[IC] GMK Motorsport

[masje]

I've been a long time formula 1 fan, and I always thought the steering wheels on those things are cool. This set is inspired by that carbon fiber aesthetic, along with bright colors that feature prominently on the buttons and dials.

I thought it'd be fun to play around with the legends as well, just to match the theme a bit better. (Do check out the legends, I changed them all , hopefully fellow racing fans will get a kick out of it)


DISCORD IC FORM



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K I T T I N G


Base kit




Accent kit




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C O L O R S

These are all GMK stock colors.
N9 for alphas, CR for mods, CC & WS1 for the legends.
Various colors for alt mods, including - TU2, DY, GE1, RO2, N5, V2



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P R I C I N G

Not planning to run this any time soon, just a "proof of concept" at this point.




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F A Q

Is this redline/think/dolch/stealth with extra steps? yes




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R E N D E R S



917 by treeleaf & Hali


F1-8x by Geon


Horsey by Hali





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T H A N K S

Thanks to my good friend Shawn for his input and ideas!
Thanks to Pontus for render help 
Thanks to Hali & Geon for providing the models on his site
Thanks to all my discord server members

[Oni]

Any possibility of having an additional alpha kit so that everything can be CR with CC legends?

[AshF]

This is such a nice set!

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[HubertThemad]

2024 year of the Masje 

[LMarci]

Pretty set

[mr_foggy]

great idea! shouldn't the 1.75u shift say "Upshift" tho

[DirtyGingy]

No mod pipe or tilde?

[MSA_Vision]

Love the accents kit, but not so sure about the base kit. Any reason why it is grey on black?

[aicyborg]

Is there any chance of considering an alternate manufacturer (specifically Key Kobo)?

I like this a lot, especially the accent kit. Genuinely an exciting project.

[Oni]

Love the accents kit, but not so sure about the base kit. Any reason why it is grey on black?

Probably because their inspiration for the set is a F1 steering wheel, and in the link they put it's black, carbon fiber, gray, and the colors in the accent kit.

[Meepergon]

this time Kimi can have the drink!!

[involuntarysoul]

not feeling the CR mods, just make the base monotone gray please

[Cringelord]

I like

[MSA_Vision]

Probably because their inspiration for the set is a F1 steering wheel, and in the link they put it's black, carbon fiber, gray, and the colors in the accent kit.

Oof I missed that, makes sense now. Thanks!

[C_L | Soup]

Aha, simply lovely!

[spambox2312]

Love this idea

[Robert.Lussier5]

Include the accent kit with the base kit.

Sell the boring mods separate 

[Na-aroénna Doubt-Ender]

Also second the question about making this something like KeyKobo instead of GMK for shorter lead times.

[bluziff]

This is lovely and UK ISO in base

[Tulesto]

I also would prefer kkb just for shorter lead time but I am all in on this as soon as it drop regardless!

[bluziff]

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

[RoyalOak88]

Count me in!

[mohawk1367]

damn id be on this if it wasn't GMK

[DarkS7R]

In accent kit the 1.5u "<- Retire" should be R2, not R1

[involuntarysoul]

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

at current GMK pricing, base + color mods would cost over $200, no thx

[SpookyGC]

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

at current GMK pricing, base + color mods would cost over $200, no thx

Where did you buy your calculator?

[aicyborg]

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

Personally I don't think anyone should be using GMK anymore unless it's to re-run an old design and help alleviate the aftermarket woes of finding sought-after sets at decent prices.

KKB is to my eyes of nearly identical quality - some small flaws but no more than any other double-shot ABS keycap manufacturer. Beyond price, lower MOQs for child kits is also a big boon, meaning niche kits such as 40s/NorDeUK are more attainable (for example, KKB Miami Nights' NorDeUK was £29 and recent GMK sets have been as high as £65. The lead times are comparable and at the very least not longer than GMK).

I recently did a side by side of R2 of KKB WoB versus GMK Originative WoB, both of which were manufactured in 2023, and concluded they're identical to the point I had to look at the different undersides to determine them apart. The former cost me £70 and the latter cost me £130 (though I acknowledge this to be anecdotal). Just no reason to contend with GMK's cons anymore, IMO!

[involuntarysoul]

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

at current GMK pricing, base + color mods would cost over $200, no thx

Where did you buy your calculator?

Base $135+, Alt Mods $80+, did you miss math class?

[pinkswans]

perhaps consider making the F1 legend RO2 and F2 legend V5 for thematic effect

[tactilesbad]

Alt Mods $80

you have no idea what you're talking about

[involuntarysoul]

GMK Aurora Polaris alt mod pricing, keep in mind that color mod kit only used the CR base

[tactilesbad]

GMK Aurora Polaris alt mod pricing, keep in mind that color mod kit only used the CR base

you didn't compare the kits, did you

[involuntarysoul]

GMK Aurora Polaris alt mod pricing, keep in mind that color mod kit only used the CR base

you didn't compare the kits, did you

show me a similar mod kit with 6 different base color for less than $80

[reeeyouuuuu]

o this is yummy to look at

[Dmitri]

omg thats sooooo B E A U T I F U L, so colorful WAUW

[Jk Purcellian]

Just a thought that would tie into the F1 steering wheels: have the function row in RGB (or variations thereof) to match RPM LED's.

Love the concept, cheers.

Edit: the legends of the F row to not clash so much with the overall aesthetic