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Offline aerospice

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I would like to introduce to you GMK Bordeaux, a keycap set based on the world capital of wine! Much of the color palette was inspired by the cream and light brown brickwork shown throughout "Old Town" Bordeaux's architectural work (Port Cailhau, Place de la Bourse, La Grosse Cloche, etc.), as well as the gravel/clay soils that the vineyards use to cultivate the grape varieties there. I also wanted to include a deep red color to represent the cabernet merlot blended wine selections that the region is most famous for producing. Here is a mood board that I used to visualize my ideas.


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Pantone 2309 C
Accents

Pantone 4045 C
Alphas

Pantone 7643 C
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Vendors

NA: Mechs & Co
EU: MyKeyboard
CA: Ashkeebs
UK: Prototypist
AUS/OCE: Daily Clack
SEA: Thic Thock
CN: KBDfans
KR: Monstargears



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Château (base)


Aged Oak (alt alphas)


Vineyard (novelties)


Full-Bodied (spacebars)


Glögg (NorDeUK)




Renders

HAUS by Hand Engineering



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Paragon by Artemis Design Studios



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U80-A by Rama Works




Bloq by THOK Design




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Deskmat Trivia #1:
The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 (Grand Cru Classé) resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) requested a classification system for France's finest Bordeaux wines that were to be on display for visitors from all across the globe. This quality classification system comprises only of left bank chateaus in Médoc, Graves, and Sauternes, ranked from first to fifth growths. In Bordeaux, the first growths are called "premiers crus" (highest quality) while the second through fifth growth crus are called "crus classés." As of today, the Grand Cru Classé of 1855 is the most popular and longest-standing wine classification system in Bordeaux.

"Wine Stain" (900x400 mm)

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Deskmat Trivia #2:
Nearing the end of the 1970s, intercultural relations between France and Japan were mainly connected through anime and manga. In 2006, France represented around 50% of the European market for manga and was only second behind Japan in terms of global manga consumption. In 2013, manga represented around 40% of new comics released in the country, which surpassed Franco-Belgian comics for the first time in French history.

"Affair at the Château" by 1stGarden (900x400 mm)

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Collaborations

Metal Keycaps:
Hibi MX

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THOK

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Asero Foundry


Esclab

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Wooden Keycaps:
YVK Studio

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Raffle Keycaps:
MacherStudio

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DEAGcaps

MOZIcaps

Namong Art

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PrimeCaps

Arcana Keys

Keycap Quarry

Cables:
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Wrist Rest:
MarbleK

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Deskmat:
1stGarden

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ID: Kevster#6878
If you have any questions regarding the set or would like to reach out to collaborate, don't hesitate to message me!


Update Log
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07-17-2021
- Interest check posted
- Removed mod tilde from modifier alphas kit
- Added extra "b" to modifier alphas kit
- Added extra "b" to spacebars kit

07-21-2021
- Added color poll for base alphas

07-26-2021
- Posted results for base alphas color poll (choice #2 wins)
- Color matched new base alpha color with Pantone 2471 C
- Updated banner, mood board, and renders to represent new base alphas and better reflect accents

07-28-2021
- Created second interest check form
- Created discord server for set

08-01-2021
- Updated base kit with added 40% 3-key support (R2 1.75u Backspace, R3 1.5u Enter, R3 1.25u Tab)
- Updated confirmed vendors list for NA, EU, UK, and AUS/OCE

08-03-2021
- Updated confirmed vendors list for SEA

08-04-2021
- Updated confirmed vendors list for CA and KR

08-07-2021
- Updated confirmed vendors list for CN

08-20-2021
- Added final color poll for base alphas

08-29-2021
- Posted results for final base alphas color poll (new color wins)
- Added 2.75u, 2.25u, and 2.00u spacebars to alphas kit to support common Alice layouts
- Removed F5-F8 keys from alphas kit

09-05-2021
- Confirmed collaborations with Rama Works, Asero Foundry, Arcana Keys, Rocket Cable, RnCables, MarbleK, and 1stGarden

10-28-2021
- Novelty fixing phase
- Confirmed collaboration with THOK and Hibi
- Revealed Asero Foundry and THOK keycap renders

12-27-2021
- Novelty revision
- Confirmed collaboration with MacherStudio and MOZIcaps

02-07-2022
- Novelties approved by GMK
- Initial price quotes

02-26-2022
- Created poll to decide base alpha colors (brown vs red) and overall kitting

03-06-2022
- Announced base alpha poll result (red wins)

03-08-2022
- Added red tab for alt-alphas kit for two keyboard support
- Updated confirmed vendors list for SEA
- Confirmed collaboration with YVK Studio
- Added new deskmat design by 1stGarden

03-28-2022
- Announced price quotes for North America
- Added grape leaf novelty for R2 tab key
- Added new renders
- Added MarbleK collaboration update

04-08-2022
- Announced official group buy date

04-28-2022
- Updated kit renders
- Added non-tertiary NorDeUK kit (Glögg)
- Announced collaboration with Esclab

05-05-2022
- Added VoxelMods collaboration update

05-19-2022
- Revealed Hibi keycap renders

05-26-2022
- Added updated deskmat design by 1stGarden
- Revealed RnCables collaboration cable

05-29-2022
- Updated pricing information
- Added Primecaps collaboration update
- Added MarbleK renders and purchase link
- Added VoxelMods purchase link

05-30-2022
- Group Buy live



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Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 14:27:30 »

>> Base Alphas Color Poll <<

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NOTE: This poll is slated to end in one week (3/5/2022)

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Offline Fraaaan

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 14:37:16 »
ne extra b avail?

Offline ivu

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:06:15 »
Have you tried with the 2309 color for the alphas ?
Not really digging the current 2474 color, unfortunately.

Offline MadBinton

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:10:33 »
Hey Kevster,

Nice to see this got off the ground. I'm not entirely sure I'd like that final brown / cork color myself, but looking at the inspiration I do think it's well done.

Looks really nice on the Paragon and U80!

The accent color and novelties bring it together. These novelties are amazing quality!

If this runs in GB by the time GMK is a bit more on top of their queues, I might just join to support and for those amazing novelties.

Offline nvh2092

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:12:55 »
You need an extra b in the base kit, the kitting seems good tho. I prefer the legend to pop more on the standard alphas.
« Last Edit: Sun, 18 July 2021, 02:59:05 by nvh2092 »

Offline Rumblethumps

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:53:40 »
I'm not sure I'm a fan of the base alpha color, but even if it's not my thing, I definitely see how it fits with the inspiration. The novs are gorgeous, I'd build my first ISO board just for that enter!
« Last Edit: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:55:42 by Rumblethumps »

Offline Cylent

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:53:51 »
I like dis, pls swap alpha and accent color or just find a new alpha color.

Offline Neely_12

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 15:57:37 »
Love the red on this set. I think you’ve already got your kitting critique, so no need to beat a dead horse. I would have to agree about the alpha color. I would like to see it be a bit more orange, but it’s ultimately up to your vision of what the set is supposed to represent. Good work and good luck!

Offline Banned

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 16:03:43 »
that full bodied kit looks nice .. ;)

glwic
 

Offline Steelbloo

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 16:36:17 »
Would prefer to see the full bodied version as the base

Offline LittleAad

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 16:52:54 »
Alt alphas make the set look too much like GMK maroon. Imo. Good inspo and novelties tho, glwic  :thumb:

Offline Brioric

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 16:56:47 »
I really like the alt alphas, but the legends seem dull on the base alpha color.
Cool novelties too, glwic!

