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【IC】DANGER ZONE - A Key Set for Aviators and Their Wingmen

类型: IC
作者: Data
发布时间: 2015-02-08 01:57:04
更新时间: 2018-03-30 20:13:09
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=68563.0



Right. So… we’re probably getting a Round 2 this year (2018) around Q4. I’ll post more details as I get them.
// For now, we’re running a poll to see if the community prefers a sculpted profile over flat for Round 2.
Here are the options. Renders are courtesy of Oblotzky - a gentleman and a scholar.
FLAT - same as Round 1


SCULPTED - 112343


If you’re having trouble telling the difference you’re not alone. :D It’s very subtle. Your fingers will know.
Here’s the complete Imgur album in case the embedded renders stop working: https://imgur.com/a/co1oI
Now, on to the poll…
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKpjp_NrZZijBdUSvdocqffqD4MQL8UAVB23oCaPnmS6kSwg/viewform
I’m letting this run for a while, maybe up to a month before I shut it down. Please only vote once. I’m always watching… :-X
Old post info below…
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WE ARE LIVE ON MASSDROP!
This thread is closed, but let the discussion continue in the GROUP BUY THREAD here!

/salute
So having served in the Air Force and been to a few air shows I thought I’d like to try a key set with an aviation theme. I’ve always liked the Blue Angels colors so that gave me an easy start with the colorway. Where to go from there? Well everybody loves Top Gun (for one reason or another)… thus, Danger Zone was born – a Top Gun/Blue Angels mash-up!
This will be Signature Plastics doubleshot ABS. Colors are BFU, GSM, YY, and a little RAS. I wanted a gray that complimented the blue and GSM definitely has some blue in it. It’s not quite “battleship gray” but it’s close enough to keep with the military theme.
I haven’t decided if I want to do uniform SA row 3 or DSA profile for this. I’m leaning toward SA but I’m going to leave that up to the community. A Google poll has been created to gauge community preference here: [LINK REMOVED] – FYI, after having the poll open for more than a month we have settled on SA Row 3 for this set. It wasn’t even close.
This group buy will run the normal course (IC, GB) through PMK. I got some preliminary pricing from Melissa (posted later in this thread) and I’m working on some updated/semi-final pricing for the different kits. I will post that info here when I have it. There are a few GBs running or about to run right now so I’m thinking April or May for this one. No rush.
Update: After some community feedback I’ve altered the design to use full centered legends with large alphas. This seems to be a hit, so we’re going with it.
Anyway, on with the pics… WARNING: These are large.
TKL Base Kit

NumPad Pack

Arrow Pack

Dogfighter Pack (Gamer)

RAF Pack (UK ISO)

Maverick Pack (Winkeyless, Colemak, Dvorak, Other?)

Planck & Atomic Pack

AeroDox Pack (ErgoDox)

JD40 Pack

Wingman Pack (Novelty)

NEW! Alternate Function Pack

- Summary -
Polymer: ABS
Legends: Doubleshot
Font: SP Gorton Modified
Colors: BFU, GSM, YY, RAS
Profile: SA Row3 (by community vote)
A quick note on the font: This is URW Gordon Medium. Apparently URW (a German design house) bought the rights to the original Gorton engraver’s font back in the 90s and developed an in-house font with it, renaming it “Gordon”. I’ve used it here in an attempt to illustrate what the legends will look like with as much accuracy as possible. Some legends will not match exactly, particularly the symbols.
Colors for these mock-ups were pulled from the Deskthority Wiki. If your monitor is calibrated for the sRGB color space, what you see is what you’ll get.
I’m open to suggestions and constructive criticism, especially needed keys in the Maverick Pack (particularly Tsangan). I’d also like to do a JD40 Pack but I need to know which additional keys are needed.
Here are some sample layouts showing off the set.
ANSI 104 with novelties (Wingman + Dogfighter)

ErgoDox

Atomic (ortholinear)

JD40

Duck Octagon 75%

Thanks for looking. :cool: UPDATE: Thank you to those who participated in the profile survey. We will be using the SA profile for this set.
The old interest check is still available for review on PMK, for posterity. :)
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  • EDIT & UPDATE LOG -
    20150209 2257 - Updated RAF and Maverick Packs
    20150210 2155 - Updated RAF and Maverick Packs (again), uploaded JD40 and Dogfighter Packs, added keys to Wingman Pack
    20150219 2019 - Minor color change in the JD40 Pack
    20150323 0939 - Updated to reflect final row profile
    20150325 1034 - Minor text edit
    20150506 0912 - Updated with latest images, new mock-ups, and included some text updates
    20150512 1643 - Added links to interest check on PMK
    20150915 0935 - Added link to group buy on Massdrop
    20150915 1408 - Closed thread, moved to Group Buy forum
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