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KAM Command [GB Oct 4 - Nov 4]

by mvkb

$25.00

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Group Buy is now live

Our alien robot overlords are here, and you too can join their squadron of nuclear-powered spacecraft by purchasing this set of controls keycaps. This is will be a one time offer available from October 4 2021 until November 4 2021 at an electronics store on-line e-commerce website*. Don't miss out on this amazing deal!

*Internet connection required.

This set is an homage to the sci-fi books, TV shows and movies we all grew up with. It takes inspiration from a bunch of them, and adds its own little twists. Every single legends is custom designed, including the made-up alien-overlord language. The name "Command" comes from "By your command!", the Cylon battle cry from Battlestar Galactica.

Europe: CandyKeys
United States: Protozoa (ships from US warehouse)
United Kingdom: Protozoa (ships from UK warehouse)
Canada: Ashkeebs
China: zFrontier
Japan: Basekeys
Singapore: Hex Keyboards
Oceania: Daily Clack

RAL 3020 (Traffic red) and RAL 9005 (Jet black)

Premium made deskmats, 900x400mm, 4mm thick, $25.

Command TKL - $250

The Command TKL is a premium acrylic board made by Protozoa. It's based on their successful line of GLITCH/FROST boards. The colors match Command, and it comes with a custom-engraved top plate and solder PCB with custom screen printed artwork which supports a knob in the top right corner.

Command Knob - $45

Also produced by Protozoa, this knob fits the Command TKL and all other board with standard knob support. It's milled from solid aluminum, and features a unique hot-swap mounting method. Includes both red and black rubber bands.

Command Artisans - $40/$50

Another Protozoa collab (I really like them in case it wasn't obvious). 2 solid aluminum caps, 1u (escape key) and 2.25u (return key). Bead blasted aluminum, with black resin infill in the vents. They're a completely custom shape, designed to match the theme and the KAM profile.

Keyreative was kind enough to provide me with a full set of samples. The colors are absolutely stunning and the legends crisp, but let's dive into some of the obvious issues, and how I'm planning on making this one of the highest quality keysets out there.

ALIGNMENT OF LEGENDS

These are just samples, and a first round of them too. No alignment efforts were made during the production of this first set. Good news: These legends are super easy to align because they're all pretty much a rectangle.

BLUE-ISH TINT

Depending on how the light reflects off the caps, you can kinda see a blue-ish tint. Keyreative is working on this (it's caused because of the pigments they use), and if that doesn't work, I'll slightly tweak the color so it's closer to black. Worst case scenario, there might be a reddish tint in the black.

FADING AROUND THE HOMING BARS

You might've seen this issue on some other KAM sets, but sadly there isn't a good solution for this. So instead of having homing bars for Command, I asked Keyreative to create a scooped 1u KAM mold instead (something they don't have today). This won't have the discoloring issue, and provides the tactile feedback you need to know your hands are in the right position.

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