Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:12:15
Discord for updates: https://discord.gg/eGnjxGx
Interest check form: https://forms.gle/Y1t1mjieBq6WPVxL8
Hello everyone, welcome to the IC for GMK Fuji.
GB March 15th - April 15th
(https://i.imgur.com/cRR3J8l.jpg)
Inspired by the colours and landscape surrounding the legendary mountain, this set brings a stylish look to your keyboard. The set features dark blue Latin and Katakana legends on white alphas, with lighter blue-grey mods. The pink of the accents resemble the iconic sakura. All colours come from the RAL design catalogue.
Special thanks to BK over the past months for helping me develop this idea.
Without further ado, here are the kits - all renders done by the talented pikku-allu.
Katakana Base:
Pretty straightforward. Provides the compatibility you need for most layouts, while keeping it as trimmed down as possible. Katakana sublegends are there as an homage to the inspiration of the set.
(https://i.imgur.com/wnMwGer.png)
Latin Base:
Pretty straightforward. Provides the compatibility you need for most layouts, while keeping it as trimmed down as possible. For those that prefer a cleaner, sublegendless look.
(https://i.imgur.com/9bIOqnN.png)
Addition:
To cover TGR Alice-like layouts and some more niche layouts that weren't in the base kit, as well as giving more legend options. Basic 40s compatibility also included.
(https://i.imgur.com/Phluo6t.png)
Novelties:
Made in collaboration with Sour, to add a bit more personality to your board.
(https://i.imgur.com/HxOfozG.png)
International:
Your standard kit for European layouts - support for British, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German keyboards.
(https://i.imgur.com/tBbzPdv.png)
Sakura:
Accent spacebars, for an extra splash of colour.
(https://i.imgur.com/JCp3aDq.png)
Collaborations:
RAMA WORKS x GMK Fuji
Anodised aluminium with enamel infill. All colours will be matched to the approved GMK samples. Both icons designed by my talented friend Sour.
Mount:
(https://i.imgur.com/67yFRDf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ekPnxIq.jpg)
Pagoda:
(https://i.imgur.com/sva9RAA.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hHgpMtj.jpg)
With this set I have again collaborated with the talented Sour for deskmats. I hope you like them all as much as I do:
Landscape:
(https://i.imgur.com/4kW1WCX.jpg)
Paper:
(https://i.imgur.com/tspDBIK.jpg)
Sakura:
(https://i.imgur.com/1jcvfST.jpg)
Weave:
(https://i.imgur.com/2KXmEkW.jpg)
And last but not least, some board renders:
TGR Jane V2 CE:
(https://i.imgur.com/7Qj9Xks.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XqBiGjR.jpg)
Finder Works Hyphen:
(https://i.imgur.com/KOE8sBS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/N0pEeur.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/1VJ7k2r.jpg)
Cannon Keys Satisfaction 75:
(https://i.imgur.com/9H7fHS8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/i83QEYp.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CMy3UiA.jpg)
Colours:
Comparison between similar sets, with BoW and WoB for reference. Exact RAL values for GMK Fuji to be released at a later date.
(https://i.imgur.com/yrY4tUb.png)
Vendors:
CA: deskhero.ca
CN: zfrontier.com
EU: mykeyboard.eu
KR: swagkeys.com
NA: cannonkeys.com
OCE: dailyclack.com
SEA: monokei.co
UK: prototypist.net
Pricing:
(https://i.imgur.com/LLRYzX8.png)
Much love to Sour and pikku-allu especially for all your hard work - you two have truly gone above and beyond to make this project what it is. Also ilikerustoo for the early support and all the feedback.
Also many thanks to biip for giving permission to use his katakana moulds for this project.
Post by: gilbert on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:13:44
Post by: productkun on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:13:50
Post by: Hectrix on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:13:54
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Post by: Cedratto on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:15:30
Post by: Zeelobby on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:16:47
Post by: sup3r170va on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:16:59
Move R3 pg up and R4 pg down into base kit.
Coloured arrows may work better in the spacebar kit than the novelties kit.
Post by: Ulliam on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:17:12
Post by: Bunn3y on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:17:38
Post by: Chippy on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:19:16
I would love to see mod pipe, mod tilde, and text+icon mods.
