[IC] GMK Stealth | Group buy is live + GIVEAWAY | Dec 16th - Jan 16th

[hpkb]

The Rama caps are so nice. Love the design choice you went with it

[Dave_Lister]

This is absolutely amazing. Thank you for including UK ISO in the blackout kit 

[zxer]

Another thanks for including UK ISO.
I’m in for base, blackout, addition and extension.

[Marcus_Neistat]

Wow

[hottrout]

UK ISO thank you.  I am in on this set.  What about my suggestions on the novelties?

[sevennationarmy]

 

I'm so excited for this set! I'm probably getting 1 of everything!

[Perch]

This is fantastic

[JFKroflcopter]

Yes please. I’ve been wanting a grey on black set for ages. Inject that blackout kit into my veins

[FaKe_VirTual]

Revision 2 is now live!

[Jefff]

Awesome! Not a huge fan of the colors, but that rama cap is a must-cop.

[robbieheart]

from someone that works in the aerospace field, I love this and the F-117 inspired RAMA's and deskmat. 

[Fredington]

If the REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT is to be pad-printed, I'd like to suggest moving it to the front of the spacebars so they see less wear and tear.

Also, I'd like to throw in some more support for the idea that two of the three novelty Enter keys could be moved to other keys, like Caps Lock or Shift or Backspace.

[RA Can]

not a fan of the ghost/pac-man thing. looks irrelevant imo

[santela]

I saw the extra B in the blackout kit, but I didn't see one for the base kit colors, yet the render shows an alice layout with the extra B. Just wanna know if that's gonna be included in the base or any other kit?

[hkhawk]

I saw the extra B in the blackout kit, but I didn't see one for the base kit colors, yet the render shows an alice layout with the extra B. Just wanna know if that's gonna be included in the base or any other kit?

I was going to post this, I noticed the same thing

[The Cat Whisperer]

the RAMA cap and the Luxe cable are the first things on this website to make me audibly go wow... those orange space bars are some sexy accents

[tngpq]

I saw the extra B in the blackout kit, but I didn't see one for the base kit colors, yet the render shows an alice layout with the extra B. Just wanna know if that's gonna be included in the base or any other kit?

I was going to post this, I noticed the same thing

I also want to point this out. If I remember correctly, previous iterations had an extra base alpha B. Now the kitting is incomplete. Are we supposed to buy the numpad kit only to get one 1u R4 in the base alpha color?

[Blacksmyth]

Perfection.

[ubmit]

I'd love to see an alternative base kit with the "Blackout" alphas

[dibstern]

Too cool, argh

[jaekid]

That RAMA cap. Wew.

[lakeboredom]

Lol and I thought GMK Dark would be my last black keyset. Ohhh past Lake, what a fool you were.

[elmo]

Damn the new HUD deskmat is sweet. Definitely need that now.

[manzel]

I don't like the fact that mod-colored tilde and pipe are missing from the base kit. Well, they are present in the Blackout kit, but this is quite expensive for just these two keys. Does not really matter for me, though, since I like Blackout better anyway (Blackout base possibly?).
And I think that R3 icon Ctrl looks bad. I get that you want to have the icon between all the other icons, but the Ctrl icon is just ugly. What about a text R3 Ctrl and those who want icons just use the Caps Lock key? Well, this is what I will do if only the icon Ctrl is available.
Lastly, thank you for including those 1.5u Stealth/Super keys!

[Diggidy]

Oh yes - this is it. I'm usually an e-white guy, but I'm going in for the blackout kit and that rama - and now I need a black keyboard.

[santela]

I don't like the fact that mod-colored tilde and pipe are missing from the base kit. Well, they are present in the Blackout kit, but this is quite expensive for just these two keys. Does not really matter for me, though, since I like Blackout better anyway (Blackout base possibly?).
And I think that R3 icon Ctrl looks bad. I get that you want to have the icon between all the other icons, but the Ctrl icon is just ugly. What about a text R3 Ctrl and those who want icons just use the Caps Lock key? Well, this is what I will do if only the icon Ctrl is available.
Lastly, thank you for including those 1.5u Stealth/Super keys!

Yeah quite a few keys are missing from the base kit imo.

- Dark tilda
- Dark pipe
- Regular mod colored enter and esc
- Extra B
- Black out kit has an extra tab key that is redundant.

Honestly I don't care about any of these other than not having the extra B in the base kit since I'm also getting the black out kit anyways, but the kitting so far is pretty weird.

[elmo]

Yeah quite a few keys are missing from the base kit imo.

- Dark tilda
- Dark pipe
- Regular mod colored enter and esc
- Extra B
- Black out kit has an extra tab key that is redundant.

Honestly I don't care about any of these other than not having the extra B in the base kit since I'm also getting the black out kit anyways, but the kitting so far is pretty weird.

tbh this.
also if you have text mods on the bottom row the r3 control should be text only too. not a randomly placed icon.

I think a lot of people would prefer the basekit to be $10 more and include those keys instead of saving money on the wrong end.

[donny_pete]

Its the orange accents for me!

[of_sam]

Money kitting is strong with this one.

[yoniwolf1202]

I really can't wait for this! As a huge avgeek, this is right up my alley.

[jm8080]

What about Blackout numpad?

[radar]

What row are the keys on the top of the Extension Kit? R1 or R2?

[Sun]

I wish the Blackout was a full standard kit.

[baccaan]

Where did the F13 go 

Agree with what others are saying about how the kitting is weird now. I understand from a cost perspective, but it seems like a few main keys are missing from the base kit (e.g. pipe and tilde)

[marcofriedrichs]

idk man, I like the colors of the set but wtf is that kitting

[Digmo]

cant wait!

[ab042896]

idk man, I like the colors of the set but wtf is that kitting

I mean, this is not an uncommon kit arrangement for a GMK set. What aspect of the kitting are speaking about?

[konstantin]

Yeah quite a few keys are missing from the base kit imo.

- Dark tilda
- Dark pipe
- Regular mod colored enter and esc
- Extra B
- Black out kit has an extra tab key that is redundant.

Honestly I don't care about any of these other than not having the extra B in the base kit since I'm also getting the black out kit anyways, but the kitting so far is pretty weird.

tbh this.
also if you have text mods on the bottom row the r3 control should be text only too. not a randomly placed icon.

I think a lot of people would prefer the basekit to be $10 more and include those keys instead of saving money on the wrong end.

Agreed. R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn are also missing now; they've been removed since the last update.

[hpkb]

This is a nice set, but no numpad in the base hurts since I actually use an 1800.

[yap68]

I feel that this revision 2 is a step backward.

[hottrout]

In general I like the changes to the kit and the ISO UK/Norde kit.  I still think that the novelties should be a little more subtle.  The entire kit feels really sleek and technical but the Novelties feel a little out of place.  I love the mats and the posters are a great touch.  I also could be tempted by the LEMO cable as it looks superb.  Lastly well done on a really original and very cool RAMA cap.  All in all this is a great set but please just consider the novelties a little further.

[elmo]

This is a nice set, but no numpad in the base hurts since I actually use an 1800.

numpad in base massively increases the price of that kit and there a lot more people that use boards without numpads in this hobby than people that need it.
so having it as an extra kit is imho the best way to do it. Because I certainly don't want to pay for one if I don't ever use it.

[SpaceyCasey]

As a former space shuttle engineer I am totally in on this set! 

[Adqam64]

Frustrating that there's now no way to get an ISO-UK layout in the blackout format, but looks good.

[zxer]

Yes - please add back in the ISO UK option for the blackout kit. The blackout kit is my preferred option here.

[Fredington]

This is a nice set, but no numpad in the base hurts since I actually use an 1800.

numpad in base massively increases the price of that kit and there a lot more people that use boards without numpads in this hobby than people that need it.
so having it as an extra kit is imho the best way to do it. Because I certainly don't want to pay for one if I don't ever use it.

That's not how GMK pricing works. For low MOQ sets (250-500), numpad in base adds only about $10, whereas separating it can easily make it a $40 child kit depending on how many keys are included. Separating numpad only really makes sense for high MOQ sets (1000) where the low cost of the base kit can offset the higher price of the child kits like numpad. I think this set can easily hit that MOQ so it makes sense that Virtual is attempting this kit breakdown.

[directheatedtriode]

This set needs at least one or two renders in normal lighting because I have a feeling many people are going to underestimate just how bright that grey/blue 7016 looks in the daytime.

[konstantin]

This is a nice set, but no numpad in the base hurts since I actually use an 1800.

numpad in base massively increases the price of that kit and there a lot more people that use boards without numpads in this hobby than people that need it.
so having it as an extra kit is imho the best way to do it. Because I certainly don't want to pay for one if I don't ever use it.

That's not how GMK pricing works. For low MOQ sets (250-500), numpad in base adds only about $10, whereas separating it can easily make it a $40 child kit depending on how many keys are included. Separating numpad only really makes sense for high MOQ sets (1000) where the low cost of the base kit can offset the higher price of the child kits like numpad. I think this set can easily hit that MOQ so it makes sense that Virtual is attempting this kit breakdown.

I agree.

[cadrev]

This set needs at least one or two renders in normal lighting because I have a feeling many people are going to underestimate just how bright that grey/blue 7016 looks in the daytime.

I agree with this, the render from werk.technica instagram on his keyboard with a bit of proper lighting shows how the grey can change vastly vs to what is presented in this IC as "stealth". I'm still looking forward to this but at least a render on proper lighting sets realistic expectations for us buyers. 

[Techichi]

That black and brass keebstuff cable is flippin' amazing.

In for the base, blackout, horizon deskmat, and the keebstuff cable. My wallet hates you.