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Title: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Now in GROUP BUY!
Post by: Zakar1ya on Sun, 07 March 2021, 17:17:27
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Welcome to the IC for GMK Retrotrip!

GB Thread is now live, you can check this IC thread for further details including prices, collabs and other fun bits and pieces or go straight to the GB thread with the link below



GB THREAD NOW LIVE!!! (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=113977.msg3070516#msg3070516)



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This set takes most of its inspiration from some of the more vibrant colours used in the 80s, specifically deriving them from windbreakers and ski wear.


Of course, these sorts of colours aren’t exclusive to fashion, with neons and pastels heavily inspiring other aspects of culture in that era and beyond. This prominent style still held influence well past the 80s, carrying through into the early/mid 90s by way of TV shows, technology and interior design.


Ultimately, despite seeming to clash at first glance, I find these colours still hold up with time, and with the resurgence of 80s fashion and inspiration in the modern era, really wanted to bring them into keycap form.



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I chose to use GMK WS1, PANTONE  224 C, PANTONE  2725 C and PANTONE  3275 C respectively

I did attempt to use RAL colours, which are preferred by GMK, but felt there were too many compromises in the colours which would end up losing the heart of the set.


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Base Kit
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Covers most standard layouts, plus UK ISO support in base


Alt Alphas
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Mono-colour support, and a smaller kit than base for more affordable exotic layouts


Spacebars
(https://i.imgur.com/EbvmjH2.jpg)

For Alice-likes, 6-unit spacebar boards and accent spacebars users


40s/Ortho Kit
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Provides support for most 40s/ortho layouts + Whimsy support


Novelties
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A kit bringing to life the Ski and 80s inspiration for the set




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TGR 910 CE by Yuktsi
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Cypher by Cable Car Designs
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Dalco by Hand Engineering x DaleSnail
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1ron165 by Smith & Rune
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TGR Alice by Yuktsi
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Old Renders

More
Modern F by Kazoos Co
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Isometria75 by Ebastler
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Nemui by Bachoo
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Pillow65 by KelliumWorks
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Maja by Vulcan x KBDFans
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Cypher by Westfoxtrot
(https://i.imgur.com/Rc7m8E6.jpg)


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Dalco by Hand Engineering x DaleSnail
(https://i.imgur.com/wgcnyPK.jpg)





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Symphonic by Addmeonebay

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Windbreaker by EagerSprout

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Cerakoted Pink Metal Artisan by Asero Foundries


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Handmade Beech Wrist Rests and Coasters by Barrett Creative


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Custom Cables by GCables (SEA)


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Close up shots of cable below!

More
(https://i.imgur.com/2PicfFi.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/qmFeXwh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2ikkV58.jpg)


Custom Cables by RocketCables (US)

IMAGES COMING SOON





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US - Kono
CN - KBDFans
EU - Mykeyboard.eu
CA - Deskhero
UK - Prototypist
SEA - iLumkb
KOR - Letsgetit
OCE - Dailyclack



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27th July 2021

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Post IC
Novelties
Deskmats
New Renders
Even more new Renders
Announce Vendors
Collabs
Finally post Pricing and GB Date



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Dates are UK format! (DD-MM)


07/03 - IC posted
08/03 - Added sizes to less used keycaps, added row numbers
11/03 - Changed title colours to better reflect set
16/04 - Kitting overhaul, New renders, novelties and deskmats released
01/06 - New renders! Novelties FINALLY fixed!
08/06 - Vendors Announced!
07/07 - Cypher Renders Added
23/07 - Collabs Annouced!
24/07 - GB Date and Prices finally revealed!




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Skok for the updated renders.
Lizcuits for the help early on and the earlier renders.
SpikedSynapse for saving the novelties and putting up with me.
Loquerish for giving the set a name.
HipyoTech and his Discord server for the constant support.
Russell, Jessie, Josh and Sasha for putting up with my constant questions and annoyances.

And a number of others in the community!


