24 Aug 2016, 00:22

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The recent thread on Tom Hanks' typewriter collection inspired me to whip up an SA keycap set for 60% keyboards based on my favorite vintage manual typewriter, theThe Hermes Rocket, along with the numerous other "ultralight" typewriters of the mid-20th century, was the laptop of its day. This is the keyset to draw out your inner Hemmingway.This would be a keyset exclusively for 60% keyboards and smaller. It is pretty much composed of a single color, with only a few keys in an alternate color. The alternate color keys, which are the bottom row modifiers and the Return key, represent those keys that would not have had a functional equivalent on a Hermes Rocket typewriter, and they all feature novelty legends. In all, there are 9 themed novelty keys that evoke the mechanical design of the Rocket.The plan would be to offer ANSI and ISO sets, with strong international child kit support and support for all the popular alternate layouts for small keyboards (Atomic, Plank, etc.). In an ideal world, this set would be combined with a group buy for aluminum cases in seafoam green as shown below. In fact, without a seafoam green case, I'm not sure the keyset is worth doing because the case is what really ties the entire color scheme together and completes the Hermes Rocket look.This idea leads to two important questions: 1. Is there enough of a 60% customer base out there who would even like this theme (and colorway) enough to reach MOQ thresholds, and 2. Would MassDrop be able to use its vendor connections to have seafoam green aluminum cases made to go with the keycaps?