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Title: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: HoodrowThrillson on Fri, 06 August 2021, 06:35:33

GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin
GMK Cherry Profile

GB Date: August 6, 2021 - August 27, 2021
Fulfillment: Q2 2022

(https://i.imgur.com/NIsdHaM.jpg)
THRILL by Hoodrow Thrillson

Why
I've fallen in love with the OG vibes and I can't get up.

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Colors
Alphas: L9 Base, CR Legend
Mods: U9 Base, CR Legend

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Vendors? Pricing?

NA: Novelkeys (https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/frontpage/products/gmk-classic-retro-zhuyin-gb)
CA: Apex Keyboards (https://www.apexkeyboards.ca/products/gmk-classic-retro-zhuyin)
EU: My Keyboard (https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/category/group-buys/keycaps/gmk-classic-retro-zhuyin_542/)
UK: Prototypist (https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-gmk-classic-retro-zhuyin)
Asia: zFrontier (https://www.zfrontier.com/app/mch/BP6WYkrn9k2l)
SEA: Monokei (https://monokei.co/products/gmk-classic-retro-zhuyin)
OCE: Daily Clack (https://dailyclack.com/products/gmk-classic-retro-zhuyin)
Rest: zFrontier (https://en.zfrontier.com/products/gmk-retro-classic-zhuyin?variant=39453795516494)

(https://i.imgur.com/eH4TJ2I.png)

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Kits?
(https://i.imgur.com/emFw8qz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/oiXFAxw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UrVhB0I.jpg)

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Collabs?
Maybe, not sure.

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Renders

THRILL - Hoodrow Thrillson
(https://i.imgur.com/NIsdHaM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/J8PD7U1.jpg)

Polo - Marco
(https://i.imgur.com/LDRop6Y.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/FLqngEc.jpg)

378 - Noxary Works
(https://i.imgur.com/OWCs9k3.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/QpMyfQJ.jpg)

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Fri, 06 August 2021, 09:20:49

Approved :thumb:

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: of_sam on Fri, 06 August 2021, 09:24:29

All in. Great set.  :thumb:

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: whirlwind on Fri, 06 August 2021, 09:33:13

Perfection

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: Fraaaan on Fri, 06 August 2021, 09:37:33

I will definitely be buying these fantastic looking pieces of plastic. Very nice.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: treeleaf64 on Fri, 06 August 2021, 09:46:46

Mr Marco did the polo  wow wow wow!  nice keyboard

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: Bub on Fri, 06 August 2021, 09:55:09

GLWGB!!!!!!!

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: futurecrime on Fri, 06 August 2021, 10:31:21

Lovely stuff. GLWGB.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: orangggg on Fri, 06 August 2021, 17:24:26

very nice :thumb:

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: BouncyChillups on Sat, 07 August 2021, 04:19:00

This is an instant buy for me

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: Lil on Mon, 09 August 2021, 05:11:38

So good I had to buy it twice

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: lovidore on Wed, 11 August 2021, 14:54:53

So good! In!

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: _rubik on Wed, 11 August 2021, 14:57:33

Nailed the OG vibe, that's for sure.

Now I want something maroon ano too, so thanks for that :blank:

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: HoodrowThrillson on Fri, 13 August 2021, 08:56:23

Quote from: _rubik on Wed, 11 August 2021, 14:57:33

Now I want something maroon ano too, so thanks for that :blank:

You're welcome.

GB is still live, all kits will be made!

Side note, I can't post on reddit because "please fix the above requirements" on both r/mk and r/mm so that's fun.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: YXXX on Sun, 15 August 2021, 22:27:27

keen as beans for this

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: Jo_hannes on Mon, 16 August 2021, 06:51:28

So nice and classic, I even contemplated getting two base sets, but in the end, who can afford that? I'm also wondering what is taking Hot Trout so long to post "All sets purchased. Classic set for any keyboard." Maybe he's on vacation.
/Johannes

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: HoodrowThrillson on Sun, 22 August 2021, 12:51:15

Last week to pick up a set! GB ends this upcoming Friday!

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB 8/6/21 - 8/27/21)
Post by: HoodrowThrillson on Fri, 27 August 2021, 07:48:51

Last day bump!

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: Diggidy on Sun, 26 June 2022, 11:48:54

.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: Jo_hannes on Mon, 27 June 2022, 07:20:06

Quote from: Diggidy on Sun, 26 June 2022, 11:48:54

Any updates?

According to the Novelkeys overview, it is in queue for Q4/22. https://novelkeys.com/pages/Product-Updates (https://novelkeys.com/pages/Product-Updates)
/Johannes

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: Fraaaan on Mon, 27 June 2022, 14:35:12

Quote from: Diggidy on Sun, 26 June 2022, 11:48:54

Any updates?

Not much to update on for a set with stock colors and no new molds used. It's just sitting in queue.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: JucheCatgirlTS on Tue, 11 April 2023, 19:46:57

Finally received the shinethrough set from this GB and it looks great! I was surprised (and a bit disappointed) to see every key in the shinethrough kit is pad printed, rather than having some doubleshot caps like the IC suggested. Was this a mistake by GMK, an oversight, or something else?

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: LightningXI on Tue, 11 April 2023, 19:57:32

Quote from: JucheCatgirlTS on Tue, 11 April 2023, 19:46:57

Finally received the shinethrough set from this GB and it looks great! I was surprised (and a bit disappointed) to see every key in the shinethrough kit is pad printed, rather than having some doubleshot caps like the IC suggested. Was this a mistake by GMK, an oversight, or something else?

Wondered the same personally (for the all-black legend keys in the kit). I wonder if it was an indication per designer/vendor or simply a limitation in the doubleshot vs printing process due to thickness of lines and/or images?

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: finalarcadia on Tue, 11 April 2023, 20:12:57

GMK cannot do triple shot. Windowed caps already take up the double shot. They have always been UV printed

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: JucheCatgirlTS on Tue, 11 April 2023, 20:16:35

Quote from: LightningXI on Tue, 11 April 2023, 19:57:32

Quote from: JucheCatgirlTS on Tue, 11 April 2023, 19:46:57

Finally received the shinethrough set from this GB and it looks great! I was surprised (and a bit disappointed) to see every key in the shinethrough kit is pad printed, rather than having some doubleshot caps like the IC suggested. Was this a mistake by GMK, an oversight, or something else?

Wondered the same personally (for the all-black legend keys in the kit). I wonder if it was an indication per designer/vendor or simply a limitation in the doubleshot vs printing process due to thickness of lines and/or images?

WoB Shinethrough has doubleshot Cherry Enter and novelties but the logos are a bit simpler, i.e. sans-serif typeface and the Cherry logo with two cherries instead of three. I could see that being the issue but I'm no expert when it comes to injection molding *shrug*

Quote from: finalarcadia on Tue, 11 April 2023, 20:12:57

GMK cannot do triple shot. Windowed caps already take up the double shot. They have always been UV printed

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From the IC: "Note: Windowed keys will be pad printed. "CHERRY" will be doubleshot, cherries will be pad printed. Black cherries (non windowed, 1Us) will be doubleshot."

I wasn't perfectly clear at first but I meant the black legend non-windowed caps.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: LightningXI on Tue, 11 April 2023, 20:19:08

Quote from: finalarcadia on Tue, 11 April 2023, 20:12:57

GMK cannot do triple shot. Windowed caps already take up the double shot. They have always been UV printed

Sent from my Pixel 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Yeah, I really was referring to the black Cherry novelties.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: iamtragic on Tue, 11 April 2023, 21:13:12

Apparently it was purposeful to retain detailing.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: LightningXI on Tue, 11 April 2023, 21:35:29

Quote from: iamtragic on Tue, 11 April 2023, 21:13:12

Apparently it was purposeful to retain detailing.

(Attachment Link)

That's fair. Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: Seunghyun Lee on Thu, 13 April 2023, 05:41:06

i bought 2 shinethrough only just for doubleshots. but why didn't you noticed that doubleshot changed to pad print?
that's absurd

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: HoodrowThrillson on Thu, 13 April 2023, 10:29:50

Hi all,

First and foremost, I would like to apologize that I failed to let y'all know that there was a change. I thought I had let y'all know or posted somewhere but I clearly didn't do so.

In mid-July 2022, Novelkeys reached out to me and notified me that the novelty design (Cherry Enter and Cherry) fell below GMK's required specs. I was presented with 2 options.

Option 1: Increase the spacing around the cherries to 0.35mm
Option 2: Change to padprint to maintain the tightness around the cherry as well as some details

(https://i.imgur.com/YQGHsUn.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/8gnRxmu.png)

I made the decision to change to padprint strictly because they would not be able to do the leaf section correctly and you would lose a lot of details with going doubleshot. It wasn't a simple decision to make, since I have made the promise that these would be doubleshot. It was either go doubleshot and you get something that wasn't reflected in the renders OR go padprint and offer you something visually equal to the renders but not 100% as promised.

I understand not everyone is happy with the decision to move to padprint and I apologize for not informing you, but I hope with this, you can understand why the change was made.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: The0rigina1 on Thu, 27 April 2023, 02:09:10

this really doesn't seem that big of a difference
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/711913638193004556/1100897100226637834/20230426_232930.jpg)

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Classic Retro Zhuyin (GB Closed)
Post by: The0rigina1 on Sun, 10 September 2023, 15:45:14

5 months since the arrival of the set and I'm still very annoyed about how the decision of switching to pad print was made unilaterally.
At least poll the buyers or offer a choice  :blank: