Design example · you receive the colours of the version shown.
Duck keychain: a clicking duckling in an eggshell
€19 incl. VAT
€15.70 excl. VAT · key ring included · free shipping in the Netherlands · delivered within 30 days
A yellow duckling peeping out of its egg. Press its head and it clicks, thanks to a real keyboard switch. A duck keychain for your keys, backpack or bag.
- 3D-printed for you and carefully packed.
- Printed in the colours shown. No colour choice.
- Key ring included.
- With an Outemu keyboard switch that we fit ourselves; it makes the click.
- Small parts: not a toy. Not suitable for children under 3.
- Printed after payment and delivered within 30 days. Put a deadline in the comments field; we confirm by email.
- 14-day cooling-off period after receipt.
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Shape and use
About Duckling
This duckling is still inside its cracked eggshell. Press its head and it clicks: inside sits a standard mechanical keyboard switch from Outemu, which we fit ourselves. According to the designer, you attach it to your keys, backpack or whatever you carry every day. Designed by kraken.stl.
We print it in the colours you see in the photos: yellow with an orange beak and black eyes, in a white eggshell. Key ring included, as in the designer's photos. This is decoration, not a toy; not suitable for children under 3 (small parts).
What you get
- Duckling in a cracked eggshell
- Press the head for a real click
- Mechanical keyboard switch (Outemu), fitted by us
- For your keys, backpack or bag (according to the designer)
- Printed in the colours shown: yellow duckling in a white eggshell
- Key ring included
How ordering works
- Choose the quantity and enter your delivery address. We check postcode and house number against the Dutch address register.
- You pay the total incl. VAT via Stripe. Shipping within the Netherlands is included.
- You receive a confirmation by email. We print Duckling in the colours shown and ship the keychain within 30 days.
Want a keychain with a name, text or logo? That is custom work: custom keychains.
Designer and image source
Licensed image by kraken.stl. Design by kraken.stl, via Hive. OmniTechs is an authorised seller, Hive ID KMK0U9TA75. You receive the physical product; digital files are not supplied.
Frequently asked questions
Why do people put ducks on cars?
It started in Canada in July 2020: someone put a rubber duck with a compliment on a stranger's car, and the gesture went around the world via social media. More about this in the guide on this page.
How does the duckling click: press the head, with a mechanical keyboard switch inside?
Yes: press the duckling's head and it clicks. Inside sits a standard mechanical keyboard switch from Outemu, which we fit ourselves. According to the designer, you attach it to your keys, backpack or bag; the key ring is included.
What does it cost (€19 incl. VAT), what colour is it printed in, is a key ring included and when is it delivered?
It costs €19 incl. VAT. We print it in the colours you see in the photos: yellow with an orange beak and black eyes, in a white eggshell. Key ring included. We print after you pay and deliver within 30 days; shipping within the Netherlands is included. If you have a deadline, put it in the remarks field; we confirm by email.
Fidget keychains
Why do people put ducks on cars?
It started in Canada in the summer of 2020, as a small friendly gesture between fans of a particular kind of off-road vehicle: you put a rubber duck with a friendly message on a stranger's car. The idea went around the world via social media. It is called ducking.
How it began
In July 2020, in the middle of the coronavirus period, Allison Parliament from Ontario bought a bag of rubber ducks in the small town of Bancroft, actually as a joke for her partner. Outside she saw a heavily modified off-road vehicle. She had no paper with her, so she wrote a compliment on a duck and put it on the car.
The owner saw it happen, loved it and encouraged her to post it online. With a hashtag added, it had 2,000 followers within two hours. According to Parliament, the gesture spread to more than 80 countries; she herself had ducks from 18 countries in her car, including from the Netherlands.
What makes it fun?
- It is small and harmless: a duck costs little.
- It makes someone's day a bit better, without you knowing each other.
- You can pass it on: whoever gets a duck can give one away themselves.
- The ducks on the dashboard become a collection of friendly moments.
Passing on a duck yourself?
Place the duck so it does not blow away or damage the car, for example on the door handle or by the mirror. Add a short, friendly note so the owner understands what it means. And keep it cheerful: it is about a smile, not a joke at someone else's expense.
This duckling does not belong on the dashboard
Our duckling is not a rubber bath duck, but a 3D-printed clicker with a keyboard switch inside. Hang it on your keys or bag, and do not leave it in full sun behind the windscreen: ordinary print plastic such as PLA softens from about 55 to 60 °C, and behind glass it can get hotter than that in summer. Which plastic copes better with heat, you can read in the knowledge-base article PLA or PETG. And what a fidget clicker actually is, we explain with the witch's cauldron clicker.
More background: PLA or PETG: choose by use, heat and load.
Design by kraken.stl, via Hive. You buy the print, not the file.
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