[url=https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104469.0][img]https://i.imgur.com/Du1Js0a.png[/img]DAY 1 NUMBERS
Keycap Kits
- Base Kit: 489
- Hiragana: 96
- Novelties: 327
- Spacebars: 75
- Extension: 27
Deskmats
- Bonsai: 397
- Sakura: 309
- Koi: 173
- Ghost Koi: 438
RAMA Caps
- Torii: 200
- Kanji: 91
I want to thank everyone who supported this Set so far! You Guys really smashed it this time!
Update 21st July 2020 | All kits will be made! | Artkey Universe Raffle
Keycap Kits
- Base Kit: 775
- Hiragana: 150
- Novelties: 501
- Spacebars: 127
- Extension: 45
Deskmats
- Bonsai: 647
- Sakura: 536
- Koi: 251
- Ghost Koi: 768
RAMA Caps
- Torii: 306
- Kanji: 92
With the huge amount of interest and already bought units we decided to announce that all kits will be made!
The Artkey Universe x GMK Sumi raffle for the Sirius will go live in about 15 Hours from now. The Form stays open for 30 mins and 10 Units will find a new owner afterwards. Good Luck everyone!
You can find more detail regarding the Raffle over here (https://artkeyuniverse.com/shop/detail/sumi).
What words are represented in the Kanji used by the novelties?
Update 27th July 2020 | We're already at 1000 Basekits!
Keycap Kits
- Base Kit: 1050
- Hiragana: 182
- Novelties: 640
- Spacebars: 157
- Extension: 55
Deskmats
- Bonsai: 772
- Sakura: 658
- Koi: 309
- Ghost Koi: 970
RAMA Caps
- Torii: 404
- Kanji: 112
After 12 Days of the GB we've already hitted the 1000 mark for the Basekit! You Guys are awsome!!!
Nice! Is there an in error on the zf page then? There's a line in the specs that says "2x pad printing Marks"
Yes, the Novelties are also Doubleshot!
Picked up the base, a couple mats and the RAMA Torii. First RAMA I've ordered, curious to see how it is.Hallyu is Korean
One of many good sets with Japanese characters coming up between this, GMK Honor, JTK Night Sakura and GMK Hallyu. Very exciting.
Question about novelties:
1. Why are there 2 identical ink escape keys? Or are they different profiles?
2. What can I use the 4 1u character keys for? Which row are they
Thanks!
Can someone please help me choose between Desk mat Koi and Ghost Koi? I can only afford one. :<
Yes, with base set.
If I buy Koi then: Desk White -> Keyboard Black -> Mods White -> Alpha Dark.
To me I think it's more aesthetic than Ghost Koy: Desk Black -> Keyboard White -> Mods White -> Alpha Dark.
So now I will basically choose Koy over Ghost Koy.
The only thing that hinders my decision to buy this deskmat is about the quality of the deskmat. Is the print quality sharp? Is fabric quality good? And other things. Can anyone help me answer these questions?
I think deskmats quality depends on manufacturer. Like GMK Plastic is better than clone plastic. I believe in the quality deskmat distributed/produced by novelkeys, I just don't know who Sumi's deskmat is produced by.Yes, with base set.
If I buy Koi then: Desk White -> Keyboard Black -> Mods White -> Alpha Dark.
To me I think it's more aesthetic than Ghost Koy: Desk Black -> Keyboard White -> Mods White -> Alpha Dark.
So now I will basically choose Koy over Ghost Koy.
The only thing that hinders my decision to buy this deskmat is about the quality of the deskmat. Is the print quality sharp? Is fabric quality good? And other things. Can anyone help me answer these questions?
I'd imagine that most of all the GMK deskmats have similar (good) quality, but I could be wrong- I think it's safe to assume that it will be of good quality though. I agree with your comment, normal koi over ghost is my opinion.
I think deskmats quality depends on manufacturer. Like GMK Plastic is better than clone plastic. I believe in the quality deskmat distributed/produced by novelkeys, I just don't know who Sumi's deskmat is produced by.Yes, with base set.
If I buy Koi then: Desk White -> Keyboard Black -> Mods White -> Alpha Dark.
To me I think it's more aesthetic than Ghost Koy: Desk Black -> Keyboard White -> Mods White -> Alpha Dark.
So now I will basically choose Koy over Ghost Koy.
The only thing that hinders my decision to buy this deskmat is about the quality of the deskmat. Is the print quality sharp? Is fabric quality good? And other things. Can anyone help me answer these questions?
I'd imagine that most of all the GMK deskmats have similar (good) quality, but I could be wrong- I think it's safe to assume that it will be of good quality though. I agree with your comment, normal koi over ghost is my opinion.
This. I would imagine OP could run buys for these mats indefinitely as a recurring buy like Dixie Mech has for his designs.
That may defeat the purpose of the GB style and make them not as sought-after or unique, but the mats are so well-designed they could be appreciated by people who just like the aesthetic.
Collaboration with Artkey Universe.
Collaboration with Artkey Universe.
I hope those can be purchased and added to my cart along the kits of the GB, just as the RAMA ones.
I'm sorry, but these did already run through Artkey's website.
Update 13th August 2020 | 1500 Basekits reached | Only 2 Days left!!!
Keycap KitsOne vendor is outdated, so it's quiet safe to say that we've broken the 1500 Basekits!
- Base Kit: 1497
- Hiragana: 272
- Novelties: 951
- Spacebars: 222
- Extension: 80
Deskmats
- Bonsai: 1075
- Sakura: 900
- Koi: 442
- Ghost Koi: 1347
RAMA Caps
- Torii: 659
- Kanji: 171
Only 2 Days left for the Group Buy of GMK Sumi!
Final Numbers are up! We went over 3.6K!
Keycap KitsThese numbers include extras.
- Base Kit: 3647
- Hiragana: 647
- Novelties: 2308
- Spacebars: 525
- Extension: 162
Deskmats
- Bonsai: 2669
- Sakura: 2183
- Koi: 1144
- Ghost Koi: 3410
RAMA Caps
- Torii: 1640
- Kanji: 411
The Group Buy ended at the 15th August 2020.
I want to thank everyone who supported this Set. You guys really smashed it and I couldn't thank you enough!!!
Is it possible to still get a desk mat? I didn't think of getting one originally, but now I really wish that I did get a desk mat.
Anyone know if the Rama's & Deskmats will ship to people who just bought those when they arrive at vendors or will they hold on to them until the Keysets come in?
Anyone know if the Rama's & Deskmats will ship to people who just bought those when they arrive at vendors or will they hold on to them until the Keysets come in?Generally, if you bought all items together, they will ship together; artisans and deskmats ship when they arrive if you bought them separately.
Any updates on ETA?Most likely by Q4 2021. For reference: Ashes ran in February and is tentatively scheduled to May 2021. This ran about 4 months later into the year.
Color samples are in!
With the measurement of the colorsamples we received from GMK we have decided that we will have to order another round of samples.
Below are the correct measurements for both RAL5004 and RAL3028 in comparison to the GMK reproduction.
RAL5004 -Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/HDJ7sAF.png)
RAL3028 -Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/URcA79k.png)
Did anyone bought a ghost koi deskmat and would want to sell it?
Are we still waiting for deskmats to be shipped?
EU shop
The second round of colorsamples just came in, leaving us with sad news.Oof. Can we expect next batch samples to be made faster than this one? This one took about 5 months.
Due to recurring inaccuracies in both RAL5004 and RAL3028 we have to order another batch of color samples.
Off we go into R3...
Here are the exact measurements:
(the DeltaEab value should be <2.3 to be acceptable)
RAL5004Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/RAf2uJB.png)
RAL3028Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/ZydEUQl.png)
Oof. Can we expect next batch samples to be made faster than this one? This one took about 5 months.
How fast the samples will get to us is in GMKs hands. We have absolutely no control about how long it takes for each sample round to be made/shipped to us.Damn, figured as much. Thanks for the reply.
Any news? New colorsamples on the way?
Apologies in advance if you've already done this, but have you tried clipping out pieces of the RAL color book to send to the plastic manufacturer? I know that my own GB and another GB have run into issues with SP's supplier, for instance, where the RAL standards that they have access to have drifted from the ones I based my color decisions on.
When I gave them a chunk of the paper I was actually looking at, they fixed the problem.
Any updates? It's been around 2 months.Color samples are rejected once again. Check ProjectKeyboards mailing list or updates page.
Any updates? It's been around 2 months.Color samples are rejected once again. Check ProjectKeyboards mailing list or updates page.
GMK Sumi:
Red - Round 4: Delta 7.56
Status: Rejected
Blue/Black - Round 4: Delta 5.81
Status: Pending
We are currently in discussion with the designer if using the red from sample 2 and the latest blue/black sample would work with his vision.
any updates?Subscribe to Project Keyboards newsletter.
GMK Sumi: we want to address the color-matching process.
Here are the sample rounds from left to right.
As you can see here, we are very confident in how accurate the colors are proceeding and feel this upcoming round will be the last we need. Furthermore, GMK has recently invested in higher-quality Spectrophotometer equipment to help make sure everyone is on the same page with the colors, which should help streamline these processes. We know this set has been delayed more than we'd all like, but we appreciate everyone's patience and hope the wait will be very worth it.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/haeWSNK.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/LiJ2gyb.png)
Praise the keyboard gods, latest update from project keyboard 1 day ago said:
GMK Sumi: Colors approved!
The wait is over!!
Praise the keyboard gods, latest update from project keyboard 1 day ago said:
GMK Sumi: Colors approved!
The wait is over!!
nice! lookin forward to seeing these in 2035
Get this done.
We have waited too long.
Stop letting 'perfect' be the enemy of the good.
Many of us have money tied up in this never ending project that is proving more about your inability to manage a project than anything else.
Three rounds were done a year ago. Where does this project stand now?
Check the discord server for updates, you won't find any here. Currently in GMK queue which the designer can't do anything about.
Check the discord server for updates, you won't find any here. Currently in GMK queue which the designer can't do anything about.
Maybe I'm just ranting and this is certainly not directed at you ... I simply don't understand this. Why is it acceptable to the community that GB runners can use the forum to reach out to more customers, collect the profit, and then promptly discard the forum? Sure, we have discord and all, but is it that difficult for them to stop by once a month to post a simple update? I'm sure a large part of the community will appreciate some basic courtesy.
I believe so. For Sumi though, the set is nearing completion, that's basically the update on that one. We're supposed to have the ship date from GMK by end of October, so should be Nov/Dec shipping to customers.
Bumping this one up - any updates? Haven't seen anything on the PKB site or through email lately.
I wasn’t in the gb but I bought a new set from the euro vendor two aids ago she received it last week so this means that gmk has shipped all of these to the vendors and you so far it soon. The North American vendor is probably waiting to receive it.
Super cool, love the time and energy put into this!lmfao
Has anyone received their order (or even gotten a shipping notification) from Project Keyboard yet? They sent out an email over two weeks ago that it was shipping "next week", but it has been silence since then.
Has anyone received their order (or even gotten a shipping notification) from Project Keyboard yet? They sent out an email over two weeks ago that it was shipping "next week", but it has been silence since then.
We received GMK Sumi only about two weeks ago and we have sent out about half of Sumi orders so far.
We're still in the process of sending out as much as we can as fast as we can.
Thank you for your patience.
GMK Sumi: Water/mold damage was found in a section of the warehouse. 75% of orders have been fulfilled but needs to be put on hold as we order replacements for the damaged goods. We are expecting replacements to arrive in approximately 6 weeks (including transit time). We apologize for any convenience this has caused.
Still nothing on Sumi from ProjectKeyboard
How tf does a set take 8 months to fulfill from warehouse? This is embarrassing and with the Mechs & Co bull**** recently really does not put PKB in a good light. Will draft a modmail soon to mechmarket.
Never received mine from Project Keyboard.
Doomed!! Some people received theirs from Project Keyboard?
Never received mine from Project Keyboard.
Doomed!! Some people received theirs from Project Keyboard?
Hi everyone, HoffmanMyster here with some news to share about the recent/ongoing saga involving Project Keyboard and their incomplete portion of the GMK Sumi group buy.
TL;DR:
My wife and I have purchased the GMK Sumi inventory that Project Keyboard abandoned in their warehouse, and will be shipping it out to unfulfilled customers of PK from both the initial group buy and any extras purchased since. If you are one of the folks left hanging by Project Keyboard and have not successfully charged back your purchase with your bank, please reach out at gmk[dot]sumi[dot]salvage[at]gmail[dot]com with your order information and proof of order (see below for more details).
We will pack and ship your order, asking for a nominal per-kit fee to offset the cost of acquiring the keycap sets (more on that below too), as well as help cover the costs of shipping and our time. This is the “Unfulfilled Order Pricing” referred to later on. In addition, you can opt to include a Designer Tip of any amount, of which 100% will be passed to FaKe_VirTual, the designer of the set.
Some backstory and a longer explanation:
According to Project Keyboard, they had initially stopped shipping orders in early 2023 due to water damage at the warehouse. They claim to have requested replacement keycaps from GMK, which would have arrived sometime later, though GMK was not able to corroborate this story and has no record of replacements being requested or sent. It’s unknown whether PK shipped any GMK Sumi sets out to customers after this point, or how many unfulfilled orders there are, but we do know that many GB purchasers still have not received the product they paid for.
After the warehouse management company took ownership of the abandoned inventory (the legal process in this situation), they sought to recoup some of their losses by passing the inventory to someone in the mech keys community. This is great because it means the sets are not simply tossed out or sold to a liquidator, but it does mean that the inventory came to us at a cost.
The process:
If Project Keyboard did not fulfill your GMK Sumi order and you have not successfully charged back the order with your bank, send an email to gmk[dot]sumi[dot]salvage[at]gmail[dot]com with a complete screenshot of your order. We will use this order information to confirm and ship the items out to you.
After receiving your email, a PayPal invoice will be generated and sent to you. Confirm the items on the invoice, as well as your shipping address in PayPal. Once payment is received, the keycap set and any other items will be shipped out to the provided address from PayPal.
Pricing:
Base Kit - $25
Hiragana Kit - $13
Novelties Kit - $10
Spacebars Kit - $7
Extension Kit - $8
Desk Mats - $5
RAMA Artisans - $10
Designer Tip (optional) - 100% passed to FaKe_VirTual; specify in email how much you would like to add
Shipping (base kit + 1-2 small add-ons) - $8
Shipping (base kit + hiragana kit + small add-ons) - $10
Shipping (desk mat) - $8
Timing:
From now until January 31, 2024, there will be a Period of Exclusivity where nothing will be done with the GMK Sumi inventory aside from shipping out the unfulfilled orders left from Project Keyboard. After that time, we will begin listing GMK Sumi sets for sale to attempt to further recoup our costs and get the keycaps into circulation (and out of our possession). There is no end point for claiming your unfulfilled order from PK, only an end to the period of exclusivity at the end of Jan 2024. If you reach out at any later date with a valid unfulfilled order from PK we will honor the Unfulfilled Order Pricing, provided enough units remain.
Replacements, returns, and other vendor responsibilities:
Because we are not a vendor and are simply salvaging a group buy that was initially run by a vendor, there are some important things to note.
- If your keycap set arrives with missing keys (sometimes a set will have two ‘6’ keys and no ‘5’ key, for example), a replacement can be sent out for a minimal shipping cost. We do have units on hand that can be parted out for replacement keys. Note that we will eventually run out of sets and eventually be unable to replace individual keys like this.
- We cannot honor return requests or reimbursements for items damaged during transit. Please treat this transaction like you would a purchase on the aftermarket, other than point 1 above. We unfortunately are unable to absorb any other costs that a vendor normally would.
Answers to anticipated questions:
Why should we trust you?
- I am a longtime community member with the community’s best interests at heart. This isn’t the first time I’ve done something like this, and possibly won’t be the last. Also, many of you out there know where I live and will come after me if anything goes south with this salvage effort, so there is some real accountability at play for those of you untrusting of the sentiment and promises (rightfully so, to be honest—if you’re here, you’ve already been burned at least once).
Have you ever taken on a project of this scale?
- Simply put, no. I have salvaged a couple group buys in the past (Phantom (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38471.msg1823113#msg1823113) and GH60 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41464.msg2402769#msg2402769)), and am prepared to take on the volume of work here, but it will be a lot. I will be providing updates regularly in this thread as we work through fulfilling the outstanding existing orders that PK failed to fulfill.
Why didn’t a vendor take over, like has happened in the past?
- There are no other vendors in the area, and shipping the items to a vendor would have added considerable cost to the salvage efforts. This is the leanest way to make unfulfilled customers whole.
How quickly after I email about my set will you ship it out?
- This is not our (mine nor HoffmanWyfster’s) day job, so communication may take longer than 24 hours as we work through everyone’s emails around our regular jobs. I would anticipate that there will be a pretty large influx of emails in the first few days, after which the load will become more manageable and response times should decrease. Shipping also takes time—we will do our best to provide estimates, and will update publicly what our current backlog is to give an idea of how long that might take at any given time.
I already paid for this keyset—why do I have to pay again?
- Unfortunately, the warehouse company did not hand over Project Keyboard’s inventory for free. We had to pay a non-trivial amount for the items, logistics, storage, etc; the costs asked here help offset the amount we have already paid to begin this process.
I’m not prepared to take action on this right now, do I have time?
- Yes. The “period of exclusivity” mentioned before ends at the end of January 2024. During this entire time, there is zero risk to waiting before reaching out. Nothing else will be done with the keycaps until Feb 2024. After that time, you can still contact us for the same “unfulfilled order pricing”—the only thing to note is that as time goes on, the chances that we no longer have the keycap set will go up.
Are there any other unfulfilled group buys included in this effort?
- Not that we are aware of. There are no units of GMK Astral Light present, for example. We are assessing the remainder of the inventory to determine if anything is from an active and unfulfilled group buy.
My wife and I have purchased the GMK Sumi inventory that Project Keyboard abandoned in their warehouse, and will be shipping it out to unfulfilled customers of PK from both the initial group buy and any extras purchased since.
Not affected but thanks for stepping up to do this!
It is a Christmas miracle! ;D
Hoffman Incredibly Based HOLY!!!
who the hell do you think you are? how dare you try to restore my faith in humanity???
Not that Hoffman needs any vouching for, but I received my set. Everything was accurate and as expected. Thanks again Hoffman!
Update 2024-02-04:
- It is not too late to claim your salvage order! Salvage pricing will remain in perpetuity for affected individuals as long as there is stock; email as described in the original salvage update post (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107513.msg3178008#msg3178008) with order info. If you ordered a Ghost Koi or Koi desk mat, please include your preference of substitute desk mat (Sakura or Bonsai) or foregoing the missing mat.
- All salvage emails received thus far have been shipped or emails responded to. If you contacted and have not heard back, please let me know here.
- Koi desk mats are all spoken for from salvage orders, so unfortunately cannot be substituted in place of the missing Ghost Koi desk mats (to be clear, none were sent as substitutes). Going forward, salvage orders with Koi desk mats will also require substituting a Sakura or Bonsai in its place (or omitting).
- Extras are now listed on mechmarket (link (https://reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/1aj70n9/bulk_gmk_sumi_extras_keycap_sets_artisans_desk/))
- I think that's everything! Might be a while before another update here; we will be monitoring the email address and fulfilling salvage orders as needed though!