MT3 Doubleshot

[matt3o]

Pretty sure there are too many requests like that but I'd love an MT3 set based on the Symbolics 364000.

I really like that colorway, problem being color matching. The manufacturer is incredibly bad at that.

[voodoo6k]

Pretty sure there are too many requests like that but I'd love an MT3 set based on the Symbolics 364000.

I really like that colorway, problem being color matching. The manufacturer is incredibly bad at that.

You mean the MT3 manufacturer?

I would like more info on this...

[matt3o]

nope

[EnthusiastDude]

Pretty sure there are too many requests like that but I'd love an MT3 set based on the Symbolics 364000.

I really like that colorway, problem being color matching. The manufacturer is incredibly bad at that.

Interesting, is that always a problem with recreating existing colourways? For me at least it wouldn't have to be an exact match, but I guess the closer the better.

[Cholo]

Any chance for an international kit like the light MT3 sooner or later?

[matt3o]

Any chance for an international kit like the light MT3 sooner or later?

not now, but soon™

[AJM]

In case there will be an International Kit - please don't forget the black ISO-Enter with white legends, this time.

[HungerMechanic]

What I really need is MT3 3278

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[AJM]

That would be the obvious choice, of course. I can't understand, why that color scheme wasn't done first.

[HungerMechanic]

I think it is because, if the proposed black / white MT3 ABS keycaps are released, then you can buy the right mods and alphas to get 3278.

If they make those, they should add Honeywell Red / Turf Green / Honey and Co. accents and Dolch Cyan as options.

[Cholo]

Wow, Massdrop is really riding the MT3 profile nowadays, can't even count the sets they are releasing in the last weeks.
To bad, their ISO international become ISO Norde >_>

Good news... looks like the /DEV/TTY drop will possibly be shipped by the end of this month (I joined on may 6th!)!

[matt3o]

yeah it took forever for no reason... well, expect covid I guess... but everything was ready (colors, legends...). The only thing that needed testing was the side-print. But I haven't got prototypes of that, so who knows how it will go

[XMIT]

So, how long until Symbolics style MT3 double shots?

[eekee]

Hnnnng! Just discovered this thread today. If there were cylindrical caps in these colors, ortholinear but with a 2U left shift, I'd bankrupt myself for it! That goes double if it has the Atari ST's keycap font. The subtle subversion of the muted style with small but brightly-colored lettering is something I love sooooo much! But I guess I should check out what's new first, because there are other schemes I love.

If there are orthographics of this set remaining, I might want them, depending on price. I don't find sphericals comfortable so they wouldn't be on my main keyboard, and so I'd have a lower price ceiling.

[TNT]

So, how long until Symbolics style MT3 double shots?

MT3 Space Cadet with full sublegends and side print, pointing hand-arrows keys and all of that good stuff

I'd pay an unhealthy amount of money for that...

[ddrfraser1]

Same. Skeet.

[GEIST]

I recently saw a lot of people using flipped R4 MT3 on the thumbcluster of Kyrias, Cornes, Lily58 etc. I wonder if it maybe would be a good idea to include some flipped caps (maybe on the Dye-sub sets, than I guess this would be a problem with the molds) or some R4 blanks.
And maybe it's just me, but I haven't seen a lot of Ergodox in the last year. I know the boardwalk uses parts from this set too, but maybe it would be a good idea to rework the Ergo sets

[matt3o]

yeah I know but people don't buy ergodox anymore and Drop is not willing to produce a kit that sells just a dozen copies... times have changed since a few years ago

[Rayndalf]

yeah I know but people don't buy ergodox anymore and Drop is not willing to produce a kit that sells just a dozen copies... times have changed since a few years ago

I think part of the problem is that Drop stopped selling Ergodoxes Hopefully they start pushing split ergo again.

The ortho kits with MT3 are up there with KAT in terms of coverage and price, so at least splits with 1u mods are easy to cover!

[matt3o]

I think part of the problem is that Drop stopped selling Ergodoxes Hopefully they start pushing split ergo again.

no, the problem is that they sell 1000/2000 base kits, so they don't care anymore about 10 ergodoxes

[Muirium]

Correct. Maximum deliverable payload. This is also why we should all quit whining, adopt ANSI US and learn to love the (bomb) Drop.

B…b…but we’re all still into my precious and beloved icon mods, of course.

[inozenz]

Correct. Maximum deliverable payload. This is also why we should all quit whining, adopt ANSI US and learn to love the (bomb) Drop.

B…b…but we’re all still into my precious and beloved icon mods, of course.

ISO-DE all the way, never gonna ditch the big ass enter key.

[GEIST]

yeah I know but people don't buy ergodox anymore and Drop is not willing to produce a kit that sells just a dozen copies... times have changed since a few years ago

Unfortunately this makes a lot of sense. I guess people don't buy Ergodox sets, cause most people use other split orthos and don't find some use for most of the keys. Instead they use the ortho and some other sets and hack something weird together.
I completely get that DROP is about revenues, but I thought if they still produce some kind of Ergo set why don't produce one that people will actually buy (at least a few people)