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Golden Star Monkey King Metal Artisan Keycap

Golden Star Monkey King Metal Artisan Keycap

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The legend of Sun Wukong, otherwise known as the Monkey King, is the inspiration for this stunning and ornate keycap. According to the tale, the Monkey King was born of a magical stone sitting at the peak of the Mount Huaguo Read More

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Chirishman
19
Apr 25, 2018
I'm honestly kind of disappointed in mine.
Here are the issues that I've noticed so far:
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One of the eyes is pushed in.
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Some effort seems to have been made with a grinder to "fix" it but the bright spot just kind of calls attention to it. Also as noted by others, "light up eyes" feature seems to rely upon you using switches which have clear stems which I do not.
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One of the forehead pieces is bent backwards, further increasing the visual asymmetry.
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The keycap itself seems to have cooled unevenly and warped, this is most evident when seen from below
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The stem portion of the mold seems to have been inserted with a slight rotation, meaning that the key sits slightly but annoyingly spun relative to the rest of the keyboard.
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Also, with regards to the stem, it doesn't hold the switch at all. It straight up falls off of the keyboard, which is not the case with either my Salvun AMK keycaps or the SMRT metal typewriter style caps which I got off of Massdrop.
Chirishman
19
Apr 25, 2018
Chirishman@Kurtle do I have any options here besides a return? Can you exchange this for a corrected one?
dschlarmann
0
Aug 16, 2018
ChirishmanI would like to buy it from you if you are willing to part with it.
Wikki
0
Apr 9, 2018
Well... I got it yesterday after I got home from out of town and... not exactly close. I monkey has no shine and no dark black patches as seen here. My came out look matte black and the horned helmet thing are not poking out but laying flat on the head. It's a heavy piece but id say it is considerably different than advertised. That said... it's a fooking cool key. The light passthrough in the eyes needs to pop through the stem. So the pass through doesn't really work.
Chirishman
19
Apr 25, 2018
WikkiMine came out really warped and sits rotated relative to the keyboard. Also it falls off. Yours?
FYI, since this is silver the coloration is actually tarnish. If you want it shinier use a little silver polish on those spots, if you want darker that will happen over time/handling.
Wikki
0
May 27, 2018
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sorry.... took longer than promised.
BlueCrowned
5305
Dec 24, 2017
Eager to see how these turn out, please post photos when you get them.
Wikki
0
Apr 3, 2018
BlueCrownedGot my shipping/tracking. I'm headed out of town for a funeral, so it'll have to wait until I get home.
Chirishman
19
Apr 25, 2018
BlueCrownedSee my post above. Disappointed with the QC.
buddhasbelly
39
Dec 22, 2017
I need this for my Ducky Year of the Monkey kb!!! I can't believe I missed this/didn't check the massdrop page
buddhasbellytoo bad :((
Wikki
0
Dec 21, 2017
Holy moly. One request already for it after it just ended. Come on brosky.
TeribleGramar
17
Apr 1, 2018
That's very helpful.
Wikki
0
Apr 3, 2018
cucgach
118
Dec 20, 2017
Never ever regret purchasing this awesome keycap !
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cucgachWhere did you get the golden dragon head keycap?
cucgach
118
Dec 22, 2017
RubiksRubiksRubiksGB from GSK during Full Moon Festival as well.. only in Vietnam btw :)
Wikki
0
Dec 19, 2017
So.... only way I don't get this is if I win a keyforge raffle in an hour and a half. But if I don't win the raffle, this will be my end game keycap.
I mean keyforge raffle bro
You don't know how happy am I when I heard what u said bro, thanks so much
PJMillward
1
Dec 19, 2017
Just joined the drop. I have a question, are the stones in the eyes of the silver example both ruby and topaz (different stone for each eye)? It wasn't overly clear on the page!
PJMillwardBro the red and pink are ruby, the yellow is topaz bro
PJMillward
1
Dec 20, 2017
KurtleThanks!
theonug
273
Dec 19, 2017
I have a quick question: Would it be possible to replace some or all of the LED's on a RGB lit keyboard with UV LED's? Obviously I'm thinking of casting some key caps myself out of some type of clear acrylic and adding some glow powder or something like that. Are there boards already with UV LED's or does my idea sound ridiculously stupid? Anyone? ....... Anyone? ........ Bueller? ....... Bueller?
theonug
273
Dec 21, 2017
If I even knew what the talk section was I would have used it. I think a better and more helpful answer would have been to explain that this is not where my question should have been posted. And if your saying that posting a question about keyboards in a thread that's primarily read by keyboard enthusiasts is irrelivant? I'd have to say that your answer is far more irrelevant to me since you neither answered my question nor explained where the "talk section" is? But thank you for your completely useless and "irrelevant" reply.
BlueCrowned
5305
Dec 21, 2017
theonugHere you go: https://www.massdrop.com/mechanical-keyboards/talk
I said it's irrelevant because your question seems unrelated to the drop. You will get more attention if you make your own post.
DarwinMcLovin
22
Dec 18, 2017
Is this Monkey King an expensive keycap? That is relative as I have friends that spend serious amounts of their cash on their hobbies for items that cost a tenfold of what I spend on my keebs and artisans.
Think scuba tourism, guitars and watches and as long as everyone enjoys their hobby responsibly, I see no issues for myself with going for the most awesome stuff possible within my limited financial reach...
The quality and finish of GSK's designs fit his unique talent of combining jewelry techniques with artisan design.
A refreshing and IMHO a welcome approach in an artisan world that often focuses on resin-based blanks and sculpts.
Every detail is top notch and the end result is just something you have to trust him with to take care of, until that wonderful moment you can touch and see up close for yourself so I like you all to meet my custom Komanui below; I have this fascination with heterochromia and keycaps, so GSK was cool and able to combine these into a custom keycap with "Spirit Eyes" for me.
My Komanui welcomes me home on my main keeb and makes my smile everyday, since receiving it 2 weeks ago.
Patience with orders and shipping is the first thing I had to level-up when I decided to lower myself slowly into the artisan keycap rabbit hole...
Feel free to PM me on Reddit: U/DarwinMcLovin if there are any queries I can be helpful with!
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@AkumaKurono @udller Find a pic of my humble Ducky YOTR attached , I am trying to get my Jadey theme going... : )
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Warmest greets from chilly and rainy Holland!
Wikki
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Dec 19, 2017
Watching DarwinMclovins reddit story in the past, I knew when the time came that I would be ready at all costs to cop a piece of your gorgeous work Kurtle.
WikkiThank so much for loving my work bro
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