[DE] Tai-Hao Alps Keycaps ISO DE Groupbuy

[guidemetothelight]

Hello dear Alps loving People,

Since this GB is meant for Germany only and the keycaps are aimed at German speaking People, i will write this post in German.
I hope this is ok , if not I will happily change it to english later


Worum gehts ?

Also, worum handelt es sich hier eigentlich ? Nachdem ich mich vor circa einem Jahr in das ganze Hobby Keyboard verliebt habe, musste ich schnell feststellen, dass es so gut wie keine ISO DE Sets gibt. Vor allem für Alps Switches gibt es meines Wissens nach keinen einzigen Hersteller der Sets für den deutschen Markt produziert.
Also habe ich mich mit Tai-Hao in Kontakt gesetzt um genau das zu ändern. Die Alps Cubic Sets von Tai-Hao werden hier vielen bereits ein Begriff sein, und genau für die habe ich ein deutsches Layout von Tai-Hao kreieren lassen.

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Das ganze ist in dem klassischen Retro weiß / beige Farbschema und wie das englische Sets sind die Caps aus Double Shot ABS.

Zum Ablauf

Ich habe einen Discord Server erstellt über den die gesamte Kommunikation mit mir ablaufen wird. Bitte tretet deswegen diesem Server bei, welcher auch ausschließlich für den GB (und evtl. kommende) genutzt werden wird.
https://discord.com/invite/CS6wkcXx

Tai Hao hat eine MOQ von 50 Sets , da ich den Versand als ein großes Paket an meinen Wohnort senden lasse um die Versandkosten und dadurch den Gesamtpreis extrem zu drücken, werde ich den GB auf 60 Sets limitieren. Der Group Buy geht planmäßig morgen, am 01.11.2022 online und endet am 01.12.2022.

Es gibt kein Limit an Sets die eine Einzelperson kaufen kann. Preislich liegen wir pro Set bei 60€ , darin sind bereits alle Kosten mit inbegriffen, das heißt das Set, der Versand aus China an meine Adresse, Import / Zollgebühren , Verpackungskosten sowie der versicherte und getrackte Versand innerhalb Deutschlands per DHL.

Auch wird es die Möglichkeit geben innerhalb dieses GB gleich ein passendes Stabilizer Set mitzukaufen, welches sich auf 11€ belaufen wird.

Ich hoffe dass wird die 50 Sets zusammenbekommen, das ganze Projekt liegt mir sehr am Herzen. Aus Transparenzgründen möchte ich noch erwähnen, dass das hier mein erster GB ist, den ich selber organisiere. Ich möchte das ganze hier so transparent wie möglich gestalten, deswegen sollten irgendwelche Fragen aufkommen bin ich natürlich immer gewillt diese zu beantworten.
Um den Preis für euch alle noch attraktiver zu machen habe ich auch auf die 10 Prozent Kommission verzichtet, welche Tai-Hao mir erst eingeräumt hat.


Ich freue mich auf euch im Discord und hoffe dass wir die MOQ schnell voll kriegen,

Beste Grüße & Happy Typing

Nick

[Muirium]

Sehr gut. Viel Glück!

As these are Alps, and they're fairly complete, I could be interested in a set myself, if the colourway is nice and tasteful. What exact colour are the legends? Dark grey or black? See, I like the proper vintage look, rather than a pale "modern" pastel echo. Something like this:



or indeed this:



I don't mind the Deutsch legends, or the PC modifiers, so long as it looks good, that's what really matters.

Did you consider white legends on the modifiers, like my Round 5 set above, for maximum contrast and vintage appeal?

[guidemetothelight]

Sehr gut. Viel Glück!

Thanks ! I really hope we get the MOQ , iam dying for some german Alps Sets.

As these are Alps, and they're fairly complete, I could be interested in a set myself, if the colourway is nice and tasteful. What exact colour are the legends? Dark grey or black? See, I like the proper vintage look, rather than a pale "modern" pastel echo.

I don't mind the Deutsch legends, or the PC modifiers, so long as it looks good, that's what really matters.

Chyro made a Video about the sets , the colour should be exactly like that !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQXgoAgVKY

Did you consider white legends on the modifiers, like my Round 5 set above, for maximum contrast and vintage appeal?

I didnt really, but this is just a test run. If all goes well, iam planning on partnering up with Tai-Hao more often to release more Alps Sets (also with ISO DE / NORDE Support ofc)
They show a high willingness to release more sets , since i told them they would be the only manufacturer that has Alps ISO DE Sets.
I think next in line would be WOB and some sort of Dolch colour scheme

[Muirium]

Don't undermine your current plans with mention of the Osborne Effect! Not least on Halloween.

The keyboard I have in mind is my blue Alps 60%: a Hasu Alps64 PCB in a Poker sized silver Lambo case. It feels fantastic, but its mellow AEK II caps don't quite pop with that solid metal case. I’m thinking I need something proper pearly white.

The layout is HHKB-style with 1.75u right Shift. Fortunately you've got that and ANSI covered.

[guidemetothelight]

Don't undermine your current plans with mention of the Osborne Effect! Not least on Halloween.

Fair point you´ve made there Well, the thing is, me saying: " if all goes well " requires that it "goes" at all, meaning at least 50 people need to buy a set

The keyboard I have in mind is my blue Alps 60%: a Hasu Alps64 PCB in a Poker sized silver Lambo case. It feels fantastic, but its mellow AEK II caps don't quite pop with that solid metal case. I’m thinking I need something proper pearly white.

The layout is HHKB-style with 1.75u right Shift. Fortunately you've got that and ANSI covered.

Man that sounds sweet ! Yes , the 6U spacebar / HHKB compatability was important for me

[inozenz]

Geil brauche dringend welche um die billigen Pad prints zu ersetzen ...

[Muirium]

Speaking of which: is this a full doubleshot set?

Here's my Alps64 in TMK Editor, which shows its true keycap sizes; besides left Shift which is ANSI 2.25 u. With your 6.25 u spacebar, I think you've got this covered, albeit im Deutsch.

Spoiler:

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Edit: actually, that bottom row is off; didn't notice the "NO" key. Mine is 100% AEK caps: six mods and a spacebar. I'll need to be home to take a look at it. Think it'll probably still be served by this set, however.

[guidemetothelight]

Speaking of which: is this a full doubleshot set?

To my knowledge, yes , all the colourful modifiers as well.

Edit: actually, that bottom row is off; didn't notice the "NO" key. Mine is 100% AEK caps: six mods and a spacebar. I'll need to be home to take a look at it. Think it'll probably still be served by this set, however.

Would be cool if it works ! Just let me know if it works out and you got plenty of time left anyway, GB runs till 1. of december.

[doomsday_device]

crosspost here: wont fit either iso dell or iso focus boards, the mount of the enter is in the middle were as dell and focus use a slight shift.

edit: wenn dies gebacken kriegen das enter zu fixen und es ein schwarzes set geben wird bin ich dabei. andernfalls leider komplett nutzlos. ich verstehe einfach nicht wie das nie jemand irgendwo gepostet/getestet hat. echt ärgerlich.

[guidemetothelight]

crosspost here: wont fit either iso dell or iso focus boards, the mount of the enter is in the middle were as dell and focus use a slight shift.

edit: wenn dies gebacken kriegen das enter zu fixen und es ein schwarzes set geben wird bin ich dabei. andernfalls leider komplett nutzlos. ich verstehe einfach nicht wie das nie jemand irgendwo gepostet/getestet hat. echt ärgerlich.

Das ist ja mal super nervig.... Der GB ist eh nicht zustande gekommen , MOQ wurde nicht erreicht aber da das Set von denen bald so zum Verkauf angeboten wird ist das echt ne gute Info. Danke dir und ich werde denen das Problem mal schildern, mal sehen was die dazu schreiben.


Englisch: That's super annoying.... The GB has not come about anyway, MOQ was not reached but since the set will soon be offered for sale anyway, this is a really good info. Thank you and I will describe the problem to them, let's see what they write about it.

[guidemetothelight]

Update:
Tai-Hao sent me the new Layout. They added the DELL / Focus compatible Enter Key and another stepped caps lock for greater compatibility.
Edit: Here are fitting stabs for the alps kit: https://shop.tai-hao.com/products/stabi ... d-hook-set
Also if you want to save 15% , use code "retroalps15" ( I wont get any money out of that )

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[inozenz]

Update:
Tai-Hao sent me the new Layout. They added the DELL / Focus compatible Enter Key and another stepped caps lock for greater compatibility.
Edit: Here are fitting stabs for the alps kit: https://shop.tai-hao.com/products/stabi ... d-hook-set
Also if you want to save 15% , use code "retroalps15" ( I wont get any money out of that )

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that is awesome!
Now all they have to do is introduce white on black and dolche color scheme and the world would be a nicer place :O

by the way the coupon works on any item from the website

[guidemetothelight]

that is awesome!
Now all they have to do is introduce white on black and dolche color scheme and the world would be a nicer place :O

I already talked with them about that and they are open that idea.
But I guess that outcome will be determined by how this product launch goes.

[darkcruix]

Don't undermine your current plans with mention of the Osborne Effect! Not least on Halloween.

The keyboard I have in mind is my blue Alps 60%: a Hasu Alps64 PCB in a Poker sized silver Lambo case. It feels fantastic, but its mellow AEK II caps don't quite pop with that solid metal case. I’m thinking I need something proper pearly white.

The layout is HHKB-style with 1.75u right Shift. Fortunately you've got that and ANSI covered.

I have built a few Alps64 based ones with the keys. They are in ANSI, so not really the same, but they look great (top two and the black one near the front):

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[guidemetothelight]

I have built a few Alps64 based ones with the keys. They are in ANSI, so not really the same, but they look great (top two and the black one near the front):

Those Boards look so good. I plan on building 1 (or more ) Alps64 Boards myself with the XD64 PCB. Just got a Sharp ZX-330 typewriter with some greens i could use for that....