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 16:57:07 »
Looks good, the colorway is so nice imo
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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 17:41:23 »
I'd much prefer the full-bodied to be the base kit
       

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 19:06:43 »
Nice set! Love the colors. :thumb:

Offline sup3r170va

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 20:48:59 »
I wonder if the set would look nicer with the accent colour as the colour of the alphas.

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 20:55:26 »
Thank you for all the responses and support so far everyone! Based on the feedback, I went ahead and added the the extra "b" keycaps in the spacebars and modifier alphas kit. In addition, I plan to continue testing out the colors for the base alphas. Some colors I have in mind to test out is a darker cream to match the accent, or a darker gray color to represent the steel fences of "Old Town" Bordeax. After I render the experimental colors, I will create a poll on here to help decide what the base alpha should look like, so keep an eye out for it!

Offline sup3r170va

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 21:50:54 »
Thank you for all the responses and support so far everyone! Based on the feedback, I went ahead and added the the extra "b" keycaps in the spacebars and modifier alphas kit. In addition, I plan to continue testing out the colors for the base alphas. Some colors I have in mind to test out is a darker cream to match the accent, or a darker gray color to represent the steel fences of "Old Town" Bordeax. After I render the experimental colors, I will create a poll on here to help decide what the base alpha should look like, so keep an eye out for it!

Are you fixed on using the 2309C for the text on the alphas? I am looking at the image you have, and there are a lot of lighter creams reflecting the walls of the buildings in Bordeaux. Would a lighter cream as base alphas, and 7643C for the text, work better? Just a thought  :)


Offline YoungTerror

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #19 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 23:21:17 »
I like dis, pls swap alpha and accent color or just find a new alpha color.

I agree with this.

Offline sirieous

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #20 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 23:25:31 »
id be more of a fan of this if this was a mono set with the mod colour

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #21 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 23:34:37 »
Since there are quite a lot of "glass" & "window" elements from your inspiration (namely wine glass, building windows, street lamps),
would it be a good idea to include at least one windowed keys on the base kit/novelties kit?

Just my 2 cents!

Offline brunosan_.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #22 on: Sat, 17 July 2021, 23:58:49 »
I would like to see the alt alphas on the base kit instead of the others.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #23 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 00:20:55 »
i like the colours on the mods and accents, and the novelties! alpha colours a bit iffy though, with low contrast and whatnot. GLWIC~

Offline jabe8i

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #24 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 00:30:00 »
I feel like the print on the base alphas need a bit more contrast. Maybe modify the legend color, or change up the alpha colors slightly.

Offline whirlwind

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #25 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 00:44:00 »
The base alphas color needs reworking, maybe swap them with the Full bodied modifier alphas

Offline scoopbb

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #26 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 00:45:17 »
really like this. hope you consider a 40s kit

Offline Xherion

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #27 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 04:36:51 »
Really interested in the theme and proposed set, but yeah like everybody else says the alphas could be tweaked.

Hope the tweaked alphas color will be better matched, will be watching this IC closely.

Offline kw88

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #28 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 04:49:33 »
The base alphas color needs reworking

no

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #29 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 06:11:41 »
I'd much prefer the full-bodied to be the base kit

+1

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #30 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 08:22:06 »
alt alpha kit makes it look too much like gmk maroon

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #31 on: Sun, 18 July 2021, 09:33:01 »
id be more of a fan of this if this was a mono set with the mod colour

this would match novelties perfectly too

Offline DeMechanica

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux
« Reply #32 on: Wed, 21 July 2021, 17:17:53 »
Full bodied alphas in the main base set instead of as an addon set and I’d be in!

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #33 on: Wed, 21 July 2021, 22:29:46 »

Due to an overwhelming response on the interest check form (as well as this thread) to have the alphas changed, I went ahead and rendered a few potential candidates to replace the current base alphas. As a few of you have suggested, I chose three warmer/new colors of varying degrees of brightness that better matched the cream accents, compared to the original. Personally speaking, I'm glad to have gotten this feedback since I think these three new colors look significantly better than the original. More importantly, they don't stray from the "Old Town" Bordeaux theme that I had in mind either.

Anyway, the new look for the alpha base is going to be heavily decided by YOU! If you interested in the outcome of the new base alphas, it is highly important that you participate in this poll. Before voting, please refer to the renders below to make your judgement:

>> Base Alphas Color Poll <<

Base Alpha 1
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Base Alpha 2


Base Alpha 3


Base Alpha 4



Full Gallery on Imgur
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Offline nvh2092

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #34 on: Wed, 21 July 2021, 23:22:47 »

Due to an overwhelming response on the interest check form (as well as this thread) to have the alphas changed, I went ahead and rendered a few potential candidates to replace the current base alphas. As a few of you have suggested, I chose three warmer/new colors of varying degrees of brightness that better matched the cream accents, compared to the original. Personally speaking, I'm glad to have gotten this feedback since I think these three new colors look significantly better than the original. More importantly, they don't stray from the "Old Town" Bordeaux theme that I had in mind either.

Anyway, the new look for the alpha base is going to be heavily decided by YOU! If you interested in the outcome of the new base alphas, it is highly important that you participate in this poll. Before voting, please refer to the renders below to make your judgement:

>> Base Alphas Color Poll <<

Base Alpha 1
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Base Alpha 2
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Base Alpha 3
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Base Alpha 4
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Base 2 is the way

Offline DeMechanica

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #35 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 00:43:18 »

Due to an overwhelming response on the interest check form (as well as this thread) to have the alphas changed, I went ahead and rendered a few potential candidates to replace the current base alphas. As a few of you have suggested, I chose three warmer/new colors of varying degrees of brightness that better matched the cream accents, compared to the original. Personally speaking, I'm glad to have gotten this feedback since I think these three new colors look significantly better than the original. More importantly, they don't stray from the "Old Town" Bordeaux theme that I had in mind either.

Anyway, the new look for the alpha base is going to be heavily decided by YOU! If you interested in the outcome of the new base alphas, it is highly important that you participate in this poll. Before voting, please refer to the renders below to make your judgement:

>> Base Alphas Color Poll <<

Base Alpha 1
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Base Alpha 2
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Base Alpha 3
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Base Alpha 4
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*Votes for full bodied as base*

I like the original kit colouring more than the alternatives, but I only want to buy the dark kit.

Offline sup3r170va

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #36 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 00:52:34 »
Thanks for being so responsive to feedback. Voted.

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #37 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 02:00:32 »
Would prefer to see the full bodied version as the base

This was an idea that I was strongly considering, but I had a conflict with another designer in regards to the red alphas beforehand. Although I thought the colors that we chose were different enough to co-exist as base kits (Pantone 7643 C vs RAL 4004), I'd rather not make it a bigger deal than it was to him/her. Summing it up, the "full-bodied" alphas kit was the best solution that I could think of to give people the choice for a fully wine-colored set without the additional drama.

Since there are quite a lot of "glass" & "window" elements from your inspiration (namely wine glass, building windows, street lamps),
would it be a good idea to include at least one windowed keys on the base kit/novelties kit?

Just my 2 cents!

An idea that I can play with is a gothic-styled window to match the fences and lamps (gothic architecture is prevalent throughout Bordeaux). For the keys that I would want to put it on, that is something that I will have to think about a little more. Great suggestion though!

really like this. hope you consider a 40s kit


In regards to creating kits for 40s, Norde, and AZERTY, I plan on making this decision on the next iteration of my IC form since these kits rarely reach MOQ. If enough interest is shown on the next IC form, I'll consider creating a kit for them.

Thanks for being so responsive to feedback. Voted.

Thanks for taking the time to give the feedback in the first place! You and many other people here suggested that the base alpha colors be a bit closer to the accents, so I created the base alphas color poll for that very reason. I heavily weigh the results/responses of the IC forms when deciding to make any changes, so again, I appreciate all the responses coming though!

Offline Mr Chrome

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #38 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 09:08:17 »
Would prefer to see the full bodied version as the base

This was an idea that I was strongly considering, but I had a conflict with another designer in regards to the red alphas beforehand. Although I thought the colors that we chose were different enough to co-exist as base kits (Pantone 7643 C vs RAL 4004), I'd rather not make it a bigger deal than it was to him/her. Summing it up, the "full-bodied" alphas kit was the best solution that I could think of to give people the choice for a fully wine-colored set without the additional drama.

It's a shame because I think your use of the novelties and accents is a perfect use of the colour, and clearly you've put a lot of work into the theme, but I understand that ah... it is similar to a certain maroon set...

I like that you're polling options for alternative alphas though! Personally, I like the tone/hue of 3 and 4 best, but I find 2 easiest to read because of the darker colour in contrast with the legends :thumb:
“This plastic rectangle is alright. The plastic rectangles on top of it, though...”

Offline CookieFlow

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #39 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 13:21:19 »
I feel there is a clear demand for the full bodied to be the base kit.

I understand that some people said it's too close to "GMK Maroon" but to me that set is a lot more purple toned.
I much prefer the deep wine maroon red that you picked and imo better represents Maroon.

I also feel your set has novelties and a theme around it that justifies it's existence.
       

Offline Havattack

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #40 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 13:34:57 »
Ah man, i thought the poll was going to include those modifier colored alphas... lame.

Offline jabe8i

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #41 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 13:41:30 »
Ah man, i thought the poll was going to include those modifier colored alphas... lame.
Would prefer to see the full bodied version as the base

This was an idea that I was strongly considering, but I had a conflict with another designer in regards to the red alphas beforehand. Although I thought the colors that we chose were different enough to co-exist as base kits (Pantone 7643 C vs RAL 4004), I'd rather not make it a bigger deal than it was to him/her. Summing it up, the "full-bodied" alphas kit was the best solution that I could think of to give people the choice for a fully wine-colored set without the additional drama.

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Color poll for base alphas! Vote now! (7/21/21)
« Reply #42 on: Thu, 22 July 2021, 16:29:33 »
I abstain from discussion as to whether Maroon and Bordeaux are too close. If what the IC shows, what the banderole color is, and what the caps look like is a number of colors less than 3 Im always impressed.

What I really liked about the poll was the ability to pick a color and also through ranking 1-10 pick "not this color" as well. I picked either 3 or 4, but my first thought was...anything but color #1 I'm good with, and got to rank that as a 1 and the others as 9s and 10s.

I think this has legs for kitting decisions as well especially for 500 MOQ where the base kit isn't gonna look like analog dreams 2.

Offline aerospice

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Looking at the results of the base alpha color poll, "Base Alpha 2" is the most popular choice by a significant margin (albeit "Base Alpha 4" was close). It also had the highest overall average of favorable ratings (6-10) compared to the other choices, and had the lowest overall average of unfavorable ratings (1-5) compared to the other choices. This was an important factor since most people were happy with this color in general, even if it wasn't their top choice. For that reason, I went ahead and updated the new base alphas with "Base Alpha 2," and physically color matched it with Pantone 2471 C (slightly lighter than poll render). As you guys can see, the banner, mood board, and renders have all been updated with the new base alpha color! I also updated the renders to better reflect the physical color for the accents as well, which is slightly darker in person. All in all, I am satisfied with the new base alpha color since it is much warmer than the previous iteration and better matches with the modifier/accent colors. This wouldn't have been possible without all the suggestions and feedback that I have gotten thus far, so thank you to everyone who was willing to participate in the poll!

Talking about future plans for this set, my first goal is to create a second interest check form that aims to take additional kitting suggestions into consideration as well (40s, Norde, and AZERTY, etc.). My second goal is to create a discord server specifically for this set in order to better communicate my ideas and get live feedback from people who are interested. Lastly, since the colors have been mostly solidified from the recent poll, I will actively start seeking out vendors/collaborations and advertise for this set on different platforms to get more traffic.

Base Alphas Poll Results


Offline nvh2092

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Looking at the results of the base alpha color poll, "Base Alpha 2" is the most popular choice by a significant margin (albeit "Base Alpha 4" was close). It also had the highest overall average of favorable ratings (6-10) compared to the other choices, and had the lowest overall average of unfavorable ratings (1-5) compared to the other choices. This was an important factor since most people were happy with this color in general, even if it wasn't their top choice. For that reason, I went ahead and updated the new base alphas with "Base Alpha 2," and physically color matched it with Pantone 2471 C (slightly lighter than poll render). As you guys can see, the banner, mood board, and renders have all been updated with the new base alpha color! I also updated the renders to better reflect the physical color for the accents as well, which is slightly darker in person. All in all, I am satisfied with the new base alpha color since it is much warmer than the previous iteration and better matches with the modifier/accent colors. This wouldn't have been possible without all the suggestions and feedback that I have gotten thus far, so thank you to everyone who was willing to participate in the poll!

Talking about future plans for this set, my first goal is to create a second interest check form that aims to take additional kitting suggestions into consideration as well (40s, Norde, and AZERTY, etc.). My second goal is to create a discord server specifically for this set in order to better communicate my ideas and get live feedback from people who are interested. Lastly, since the colors have been mostly solidified from the recent poll, I will actively start seeking out vendors/collaborations and advertise for this set on different platforms to get more traffic.

Base Alphas Poll Results
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Nice, I like the 2nd base. Also, about the 40s, I think it's always safe to add 3 most popular 40s keys to the base and you don't even need to make a poll for it. About Norde or Azerty, Norde always struggles and I don't think Azerty's gonna make it....I think the current terminal iso aka US iso in base is enough, minimum price to pay to cover all iso layouts. I use Azerty too since I'm in France atm. I only need terminal iso to put the set on my board since I know the reality of international kit.
« Last Edit: Mon, 26 July 2021, 02:27:16 by nvh2092 »

Offline aerospice

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A new interest check form has been created, so please fill it out below if you have the time. I also created a new discord server to further discuss this set, so check it out!

>> Interest Check Form v2 <<
« Last Edit: Wed, 28 July 2021, 09:00:51 by aerospice »

Offline nvh2092

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A new interest check form has been created, so please fill it out below if you have the time. I also created a new discord server to further discuss this set, so check it out!

>> Interest Check Form v2 <<
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Offline aerospice

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A new interest check form has been created, so please fill it out below if you have the time. I also created a new discord server to further discuss this set, so check it out!

>> Interest Check Form v2 <<
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Thanks for catching that! The link for the new IC form should be fixed now

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Do others who want alt alphas:
Want F5-F8 in that kit?
Want split bars in that kit?

Offline slg1993

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I want to parrot others and say that, if the alt alphas were turned into a full base kit I would buy it instantly

Offline Havattack

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I don't understand why you would care if some other designer thinks your set is too similar. Screw him and his "drama".

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I want to parrot others and say that, if the alt alphas were turned into a full base kit I would buy it instantly

Same!

Offline CookieFlow

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There seems to be a clear demand for the alt alphas to be the base kit.

I just don't understand the reasoning of putting the alt alphas as a separate kit to justify that this way it will be different enough from another set.
The only thing it does, is to force people to spend another 70$ extra to get them.

Maybe I am totally off and people really love the current alphas, but I do think you should at least poll it and if the % are in clear favor of the alt alphas to be the base kit you really should consider that.

People will vote with their wallets and pick the set they prefer and want to support.
       

Offline nvh2092

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There seems to be a clear demand for the alt alphas to be the base kit. I prefer the full-bodied as in base kit too but U understand the decision to put it as child kit.

I just don't understand the reasoning of putting the alt alphas as a separate kit to justify that this way it will be different enough from another set.
The only thing it does, is to force people to spend another 70$ extra to get them.

Maybe I am totally off and people really love the current alphas, but I do think you should at least poll it and if the % are in clear favor of the alt alphas to be the base kit you really should consider that.

People will vote with their wallets and pick the set they prefer and want to support.
Designer is trying to avoid conflict of interest. I prefer mono base too but I understand their decision to not go with it.
« Last Edit: Thu, 29 July 2021, 06:03:18 by nvh2092 »

Offline CookieFlow

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There seems to be a clear demand for the alt alphas to be the base kit. I prefer the full-bodied as in base kit too but U understand the decision to put it as child kit.

I just don't understand the reasoning of putting the alt alphas as a separate kit to justify that this way it will be different enough from another set.
The only thing it does, is to force people to spend another 70$ extra to get them.

Maybe I am totally off and people really love the current alphas, but I do think you should at least poll it and if the % are in clear favor of the alt alphas to be the base kit you really should consider that.

People will vote with their wallets and pick the set they prefer and want to support.
Designer is trying to avoid conflict of interest. I prefer mono base too but I understand their decision to not go with it.


I  would understand that if the alt alphas kit was removed entirely.
But since they are still available in a separate kit, it doesn't remove the "conflict of interest" imo, but does force buyers to spend an extra 70-80$ for that kit.
       

Offline aerospice

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Talking about the results for the second interest check form, there didn't seem to be enough interest in the polls for an extended 40%, NorDe, and AZERTY kit to justify them since they're unlikely to make MOQ. However, I did want to help out the 40% community a bit, so I updated the base kit to include 3-key 40% support (R2 1.75u Backspace, R3 1.5u Enter, R3 1.25u Tab) to get the most coverage for popular 40% layouts. Shoutouts to nvh2092 for the suggestion, and also the 40% keyboard Discord people for pointing me in the right direction!

For the good news, I'm happy to announce that I've confirmed four new vendors below for NA, EU, UK, and AUS/OCE! Vendors for SEA, CA, and KR are still in the works. If you're in a region that isn't listed below, don't hesitate to comment in this thread or fill out the interest check form.

NA: Mechs & Co
EU: MyKeyboard
UK: Prototypist
AUS/OCE: Daily Clack

As an end note for upcoming plans, kitting renders will be updated since there was a significant change for a rendering kit (bless ImperfectLink for creating the amazing kit and for the frequent updates). I'm also currently looking into collaborations for metal artisans, cables, wrist rests, and (hopefully) a keyboard based on the results for the first and second interest check forms! I have a few people in mind who I want to contact, but if you guys have suggestions for creators you like, feel free to drop a comment here or on Discord, and I'll try my best to make it happen.
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Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Vendors announced (NA, EU, UK, AUS, SEA)! (8/3/21)
« Reply #56 on: Tue, 03 August 2021, 11:48:23 »
I'm proud to announce that Monokei will be serving as GMK Bordeaux's vendor for Southeast Asia (SEA)! Really happy about this one since they were my first choice for a SEA vendor for various reasons, so I'm excited to work with them!

SEA: Monokei

In other news, I have been in talks with metal artisan and cable vendors for a collaboration with my set. I have a few design choices that I have in mind for them, but I would love to hear what ideas you guys have as well, so feel free to comment down here or on Discord. Anyway, be on a lookout for these collaborations guys. It's coming soon ™  :eek:
« Last Edit: Tue, 03 August 2021, 19:43:54 by aerospice »

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Full vendors list revealed! (8/4/21) 🍷
« Reply #57 on: Wed, 04 August 2021, 20:48:18 »
I'm excited to announce that Ashkeebs will be hosting this set as a Canadian (CA) vendor. With a clear history of hosting many incredible sets (SA Ramses, GMK Moonlight, etc.) and a growing switch lubing service, I look forward to working with them to create another successful run! Additionally, I would also like to welcome Monstargears as an upcoming Korean (KR) vendor. You may know them for their keyboards like the Monstargear Alu XO v3 keyboard (as seen in Taeha Types) and the upcoming Sangeo60. Anyway, I look forward to working with them as well to bring this set to my brothers/sisters in Korea!

CA: Ashkeebs
KR: Monstargears

As an ending note, this should be the full list of vendors for this set.
« Last Edit: Sat, 07 August 2021, 01:15:42 by aerospice »

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Full vendors list revealed! (8/6/21) 🍷
« Reply #58 on: Sat, 07 August 2021, 01:22:26 »
Last but not least, the final vendor that will be hosting GMK Bordeaux as a Chinese (CN) vendor is none other than KBDfans. As one of the largest and most highly regarded enthusiast keyboard vendors in China, I hope to make this set more accessible for everyone across the globe! As a fun trivia for this occasion, China is the largest importer of Bordeaux wine in the entire world (second in overall consumption behind France).

CN: KBDfans

All in all, this (100% this time) concludes the full list of vendors that will be hosting this set! I look forward to working together with them to make this set a reality for you guys!

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Final color poll for base alphas! (8/20/21) 🍷
« Reply #59 on: Fri, 20 August 2021, 03:15:57 »

From the previous color poll, many of the people who voted were split on choices #3 and #4 since they wanted a lighter color scheme for the base alphas. In addition, some people who voted on choice #2 commented that they liked the colors of choice #4, but were concerned about the lack of contrast for the legends. Lastly, the latest IC form had suggestions for lighter base alphas that also had contrast for the legends. For these reasons, I chose a new color scheme for the base alphas (Pantone 4045 C) that matched the feedback to vote against the current base alphas, which won the last poll. Because there are only two options this time around, the votes will not be spread out as thin between the top two contenders.

The winning choice for this poll will be the final color for the base alphas, no exceptions. If you are interested in this set in any shape/form, it is highly important that you participate in this poll. Before voting, please refer to the renders below to make your judgement:

>> Base Alphas Color Poll (final) <<

Base Alpha 1
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Base Alpha 2
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After the results of the poll are all tallied up, I will proceed to update the interest check post with the confirmed collaborations for this set so far (artisan keycaps, cables, wrist rest, and more). Additionally, I will include all the new renders for the kit. Notable changes for the full-bodied alphas kit is further support for common Alice layouts (2.75u, 2.25u, and 2.00u spacebars) and removal of the F5-F8 keys, per the feedback from the IC form. Anyway, good luck and happy voting!

Offline actress

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Final color poll for base alphas! (8/20/21) 🍷
« Reply #60 on: Fri, 20 August 2021, 03:55:35 »
I personally prefer the old alpha colour.
Hmm.. I feel like this set has great potential but the alpha / accent colours slightly miss the mark for me. Do love the mod colour though.
What do you think of swapping the accent and alpha colours maybe?

Ideally I'd like a slightly saturated creme / beige alpha colour and an even darker red accent colour.
Just wanted to share my thoughts, totally understand if it's too much of a revamp or w/e. I do like the novelties a lot though.
Also hope for NorDE  ;D

Offline sup3r170va

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Final color poll for base alphas! (8/20/21) 🍷
« Reply #61 on: Fri, 20 August 2021, 06:23:05 »
I personally prefer the old alpha colour.
Hmm.. I feel like this set has great potential but the alpha / accent colours slightly miss the mark for me. Do love the mod colour though.
What do you think of swapping the accent and alpha colours maybe?

