I had plans to make a cap in the style of one of my favorite artists: MF DOOM

But my process was seemingly interrupted by fire. I was using Super Sculpey on a "PBT" cherry profile blank, but despite what I was told they are in fact ABS (PBT melting temp is around 425� F, ABS melting temp is around 220� F, Super Sculpey should be baked around 275� F). The result:

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Oh well; each mistake is a learning experience right? So what did I learn here? Test your materials first and foremost.
Another attempt has been made, still using the ABS but on much stricter supervision and lower temperature. The result:






Not too bad.



Fun stuff in the works. Coming "soon"

[GL1TCH3D]

My friend loves doom and has played all of them since he was like 8 years old!

[CPTBadAss]

Goddammit, I missed this at keycon . I like the theme haha.

[ImpendingxDoom]

Goddammit, I missed this at keycon . I like the theme haha.

They were waiting for you to give them a good home!

[Evo_Spec]

J3 + O1 for me please!

I'm actually more excited for a space invader to be honest!

Also I forgot to ask but is international shipping okay?

Edit: I just realized, are either of the ones I asked for MX?

[ImpendingxDoom]

J3 + O1 for me please!

I'm actually more excited for a space invader to be honest!

Also I forgot to ask but is international shipping okay?

Edit: I just realized, are either of the ones I asked for MX?

They are both Topre function keys. As long as you are willing to pay for it, international is fine by me.

[CPTBadAss]

Goddammit, I missed this at keycon . I like the theme haha.

They were waiting for you to give them a good home!

Too busy talking about shoes!

[MrGeni]

M2 looks like a gummy candy and N3 looks like a lemon candy, I love it! 

[strafe]

And to think I only made Chocolates with my moulds..

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[ImpendingxDoom]

And to think I only made Chocolates with my moulds..

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Ha! Awesome

[joey]

My first thought was MF DOOM 

PM'd about F4!

[beehatch]

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These awesome, and I'm so glad to see some new designs floating around. I love the idea of the invaders. Doom has always been a game that scares me though (such a wuss, I know). It's cool you got to meet everyone at Keycon, so jealous.

I look forward to more of your work Doom 

[baldgye]

I hope you continue to work on the DOOM logo and use it as a marker to see how well your production is progressing, but you probably shouldn't sell them, given that it's a brand and a logo, and we all know the problems other people have had here with brands and logo's being stolen.

But gl son, DOOM is one of my all time fav games and brings back many good memories!
idkfa
iddqd

[rm-rf]

these look great! looking forward to see what comes in the future!

[LXXXIX]

Dibs on B1! I'll send you a proper PM whet to class.

[ApocalypseMaow]

sick!!! e4 dB and g2 fn let me at them 

[sth]

pm!

[GenKaan]

Yoooooooooooooooo if c5 / c2 / c1 / c4 or d2 / d3 still is left I LOVE one of them!

[btctopre]

already moving on up to the artisan forum, grats sir

[jerue]

I'd love the FN F 1 key. Looks great 

Edit: Sent a PM

[aznairjordan]

Could I get f2 from the fn set?

[ImpendingxDoom]

My first thought was MF DOOM 

PM'd about F4!

I have a scuplt around here somewhere with the MF DOOM mask...

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These awesome, and I'm so glad to see some new designs floating around. I love the idea of the invaders. Doom has always been a game that scares me though (such a wuss, I know). It's cool you got to meet everyone at Keycon, so jealous.

I look forward to more of your work Doom 

No shame, Doom was goddamn scary. Few games really get your heart going

I hope you continue to work on the DOOM logo and use it as a marker to see how well your production is progressing, but you probably shouldn't sell them, given that it's a brand and a logo, and we all know the problems other people have had here with brands and logo's being stolen.

But gl son, DOOM is one of my all time fav games and brings back many good memories!
idkfa
iddqd

Thanks man, that means a lot. Gotta work on that iD software endorsement

these look great! looking forward to see what comes in the future!

You and me both brother

[eatmyguts]

Are the double shots MX?

[Koobs]

Pm'd!

[ImpendingxDoom]

Are the double shots MX?

MS-DOS and Doom Bringer designs are MX, the FNs are Topre

[Dude Guy]

PM'D about a doom cap!

hopefully K1 or H1 from Doubleshots!!!

[pryedthirdeye]

Not a bad start! Pm'ed

[Dude Guy]

The cap is here!!!
Thanks a lot for my first artisan!

[ImpendingxDoom]

The cap is here!!!
Thanks a lot for my first artisan!

Ha! great. Just don't know if I would consider any of these to be of artisan quality

[ImpendingxDoom]

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME!

I have had an overwhelming amount of kind words and support, and I couldn't ask for more.

Seriously guys, this is a dream come true and I will do my best to impress!

[Dude Guy]

The cap is here!!!
Thanks a lot for my first artisan!

Ha! great. Just don't know if I would consider any of these to be of artisan quality

Don't worry! everyone needs to start somewhere

[dustinhxc]

Holy **** dude.. These Fns are awesome!  I need me some DOOM!

[Dr. Drats]

Good lord, the need for a MF Doom mask.... 

[clacktalk]

the chances of me being your number one fan after you drop some mf doom caps are really sky high.

i'll be waiting bb

[CPTBadAss]

clacktalk: instead of being day 1 fan, he's day 1 hypebeast 

[clacktalk]

clacktalk: instead of being day 1 fan, he's day 1 hypebeast 

will u be there beside me when the hype is real?

[ImpendingxDoom]

Good lord, the need for a MF Doom mask.... 

the chances of me being your number one fan after you drop some mf doom caps are really sky high.

i'll be waiting bb

Check the OP for attempt 2. It has been set in another oven, but I have made a stunning revelation. I bought these "PBT" from Binge specifically to be able to cook them, and they are in fact ABS despite both of our claims. The oven did get much hotter than normal, but the cap becoming liquid certainly didn't help.

[btctopre]

mask caps in topre please, you could do some nice color combos with that type of design the burnt one looks pretty rad even though it's obviously not how you wanted that to turn out

and here be some pics of the doom fn's that i was fortunate enough to get a hold of:




and of course, the accompanying space invaders (these will actually be the first non-work-related items i've ever let sit on my desk, they were really a nice bonus to ship with the caps)


as for a short review like i always try to do for the new makers: cap quality is excellent- no cracks, no bubbles, good stems that snap-in, and consistent colors, pretty much all the things you could ask for. so really good caps, with the only negative being the bottoms of the caps/stem are a bit rough (i think this is correctable just by sanding them down some?), but as you can see from my keyboard pic above, that's not something that is visible when the keys are on your board. obviously thicker caps are more desirable, but given how far along you are already doom, that's something that doesn't seem like it'd be an issue for you at all down the road.

thanks much for the caps (and the invaders)! really looking forward to seeing what all you can come up with next.

[lasttycoon]

I got mine in and I love them. He sent me a teal pentagram and a doubleshot orange Doom cap. Keeping the pentagram for myself because its ****ing metal and giving the other to a friend who is in love with Doom. Really nice IMO. Please keep up your work. I am excited to see what you can do in the future!

[ImpendingxDoom]

mask caps in topre please, you could do some nice color combos with that type of design the burnt one looks pretty rad even though it's obviously not how you wanted that to turn out

and here be some pics of the doom fn's that i was fortunate enough to get a hold of:

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and of course, the accompanying space invaders :P (these will actually be the first non-work-related items i've ever let sit on my desk, they were really a nice bonus to ship with the caps)

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as for a short review like i always try to do for the new makers: cap quality is excellent- no cracks, no bubbles, good stems that snap-in, and consistent colors, pretty much all the things you could ask for. so really good caps, with the only negative being the bottoms of the caps/stem are a bit rough (i think this is correctable just by sanding them down some?), but as you can see from my keyboard pic above, that's not something that is visible when the keys are on your board. obviously thicker caps are more desirable, but given how far along you are already doom, that's something that doesn't seem like it'd be an issue for you at all down the road.

thanks much for the caps (and the invaders)! really looking forward to seeing what all you can come up with next.

Wow! Great shots!

I'm so glad you like them. I do agree that the bottoms are a bit rough, but I don't yet have the right tools to clean them up effectively. Especially because the FNs are rather thin. Thanks for the feedback, and hopefully I'll be able to make some non-standard topre caps soon.

[joey]

btctopre's pics make me excited for my F4 DOOM cap to arrive!

[sorijealut]

Love the colors of these keycaps. Not to mention some great looking Fn's!

DOOM text doubles as a teeth-like design, how great is that??

P.S. seeing the dota theme Doom keycap makes me excited hopefully there's more dota things planned for the future

[LXXXIX]

I got mine yesterday and it looks dope! I want an MF DOOM cap so bad (Check lyrics under my avatar).

I'll upload a photo later this week. For some reason my card reader is wonky.

[temporal]

These look great! Definitely in for anything topre.

[joey]

I got mine yesterday and it looks dope! I want an MF DOOM cap so bad (Check lyrics under my avatar).

Forgot about the cackalack, holla back, clack clack blocka

Another keyboard-sounding DOOM lyric!

[rm-rf]

yeah! i got mine too! woo!
i forgot to post in here that i got it, instead posted in "what you got in the mail today" thread. haha
i like mine a lot! but now that i see these swirly ones i'm a bit jealous

[Peddamann]

wow those look awesome!

[nukec]

Beautiful, second round around the corner?

[shaun dizzle]

Hey Doom,
You got anything left in Topre? I dont even care if its part of the **** up section. I just want a cool keycap to put on my board. I just fell into this keycap stuff a month ago and am still learning where to find em all. My life would probably be easier if i had a mx board.

Anyways, please let me know!
Thanks,
Shaun

[ImpendingxDoom]

Beautiful, second round around the corner?

If I had a factory maybe . It will be some time, but I am working on it!