DCS Alps Pingmaster - GB Thread Live

Hi all,

Welcome to the new IC for the 2nd set I designed with Franco, DCS Alps Pingmaster, this time with renders!

**Please note that the renders are done in Cherry profile, which is quite similar to but not exactly the same as DCS. Nevertheless, they should give you a good idea of how the final set will look like.

If you can't already tell, this set was inspired by the legendary IBM Pingmaster, an Alps keyboard manufactured for the Asian market around 1983 and known for the pinging noise that their Alps SKCC Green switches made while typing. For this set, we referenced the Japanese version of the board, as well as an IBM 5556 Multistation from the same era in order to help fill in the missing legends.





IC Form

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Signature Plastics
Profile: DCS 1-1-2-3-4-4
Material: PBT
Legends: Dye-sublimated
Colors: SP stock colors
Mount: Alps

**Please note that these caps are for Alps/Matias switches only and are not compatible with MX-style switches.



GB Details

The GB will run from August 16 to September 13 and is estimated to ship in Q1 2022.





Kits

Base

Please note that the longer spacebars will be made in ABS due to warping. Front legends will be pad printed.



JIS & macOS

I know this doesn't cover true JIS layouts, but we wanted to focus compatibility on common Alps layouts while also being constrained by the key sizes that SP currently has due to costing. Also includes macOS bottom row swaps.



Spacebars & 40s

Again, the longer bars will be ABS. Includes complete support for hiney's H60 PCB, as well as 3-key 40s support.



Relegendables & Ortho

For those who want that authentic Pingmaster look. This kit is also designed to be able to cover an ortho board. Due to shrinkage, all relegendable keys will be ABS.



Accents





Renders by Kingk22

TKC1800



TGR Jane





Bean by Kingk22







Acknowledgements

Thank you to Franco, Kingk22, konstantin, and KidViddy.



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