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What is MT3?
MT3 is a fully-sculpted, spherical keycap profile designed by Deskthority and geekhack forum members Matt3o and Photekq in collaboration with Drop. Visit Matt3o’s blog for more info.
Very nice keyset!
I still have to wait for MT3 Serika to know if I like the profile, but been fan of SA I think I will like them.
Count me in for the purchase
MT3 - check, R5 bottom - check, doubleshot ABS - check. The only thing I would like to add is a homing kit similar to MT3 Serika Homing row kit. But completely understandable if Drop does not want to invest in more molds yet and only focus on getting back the sunk cost spent on Susuwatari.
As it stands I would definitely be in for Alphas, TKL, Accent and OG Gamer pack. Basically to replicate your render hahaha
Oh, Topre style. Well the mold already exists for homing R3. I just haven’t thought of it. I’ll keep it in the back of my head; I was going to say it’s a niche thing, but to my surprise they sold 239 of them.
I mean there are molds for F and J homing but not sure if the molds for other letters have been made or not - A,S,D, etc.
The render, if not zoom in, is very easily be mistaken for monochrome. Only when I click on the picture then I see the alpha is purple-ish and not gray/black
I see what you mean. Correct me if I’m wrong, but creating the molds for keycap shapes is much more expensive than creating novelty legends. Of course, dye-sub legends are easy peasy.
On the order of several thousand dollars for one keycap shape, versus a negligible cost for novelties (spread over a few hundred kits).
I don’t know the economics and the process but just looking at how long and difficult/costly it was for Susuwatari (I am in that GB) I would understand if Drop doesn’t want to have that headache again for a while haha.
But hey if they are willing to fund it then I would buy that kit in an instant 18 months wait for Susuwatari has not deterred me yet