FEEDBACK FORMNewsUnfortunately like many other recent SA sets, the pricing was such that it wouldn't be affordable for most people unless it hit an extremely unlikely MOQ. As such, I'm not going to pursue this further, and am turning my attention to other profiles.
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"Is this inspired by vintage 70's Honeywell, the Oco version, or 7bit's Rounds?"
"Yes."Well, Honey! is a remix of the classic Honeywell colorway, last offered in SA profile eight years ago. My goal is to make these colors available in SA again for everyone who missed out before, while also doing something a little different than a straight rerun. These are colors that look good in any combination, and we haven't had a red SA set in a hot minute. So I've swapped the red accents for the white alphas, creating a red and grey set with a solid black number pad like the one used on the original terminals.
Vintage 1982(?) Honeywell board, photo by taekThis set features vintage legends drawn from various Honeywell terminals of the past, but also novelties and legends from the "Honey" colorway Rounds of the 2010s. Signature Plastics has graciously opened up these formerly-restricted plates for everyone going forward, and several novelties from those runs are making their first appearance here in a decade.
If doing a big, new SA set nowadays seems ambitious, you bet it is! I know SA can be a tough sell in 2026. But I have experience bringing ostentatious, throwback SA sets to life in the present day, and I'm hoping to make some magic happen again.
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VendorsUS: Saber KeebsUK: ProtoTypistPlease note that as of the end of 2025, Signature Plastics is no longer accepting new designer-created sets to sell through their own SPKeyboards storefront, so this will be sold entirely through independent vendors.Saber and Proto both successfully ran SA Teletype with me last year, and Jae carried History of Violets, among many other SA sets in the past. So both vendors onboard so far have experience making SA sets happen. Both also closely consult with SP, and know the company well.
If you've a vendor and would be interested in carrying this set in your region, reach out to me here, or message me (piperaceae_) on Discord.
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DatesI'm targeting Q1 or Q2 2026 for a group buy. Shipping probably ~3 months after the GB ends.
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Colors and MaterialsAll keys are doubleshot ABS. Colors are Signature Plastic stock resins, in the same colors as both the 2018 Honeywell run and the 2010s Rounds.
Alphas are RAS with WFK legends. Mods are GPA with WFK legends. Accents are NN with WFK legends.
Well, Honey! will match with SA Spectra, the red text novelties from SA Teletype, SA Jack Selectric, and of course 2018 SA Honeywell and 7bit's Honey sets.
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LegendsSignature Plastics has opened up all of the restricted legends from the Rounds sets a decade ago for use by all designers. Since many of those keys were previously available in the Honey colorway, I'm offering them here again.
The first of these is the interrobang, which I recently used in my SA Selectresque private run, and in an aftermarket add-on for History of Violets. Joining it are the Webwit duck, Helvetic cross, and KeebRunner, all making their first appearances in a set since circa 2016.
This also means that the much-requested flat-top Gorton 3 can finally be used again! Numpad 3 and F3 will be flat-top as well.
Finally, I've tried to sprinkle in some vintage Honeywell terminal legends from SP's extensive archives. I'm borrowing unique mod legends from multiple old Honeywell boards, rather than attempting to faithfully reproduce any single model.
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KittingBase Kit
The base kit is similar to the ones from History of Violets and Grand Budapest Round 2. It includes 40s and black accent keys.
Novelty and Accent Kit
Accent arrows and ISO Enter, plus a Roman numeral row for 108-key coverage, and an assortment of novelties from the old Rounds sets (including "Evil Honey" red variant R1 keys).
Numpad Kit
The numpad uses retro chonky operator legends, and is all-black to match the look of vintage Honeywell terminals, which featured
solid black number pads.
Spacebar Kit
Alice bars, HHKB 6u centered bar, and bars for 3-1-3 and 2.25-1.25-2.75 splits.
UK Kit
Available through ProtoTypist; flat-top 3 would require a new plate, otherwise it will be the normal rounded 3.
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PricingTBD, but in keeping with regular SA base sets (versus giant monokits).
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Board Renders
Minimi40 by keebibi
Portico 65 by TKC
J-03 by ProtoTypist
F1-8X by Geon
Werk One by Werk.Technica
M60 by Rama
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ThanksThank you to Bob and Melissa at Signature Plastics for the quotes, legend research, and making the 7bit legends available. Thanks to Jae at ProtoTypist for giving me the idea for this set, and also working with SP to help free up the previously restricted legends, and picking up the UK kit. And to Kenny at Saber Keebs, for volunteering to carry yet another one of my sets when it's not even 40's-oriented this time.
Thanks to Originative, Prime Keyboards, Mcmcmc, 7bit, and anyone else who's run straight Honeywell in the past. (And to whoever at Honeywell put these colors together to begin with.)
And thank you to all of the members of the Keyboard Designers Forum, and SPKeyboards's design channel, for helping me fine-tune this over the past couple weeks. (I'll also pre-thank BodyOrgan in advance for the inevitable fan-driven Vim and Colevrak aftermarket kit, if this run succeeds.)