Post by: jaekid on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:19:41
Post by: Agilr on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:20:32
That deserves a medal already let alone the killer set, love what you're doing Tom
Post by: Izeri on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:21:34
Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:22:53
if you've got any comments / feedback to give, please feel free to do so here :D
Post by: eddieboyemo on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:28:56
Post by: BapoDonu on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:31:21
Post by: nordhelle on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:35:34
Post by: HungHingDaiLo on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:35:39
made a google form: https://forms.gle/Y1t1mjieBq6WPVxL8:thumb:
if you've got any comments / feedback to give, please feel free to do so here :D
GLWIC & GLWGB!
Post by: lv_shyguy on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:43:08
Post by: powwu on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:44:40
Really loving this, can’t wait to see it go into group buy. Well done once again.
I would tray love to see mod pipe, mod tilde, and text+icon mods.
Post by: Weaselpc on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:44:57
Post by: Rafa_n on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:47:41
Post by: Afresh on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:51:04
Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:51:16
Is 1.75 Control not popular enough to be in base kits now?
I think that with icons it's not overly necessary. Should this be text, or text+icon - 100% I'd have it in there.
Post by: CookieFlow on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:53:32
It looks very pretty but I would have never guessed it's based on Mt.Fuji (or it's surrounding landscape) when I look at this set.
Not really sure where the grey comes from.
Being a Fuji set I would have expected to see Mt.Fuji somewhere on a novelty at the very least (Maybe that's where the Rama will come in).
I really like the set, and the deskmats are especially gorgeous.
But I expect more from the Novelties like: Pink Novelty ESC, Pink Spacebar with Mt.Fuji design for example and maybe some stylized Pink arrows instead of just Pink arrows.
Post by: directheatedtriode on Sat, 06 February 2021, 07:59:58
Edit: just saw the accent F5-F8 that is amazing, well done
Post by: mr_fro2000 on Sat, 06 February 2021, 08:11:00
Also would love to see some more renders... maybe on an isla?
Post by: yoot on Sat, 06 February 2021, 08:31:23
Post by: Qarmaa on Sat, 06 February 2021, 08:42:51
Post by: MrGuccu on Sat, 06 February 2021, 08:46:57
Post by: hkiri on Sat, 06 February 2021, 08:58:07
Post by: TheBlackHammer on Sat, 06 February 2021, 09:01:07
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Post by: VXQN on Sat, 06 February 2021, 09:04:03
Post by: DuellM on Sat, 06 February 2021, 09:21:59
Post by: azzipa on Sat, 06 February 2021, 09:40:08
Post by: Parasidious on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:04:04
Post by: Sicowa on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:08:45
GLWIC :thumb:
Post by: Kinesiologist on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:37:13
Is it possible to add the following keys into the base kit?
- Mod-colored tilde key
- "F13", "Back"
- Mod-colored slash key on R2
Post by: 7empest on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:40:57
Post by: ilikerustoo on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:43:08
Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:56:14
Also would love to see some more renders... maybe on an isla?
Got some more renders coming up - will be on a Finder Works Hyphen.
Love the look and Latin base set. It looks like you've gone for Apple/Mac OS ISO layout in the base? I've never seen this before, I think something less specific would be better.
This was something I thought a lot about in the kitting process. It's the most complete ISO layout I can make with 3 keycaps (that extra R1 keycap I'd include in katakana anyway with a different ISO setup, to mitigate duplicate legends). As long as you're not doing full UK ISO in base you're compromising with the support you do, and I prefer this setup much more to something like R4 >< and R3 |\. Besides, the International kit is there for a reason.
Being a Fuji set I would have expected to see Mt.Fuji somewhere on a novelty at the very least (Maybe that's where the Rama will come in).
This is the plan for the RAMA R1 keycap.
Post by: atlanticise on Sat, 06 February 2021, 10:56:26
Though this confuses me:
The set features dark blue Latin and Katakana legends on white alphas, with lighter blue mods.
I see grey, is it my ****ty screen or???
Post by: ZyBeR on Sat, 06 February 2021, 11:19:18
But as @atlanticise I also see the mods as grey, it wasn't until I saw hes comment until I realized they are supposed to be blue?
Post by: sirieous on Sat, 06 February 2021, 11:22:59
Post by: depletedvespene on Sat, 06 February 2021, 12:39:03
Post by: fropsie on Sat, 06 February 2021, 12:41:45
Awesome work as always Tom!
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Sat, 06 February 2021, 12:45:25
love that pink color
Post by: elongatedmusk on Sat, 06 February 2021, 13:17:51
This will be in my consideration :thumb:
GL!
Post by: falzm on Sat, 06 February 2021, 13:20:47
Great work, I hope it'll make it to a GB!
