[IC] GMK Modern Dolch

[janglad]

Hey!

I would like to introduce you to GMK Modern Dolch!



Inspiration

Many of you have probably owned one or more variants of the timeless Dolch colour-way. I always loved the contrasted yet simple look between the 2 greys, however I always felt like something was a bit off: the colours just seemed a bit too warm and “muddy” to me. I really wanted to give a more muted and modern look to this timeless colourway, which is where Modern Dolch comes in. It keeps the simplistic look and the beautiful contrast between the 2 greys, but cooling the colours down and adding some fresh accents. The result is a very versatile set, which goes well with simple silver/black boards, vibrant teal boards and anything in between.

Here is a comparison between Modern Dolch and OG Dolch:



Design

Because of GMK's limited offering of stock colours, this set will be offering all custom colours. We're in the process of ordering plastic Pantone samples for this, instead of going the standard way of using a paper book. This way we can make sure the colour matching is perfect! We will be offering 3 items in this group buy. First is the base kit, the bread and butter of any GMK set. It will support a plethora of layouts combined with some fresh accents mentioned earlier! We're also excited to offer an icon mod kit, for those who want to complete the simplistic look of this set even more (finally no more R3 all text “Control” key in the midst of icons ). We also have one more special item in store, a cherry on top if you will!  It’ll look awesome and made out of aluminium, more to follow later!

I'm aiming to get the same proxies as 9009 going for this, meaning nobody will be stuck with those nasty €20 administration fees on import! Dixiemech for the US and Mykeyboard for the EU are confirmed, and I will be in touch with Zfrontier for China and Cocobrais for Korea!

Base kit



Icon mod kit



Spacebar kit



Render gallery

Mech27 by 27:





Modern M0110 by me and Deskcandy





TKL by RAMA:





Fjell Pro by Mekanisk:







S7 Elephant



Tokyo60 by Tokyokeyboards:



M65-A by RAMA





Noxary 280 by Xondat





Wilba.tech Thermal





AI1 by confidential





Xeno by Pwner





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[nickaster1]

Hmmm...

[blacksimon]

Janglad makes good keysets, and we should all buy them to support his crippling keyset design addiction

[otanishock]

Holy smoke. Yes yes yes YESSS! This will be a heaven match for my Cerakote Matte Black Modern M0110A. Lets do dis boysssss 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌

[pentawater]

Lovely. Can't wait until the buy

[hineybush]

yes

reminds me of oblivion, but in a good way

[Dead Encryption]

:OOOF: BOI!!! Count me in!!!!!

[zekkin]

Yep, 100% in. Finally I can stop trying to find Kekkon Dolch but have no compatibility.

[username_87]

can we have mods pack with full text?

[janglad]

can we have mods pack with full text?

No, sorry. Even though the colours are a fair bit lighter and cooler on this one, having all text mods would bring it too close to Oblivion IMO

[jebbra]

Loving the icon R3 Control! But why not include it in base kit and get rid of that text completely? And also where's the spacebar kit goodness with them split spaces 

[janglad]

Loving the icon R3 Control! But why not include it in base kit and get rid of that text completely? And also where's the spacebar kit goodness with them split spaces 

Quite a few people are asking for a spacebar kit in the Google form, so we're definitely considering adding that!

As for the complete icon mods, I know some people aren't a big fan of them (at least from what I remember when I considered adding them to the 9009 base kit  ) so I'm just going to leave them as a separate kit so everyone can chose what they prefer 

[otanishock]

Loving the icon R3 Control! But why not include it in base kit and get rid of that text completely? And also where's the spacebar kit goodness with them split spaces 

Quite a few people are asking for a spacebar kit in the Google form, so we're definitely considering adding that!

As for the complete icon mods, I know some people aren't a big fan of them (at least from what I remember when I considered adding them to the 9009 base kit  ) so I'm just going to leave them as a separate kit so everyone can chose what they prefer 

I have no doubt about this set hitting big once it goes live and should you decide to include the spacebar kit, I don't think it will have any problem hitting the MOQ. I personally would love to see a spacebar kit for my other 60% split space layout

[wixxzblu]

Lovely set, im 100% in for a base set. I would like to see page up R3 and page dn R4 added for the new 65/75% standard.

[dantambok]

Wow. Just wow. In for a set!

[oldcat]

in！

[Giorgio]

Super nice colors. I'm very interested in this. In the past I run a successful interest check only for grey alphas (2M on 2B), but the vendor changed his mind because it wasn't profitable enough in the alphas form (even though I didn't ask him any profit share). https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=85593.0
I'd use the same legend color of the classic white on black sets, probably it's WS1.

I'd replace the dotted numpad five with a numpad 5 with bars (I can't use keys with nipple, they hurt me). I'd remove the extra enter keys, I'd include just the grey enters. Those enters cost about 2 usd each, so you'll save about $12.
Price right now can be low, very low.
Right now originative is running white on black and is costs only $135, so you'll be able to run lower than that since originative isn't the cheapest place usually :-D
https://www.originativeco.com/collections/keysets

Grey goes well with anything, so you'll be able to combine the alphas with almost anything.

[jebbra]

Loving the icon R3 Control! But why not include it in base kit and get rid of that text completely? And also where's the spacebar kit goodness with them split spaces 

Quite a few people are asking for a spacebar kit in the Google form, so we're definitely considering adding that!

As for the complete icon mods, I know some people aren't a big fan of them (at least from what I remember when I considered adding them to the 9009 base kit  ) so I'm just going to leave them as a separate kit so everyone can chose what they prefer 

I mean just for the R3 Control key, since the complete icon mods is for bottom row and R3 Control is in the middle where the keys around it is already in icon.

[janglad]

Super nice colors. I'm very interested in this. In the past I run a successful interest check only for grey alphas (2M on 2B), but the vendor changed his mind because it wasn't profitable enough in the alphas form (even though I didn't ask him any profit share). https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=85593.0
I'd use the same legend color of the classic white on black sets, probably it's WS1.

I'd replace the dotted numpad five with a numpad 5 with bars (I can't use keys with nipple, they hurt me). I'd remove the extra enter keys, I'd include just the grey enters. Those enters cost about 2 usd each, so you'll save about $12.
Price right now can be low, very low.
Right now originative is running white on black and is costs only $135, so you'll be able to run lower than that since originative isn't the cheapest place usually :-D
https://www.originativeco.com/collections/keysets

Grey goes well with anything, so you'll be able to combine the alphas with almost anything.

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I'm not going to remove the accent enters, since people do like those a fair bit (me included). I don't think the comparison in price to BOW makes much sense at all. That kit is a lot smaller (cause cause no accents, no double \| and tilde, no 2u shift, ...) and it uses only 2 colours both of which are stock GMK compared to the 4 custom colours and 1 stock colour MD will use which def adds up to the price. We're looking at a $145 price point right now

[ideus]

Call it something else. Maybe Granite. But, it is not a Dolch set. Its current name just add to the confusion. There have been several Dolch versions, already.

[janglad]

Call it something else. Maybe Granite. But, it is not a Dolch set. Its current name just add to the confusion. There have been several Dolch versions, already.

Considering DSA Granite and the fact that this very much is inspired by Dolch I would think GMK Granite would make for a much more confusing name than Modern Dolch It's a more modern version of Dolch, so the name just made sense   

[Corgiattackkk]

Interested, love the accent colors.

[lunr]

muted dolch? i am loving this set already.

[catamscott]

looking very nice, if i have the spare funds for this when the gb rolls around i'll be in for sure

[pngu]

I greatly approve of the light legends and the arrow 1.5u HHKB Backspace. Where do I insert my money?

[otanishock]

Super nice colors. I'm very interested in this. In the past I run a successful interest check only for grey alphas (2M on 2B), but the vendor changed his mind because it wasn't profitable enough in the alphas form (even though I didn't ask him any profit share). https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=85593.0
I'd use the same legend color of the classic white on black sets, probably it's WS1.

I'd replace the dotted numpad five with a numpad 5 with bars (I can't use keys with nipple, they hurt me). I'd remove the extra enter keys, I'd include just the grey enters. Those enters cost about 2 usd each, so you'll save about $12.
Price right now can be low, very low.
Right now originative is running white on black and is costs only $135, so you'll be able to run lower than that since originative isn't the cheapest place usually :-D
https://www.originativeco.com/collections/keysets

Grey goes well with anything, so you'll be able to combine the alphas with almost anything.

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I'm not going to remove the accent enters, since people do like those a fair bit (me included). I don't think the comparison in price to BOW makes much sense at all. That kit is a lot smaller (cause cause no accents, no double \| and tilde, no 2u shift, ...) and it uses only 2 colours both of which are stock GMK compared to the 4 custom colours and 1 stock colour MD will use which def adds up to the price. We're looking at a $145 price point right now

$145 is a competitive price imo. Very nice job haha! The accent keys really add a touch of freshness to the set so I don't see why we should remove those, maybe have them as an add-on set for those who does not want them and keep the cost of the base kit down? Otherwise, I'd love to see an addition of a spacebar kit and everything should be perfect

[Giorgio]

Sincerely I don't see the need for custom colours N9 and 2B would be perfect. And easier to replicate in future group buys.

[janglad]

Sincerely I don't see the need for custom colours N9 and 2B would be perfect. And easier to replicate in future group buys.

N9 is quite a bit darker than the current mod colour and 2B quite a bit warmer. Would completely change the set's look, and it wouldn't be what I'm aiming for with the colours

[hineybush]

Sincerely I don't see the need for custom colours N9 and 2B would be perfect. And easier to replicate in future group buys.

2B is def too light to be compared to CC (original Dolch alpha color)

[janglad]

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[stoic-lemon]

I'm convinced that janglad has some kind of reality enhancement augment reverse engineered from a spaceship which crashed in his back yard. He uses it to make these ridiculous renders.

[janglad]

I'm convinced that janglad has some kind of reality enhancement augment reverse engineered from a spaceship which crashed in his back yard. He uses it to make these ridiculous renders.

A combination of this and wayyyyy too many hours looking at 3d keyboards in CAD software  I'm glad you like them! Looking through albums of renders I have done for other people's keysets I can definitely notice progress, which is quite cool to see

[jrfhoutx]

1.25 and/or 1.5u Caps Lock keys for those who swap caps and control...

[autobot]

Wow, this fixes my issue with Dolch. I might sell my kekkon Dolch because of this!

[glubazoid]

This is the main reason why I wasn’t a huge fan of dolch. I’m so in for this!

[wholypantalones]

It just looks like a washed out version of Dolch.

[janglad]

This is the main reason why I wasn’t a huge fan of dolch. I’m so in for this!

Wow, this fixes my issue with Dolch. I might sell my kekkon Dolch because of this!

Hehe yeah, I would definitely consider this a "fixed" version of Dolch. For me at least

[janglad]

It just looks like a washed out version of Dolch.

Yes, that kinda is the whole point  A more muted and modern version of Dolch

[wholypantalones]

It just looks like a washed out version of Dolch.

Yes, that kinda is the whole point  A more muted and modern version of Dolch

Washed out is "modern"? TIL I guess..

Ditch the super keys and those ugly icon mods. Add some code keys and maybe a add on pack with Windows keys and windowed keys like 9009.

[ptiede]

I'm a fan of the icon mods I think they fit the theme. Similarly with the super keys plus I'm not a windows user.

[Okonomiyaki#2832]

Would the removal of ISO enter keys help reduce the cost of the base kit further? Could they be separated into an international kit instead?

[janglad]

Would the removal of ISO enter keys help reduce the cost of the base kit further? Could they be separated into an international kit instead?

Removing the ISO key would reduce cost minimally for ANSI users and increase it quite a bit for ISO users. It's also very possible that the ISO kit wouldn't hit 150 MOQ, making some people cancel their base kits which could screw with price drops for everyone in the whole GB  Also I'm just not a fan of splitting up a GMK set too much since I like how easy it is to get a kit that covers everything on the aftermarket VS SA where you need to hunt down a gazillion kits. Either way, I don't think splitting it is the best idea unless you're selling through MassDrop

[Vigrith]

Washed out is "modern"? TIL I guess..

It's just a name, there's no need to be so literal and definitely no point being upset over it. It's fine.

[dubious]

yup

[tomu]

berry najs

[dallman5]

Very interested! Something about the blue is a bit too jarring for me, I feel like it’s not “muted” enough. The red, however, is on point.

[stolenweapon]

+1 interest

[Corgiattackkk]

This with “Mr. Sleeves” Addon Kit seems like a fun color combo.

[kwyryn]

Very interested! Something about the blue is a bit too jarring for me, I feel like it’s not “muted” enough. The red, however, is on point.

i kinda agree with you

[wholypantalones]

Washed out is "modern"? TIL I guess..

It's just a name, there's no need to be so literal and definitely no point being upset over it. It's fine.

No you.

[tomu]

Very interested! Something about the blue is a bit too jarring for me, I feel like it’s not “muted” enough. The red, however, is on point.

imo, making it a bit more "muted" wouldn't make it Dolch anymore

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[hayt]

This set looks amazing. I love the decision to cool down the grays, as the original dolsch alway struck me as being too warm.

Will be keeping an eye out.

[dallman5]

Very interested! Something about the blue is a bit too jarring for me, I feel like it’s not “muted” enough. The red, however, is on point.

imo, making it a bit more "muted" wouldn't make it Dolch anymore

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You’re right, muted was perhaps the wrong word choice, but the tone seems a bit off to me is all.

[Puddsy]

it's... fine?

it's just dolch but different

it's neat tho

[cijanzen]

it's... fine?

it's just dolch but different

it's neat tho

I think that’s what’s so great about it. It’s a subtle shift in warmth and vibrancy but it makes a huge difference in how it’s perceived. At least that’s my opinion.

[Puddsy]

it's... fine?

it's just dolch but different

it's neat tho

I think that’s what’s so great about it. It’s a subtle shift in warmth and vibrancy but it makes a huge difference in how it’s perceived. At least that’s my opinion.

maybe it's my ****ty monitor but it just looks like dolch to me

but if people like it im not gonna say no

[Mcnos]

it's... fine?

it's just dolch but different

it's neat tho

I think that’s what’s so great about it. It’s a subtle shift in warmth and vibrancy but it makes a huge difference in how it’s perceived. At least that’s my opinion.

maybe it's my ****ty monitor but it just looks like dolch to me

but if people like it im not gonna say no

But.. the title does say Dolch lol. You're not wrong

[HotRoderX]

Posted this on Reddit, but figured I post here also. Perhaps this changes the flavor of the set to much. I would love to have this keyset with the Tiffany blue Enter color as the legends for the Mods/Alpha's. I think it give it just a bit of color and make it seriously pop off the page. I am not sure if that changes the spirit of the IC to much thought. The white just feels kinda off to me. Perhaps its even to basic for a new updated modern version of Dolch.

[pngu]

Posted this on Reddit, but figured I post here also. Perhaps this changes the flavor of the set to much. I would love to have this keyset with the Tiffany blue Enter color as the legends for the Mods/Alpha's. I think it give it just a bit of color and make it seriously pop off the page. I am not sure if that changes the spirit of the IC to much thought. The white just feels kinda off to me. Perhaps its even to basic for a new updated modern version of Dolch.

Please no On top of it being basically a reversed version of Ocean Dolch I feel like the accent keys are enough color for those that want it.

[flootr]

this set looks great, would totally be in

[Giorgio]

If you don't add an european proxy, you can remove the ISO keys. Who wants to to pay a 30% import tax  ) ) ) )

And don't start talking abut vat and the fact that it would be the same. We "know" it isn't.

[fleeceman]

Interested

[janglad]

If you don't add an european proxy, you can remove the ISO keys. Who wants to to pay a 30% import tax  ) ) ) )

And don't start talking abut vat and the fact that it would be the same. We "know" it isn't.

Of course it wouldn't be the same since you also would need to pay €20 administration fees. Without that it would tho and IIRC there are some countries where you can forego those by picking up the package at customs. Either way, like I mentioned in the OG post Mykeyboard.eu will be the EU proxy for this set.

[janglad]

it's... fine?

it's just dolch but different

it's neat tho

I think that’s what’s so great about it. It’s a subtle shift in warmth and vibrancy but it makes a huge difference in how it’s perceived. At least that’s my opinion.

maybe it's my ****ty monitor but it just looks like dolch to me

but if people like it im not gonna say no

Well, it is obviously a Dolch set still but the colours are quite a bit different from the original

[tvpeople]

Is there any chance of adding 40% support?

R2 esc
R3 1.25u Ctrl/Tab,  R3 1.75u Enter

[yasintahir]

Yes please! I just need base kit with split spacebar.

[OracleKev]

This is nice.  Kinda surprising no one tried this before.

Assuming there is a European proxy, is it possible to have two base versions (ANSI and ISO) like GMK Chocolatier, while aggregating numbers to benefit?

[SBJ]

Very cool. Might be down for a set. 

[OmegaSupreme]

I'm in.

[clasicks]

Washed out is "modern"? TIL I guess..

It's just a name, there's no need to be so literal and definitely no point being upset over it. It's fine.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^EMPHASIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

it is just a name pls.

[oldcat]

Janglad makes good keysets, and we should all buy them to support his crippling keyset design addiction

haha

[stolenweapon]

the grey matches more keyboards than the brown from the original

[janglad]

the grey matches more keyboards than the brown from the original

Exactly I'll try to do renders on as many colours of boards as possible to showcase how versatile the set is 

[Jedi]

Its great to see the classic colors approach to GMK come back by members in the community.  Feels like old times.  Great job and please pack the base kit (I've never quite understood the idea of trimming kits to bare compatibility just because "not everyone needs that key", IMO kits should be complete because its near impossible to ever run a fix kit for the extras after the buy is over).

[dantambok]

Its great to see the classic colors approach to GMK come back by members in the community.  Feels like old times.  Great job and please pack the base kit (I've never quite understood the idea of trimming kits to bare compatibility just because "not everyone needs that key", IMO kits should be complete because its near impossible to ever run a fix kit for the extras after the buy is over).

It's really hard to decide between trimming down on the number of keys to reduce price vs more compatibility with a higher price. But looking at the current render, i'm happy with this!

[hineybush]

Posted this on Reddit, but figured I post here also. Perhaps this changes the flavor of the set to much. I would love to have this keyset with the Tiffany blue Enter color as the legends for the Mods/Alpha's. I think it give it just a bit of color and make it seriously pop off the page. I am not sure if that changes the spirit of the IC to much thought. The white just feels kinda off to me. Perhaps its even to basic for a new updated modern version of Dolch.

that would make this modern sky dolch

sky dolch is the worst keyset

[Giorgio]

Call it GMK grolch (grey dolch)

[nickaster1]

I don't agree with the red and blue offered here, they undermind the overall feel of the keyset. I'd say make the blue deeper, the red can say goodbye

[otanishock]

I don't agree with the red and blue offered here, they undermind the overall feel of the keyset. I'd say make the blue deeper, the red can say goodbye

I beg to differ. I think those accents do add a touch of warm and modern feeling which makes the set look absolutely stunning. I would NOT want to see those accents get removed. Its called "Modern" for a reason.

[otanishock]

Also would it be possible to incorporate the keysize to the base set for an easier time when trying to navigate through our layout? 😁

[typischt]

I really like the set! For me, the cyan accent is a bit too flashy. I have SA Ocean Dolch and from the look of the renders the cyan accents have the same intensity as the ones from Ocean Dolch which just a bit too much for me.
I really like the red tho, so while I can‘t say I‘m definitely in yet,it won‘t be a dealbreaker for me, if I decide to join.

[janglad]

I don't agree with the red and blue offered here, they undermind the overall feel of the keyset. I'd say make the blue deeper, the red can say goodbye

I beg to differ. I think those accents do add a touch of warm and modern feeling which makes the set look absolutely stunning. I would NOT want to see those accents get removed. Its called "Modern" for a reason.

Exactly, and you can always not use the accents if you want

[janglad]

Also would it be possible to incorporate the keysize to the base set for an easier time when trying to navigate through our layout? 😁

I will make one yes Any specific key you're looking for?

[whitty]

I think the name matches well with the theme you're going for, and I like the colors you've picked; I wouldn't change anything. +1 for the accent colored space bar kit, even though I already sent in my google form haha

[otanishock]

Also would it be possible to incorporate the keysize to the base set for an easier time when trying to navigate through our layout? 😁

I will make one yes Any specific key you're looking for?

Thanks alot 😁. Mainly 2U shift and 1.75U Ctrl. I would love to see an option for a spacebar kit. Such addition allows endless possibility of configurations for split space layouts. Other than that, my wallet is ready 🙏🙏

[nickaster1]

I don't agree with the red and blue offered here, they undermind the overall feel of the keyset. I'd say make the blue deeper, the red can say goodbye

I beg to differ. I think those accents do add a touch of warm and modern feeling which makes the set look absolutely stunning. I would NOT want to see those accents get removed. Its called "Modern" for a reason.

Exactly, and you can always not use the accents if you want

Well it was really great to see blue accents on the old dolch. While it's true that this is the Modern version of Dolch that we're ICing for, what I'm trying to say is the warmer and more "pastel" look of the accent keys (I'm sorry if the word use is wrong here) just don't look so "right" on a darker color set like this. Please don't get me wrong, I mean no hatred or trying to make myself those people who always try to over-appreciate vintage stuffs

[futurecrime]

Oh wow, this is what I always wanted Dolch to look like. I love it. Perfect.

Defo interested in a spacebar kit as well.

[janglad]

Oh wow, this is what I always wanted Dolch to look like. I love it. Perfect.

Defo interested in a spacebar kit as well.

Quote for a spacebar kit is sent to GMK

[Atredl]

Oh wow, this is what I always wanted Dolch to look like. I love it. Perfect.

Defo interested in a spacebar kit as well.

I couldn’t agree more. The original Dolch colors were always a little too warm for my tastes. Really glad there are others who also wanted Dolch with a cooler palette.

[autobot]

Any chance of adding R5? Pretty please? 

[dallman5]

Any chance of adding R5? Pretty please? 

+1. Plz.

[pngu]

Any chance of adding R5? Pretty please? 

Hell yes. I'm fine with R5 only even.

[janglad]

Any chance of adding R5? Pretty please? 

I really want this myself, R0 as well but I don't think a kit would hit MOQ. Putting them in the base kit would make it too expensive (and from what I remember from the GMK Carbon R2 IC not all people are happy to use R0-5) and doing a separate kit would probably cost a pretty penny too :|

[dantambok]

I can’tcwait for this to run! Even with so many GMK sets that are about to run, i think this is one of my top priorities

[Dreamre]

Can’t wait either! In for 2-3 sets!

[gnunin]

Real nice. Would get in a heartbeat.

[tunadesu]

This x Shoko <3

[Deep]

cleannn

[Ephemeral]

Any chance of adding R5? Pretty please? 

I really want this myself, R0 as well but I don't think a kit would hit MOQ. Putting them in the base kit would make it too expensive (and from what I remember from the GMK Carbon R2 IC not all people are happy to use R0-5) and doing a separate kit would probably cost a pretty penny too :|

I’d be interested in R5 as well. A separate kit would probably hurt. :/

[autobot]

Any chance of adding R5? Pretty please? 

I really want this myself, R0 as well but I don't think a kit would hit MOQ. Putting them in the base kit would make it too expensive (and from what I remember from the GMK Carbon R2 IC not all people are happy to use R0-5) and doing a separate kit would probably cost a pretty penny too :|

I’d be interested in R5 as well. A separate kit would probably hurt. :/

I’d be cool even if it was just 2 1.5u control keys, alt, alt gr, and arrows. Just enough for a WKL TKL

[captsis]

Stepped CTRL and VIM keys please?

[janglad]

Stepped CTRL and VIM keys please?

Same story with VIM keys as with R0-5 kit, I just don't think it can hit MOQ 

[janglad]

Just added a spacebar kit guys! I've requested a quote from GMK a couple of days ago, but have yet to get something back. Pricing should be the same as the 9009 spacebar kit tho 



I have also updated the kit design to make it more uniform. Numpad legends have been changed (same as ones used on GMK Burgundy), Alt GR has been turned into Alt. I have also made the Num Lock keys and Scoll Lock keys into "Num" and "Scroll" to be more in line of the rest of the 1u mod legends which are all single line 

[janglad]

Here are some renders of boards with the spacebar kit  )

[dantambok]

Those spacebars look lovely ❤️

[Poesjuh]

Pls Alt GR.... but won’t buy anyway so don’t listen to me


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[janglad]

Pls Alt GR.... but won’t buy anyway so don’t listen to me


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We kept it with 9009 because of the vintage factor but doing it here would be contradictory to the point of the set. Having 2 normal Alt keys does look cleaner IMO 

[cijanzen]

I’m assuming small spacebars are 2.75 and 2.25? If so, looks good to me!

[janglad]

I’m assuming small spacebars are 2.75 and 2.25? If so, looks good to me!

They are!

[jebbra]

The icon R3-Control still won't be added to base kit? I think it should be and just delete the text one because that text isn't following the design guideline (of 9009 style).

[yasintahir]

The icon R3-Control still won't be added to base kit? I think it should be and just delete the text one because that text isn't following the design guideline (of 9009 style).

agreed with this one!

[glubazoid]

Pls add “super” or some sort of OS key as 1.5u for us Mac users with a WK layout. It’s the only thing holding me back from purchasing this

[garbo]

These sets could end up the same colour as non-modern dolch after a decade or two, which I find sort of amusing.

I like that there's a Yuri icon mod kit - it seems to fit with the concept of modernisation. It's a shame that a tilde is the only option non-text option for split backspaces, though. Would it be worth adding a 1u backspace to fill in for delete keys?

[chuckdee]

What size is that smaller spacebar?  It looks larger than 2U, but wanted to make sure.

[jebbra]

What size is that smaller spacebar?  It looks larger than 2U, but wanted to make sure.

I believe it is 2.25u and 2.75u. Personally I think it still need 2u tho, several split spacebar use it like TGR Alice.

[Johnee]

Pls add “super” or some sort of OS key as 1.5u for us Mac users with a WK layout. It’s the only thing holding me back from purchasing this

Agreed! Both the base and icon kits are lacking 1.5u Command keys (or substitutes like super or code).

[chuckdee]

What size is that smaller spacebar?  It looks larger than 2U, but wanted to make sure.

I believe it is 2.25u and 2.75u. Personally I think it still need 2u tho, several split spacebar use it like TGR Alice.

Agreed.  I wanted it for parfait layout on the clueboard.

[Vigrith]

I believe it is 2.25u and 2.75u. Personally I think it still need 2u tho, several split spacebar use it like TGR Alice.

Wait, isn't the Alice (and most split spacebar layouts larger than 40-50%) 2.75, 2.25 and 1.25? I thought it was but maybe I'm mistaken and it's 2u.

[chuckdee]

I believe it is 2.25u and 2.75u. Personally I think it still need 2u tho, several split spacebar use it like TGR Alice.

Wait, isn't the Alice (and most split spacebar layouts larger than 40-50%) 2.75, 2.25 and 1.25? I thought it was but maybe I'm mistaken and it's 2u.

Apparently not, looking at this image:



That left spacebar is definitely 2U from the looks of the replacement key.

[Vigrith]

Oh yea, for some reason I was convinced it was 2.25 - it's actually a good thing seeing as pretty much every GMK buy nowadays includes convex 2us because of Mondrian and the Planck. Cool.

[jrfhoutx]

I’m still hoping to see a 1.25u Caps Lock...

[Dovan1405]

Any rough estimate on the gb date?? :O


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[hineybush]

IG posts saying next Saturday, Aug. 25

[Corgiattackkk]

Spacebar kit looks beautiful. I'm a sucker for the pop of color.

[byoliven]

Anyone have the same idea with me that wishing some short spacebar (2u or 2.25u) with the color of green and red in the spacebar kit?

[dantambok]

IG posts saying next Saturday, Aug. 25

Wow that was fast

[glubazoid]

Pls add “super” or some sort of OS key as 1.5u for us Mac users with a WK layout. It’s the only thing holding me back from purchasing this

Agreed! Both the base and icon kits are lacking 1.5u Command keys (or substitutes like super or code).

So I'm guessing no chance of adding these two keys before the start of the GB? Would really be a must buy if they were included 

[darthzero]

Anyone have the same idea with me that wishing some short spacebar (2u or 2.25u) with the color of green and red in the spacebar kit?

Nope sorry, after seeing the Debakel that is/was GMK Metaverse spacebar Kit for >50€ when your average  user could need 1(in this case 2) spacebar(s) from the kit.

[chuckdee]

Anyone have the same idea with me that wishing some short spacebar (2u or 2.25u) with the color of green and red in the spacebar kit?

Nope sorry, after seeing the Debakel that is/was GMK Metaverse spacebar Kit for >50€ when your average  user could need 1(in this case 2) spacebar(s) from the kit.

Just making sure... small grey spacebar in the kit is not 2U, right?

[janglad]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

[dantambok]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

I have a gray alice coming and would love have that 2u key 

Also, which vendors will be hosting this? hoping for en.zf 

[bthezebra]

Also have gray Alice interested in 2u

[Vadurr]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

IC to GB in the same month!? Gnarly!!!

[chuckdee]

Also have gray Alice interested in 2u

Parfait layout clueboard.  2U would be good for me.  I'd need two, but could easily get two spacebar kits for this buy (I've done it before...)

[asury]

Zfrontier/Monokei for Asia please


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[fishinaspacesuit]

Can't wait for this! I'm in!

[otanishock]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

IC to GB in the same month!? Gnarly!!!

For any other set I'd have doubt but definitely not this. The hype train is literally like from LA to NY long lol.

[SBJ]

Toot toot.

[janglad]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

IC to GB in the same month!? Gnarly!!!

For any other set I'd have doubt but definitely not this. The hype train is literally like from LA to NY long lol.

 Hehe  But yeah like I said we have everything needed to launch and I don't want to keep you guys longer than needed from having this set on your board 

Also I still need to show you all that "cherry on top" I teased, we're waiting on some renders of the final colour options of that but I can tell you it will be awesome!

[otanishock]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

IC to GB in the same month!? Gnarly!!!

For any other set I'd have doubt but definitely not this. The hype train is literally like from LA to NY long lol.

 Hehe  But yeah like I said we have everything needed to launch and I don't want to keep you guys longer than needed from having this set on your board 

Also I still need to show you all that "cherry on top" I teased, we're waiting on some renders of the final colour options of that but I can tell you it will be awesome!

Sounds wonderful ! Last small question. Are we going to have a 2.25U and 2.75U accent spacebar in the spacebar kit? Would the price jump up by a whole lot im case we decide to have those?

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[Vigrith]

Also have gray Alice interested in 2u

Same.

[janglad]

I'm debating adding a convex 2u key into the spacebar kit for TGR Alice users, however that does seem like a really small amount of people :| Please reply to this or something if you would buy the spacebar kit for a 2u/would use it, just want to see how many people would benefit of it.

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

IC to GB in the same month!? Gnarly!!!

For any other set I'd have doubt but definitely not this. The hype train is literally like from LA to NY long lol.

 Hehe  But yeah like I said we have everything needed to launch and I don't want to keep you guys longer than needed from having this set on your board 

Also I still need to show you all that "cherry on top" I teased, we're waiting on some renders of the final colour options of that but I can tell you it will be awesome!

Sounds wonderful ! Last small question. Are we going to have a 2.25U and 2.75U accent spacebar in the spacebar kit? Would the price jump up by a whole lot im case we decide to have those?

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Nope, split space is not _that_ popular. Adding 4 more spacebar to the kit would make it a lot more expensive for a lot of people and only a small % would use them. I feel like just having them in standard colours is a nice balance

[janglad]

Also have gray Alice interested in 2u

Same.

Alright alright, I'll add it to the kit  

[cijanzen]

This is just my opinion of course but the more I look at this set the more I’m put off by the mix of icon only and text modifiers in the base kit.

I’d have preferred text and text mods and a more complete set of icon only mods. I know that would increase cost but to me right now it just feels a little confused about what the set wants to be in terms of text vs icon.

[wixxzblu]

To save cost, do we really need this key? cant ISO users just use the standard tilde key?

[Allo]

This is just my opinion of course but the more I look at this set the more I’m put off by the mix of icon only and text modifiers in the base kit.

I’d have preferred text and text mods and a more complete set of icon only mods. I know that would increase cost but to me right now it just feels a little confused about what the set wants to be in terms of text vs icon.

Changing the base to text mods would make this an entirely different set. The icon mods with text bottom row has been used on a lot of sets in the past. If you are looking for all text, you can get the monochrome set from GMK Oblivion.

[pikku-allu]

The spacebar kit could offer much better compatibility for split spacebar boards by simply adding a 1.25u blank. I support the 2u spacebar to be added as well.

Also, a R1 1u backspace would be nice to have.

[Hokabuki]

The spacebar kit could offer much better compatibility for split spacebar boards by simply adding a 1.25u blank. I support the 2u spacebar to be added as well.

Also, a R1 1u backspace would be nice to have.

I’m a big fan of adding that r1 1u backspace!

[hineybush]

Text bottom row + icon "alpha mods" is the best

9009 has it
muted has it
this set has it
other sets have had it

and all of these are the best sets

[dallman5]

Text bottom row + icon "alpha mods" is the best

9009 has it
muted has it
this set has it
other sets have had it

and all of these are the best sets

preach

[Vadurr]

Text bottom row + icon "alpha mods" is the best

9009 has it
muted has it
this set has it
other sets have had it

and all of these are the best sets

preach

preach it twice

[futurecrime]

Also have gray Alice interested in 2u

Same.

Alright alright, I'll add it to the kit  

Late to this vote, but I'll also use it on my Alice. Thanks for adding.

[cijanzen]

Text bottom row + icon "alpha mods" is the best

9009 has it
muted has it
this set has it
other sets have had it

and all of these are the best sets

preach

preach it twice

Haha sounds like I’m on my own with my opinion which means I better just get used to it! I dunno maybe I’m just looking for faults in a set that turned out so awesome.

[Etherealsound]

This set looks amazing. When were you hoping to launch the buy?

[Ephemeral]

This set looks amazing. When were you hoping to launch the buy?

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

[Etherealsound]

This set looks amazing. When were you hoping to launch the buy?

Also yes indeed the GB is going live on the 25th! We have everything needed to launch and due to some personal travels of one of the vendors if we were to delay it it would need to be in late October early November which is too late IMO

Thanks for that!

[janglad]

Here's the updated spacebar kit 



Because of the multiple proxies I'm working with I can't release the full pricing just yet but we're looking at $145 for a base kit at the lowest MOQ right now (meaning pricing will drop down further)

[Corgiattackkk]

Here's the updated spacebar kit 

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Because of the multiple proxies I'm working with I can't release the full pricing just yet but we're looking at $145 for a base kit at the lowest MOQ right now  :) :)

That pricing  ;D

[janglad]

Here's the updated spacebar kit 

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Because of the multiple proxies I'm working with I can't release the full pricing just yet but we're looking at $145 for a base kit at the lowest MOQ right now  :) :)

That pricing  ;D

Yeah it increased a tad from 9009 because of custom colours but I like to think it's still a very nice price, especially next to recent sets like Triumph Adler and Terminal which were $169 IIRC  :D

[dantambok]

wow 145 is a really great price! I hope you have zfrontier in mind!

[coffeeshopcoder]

Okay - I absolutely love this set, and I'll jump in when this launches - any idea when that might be ? I've been burning through my wallet and I wanna start saving up
I also hope you will run this before/after carbon .. because I want both, and my SO checks my card statements.

two questions :
 - Any chance you can add a mac command key to the icon mods ? I asked the same question on carbon IC, got told no. I think that would really make it complete - it does have the mac alt already ?
 - Are the mods color matched with GMK ? Asking to know if I can pickup this icon mod kit instead of the bone icon extns in carbon, which has way more keys than what I need and will likely be more expensive  ?

[coffeeshopcoder]

wow 145 is a really great price! I hope you have zfrontier in mind!

heh --- that would be awesome, to get free shipping

[dantambok]

wow 145 is a really great price! I hope you have zfrontier in mind!

heh --- that would be awesome, to get free shipping

i'm sure you guys in NA will have a different vendor. zF is just for Asia/EU/AU most of the time. Free shipping is good but the price will also be higher since they have to pay shipping going to CN in the first place heh

[jrfhoutx]

wow 145 is a really great price! I hope you have zfrontier in mind!

heh --- that would be awesome, to get free shipping

i'm sure you guys in NA will have a different vendor. zF is just for Asia/EU/AU most of the time. Free shipping is good but the price will also be higher since they have to pay shipping going to CN in the first place heh

NA will be through Dixiemech iirc

[janglad]

Alright everyone get ready because the GB is launching in a couple of hours!!!! 

Here is the final pricing for all vendors!!:



Dixiemech will handle the US, Mykeyboard the EU, Dailyclack Oceania and Zfrontier all of Asia! The GB will be live from August 25th until September 15th, GMK is taking a little holiday right now so I haven't gotten an official reply yet, but we're expecting this to ship in 3-4 months if not sooner

I'm also very excited to announce a collaboration with RAMA with a one of a kind keycap. Inspired by the logo on the original Dolch PAC keyboard, it's a 2 piece cap made out of combination of CNC milled aluminium and an enamel fill! We will be offering it in grey + cyan infill and grey + red colourways, all matched to the Modern Dolch set of course!! We're still waiting on renders of red option, but here's one of the gray + cyan option! This has to be the coolest cap RAMA has made by far, and that's saying sommething 



Here's a render of the set on the Dolch PAC board showing the logo the RAMA cap was inspired by!



I wanna thank everyone for the support so far, ranging from people leaving a simple upvote on RMK posts to those who filled in the Google form with suggestions and of course the amazing vendors I'm working on this with! I know it's a high bar to set, but I really hope this will turn out as successful as 9009. This is a set I've always wanted to see happen and I can't wait to see it IRL!!!

[cijanzen]

That Rama cap looks really cool! Good luck with group buy. I’m still on the fence but this set is gorgeous.

[dantambok]

What happens if it doesnt hit 250?

[otanishock]

What happens if it doesnt hit 250?

Oh trust me you don't even have to worry. This set is going to hit MOQ like a breeze 😁😁

[dantambok]

What happens if it doesnt hit 250?

Oh trust me you don't even have to worry. This set is going to hit MOQ like a breeze 😁😁

I'm jumping in for sure. Just curious though, since on runs that don't hit MOQ it's either the vendor buys enough till it reaches MOQ or it gets cancelled right?

[titanium]

What happens if it doesnt hit 250?

Oh trust me you don't even have to worry. This set is going to hit MOQ like a breeze 😁😁

I'm jumping in for sure. Just curious though, since on runs that don't hit MOQ it's either the vendor buys enough till it reaches MOQ or it gets cancelled right?

Yes, vendors will either buy enough for MOQ or the GB will be cancelled and you'll receive a refund if applicable.

[catamscott]

smart to jump to the gb so quickly after such a strongly warm reception, but man is my wallet hurting right now lol. gotta get a base and a rama cap though 

[Dreamre]

Where should Canada order?

[cijanzen]

Where should Canada order?

I’m sure Dixiemech would handle US and Canada

[nelamvr6]

I'm at DixieMech, and it looks like it's sold out. Is that possible?

[otanishock]

I'm at DixieMech, and it looks like it's sold out. Is that possible?

Slow down hombre. It hasn't launched yet 😂😂😂.

[nelamvr6]

Well that's what surprised me when I went to the site and it says "Sold Out".

[nelamvr6]

It's live now. All is good.

[dantambok]

Waiting on zF to put it up 👀

[Kerasan]

will the Rama artisan also be available on the EU proxy?

KMK Labs.

[janglad]

will the Rama artisan also be available on the EU proxy?

KMK Labs.

Yes, they're working on adding it!

[janglad]

Alright everyone, GB is live! I'm working on making an official GB page, but since that always takes some time to get approved I'll post the links here too!

US and Canada: https://dixiemech.com/shop/gmkmoderndolch
Europe:https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/category/group-buys/gmk-modern-dolch_102/
Oceania: https://dailyclack.com/collections/keycaps/products/gmk-modern-dolch
China: https://www.zfrontier.com/m/4366
Rest of Asia (link will be updated with specific product link once that page goes live): https://en.zfrontier.com/collections/gmk


Super hyped to launch this guys, let's go!!!!     

[janglad]

Alright the GB page is approved, so please move all discussion there! 

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=97134.msg2652638#msg2652638


Also just made an /r/mk post, I hope you guys like the render  Probably took me the longest out of any render I ever made, since I modelled the PAC board and terminal from scratch! Tried to go for a full on 90s vibe with the Smells Like Teen Spirit in the Walkman and the Tamagotchi on the desk hehe 

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9a66mk/working_in_the_90s_gmk_modern_dolch_gb_is_live/