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[GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 13:29:43 »
Hi everyone! Many of you have probably seen teasers of this set from either our Discord or Instagram, but it's finally happening!

ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic!








We decided to go with one large base kit for this set. We kept the same original kit from the GMK version of this set, which optimized compatibility for several layouts.


Vendors:
USA: Originative Co.
CA: ApexKeyboards
EU: protoTypist.net
SEA: Monokei.co
AU: DailyClack

Pricing:
USA: $99 USD
CA: $140 CAD
EU: £100 (~€111)
SEA: $152 SGD
AU: $160 AUD

Runs from 6/12 to 7/17

Estimated Shipping Date: December 2020


We decided to drop this set as a surprise for several different reasons, but we hope you guys like it!


Also, feel free to join our Discord server if anyone has any questions about this set!


Special thanks to all of the vendors who have helped out on this project (especially on such short notice), and my friend who owns the GMK version of this set that inspired me to create this project ;)
« Last Edit: Wed, 28 October 2020, 14:28:00 by eniigma »

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 13:52:21 »
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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 13:54:06 »
Was just wondering about the homing keys. It's my understanding that ePBT are now able to produce scooped-only homing keys so I'm just wondering whether they are added to this kit?

The use of the GMK render has me a little confused...

Either way, it looks cool! I hope my budget can stretch to affording this.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 13:59:08 »
Was just wondering about the homing keys. It's my understanding that ePBT are now able to produce scooped-only homing keys so I'm just wondering whether they are added to this kit?

The use of the GMK render has me a little confused...

Either way, it looks cool! I hope my budget can stretch to affording this.
The set has the scooped and barred homing keys, as well as the non scooped/non barred homing keys. The kit doesn't have scooped only homing keys

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 14:38:59 »
Any difference between this and epbt red russian?

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 14:42:10 »
Will the win keys be colored like in the GMK set?

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 14:53:22 »
Any difference between this and epbt red russian?
there's a reverse dyesub red enter and esc... not sure if there are any other changes?

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 15:09:57 »
Any difference between this and epbt red russian?

Basically accent keys and better compatibility and availability.

Will the win keys be colored like in the GMK set?
Yes, it includes the colored win keys, as well as the 1u code keys


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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 15:17:29 »
OMG I AM SO IN

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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 21:39:12 »
Just a quick update - Monokei now has the product listing up for the set!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 13 June 2020, 00:17:01 »
man, I really want to, but ePBT quality has me second guessing.

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« Reply #11 on: Sat, 13 June 2020, 00:18:21 »
man, I really want to, but ePBT quality has me second guessing.
Ditto, would love a re-run of the GMK or BSP sets.

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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 13 June 2020, 08:50:48 »
man, I really want to, but ePBT quality has me second guessing.
Ditto, would love a re-run of the GMK or BSP sets.
We may look into that for the future but we're sticking to ePBT for this round. Fwiw, the samples we received were really nice and high quality.


Also, just a quick update: all vendors are now live!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 13 June 2020, 08:56:28 »
Jumped right on this as soon as I seen it up! Fingers crossed ePBT can get close to their old quality when they used Gateron blanks. I still have a few of those sets & they are easily the highest quality PBT sets I ever seen besides OG dyesubs. Also this set will finally give me split backspace compatibility for my Orange Russian & Red Hangul sets!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #14 on: Sun, 14 June 2020, 12:27:24 »
Was just wondering about the homing keys. It's my understanding that ePBT are now able to produce scooped-only homing keys so I'm just wondering whether they are added to this kit?

The use of the GMK render has me a little confused...

Either way, it looks cool! I hope my budget can stretch to affording this.
The set has the scooped and barred homing keys, as well as the non scooped/non barred homing keys. The kit doesn't have scooped only homing keys

Dang, so close. Im out, unforunately. Those homing keys are the only things holding me back from using epbt.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #15 on: Sun, 14 June 2020, 16:24:22 »
...non scooped/non barred homing keys.

So, are they still homing keys at that point? lol I'm fine with epbt bar+scoop for homing that's included  :thumb:
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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #16 on: Sun, 14 June 2020, 18:09:58 »
Glad to see an ePBT set get run... a friend of mine joined in, GLWGB!
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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 15 June 2020, 11:12:23 »
It's classic and very unique. I will join this GB.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 15 June 2020, 15:10:00 »
Joined. Sure beats SAV prices.

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« Reply #19 on: Tue, 16 June 2020, 16:05:54 »
Joined as soon as it dropped on GB, did not joined my usual EU vendor for it lol.

Really nice set, can't wait to see it in person and hopefully those new molds make a diff!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #20 on: Fri, 19 June 2020, 20:49:51 »
I'm considering pulling the trigger on this to replace a similar set I'm using at work. Does it have any MOQ?
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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #21 on: Sat, 20 June 2020, 14:56:55 »
Hi everyone, quick update here - we've hit MOQ for the set, so it is now guaranteed to be made! We're so excited to make this set a reality, and keep an eye out for more updates! Thanks everyone!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - LIVE!
« Reply #22 on: Thu, 09 July 2020, 20:24:17 »
I have a Cyrillic set from Originative and was made by GMK. The Cyrillic is printed on and I can feel it with my fingers.

Is this set doubleshot, or a different kind of dye where I won't feel the lettering? The high quality pictures make it look like these will feel better.

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« Reply #23 on: Fri, 10 July 2020, 12:04:35 »
I have a Cyrillic set from Originative and was made by GMK. The Cyrillic is printed on and I can feel it with my fingers.

Is this set doubleshot, or a different kind of dye where I won't feel the lettering? The high quality pictures make it look like these will feel better.

GMK Classic Retro Cyrillic, which is the older version from OCO, has doubleshot latin alphas, and pad-printed cyrillic legends. These have dye-sublimated latin and cyrillic legends, so you shouldn't feel them at all. Hope this answers your question!

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« Reply #24 on: Sun, 12 July 2020, 00:18:08 »
I have a Cyrillic set from Originative and was made by GMK. The Cyrillic is printed on and I can feel it with my fingers.

Is this set doubleshot, or a different kind of dye where I won't feel the lettering? The high quality pictures make it look like these will feel better.

GMK Classic Retro Cyrillic, which is the older version from OCO, has doubleshot latin alphas, and pad-printed cyrillic legends. These have dye-sublimated latin and cyrillic legends, so you shouldn't feel them at all. Hope this answers your question!

Thanks for the info. I'm in for one.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Last Week!
« Reply #25 on: Thu, 16 July 2020, 14:04:04 »
Can't wait for this, been wanting SAV for a while and this is perfect. Hoping for little to no warping!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Ending Tonight!
« Reply #26 on: Fri, 17 July 2020, 13:40:46 »
Hi everyone, the set will be ending tonight! For those of you who have been waiting, it's time to get in your orders :D

Thank you to everyone for your support throughout this group buy, we really do appreciate it.

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Hey everyone, manufacturing is now complete, and the sets will be shipping to vendors soon! Thanks!  :thumb:

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Well that turnaround time was worryingly quick

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I'd be in for an R2 with the new homing keys ePBT now offers (barred only and possibly scooped only)?

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Lets hope that this set isn't as warped as my last epbt set (Gok x BoW)

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Will there be extras?

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Well that turnaround time was worryingly quick

Yeah that was super fast especially considering covid is still lingering around & mucking everything up. Hopefully quality was not sacrificed to get it out so quick, I guess we'll see. Although admittedly I mostly bought this set to have split BS compatibility with my OG ePBT sets made from Gateron blanks.

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hello.

i bought this set and i'm eagerly awaiting it. however, is there a chance of getting this made using JTK's triple shot manufacturing? i'd gladly go in on that too.
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Just making sure I read that correctly, these are done already? Holy s...

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Will there be extras for this beautiful set?

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wow.. that was hella quick

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Will there be extras?
Once all GB orders are fulfilled, there will be!

Just making sure I read that correctly, these are done already? Holy s...
They are indeed done! We definitely overestimated the delivery time a good amount, but we are confident that quality was not sacrificed for this quick turnaround time!

hello.

i bought this set and i'm eagerly awaiting it. however, is there a chance of getting this made using JTK's triple shot manufacturing? i'd gladly go in on that too.
Perhaps in the future, we can consider it!

Also a quick update - these still haven't shipped from China, we are still awaiting shipping invoices, so please be patient with your local vendor! Thanks everyone!


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Quick update - we just received shipping invoices from KBDfans and we should see movement in the next week or so!

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #39 on: Wed, 28 October 2020, 14:27:53 »
ApexKeyboards have received their sets, and should be shipping orders soon! They are dropping extras are dropping tonight as well, so keep an eye out for those!

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« Reply #40 on: Wed, 28 October 2020, 20:13:56 »
just over 3 months? very good time
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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #41 on: Tue, 03 November 2020, 23:50:18 »
I've just got it today. Perfect packing and keycap quality

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #42 on: Mon, 09 November 2020, 01:08:11 »
Other than the extra keys included in this set, is there a dyesub quality difference between these and the original ePBT red Cyrillic set? Is it the same exact shade of red?
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« Reply #43 on: Mon, 09 November 2020, 01:47:20 »
Other than the extra keys included in this set, is there a dyesub quality difference between these and the original ePBT red Cyrillic set? Is it the same exact shade of red?

I believe the original run used old gateron moulds whereas these are newer moulds with updated tooling.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #44 on: Mon, 16 November 2020, 15:24:36 »
Does anyone know if Originative have started shipping out this set?

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #45 on: Mon, 16 November 2020, 15:26:48 »
Does anyone know if Originative have started shipping out this set?

I emailed them last friday and I was told that they just got the sets in, and they should start shipping to customers soon.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #46 on: Mon, 16 November 2020, 15:41:25 »
Does anyone know if Originative have started shipping out this set?

I emailed them last friday and I was told that they just got the sets in, and they should start shipping to customers soon.
Nice to hear! I was thinking Oco would take the full timeline they stated for fulfillment. I think on the site it says shipping was to start in Dec.

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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #47 on: Tue, 17 November 2020, 22:32:28 »
Just in case anyone missed it, check your inbox of the email you used to purchase the set. Got a notification from OCO that shipping rates are higher due to the new ePBT packaging. They aren't shipping individual orders until you cover the difference. The additional charge is only $3 for me in IL. No biggie, just a heads up so no one is left waiting.
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Re: [GB] ePBT Classic Retro Cyrillic - Shipping to Vendors!
« Reply #48 on: Wed, 18 November 2020, 08:02:38 »
Just in case anyone missed it, check your inbox of the email you used to purchase the set. Got a notification from OCO that shipping rates are higher due to the new ePBT packaging. They aren't shipping individual orders until you cover the difference. The additional charge is only $3 for me in IL. No biggie, just a heads up so no one is left waiting.

Thanks for the heads up! It was $6 extra for me over here in PA. Kinda confused about it too, ePBT has always shipped with a box & tray which Oco definitely knows selling their older sets. Not sure why they would think this GB was any different. Oh well thankfully it was a small amount & they did say they'll be shipping everyone's order USPS Priority which probably is a bit more expensive than the combined shipping cost we paid. So I'm not gonna raise hell about it.

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« Reply #49 on: Thu, 19 November 2020, 15:14:18 »
Just got a shipping email from oco, shipping has begun!