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Drop + Oblotzky SA Oblivion V2 Custom Keycap Set
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Drop + Oblotzky SA Oblivion V2 Custom Keycap Set

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UPDATE 04/05/2018 (aka 05.04.2018) We have production pictures! I've not spotted any errors in these, so I am confident in sharing them with you. It looks to be around 30% finished, and I'll get another update towards the end. Everything appears to be on track for the scheduled delivery by June 19th!
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UPDATE 09/22/2017 (aka 22.09.2017) Drop concluded! Thanks so much to everyone that participated in this group buy! Seeing all these numbers roll in after so many hours spent on creating this set is a wonderful sight. I'm so happy that we had this much success! Now begins the last part of this epic journey, the long wait. Hang in tight :)
UPDATE 09/18/2017 (aka 18.09.2017) Bossman has given green light that all kits (yes, all!) are being made as long as people don't jump ship! So keep your orders in, or join if you haven't and our dream will be made true! https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-oblotzky-sa-oblivion-custom-keycap-set/talk/1817455


Hello and welcome fellow enthusiast!
I am here to guide you through what has been my pet project for the last 11 months. Back in October of last year, I started designing this keycap set as I wanted something on my keyboard that reflected my trade: Programming. You will find many influences of that profession in this set, but for those of you unfamiliar with it, I'd like to give you a short introduction to it.
First of all, lets talk colors. To make code more readable for humans, key words in it are highlighted with different colors. Just like in school when you were tasked to write nouns, verbs, adjectives and so on in different colors so you could better understand how sentences are constructed (at least we did that here in Germany). These colors are often carefully selected by designers and make up a 'color theme', one of which is called Oblivion. I've translated these colors over to this keyset in the same manner as it was done for the Penumbra keyset before. A solid dark shade of gray serves as the background for these beautiful colors, a visually stunning combination.
To expand on that theme, I created a second set of Modifiers called 'Git'. Git, developed by Linus Torvalds who also created the Linux operating system, is known among all modern programmers. It is a version control software that is used to keep track of code changes and also to back up code and other files on servers and the cloud. This software has many commands for various purposes, and simply acts as novelty text in this keyset.
Furthermore, there are some kits in this set that contain seemingly strange text such as XOR, RET, JMP, MOV and so on. These are instructions for Assembly, a very low level programming language. It is basically one level above punching ones and zeros into a computer, very fancy stuff. They serve as abstract legends, as they are used on keyboards where almost every user is using a different layout. Providing regular legends such as Shift and Tab for them would often lead to incorrect labeling, but with Assembly instructions, it remains neutral.
The Monochrome keys have very little to do with programming. I added those as an alternative for people that don't like colors on their sets as much, but still appreciate the selection of gray tones of this set. With a few accent keys, they allow you to build some nice vintage looking keyboards.
I hope this shines some light on the background of this keycap set.
Lastly, here is a handy sheet where you can check what kits are required to cover your layout, please feel free to suggest which I could add to the list!
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If you have any question, please don't hesitate to ask! I am here from start to finish and beyond to answer anything that might be on your mind :)
I hope you will enjoy the ride as much as I!
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Valaris
107
Jun 7, 2018
YanboWuGlad to hear it!
giammin
427
Sep 26, 2017
any official comment /data on kit sold?
I made more history graphs showing the Asian Proxy order status separate from the Massdrop order status. See them here: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-oblotzky-sa-oblivion-custom-keycap-set/talk/1835498?utm_source=linkshare&referer=AV5F4D
Does this help explain why my history graphs earlier today, which included AP order progress and omitted MD's two earlier 9/21 updates, made it look like there was less of an order spike at the end?
giammin
427
Oct 6, 2017
dvorcolgreat work! it is very clear now!
elle-elle-tee
43
Mar 16, 2021
I SERIOUSLY dislike having to resort to this level of rudeness, but @Kevin can you please do your job and provide an update on this? I'm a year into waiting on Godspeed, and this is purportedly shipping in two weeks. Will we be waiting until months after that deadline before you inform us there will be a delay, or can you please update both here and on your order updates thread?
elle-elle-tee
43
Mar 31, 2021
thank you very much for the reply, got my shipping notification -- glad this is happening on schedule, and I'm sure it makes your job easier as well.
legosaurusrex
24
Apr 3, 2021
Also curious about extras. I hope so!
When will this drop be available again?
Xaniphon
96
Sep 23, 2017
Ah ok well sorry about that mate. Whilst it must suck that you missed out you really can't say there wasn't enough time, since the group buy ran for like 3 weeks and I'm sure the sets have been locked in for weeks before that on oblotzkys site.
fatpolomanjr
128
Sep 23, 2017
OblotzkyI realized I needed an Arrows kit for my planck, so I like the "extended by 24 hours" option. It might add on another day to the Signature Plastics wait time, but I'm willing to make the sacrifice.
Hey guys, sorry about the lack of updates on the spreadsheet. However I can at least give you some numbers from our Asian proxy for the kits so you can have a better picture of those that are having a bit of a tough time:
Oblivion Alphas 43 Hagoromo Alphas 23
Oblivion Modifiers 27 Git Modifiers 15 Monochrome Modifieres 19
Oblivion Numpad 13 Hagoromo Numpad 15
Oblivion Extension 20 Git Extension 7 Monochrome Extension 11 Minila 12
Assembly 7 40bit 7 ErgoDox 2
Oblivion Colevrak 3 Hagoromo Colevrak 5
Oblivion and Git UK 3 Monochrome UK 1 Oblivion NorDe 5 Hagoromo NorDe 3
Alternate Function Colors 13 tenkeyless.asm 3 macros.asm 3 Arrows 22 GD and WFK Spacekeys 5 GQM Spacebars & -keys 3 Oblivion OSX 3 Monochrome OSX 1 Communities 23 Oblivion LED 5
I'm confident that if we keep pushing, we can have all those made :) We should have a lot of numbers increase on Monday with a sheet update (about 500 kits sold or so since the last update?) and the Asian proxy will put in their order here on Massdrop within the last 48 hours or so as usual, and there will surely be a good chunk of people still waiting for the drop to come to an end before joining in. We're almost there!
Just current order numbers. They'll close sales on the last day and then enter them as a big order here on MD
OblotzkyI understand how the Asian proxy orders help to meet MOQ, but do you know if they always influence the final kit prices?
I ask because MD doesn't always share their spreadsheets with final order quantities after the keycap drops close. For example, the MD x Zambumon GMK Nautilus drop's spreadsheet was last updated 22 hours before the drop ended, and that did not include Asian proxy orders.
jonjonguitar9
25
Aug 28, 2017
I have to say i love how the size of every key is labeled. Sometimes I can't eyeball which extra key is what size so big props to that!!!
jonjonguitar9Thanks! I went all out and labeled everything that isn't 1u. I didn't want to leave anything to assumptions, even the most obvious ones :) There will always be someone new to the hobby who might try and want to figure something out!
Makami
4236
Aug 28, 2017
OblotzkyWell done! One of the few times one +1 isn't simply enough! This is something all makers should consider!!!
LifelongCaboose
597
Aug 31, 2017
At this price id prefer PBT.
control
565
Sep 1, 2017
See answers by @Forral and @Hamel.
I believe GMK, who make Cherry keycaps from original molds, doesn't make PBT keycaps (correct me if I'm wrong). One should also take into consideration the thickness of the keycaps. GMK and SP both make thicker ABS keycaps than some of the PBT ones. According to SP, double-shot PBT is also technically very difficult, but something they're working on.
intrepped
25
Sep 1, 2017
For Cherry profile, you missed the buy. It went through GMK already back in June or July. As for pbt, you can't do it as others have mentioned.
MrGurns
24
Aug 31, 2017
I was tempted until I saw they were SA
Grind
14
Aug 31, 2017
SA stands for "Spherical All rows" instead of cylindrical like most vanilla keycaps seem to be. It refers to the shape of the face of the key, you can't really see it from the profile image linked in this thread.
BlueCrowned
5305
Aug 31, 2017
Super Awesome!
pepsiplease69
9
Sep 8, 2017
I just joined this drop. My first ever on massdrop. I'm a bit worried about the long wait time. Is there a possibility that these will be delivered sooner? or is this something I'll just have to forget about till next summer and when it arrives at my doorstep it'll be like christmas in the summer.
LBassington
155
Sep 9, 2017
@pepsiplease69 That was genius to make use of the tester kit! I'm still too new to this, but I'm debating how far I drop into this rabbit hole, as it's an expensive hobby lol.
P1MPBOT5000
244
Sep 11, 2017
pepsiplease69About as likely as seeing Christmas happen on October 31st.
was just about to order but hell no, 45$ dollars for the main keys is okay but then the bombshell that is the modifiers for 95$? Holy, i don't know who is more delusional, drop with those prices or people who actually spend that amount of money for just the modifiers
Rayndalf
364
Aug 3, 2020
Good ole SP fighting their SA backlog by increasing prices while still losing market share to MT3, KAT, and Maxkeys SA. The DSS and G20 profiles never caught on either... is SP doing ok?
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