[IC] GMK ThinkCaps // Starts November 16

[voodoo6k]

2020-11-14: IC Update
2020-11-16: GB thread is live!

GMK ThinkCaps (formerly GMK Think) is based on the classic ThinkPad and IBM/Lenovo Preferred Pro keyboards.

Notable features:

• Custom Big Blue enter key
• TKL base set with ISO support
• Standalone Ortho & 40's set (Poll)
• A more complete Numpad kit
• Minila, split/ortho support with 3u spacebar!
• Parallel group buy of RGBW add-on kit
• Multimedia keys
• Accent-only kit (for WoB)

Contents

• Kits
• Renders
• Specs & colours
• Vendors & prices
• Form

Kits
Tenkeyless

• Covers TKL, 75%, 65% and 60% keyboards
• Tsangan/WKL, HHKB, 1.75u Shift, and nav column
• ISO-US support

Ortho & 40's

• Standalone orthogonal and 40% set
• 40's modifiers (including MiniVan), R3 Tab/Ctrl/Enter, all minibars (with extra 2u)
• Icon mods for 40's and text for ortho

Numpad

• Complete numpad kit (rare for GMK sets!)

Extension

• Support for exotic 60% boards such as the Minila, Yoda (without TrackPoint), Alice, split spacebar, etc.
• Additional "G H B" keys for TEX boards (for DIY mods), R3 Home and Code
• Extra black minibars, including 3u

Icon modifiers

• Icon modifiers (compatible with GMK Dolch and other N9 GMK sets)
• Windows keys and 1.5u Meta (◇) keys

RGB modifiers

• RGB modifiers (compatible with many other GMK sets)
• Fits many layouts, including ortho and 40%; icon and icon+text

Novelties

• Features Dots (a @Biip design) ~TrackPoint style~
• Media keys for your full-size board, 96-key or macro

Spacebars

• Spacebars for Cherry G80-1800, HHKB and small keyboards
• Perfect for adding colour to your set

Accent

• Accents only for WoB, Hiragana, Dolch or other Cherry profile keysets (WS1 legends)

NorDeUK

• For British, Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish layouts

Renders

Filco Majestouch with TEX case


Filco Minila Air


TKC1800


HHKB, Ducky Pocket and Prime_E



TEX Yoda II (with drilled G-H-B keys)


OLKB Preonic


OLKB Planck and OTD Koala



Specs

• Doubleshot ABS
• Cherry profile (112344)
• Manufactured by GMK electronic design GmbH in Germany

Colour codes:

• Alphas: CR, CP legends
• Modifiers: N9, blue (custom), CP legends
• RGB modifiers: P3, N7, V4, CP legends
• Accent kit only: blue (custom), WS1 legends

Samples





Vendors & prices

• US: Dixie Mech
• EU: CandyKeys
• Canada: yakk.shop
• Oceania: Daily Clack
• Asia: IlumKB
• China: zFrontier

Prices: TBA


Form

Interested in this group buy? Please fill out the following form:

• GMK ThinkCaps: https://forms.gle/3m31h6g1t6ykKEQD8

Links

• YAKK Discord server: https://discord.gg/zVgCQyK
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[voodoo6k]

This is where I write more stuff...

[mydens]

dark and depressing.

[falzm]

I'm in for the accents and spacebars kits.

[nu_types]

It would be cool if you could get the caps that have room cut out for the trackpoint: https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3272

Tex had them made for the Yoda, which means the moulds should exist. This would be the perfect GMK set for Yoda and Shinobi owners

[voodoo6k]

dark and depressing.

I was hoping for a more optimistic first comment... )

[_rubik]

Fun idea! Too bad it won't cover the Tex Shinobi. Then again, nothing will cover the Shinobi without a little creativity and a dremel....

[ddnomad]

Looks neat. Subscribed for updates

[syberghost]

dark and depressing.

But in a good way.

[Croktopus]

ahh im excited

[diddykang]

looks cool!

[Zeelobby]

ahh im excited

Yeah. Great work crokto. And awesome handoff. Excited to see this come about.

[BapoDonu]

Nice onee

[kokugatsu]

Would be cool if you could have a kit with the same drilled keys as GMK Tex Yoda



I should think the people who bought TEX yoda and shinobi would be interested, though not sure how many there are

[pikku-allu]

Nice set, but those renders man! Best ones I've seen so far, you made them yourself?

[konstantin]

Thanks for including R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn. Please also include basic ISO support in the base kit (ISO Enter, R3 1u \|, R4 1u <>, R4 1.25u Shift).

The R1 End and PgDn keys can be moved from the base kit to the numpad kit, since they are always used only on layouts that have numpads (1800, CP, 96-key).

Optionally, you could also move R1 1u Backspace, the second R4 1u Ctrl and the second R4 1u Alt to the ortho & 40s kit. The reason being that you almost never see 1u Backspace on ≥60% nowadays (you can add a copy to the Minila kit, since that keyboard uses it); no modern ≥60% layout uses 2× 1u Ctrl; and the second 1u Alt isn't needed for ≥60% because there are no 1.5u Code keys in the base kit. Alternatively, you can keep the second 1u Alt and add a 1.5u Code, which together with the 1.5u Fn can be used to cover Mac and OG-style HHKB bottom rows.

[sourmk]

Some ridiculously solid work in here, wow.

[wholypantalones]

Looks neat, I'm down for the rgb and accent kit but not really a fan of the black and gray together.

Also, why no arrow on the numpad and accent enter keys?

[Damonskv]

Would be cool if you could have a kit with the same drilled keys as GMK Tex Yoda

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I should think the people who bought TEX yoda and shinobi would be interested, though not sure how many there are

Got the same idea, so +1

[voodoo6k]

Nice set, but those renders man! Best ones I've seen so far, you made them yourself?

Thank you! Yes, I made these renders.

[ab042896]

The kit selection is superb, very exciting 

[scoopbb]

awesome 40s support. im down for either.

[NathanAlphaMan]

Nice set, but those renders man! Best ones I've seen so far, you made them yourself?

Ditto, I thought they were pictures at first. Stunning work!

[voodoo6k]

Looks neat, I'm down for the rgb and accent kit but not really a fan of the black and gray together.

Just to be clear, as a general response, the black is the same as WoB (CR), and dark grey is the same as the GMK Dolch modifiers (N9), very common colours to maximize compatibility.

This is basically like inverted (Sky) MoDo with white legends.

Would be cool if you could have a kit with the same drilled keys as GMK Tex Yoda

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I should think the people who bought TEX yoda and shinobi would be interested, though not sure how many there are

Got the same idea, so +1

No promises, but we can look into this...

[mta]

Very cool

[VXQN]

Love this. A lot. My only issue is that to get Alpha coloured split spacebars (2.25, 1.25, 2.75u all convex) you have to purchase the 40s kit and the minila kit. Would be nicer if only one kit was necessary (and ideally a small one at that!) Maybe put split alpha-coloured bars in the spacebar kit?

[Pylon]

Also, why no arrow on the numpad and accent enter keys?

I don't think IBM or Lenovo ever put an arrow on their numpad enter keys.



Come to think of it, neither did Cherry - every OG Cherry double-shot set I've seen (even ones that have icon-only mods) has text-only on numpad enter.

[Rayndalf]

If getting the near trackpoint keys precut isn't possible you could consider just including an extra of those key so that others who attempt the modification can still cover a normal board later. Of course these are reasonably standard colors.

[scoopbb]

in the 40s kit the render shows R2 for the 1.75u enters and tab. should say R3

[voodoo6k]

in the 40s kit the render shows R2 for the 1.75u enters and tab. should say R3

Fixed.

[voodoo6k]

Come to think of it, neither did Cherry - every OG Cherry double-shot set I've seen (even ones that have icon-only mods) has text-only on numpad enter.

Correct, and almost every other mass production keyboard.

[hkiri]

Thanks for including a separate Accents kit. Any chance for getting an ISO Enter with Icon + Text?
WoB uses Icon + Text Mods and so does the included ISO Enters.

[Fredington]

Nice.

[ideus]

Nice kit and even more nice of you providing a low cost accent only kit for existing blacks in use. Very few GB's leaders are so considered. Unfortunately.

[oldcat]

Looks like two thinkcaps projects are merged. Continue to love this set!

[vheissu]

dark and depressing.

Just how I like it.

Definitely an instant buy, great work!

[RETURNISO]

Noice combined update Stock colors, thank you 

+1 OG icon mods

[IMZO]

Nice concept!, looks promising!

[1391401]

as a thinkpad fan bigly in

[Biased opinion]

Ill be in for at least a base, numpad, novelties and icon mods

[catamscott]

wow, those renders are insanely good. set looks really good, going to be saving up for this one for sure 

[jjexpat00]

Fantastic renders, and really liking the suggestion of of the TrackPoint.

[m1gs]

I'm in!

[Badmutha]

+1 for nipple novelties and text mods, defs a buy for me

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[Tom_Kazansky]

this color is nice!!!
I think the minila keys would pull even more orders 

can we add vertical 2u Delete key (same as numpad + key) to Novelties kit? or if Delete legend is not possible, can we use the corresponding key from GMK Dot?



I know there are not many boards that support this key but please consider 

[Rohwi]

Could we get a set that makes this compatible with other GMK alphas?
Since ThinkCaps (right now) is not compatible with any other more advanced ISO sets (NORDE etc.) it would be cool to see a set that would go with existing GMK international alphas (e.g. from GMK WoB)

The Icon Mod Set + Accents is pretty close, but it's missing enough 1.25u for Ctrl, Alt or ISO Shift

Would you consider adding a full modifier set to go with existing alphas?

[depletedvespene]

can we add vertical 2u Delete key (same as numpad + key) to Novelties kit? or if Delete legend is not possible, can we use the corresponding key from GMK Dot?

I gotta say that seeing the rebirth of the Wang-style Delete key in a Thinkpad-inspired set is hilarious (not that I'm complaining).

[depletedvespene]

Given the strong historical support from Thinkpad keyboards for ANSI, ISO and ANSISO physical layout variants in their keyboard lines, the "ISO" keys ought to be present in the base kit, I think (vertical "ISO" Enter, 1.25U left Shift, R3 \| and R4 <>). Sticking the (UK-only) ISO support to a separate kit doesn't come off as a good idea, IMHO.


BTW: icon mods: OG or centered? Some people will care to know... a lot.

[voodoo6k]

Given the strong historical support from Thinkpad keyboards for ANSI, ISO and ANSISO physical layout variants in their keyboard lines, the "ISO" keys ought to be present in the base kit, I think (vertical "ISO" Enter, 1.25U left Shift, R3 \| and R4 <>). Sticking the (UK-only) ISO support to a separate kit doesn't come off as a good idea, IMHO.

I have to be honest and say that ISO is not quite yet figured out. It's separate from the base kit for two reasons:

• Base is icon+text and ISO is icon only (as is historically)
• ISO sales are usually disproportionately low; why force everyone to buy it?

I know CandyKeys wants a NorDe kit, so it (ISO) may very well end up in the international kit.

BTW: icon mods: OG or centered? Some people will care to know... a lot.

What's better?

Thanks for including a separate Accents kit. Any chance for getting an ISO Enter with Icon + Text?
WoB uses Icon + Text Mods and so does the included ISO Enters.

It's more convenient to offer only one type of ISO Enter, because they come in pairs (blue and grey). Again, we're not really decided on ISO yet. I was hoping nobody would ask for the icon+text ISO Enter

[voodoo6k]

Could we get a set that makes this compatible with other GMK alphas?
Since ThinkCaps (right now) is not compatible with any other more advanced ISO sets (NORDE etc.) it would be cool to see a set that would go with existing GMK international alphas (e.g. from GMK WoB)

The Icon Mod Set + Accents is pretty close, but it's missing enough 1.25u for Ctrl, Alt or ISO Shift

Would you consider adding a full modifier set to go with existing alphas?

Are you talking about the Icon mods kit? It is compatible with other N9 sets (eg. Dolch). Adding the complete modifiers (Control, Alt, etc.) would be quite redundant for everyone getting the base set.

Sorry, I'm not sure I completely understood your question... can you please specify what you meant?