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[Zambumon]

Any thoughts on adding a whole modifier set in the darker blue color? I really think this set would look great with the alphas being the lighter blue & the modifiers being the darker blue. Even having to grab an expensive additional kit to get that look, it would make me more likely to buy into this set. Don't get me wrong though, this is a lovely colorway as is & I can see it easily being a popular set. Just not for me in it's current state.

The set will be as barebones as possible, I'm even looking at reducing the kits to just either a base kit and spacebars or just the base kit. Since the base kit has always been with just one color for both alphas and modifiers, I don't really want to change it in any way. Making add-on modifiers packs doesn't work very well with GMK sets.

Hopefully the 40s kit will survive the chopping block despite all odds against it think of the future percebe children D;

Unfortunately I am afraid that it won't be like the current one. These kits, even for popular set struggle to reach the 100 units (which is the MOQ)

[Korseir]

One can only dream then 

[Acereconkeys]

Zambumon you're killing me with all these amazing renders. I neeeeeeeeed this set.

[pcire]

Any thoughts on adding a whole modifier set in the darker blue color? I really think this set would look great with the alphas being the lighter blue & the modifiers being the darker blue. Even having to grab an expensive additional kit to get that look, it would make me more likely to buy into this set. Don't get me wrong though, this is a lovely colorway as is & I can see it easily being a popular set. Just not for me in it's current state.

The set will be as barebones as possible, I'm even looking at reducing the kits to just either a base kit and spacebars or just the base kit. Since the base kit has always been with just one color for both alphas and modifiers, I don't really want to change it in any way. Making add-on modifiers packs doesn't work very well with GMK sets.

Hopefully the 40s kit will survive the chopping block despite all odds against it think of the future percebe children D;

Unfortunately I am afraid that it won't be like the current one. These kits, even for popular set struggle to reach the 100 units (which is the MOQ)

The spacebar kit has to survive! Please!

Otherwise... I can't wait!

[thearctican]

Any thoughts on adding a whole modifier set in the darker blue color? I really think this set would look great with the alphas being the lighter blue & the modifiers being the darker blue. Even having to grab an expensive additional kit to get that look, it would make me more likely to buy into this set. Don't get me wrong though, this is a lovely colorway as is & I can see it easily being a popular set. Just not for me in it's current state.

The set will be as barebones as possible, I'm even looking at reducing the kits to just either a base kit and spacebars or just the base kit. Since the base kit has always been with just one color for both alphas and modifiers, I don't really want to change it in any way. Making add-on modifiers packs doesn't work very well with GMK sets.

 I'll be snagging this one for sure. I don't think 100 will be too tough.

Hopefully the 40s kit will survive the chopping block despite all odds against it think of the future percebe children D;

Unfortunately I am afraid that it won't be like the current one. These kits, even for popular set struggle to reach the 100 units (which is the MOQ)

[rudeboy]

So when's the GB 

This set + that japanese flag modifier 

[megaforce]

this will be the only keyset ill play total war shogun with btw

[snelltrail]

So when's the GB 

This set + that japanese flag modifier 

I think Zambumon said May on Instagram.

[Zambumon]

That's correct

[mimalik]

Not sure if it has come up before, will it be possible toadd rising sun flag keys in novelties?

[Zambumon]

Not sure if it has come up before, will it be possible toadd rising sun flag keys in novelties?

Absolutely not. That flag is a symbol of the imperialist Japan. It would be disrespectful with Korean and Chinese enthusiasts.

[mimalik]

Not sure if it has come up before, will it be possible toadd rising sun flag keys in novelties?

Absolutely not. That flag is a symbol of the imperialist Japan. It would be disrespectful with Korean and Chinese enthusiasts.

Ah, didn't think from that angle, no issues. Thanks.

[chuckdee]

Not sure if it has come up before, will it be possible toadd rising sun flag keys in novelties?

Absolutely not. That flag is a symbol of the imperialist Japan. It would be disrespectful with Korean and Chinese enthusiasts.

It's actually a bit more complicated than that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force

It's still in use today by the maritime defense force and a different version is used by the army.

The Taisei Yokusankai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Rule_Assistance_Association) is more associated with Imperial Japan in WW2.

The feelings on this are complicated and varied but should, of course, be left to the designer to decide.

[Zambumon]

Not sure if it has come up before, will it be possible toadd rising sun flag keys in novelties?

Absolutely not. That flag is a symbol of the imperialist Japan. It would be disrespectful with Korean and Chinese enthusiasts.

It's actually a bit more complicated than that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force

It's still in use today by the maritime defense force and a different version is used by the army.

The Taisei Yokusankai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Rule_Assistance_Association) is more associated with Imperial Japan in WW2.

The feelings on this are complicated and varied but should, of course, be left to the designer to decide.

The Self Defense Force was founded after WWII, as Japan technically no longer has an army, and they used the Rising Sun flag as it has always been linked with militar purposes. Since the Japanese football team has little to do with the army, and the negative connotations of this flag, I'm going to stay away from it.

[chuckdee]

Not sure if it has come up before, will it be possible toadd rising sun flag keys in novelties?

Absolutely not. That flag is a symbol of the imperialist Japan. It would be disrespectful with Korean and Chinese enthusiasts.

It's actually a bit more complicated than that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force

It's still in use today by the maritime defense force and a different version is used by the army.

The Taisei Yokusankai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Rule_Assistance_Association) is more associated with Imperial Japan in WW2.

The feelings on this are complicated and varied but should, of course, be left to the designer to decide.

The Self Defense Force was founded after WWII, as Japan technically no longer has an army, and they used the Rising Sun flag as it has always been linked with militar purposes. Since the Japanese football team has little to do with the army, and the negative connotations of this flag, I'm going to stay away from it.

Makes sense.  I was just trying to clear up the whole rising sun=swastika bit, especially as this flag predates WWII and WWI by quite a bit. 

[Puddsy]

for the record most japanese people view it as on par with other national imperialist symbols (i know the one you're thinking of) and would probably be upset by its inclusion

zambumon is right to not include it

[desibidu]

Not sure if it was answerd already but when will nemo and percebe be available? Any price estimates for them?

[chuckdee]

for the record most japanese people view it as on par with other national imperialist symbols (i know the one you're thinking of) and would probably be upset by its inclusion

zambumon is right to not include it

Not to beat a dead horse, but *beat* *beat* it's still used.  And not sure how you can even define "most".

[Zambumon]

Good news for those down under: Daily Clack will be the Australian proxy for Samurai Blue, with them here is a provisional list of vendors that will host the group buy for GMK Samurai Blue in May:

• Asia: Zfrontier
• Australia: Daily Clack
• Europe: Mykeyboard
• North America: Novelkeys

[Owl-]

May sounds like a sensible time for this GB, really looking forward to it, and hoping high that 40s kit will still be available!

[Korseir]

May sounds like a sensible time for this GB, really looking forward to it, and hoping high that 40s kit will still be available!

We must all unite together and make the 40s kit happen! 

[Zambumon]

I'll be working on this set again in a couple days, after all the Jamón madness calms down. By then, I'll let you guys know first about what I'll do with the kits and whether it's possible or not to offer some kind of 40% kit.

[beekey]

May sounds like a sensible time for this GB, really looking forward to it, and hoping high that 40s kit will still be available!

We must all unite together and make the 40s kit happen! 

Would also be interested in the 40s kit.

[mwahlig]

May sounds like a sensible time for this GB, really looking forward to it, and hoping high that 40s kit will still be available!

We must all unite together and make the 40s kit happen! 

Would also be interested in the 40s kit.

I am also interested in the 40s kit. Got a planck ready for this set.

[Cktenders]

Will the 2.25 and 2.75 space bars be updated to the "c" variant like Jamón?

[chuckdee]

Zamb, do you think that you will run this set on MD or off?  Just curious between this and Nautilus Nightmares.

[kolyz]

Zamb, do you think that you will run this set on MD or off?  Just curious between this and Nautilus Nightmares.

These are the proxies that he listed earlier:

Asia: Zfrontier
Australia: Daily Clack
Europe: Mykeyboard
North America: Novelkeys

[chuckdee]

Thanks!  Missed that! 

[Zambumon]

Zamb, do you think that you will run this set on MD or off?  Just curious between this and Nautilus Nightmares.

Nautilus Nightmares in Q4 2019 on Massdrop, Samurai Blue in May

[chuckdee]

Zamb, do you think that you will run this set on MD or off?  Just curious between this and Nautilus Nightmares.

Nautilus Nightmares in Q4 2019 on Massdrop, Samurai Blue in May

Thanks as usual!    I'm having a hard time resisting Jamon.  You're going to get all the money! 

[Zambumon]

Zamb, do you think that you will run this set on MD or off?  Just curious between this and Nautilus Nightmares.