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Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Lizcuits on Sun, 07 March 2021, 17:20:57
Congrats, GLWIC!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: LittleAad on Sun, 07 March 2021, 17:32:12
Not sure how I feel about the 3 color spacebar kit and accent esc in 40s. I feel that it drives up the cost for a small addition. Other than that IC looks good and well fleshed out. Nice job and glwic!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Hipyo on Sun, 07 March 2021, 17:38:14
This looks lovely, super excited to see how this goes!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: kazoosco on Sun, 07 March 2021, 18:03:21
I love the amount of support on the base kit!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Sun, 07 March 2021, 18:06:25
Not sure how I feel about the 3 color spacebar kit and accent esc in 40s. I feel that it drives up the cost for a small addition. Other than that IC looks good and well fleshed out. Nice job and glwic!

For the 3 colour spacebars, I really wanted accent spacebars, and then to cover both the base kit and the alt alphas, I included the other 2 colours. Definitely considering removing some support somewhere in there though! As for the 40s kit, I am very 50/50 on the inclusion of the accent esc in the 40s too, so depending on how the IC form goes, the accents might disappear
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: baccaan on Sun, 07 March 2021, 18:15:11
I think some green accent keys (and spacebars too, maybe) would go well in this set. Also some fun 80s/90s-inspired novelties would be cool!

Really digging the theme!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: -Jerry- on Sun, 07 March 2021, 18:22:56
It’s a nice colourway, not too in your face while still having nice contrasts and a retro feel.

It does make me think a little of a desaturated GMK Future Funk, but that’s just me.

Oh and a 1.25U enter in the 40s kit for UT47.2/Whimsy support would be lovely.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Sun, 07 March 2021, 18:41:47
It’s a nice colourway, not too in your face while still having nice contrasts and a retro feel.

It does make me think a little of a desaturated GMK Future Funk, but that’s just me.

Oh and a 1.25U enter in the 40s kit for UT47.2/Whimsy support would be lovely.

I can't believe I missed Whimsy support! Its one of my most anticipated boards this year and the 1.25u enter isn't there. Its something I'll definitely look at including in the next revision of the 40s kit!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: dantambok on Sun, 07 March 2021, 23:48:48
me likey. also, that base kit is huge
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Senbeii on Mon, 08 March 2021, 00:20:33
I really love the colors! I'll be watching this set :D GLWIC  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Extra-Cwispy on Mon, 08 March 2021, 00:49:18
very cool! GLWIC :)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: atlanticise on Mon, 08 March 2021, 01:33:22
this is very nice! though i do wish you would also include that green in some accent keys, like how gmk taro has some bright yellow/cyan accents. GLWIC  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: jyon on Mon, 08 March 2021, 01:46:34
Oh man I wanna see this on a polycarb board for extra throwback 80s/90s vibes -- maybe something like the purple NK65 entry
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: paperassgasket on Mon, 08 March 2021, 02:48:12
glad to see someone pulling off the windbreaker aesthetic.  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Tastenplatte on Mon, 08 March 2021, 05:58:05
No Norde kit? :(

Looks great, but I'll pass then.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: tunb on Mon, 08 March 2021, 08:27:42
Nice
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Mon, 08 March 2021, 08:44:25
No Norde kit? :(

Looks great, but I'll pass then.

I really wanted to be as inclusive as possible with my kitting options and did think of including the Norde kit, but for a first time designer, it unfortunately probably wouldn't make MOQ, so I didn't think it would be fair to include it in the IC. You could say the same of the 40s kit, but I made steps to make it as light as possible without missing any important keys in order to keep costs down, which can't really be achieved with a Norde kit I'm afraid.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Mon, 08 March 2021, 08:47:51
this is very nice! though i do wish you would also include that green in some accent keys, like how gmk taro has some bright yellow/cyan accents. GLWIC  :thumb:

Its something I considered early on, but I found the green was a little too bold as an accent colour, clashing a little bit with the other colours. The set has evolved a lot since those early stages, so I'll give it a 2nd look and see if it works a bit better now!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: cloudleaper on Mon, 08 March 2021, 09:10:34
The whole kit minus the pink is screaming Mitolets and Mitocorns to me
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: HappyB0T on Mon, 08 March 2021, 13:53:13
Lots of support in the base kit. It will be interesting to see what novelties come with this. I assume a VW type bus?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Mon, 08 March 2021, 14:23:32
Lots of support in the base kit. It will be interesting to see what novelties come with this. I assume a VW type bus?

I tried to cover as much as I could without massively bloating the set. Keep your eyes peeled for novelties in the next week or so
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Donosir on Mon, 08 March 2021, 15:09:13
Much respect given to you for including a proper 40s kit on you GMK set.

Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Bitmxp on Tue, 09 March 2021, 01:45:51
Is this Bento without Hiragana?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: -Jerry- on Tue, 09 March 2021, 03:26:48
Is this Bento without Hiragana?

Not sure if trolling.

(https://i.imgur.com/odwSCDD.png)
Bento is RAL colours and Retrotrip is Pantone, but you get the gist
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Tue, 09 March 2021, 11:39:00
Is this Bento without Hiragana?

Not sure if trolling.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/odwSCDD.png)

Bento is RAL colours and Retrotrip is Pantone, but you get the gist

I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure where the comparison is coming from, but I reached out to Biip just in case and there's no qualms on his end, which to me is all that matters. Thanks Jerry for the comparison image too, definitely further shows the difference between the sets
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: -Jerry- on Tue, 09 March 2021, 11:44:57
Is this Bento without Hiragana?

Not sure if trolling.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/odwSCDD.png)

Bento is RAL colours and Retrotrip is Pantone, but you get the gist

I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure where the comparison is coming from, but I reached out to Biip just in case and there's no qualms on his end, which to me is all that matters. Thanks Jerry for the comparison image too, definitely further shows the difference between the sets

No worries ^-^

Yeah, I'm not sure what they're getting at.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Bitmxp on Tue, 09 March 2021, 11:50:18
Is this Bento without Hiragana?

Not sure if trolling.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/odwSCDD.png)

Bento is RAL colours and Retrotrip is Pantone, but you get the gist

I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure where the comparison is coming from, but I reached out to Biip just in case and there's no qualms on his end, which to me is all that matters. Thanks Jerry for the comparison image too, definitely further shows the difference between the sets

As long as Biip is ok with it, it's all good
Sorry about that!    :D
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Ashardalon on Tue, 09 March 2021, 22:05:12
Really love how the colours came out, best of luck!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Rusk on Wed, 10 March 2021, 18:04:43
Love how this looks, colours really pop
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Coneree on Wed, 10 March 2021, 18:47:58
Doesn't look anything like Bento lmao.

Looks great and will be following! Love the color combination and thought of old windbreakers for sure when I first saw the set.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Thu, 11 March 2021, 12:35:37
Doesn't look anything like Bento lmao.

Looks great and will be following! Love the color combination and thought of old windbreakers for sure when I first saw the set.

Thank you so much! Like I said before, not 100% where the comparison even came from, but I'm super glad the colours match the theme, was something I fretted over for a while pre-IC!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: bas72 on Sat, 13 March 2021, 02:16:44
Love these colors! Definitely watching this. GLWIC!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Fonlon on Mon, 29 March 2021, 16:23:16
Hoping this one comes to fruition.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip
Post by: Zakar1ya on Wed, 31 March 2021, 23:31:01
Hoping this one comes to fruition.

I'm working on a few things behind the scenes, keep those eyes peeled for the next few weeks, big updates coming soon(tm)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: Hipyo on Fri, 16 April 2021, 13:56:53
yes.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: NovaRMK on Fri, 16 April 2021, 16:33:05
Deskmats are nais  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: Zakar1ya on Fri, 16 April 2021, 20:55:12
Deskmats are nais  :thumb:

Thank you very much  :-*
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: blueredyellow on Sat, 17 April 2021, 20:51:55
Considering GMK production lead times, by the time that this set ships, the 80's will probably be back in fashion again...
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: nvh2092 on Sun, 18 April 2021, 08:12:28
Please consider adding an alpha R3 pipe key "\|" to the base kit so it can support both US and UK ISO.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: Cylent on Sun, 18 April 2021, 12:30:30
I'm not normally a neon fan but I think you've really done a good job with this set, GLWIC
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: Zakar1ya on Tue, 20 April 2021, 15:31:54
Considering GMK production lead times, by the time that this set ships, the 80's will probably be back in fashion again...

I went with GMK because that way when the set is produced we'll be in 2080 and the set will be super relevant
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: Rumblethumps on Wed, 28 April 2021, 10:15:01
This looks so clean! I have at least 3 windbreakers from the 90's that match the colors exactly, so I'm in for sure!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | HUGE UPDATE (Updated Renders, Kitting, Novelties, Deskmats)
Post by: blueredyellow on Tue, 01 June 2021, 11:02:18
Considering GMK production lead times, by the time that this set ships, the 80's will probably be back in fashion again...

