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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #150 on: Sat, 10 December 2016, 12:29:25 »
How does everyone feel about icon mods?
Love icon-only mods, meh on mixed mods. And I'm told that GMK doesn't have the molds for a full set of icon-only mods so, personally, I don't see any point.

Full icon modifiers are standard for some European layouts, HAD keyboards feature them. Molds, are available.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #151 on: Sat, 10 December 2016, 13:02:51 »

Not everyone has infinite money. I very much appreciate it being split up into (really rather beautiful) kits rather than one big kit, the vast majority of the keys never used. It's far more inclusive to do it the way Zambumon has done it, then to price most people (me included) out of the keyset entirely. It's perfect just how it is Zambumon, I hope this keyset goes far :D

its actually far more exclusive, people buying these sets are keyboard enthusiasts, some if not most of them willing to pay for GMK will have multiple boards, with I dare say at least one with an non-standard layout, splitting into kits will make it end up meaning anyone who wants to populate anything other than a TKL or a 60% is going to be paying substantially more when everyone could pay a fraction more for a truly more inclusive layout.

Doesnt splitting up into more kits raise the price for each kit since theres more moq.

Gmk retro on massdrop is a perfect example.
Yea, it is almost a perfect example except the dual options kit has always been an ever big mistake for reaching MOQ imo.


Most people don't buy the kits, by splitting it up it becomes cheaper for most people. If you want to buy a kit, then yes it's more expensive because fewer of them are being produced.
But since the main set is much cheaper, more people will buy the main set, which means there's a higher chance that anything gets produced at all. And I say that as a person who always wants the ISO-Nordic kit, but I'm not going to force everybody else to also buy the ISO-Nordic kit (by including the kit in the main set) so I can have it cheaper

if this is running through massdrop, they have the volume to facilitate running a larger kit... *cough* *cough* GMK Carbon ended at what? just around $1000? I'm not questioning the design of the set I ****ing love it and I bet tons of other people would too, I just think its going to be a mediocre drop compared to what it could end up being if it was done as a full inclusive kit.

Do not compare GMK Retro, which had 2 options per kit, and you needed Base Alphas($65) + True Retro Kit($60) + Pro Retro Modifiers($35)+ Numpad Kit ($35) to cover a Redscarf96 or full-sized Winkeyless ($195) with GMK Nautilus, where you can cover those board with a Base kit that will most likely be under the $110 and the Explorer kit.

I guess it comes down to what all the pricing ends up being Zambumon, look at the sets originative is running, Their 250 MOQ prices are usually just over $110 for proper sets that can fill almost any board out.



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edit 1 : Please  add  modern  1800  support  for the  boys
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #152 on: Sat, 10 December 2016, 14:38:28 »
Is there any possible way to get a kit for modifiers in the same color and legends as the alphas?

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #153 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 17:13:22 »
Great design, too bad its split up into horrible kits instead of one inclusive one.

Not everyone has infinite money. I very much appreciate it being split up into (really rather beautiful) kits rather than one big kit, the vast majority of the keys never used. It's far more inclusive to do it the way Zambumon has done it, then to price most people (me included) out of the keyset entirely. It's perfect just how it is Zambumon, I hope this keyset goes far :D

Doesnt splitting up into more kits raise the price for each kit since theres more moq.

Gmk retro on massdrop is a perfect example.

I'm not advocating splitting the base set into kits, I think that's a terrible idea. The way Zambumon has done it here with the base + some addon kits seems like a very good balance.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #154 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 17:23:52 »
Is there any possible way to get a kit for modifiers in the same color and legends as the alphas?

That's a big kit which would split the set in two which would cause issues that we've been able to experience with other sets such as GMK Retro.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #155 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 18:43:59 »
In this day and age, with all the sets out there, its really hard to make a "hit."

That being said, this set will be a "hit" no questions asked.  :thumb:
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #156 on: Mon, 12 December 2016, 15:17:05 »
It does have over 2700 votes on massdrop already  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #157 on: Tue, 13 December 2016, 12:14:20 »
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #158 on: Tue, 13 December 2016, 19:38:37 »
Does the 6u spacebar have center stem? Finding 6u spacebar cap for infinity 60 is quite hard due to it centered stem

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #159 on: Wed, 14 December 2016, 18:08:55 »
Does the 6u spacebar have center stem? Finding 6u spacebar cap for infinity 60 is quite hard due to it centered stem

AFAIK GMK's 6u spacer bars should be compatible with the Infinity 60. For instance, 3Run will has one.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #160 on: Sun, 18 December 2016, 16:53:13 »
I'm all over this, no matter what layouts it ultimately supports.  Just love it. However, I'd love even more to have blank modifier option, to make anything look like the plank set.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #161 on: Wed, 04 January 2017, 03:35:18 »
And a happy new Year!
So, what are the plans for 2017? :)
This is still my favorite GMK Set and I cant wait for it :D

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #162 on: Wed, 04 January 2017, 13:40:53 »
I really dig this one! Count me in!

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #163 on: Thu, 05 January 2017, 20:48:59 »
This needs to happen.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #164 on: Thu, 05 January 2017, 20:53:23 »
Is there any confirmation from MD? I'm really anxious for this set

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #165 on: Thu, 05 January 2017, 22:15:08 »
I'd really like to see a 1.25 menu (or blank) key on this set.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #166 on: Thu, 05 January 2017, 23:27:35 »
Nice color. Interested!  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #167 on: Fri, 06 January 2017, 05:19:06 »
Stay tuned guys, once I finish my finals I'll have enough time to update everything and post some news!  :thumb:

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #168 on: Fri, 06 January 2017, 09:32:27 »
Maybe I'm missing the information, will these support 1800 layout? Thanks

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #169 on: Fri, 06 January 2017, 09:33:59 »
Maybe I'm missing the information, will these support 1800 layout? Thanks

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Explorer kit
This kit provides the keycaps needed to cover non-standard layouts such as 65%, Winkeyless, FC660M or Clueboard, Infinity 60% Hacker, 1800 layouts (such as the ZZ96 or the Duck Lightsaver), and the HHKB. Notable inclusions are the 6U and 7U space bars, the R4 1.75U and 2.25U Shift, or the R2 1.5U Delete. Do you need the keycaps' sizes? Here you go

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #170 on: Fri, 06 January 2017, 19:10:46 »
The plan
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #171 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 03:09:36 »
Please consider offering this as a international essentials kit:


I put a lot of thought into the keycap selection, please check out this link for more background information:
https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/designing-the-ultimate-norde-kit-for-gmk-t14443.html

Would love to assist anywhere I can if there are questions!

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #172 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 03:13:07 »
Please consider offering this as a international essentials kit:
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I put a lot of thought into the keycap selection, please check out this link for more background information:
https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/designing-the-ultimate-norde-kit-for-gmk-t14443.html

Would love to assist anywhere I can if there are questions!

Please, do not post over and over again regarding an international kit as I've already addressed this question. There will be an international kit which will cover both Nordic and German layouts and it will be very similar to the keycaps I've offered for Chocolatier.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #173 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 14:19:24 »
Beautiful set. I think it'll be my first gmk set if it goes live. Good luck!
  
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #174 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 15:22:37 »
Can't wait to see some updates :3

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #175 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 17:00:49 »
This set looks really, reeeaally good!
I'm usually not interested in novelty sets at all, but for this one it would be really nice if it included an octopus or a squid.
I know you've already designed the novelties, but here's hoping for some cephalopods ;D

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #176 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 17:03:13 »
This set looks really, reeeaally good!
I'm usually not interested in novelty sets at all, but for this one it would be really nice if it included an octopus or a squid.
I know you've already designed the novelties, but here's hoping for some cephalopods ;D

Why an octopus or a squid when we can have a Nautilus!

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #177 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 17:07:24 »
This set looks really, reeeaally good!
I'm usually not interested in novelty sets at all, but for this one it would be really nice if it included an octopus or a squid.
I know you've already designed the novelties, but here's hoping for some cephalopods ;D

Why an octopus or a squid when we can have a Nautilus!

Because there's something about the deep sea and tentacly things, like a giant squid, that goes very well together. And because I thought that the nautilus would automatically be included, you know, what with the sets name and all  ;)
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #178 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 20:21:34 »
This set is gorgeous. I hope you make it happen. Good luck. When you go live, count me in.


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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #179 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 22:47:37 »
I've literally been thinking about dark blue cases for weeks straight.  I have a powder coater lined up and waiting since no one ever makes em!  Always royal or cyan.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #180 on: Wed, 11 January 2017, 02:03:38 »
Please, do not post over and over again regarding an international kit as I've already addressed this question. There will be an international kit which will cover both Nordic and German layouts and it will be very similar to the keycaps I've offered for Chocolatier.

Didn't mean to annoy you ... since you had very nice renders of all kits and a list of FAQs in the OP that were both not mentioning this in any way I thought it would be a good idea to ask.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #181 on: Wed, 18 January 2017, 11:20:33 »
Love the colorway! However, is there any consideration in making an SA version in the future?

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #182 on: Thu, 19 January 2017, 13:31:01 »
How has massdrop not done this yet... it's like they don't want free monies :(

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #183 on: Thu, 19 January 2017, 14:52:57 »
Love the colorway! However, is there any consideration in making an SA version in the future?


The main problem with SA right now is that it's listed as booked through 10/2017.  You're looking at 11/2017 if the buy goes live now. 

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #184 on: Thu, 19 January 2017, 17:16:12 »
Plus SA profile kinda stinks :p  GMK is right, gmk is tight.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #185 on: Thu, 19 January 2017, 23:14:51 »
Plus SA profile kinda stinks :p  GMK is right, gmk is tight.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #186 on: Mon, 30 January 2017, 00:23:53 »
Plus SA profile kinda stinks :p  GMK is right, gmk is tight.

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yes! saving my money for this set still :) and happy new (lunar) year everybody, may the wait ends soon-ish  :p

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #187 on: Mon, 30 January 2017, 08:21:02 »
Plus SA profile kinda stinks :p  GMK is right, gmk is tight.

There's been whispers of Calm Depths returning this year, so I hope that it stays SA -- otherwise the alphas will be too similar

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #188 on: Mon, 30 January 2017, 10:01:30 »
The renders look beautiful. Watching this one closely.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #189 on: Mon, 30 January 2017, 13:33:46 »
Plus SA profile kinda stinks :p  GMK is right, gmk is tight.

There's been whispers of Calm Depths returning this year, so I hope that it stays SA -- otherwise the alphas will be too similar

Given the situation with SA caps right now, a buy might happen this year but you would not see the caps until 2018.  SP is currently showing as booked through November on the PMK site.  Thus keeping this one as GMK seems quite reasonable.  There's always the idea of doing Calm Depths DSA in the future as well. 

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #190 on: Mon, 30 January 2017, 14:01:27 »
The yellow really pops on this set. :O

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #191 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 10:33:20 »
Maybe one day there'll be a GMK dvorak set/kit.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #192 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 11:25:49 »
Maybe one day there'll be a GMK dvorak set/kit.
I pressed the >Terminal_ team to make a Colevrak set. I thought they were the best chance given their focus on compatibility but  it didn't happen. Given the poor turnout of the International kit, I can't say I blame them.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #193 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 14:07:10 »
Any news on this? GMK Plum knew it was gonna be run in Feb 2017 awhile ago. Is there a "relative" date when this will go as well?

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #194 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 14:11:03 »
Any news on this? GMK Plum knew it was gonna be run in Feb 2017 awhile ago. Is there a "relative" date when this will go as well?

https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Nautilus-The-Tale-of-a-Explorer/talk

Zambumon indicated that the set will drop sometime in April or May, and also said novelties will be revealed soon :)

*EDIT: also on that massdrop page, Zambumon is saying the price for the base kit should be around $100, which if true is great!  I definitely expected that it would be more in the 120-130 range.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #195 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 14:17:30 »
Definitely interested in this. Only design I've seen lately that isn't boring.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #196 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 14:47:08 »
$100 base + $30 compatibility kit (sometimes included in base kit for $130) has been done several times lately when there is little fluff in the price. Some sets sneak up to $150-160 with some fluff. Glad this will be on the low end.
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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #197 on: Wed, 01 February 2017, 15:00:41 »
$100 base + $30 compatibility kit (sometimes included in base kit for $130) has been done several times lately when there is little fluff in the price. Some sets sneak up to $150-160 with some fluff. Glad this will be on the low end.

Ahh, good point.  I didn't notice before that this is a pretty "basic" base set (looking to put it on a standard TKL, so I didn't pay much attention to compatibility).  Definitely looking forward to this set, especially with yellow spacebars and what I expect to be some very cool novelties.

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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #198 on: Sat, 04 February 2017, 16:03:14 »
I cannot wait for this. One of the cleanest sets I've seen in a long time.


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Re: [IC] GMK Nautilus
« Reply #199 on: Sat, 04 February 2017, 16:17:56 »
Great news!

I'll be posting a huge update this week regarding this project. :thumb: