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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #50 on: Wed, 11 April 2018, 21:11:27 »
Given you have GMK color rings , you could choose the better yellow for legend more easily.
My suggestion is that GE1 yellow is the best candidate legend color among three yellows in GMK yellow color.
GE1 is the lightest yellow in three yellows
It is not suitable for base color because it is a bit dazzling to some extent but would be a great choice for legend color.
Another great sample is AE green, the lightest green in four greens. The Key Company's GMK terminal is a pretty good GMK set with full black base  color.
Because GE1 yellow and AE green are rather penetrating colors which are suitable for legend color. That would make legend more striking but pleasant to eyes.
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Anyway, depending on you. I will join in  this no  matter which yellow you choose.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely take this into consideration  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #51 on: Wed, 11 April 2018, 21:39:32 »
This is brilliant :D

But being GMK will most likely be priced well out of my reach :(

I say we crowdfund a set for rowdy if it gets made

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Your generosity overwhelms me :eek:

Also CV is a nice, deep yellow :D
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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #52 on: Wed, 11 April 2018, 22:29:01 »
Just going to throw my $.02 in here. I think, given the themes of the novelties and that a GMK 'ster' buy has been run before, I would stick to CV so as to allow people with GMK watsters to use them in combination with the set without issues.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #53 on: Wed, 11 April 2018, 22:47:32 »
FWIW, I passed on Yolch and Metro, but I would join this GB.  I really like when alphas and mods are in the same colors with a few inverse keys for Enter, Esc, etc.  Purely a personal preference.

Some kind of bumblebee novelty would be cool.

monotone ftw

bee bumblebee or transformers bumblebee?

A bee bumblebee would probably appeal to a greater audience.  I don't care that much myself :)

Dude, bumblebee novelty would be mint.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #54 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 06:58:17 »
FWIW, I passed on Yolch and Metro, but I would join this GB.  I really like when alphas and mods are in the same colors with a few inverse keys for Enter, Esc, etc.  Purely a personal preference.

Some kind of bumblebee novelty would be cool.

monotone ftw

bee bumblebee or transformers bumblebee?

A bee bumblebee would probably appeal to a greater audience.  I don't care that much myself :)

Dude, bumblebee novelty would be mint.

Bumblebee huh. I think I have something in mind. I'll to work on jt over the weekend.


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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #55 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 06:59:08 »
FWIW, I passed on Yolch and Metro, but I would join this GB.  I really like when alphas and mods are in the same colors with a few inverse keys for Enter, Esc, etc.  Purely a personal preference.

Some kind of bumblebee novelty would be cool.

monotone ftw

bee bumblebee or transformers bumblebee?

A bee bumblebee would probably appeal to a greater audience.  I don't care that much myself :)

Dude, bumblebee novelty would be mint.

Bumblebee huh. I think I have something in mind. I'll to work on jt over the weekend.

The Manchester bee would make this an instant buy :eek:

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #56 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 07:10:00 »
FWIW, I passed on Yolch and Metro, but I would join this GB.  I really like when alphas and mods are in the same colors with a few inverse keys for Enter, Esc, etc.  Purely a personal preference.

Some kind of bumblebee novelty would be cool.

monotone ftw

bee bumblebee or transformers bumblebee?

A bee bumblebee would probably appeal to a greater audience.  I don't care that much myself :)

Dude, bumblebee novelty would be mint.

Bumblebee huh. I think I have something in mind. I'll to work on jt over the weekend.

The Manchester bee would make this an instant buy :eek:

I just looked it up and I think it looks cool. It's like a tough looking bee


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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #57 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 12:39:13 »
I was thinking maybe something a little more simple or cartoony, considering the design limitations of GMK novelties: minimum radius .17mm, minimum line thickness .34mm, 1mm from edge of the top of the cap.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #58 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 12:45:25 »
From an 80s British cartoon starring Stoppit and Tidyup and all their friends. Episode 1 featured Bee-Quiet and Bee-Have


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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #59 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 14:47:31 »
Sometimes I regret selling my modded QFR:-[

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If this GB takes off, I might be inspired to move forward with project Bumblebee 2! ;D

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #60 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 21:40:46 »
Sometimes I regret selling my modded QFR:-[

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If this GB takes off, I might be inspired to move forward with project Bumblebee 2! ;D

That's a nice-looking keyboard! :D
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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #61 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 22:55:33 »
Sometimes I regret selling my modded QFR:-[

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If this GB takes off, I might be inspired to move forward with project Bumblebee 2! ;D

Wow. That esc key looks good. What is it? And where is it from?



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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #62 on: Thu, 12 April 2018, 23:25:48 »
Given you have GMK color rings , you could choose the better yellow for legend more easily.
My suggestion is that GE1 yellow is the best candidate legend color among three yellows in GMK yellow color.
GE1 is the lightest yellow in three yellows
It is not suitable for base color because it is a bit dazzling to some extent but would be a great choice for legend color.
Another great sample is AE green, the lightest green in four greens. The Key Company's GMK terminal is a pretty good GMK set with full black base  color.
Because GE1 yellow and AE green are rather penetrating colors which are suitable for legend color. That would make legend more striking but pleasant to eyes.
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Anyway, depending on you. I will join in  this no  matter which yellow you choose.

I just rechecked the colors and here are the color samples from GMK including CR, GE1, CV, N6. Some suggested to use GE1 instead of CV but I think CV would be better. GE1 is too pale? It's lighter but I think that makes it look dead and not really vibrant. So, final decision is that I will stick with CV





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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #63 on: Fri, 13 April 2018, 01:15:35 »
Maybe it’s just the photos, but in those only GE1 looks yellow. The others both look orange. CV has more compatibility tho. So it’s a wash.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #64 on: Fri, 13 April 2018, 01:28:44 »


The left/right are both CV I believe. Top is N6. The bottom is a a DSA kep just for reference.

I don’t have any GE1, but really on the black key it’s all gonna look the same. It really only matters for the accents.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #65 on: Fri, 13 April 2018, 01:42:12 »
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The left/right are both CV I believe. Top is N6. The bottom is a a DSA kep just for reference.

I don’t have any GE1, but really on the black key it’s all gonna look the same. It really only matters for the accents.

the black key is CV on CR?

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #66 on: Fri, 13 April 2018, 02:30:01 »
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The left/right are both CV I believe. Top is N6. The bottom is a a DSA kep just for reference.

I don’t have any GE1, but really on the black key it’s all gonna look the same. It really only matters for the accents.

the black key is CV on CR?

Pretty sure it is, yes.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #67 on: Fri, 13 April 2018, 03:23:32 »
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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #68 on: Fri, 13 April 2018, 11:23:33 »
Sometimes I regret selling my modded QFR:-[

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If this GB takes off, I might be inspired to move forward with project Bumblebee 2! ;D

Wow. That esc key looks good. What is it? And where is it from?

The bumblebee Esc is from Keypop.


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That's a nice-looking keyboard! :D

Thanks rowdy! ;D

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #69 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 08:55:54 »
Novelties posted!

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #70 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 09:44:08 »
you should add the ability to have all modifiers be yellow, i think that would be a better look than all black or all black with just a little yellow

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #71 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 10:12:34 »
you should add the ability to have all modifiers be yellow, i think that would be a better look than all black or all black with just a little yellow

It is possible but it will only be an optional add-on kit. The base ket will be monotone yellow on black with some accent keys

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #72 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 14:16:44 »
Majority of the suggestions is to have an affordable set. I know GMK is not "cheap" but i'll try to lower the cost as much as possible. I trimmed down the base kit to lessen the price. I basically removed the compatibility with ortho and 40%. The removed keys can be added with a 40s/ortho compatibility kit if people are interested

Revised base set
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/3884ac5f6fa47f9216478ad8e38c1d70

Yellow add-on kit:
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/fc1e9ba1ba752531706ecb9ef8d2136b

To add: Novelties Kit, 40s/Ortho Kit
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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #73 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 14:18:46 »
Majority of the suggestions is to have an affordable set. I know GMK is not "cheap" but i'll try to lower the cost as much as possible. I trimmed down the base kit to lessen the price. I basically removed the compatibility with ortho and 40%. The removed keys can be added with a 40s/ortho compatibility kit if people are interested

Revised base set
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/3884ac5f6fa47f9216478ad8e38c1d70

Looks good apart from the 1u shift, can't think what that's used on.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #74 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 14:29:23 »
Majority of the suggestions is to have an affordable set. I know GMK is not "cheap" but i'll try to lower the cost as much as possible. I trimmed down the base kit to lessen the price. I basically removed the compatibility with ortho and 40%. The removed keys can be added with a 40s/ortho compatibility kit if people are interested

Revised base set
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/3884ac5f6fa47f9216478ad8e38c1d70

Looks good apart from the 1u shift, can't think what that's used on.

It's used on a 64 key layout. 2u left shift, 1u right shift, and arrow keys

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #75 on: Sat, 14 April 2018, 20:57:13 »
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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #76 on: Mon, 16 April 2018, 21:26:51 »
Update guys!

DonutCables will be the partner vendor for this keyset if we ever reach GB.
We are also looking at zFrontier as proxy for China/Asia and other vendors for other regions.

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #77 on: Tue, 17 April 2018, 00:45:44 »
Totally in for this. Filled out the IC yesterday I think. Though there's a couple things that would make this set even more awesome than it already is:

- +1 donut's text mod thing, looks better than icon

- Please add an XT style R3 ~` key, for use with ISO enter

- Fn key for where caps lock goes, black only is fine

- Spacebar kit (split and smaller sizes like 4.5u and 3u if the molds exist would be awesome)

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #78 on: Sat, 21 April 2018, 17:41:17 »
The IC form link goes to Rainbow Magicland...?

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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #79 on: Sat, 21 April 2018, 23:07:21 »
The IC form link goes to Rainbow Magicland...?

Yellow and black does not a rainbow constitute.
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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #80 on: Sun, 22 April 2018, 00:55:09 »
The IC form link goes to Rainbow Magicland...?

I had the same experience with another google form. Try copying the link and pasting it on your browser


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Re: [IC] GMK Yellow on Black
« Reply #81 on: Sun, 22 April 2018, 04:01:51 »
The only novelty you need.