Post by: kema on Sat, 06 February 2021, 13:56:55
Post by: Lufenia on Sat, 06 February 2021, 14:22:52
Post by: kidpid on Sat, 06 February 2021, 14:54:15
Post by: Upstart5 on Sat, 06 February 2021, 14:58:31
Post by: MidnightSnek on Sat, 06 February 2021, 15:48:19
Post by: TheBlackHammer on Sat, 06 February 2021, 16:15:13
RIP 40s support. The kitting you had in the discord rendering was awesome. Curious why it was removed.This exactly
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Post by: totalemon on Sat, 06 February 2021, 16:24:11
Post by: shellfours on Sat, 06 February 2021, 16:26:57
Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 February 2021, 16:39:25
Should I include more support in the Addition kit, 1.75u backspace and 1.50u enter are certainly on my mind.
Definitely hearing a lot of the requests for a Mt. Fuji novelty as well as a pink R1 novelty too, so those are under consideration.
Anyway, thanks for the support today too. I'll probably have a couple minor kit changes here and there over the coming days.
Post by: LXVRGS on Sat, 06 February 2021, 16:42:05
Post by: Nathan_ on Sat, 06 February 2021, 17:53:02
Post by: wirex on Sat, 06 February 2021, 19:20:39
Why katakana??????? Why are you slapping on katakana to something that is a Japanese icon??????? Katakana is meant to be used for objects that are foreign from the country, not to mention that it looks abysmal compared to the curves of Latin letters. Please for the love of god consider hiragana instead of katakana if you really want to pay homage to the country and/or the mountain.
I agree! Hiragana sublegends look a lot nicer and traditional Japanese imo.
Post by: CookieFlow on Sat, 06 February 2021, 20:02:58
Hiraganas should be the logical choice considering it is based on a Japanese area and not a foreign theme.
And just aesthetically the rounder shape of Hiraganas imo is more suited for the theme and colors.
:thumb:
Post by: finalarcadia on Sat, 06 February 2021, 20:03:10
Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 February 2021, 20:09:46
I'd like to see how the dark grey on pink looks, I suspect it'll be better than white.
When I started working on the set it was meant to be how you described, but when I looked at comparisons between the two it was clear that the white worked a whole lot better (also fwiw it's a dark shade of blue). I don't plan to change the colours at all.
Post by: kidpid on Sat, 06 February 2021, 20:36:22
I'll get back to you on 40s.
Post by: forever9to5 on Sat, 06 February 2021, 21:08:38
Post by: mr_fro2000 on Sat, 06 February 2021, 22:24:51
Post by: ttom on Sun, 07 February 2021, 06:36:20
Just caught up on the 40s discord about the kitting... not having minivan support is definitely disappointing. Anyways, gl w/ the GB!
Actually those two keys will likely be in the next kit revision.
Post by: mr_fro2000 on Sun, 07 February 2021, 07:39:24
Post by: BuildingKeys on Sun, 07 February 2021, 14:11:58
Post by: LostInWonderland on Mon, 08 February 2021, 00:20:43
Excited for this, didn't expect the GB to be so soon after the annoucement.
It looks very pretty but I would have never guessed it's based on Mt.Fuji (or it's surrounding landscape) when I look at this set.
Not really sure where the grey comes from.
Being a Fuji set I would have expected to see Mt.Fuji somewhere on a novelty at the very least (Maybe that's where the Rama will come in).
I really like the set, and the deskmats are especially gorgeous.
But I expect more from the Novelties like: Pink Novelty ESC, Pink Spacebar with Mt.Fuji design for example and maybe some stylized Pink arrows instead of just Pink arrows.
I also would never guess it's based on Fuji. I think other colors would have been much better for representing Fuji itself. I also agree that with naming the set after an iconic Japanese mountain, hiragana would have been the better choice for sub legends. The only people who would want katakana on this set are those who already have several hiragana sets. Otherwise, there's no justification for it. I was hyped when I saw a kit coming for Fuji, I love the mountain and I thought it would be an absolute must buy for me. However, with this set I just gotta hope another one comes around that will better represent the mountain itself...
GL with the GB
Post by: infu on Mon, 08 February 2021, 00:51:27
A pink R1 novelty esc would be nice
This. There should be at least one R1 pink novelty since most people will probably use the accent color for Esc especially when the only novelty enter keys are in the accent color. Also agree with people on the hiragana sublegends.
