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Offline ThickJimmy

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[IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 21:52:09 »
Constructed. Abandoned. Reclaimed.


GB Date: August 5th to September 5th, 2021



Ever since I was young, exploring abandoned buildings and structures has been of great interest to me.
Trying to answer questions like: What was this built for? Why was it abandoned? How long has it been since it was last inhabited?
I wanted to use this to bring a unique set to the community. Welcome to KAT Overgrown.

Base Kits

This may seem unusual for KAT profile, but I want to provide a base kit option with 2 of my favorite color combos.
This kit will cover the most common layouts out there. It should also cut down on the price for those who just
want the keycaps they need to cover these layouts.

 

Constructed Kits
Clean and new.

 

 


Abandoned Kits
Aged and rusted.

 

 


Reclaimed Kits
Lush and green.

 

 


Accent Kit


Novelties Kit


A better angle of the spacebars to show the design.

Deskmats






Board Renders

 
Horizon by Hand Engineering


 
959 Mini by Hand Engineering


 
Iron 165 by Smith + Rune


 


 


 
M60 by RAMA
« Last Edit: Tue, 10 August 2021, 07:38:42 by ThickJimmy »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 21:52:39 »
Project Updates:
4/15/21
I have received my color samples and checked them for accuracy. The color combos look wonderful in person. I'm going to work with the manufacturer to tweak some of the colors to more accurately match the pantones.

Here are the samples (BoW keycap for reference)
Note that the pantone codes printed on the rust and light green cap are flip-flopped.





I will request new samples in a few weeks after novelties are finished up. Thank you all for the support and interest you have shown so far! More to come soon...tm

4/17/21
Added Canada and China vendors. Updated kitting renders for Bortho and Numpad kits.

4/19/21
Added Europe and SEA vendors.

4/22/21
Added Paragon and M60 renders and collabs.

4/29/21
Added UK vendor, more paragon renders, and changed the title render.

5/11/21
It's been a hot minute since my last update so here's one:

Novelties and deskmat designs took a little bit longer than planned, but they will be finished and posted up soon(tm). Group buy date as been confirmed with my vendors. Potential for more vendors to come onboard with the set. More color samples have been requested from Keyreative. India vendor added.

5/17/21
Group buy date announced!

5/31/21
Novelties kit added. Deskmats soon*tm

6/1/21
Deskmats added. Prototypes request sent.

6/28/21
Pricing quotes requested.

7/6/21
Got a little teaser form Angry Nimbus!    ;)

7/15/21
Deskmat protos have arrived! Chainlink and vine mats are perfect. Brick mat needs some recoloring before I sign off on it.



7/30/21
One week left until GB! Just got quotes back from Keyreative.
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 21:58:12 »
Forklift certified set

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:06:33 »
Nicely done, kitting looks fine and the idea is well done. GLWIC! Also, smart choice with the base kits.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:06:48 »
sicc

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:08:26 »
Love the intro and structuring of this, very well done jimmy. One caveat I have is to shift the base kits to show up at the top of kitting, since probably many will buy it instead, and I’m sure you had it with the intention of making kitting simpler for some, so why not save them the confusion of KAT Kitting by letting them see what they want first.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:08:33 »
nice base kit inclusion
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:13:04 »
Nice set, probably going to pick up some constructed sets, glwic.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:33:08 »
Love the intro and structuring of this, very well done jimmy. One caveat I have is to shift the base kits to show up at the top of kitting, since probably many will buy it instead, and I’m sure you had it with the intention of making kitting simpler for some, so why not save them the confusion of KAT Kitting by letting them see what they want first.
+1 on moving the base kit to the top.
BlackSimon will shout less on the IC

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:33:46 »
I do believe this is the grey I've been looking for.
A-a-ron

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:38:36 »
Thank y'all for the input about moving base kits to the top. Got it fixed.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 22:45:58 »
Might be worth trying out KAT for the first time for this set, looks good, love the green/grey  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 02 March 2021, 23:10:52 »
This is like 4 different sets.
And not in the "you've got too many kits here" kind of way. While I think I understand what you're going for, there's just no cohesion and an unnecessary number of colors to get the point across.
Start by losing anything with orange in it and go from there. Really this could be achieved with half as many colors.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 02:55:07 »
The gray kits are stunning, and might be the first true timeless color I’ve seen for KAT. Which is great because it helps validate the profile (many beautiful color ways out there for KAT, but they all feel less timeless). GLWIC

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 05:40:43 »
The grey on grey and white on white are just amazing!! Thought I would not see a design like this but a really BIG well done on creating this master piece. Defo like that you have included UK ISO in the kit :) Instabuy from me if that's the case :)

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 08:14:01 »
Lookin nice, Jimmy. GLWIC  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 10:11:21 »
glwic!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 12:51:24 »
Constructed base is really easy to work with +1 Nice color diversity here!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #18 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 21:36:40 »
ThickJimmy at it.

Really love the incorporation of so many colors to provide options on top of something new with a fresh, almost apocalyptic feel.


GLWIC

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #19 on: Wed, 03 March 2021, 23:17:22 »
Love the possible combinations. I'm particularly interested in Constructed alphas with Abandoned mods. Definitely interested.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #20 on: Thu, 04 March 2021, 00:14:25 »
This theme is so freakin cool, you can almost look at the sets and see the transition over time from  construction, to abandoned and rusted and finally on to overgrown with green vegetation. Amazing! GLWIC!  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #21 on: Thu, 04 March 2021, 04:56:53 »
Constructed all the way!



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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #22 on: Thu, 04 March 2021, 07:51:56 »
I'm a sucker for gray sets, so I'll be looking to get the constructed set.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #23 on: Thu, 04 March 2021, 14:02:03 »
If there were a keyboard that could be picked up in The Last of Us 2 to be used as a weapon, it would have this set.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #24 on: Thu, 04 March 2021, 14:04:16 »
I've been waiting for a sensible KAT set to come along ever since I picked up a set of KAT Blanks on the cheap and discovered I loved the profile.  I will definitely pick up the Constructed set and the Accent kit once this goes live. 

The one thing I wish this set had was one or two 3u space bars but I don't know where you'd end up putting them with the way you've done the kitting.  Good luck with the IC.
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #25 on: Fri, 05 March 2021, 11:03:17 »
Interested. It would be really cool to see the light alphas with both sets of dark grey and green mods in renders.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #26 on: Fri, 05 March 2021, 22:34:41 »
Glad to see all the responses! Thank you all  :thumb:

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« Reply #27 on: Fri, 05 March 2021, 22:35:18 »
Interested. It would be really cool to see the light alphas with both sets of dark grey and green mods in renders.

Noted  ;)

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #28 on: Sat, 06 March 2021, 12:06:57 »
approved  :thumb:

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« Reply #29 on: Sat, 06 March 2021, 22:35:44 »
Instabuy

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #30 on: Sun, 07 March 2021, 17:16:49 »
Okay okay, so I'm from the UK and love the ISO UK layout. To get me a working set, I will need (let's look at grey):
1. a base kit
2. a constructed alpha kit (which has the UK Alphas) and
3. A constructed TKL kit (which has the UK ISO enter key but no UK alphas).

THEN, should I feel like exploring the gorgeous Abandoned kitting, I can buy the:
4. Aboandoned Alphas (UK alphas included)
Hurah, it has UK ISO alphas...but no ISO enter key so just to be good and sure, I will have to buy the:
5. Abandoned TKL version which has the ISO enter key.

Dayamm! This is not international wallet friendly   Please someone tell me I'm completely wrong...

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« Last Edit: Sun, 07 March 2021, 17:19:43 by AshF »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #31 on: Sun, 07 March 2021, 20:47:43 »
Okay okay, so I'm from the UK and love the ISO UK layout. To get me a working set, I will need (let's look at grey):
1. a base kit
2. a constructed alpha kit (which has the UK Alphas) and
3. A constructed TKL kit (which has the UK ISO enter key but no UK alphas).

