Another batch of faceplates

jamorski

There are so many Speccy related logos and other stuff that would be so nice to have proper Illustrator files for. The site the Keyboard came from have the Crash logo too in Illustrator form. I did the Ultimate Play the Game logo the other day, which was complicated. I deleted that, but may try again when I have time.

Pardinyes

I will be interested in one or two depending on the price

rwap

jamorski wrote: »

How are the faceplates printed? Are they just Aluminium with a printed adhesive part overlaid?

Yes they are (using a 3M adhesive) - although the factory applies the printed adhesive part (the overlay) as obviously positioning it by hand would be extremely difficult!

The_Bert

I think that the Anniversary text, whichever one is chosen, should be in a 'sans serif' typeface so as not to clash with the regular key legends.

Btw, the suggestions look good :)

pkersey

Hi, Rich.

rwap wrote: »

Microdigital TK85 - Black overlay with ZX81 commands - Microdigital logo in bottom right corner
Microdigital TK90X - Black overlay with ZX Spectrum commands - Microdigital logo in bottom right corner and some other differences

Is there still time to order some like that? What's the minimum order?

A slightly off-thread question:
Do you have keyboard membranes for the TK95?

rwap

I am talking to the company about how they could do different graphics, but they want to try and do it as a new job for each overlay - which means new setup costs each time (!)

We don't have any replacement membranes for the TK95 - we would need a keyboard and membrane to see - but the chances are that they will cost around ?20-?25 as there can surely only be a very small market for these!

balford

Hi Rich,

Any update on how things are progressing? I have a couple of machines in dire need of faceplates :smile:

Thanks!
B

rwap

We have had numerous discussions with the company and seen several samples - in the end, it looks as though we will be using black anodised aluminium, with an adhesive overlay (applied by the manufacturer).

The samples look really good - in reality, it is now a case of me getting enough funds together to pay for the production (subject to a few dottings of i's and crossing of t's).

The final price looks to be around ?18 a faceplate.

Would people be willing to pre-order to help fund production?

balford

Sure, I'd be willing to do that :smile:

B

rwap

OK - if people want to place a pre-order - please see the listing on sellmyretro.com -

http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/%2ANEW%2A-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-Replacement-Keyboard-Faceplate-2690

I am offering these at a reduced price of ?16 each for pre-orders

smogit

Is it possible to get a faceplate without the overlay stuck on?

BloodBaz

smogit wrote: »

Is it possible to get a faceplate without the overlay stuck on?

I very much doubt it. As Rich has already said, the supplier would be looking for separate setup costs for each variation of the template.

leespoons

Apropos of bugger-all really but I keep reading this thread as "Another bunch of facepalms".



Carry on!

rwap

smogit wrote: »

Is it possible to get a faceplate without the overlay stuck on?

Actually, that should not be too much of a problem - as the samples so far just have a black overlay :) - do you want just the plain faceplate (black anodised), or with the plain black overlay - the latter is needed to make the faceplate the correct finish to fit with the Spectrum (ie slightly shiny)...

1024MAK

Actually, if you have a couple spare (faceplate with the plain black overlay), I would like one as well ;-)

Mark

axelf65

Hello.
I just pre-ordered one.

rwap

OK - if people want some with the plain black overlay - order on sellmyretro.com and send me a message to say !

smogit

Great, plain black should do the job I want it for

rwap

Everyone who pre-ordered these should now have received them (or else they are in the postal system).

I now have a few in hand - http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/%2ANEW%2A-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-Replacement-Keyboard-Faceplate-2690

Check out the new pics!