Interest Check: Double Shot Keycaps - "Project: Red Alert"

manfaux · 18 Mar 2011, 21:27

just a thought - would SP be able to product thicker ABS keys? their usual double-shots are paper thin and feel really flimsy...

sixty · 18 Mar 2011, 21:36

Nope.

manfaux · 18 Mar 2011, 22:15

sixty wrote:Nope.

that's all I needed to know!

sixty · 18 Mar 2011, 22:22

Well - In theory they have some thicker keycaps, the problem is that they are all extremely high profile and mostly spherical and look like they are straight from the 70s. I don't think they would be much fun to type on... so that is pointless as well

Peter · 18 Mar 2011, 22:35

Any chance of a 1.25 Shift_L (or a blank 1.25) and some blanks for each row in matching colour/profile?

Well - In theory they have some thicker keycaps, the problem is that they are all extremely high profile and mostly spherical and look like they are straight from the 70s. I don't think they would be much fun to type on...

So it would look something like this ?

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I think that would be awesome, but then, I also miss the Selectric ...

btw :
I think those purple doubleshots you all seem to like are from Signature's DSA-family...

sixty · 18 Mar 2011, 22:37

Peter wrote: Any chance of a 1.25 Shift_L (or a blank 1.25) and some blanks for each row in matching colour/profile?

Shift key probably not. Blank keys might happen later.

Peter wrote: I think those purple doubleshots you all seem to like are from Signature's DSA-family...

Nope - Don't think so. I have a few DSA keycaps from SP here, they are just as thin as these... well a tiny bit thicker, but not as thick as your cool keycaps.

sixty · 18 Mar 2011, 22:45

sixty wrote:
Peter wrote: I think those purple doubleshots you all seem to like are from Signature's DSA-family...
Nope - Don't think so. I have a few DSA keycaps from SP here, they are just as thin as these... well a tiny bit thicker, but not as thick as your cool keycaps.

Update: Here it is.

A bit thicker, but not as thick.

Peter · 18 Mar 2011, 22:49

You're right, just had a look at the insert and it looks very
different to all the other Signature-caps I have ..
The ones I have look like 1 cap inside the other

xbb · 18 Mar 2011, 22:49

The Filco standard keycaps are thinner?

manfaux · 19 Mar 2011, 00:59

xbb wrote:The Filco standard keycaps are thinner?

not really, the Filco keycaps have nearly identical thicknesses, but they've got a cross reinforcement bone in them, so they're structurally a bit more rigid than the SP ones.

manfaux · 19 Mar 2011, 01:01

sixty wrote:

A bit thicker, but not as thick.

This is sexy, I propose a DSA red alert set? it'd be exquisite!

gorb · 19 Mar 2011, 01:57

Any guess as to what shipping will be to the US? :D

gore · 19 Mar 2011, 02:11

Still interested!

xbb · 19 Mar 2011, 02:24

Same, specially now that I'm going to switch to ANSI

sixty · 19 Mar 2011, 10:16

gorb wrote:Any guess as to what shipping will be to the US?

~10 USD

lootbag · 19 Mar 2011, 14:12

Just read the updated information; I am still in for a set.
Definitely more appealing to me than GH RD 3.

gorb · 19 Mar 2011, 17:39

sixty wrote:
gorb wrote:Any guess as to what shipping will be to the US? :D
~10 USD

Great, thanks.

dracaXL · 24 Mar 2011, 13:16

Quite interested in a set!

snerual · 24 Mar 2011, 15:43

Need.... to....... resist......
Oh, who cares. I'll have one set please.

sixty · 24 Mar 2011, 23:25

Also to differ a bit from the previous sets we are going to have some unique "features".

There are going to be "nipples" on the F and J keys instead of the usual homing bar. Think of Compaq 11800 or old terminal WYSE boards. This is the type of homerow indicator we are going for. We will also probably have LED "window/hole" keys for Scroll Lock and Capslock. Since these will be very expensive (two shot moding + pad printing) they will be offered as an option and not be included in the base set.

nanu · 25 Mar 2011, 01:08

With nubile nubs you might have ripster interested now.

I checked the color schemes again and then noticed that my monitors are calibrated too warmly, since the pure grey modifiers in image #3 are a bit creamy. I'm wonder why no one likes the Milky scheme

ripster · 25 Mar 2011, 02:16

I'd only go in for a Signature Plastic key buy if they did the thicker style.

They don't sit up THAT high - they keep whining about tooling costs though. I'm a bit suspicious and suspect they HAVE done some for other OEMs.

lootbag · 26 Mar 2011, 00:30

I know it is listed as a 87 key per set group buy.
But somehow I ended up with a Filco 104 Red instead of my expected tenkeyless.
Any chance we can get a 104 keys as an option? Or is that not a possibility?

mass · 01 Apr 2011, 01:36

Any idea when this might start?

calavera · 03 Apr 2011, 04:17

Will this have the big ugly fonts centered like the dolche replica key caps?

xbb · 03 Apr 2011, 05:13

calavera wrote:Will this have the big ugly fonts centered like the dolche replica key caps?

Looking at the pictures from sixty's post I would say no.

hoggy · 03 Apr 2011, 10:45

I'm in.

sixty · 03 Apr 2011, 11:16

Yes, the font will be default smaller font, aligined standard to the top left. Not as big as the Dolch replica.

calavera · 03 Apr 2011, 11:53

When's the deadline to join the groupbuy? I'm contemplating it.

sixty · 03 Apr 2011, 11:57

Order will go out next week. Not sure if we collect orders in advance or after this time. Will update as needed.