Overall love the colors and looks like a promising set. GLWIC
Post by: zoo on Mon, 08 February 2021, 00:58:24
Post by: ttom on Mon, 08 February 2021, 07:22:54
So, as for sublegends: I started work on this set in September last year at which point the existing hiragana moulds irked me a lot, however these will be improved with Serika 2 (see here for differences: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109505.msg2978430#msg2978430). I do have some gripes with the public katakana moulds being made for Mecha-01, so changing the sublegends is actually a direction I may be interested in going. I've made a form for you to vote for your favourite, and so changing will be considered depending on results.
https://forms.gle/VzENiHCeVDXgSaxG6
Post by: vladimir108 on Mon, 08 February 2021, 07:43:43
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108290.msg3009840#msg3009840 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108290.msg3009840#msg3009840)
Zambumon_GMK_Hiragana_Latin_RFC.pdf https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108290.0;attach=261369 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=108290.0;attach=261369)
Post by: Reebes on Mon, 08 February 2021, 08:42:40
Set looks beautiful. Definitely in my top 3 for March rn.... gf might get mad if I pickup more than one though.... hmm
Post by: CookieFlow on Mon, 08 February 2021, 08:55:29
Thanks for all the feedback. We have an R1 sakura novelty which will be in the next kit update, along with a couple other changes.
So, as for sublegends: I started work on this set in September last year at which point the existing hiragana moulds irked me a lot, however these will be improved with Serika 2 (see here for differences: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109505.msg2978430#msg2978430). I do have some gripes with the public katakana moulds being made for Mecha-01, so changing the sublegends is actually a direction I may be interested in going. I've made a form for you to vote for your favourite, and so changing will be considered depending on results.
https://forms.gle/VzENiHCeVDXgSaxG6
Thank you very much for considering the Hiraganas.
I sincerely hope they make it, as I feel it would be really sad if a Mt.Fuji set, one of the most iconic place in Japan (if not the most) uses Katakanas which is only used for foreign names.
I hope people voting can take this into consideration and not make their vote based on if they already own too many sets with Hiraganas. :thumb:
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 08 February 2021, 09:18:36
Post by: Tyson on Mon, 08 February 2021, 09:20:29
Beautiful colorway. Definitely interested in this moving to GB some day :thumb:
The GB is happening next month lol
Post by: smackyp on Mon, 08 February 2021, 14:23:56
Post by: Delo on Mon, 08 February 2021, 15:47:59
Post by: Space_Case88 on Mon, 08 February 2021, 18:40:33
Post by: Sandy on Mon, 08 February 2021, 20:22:26
Post by: azzipa on Mon, 08 February 2021, 20:50:58
This set is soooooo cute it's like if an eboy was a keycap set I freaking love it!
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 08 February 2021, 22:09:52
Beautiful colorway. Definitely interested in this moving to GB some day :thumb:
The GB is happening next month lol
Ooh the old 20 day IC trick with vendors already in place! Well, guess I’ll set money aside for March. Not sure why we call these interest checks. Maybe we need a new “pre release notice” category? Maybe the vendors have to see how many they want to commit to based on feedback to establish pricing? No complaints from this guy though. Kits suit me and the colors are an instant classic.
Post by: DuellM on Mon, 08 February 2021, 22:37:02
Post by: TjarleN on Tue, 09 February 2021, 00:01:19
But I still disagree, there are probably more people out there than just me that prefer to use the right key instead of a wrong one with an icon.
The HHKB layout is very common probably half of all 60% users or so use it and even with other layouts it is pretty common to use R3 control.
To use an HHKB with R3 control you would have to buy 2 Kits here and while prices are not finalized I think it is predictable to pay over 150$ for Base and Addition.
Just to (correctly) cover the 60 keys of HHKB... I dont know, not a fan of that.
Post by: Vadurr on Tue, 09 February 2021, 00:23:16
Post by: VXQN on Tue, 09 February 2021, 03:49:58
Ooh the old 20 day IC trick with vendors already in place! Well, guess I’ll set money aside for March. Not sure why we call these interest checks. Maybe we need a new “pre release notice” category? Maybe the vendors have to see how many they want to commit to based on feedback to establish pricing? No complaints from this guy though. Kits suit me and the colors are an instant classic.
I really agree with this idea for a new category. People get absolutely shat on when they propose an early idea here, when really they are staying true to the name of the forum — checking general interest before moving on with development. Perhaps we need two new subforums and to rename this subforum: "interest checks" "design refinement" "pre-release" or something to that effect?
Post by: azzipa on Tue, 09 February 2021, 07:48:18
Post by: ttom on Tue, 09 February 2021, 16:38:05
Katakana base kit:
- sublegends changed slightly - biip has kindly given permission to use his katakana moulds for this project (see: GMK Honor, GMK Bushido, GMK Bentō R2)
- added R3 1.75 Control
Latin base kit:
- added R3 1.75 Control
Addition kit:
- added R2 1.75 Backspace
- added R3 1.50 Enter
- added R3 1.75 stepped Control
- removed R3 1.75 Control
Novelties kit:
- added R1 1.00 sakura novelty
International kit:
- R1 ´` tertiary legend changed from ¦ to |
Sakura kit:
- removed 1.00 spacebars
More announcements to be made soon.
Post by: kidpid on Tue, 09 February 2021, 19:26:59
I think you would be okay to remove one or both 3u spacebars. I also think that the 1u R1 Backspace key would fit better in base. Also, does there need to be an alpha-colored 6u spacebar in there, or is the pink 6u bar in the sakura kit good enough?
I would definitely prefer that the addition kit be changed to a 40s kit, and the actual addition keys be moved into base (assuming they don't affect base price all that much). However, I'm definitely biased here as a 40s user, and I would love to hear the opinion of those that are interested in the bob-40s keys in the addition kit.
Post by: TjarleN on Tue, 09 February 2021, 23:29:46
Post by: nicksmizzle on Thu, 11 February 2021, 19:08:53
Post by: CookieFlow on Fri, 12 February 2021, 13:02:04
Hope you’ve all been having a good day. Made some kit changes (and they’ve been updated in the OP).
Katakana base kit:
- sublegends changed slightly - biip has kindly given permission to use his katakana moulds for this project (see: GMK Honor, GMK Bushido, GMK Bentō R2)
Maybe I'm looking too much into this, but I assume this means the Katakanas are staying.
If that is the case, would you consider a Hiragana only kit? (similar to what Hanami Dango did for example, so just Hiraganas as the only legend).
Post by: ttom on Fri, 12 February 2021, 18:11:39
Hope you’ve all been having a good day. Made some kit changes (and they’ve been updated in the OP).
Katakana base kit:
- sublegends changed slightly - biip has kindly given permission to use his katakana moulds for this project (see: GMK Honor, GMK Bushido, GMK Bentō R2)
Maybe I'm looking too much into this, but I assume this means the Katakanas are staying.
If that is the case, would you consider a Hiragana only kit? (similar to what Hanami Dango did for example, so just Hiraganas as the only legend).
Katakanas are indeed staying. Won't be doing a Hiragana only kit here, sorry.
Post by: manzel on Sat, 13 February 2021, 15:29:34
Post by: ttom on Sun, 14 February 2021, 10:15:46
RAMA WORKS x GMK Fuji
Anodised aluminium with enamel infill. All colours will be matched to the approved GMK samples. Both icons designed by my talented friend Sour.
Mount:
(https://i.imgur.com/67yFRDf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ekPnxIq.jpg)
Pagoda:
(https://i.imgur.com/sva9RAA.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hHgpMtj.jpg)
Post by: Afresh on Sun, 14 February 2021, 10:27:14
great job!
Post by: Biskwit157 on Sun, 14 February 2021, 12:12:11
Hope you're all well. Happy to finally be able to show you all something that's been in the works for a little bit now:Amazing job
RAMA WORKS x GMK Fuji
Anodised aluminium with enamel infill. All colours will be matched to the approved GMK samples. Both icons designed by my talented friend Sour.
Mount:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/67yFRDf.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/ekPnxIq.jpg)
Pagoda:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/sva9RAA.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/hHgpMtj.jpg)
Post by: IMZO on Sun, 14 February 2021, 21:18:34
Post by: FamilyJoule924 on Mon, 15 February 2021, 10:23:14
that or a katakana only kit and i'm in i don't like sublegendsHope you’ve all been having a good day. Made some kit changes (and they’ve been updated in the OP).
Katakana base kit:
- sublegends changed slightly - biip has kindly given permission to use his katakana moulds for this project (see: GMK Honor, GMK Bushido, GMK Bentō R2)
Maybe I'm looking too much into this, but I assume this means the Katakanas are staying.
If that is the case, would you consider a Hiragana only kit? (similar to what Hanami Dango did for example, so just Hiraganas as the only legend).
Katakanas are indeed staying. Won't be doing a Hiragana only kit here, sorry.
