Any custom HHKB ideas?

[detto87]

Hey there!

My new baby:




Just wanted to know what you guys are using special setups / keycaps on your HHKB.
Any ideas?

[ماء]

keycap all red,with case alumnium(silver)
like HHKB HG

[Gilgam]

keycap all red,with case alumnium(silver)
like HHKB HG

Any pic ?

[ماء]

Spoiler:

More Complete
http://pinchocodia.tistory.com/156

[Gilgam]

thanks
i knew that one. Gorgeous ...
But did you made that with yours ?

[ماء]

no

[Muirium]

Well, the thread title does say "ideas". But the extreme boutique oddity that is the HHKB HG isn't what I'd call custom. There's another word for it. Insane!

This is their spin on replacement lid for a scanner.


Decoration is one thing, but Japan knows how to do mind warping high end substance too. Nikon made a legendary lens you could choose to pick up in person from the factory. They would do a formal ceremony for you, where the lens was blessed by a Shintō priest. How thoughtful!

[BimboBB]

Maybe its just me....but I dont like these handpainted keycaps of the HHKB HG.....make the whole thing look little bit cheap to me.

[ne0phyte]

These dyed caps look really nice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/o2dazone/6824827269/

So dyeing your white caps is an option to customize your HHKB.

[ماء]

Maybe its just me....but I dont like these handpainted keycaps of the HHKB HG.....make the whole thing look little bit cheap to me.

i agree like cheap but elegant

[Muirium]

A costly kind of cheap!

These dyed caps look really nice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/o2dazone/6824827269/

So dyeing your white caps is an option to customize yout HHKB?

Wasn't it you who bought a perfectly nice blank white replacement key set recently to do just that?

[ne0phyte]

A costly kind of cheap!

These dyed caps look really nice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/o2dazone/6824827269/

So dyeing your white caps is an option to customize yout HHKB?

Wasn't it you who bought a perfectly nice blank white replacement key set recently to do just that?

Indeed. I didn't have the time to look into that yet + I want to try it on some other caps first to lower the risk of ruining the caps

[Gilgam]

Maybe its just me....but I dont like these handpainted keycaps of the HHKB HG.....make the whole thing look little bit cheap to me.

Cheap ?
Hand multilayered lacquered keycaps on japanese virgin thighs !

you don't know what cheap is

[detto87]

This thread obviously needs more pics.
Where are the HHKB gurus when you need them?

[Scheider]

You can try removing the branding. I have seen a guide.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=258988 Check this one out.

[TacticalCoder]

I may be derailing the thread a bit but...

Where do you find these replacement keycaps for the HHKB Pro 2? I'd only need a few colored keys and a HHKB keypuller.

A friend of mine is coming to visit from Japan soon so links from Japan may be OK (amazon.co.jp would do for sure, but I couldn't find anything besides complete sets of keys on amazon.co.jp because my japanese-fu isn't very strong).

Links from Europe would be even better : )

[Muirium]

EK has a selection of Topre caps, in America. As I understand, you can mix HHKB and Realforce caps, but I own neither so I'd check this with those who do.

Dyeing white HHKB blanks (or I suppose even dyesubs) works too. Look around for "Rit" being used here, if you're interested.

[hasu]

Ah, no branding is nice. I'll do it someday. Its hub and branding is lame unfortunatley, IMO.

TacticalCoder,
In Japan you can find only replacement key sets from HHKB and Realforce 108 key sets in 5 colors, AFAIK.
If you want fancy caps you'll need a friend in USA or Korea
http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/direct/hhkb/option.html
http://www.topre.co.jp/products/comp/product31.html


Ideas? how about exotic caps from vitage Topres?

[naisanza]

HHKB :3

I just like it completely black. The only other style I would like to go with is classic retro; grey a-z keys and dark grey num row and function keys.

[Hypersphere]

An easy and conservative customization would be to swap out the keys on the dark gray model with the Topre HHKB Pro 2 white/gray keycap set.