THEN, should I feel like exploring the gorgeous Abandoned kitting, I can buy the:
4. Aboandoned Alphas (UK alphas included)
Hurah, it has UK ISO alphas...but no ISO enter key so just to be good and sure, I will have to buy the:
5. Abandoned TKL version which has the ISO enter key.

Dayamm! This is not international wallet friendly   Please someone tell me I'm completely wrong...

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Hey Ash! If you want to cover UK ISO, you can skip the base kit and just buy an alphas kit and a mods of your color choice. You at least won't have to buy a separate ISO kit. SHOULD make the price lower with integrating it into the alphas and mods.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #32 on: Sun, 07 March 2021, 21:07:37 »
Mighty fine looking set. Reminds me of the old days climbing through the ruins of a once great steel mill with my Pentax k1000 taking black and white photos of the rusted remains.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #33 on: Mon, 08 March 2021, 03:23:07 »
Okay okay, so I'm from the UK and love the ISO UK layout. To get me a working set, I will need (let's look at grey):
1. a base kit
2. a constructed alpha kit (which has the UK Alphas) and
3. A constructed TKL kit (which has the UK ISO enter key but no UK alphas).

THEN, should I feel like exploring the gorgeous Abandoned kitting, I can buy the:
4. Aboandoned Alphas (UK alphas included)
Hurah, it has UK ISO alphas...but no ISO enter key so just to be good and sure, I will have to buy the:
5. Abandoned TKL version which has the ISO enter key.

Dayamm! This is not international wallet friendly   Please someone tell me I'm completely wrong...

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Hey Ash! If you want to cover UK ISO, you can skip the base kit and just buy an alphas kit and a mods of your color choice. You at least won't have to buy a separate ISO kit. SHOULD make the price lower with integrating it into the alphas and mods.

Do you know what, that would actually work - awesome kitting in that case :) I was getting a little worried that this is going to be the most expensive kit I have ever bought (and justifying it to the Mrs ;)  ).
Thanks for the reply and clarification, this is a  buy from me.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #34 on: Tue, 09 March 2021, 01:13:04 »
Okay okay, so I'm from the UK and love the ISO UK layout. To get me a working set, I will need (let's look at grey):
1. a base kit
2. a constructed alpha kit (which has the UK Alphas) and
3. A constructed TKL kit (which has the UK ISO enter key but no UK alphas).

THEN, should I feel like exploring the gorgeous Abandoned kitting, I can buy the:
4. Aboandoned Alphas (UK alphas included)
Hurah, it has UK ISO alphas...but no ISO enter key so just to be good and sure, I will have to buy the:
5. Abandoned TKL version which has the ISO enter key.

Dayamm! This is not international wallet friendly   Please someone tell me I'm completely wrong...

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Hey Ash! If you want to cover UK ISO, you can skip the base kit and just buy an alphas kit and a mods of your color choice. You at least won't have to buy a separate ISO kit. SHOULD make the price lower with integrating it into the alphas and mods.

Do you know what, that would actually work - awesome kitting in that case :) I was getting a little worried that this is going to be the most expensive kit I have ever bought (and justifying it to the Mrs ;)  ).
Thanks for the reply and clarification, this is a  buy from me.
No problem! Thank you for the support!  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #35 on: Tue, 09 March 2021, 13:08:40 »
For the sake of pricing and uniformity, have you considered making all numpad kits the same? That is to remove the extra contrasting keys from the Constructed and Abandoned numpad kits so the have the same cap count as the reclaimed kit and thus, presumably, the same price. This does mean that peeps that want Constructed or Abandoned numpads with Reclaimed "mods" would need to buy two kits, but that would also be the case if someone wanted Constructed with Abandoned mods, Abandoned with Constructed mods, or Reclaimed with either Constructed or Abandoned mods. :)

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #36 on: Tue, 09 March 2021, 21:59:01 »
For the sake of pricing and uniformity, have you considered making all numpad kits the same? That is to remove the extra contrasting keys from the Constructed and Abandoned numpad kits so the have the same cap count as the reclaimed kit and thus, presumably, the same price. This does mean that peeps that want Constructed or Abandoned numpads with Reclaimed "mods" would need to buy two kits, but that would also be the case if someone wanted Constructed with Abandoned mods, Abandoned with Constructed mods, or Reclaimed with either Constructed or Abandoned mods. :)
Thank you for the feedback! I was considering doing this too just for consistency's sake. Will make those changes soon.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #37 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 16:26:29 »
Added a couple more renders to enjoy! More updates coming.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #38 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 20:44:24 »
Not sure if I should get Constructed or Abandoned. Both, the answer is both.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #39 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 20:52:08 »
Not sure if I should get Constructed or Abandoned. Both, the answer is both.
Why not buy all three?  ;D

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #40 on: Fri, 12 March 2021, 10:16:46 »
My favorite color and profile - concrete grey KAT!!!!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #41 on: Fri, 12 March 2021, 10:56:10 »
This is insanely good!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #42 on: Fri, 12 March 2021, 21:01:13 »
My favorite color and profile - concrete grey KAT!!!!
I'm glad I can provide the goods  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #43 on: Fri, 12 March 2021, 21:01:46 »
This is insanely good!
I think it's pretty nice too haha

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #44 on: Fri, 12 March 2021, 21:24:24 »
I like it!!  ;D ;D

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« Reply #45 on: Fri, 12 March 2021, 21:30:43 »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #46 on: Wed, 17 March 2021, 20:52:21 »
Novelties coming soon!
« Last Edit: Thu, 18 March 2021, 23:05:17 by ThickJimmy »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #47 on: Thu, 18 March 2021, 23:05:57 »
Great news! Vala Supply is on board to run Overgrown as the US vendor!!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #48 on: Sat, 20 March 2021, 02:15:21 »
This IC is so well constructed just can't abandon this!

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« Reply #49 on: Sat, 20 March 2021, 02:20:12 »
Holy kits! Congratz on getting your US vendor, I like the colors, not into KAT but nice work, GLWIC!
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #50 on: Sat, 20 March 2021, 10:41:36 »
This IC is so well constructed just can't abandon this!
Oh that's a good one haha  :)

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #51 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 01:24:12 »
UPDATE: Samples are finished and being sent to me now!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #52 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 03:10:28 »
UPDATE: Samples are finished and being sent to me now!
Show Image


 :eek: COOL!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #53 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 11:50:05 »
UPDATE: Samples are finished and being sent to me now!

Could just be the white balance, but the grays look way warmer than in the renders. Can't wait to see more.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #54 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 11:59:43 »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #55 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 14:30:26 »
UPDATE: Samples are finished and being sent to me now!

Could just be the white balance, but the grays look way warmer than in the renders. Can't wait to see more.
I see that too. I will confirm when I have them in hand and can take pictures of my own  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #56 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 14:53:16 »
I see that too. I will confirm when I have them in hand and can take pictures of my own  :thumb:
Being that I don't calibrate my monitor, I'm not going to speculate much, but the color I see looks almost exactly like fresh, cured concrete, which can be range of colors from cool to warm.
A-a-ron

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #57 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 16:09:02 »
I see that too. I will confirm when I have them in hand and can take pictures of my own  :thumb:
Being that I don't calibrate my monitor, I'm not going to speculate much, but the color I see looks almost exactly like fresh, cured concrete, which can be range of colors from cool to warm.
Right! I'm pretty set on the pantones that I chose and I knew that my renders weren't going to be the most accurate. I'm just excited to see them in my hands. That's the most important factor in the end product.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #58 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 16:37:21 »
Really digging the Abandoned on iron 165 look, wow! Any idea on the timeline of this GB?

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #59 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 17:00:15 »
Any chance you'll do some 3U space bars?

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #60 on: Thu, 08 April 2021, 17:33:13 »
Really digging the Abandoned on iron 165 look, wow! Any idea on the timeline of this GB?
I'm hoping for an August group buy. Need to confirm all my vendors first  :thumb:
« Last Edit: Thu, 08 April 2021, 18:28:42 by ThickJimmy »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #62 on: Mon, 12 April 2021, 01:13:41 »
This keycap set is definitely forklift certified

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #63 on: Thu, 15 April 2021, 17:19:48 »
Bump for the sample update and for freshening up the IC post  ;D

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #64 on: Fri, 16 April 2021, 21:22:25 »
Bump for the sample update and for freshening up the IC post  ;D

Thanks for posting the individual pantone comparisons, doing this with samples should be pretty standard honestly. Glad I got my pantone books recently :)

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - US Vendor Announced!
« Reply #65 on: Sun, 18 April 2021, 21:13:09 »
Bump for the sample update and for freshening up the IC post  ;D

Thanks for posting the individual pantone comparisons, doing this with samples should be pretty standard honestly. Glad I got my pantone books recently :)
Yeah the renders can only be but so accurate.... I figured the best way would be to show pictures of the actual samples for the best color visualization.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #66 on: Mon, 19 April 2021, 02:11:20 »
Grey looks like it could be a buy for me if not too much competition with wallet during launch of GB.
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #67 on: Mon, 19 April 2021, 10:22:11 »
I NEED the constructed base kit 💖

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #68 on: Mon, 19 April 2021, 13:17:48 »
I NEED the constructed base kit 💖
Haha I need all of it!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #69 on: Mon, 19 April 2021, 13:19:16 »
Grey looks like it could be a buy for me if not too much competition with wallet during launch of GB.
Good luck to your wallet come August  :thumb:
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #70 on: Thu, 22 April 2021, 21:18:24 »
Can't wait to combine the constructed alphas and the abandoned mods. :p :p :p :p

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #71 on: Sat, 24 April 2021, 00:17:07 »
The grey on grey with green accents immediately makes me think of a old concrete building, that is slowly being reclaimed by nature. Great job jimmy! looking forward to seeing where this set goes.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #72 on: Sat, 24 April 2021, 14:02:36 »
The grey on grey with green accents immediately makes me think of a old concrete building, that is slowly being reclaimed by nature. Great job jimmy! looking forward to seeing where this set goes.
Thank you!  :D

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #73 on: Tue, 27 April 2021, 10:07:27 »
Damn nice lookin set!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #74 on: Tue, 27 April 2021, 10:09:01 »
Sick! Ill even!
really good stuff
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown
« Reply #75 on: Thu, 29 April 2021, 01:58:52 »

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - All Vendors Announced!
« Reply #76 on: Sun, 02 May 2021, 20:28:21 »
SHEEESH! that paragon render is looking spicy

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - All Vendors Announced!
« Reply #77 on: Wed, 05 May 2021, 20:24:05 »
SHEEESH! that paragon render is looking spicy
I'm trying my hand at rendering and thought they looked pretty decent

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - All Vendors Announced!
« Reply #78 on: Fri, 07 May 2021, 22:43:58 »
Definitely interested in this, so many possible kit combos! GL!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - All Vendors Announced!
« Reply #79 on: Thu, 13 May 2021, 23:39:21 »
Definitely interested in this, so many possible kit combos! GL!
Thank you! I hope that this set will give people the inspiration to go out and explore the places that have been left behind. Safely of course! :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #80 on: Mon, 17 May 2021, 11:39:41 »
Vendors and Keyreative have confirmed. Group buy will begin August 5th!!!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #81 on: Mon, 17 May 2021, 11:58:18 »
Congrats Jimmy! Nice to see this GB succeeding and looking forward to joining it!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #82 on: Mon, 17 May 2021, 20:40:49 »
Congrats Jimmy! Nice to see this GB succeeding and looking forward to joining it!
Thank you so much! I can't wait to show the novelties and deskmats to everyone. I'm so glad to have the opportunity to make this happen!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #83 on: Tue, 18 May 2021, 09:48:31 »
very nice work and i love the kitting!  :thumb:

i'm still waiting on KAT refined so not sure yet if i want another set of KAT in my life. also, with all the color choices, my indecision is working overtime! even though i understand KAT pricing i'm not sure i understand having three very different colorways in one set... and it really messes with my ADHD  :confused:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #84 on: Tue, 18 May 2021, 22:54:55 »
All about those orange on greys

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #85 on: Sat, 29 May 2021, 00:16:19 »
Sheeeeeeesh

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties Added
« Reply #86 on: Mon, 31 May 2021, 02:06:16 »
Bump for novelties  ;D

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #87 on: Mon, 31 May 2021, 09:04:47 »
very nice work and i love the kitting!  :thumb:

i'm still waiting on KAT refined so not sure yet if i want another set of KAT in my life. also, with all the color choices, my indecision is working overtime! even though i understand KAT pricing i'm not sure i understand having three very different colorways in one set... and it really messes with my ADHD  :confused:

I know 3 different colorways is a lot to look at. It's the best way I felt that I could convey the different parts of the theme's timeline. Plus you can you can just get all 3 colorways and make any combination you want! ;)

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties Added
« Reply #88 on: Tue, 01 June 2021, 03:24:53 »
Really nice novelties, big fan of the fence wiring and the n u t. The orange of the spacebar, not a fan. Overall gj!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #89 on: Wed, 02 June 2021, 11:28:18 »
Nice base setting, but what about adding split backspace keys to the base? It will be much friendly to the HHKB users:D

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #90 on: Thu, 03 June 2021, 09:02:44 »
love the subtlety on this

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #91 on: Thu, 03 June 2021, 21:04:07 »
SHEEEEESH

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #92 on: Mon, 07 June 2021, 11:12:47 »
looking forward to collab announcements  ;D Love the novelties too!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #93 on: Wed, 09 June 2021, 20:55:34 »
looking forward to collab announcements  ;D Love the novelties too!
Hopefully will have collab pictures up here by the end of July at the latest  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #94 on: Fri, 11 June 2021, 21:04:36 »
Nice base setting, but what about adding split backspace keys to the base? It will be much friendly to the HHKB users:D
I did think about that, but for the sake of condensing, I decided not to add it in. You will at least have caps to cover that. Even if they aren't legended correctly.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #95 on: Sun, 13 June 2021, 16:30:30 »
Loving this set, you did a great job, excited to see the samples!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #96 on: Mon, 14 June 2021, 10:16:08 »
I'm super happy to announce a unique collaboration! I'll be working with Angry Nimbus Woodcraft on a limited run of wrist rests. Go check out all the cool work he does!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #97 on: Sun, 20 June 2021, 21:48:31 »
Hey there! So I decided to go back and do a little more work to the Bortho Mods kit. Removed some keys that didn't really make sense and added some keys for a little bit more support. Let me know what y'all think.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #98 on: Sun, 27 June 2021, 22:14:33 »
Deskmat protos are being finished up now. They'll be in in the next 2 weeks hopefully!  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #99 on: Fri, 02 July 2021, 07:20:34 »
I'm super happy to announce a unique collaboration! I'll be working with Angry Nimbus Woodcraft on a limited run of wrist rests. Go check out all the cool work he does!

Super excited to be a part of this project! 

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Novelties and Deskmats Added
« Reply #100 on: Tue, 06 July 2021, 09:49:17 »
I'm super happy to announce a unique collaboration! I'll be working with Angry Nimbus Woodcraft on a limited run of wrist rests. Go check out all the cool work he does!

Super excited to be a part of this project!

Thanks for providing that video to show!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB Date Announced!
« Reply #101 on: Mon, 12 July 2021, 19:00:11 »
very nice work and i love the kitting!  :thumb:

i'm still waiting on KAT refined so not sure yet if i want another set of KAT in my life. also, with all the color choices, my indecision is working overtime! even though i understand KAT pricing i'm not sure i understand having three very different colorways in one set... and it really messes with my ADHD  :confused:

I"m also waiting on KAT Refined, not to mention a few other KAT and KAM sets.  I might as well be a minority investor in Keyreative at this point.  Regardless, I continue to be impressed with KAT with regards to look, typing feel and sound.  Hopefully Keyreative can reign in their lead-times and tighten up their QC process.  I haven't quite put KAT Overgrown together in my head yet, but I expect I won't be able to resist adding it to my keycap queue.
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #102 on: Wed, 14 July 2021, 07:27:32 »
Hi all.  I wanted to pop in with an update on my collab on this key set.  I will be making matching wrist rests in standard sizes, with a color-matched resin inlay.  If you haven't seen my work before, I use high-voltage electricity to carve natural, dendritic figures into wooden objects.  Each burn is unique, and each rest is handmade by me.  To match the theme of Overgrown, we have selected Black Limba for the lumber.  Limba (Terminalia Superba) is native to the savannahs and rain forests of tropical western Africa.  Most of the timber we import to the US comes from the Congo, where it is sustainably harvested, and not threatened/endangered. Black Limba features dark streaks that resemble smoke trails, bug holes and sometimes streaks of rusty orange.  If you are a guitar enthusiast, you might know this wood by the name "Korina" or recognize the grain from the original Gibson Flying V guitars.  I think its a perfect match for the look of this key set.  Let me know what you think!

Raw Black Limba Close-up:


Raw Black Limba wrist rest blanks:





Finished Black Limba rest I made for a customer last year:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #103 on: Thu, 15 July 2021, 12:20:43 »
overgrown by nature?  :cool:

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #104 on: Thu, 15 July 2021, 20:22:10 »
Deskmat protos are here!



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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #105 on: Thu, 29 July 2021, 19:17:06 »
Got some artisan goodies for y'all!!! Here are the Asero Foundry collab artisans!




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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #106 on: Thu, 29 July 2021, 19:59:27 »
These collabs are looking awesome so far, Glwgb!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #107 on: Tue, 03 August 2021, 18:14:50 »
Hey everyone!  Last minute update on my collab for the Overgrown wrist rests.  Sorry about the huge pictures, I couldnt figure out how to resize them.  I'm better at making sawdust than writing HTML.  The rests will be available in gray and green, matching the key set.  Available sizes are 11.5", 12.5", 14", 15 3/8", and 17.5".  I did have some blemishes on the gray one pictured below.  There was some bubbling in the resin due to wood porosity.  Normally, I would remake the rest or offer a discounted price.  Just wasn't enough time to redo this one before the GB started.  Let me know what you think!












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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - Group Buy August 5th
« Reply #108 on: Wed, 04 August 2021, 10:57:02 »
any chance we could get the u-length written out for the spacebars (and ideally the mod keys as well)? hard to eyeball whether something is 2u vs. 2.25u vs....

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #109 on: Wed, 04 August 2021, 21:43:27 »
Less than 24 hours until GB is LIVE!

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #110 on: Thu, 05 August 2021, 04:07:58 »
I'm trying to think about getting the full green alpha + tkl but is there a reason why I will get 4 spacebars? 2 in each kit and 2 |\ (no problem with the alice part)

Awesome green.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #111 on: Thu, 05 August 2021, 13:16:36 »
I got all constructed kits :) Really like the look. One thing I wonder about is why you went for centered legends on the mods?

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #112 on: Sat, 07 August 2021, 13:24:38 »
Would have totally jumped in for full Constructed + Accents if only you had NorDe support.

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #113 on: Sun, 20 August 2023, 23:17:20 »
Can we get a status update on the project

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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #114 on: Wed, 23 August 2023, 01:52:27 »
I like the combination of gray
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Re: [IC] KAT Overgrown - GB August 5th to September 5th
« Reply #115 on: Wed, 23 August 2023, 03:43:12 »
Can we get a status update on the project

I like the combination of gray

This IC is done, the GB ran 5 August thru 6 September 2021.  Discussion should now be in the GB thread thread - https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114150.0

Vala Supply is currently estimating shipping late Q3 2023.