Huh, not sure how I feel about the legends being white; the inspiration for this set uses white as an accent color and black for text to ensure readability, but doubleshot molding with black text is going to ruin the delicacy of that balance due to the typeface’s properties. This seems like a case for dye-sub, to me, but best of luck running this!
I hear you and I've explored that route too!
https://imgur.com/lM4i9uZI felt that since the black would be present everywhere it really cut up the teal a lot for me. The Iron render here is my favorite as the blue its on top of the white uninterrupted by harsh contrast. As of right now black legending doesn't lie in interest of this set, if it does will def consider PBT as previously before going with this blue I was doing a black on mint that was going to be epbt. Thanks for your input.
Set is lovely but I really dislike text mods. If that is not set in stone and/or you could make a cherry icons kit akin to Space Cadet that'd be great.
Should this set draw the interest of an Oblotsky set with custom mods, I'd consider it if the demand is there! Please consider adding that in the google forum if you have not already.
Actually quite like the colorway here, but I'd to see some more masculine novelties standing out more. Maybe a bike instead of a vespa, or a yacht as an example. I think the ring and lady glasses are bang on and I'm guessing the colorway a a whole is a nod to Tiffany?
Either way, looking great. Going to be hard not to cop!
The vespa is actually the first novelty of this set and is my favorite D:
There are a few novelties here that I am discussing with potential vendors and they fear some intellectual property infringements may be drawn from that so I will keep in mind to move towards something that is at least more androgynous. It will be hard though haha.
What are the color codes?
All I can say for now is the white is WS2.
All that kept the base kit to under 110 had high MOQ, striker Jamon minimal 9009. Cafe and phosphorus put novelties in the base, ok fine. Firefly has the base price at 120$. Eclipse never made the higher price drops.
Novelkeys prices off of 500 MOQ. Isn’t just them though, I bought sandstorm for Switchmod day 1 for 122$, and voyage (custom colors) from someone (cannonkeys?) for 123. So everyone can price the sets under 125 with the numpad.
Ultimately, some designers would rather save 2/3 of the buyers 5-8$ and charge +25 to the numpad users on a regular base (minimal was ~140 to me) which is their decision. It’s then on me to: 1) not buy those sets 2) buy numpads on mechmarket if they interest me (I often use 2 just because of work so I’ll grab an extra) 3) find an ISO friend who wants just those caps so I can keep my numbers
That's the goal here. Being a 40s user, I am always pulling the short straw on sets when I need to buy a 40s kit on top of the numpad, ISO, base, etc. I accept this, we are the minority. Seek to please the masses. Just, sometimes numpad users are not he masses. And neither are the ISO users.
Makes me this scene in Peaky Blinders when the women come to the boss and ask to be paid as much as the men and he responds by cutting the men's pay half of the difference, and raising the women's pay half of the difference ultimately solving the problem but now the men are mad they aren't making as much. /rambling.
Love the colors, like the low contrast for what ever that's worth.
Base kit 110 or less for USA if you pull the numpad.
The only set to do that so far(that I have data on, correct me if I'm wrong) has been 9009; It used stock colors, had what I'd call almost bare minimum compatability for the base, and was priced "at high MOQ" which I take to mean 500 instead of 150/250. Meanwhile look at stuff like Camping and Crimson Cadet which were both able to hit $115 *with* a numpad but custom colors. Separating out numpad is just increasing the overall cost of the set due to GMK's production having a per-kit baseline cost added on, and hitting under $110 is going to be difficult unless you keep a super slim kit and price for high MOQ which may not be preferable to slightly higher cost but better support.
Apples and oranges my friend. These sets are known behemoths made by some of our well known designers: drawing sales numbers from thin air due to name, marketing, and being synonymous to sets that are already wildly popular. Also, Minimal has pulled off what you speak of as well. I think a set more closely related to this topic would be something like GMK Peaches and Cream by Rensuya offering ISO and numpad at $135 end result. Worry not though, I appreciate your input here with the numbers and knowledge. Also know that it is always in best interest of vendors to minimize the amount of kits for any set as to not be stuck bailing water at months' end. That too weighs in here.
