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geekhack Marketplace => Group Buys and Preorders => Topic started by: kohalified on Sat, 29 May 2021, 01:54:08

Title: [GB] IFK Space Camp: Mars is LIVE
Post by: kohalified on Sat, 29 May 2021, 01:54:08
Mission control. We have launch

(https://i.imgur.com/xKtkCG4.jpg)

Group Buy Detail
Interest Check Page (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109117.0)

VENDORS
US - Mechs and Co (https://mechsandco.com/collections/current-group-buys/products/gb-ifk-space-camp-mars?variant=39399800373383)
Canada - Ashkeebs (https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/infinikey-space-camp-mars-keycaps/)
UK/Europe - Prototypist (https://prototypist.net/collections/live-group-buys/products/group-buy-infinikey-space-camp)
Asia - ZFrontier (https://en.zfrontier.com/products/pbt-space-camp?variant=39386477854798)
Oceania - Switch Keys (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/collections/current-group-buys/products/ifk-spacecamp-group-buy)

PROTOTYPE PICS
(https://i.imgur.com/ElCKCa2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/bKBNjRa.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/oAWgbmQ.jpg)
DESKMAT PROTOS
(https://i.imgur.com/n8PslcV.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/VXXJbDj.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/d13gP1f.jpg)

SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to the keycap designer discord, and TimKeyLess's discord. Also special shout outs to fluxophile for rendering help, and ENOMOOSHIKI for the awesome pics

***Protos will not be reflective on the final product. The brown is still being re-adjusted to match the renders more closely.
Title: Re: [GB] IFK Space Camp: Mars is LIVE
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sat, 12 June 2021, 12:42:10
Belated approval bump :-[
Title: Re: [GB] IFK Space Camp: Mars is LIVE
Post by: kohalified on Tue, 15 June 2021, 13:05:07
added eu vendors link
Title: Re: [GB] IFK Space Camp: Mars is LIVE
Post by: HungHingDaiLo on Wed, 16 June 2021, 02:24:24
GLWGB, Koha!
Title: Re: [GB] IFK Space Camp: Mars is LIVE
Post by: thicthock on Wed, 16 June 2021, 04:04:52
Oh...UK vendor only.

Sad days no deskpad for me

GL with the GB
Title: Re: [GB] IFK Space Camp: Mars is LIVE
Post by: azzipa on Sat, 26 June 2021, 08:11:20
the creativity of this set is awesome, so it’s a real bummer it couldn’t make moq. the pricing issues at the start probably didn’t help the launch. in fact, sales were suspended for several days after being live for just a couple of hours. the fact that this thread doesn’t show kitting is odd (and the fact that no one commented on it). also, mechs + co had the wrong lead time posted for a couple of weeks, showing delivery in 4Q2022. and the sample colors were way off from the renders. there is probably more for a post mortem but i really think there were issues that could have been avoided.

and where was the promotional activity? it was two weeks from the time this thread went up until the 2nd post. no hype on reddit, either. maybe use your discord to rally your supports to help raise visibility in other channels? and did this set ever make the front page at mechs + co website? it did not at launch and i never bothered to look after that, so i don’t really know. last, the colors of this set weren’t for everyone so more marketing might have helped this set reach the right audience.

i’m sorry this didn’t make it and i’m looking forward to your next project, koha  :thumb: