[IC] GMK Sloth - GB starts next week!

[driftingbunnies]

GB will be running SEPTEMBER 4 - OCTOBER 2!

Thank you everyone for being so patient with this set! The IC was posted last year on International Sloth Day but I thought it would be quite cruel to wait until this year's Sloth day for the GB. I appreciate all the feedback and enthusiasm that I've seen about this set. I hope you guys consider grabbing the set and not just the deskmat  (even though I know the deskmat is fire ). I hope you guys are hyped! I'll share prices and the final dates as soon as I can. 

Pricing:
US - Novelkeys:

• Lazy AF (Base) - $125
• Branches (Spacebars) - $35
• Baby Sloth (40s) - $45
• Slovelties (Novelties) - $58
• RAMA cap - $38
• Deskmat - $17

EU - mykeyboard.eu:

• Lazy AF (Base) - €135
• Branches (Spacebars) - €36
• Baby Sloth (40s) - €47
• Slovelties (Novelties) - €62
• RAMA cap - €42
• Deskmat - €19

China - zFrontier:

• Lazy AF (Base) - ¥919
• Branches (Spacebars) - ¥250
• Baby Sloth (40s) - ¥318
• Slovelties (Novelties) - ¥410
• RAMA cap - ¥275
• Deskmat - ¥120

China(EN) - zFrontier:

• Lazy AF (Base) - $150
• Branches (Spacebars) - $35
• Baby Sloth (40s) - $47
• Slovelties (Novelties) - $60
• RAMA cap - $40
• Deskmat - $20

SEA - ilumkb:

• Lazy AF (Base) - 174 SGD
• Branches (Spacebars) - 49 SGD
• Baby Sloth (40s) - 63 SGD
• Slovelties (Novelties) - 81 SGD
• RAMA cap - 57 SGD
• Deskmat - 26 SGD

AUS - Daily Clack:

• Lazy AF (Base) - 178 AUD
• Branches (Spacebars) - 50 AUD
• Baby Sloth (40s) - 64 AUD
• Slovelties (Novelties) - 83 AUD
• RAMA cap - 60 AUD
• Deskmat - 27 AUD

CAN - deskhero.ca:

• Lazy AF (Base) - 176 CAD
• Branches (Spacebars) - 49 CAD
• Baby Sloth (40s) - 63 CAD
• Slovelties (Novelties) - 82 CAD
• RAMA cap - 59 CAD
• Deskmat - 26 CAD

MOQ

• Base - 250
• Spacebars - 100
• 40s - 100
• Novelties - 150

Artisans lined up:

• Sodiecaps - https://www.instagram.com/sodiecaps/?hl=en
• Archetype - https://www.instagram.com/archetype_mk/?hl=en
• Alphacaps- https://www.instagram.com/alphakeycaps/?hl=en
• Latrialum- https://www.instagram.com/latrialum/?hl=en
• Primecaps- https://www.instagram.com/prime_caps/?hl=en
• Navacaps - https://www.instagram.com/navacaps/
• RAMA - https://ramaworks.store/
• Cafe de Yume - https://www.cafedeyume.com/
  

Cable collab:
Spacecables - https://spacecables.net/




Also, I thought I would share the RAL colors color corrected using the colorchecker so you guys can see what it looks like for those without a RAL book.



Hey everyone! Over the past couple of months, I've been working on a fun, lighthearted set, and it's finally time to see what others think about it.

I'd like to present GMK Sloth!

IC Form



The inspiration comes from the animal that everyone knows and loves, the sloth. Sloths are known for their slowness due to their low metabolism and deliberate slow movements to compensate for it. The color of their fur is either brown, tan, white, or gray depending on their species, and at times, their coat can sometimes host a symbiotic green algae to camouflage them in the trees. They primarily eat leaves and climb up branches to stay off the ground to avoid predators. Kristen Bell also loves them.


Lazy AF
The "Lazy AF" kit is for those who have a common 60%, 65%, 75%, TKL, and 1800 layout. It also includes the F13 key for those who need it.



Baby Sloth
The "Baby Sloth" kit (40s) is for those who like smaller or more niche layouts.



Branches
The "Branches" kit includes 6u spacebars and accent spacebars.



Slovelties
I think this one is self explanatory.



Deskmat



RAMA




Renders

Bacca60




Chimera65




Austin






Special thanks:
    MetallicCharles - For the amazing renders!
    OneCreativeMind - For working with me on novelties and deskmat
    Minterly & Chewwy - For listening and giving feedback to my crazy idea
 
   
Please fill out the IC Form! Thanks!
Discord
Instagram


TDL:

• Gather interest
• Talk with vendors
• If above goes well, get quotes, set date, possible cable/artisans

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Updates:

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4/14/2020 - RAMA colors have been decided as brown key, cream sloth. Kits are finalized and renders will be updated once they are received. GB date is slotted for Q3 2020 and we will request for a quote next month. I've reached out to some artisan makers about collabs and also a cable maker as well.

5/3/2020 - New renders are up and everything is ready to go. Going to see if we can get quotes soon.

6/5/2020 - Quotes have been requested from GMK! Updates on Vendors and artisans

6/18/2020 - Misunderstanding on my part, GB will be in September

8/1/2020 - Prices have been added and MOQ numbers!

[DJSwayde]

What color codes were used?

[dimo]

Colors are great- hope you work on making sure they turn out irl

[driftingbunnies]

What color codes were used?

All RAL colors so GMK should be able to match easily 

[piit79]

What color codes were used?

All RAL colors so GMK should be able to match easily 

All colours are custom? Even the "white"? Is that really necessary? Could using a stock colour lower the price? Am I asking too many questions?

That said, I like the theme, the muted colours are interesting. Well done.

[driftingbunnies]

What color codes were used?

All RAL colors so GMK should be able to match easily 

All colours are custom? Even the "white"? Is that really necessary? Could using a stock colour lower the price? Am I asking too many questions?

That said, I like the theme, the muted colours are interesting. Well done.

I guess it's not necessary but if 2 out of the 3 are custom, does adding one more make a difference? I'm not sure how it would affect the price if MOQ needs to be 250 anyways. I guess we shall see. We can adjust the white if necessary.

Thanks for the feedback!

[eskimojo]

What color codes were used?

All RAL colors so GMK should be able to match easily 

All colours are custom? Even the "white"? Is that really necessary? Could using a stock colour lower the price? Am I asking too many questions?

That said, I like the theme, the muted colours are interesting. Well done.

From what I've heard, the price isn't affected by custom vs stock colours, only how many different colours there are. The main difference between stock colours and custom colours is that the MOQ for a set with only stock colours is 150, whereas the MOQ for a set with custom colours is 250. (minimum, vendors can choose to quote at 500 to reduce the price)

[Willhurt2008]

Was hoping for green accents when I saw inspiration picture, but there are none. Would prefer them over brown ones.

[donutcat]

Can confirm, custom colors just raises the MOQ not the price. If you've got a single custom color there's no impact from more other than number of different colors total.


I like the colorway, I like the theme, I like that numpad is in the base kit. Be prepared for the "Atlantis ISO" guy to show up about how your ISO support is wrong for both US and UK ISO.

[driftingbunnies]

Can confirm, custom colors just raises the MOQ not the price. If you've got a single custom color there's no impact from more other than number of different colors total.


I like the colorway, I like the theme, I like that numpad is in the base kit. Be prepared for the "Atlantis ISO" guy to show up about how your ISO support is wrong for both US and UK ISO.

  I'm sure I'll get it in discord from him too  )

[LightningXI]

What color codes were used?

All RAL colors so GMK should be able to match easily 

Would you mind posting the RAL color codes?

[driftingbunnies]

What color codes were used?

All RAL colors so GMK should be able to match easily 

Would you mind posting the RAL color codes?

Sure, added to the post.

[Mcnos]

[Pangowin]

Was hoping for green accents when I saw inspiration picture, but there are none. Would prefer them over brown ones.

GMK Ursa may be what you're looking for.

[depletedvespene]

Can confirm, custom colors just raises the MOQ not the price. If you've got a single custom color there's no impact from more other than number of different colors total.


I like the colorway, I like the theme, I like that numpad is in the base kit. Be prepared for the "Atlantis ISO" guy to show up about how your ISO support is wrong for both US and UK ISO.

The point has been made. I won't be beating the dead horse (at least not here!). 

[depletedvespene]

I wonder if this set would be ostensibly improved if it used the mod color and the accent color as alternating mods (like Carbon did with the black and orange). Q&D mock up:

[appaboy]

yes yes yes yes, ive been waiting for a set like this

[HEXBONE]

+1 for the set, would like to see a dark brown sloth face novelty to match the enter key and space bar!

[driftingbunnies]

+1 for the set, would like to see a dark brown sloth face novelty to match the enter key and space bar!

Do you mean the top left R1 esc key novelty? I tried doing a brown sloth, white background enter and while it did look good by itself, it didn't work with the set since all the other mods is brown or gray.

[Minterly]

Sloth! Nice 👍🏻

[Gosling_dkc]

YUUS! Sloth is one of my faves!!!
I 100% back this set. So I filled out the IC form.

I have never designed a keycap set... So not sure what my suggestion is worth here. lol

But I read a comment about green accents. That would be cool. But I was thinking maybe some green legends. Like even just maybe on the mods? I personally am not the biggest fan of the color green. But I do like a more pastel green. Just think maybe it would look cool with a more pastel green. With green legends on the mods and accents.

But either way. I dig it! And im in 100% till the end. Will purchase.
 

[driftingbunnies]

YUUS! Sloth is one of my faves!!!
I 100% back this set. So I filled out the IC form.

I have never designed a keycap set... So not sure what my suggestion is worth here. lol

But I read a comment about green accents. That would be cool. But I was thinking maybe some green legends. Like even just maybe on the mods? I personally am not the biggest fan of the color green. But I do like a more pastel green. Just think maybe it would look cool with a more pastel green. With green legends on the mods and accents.

But either way. I dig it! And im in 100% till the end. Will purchase.
 

Thanks! Green accents actually will make the set sort of look like Ursa. I actually chose a greener gray mod color in order to simulate the green algae that will sometimes stick onto the coat of a sloth. The set is meant to be a little muted so that the novelties will shine.

[scoopbb]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

[driftingbunnies]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

Thanks, I don't think the colors will change much now but I can understand that two sets with nature themes might look similar.

[nasp]

Please consider adding some r2 and r3 novelties. There are lots of great grey or greyish sets that these could pair well with.

[ogWalker]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

agreed - theme aside these sets are extremely similar, and I think sloth is a green accent away from becoming ursa

[driftingbunnies]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

agreed - theme aside these sets are extremely similar, and I think sloth is a green accent away from becoming ursa

Rudy is a Gray away from being a forge clone 

[Woovie]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

agreed - theme aside these sets are extremely similar, and I think sloth is a green accent away from becoming ursa

Rudy is a Gray away from being a forge clone 

BoW is a gray away from WoB

[Tyson]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

agreed - theme aside these sets are extremely similar, and I think sloth is a green accent away from becoming ursa

Rudy is a Gray away from being a forge clone 

As cool as sloths are, I do feel like this should have been a novelties kit for GMK Ursa. That being said, you've told me before that you thought Ashes looked like an early concept of Burnt Orange "but if you just turn the colors off on that, shrug" I still feel like that was an insult to my set as it had nothing to do with your set. Rudy looks nothing like Forge, please stop doing that.

[Capsy]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

agreed - theme aside these sets are extremely similar, and I think sloth is a green accent away from becoming ursa

Rudy is a Gray away from being a forge clone 

As cool as sloths are, I do feel like this should have been a novelties kit for GMK Ursa. That being said, you've told me before that you thought Ashes looked like an early concept of Burnt Orange "but if you just turn the colors off on that, shrug" I still feel like that was an insult to my set as it had nothing to do with your set. Rudy looks nothing like Forge, please stop doing that.

I think that was a tongue in cheek because forge with alternate alphas was called a clone of Rudy.

[eskimojo]

looks way too much like ursa for me. i still like it but literally releasing an accent kit for ursa would give you this kit

agreed - theme aside these sets are extremely similar, and I think sloth is a green accent away from becoming ursa

Rudy is a Gray away from being a forge clone 

As cool as sloths are, I do feel like this should have been a novelties kit for GMK Ursa. That being said, you've told me before that you thought Ashes looked like an early concept of Burnt Orange "but if you just turn the colors off on that, shrug" I still feel like that was an insult to my set as it had nothing to do with your set. Rudy looks nothing like Forge, please stop doing that.

Walker has previously referred to Forge as a Rudy clone, and was especially aggravated when alternate alphas were added. DB was simply flipping that on its head. If anything, you've backed up DB here.

[d00deitsnik]

Any word on updates? I know people have been comparing this to GMK Ursa, but I'd still pick this up. It would also be neat to see some artisans like a rama sloth

[driftingbunnies]

Any word on updates? I know people have been comparing this to GMK Ursa, but I'd still pick this up. It would also be neat to see some artisans like a rama sloth

Thanks for the interest! It'll definitely be a while before this hits GB. We currently have a slot with a vendor but since there's been so many GMK sets, the slot is still a good ways away. Rest assured, slowly but surely this will happen.

[d00deitsnik]

Any word on updates? I know people have been comparing this to GMK Ursa, but I'd still pick this up. It would also be neat to see some artisans like a rama sloth

Thanks for the interest! It'll definitely be a while before this hits GB. We currently have a slot with a vendor but since there's been so many GMK sets, the slot is still a good ways away. Rest assured, slowly but surely this will happen.

Happy to hear. I got a little worried since the IC got super quiet.

[Pizza_on_Pineapple]

The slovelties are extremely cute, and have a great name too haha. I'm interested!

[Beerbezerker]

I'll be "hanging around" for this  )

[driftingbunnies]

I'll be "hanging around" for this  )

haha! hang tight! Sorry it'll be a long wait but currently the larger US vendors just have a huge queue when it comes to GMK 

The slovelties are extremely cute, and have a great name too haha. I'm interested!

Thanks! Be sure to watch this thread. We'll come out with more stuff as it gets closer to GB. Be sure to let other people know too

[d00deitsnik]

I'll be "hanging around" for this  )

haha! hang tight! Sorry it'll be a long wait but currently the larger US vendors just have a huge queue when it comes to GMK 

The slovelties are extremely cute, and have a great name too haha. I'm interested!

Thanks! Be sure to watch this thread. We'll come out with more stuff as it gets closer to GB. Be sure to let other people know too

Do you have a signature we can put up to show some support in the forums too? That could help spread it around a bit too. 

[driftingbunnies]

I'll be "hanging around" for this  )

haha! hang tight! Sorry it'll be a long wait but currently the larger US vendors just have a huge queue when it comes to GMK 

The slovelties are extremely cute, and have a great name too haha. I'm interested!

Thanks! Be sure to watch this thread. We'll come out with more stuff as it gets closer to GB. Be sure to let other people know too

Do you have a signature we can put up to show some support in the forums too? That could help spread it around a bit too. 

Added!

[d00deitsnik]

I'll be "hanging around" for this  )

haha! hang tight! Sorry it'll be a long wait but currently the larger US vendors just have a huge queue when it comes to GMK 

The slovelties are extremely cute, and have a great name too haha. I'm interested!

Thanks! Be sure to watch this thread. We'll come out with more stuff as it gets closer to GB. Be sure to let other people know too

Do you have a signature we can put up to show some support in the forums too? That could help spread it around a bit too. 

Added!

Thanks! But as a note, I had to use a different imgur extension to get your link to work. it ended in /8igU0pR.jpg instead of the one that you posted. (Took it from your signature)

*edit: shrinking the width was a mistake

[driftingbunnies]

I'll be "hanging around" for this  )

haha! hang tight! Sorry it'll be a long wait but currently the larger US vendors just have a huge queue when it comes to GMK 

The slovelties are extremely cute, and have a great name too haha. I'm interested!

Thanks! Be sure to watch this thread. We'll come out with more stuff as it gets closer to GB. Be sure to let other people know too

Do you have a signature we can put up to show some support in the forums too? That could help spread it around a bit too. 

Added!

Thanks! But as a note, I had to use a different imgur extension to get your link to work. it ended in /8igU0pR.jpg instead of the one that you posted. (Took it from your signature)

*edit: shrinking the width was a mistake

Yes, good catch! Sorry, I was messing with a few options for my banners and forgot to update the image link.

[cemoon]

Any update on this?

[Mcnos]

Any update on this?

Yeah, any updates? 

[driftingbunnies]

Any update on this?

Any update on this?

Yeah, any updates? 

No big updates at the moment. We're still quite a while away from the GB slot. I might go back and work the colors just a little.

[Nonnegaard]

Please, a render on any E-White 65% board (Koyu, Think6.5, etc.) please  Just bought the Milk M65-B and i need something to go with it... this might be it.

[Rob27shred]

This is a pretty interesting set for sure! Can't say I'm in love with the theming, but I do really like the base colorway. I could see myself picking up a base set when this goes live! Also if you do go back & rework the colors at all I would suggest maybe going with a slightly darker, less brownish gray for the mods & alpha legends. I think it would look great with that adjustment personally, although it would take it away from the theming. Anyways GL with this project!

[driftingbunnies]

Please, a render on any E-White 65% board (Koyu, Think6.5, etc.) please  Just bought the Milk M65-B and i need something to go with it... this might be it.

I'll make that request and see if my guy has time to do a render for that, thanks

This is a pretty interesting set for sure! Can't say I'm in love with the theming, but I do really like the base colorway. I could see myself picking up a base set when this goes live! Also if you do go back & rework the colors at all I would suggest maybe going with a slightly darker, less brownish gray for the mods & alpha legends. I think it would look great with that adjustment personally, although it would take it away from the theming. Anyways GL with this project!

When looking at the mod color in the RAL book, it's actually quite dark. The brownish gray is sort of intended due to the theme. I tried changing it to a little greenish but the slight hint of brown looked better. TBH, the brown is more noticeable in the renders compared to the actual RAL book. I'll take some pictures later to show what it looks like.

[dugihk]

Hahaha this is an amazing concept 

[kenkaneki]

So any idea when this is going to make progress? This a really good set.

[driftingbunnies]

So any idea when this is going to make progress? This a really good set.

Yes, currently slotted for 2nd half of 2020.