Ideally I'd like a slightly saturated creme / beige alpha colour and an even darker red accent colour.
Just wanted to share my thoughts, totally understand if it's too much of a revamp or w/e. I do like the novelties a lot though.
Also hope for NorDE  ;D

I agree it’s worth a try to swap the colour of the accent and the alphas. A render would help.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Final color poll for base alphas! (8/20/21) 🍷
« Reply #62 on: Fri, 20 August 2021, 07:37:48 »
Swap or nothing.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Final color poll for base alphas! (8/20/21) 🍷
« Reply #63 on: Fri, 20 August 2021, 14:47:50 »
really digging the alternate alphas!
      

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Offline aerospice

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Looking at the results of the final base alpha color poll, the new option (Base Alpha 2) is the most popular choice by far with a 63.9% lead over the old option (Base Alpha 1), which had 36.1% people voting for it. For that reason, Pantone 4045 C is going to be the final new base alpha for the set. To make things easier for the people helping me with this set, there is going to be no more exceptions to the color change.

Base Alphas Poll Results


In addition, I have made a small adjustment to the full-bodied alphas kit since there was feedback to include further support for common Alice layouts. For that reason, I've compromised by removing the brown F5-F8 keys and replaced them with some wine colored 2.75u, 2.25u, and 2.00u spacebars since there was a greater demand for them.

In regards to the collaborations (cables, metal/resin keycaps, wrist rest, and new deskmat), I will announce them sometime this week. I just need to confirm with each of my collaborators to see if they are comfortable with me announcing it on this IC post. Anyway, stay tuned for the upcoming news and thanks for voting!

Offline mymeepo

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I still think the full-bodied alphas should be the base. For the GMK Stargaze group buy they also made the initial alternative alphas the base set but then kept the initial alphas as the alternative and all sets were made.
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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Collaborations announced! (9/5/21) 🍷
« Reply #66 on: Sun, 05 September 2021, 20:03:26 »
Just wanted to do a quick update on some of the collaborations confirmed so far. I went ahead and posted some links that showcases some of the work they have done, so I encourage you guys to check them out!

Metal/Resin Keycaps: Rama Works, Asero Foundry, Arcana Keys
Cables: Rocket Cables, RnCables
Wrist Rest: MarbleK
Deskmat: 1stGarden

There are still more collaborations waiting to be confirmed, so be on a lookout! Next step, I'm going to work on getting price quotes and novelty checks.

Offline Exluna

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Collaborations Revealed! (9/5/21) 🍷
« Reply #67 on: Sun, 10 October 2021, 21:16:30 »
Mmm I likey.

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Collaborations Revealed! (9/5/21) 🍷
« Reply #68 on: Sun, 10 October 2021, 21:20:03 »
Aero is the artisan w Rama or moved to Hibi?

Offline NightFox99

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Collaborations Revealed! (9/5/21) 🍷
« Reply #69 on: Mon, 11 October 2021, 03:17:24 »
PLEASE MAKE FRENCH AZERTY SET. Since nobody does "azerty" layout all the french market is literally forgotten. By the way, how can one make a Bordeaux inspired set without it ? Cela n'a aucun sens ! : )

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Collaborations Revealed! (9/5/21) 🍷
« Reply #70 on: Tue, 12 October 2021, 00:37:23 »
Aero is the artisan w Rama or moved to Hibi?
I'm looking to contact Hibi to replace Rama for one of my metal artisan collaborations since there was an internal issue that has caused some delays on their end (affected other sets as well). Since Kate is the owner of Hibi, the quality of the metal artisans should remain the same! Only difference is the branding in this case.

PLEASE MAKE FRENCH AZERTY SET. Since nobody does "azerty" layout all the french market is literally forgotten. By the way, how can one make a Bordeaux inspired set without it ? Cela n'a aucun sens ! : )
As much as I want to include the AZERTY kit (especially because of the obvious French inspiration), it's not looking too feasible at the moment since only 3.1% of people who responded to the interest check form are interested in that layout. Especially for a GMK set, it's not likely to reach MOQ and will be really expensive to run. However, assuming the first run for this set proves successful, I would definitely love to include AZERTY for an SA or KAT version in the near future since there's a lot more flexibility in terms of kitting for them compared to GMK! Really like how those profiles look too :)

Offline aerospice

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Updates have been pretty slow lately, so apologies in advance! Anyway, I recently got a response back from GMK regarding the novelty checks, and there are a few things that will need to be tweaked for their approval. I plan on getting started on this today since I'm no longer piled up with IRL responsibilities, so look forward to it! Once that gets sorted out, the initial price quotes for the kitting should be announced shortly afterwards.

With that out of the way, I wanted to introduce two new metal keycap collaborations! Please welcome THOK and Hibi!

Metal/Resin Keycaps: THOK, Hibi MX

If you guys haven't seen them yet, THOK and Asero Foundry recently finished rendering two beautiful keycaps for this collaboration! The THOK keycap utilizes a clean/minimalist wine glass design, topped off with a dark-red matte finish and a shiny gloss resin infill to represent the wine liquid. The Asero Foundry keycap is an anodized aluminum piece that aims to capture the "drip art" technique of a famous abstract modern artist, Jackson Pollock. You can catch a peek of them below:


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Offline dankthropod

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | THOK and Asero Foundry Keycaps Revealed! (10/28/21) 🍷
« Reply #72 on: Wed, 01 December 2021, 03:53:05 »
Looks really nice!
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AUDIO: beyers dt 880 pros with a k3 DAC. Really want to get my hands on some sennies hurr durr six hungos

Offline aerospice

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Novelty Revision Changes (12/27/21) 🍷
« Reply #73 on: Mon, 27 December 2021, 02:30:56 »
Hope you guys had a good Christmas break! Talking about updates, I recently got another response from GMK regarding the novelty checks. There was only one novelty to fix this time around (ISO enter vines), so I was able to fix it up fairly quickly and sent it in. Thankfully, I was able to keep most of the elements of the old novelty designs the same while complying with GMK standards. To see some of the changes, below is a comparison of how the old and revised novelties look like so far. I'd say the most significant changes are the wine and gate novelties.

New

Old


Once this round of novelties gets approved (third time's the charm), I'll update the renders with them and announce the GB date + kit pricing.

I also wanted to introduce two new resin keycap collaborations. Please welcome MacherStudio and MOZIcaps! There is one more artisan keycap collaboration I've yet to announce, so look forward to it!

Resin Keycaps: MacherStudio, MOZIcaps
« Last Edit: Mon, 27 December 2021, 03:11:24 by aerospice »

Offline Exluna

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Small Novelty Revisions (12/27/21) 🍷
« Reply #74 on: Mon, 27 December 2021, 11:15:27 »
Excellent! This is one GB I'm really looking forward to.

Offline Dinerenblanc

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Small Novelty Revisions (12/27/21) 🍷
« Reply #75 on: Mon, 07 February 2022, 21:42:55 »
Beautiful set, though I do with the deep red alphas came in a base set

Offline DaaDaa

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Small Novelty Revisions (12/27/21) 🍷
« Reply #76 on: Mon, 07 February 2022, 22:26:54 »
I would like to see the alternate alphas + mods to be the base set. The alternate is drop dead gorgeous. I'm in either way.
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Offline aerospice

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Hello everyone, just wanted to hit you guys with some new updates this year on the set. Starting off with some good news, novelties have been approved for GMK standards! I will go ahead and ninja-update the renders for them sometime this week.

As for the initial price quotes, I recently received them today. As of now, it is looking to be $145 at 250 MOQ and around $130 at 500 MOQ. Since my ideal goal for the base kit is around $135 at 250 MOQ, the price where it currently stands isn't going to be sufficient at that quantity.

