[IC] GMK Cosmos - GB Sept 15 - Oct 20, 2024

[Kaptain Mike]

Reserved

Dinner for 2 please.

Really neat set! I'm curious though, why choose insert as one of the three accent keys?

Just like LightningX1 said I really like seeing a TKL with a single artisan or accent key to replace the Insert key instead of the more common Esc. By including it here I hope to introduce a whole lot more people to it.

Wished you could have a render that didn't look like CR on N9 but I'll buy this nonetheless.

I do understand your sentiment. I wish I had real samples of my design in hand but for now we have these renders and the other sample keys to help convey my idea. I appreciate everyone's imaginative flexibility and I hope you all see what my vision for this set is.

Very interested, GLWIC! Any chance of adding support for single macros column to macros kit?

Pls add an international kit.

Great design idea! Any chance of entertaining the idea of making a kit where all the alphas sparkly and the mods aren't? I think if it's on alphas instead of mods, then it'll look like you're peaking into space and your keyboard is the telescope

Pls add an international kit.

can we also get a blank 1u spacebars too

some novelties would be dope, maybe even in accent-style with the liquid black as primary color 
regardless of that i think i'll be grabbing a set!

This looks so fun!
Can we get r0 and r5?

There is always a chance if there is enough demand. As long as you filled out the IC form found at the top of the post, I will be able to keep better track of demand. Thank you all for the support so far!

we are one step closer to gmk blanks

That was always the plan but then this idea took precedence. GMK CR on CR is next 

[FiEND]

yes this is good i would buy it day one please make it happen

[whysoda]

Who is this "whysoda" person you speak of? Never heard of them.

In all seriousness, so glad I was able to help you bring this to life! Fingers and toes crossed for the IC <3

[Parallax Keyboards]

I’m in 👍

[extrapriusplease]

Very hyped for this Mike! Looks great

[NightFox99]

Would like to see ESFR kit (french and spanish) via EU vendor "Eloquent clicks". Thanks

[talltail]

Easy buy, so down.

[Poesjuh]

Ngl I’d prefer to say the base color and legend color swapped


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[monkeybread44]

[Dmitri]

Way to dark

[Kaptain Mike]

Ngl I’d prefer to say the base color and legend color swapped

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Maybe we just add some more accent keys 

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That's what I'm talking about, these will be the best GMK "Blanks" ever ;) Thank you for your support!

Way to dark

This is not dark enough. The world world needs more dark, low contrast sets hehe Jokes aside, this is supposed to be a really dark set and I understand that this is not for everyone :thumb:

[JFKroflcopter]

This set looks great - eager to pick this up

[EdgeOfInfinity]

haven't been tempted by GMK in a while, but this is nice.

[EdgeOfInfinity]

oh shoot really hope that macro kit makes it too!

[eufiewufie]

love it

[Kaptain Mike]

Feedback has been great and I wanted to thank everyone who filled out the form and shared GMK Cosmos with others. Looks like people really want to see more multicolor liquid black caps, among other things. I got you 

[cthalupa]

Feedback has been great and I wanted to thank everyone who filled out the form and shared GMK Cosmos with others. Looks like people really want to see more multicolor liquid black caps, among other things. I got you 

Naisu. Looking forward to it!

[Exquite]

Looks like the keycap from HHKB

[baconspoon]

I love this idea. Would almost certainly buy if not for current kitting. No spacebars in liquid black accent seems like a missed opportunity. I would probably cut the 3u bars and Win95 keys from Meteoroids and just push the rest into the base kit. Then you could add a comprehensive accent bars kit, or maybe one kit with big bars (6, 6.25, and 7u) and a separate mini bars kit. I can't imagine many Alice users will want to buy Meteoroids for split bars and a B. Anyone who wants the windowed lock keys probably doesn't need any other key in the kit. And 40s users are not big fans of buying a large child kit that's basically just 4-key support. You really need a more comprehensive 40s kit for that to make sense.

Anyway, like I said, love the idea. Wish it was kitted for me. GLWIC.

[SacredMundane]

I love this idea. Would almost certainly buy if not for current kitting. No spacebars in liquid black accent seems like a missed opportunity. I would probably cut the 3u bars and Win95 keys from Meteoroids and just push the rest into the base kit. Then you could add a comprehensive accent bars kit, or maybe one kit with big bars (6, 6.25, and 7u) and a separate mini bars kit. I can't imagine many Alice users will want to buy Meteoroids for split bars and a B. Anyone who wants the windowed lock keys probably doesn't need any other key in the kit. And 40s users are not big fans of buying a large child kit that's basically just 4-key support. You really need a more comprehensive 40s kit for that to make sense.

Anyway, like I said, love the idea. Wish it was kitted for me. GLWIC.

+1, I was going to ask for more accents including the 40s enter. Even cool with forced accents because the iridescence is kind of the point.


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[_rubik]

+1, I was going to ask for more accents including the 40s enter. Even cool with forced accents because the iridescence is kind of the point.

+1 on 40s kitting. 1u tab, ctrl, shifts, backspace, etc. They might be lurking the kitting, but squinting isn't making it much easier to read 

[fortissim2]

WTB + GLWIC, i will learn the backflip if the hangul set is just hangul (no alphas) but we'll see

[Kaptain Mike]

Kitting feedback has been very helpful. The more requests I get, the more confident I'll be making changes to kitting. Also waiting on new GMK samples so pretty excited to see those!

[AngryAardvark]

Kitting feedback has been very helpful. The more requests I get, the more confident I'll be making changes to kitting. Also waiting on new GMK samples so pretty excited to see those!

