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Introduction

SA Oblivion is a keycap set for mechanical keyboards, designed after the code coloring scheme of the same name created by Paolo Borelli. The keycaps will fit any MX compatible stem.

Sculpted SA Keys

As visible in the renders above, this keycap set takes full advantage of the SA profile. Commonly known among enthusiasts as the '1-1-2-3-4-3' setup, the rows make up a beautiful slight curve along the depth of your keyboard that is a pleasure to type on.

Material and Colors

All keys are produced by Signature Plastics using durable ABS plastic with a semi-matte finish. The double-shot technique allows the legends to be their own piece of plastic within the key instead of being simply printed on, making fading impossible. Below you can see what color codes the manufacturer will be using for production.

Kits

To allow for high flexibility when choosing what keyboard to equip with these keys or depending on what colors are desired, this set has been split into various kits. You will be able to buy any of these in whatever combination you see fit, but make sure you don't miss one!

Oblivion Alphas

This set of Alphas features the main colorway of Oblivion, a light gray that stands in perfect contrast to the surrounding modifiers keys.

Hagoromo Alphas

Named after the legendary japanese chalk maker, who's demise is mourned by academics around the world and is often described as the 'Dream Chalk', this set of Alphas features an alternative colorway to offer more contrast towards the modifier keys. Maybe you will use it to spark a brilliant idea yourself?

Oblivion Modifiers

The primary modifier kit of this set takes its colors from the Oblivion code coloring scheme, with an added touch of a deep orange-red to spice things up. This, as well as the two kits hereafter, will cover the modifier keys of most mechanical keyboards that use a 6.25 unit spacebar. Together with a set of Alphas, this is all you need to fill a 60% or TKL keyboard. Additional Row 1 DEL, END and PAGE_DOWN keys allow for support of keyboards such as the 96key layouts

Git Modifiers

Any programmer among you will need this tenfold to maintain his or her coder swagger at the workplace.

Monochrome Modifiers

This kit offers a colorless version of the modifiers for a more classic look.

Oblivion and Hagoromo Numpad

If you crunch a lot of numbers or simply like the comfort of numpads, you can not live without these keys!

Oblivion, Git and Monochrome Specialties

Also known as the Tsangan & Whitefox kit, these adapter kits will let you build a variety of special layout keyboards. Usually dependant on the regular modifier kit.

Assembly

This set of keys is required to build a orthogonal keyboard such as the Preonic or Planck layouts. Assembly instructions were chosen as abstract labels because people using these or the following 40% and Ergodox keyboards have assigned functions to their keys differently. Additionally, this kit doubles as a assortment of keys to spice up other areas of your keyboard such as macro keys or the functions row.

40bit

40% keyboards such as the MiniVan, JD40, JD45, Minorca, Sebright, AMJ40 and Golbat are covered by this kit.

Ergodox

For the use on the king of ergonomic computer input devices.

Oblivion and Hagoromo Colevrak

As SA Oblivion has a sculpted row profile, simply rearranging the existing keys to achieve either the Colemak or the Dvorak layout will not work. This kit will allow you to do that.

Oblivion, Git and Monochrome ISO

This small kit is the basis for your ISO coverage, available in all three modifier themes. Pick one and continue on to the UK or International kits.

UK

This will let you fill UK-ISO keyboards. Dependant on one of the ISO kits above.

Oblivion and Hagoromo International

You will need these keys to either cover Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Spanish or Swedish keyboards. Dependant on one of the ISO kits above.

Arrows

Whether you have a Fullsize, MiniVan, or Ergodox keyboard, if you want arrow keys; you've got em!

Spacebars

Grab this kit if you prefer the spacebar's color to unite with the modifiers or need a split one for your VE.A keyboard.

MacOS

For anyone who works with the Mac operating system.

Communities

To celebrate the joint effort of bringing this set to life, I dedicate these keys to my fellow clackers.

What Now

After having received over 2,500 votes, I am pleased to announce that SA Oblivion will be available on Massdrop this year! You will be able to pre-order this keyset for a period of about two weeks. Stay tuned for a exact date when that happens.


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Credits and Greetings

Finally I'd like to thank and greet everyone who made this project possible. Paolo Borelli, Etienne, Greg, Evangs, ctzn_voyager, Linus Torvalds, the Software Freedom Conservancy, MiTo, Zambumon, tokyocoffeenerd, matt3o, rama, Ryan Uber, thinman, jchan94, T0mb3ry, LivingSpeedBump, Engicoder, jtm_sea, maxhernandez and last but not least everyone else from the MKB community for their requests, votes and of course compliments! I hope I have not forgotten anyone!