For that reason, I have two courses of action in mind. My first option is to go the 500 MOQ route for the base kit and hope it hits that number (riskier, but ideal price point + early GB). My second course of action is to revise the base kit and remove some keys to reach that $135 mark at 250 MOQ (less keys + later GB).

For now, I'm going to consult with my vendors and some other designers to see what I can do to make the base kit more affordable, yet functional. In the meantime, feel free to offer any input you guys might have!

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I personally would prefer the lower price point at the lower MOQ and wouldn't mind the wait. Hopefully you can pick a choice and it isn't too hard on you!

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I think you’re gonna regret not going with the alt alphas as the base kit, it seems to be what nearly every comment in this thread is requesting. The color isn’t that close to Maroon and there have been a number of dark red mono sets that have run without issue. I know I would absolutely purchase the alt alpha base but having to buy a base and add-on alphas prices me out. Anyway it’s your set and your prerogative and i wish you a successful Group Buy.
« Last Edit: Tue, 08 February 2022, 22:28:02 by less_blank »

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Novelties approved + base kit price quotes (02/07/22)
« Reply #80 on: Tue, 08 February 2022, 21:31:46 »
Switching to a TKL Base kit and a separate Numpad kit is one idea.  Outfitting a full-size keyboard becomes more expensive* but lately, for sets split like this, the Base-to-Numpad order ratio is around 4:1.

*Edit: As a full-size user, I'm not a proponent of this TKL Base option.  But while the $20-$30 two-kit cost up might turn people like me away, we're arguably in the minority.
« Last Edit: Tue, 08 February 2022, 22:22:09 by dvorcol »

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Appreciate the transparency about these decisions. I’d consider polling it. The other thing to think about, and mechs and co I’m talking to you here: run a 5$ discount on a day 1 or day1/2 purchase. Buffs the early numbers and then gives a bit of hope in the Dvorcol graph.

If you go to TKL + numpad at least go 500 moq for base…

Offline diggergig

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A shame to see there's no international kit for this. It's been the same deal with the Paris set on the current group buy. People in the country of origin this represents wont be able to use it.

Offline DaaDaa

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i dont think i've ever seen that such large majority of interested parties asking for something but it just not happening lol
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Offline mymeepo

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I think you’re gonna regret not going with the alt alphas as the base kit, it seems to be what nearly every comment in this thread is requesting. The color isn’t that close to Maroon and there have been a number of dark red mono sets that have run without issue. I know I would absolutely purchase the alt alpha base but having to buy a base and add-on alphas prices me out. Anyway it’s your set and your prerogative and i wish you a successful Group Buy.

Same. GMK is expensive enough but having to buy two major kits to get the actual base kit that you wanted is just a bit too steep for me. Oh well, perhaps for round 2 or maybe we're wrong and the set does amazingly well.

Offline DaaDaa

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I’m in gmk villanelle which I believe is a touch more red-ish,  a side by side comparison to see how they compare would be nice to determine if some of us want to pay that significant premium m to get the base and the alternate alphas for the dubious advantage that the designer can get another designer off his back for copycat'ing
« Last Edit: Sun, 13 February 2022, 04:52:18 by DaaDaa »
piggy60 red upgraded PVD w/ GMK umka zaku | tiramisuit w/ GMK noire JWK silk emerald | mr.suit black/chrome glossy chamfers w/ GMK minimal cow POM stem | jelly epoch w/ SA oblivion zaku | mode80 deco w/ gmk boneyard alpaca | mode 80 imperial with ePBT origami alpaca| MODE80 viridian /w CRP boba LT | RAMA thermal kuro w/ GMK muted 2 pewter | BBox60 C64 wih marshmellows and c64 keycaps | MODE Sonnet green /w MW voynich gateron ink box pink

Offline monkeybread44

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Small Novelty Revisions (12/27/21) 🍷
« Reply #86 on: Sun, 13 February 2022, 16:24:05 »
Beautiful set, though I do with the deep red alphas came in a base set

This.

As a wine lover it's great to see a wine themed keycap set. I have been to Bordeaux and I didn't notice really notice the brickwork, soils etc., I was there for the WINE!  ;)

The colour of the full bodied set makes the most sense with this theme. I guess I might just pick up the novelties, which are great!

Offline Exluna

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Novelties approved + base kit price quotes (02/07/22)
« Reply #87 on: Mon, 14 February 2022, 01:01:32 »
Switching to a TKL Base kit and a separate Numpad kit is one idea.  Outfitting a full-size keyboard becomes more expensive* but lately, for sets split like this, the Base-to-Numpad order ratio is around 4:1.

*Edit: As a full-size user, I'm not a proponent of this TKL Base option.  But while the $20-$30 two-kit cost up might turn people like me away, we're arguably in the minority.

Well, as TKL's seem to be very popular at the moment, I have to begrudgingly agree. It would be the simplest way to lower cost. I think I'd probably spend more for the numpad kit but like you, I know I'm in the minority since full-size boards aren't that popular these days. So yeah... I'd end up having to pay more but I think the majority would pay less, which overall helps the GB.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #88 on: Sat, 26 February 2022, 01:27:45 »

After the initial price quote for the base kit, which was $145, I looked for some ways to adjust it to reach the $135 mark. The first thing I did was split the numpad from the base kit, which brought it down to about $132-$135 and created a numpad kit that was priced at around $40. This deal wasn't too bad for TKL users, but full-sized keyboard users would unfortunately have to pay a lot more if they wanted to purchase this set. For that reason, I asked a variety of people for some advice on the kitting to avoid this. One suggestion that came up was to switch to a mono base kit since the three custom colors was what drove the price to be quite expensive in the first place. I knew there could be a potential issue with another designer regarding this decision, so I reached out to him/her to talk about it. Ultimately, we were able to quickly come up with a good compromise regarding the GB date, where my set is aimed to start sometime around May 2022. Thanks to this compromise, the option to run a full mono base kit without any conflict(s) is now on the table!

Before making such a major change, I wanted to create a poll to gauge what you guys want. I know the previous poll was supposed to be the last one, but for the sake of reducing the price of the base kit, including the numpad, and going with a choice that could be more popular, I wanted to make this the final exception. If you are interested in this set in any shape/form, it is highly important that you participate in this poll. Before voting, please refer to the renders below to make your judgement. Keep in mind that the overall kitting will be significantly different depending on the base alpha color (mainly base and numpad), so make sure to click on the "more" tab to see all the child kits for the corresponding base kit of your choice.

>> Base Alphas Color Poll <<

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NOTE: This poll is going to stay up for about a week (3/5/2022), so make sure to vote until then! After the poll ends, I will immediately requote the price and give you guys the exact GB date once I discuss it with my vendors. Until then, enjoy the rest of your weekends, and happy voting!


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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #89 on: Sat, 26 February 2022, 10:21:21 »
Glad to see you are going to give the mono another chance as it was my preference anyway.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #90 on: Sat, 26 February 2022, 10:51:19 »
Thank you so much for listening and offering this poll
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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #91 on: Sat, 26 February 2022, 17:34:04 »
Nice. If red base makes it I'm definitely in for a set. Thanks for being open to the option and letting the people decide.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #92 on: Sun, 27 February 2022, 13:06:05 »
Great!

I'm in for a Red Base Alpha set as well.  :cool:

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #93 on: Fri, 04 March 2022, 10:21:05 »
If the red alphas become the base I am out. Set will just be a bland maroon.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #94 on: Fri, 04 March 2022, 12:30:57 »
lets say the all red alphas win in the voting. would that mean that the light brown alphas will go away or will enter another purchasing option?

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #95 on: Fri, 04 March 2022, 14:26:39 »
lets say the all red alphas win in the voting. would that mean that the light brown alphas will go away or will enter another purchasing option?