Nautilus Nightmares in Q4 2019 on Massdrop, Samurai Blue in May

Thanks as usual!    I'm having a hard time resisting Jamon.  You're going to get all the money! 

Fortunately Jamón shouldn't be a huge hit on your wallet, I want to do something similar price wise (not kit wise) with Samurai Blue and keep it was low as possible, I think we should be close to get that balance with some tweaks.

[William_S_Jones]

May sounds like a sensible time for this GB, really looking forward to it, and hoping high that 40s kit will still be available!

We must all unite together and make the 40s kit happen! 

Would also be interested in the 40s kit.

I am also interested in the 40s kit. Got a planck ready for this set.

I concur; especially, a universal 40s kit!!!


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[Zambumon]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

[chuckdee]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

In all honesty, though the price is nice, I was disappointed that there were no accents in the base on Jamon.  I don't really do novelties in most cases, but I love accents, so think that they should be included in the base of the set.

[beekey]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I‘m mostly looking for split space support, but I think Jamons 40s future proofs the set for me. Some interesting 40-50% keyboards start to pop up.

[mimalik]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I will prefer it.

[Rogue_Jellybean]

Is there any chance of doing the kits like you did with the Jamon kits? I really liked the accessibility of the Jamon kits, primarily for the splitting up of the base kit, and the 40's kit.

[William_S_Jones]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

Yes, I do, I’m an avid JD40 user. I’m also looking to add more 40s (45/50) to my stable, & know many others like myself too, so I feel it’s best!


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[the_high_5]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I am definitely interested in the same 40s kit for this set as well.

[Zambumon]

Is there any chance of doing the kits like you did with the Jamon kits? I really liked the accessibility of the Jamon kits, primarily for the splitting up of the base kit, and the 40's kit.

That's not really possible for smaller group buys, we'd need to have over 500 Core orders for this strategy to start to work well.

[snelltrail]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

Joining 40s and split seems fine; I think decent number of smaller boards offer split spacebar options anyway, to increase the number of available keys.

That said, I had prepared myself for no 40s kit at all for Samurai Blue, so anything that we do potentially get would be an awesome bonus!

I'm someone who really loves accent enter and esc, and I'd really want them to be included in any 40s kit. I also think that the accented esc and enter belong in the core set, rather than being split off into a novelties kit. Hopefully for this and future kits (Nautilus Nightmares!) that is the case.

Out of interest, approximately how much do accent keys in the 40s kit increase the price by? (If you can say)

[Zambumon]

Out of interest, approximately how much do accent keys in the 40s kit increase the price by? (If you can say)

I don't have an exact number, but for a kit with a 100 MOQ, it could be $5, or $7. It depends on the size of the keys, and how many you include.


I want to make a parenthesis about the 40s kit and mention that we might have to change the name of the set to avoid any issues with the JFA.

[mwahlig]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I think Jamon's 40s kit is perfect. Would like to see the same for Samurai Blue including the accents.

[Puddsy]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I think Jamon's 40s kit is perfect. Would like to see the same for Samurai Blue including the accents.

endorsed

[Korseir]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I think Jamon's 40s kit is perfect. Would like to see the same for Samurai Blue including the accents.

endorsed

2nd endorsed and as mentioned above the joining of the split spaces seems to future proof the 40s - 50s keyboards (since the split space bars are more common there)

[Zambumon]

What do you guys think about Jamón's 40s and joining two niches  (forties and split keyboards).

Do you guys think that it's important for this set to include accents on the 40s kit? Would you prefer smaller kit with just accent enter and esc or without accents?

I think Jamon's 40s kit is perfect. Would like to see the same for Samurai Blue including the accents.

endorsed

You don't use 40s, so I guess you endorse the second B.


I still need to think about a name...

[Rumblehotep]

Sorry to hear about the name, are there guidelines concerning intellectual property and inspiration for keysets or is it wholly on a case-by-case basis?

The jersey and keyset put me in mind of the spray in The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

[Zambumon]

Sorry to hear about the name, are there guidelines concerning intellectual property and inspiration for keysets or is it wholly on a case-by-case basis?

The name is registered, the set is OK.

[appaboy]

Would prefer Latin only legends but otherwise this set is fantastic, love love love the Japan flag keys

[Zambumon]

Would prefer Latin only legends but otherwise this set is fantastic, love love love the Japan flag keys

I'm not sure if we'll have novelties. I have to think about it.