Alice support in the base kit please!

[TheSilverCord]

Beautiful looking set, very keen on these!

Best of luck with the IC, hope to see a GB for it soon .

[monstermandude]

If there was one more glitter keycap this kit could use I think there should be a glitter spacebar option to match the alternative enter/esc/insert

[Kaptain Mike]

Working on getting new samples made. Once I have those, I should be able to release more info that I am very excited about 

[norb]

it has been a long time since i've been hyped so much for samples!

[talltail]

Working on getting new samples made. Once I have those, I should be able to release more info that I am very excited about 

Hell yes, can't wait.

[save_me]

Made an account to to express interest after simply lurking. Will be perfect substitute for the Dark set I have been thirsting over.

[_rubik]

Made an account to to express interest after simply lurking. Will be perfect substitute for the Dark set I have been thirsting over.

You love to see it. Welcome!

[fops]

while I'm personally interested in the glitter-black color option and am happy to see it in use black on black is not super appealing to me. keeping tabs on this to see how samples look.

[yoshifan151]

This looks freaking awesome, I'll probably buy a base kit. Echoing the other users with hopes of a R0/R5 kit!

[MeshModeler]

Dope set mike

[carlanthony]

Based on the samples, was there an obvious difference in feel for texture? Excited to see how these actually turn out!

[packman86]

gb when

[Kaptain Mike]

Based on the samples, was there an obvious difference in feel for texture? Excited to see how these actually turn out!

They feel just as good as the GMK you are used to today, no difference in texture. They look really good and I find myself staring at them from multiple angles just to see the special effects plastics in different lighting. From a normal typing distance without harsh lighting, they usually look like black blanks, but a deeper black. The black on black is so good and I think this set is uniquely dark. I will be at Mode Meetup in Boston on July 14th and yes, I will bring samples with me  I will share more info in the following weeks.

gb when

GMK Cosmos GB SOON^tm
Where's my 500C?

[theasian]

okay I'm in!  R4 please!

[Cringelord]

Vanta Black artisan, smokey relegendables, smokey led keys.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Mike, post that photo of the sample caps you’ve got on discord

These look awesome

[dantambok]

man that's really cool

[Kaptain Mike]

Just updated post with a pretty good update. Remember to read and share your thoughts after

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

I’d buy either version, black on multi or multi in black. Can’t wait.

[Trackpoint]

New pictures look nice, but I think I'd prefer the sparkly legends on the black base. Unless maybe it turns out there are so few sparkles if CR is the base that you can't even notice them? It'll be interesting to see your other samples.

[Kaptain Mike]

New pictures look nice, but I think I'd prefer the sparkly legends on the black base. Unless maybe it turns out there are so few sparkles if CR is the base that you can't even notice them? It'll be interesting to see your other samples.

Definitely going to make a decision based on samples and overall interest. GMK is working on those samples now. Probably a couple of weeks before I have them in hand and maybe another week for pics to get scheduled.

[unwashed_heathen]

More interested in MLB base with CR legends than the reverse. CR base with MLB legends would be a little too subtle for my taste.

[AMZ]

Definitely In for Base and Add on kit!

[ruthlangmore]

Made an account just for this. +1 for mono Hangul, big +1 for R0 & R5 (R0 sounds too good). Please keep windowed keys at all cost. From what I've read in this thread, it would almost make more sense to move the windowed keys and win95 keys to the Meteoroids kit, and leave spacebars and macro key Cosmic Dust as a compatibility kit. 40's people don't want the add-on keys, and I would assume most add-on people would be fine with macro keys (I am the latter). I would be interested to see MLB on CR before making a decision on main CW, but I would buy the kits either way.

[Kaptain Mike]

Made an account just for this. +1 for mono Hangul, big +1 for R0 & R5 (R0 sounds too good). Please keep windowed keys at all cost. From what I've read in this thread, it would almost make more sense to move the windowed keys and win95 keys to the Meteoroids kit, and leave spacebars and macro key Cosmic Dust as a compatibility kit. 40's people don't want the add-on keys, and I would assume most add-on people would be fine with macro keys (I am the latter). I would be interested to see MLB on CR before making a decision on main CW, but I would buy the kits either way.

I appreciate your feedback!

There is not enough interest for Hangul and it was a joke to begin with lol
There is little interest for R0 and R5 but definitely not enough to justify adding whole kit for that. Complicates things way too much. That said, feedback has been really good and there is plenty of interest to run Cosmos. Kitting is being reworked and I think a lot of people are going to be happy with the options we will have. Changes include: Will have alice bars and B in base and 4-key 40's in base The other kit(s) are still being refined. Definitely keeping the windowed keys and the Win95 keys because they're so cool! Might even have smokey windows 

There will be no novelties kit but there are going to be plenty of artisan keycap makers collaborating with me to bring everyone some really beautiful works of art.

Oh, also working on a second deskmat with a subtle, minimal design.

MLB base with CR legends looks really, really good and is still very subtle compared to CR base with MLB legends. Might not even need the accent keys which are just swapped colors, this would lower the cost a little bit. As you can see from the pics compared to WoB (not renders), MLB basically looks like CR from most angles. It's only in certain lighting where the colorful specks are visible. Everyone who sees the samples in person really like the MLB base. Trust me when I say I do not want a super sparkly set, I like the less-is-more aesthetic, and the MLB base with CR legends is super clean. GMK did a great job working with me on this  I should be at KeebLife with samples!

[ja.ze]

I know you've already gotten plenty feedback here and on the IC form, but please add a Blank base kit. This materiality would look phenomenal without legends.

Fingers crossed.