The color poll is just to switch the current base kit alphas with the current alt-alphas kit. Answering your question, let's say the red alphas win in this poll. The light brown alphas will still exist as an alt-alphas kit while the base alphas will be entirely red. I personally made this set with the brown alphas in mind, so I'm definitely keeping it in a separate kit since I would love to have this color for myself!

Anyway, I believe the pictures/link to the kitting for the corresponding base alpha colors should be located in my previous post and the color poll somewhere. For the sake of convenience, I went ahead and attached a direct link to the gallery of the potential kitting for each color. Main difference should be the separation of the numpad from the base kit, but there are also some slight difference in the overall base and alt-alphas kit as well.

Brown Kitting
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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #96 on: Fri, 04 March 2022, 15:27:32 »
Great!

I'm in for a Red Base Alpha set as well.  :cool:

+1 red alpha base is amazing

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #97 on: Fri, 04 March 2022, 17:41:44 »
lets say the all red alphas win in the voting. would that mean that the light brown alphas will go away or will enter another purchasing option?

The color poll is just to switch the current base kit alphas with the current alt-alphas kit. Answering your question, let's say the red alphas win in this poll. The light brown alphas will still exist as an alt-alphas kit while the base alphas will be entirely red. I personally made this set with the brown alphas in mind, so I'm definitely keeping it in a separate kit since I would love to have this color for myself!

Anyway, I believe the pictures/link to the kitting for the corresponding base alpha colors should be located in my previous post and the color poll somewhere. For the sake of convenience, I went ahead and attached a direct link to the gallery of the potential kitting for each color. Main difference should be the separation of the numpad from the base kit, but there are also some slight difference in the overall base and alt-alphas kit as well.

Brown Kitting
Red Kitting

okay brilliant thanks! this set is lit

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #98 on: Fri, 04 March 2022, 18:24:30 »
Please consider supporting Numpads for Alt-Alpha users.  Some previous sets have done this by including numpad digits in the Alt Alphas kit.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll: Brown vs Red (02/26/22) 🍷
« Reply #99 on: Sun, 06 March 2022, 18:10:57 »
If you're going with the red base, just wanted to point out that the brown alt alpha has a brown tab key (which would not match the red mods). Perhaps instead of putting an additional tab on the extra alphas kits, you can put the additional tab on the base kit instead.

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll Results (03/06/22) 🍷
« Reply #100 on: Sun, 06 March 2022, 22:39:36 »
Looking at the results of the final base alpha color poll, it appears the red alphas are going to replace the brown alphas in the base kit since the red alphas had an overwhelming 79.6% victory over the 20.4% of the brown alphas! In addition, the sentimentality seems to lean towards the positive end based on the bar chart, so it looks like most you guys are happy with the decision that you guys made! Anyway, I went ahead and updated the current kit as a result of the color poll. Below is the visualization for the poll results for anybody who is interested in checking it out:

Base Alphas Poll Results


Base Alphas Satisfaction Score


I'm also going to get some last minute opinions to make sure any necessary changes are addressed, and then I will get it quoted with my head vendor. If you have any ongoing concerns about the kitting or would like to add some input, feel free to fill out the third and final interest check form! The only primary question is about adding a numpad to the brown alt-alphas kit, so definitely participate in this if you are a full-sized keyboard user who is looking to purchase this kit.

>> Interest Check Form v3<<

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Re: [IC] GMK Bordeaux | Base Alphas Color Poll Results (03/06/22) 🍷
« Reply #101 on: Mon, 07 March 2022, 06:25:24 »
So hyped for this set. Can't wait to see which collabs you come up with.

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Just wanted to hit you guys with a few small updates all at once regarding a kitting change for the alt-alphas, a new SEA vendor, and some new collaboration pictures! Starting off with the small kitting change, I changed the color of the tab key in the alt-alphas kit to Pantone 7643 C so that it would be consistent with the modifier colors for two keyboard support.

Talking about the new SEA vendor, I would like to announce Thic Thok! For all the Southeast Asian people interested in this set, you can go ahead and check out their site in the link below since they're going to be the new SEA vendor for the region. They also designed one of my favorite switches too (marshmallows)!

SEA: Thic Thock

Next thing to talk about are collaborations. You guys might've seen his artwork on sets like KAT Aesthetic before, so I am excited to showcase another one of his masterpieces below. 1stGarden's deskmat features a classy lady taking a sip from a very expensive glass of wine (probably from Bordeaux). If you like both ladies AND wine, this deskmat is going to serve as a great drinking companion for your office space!


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Last but not least, I would like to introduce a new keycap collaboration with YVK Studio, a one man team who specializes in wooden spacebars. Given the nature of barrel-aged wine, I thought the medium he used to make his keycaps were not only unique, but also a great overall fit for the theme of this set. Anyway, you guys can check out more of his work on his Instagram page (link provided) and the render below!

Wood Keycaps: YVK Studio

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Wrapping up all these small updates, I am currently working on creating some new board renders to show off more of the red alphas. Additionally, I aim to re-quote the set by the end of this week after a few small tweaks from some last-minute feedback, so look forward to that!
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Talking about price quotes, I recently received them for North America. I can say that I am incredibly satisfied with the result since I was able to hit the exact price range for the base kit without excluding any essential keys, especially the numpad. This goes to show that switching to a mono-colored set was the ideal choice of action in terms of decreasing the set's price, so much appreciation for everyone for contributing to the prior color poll! Anyway, once I receive all the pricing information from all my vendors and organize them in a spreadsheet, I will go ahead and update the front page to include them. In the meantime, below are the NA price quotes I got from Mechs & Co for the set so you guys know what to expect for the upcoming group buy.

Base Kit: $135 (250 MOQ)
Alphas: $70 (100 MOQ)
Novelties: $50 (100 MOQ)
Spacebars: $31 (100 MOQ)
Deskmat: $20

Moving on to the novelties kit, I recently included a new novelty key for the R2 tab. When I looked at the default tab icon with the left/right arrows, I thought grape leaves would work well since they look like the tab icons in their own way. Anyway, I wanted to add it since I thought it was a unique take on the tab key that worked well with the wine theme. Just so it didn't look out-of-place, I made sure that it meshed well with the caps lock and shift modifier keys beneath it, assuming it's a typical keyboard layout! The aesthetics definitely make a lot more sense in the new board renders that I posted in the front page.



Last thing I wanted to mention was my collaboration with MarbleK. As some of you may know, MarbleK makes these elegant wrist rests from slabs of REAL marble. Honestly can't get any classier than that. Anyway, I just wanted to give everyone a sneak peak as to what the color of the marble is going to look like since I'm personally ecstatic about his choice of stone! I honestly can't wait to see how this is going to look once everything takes shape!


All in all, the group buy is still looking good to run on May 2022. Once I confirm a good GB date with all my vendors, I will update you guys with something more specific. In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled since everything is moving very quickly for this set!
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Hot damn it's all coming together!

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Nice set but would like to see more of the lightest shade. Beautiful novelties.

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Mark your calendars, because we finally have an official group buy date! GMK Bordeaux is slated to run on May 30, 2022. It's been a long time since this set has started, so I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here for contributing/shaping this set to what it is today. For anybody who was not here before, below is what the set initially looked like when I first came up with the idea... yea, it wasn't the prettiest thing to stare at.



Outside of the group buy date, I have a few more metal/resin based artisan keycap collaborations that I have yet to announce. In addition, there is also a very special collaboration that I am trying to plan out that I'm sure that you guys will look forward to. These extra things will be further announced when the group buy date gets a little closer, so keep an eye out for those news! Before I forget, below is the pricing for NA. I got all the pricing information from my other vendors as well, but this will also be announced on a date closer to the GB due to changing exchange rates. In the meantime, below is the NA pricing just so everyone here has a good mental estimate as to what the pricing will be for your corresponding regions when the day comes.



Anyway, I'm happy to say that this community effort has transformed into a project that I am very proud of, and I definitely look forward to bringing this set to all our doorsteps soon! We're getting a little closer, one step at a time :)


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It's been so long that I totally forgot what the first renders looked like, lmao. Super excited!!  ;D

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Is the set aimed to be closer to the renders or the pantone?

The renders look amazing and what I'm looking for but the pantone is a little too purple for me

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Would’ve really like to see this in text+icon mods but eh. Good luck anyways!

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Great, duly noted. :)  In for Château & Vineyard (and maybe more if EU pricing isn't too bad).


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This portion of the update probably doesn't affect most of you here, but I decided to come up with an international kit to support some of the EU people in this hobby! Fun fact about the name of the kit (Glögg), it is a type of spiced wine that is served warm/hot in Nordic countries, which is actually pretty tasty! Anyway, as a compromise to costs, I went ahead and excluded the tertiary legends, which won't affect the full support it has for NorDeUK layouts. I know the kit isn't exactly going to sell like hotcakes based on the 2nd IC form results, but I wanted to make this set accessible for as many regions as possible since I didn't want anyone to miss out on this set without the necessary layout support.



Talking about metal/acrylic keycaps, I'm excited to announce my collaboration with Esclab! For those of you guys looking for something a bit more clean/minimal, the first one is a sandblasted aluminum "00" profile keycap that has been anodized to match the Bordeaux wine red color. If you plan on going for the full-mono look, this artisan is going to serve as a great accent piece without taking away from the wine color. The second one is a clear acrylic-based keycap that was made to represent a wine aerator. If you have any boards with RGB features, this artisan is definitely going to help create an aurora light effect on whatever key it is placed on!


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In regards to the progress of the GB, everything is pretty much set! Like I said before, pricing is going to be finalized about 1-2 weeks away from the GB date due to changing exchange rates. The only thing to do for now is to wait for the GB to start (May 30, 2022), and to announce the last few collabs for this set as everything gets closer!

Offline Exluna

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Wahey congratulations! It's been a privilege to be a part of this, been looking forward to this set for a long time now.

Offline saigou

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Great set of designs! I'd like to know if the actual color of the keycaps will be mainly rendered or 7643c, because the Pantone colors I found on the internet are a little different from the ones you posted. ;)

Offline aerospice

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Great set of designs! I'd like to know if the actual color of the keycaps will be mainly rendered or 7643c, because the Pantone colors I found on the internet are a little different from the ones you posted. ;)

Hey there, really glad that you like the design!

In regards to your question, when it comes to color matching keycaps or any other products, you will want to refer to the physical swatches/chips in-person, whether it be from a color guide or sample. For that reason, the RAL/Pantone colors that you see on your monitor are going to be much more different from the real thing 99.9% of the time, which is why these color systems (RAL, Pantone, etc.) are necessary.

Just to further clarify, the renders that you see for this set are all going to be based on the physical Pantone color(s) on the color guide. Anyway, I hope I was able to help clear up your concerns!

Offline frostiiz

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This set looks very great, I'm loving the color scheme !
As a french, I'm happy to see the mk community being so interested in our wine culture and porting it over this cool GMK keycap set.


The only issue I'm seeing here is that there is no ISO FR coverage...


I understand that ISO FR isn't usually supported over GMK sets, as it seems like there is not enough demand for it, but for a kit solely based on french culture, this is kind of a downer. I would have loved to buy this set for myself, but as I'm using the ISO FR layout, I cannot follow this group-buy.  :-[


Best wishes for the next.

Offline WaynaPawiasek

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This is a very unfortunate situation, as i can really not afford to spend 300€ on keycaps right now.

Nonetheless, as a passioante alcoholic, this set + kitting will leave me no choice but to do so anyway!

Cheers!

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I am happy to finally reveal the keycap collaboration with Hibi! This brass metal keycap features a grape bunch novelty from the set, finished off with a glossy rose gold PVD coating to create a beautiful luster! Although unintentional, I absolutely love how the Hibi flower logo kind of looks like a grape bunch, so it fits really well! The keycap also reminds me a little bit of "royal rot" wine because of the rose gold color. As a fun wine fact, "royal rot" typically refers to white grape varieties that have been infected with a fungus (Botrytis) while the grapes are in a raisin-dried condition. When picked at the right time of the infection, a very concentrated sweet wine is the end result due to the higher sugar contents from the dehydration. Anyway, more of this metal keycap can be seen below!


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Furthermore, I wanted to share some of the progress that VoxelMods made with the cable collaboration. The metal connectors feature a deep purple patina with some reddish hues spread throughout, which was done by KneeDeep himself! The color of the sleeves and connectors have a "wine splash" look to them, so I think both VoxelMods and KneeDeep as a duo nailed this concept out of the park! Anyway, some of these progress images can be seen below. Keep in mind that these cables are going to be quite limited, so definitely keep an eye out for them!


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After a few revisions, I'm happy to announce the updated deskmat design from 1stGarden titled "Affair at the Château." To capture his vision for what he was aiming for a wine-themed display, he took extra personal time out of his day to improve on the initial idea for the deskmat. Personally, I thought it was going to be difficult to improve on the initial concept since I believed it was already great, but his new art piece went way above and beyond my original expectations. Looking at this, I'm confident that many of you will agree with this sentiment as well! For anyone curious about the car, it's a model "992 Cabriolet" Porsche. Additionally, if you take a closer glance at the background, you can see a wine Château located in the mountains!


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Talking about cables now, I wanted to share a completed cable set from RnCables (not renders btw)! Color-wise the cable is matched with the wine Pantone 7643 C color, which is then wrapped with a black sleeve. Talking about the connectors, it is matched with the creamy Pantone 2309 C color, which is then splashed with a spray of wine! Although most people would take their wine-stained clothing to the laundry, this happy accident is something that you guys will not want to wash off! Beginning at the start of the group buy, this cable will be available to purchase at RnCables' personal website!


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Outside of some of the raffle-based keycap collaborations that have yet to be announced, most of everything has been revealed! However, there is still one very special collaboration that is going to be revealed sometime in the middle of the group buy phase. I honestly don't think anyone here is going to be disappointed in this event... In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming group buy date for this set, which will begin next Monday on May 30, 2022!

Offline aerospice

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Hey everyone, it's been a long time coming, but the group buy is happening tomorrow on May 30, 2022! Some vendors are already online, but I will make the Geekhack GB post once every single vendor for every region has a live product page for me to create a direct link for. In the meantime, I went ahead and posted the finalized pricing information for all vendors so that you guys know what to expect for your respective regions:



Anyway, thank you for all the kind support and feedback thus far! I hope to see you all very soon during group buy phase :)
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While we're still waiting for the Geekhack group buy post to get approved by the moderation team, I went ahead and dropped the full list of vendors and their corresponding direct product links so that you guys can conveniently browse and make your purchases!

Vendors
NA: Mechs & Co
EU: MyKeyboard
CA: Ashkeebs
UK: Prototypist
AUS/OCE: Daily Clack
SEA: Thic Thock
CN: KBDfans
KR: Monstargears

Until the group buy post goes up, enjoy this wine fountain 🍷
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1stGarden never miss - Love the deskmat design!

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GLWGB!

Offline aerospice

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Okay everyone, off to greener pastures! The GB page is finally up!

>> Group Buy Page <<