Post by: kidpid on Mon, 15 February 2021, 11:28:58
that or a katakana only kit and i'm in i don't like sublegends
You do realize there's an alternate latin base kit, right...?
Post by: Dissitesuxba11s on Mon, 15 February 2021, 22:13:59
Post by: yh on Tue, 16 February 2021, 02:07:27
Post by: Anorexious on Tue, 16 February 2021, 08:32:29
Post by: Rocket on Tue, 16 February 2021, 09:28:44
Post by: FamilyJoule924 on Tue, 16 February 2021, 09:57:13
had no clue ...that or a katakana only kit and i'm in i don't like sublegends
You do realize there's an alternate latin base kit, right...?
so anyway like i said hiragana or katakana mono set and i'm in
Post by: Biskwit157 on Tue, 16 February 2021, 13:11:21
Would be cool to see renders of GMK fuji on fuji65 just so it feels completeI was hoping to see more renders and this would be great
Post by: Arila on Tue, 16 February 2021, 13:35:40
Post by: JPoc on Wed, 17 February 2021, 17:29:13
Post by: Yella Fella on Thu, 18 February 2021, 16:50:53
Post by: Rx003 on Fri, 19 February 2021, 03:41:05
Post by: Saks on Fri, 19 February 2021, 07:46:07
Post by: ttom on Fri, 19 February 2021, 16:07:08
(https://i.imgur.com/KOE8sBS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/N0pEeur.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/1VJ7k2r.jpg)
And some colours:
(https://i.imgur.com/yrY4tUb.png)
Kits have also been submitted to GMK earlier this week for quotes.
Post by: Sandy on Fri, 19 February 2021, 22:42:03
Post by: VellFlamm on Fri, 19 February 2021, 23:46:04
However, the "Pagoda" artisan is very Chinese-looking and it would be great if you could consider revising it.
Post by: Randomi on Sat, 20 February 2021, 03:39:59
Post by: captainscurvy7 on Sat, 20 February 2021, 11:13:57
Post by: Kaidesk_Lee on Sat, 20 February 2021, 11:54:17
Post by: ttom on Sat, 20 February 2021, 12:52:56
I like this set. Any chance katakana legends could be included in the international kit as well? Would match the katakana base set nicely.
Fun idea, and in an ideal world where everything reaches MOQ it would be done. However, new moulds are expensive and with International perhaps requiring vendor buyout splitting those numbers over two kits / making that one kit far more pricey isn't a possibility.
Post by: MediocreTurtle on Mon, 22 February 2021, 22:01:13
Hope you’ve all been having a good day. Made some kit changes (and they’ve been updated in the OP).
Katakana base kit:
- sublegends changed slightly - biip has kindly given permission to use his katakana moulds for this project (see: GMK Honor, GMK Bushido, GMK Bentō R2)
- added R3 1.75 Control
Latin base kit:
- added R3 1.75 Control
Addition kit:
- added R2 1.75 Backspace
- added R3 1.50 Enter
- added R3 1.75 stepped Control
- removed R3 1.75 Control
Novelties kit:
- added R1 1.00 sakura novelty
International kit:
- R1 ´` tertiary legend changed from ¦ to |
Sakura kit:
- removed 1.00 spacebars
More announcements to be made soon.
Text mod "Control" doesn't work if the other mods are icons, it just looks out of place. Could you consider to changing it to ^ ? Someone made a visual comparison https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107383.msg2930291#msg2930291 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107383.msg2930291#msg2930291)
Post by: Lufenia on Mon, 22 February 2021, 22:23:49
As a Japanese, I do like the overall design of the set.
However, the "Pagoda" artisan is very Chinese-looking and it would be great if you could consider revising it.
Agreed.
Post by: ttom on Tue, 23 February 2021, 07:42:27
Hope you’ve all been having a good day. Made some kit changes (and they’ve been updated in the OP).
Katakana base kit:
- sublegends changed slightly - biip has kindly given permission to use his katakana moulds for this project (see: GMK Honor, GMK Bushido, GMK Bentō R2)
- added R3 1.75 Control
Latin base kit:
- added R3 1.75 Control
Addition kit:
- added R2 1.75 Backspace
- added R3 1.50 Enter
- added R3 1.75 stepped Control
- removed R3 1.75 Control
Novelties kit:
- added R1 1.00 sakura novelty
International kit:
- R1 ´` tertiary legend changed from ¦ to |
Sakura kit:
- removed 1.00 spacebars
More announcements to be made soon.
Text mod "Control" doesn't work if the other mods are icons, it just looks out of place. Could you consider to changing it to ^ ? Someone made a visual comparison https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107383.msg2930291#msg2930291 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107383.msg2930291#msg2930291)
Text 'Control' is fully intentional design choice and will not be changing, sorry.
Post by: azzipa on Tue, 23 February 2021, 08:28:22
Post by: ttom on Tue, 23 February 2021, 09:14:16
text mod control R3 works, imo, as it ties with R4 text (alpha) mods. at some point I’d like to see a set with R3 code or system (instead of control or, rarely, function) to differentiate from R4 and indicate ‘layers’ but i’m not holding my breath.
I somewhat share that sentiment in that as a Mac user I would like to include a kit with R3 Command (full 1.75 + stepped 1.75) in one of my future sets. Function is a nice halfway point between Control and an OS key but I didn't think I could justify adding it here
Post by: Bantalope on Wed, 24 February 2021, 00:14:01
1: Any chance of an accent Esc key in the addition kit? As it is there are no R2 Novelties so its kind of disappointing knowing I wouldn't be able to have any variation on the Esc key, this is also something I'd like to see with alot of the other keys in the addition kit but its understandable not wanting to make it too big due to pricing.
2: I agree with some other users that the arrow keys seem a better fit for the Sakura kit moreso than the Novelties kit or even the base kit because especially as a 40's user, its a pain to have to buy an entire kit when all I really want from it is the arrow keys while half the others don't even fit onto boards.
3: I also agree with users pointing out the lack of a Fuji Novelty but equally the other novelties seem kind of lackluster in the amount of designs, with only identical novelties available for R3 and R4 (not including arrow keys) with no change in novelty design or colour, and currently no novelties for R2 other than part of an ISO space, I feel like some extra variety here would make it far more appealing.
Looking forward to seeing this set rip my wallet apart because damn those colours are nice. ;D
Post by: R053 on Wed, 24 February 2021, 00:15:19
Post by: CookieFlow on Wed, 24 February 2021, 15:35:33
I don't know how I hadn't found this till now but I'm a fan though I defo have some queries.
1: Any chance of an accent Esc key in the addition kit? As it is there are no R2 Novelties so its kind of disappointing knowing I wouldn't be able to have any variation on the Esc key, this is also something I'd like to see with alot of the other keys in the addition kit but its understandable not wanting to make it too big due to pricing.
2: I agree with some other users that the arrow keys seem a better fit for the Sakura kit moreso than the Novelties kit or even the base kit because especially as a 40's user, its a pain to have to buy an entire kit when all I really want from it is the arrow keys while half the others don't even fit onto boards.
3: I also agree with users pointing out the lack of a Fuji Novelty but equally the other novelties seem kind of lackluster in the amount of designs, with only identical novelties available for R3 and R4 (not including arrow keys) with no change in novelty design or colour, and currently no novelties for R2 other than part of an ISO space, I feel like some extra variety here would make it far more appealing.
Looking forward to seeing this set rip my wallet apart because damn those colours are nice. ;D
I do agree with you on some of those and have already expressed my opinion previously.
The novelties are pretty lackluster and lack variety, at least we managed to get a Pink Escape novelty.
Maybe they could have been improved if there had been more time between IC and GB.
Don't get me wrong I really like the set and I will go pretty much all in on it.
I will just ignore the fact that it's called Fuji considering some choices like the Katakanas and Mt.Fuji only being present on a Rama and a Mat.
Post by: Ennead on Wed, 24 February 2021, 18:07:45
Post by: evermoonbun on Mon, 01 March 2021, 02:57:04
Post by: CookieFlow on Mon, 01 March 2021, 10:19:26
I saw you deleted your [IC] reddit post, not really sure why.
But seems like half the comments were about asking for Hiraganas instead of Katakanas, and those comments were also heavily upvoted.
But I guess you have your reason.
Post by: ttom on Mon, 01 March 2021, 10:47:10
I guess we will never know the polls results.
I saw you deleted your [IC] reddit post, not really sure why.
But seems like half the comments were about asking for Hiraganas instead of Katakanas, and those comments were also heavily upvoted.
But I guess you have your reason.
The reddit post was deleted as I'd rather just make one closer to GB with more information and details on kitting, and didn't feel that one yesterday was as necessary. At this point kits are all locked in and not open to changes, and though I understand your criticisms and have thought about your feedback, katakanas are my personal choice with this set.
Re: your comments about novelties and length of the IC - this set's been in the works for around half a year now, and Sour can attest to the fact that we've spent countless hours going over the novelties and details.
Post by: Impetuousx on Mon, 01 March 2021, 11:14:13
Post by: infinii on Wed, 03 March 2021, 08:46:21
Post by: ttom on Wed, 03 March 2021, 08:52:08
I can't find this on zfrontier. I was hoping to GB/preorder now.
Hey, sorry about that. We've pushed the GB date back to the 15th as we're still communicating with GMK regarding a couple things, though we do have quotes now.
Post by: EdgeOfInfinity on Wed, 03 March 2021, 20:14:19
Post by: CookieFlow on Thu, 04 March 2021, 13:34:02
darn thought that was a light gray rather than light blue. nice set either way, i really enjoy the novelties!
I think a lot of people do think they are grey and might be surprised when they receive the set.
The renders (at least on my monitor) looks grey and not blue.
Post by: yotasan on Thu, 04 March 2021, 13:53:34
Post by: ttom on Thu, 04 March 2021, 13:58:31
Post by: mr_fro2000 on Fri, 05 March 2021, 07:10:50
can't wait for this set to run... all over it!
Post by: EdgeOfInfinity on Fri, 05 March 2021, 18:35:52
I edited it to say 'blue-grey' as opposed to just blue. Rest assured, this has nothing to do with the renders which we've spent some time on making accurate to the colour. The comparison is also included so you'll have the best idea of what the set will turn out as in real life ;D
making me rethink everything lol. thanks for the info ttom!
Post by: AzureBeastKing on Sat, 06 March 2021, 14:27:12
Post by: ttom on Sat, 06 March 2021, 16:47:40
- Keebstuff has made a cable in collaboration with GMK Fuji. For more information see here: https://www.keebstuff.com/en/c/cables/gmk-fuji-presale
- swagkeys.com will be Korean vendor for the set!
- Some edits to some legends in the base and novelties kits. Nothing very noticeable, but felt like saying here just in case.
- Added some renders on the Satisfaction 75! See below for those ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/9H7fHS8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/i83QEYp.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CMy3UiA.jpg)
Post by: tsundeoku on Sun, 07 March 2021, 13:58:59
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Post by: HappyB0T on Mon, 08 March 2021, 13:44:02
Post by: vladimir108 on Tue, 09 March 2021, 01:51:32
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108690.0;all
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechGroupBuys/comments/m0t383/gb_fuji65_march_8_march_15_2021/
... ONE WEEK only
Post by: maxpower78 on Tue, 09 March 2021, 08:24:25
Post by: Qwapa on Tue, 09 March 2021, 20:32:05
Post by: anon_swe on Wed, 10 March 2021, 20:35:05
As a Japanese, I do like the overall design of the set.
However, the "Pagoda" artisan is very Chinese-looking and it would be great if you could consider revising it.
Post by: lewisflude on Thu, 11 March 2021, 05:01:49
Post by: vladimir108 on Thu, 11 March 2021, 05:48:57
As a Japanese, I do like the overall design of the set.
However, the "Pagoda" artisan is very Chinese-looking and it would be great if you could consider revising it.
Like+
Post by: bliss on Fri, 12 March 2021, 16:58:59
That R4 `~ key (in both kits) looks really out of place. It's as if the ghoXTs of the paXT were trying to pull a faXT one on us... but were misled by A Particularly Poor Layout Entrée into doing evil things.
Love the look and Latin base set. It looks like you've gone for Apple/Mac OS ISO layout in the base? I've never seen this before, I think something less specific would be better.
This was something I thought a lot about in the kitting process. It's the most complete ISO layout I can make with 3 keycaps (that extra R1 keycap I'd include in katakana anyway with a different ISO setup, to mitigate duplicate legends). As long as you're not doing full UK ISO in base you're compromising with the support you do, and I prefer this setup much more to something like R4 >< and R3 |\. Besides, the International kit is there for a reason.
Apple UK ISO is an interesting route to take, I have never seen this before in a custom set.
I enjoy the colorway very much!
Post by: ttom on Fri, 12 March 2021, 19:46:10
(https://i.imgur.com/LLRYzX8.png)
Post by: ttom on Sun, 14 March 2021, 11:25:45
Post by: Bonta on Sun, 14 March 2021, 11:56:25
Are there any render images with the pink Sakura spacebars on a keyboard?
Post by: ttom on Sun, 14 March 2021, 13:18:59
Locking the topic now.