Backlit Jelly Keycaps?

[evera]

Hey guys,

I recently got a backlit keyboard with cherry switches. The keycaps that came with it are ABS, and I'm really missing the PBT keycaps on my other keyboard. I would switch the caps, but then having a backlight would be pointless.

I remember seeing the KBC POM rainbow jelly keycaps a while ago, and I think these are it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KBC-Rainbow-Jel ... 500wt_1238

Does anyone have a picture of what these look like with a backlight? Also, does anyone know where I can find translucent PBT (does that even exist?) or PBT caps with the letters clear?

[IvanIvanovich]

Translucent pbt keycaps doesn't exist. If you were to go with the thin white KBC cap with dyesub legend that look pretty good. Keys light up evenly and gives a sort of paper lantern look. I saw someone use them on a Ducky shine with white led and it looked pretty nice.

[dorkvader]

Look at Deck keycaps. I haven't verified it myself, but the wiki's said they were PBT.

I've always wanted a set.

Also, I didn't think KBC did dyesub legends, but lasered PBT should look nice, as long as it's thin. This has been done in the past, and from the picture, looked pretty good, I thought. Even white SP PBT (from the first portal GB) is really too thick.

[IvanIvanovich]

Well not sure if is specifically KBC brand but they are defineatly the exact same keycaps, same factory or whatever. I know imsto has and qtan does sell them thin style with dyesubs legend.

[Ascaii]

If you can wait a few days until Ive dug my tg3 out of the box in back of my hobby shelf I can take pictures of a jelly set on red LED backlighting for you. Please send me a PM on monday to remind me, I'm very busy on the weekend and I will most likely forget if you dont help me remember.

[evera]

Awesome! Thanks for the responses guys.

I'm not sure how I feel about the font on the Deck keyboards. I also couldn't find if they sell them separately.

Do you guys have more information about the thin PBT? Where I can get them and/or pictures of them backlit? I tried searching for pictures of them to no avail.

Thanks for offering, Ascaii! Can you tell that they are lit? Or are they rather solid?

I have a KBT Race, but some of the caps are non standard, so I think that I would end up replacing the 33? keys, but I'm a bit worried about how the light will come through if I mix the caps. Or, if there's a way to replace all the non-standard caps, that would be great too.

[IvanIvanovich]

e-sports usually have a selection in stock http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-G ... quipments/.

Pic of white engraved pbt on a Shine, not mine:
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5455_n.jpg

[guilleguillaume]

I think it's from IMSTO, can't remember.

[evera]

@lysol: Ahh, those look nice! I don't see them being marked as thin anywhere on the page, but they look like KBC caps

@ guilleguillaume: Thanks for the pictures!