I went with GMK because that way when the set is produced we'll be in 2080 and the set will be super relevant

All I need now is a fly neon board so I can roll up to the spot and stunt on some mallrats.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | New Renders! New Novelties!
Post by: lnmq on Tue, 01 June 2021, 23:47:03
It's sad to see the space bar kit doesn't have 3u Space. If it has 3u Space, I definitely will buy this set.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | New Renders! New Novelties!
Post by: -Jerry- on Wed, 02 June 2021, 06:35:03
It's sad to see the space bar kit doesn't have 3u Space. If it has 3u Space, I definitely will buy this set.

I have never once seen a GMK set with a 3U spacebar (with the exception of ThinkCaps which had one in the extension kit), so that seems very unlikely.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | New Renders! New Novelties!
Post by: TyPo.mk on Wed, 02 June 2021, 07:04:45
It's sad to see the space bar kit doesn't have 3u Space. If it has 3u Space, I definitely will buy this set.

I have never once seen a GMK set with a 3U spacebar (with the exception of ThinkCaps which had one in the extension kit), so that seems very unlikely.

Have you ever looked? They’re extremely common these days
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | New Renders! New Novelties!
Post by: Zakar1ya on Wed, 02 June 2021, 09:10:10
It's sad to see the space bar kit doesn't have 3u Space. If it has 3u Space, I definitely will buy this set.

Hi! I really considered 3u space, but I felt the spacebar kit was already chunky enough as it was, and I really didn't want to further bloat it. The kits went through several iterations but honestly there was never a way for me to happily fit 3u space in, so even though ideally I do want to include it, I really don't think I can.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | New Renders! New Novelties!
Post by: -Jerry- on Thu, 03 June 2021, 13:29:41
Have you ever looked? They’re extremely common these days

Why no, I decided to reply without even a google.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | New Renders! New Novelties!
Post by: rchan00x on Thu, 03 June 2021, 21:36:29
Have you ever looked? They’re extremely common these days

Why no, I decided to reply without even a google.

3u isn't an issue for me personally and I'm not sure if you are being serious or not (if so apologies). But here are some gmk sets with 3u spacebars starting from most recent, a full list would go much further back.  :-X

analog dreams r2, lavender, british racing green, haku, dualshot r2, sparta, hazakura, parcel, arch, zooted, metropolis r2, fuji, kouhai, striker r2, dots r2, muted r2
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: Rusk on Tue, 08 June 2021, 16:40:50
Are you planning on doing an ergo kit?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: saam on Tue, 08 June 2021, 17:08:20
Looking nice, I do not ski, but it is nice. I do not understand why this is being released in the summer though, lol.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: Skeil on Tue, 08 June 2021, 17:12:41
Looking good! The renders are absolutely clean and I adore the colorway.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: Zakar1ya on Tue, 08 June 2021, 18:46:59
Looking nice, I do not ski, but it is nice. I do not understand why this is being released in the summer though, lol.

In my defence it was designed in Winter :P
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: Zakar1ya on Wed, 09 June 2021, 10:05:37
Are you planning on doing an ergo kit?

Just because this is my first set, I didn't feel all that comfortable running an ergo kit, especially not with GMK, so no sorry :(
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: Hipyo on Wed, 09 June 2021, 13:52:33
Ready to wait two years for this.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: SafeAtShore on Mon, 14 June 2021, 23:30:05
A small thing: I think the 1.75u shift in base is rendered as 1.5u
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: Zakar1ya on Mon, 28 June 2021, 17:08:21
A small thing: I think the 1.75u shift in base is rendered as 1.5u

You were absolutely correct, and this has now been fixed along with a couple of other things, thanks so much for telling me!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Vendors Announced!
Post by: badchad on Fri, 02 July 2021, 19:07:51
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Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Collabs Announced!
Post by: HealthyTrade on Fri, 23 July 2021, 11:46:19
I love the set!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Retrotrip | Collabs Announced!
Post by: Zakar1ya on Sat, 24 July 2021, 16:48:04
I love the set!

Thank you so much!