[IC] GMK Hero - Group Buy Date January 20th 2020!

[mta]

Disagree -- there are so few good green colorways and this is a perfect opportunity to do it. There are already tons of gray colorways out there; may as well make something unique and interesting here, given the theme. Besides, Link's main color is green and so it makes sense to make the alpha base green as well.

[cynnoh]

I actually like the green alphas!  It's very unique compared to what's out there so far.

[mkljfox44]

Some kit suggestions I can make:

- add an extra 2.25u Shift key for Clueboard/660M users, split spacebar users who prefer regular R4, etc.
- Add 1u 00 key for splitting the 0 key in the numpad.
- Alternate homing keys: F, J, and 5 barred.

"Crazier"/likely-to-be-less-popular suggestions.

- Swap R4 bottom row for R5 bottom row (molds are now available for all keys)
- Go for a uniform F-row color -- in this case, N9 with the custom RAL legends (examples of this: see GMK Space Cadet, GMK Taro, GMK Hydro)

I'm into some of these ideas for sure. I'm curious why you favor an R5 bottom row over R4. I definitely like the idea of uniform F-Row as well.

[bciamny]

Some kit suggestions I can make:

- add an extra 2.25u Shift key for Clueboard/660M users, split spacebar users who prefer regular R4, etc.
- Add 1u 00 key for splitting the 0 key in the numpad.
- Alternate homing keys: F, J, and 5 barred.

"Crazier"/likely-to-be-less-popular suggestions.

- Swap R4 bottom row for R5 bottom row (molds are now available for all keys)
- Go for a uniform F-row color -- in this case, N9 with the custom RAL legends (examples of this: see GMK Space Cadet, GMK Taro, GMK Hydro)

I'm into some of these ideas for sure. I'm curious why you favor an R5 bottom row over R4. I definitely like the idea of uniform F-Row as well.

also a fan of uniform. for me, r5 gives it a dope look. haven't had a chance to use, however.

[LightningXI]

Some kit suggestions I can make:

- add an extra 2.25u Shift key for Clueboard/660M users, split spacebar users who prefer regular R4, etc.
- Add 1u 00 key for splitting the 0 key in the numpad.
- Alternate homing keys: F, J, and 5 barred.

"Crazier"/likely-to-be-less-popular suggestions.

- Swap R4 bottom row for R5 bottom row (molds are now available for all keys)
- Go for a uniform F-row color -- in this case, N9 with the custom RAL legends (examples of this: see GMK Space Cadet, GMK Taro, GMK Hydro)

I'm into some of these ideas for sure. I'm curious why you favor an R5 bottom row over R4. I definitely like the idea of uniform F-Row as well.

also a fan of uniform. for me, r5 gives it a dope look. haven't had a chance to use, however.

@mkljfox44 it's mostly an aesthetic thing for me -- regarding R5. It adds to the sculpted profile look of Cherry profile, that I think is unique, still comfortable to type on, and is also an homage to vintage Cherry keycaps' original profile. (people also call it Row A)





Credit to TalkingTree
R4 on left, R5 on right


Credit to T0mb3ry

[tex_live_utility]

Call me crazy but I think this would look good in SA.

[ctrlshiftba]

Call me crazy but I think this would look good in SA.

Agree for some reason that green screens SA to me


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[Shakey]

This is one of the nicest set ideas i've ever seen. I'd definitely be in. I love the green base for the alphas.

My only recommendation or idea, is how this would look with non black modifiers. Maybe green?

[mkljfox44]

Updated main post.

[zukhan]

Looking even better now

[Capsy]

All in.

[macclack]

In

[plus_one]

I have a green Fjell that this would pair fantastically with!  Count me in

[Aznguyen316]

Would have to get this. Favorite game series.

[jortzii]

Rama colab with gold triforce might be nice. Not sure about the copyright implications tho

I think the 3 stacked triangles is totally fine, yeah it's iconic but I don't think the symbol itself is Nintendo's, just the name.

I would be unable to not buy this set if color chips look good and a golden rama cap gets made.

[mkljfox44]

Rama colab with gold triforce might be nice. Not sure about the copyright implications tho

I think the 3 stacked triangles is totally fine, yeah it's iconic but I don't think the symbol itself is Nintendo's, just the name.

I would be unable to not buy this set if color chips look good and a golden rama cap gets made.

We are doing our due diligence in making sure that this set crosses no IP boundaries. I have spoken to people personally, and have someone reaching out to their contacts at Nintendo to make sure that we are in the clear before moving forward. It should not be an issue. And you are correct, the word is copyrighted, but the symbol is not. Thanks for your support 

[tryZEROg]

In! Looking so good 

[mkljfox44]

Renders Updated!

[bciamny]

i'm not a fan of the green change i prefer the richer green, but i acknowledge this green is probably closer to the green we see in the series generally.

[mrpetrov]

Renders Updated!

New render look great. I really dig the way this is shaping up.

[joelmats3]

Same, I also do prefer the original lush green as opposed to the more yellowy green but either way love the novelties. Would love to also see botw edition

[nasp]

Count me in! Renders look solid. Thanks for grabbing professional ones

[vonswoopington]

yes im in. this green looks amazing

[mkljfox44]

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[LightningXI]

Looks much better with the uniform F-row. Neat. I would agree that maybe the green base alphas might not look as good in person, but who knows?

Now imagine R5 bottom-row

[mkljfox44]

Looks much better with the uniform F-row. Neat. I would agree that maybe the green base alphas might not look as good in person, but who knows?

Now imagine R5 bottom-row

Currently, they are N7. If you have a GMK Color ring, you can see for yourself This COULD still change (i'm waiting on mine to arrive this week before making the final decision).

[LightningXI]

Looks much better with the uniform F-row. Neat. I would agree that maybe the green base alphas might not look as good in person, but who knows?

Now imagine R5 bottom-row

Currently, they are N7. If you have a GMK Color ring, you can see for yourself This COULD still change (i'm waiting on mine to arrive this week before making the final decision).

I do have a color ring, so I'll take a look. For what I know N7 is a solid, grass green.

I think the contrast may be OK with the gold-ish yellow. However, I would hope that the green being so spread throughout the set won't feel too overwhelming.

[nasp]

I'd love to see a 40's/Ortho/Split kit similar to Jamon or Striker 

[mkljfox44]

Looks much better with the uniform F-row. Neat. I would agree that maybe the green base alphas might not look as good in person, but who knows?

Now imagine R5 bottom-row

Currently, they are N7. If you have a GMK Color ring, you can see for yourself This COULD still change (i'm waiting on mine to arrive this week before making the final decision).

I do have a color ring, so I'll take a look. For what I know N7 is a solid, grass green.

I think the contrast may be OK with the gold-ish yellow. However, I would hope that the green being so spread throughout the set won't feel too overwhelming.

Based on the form so far, you'll get your wish with the R5 

[Vigrith]

The new renders look great, both the alphas and the mods are much more in line with what I had in mind when I wrote my first bit of feedback the day you first posted this - if you can get all of this to be accurate (I'm thinking the gold might give you some trouble) I think you have a very good thing going. I really do like it.

Mats are great, especially the black one. If you can get all of this to come together I'll be super happy.

PS: I still dream of Hylian (adaptation if needed) alphas. One day.

[Sintpinty]

My sister , Nerd would be obsessed with the novelties.

[vicissitude]

can't wait.
let's make it quick.

[nasp]

Looks much better with the uniform F-row. Neat. I would agree that maybe the green base alphas might not look as good in person, but who knows?

Now imagine R5 bottom-row

Currently, they are N7. If you have a GMK Color ring, you can see for yourself This COULD still change (i'm waiting on mine to arrive this week before making the final decision).

I do have a color ring, so I'll take a look. For what I know N7 is a solid, grass green.

I think the contrast may be OK with the gold-ish yellow. However, I would hope that the green being so spread throughout the set won't feel too overwhelming.

Based on the form so far, you'll get your wish with the R5 

Please keep in mind that doing R5 will make it very hard to do a 40's/Ortho/Ergo kit - or if you do, it'll have to be almost twice as large as other sets that use R4 bottoms.

[snarfel]

Would be nice if this set had Hylian sublegends to give it that extra umpth for fans similar to how we've seen fictional alphabets on kits like Drifter and Galactic Empire or Elvish kits.

Twilight Princess: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian3.htm

Skyward Sword: https://www.deviantart.com/sarinilli/art/Skyward-Sword-Alphabet-Chart-Updated-2-Jan-2012-273105465

Breath of the Wild: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44405/2.jpg

[whytwokay]

based on the 5/10 update to the colors, I think a slightly darker green would look better with the gold/yellow legends. The lighter green doesn’t provide enough contrast in my opinion. Otherwise, I think the gold and black look great, and I’m definitely a fan of the proposed r5 bottom row This set is really coming together!

[forevermadrigal]

Would be nice if this set had Hylian sublegends to give it that extra umpth for fans similar to how we've seen fictional alphabets on kits like Drifter and Galactic Empire or Elvish kits.

Twilight Princess: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian3.htm

Skyward Sword: https://www.deviantart.com/sarinilli/art/Skyward-Sword-Alphabet-Chart-Updated-2-Jan-2012-273105465

Breath of the Wild: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44405/2.jpg

That would probably cost a lot

[Vigrith]

That would probably cost a lot

Hangul alphas' debut (which were just the letters and a pipe key, so quite minimalist) were with GMK Burgundy, a small ish buy that wasn't ran through big vendors, and the kit cost like $50. Truthfully, that's really not bad.

[bciamny]

The new renders look great, both the alphas and the mods are much more in line with what I had in mind when I wrote my first bit of feedback the day you first posted this - if you can get all of this to be accurate (I'm thinking the gold might give you some trouble) I think you have a very good thing going. I really do like it.

Mats are great, especially the black one. If you can get all of this to come together I'll be super happy.

PS: I still dream of Hylian (adaptation if needed) alphas. One day.

if the gold can get close to the color used in red samurai, i don't think it'll be an issue.

[mkljfox44]

The new renders look great, both the alphas and the mods are much more in line with what I had in mind when I wrote my first bit of feedback the day you first posted this - if you can get all of this to be accurate (I'm thinking the gold might give you some trouble) I think you have a very good thing going. I really do like it.

Mats are great, especially the black one. If you can get all of this to come together I'll be super happy.

PS: I still dream of Hylian (adaptation if needed) alphas. One day.

if the gold can get close to the color used in red samurai, i don't think it'll be an issue.

Well the good news is that RedSuns actually spent some time helping me find the right gold to use. We looked at several different versions before we decided that his was probably the best fit, so it is actually the same gold from Red Samurai. So a big shoutout to him for the help there. GMK Has already used the color in the past, so matching won't be an issue.

[snarfel]

Would be nice if this set had Hylian sublegends to give it that extra umpth for fans similar to how we've seen fictional alphabets on kits like Drifter and Galactic Empire or Elvish kits.

Twilight Princess: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian3.htm

Skyward Sword: https://www.deviantart.com/sarinilli/art/Skyward-Sword-Alphabet-Chart-Updated-2-Jan-2012-273105465

Breath of the Wild: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44405/2.jpg

That would probably cost a lot

Drifter was pretty cheap from what I remember w/ looking

[eskimojo]

Would be nice if this set had Hylian sublegends to give it that extra umpth for fans similar to how we've seen fictional alphabets on kits like Drifter and Galactic Empire or Elvish kits.

Twilight Princess: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian3.htm

Skyward Sword: https://www.deviantart.com/sarinilli/art/Skyward-Sword-Alphabet-Chart-Updated-2-Jan-2012-273105465

Breath of the Wild: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44405/2.jpg

That would probably cost a lot

Drifter was pretty cheap from what I remember w/ looking

Drifter was PBT dye-sub, this is ABS doubleshot - any new legends would require new moulds, which drives up the cost.

[snarfel]

Would be nice if this set had Hylian sublegends to give it that extra umpth for fans similar to how we've seen fictional alphabets on kits like Drifter and Galactic Empire or Elvish kits.

Twilight Princess: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian3.htm

Skyward Sword: https://www.deviantart.com/sarinilli/art/Skyward-Sword-Alphabet-Chart-Updated-2-Jan-2012-273105465

Breath of the Wild: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44405/2.jpg

That would probably cost a lot

Drifter was pretty cheap from what I remember w/ looking

Drifter was PBT dye-sub, this is ABS doubleshot - any new legends would require new moulds, which drives up the cost.

Ah doh, thanks for the explanation. A fan can hope I guess. :X

[zukhan]

Really liking the desk pads, but is it intentional where the icons are cut off on the first pad? Couldn't they fit more uniformly?

[forevermadrigal]

Would be nice if this set had Hylian sublegends to give it that extra umpth for fans similar to how we've seen fictional alphabets on kits like Drifter and Galactic Empire or Elvish kits.

Twilight Princess: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian3.htm

Skyward Sword: https://www.deviantart.com/sarinilli/art/Skyward-Sword-Alphabet-Chart-Updated-2-Jan-2012-273105465

Breath of the Wild: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44405/2.jpg

That would probably cost a lot

Drifter was pretty cheap from what I remember w/ looking

Drifter was PBT dye-sub, this is ABS doubleshot - any new legends would require new moulds, which drives up the cost.

Ty for explaining. Was too lazy

[Sintpinty]

Call me crazy but I think this would look good in SA.

SA sounds good!

[Zambumon]

Call me crazy but I think this would look good in SA.

Might look good in renders, but when we talk about QC and color matching, GMK is currently the best choice. SP has to improve a lot get people hyped for SA sets again.

[juliandoucette]

I'm very interested. But I'm not into that green. I'd be way more excited if it were darker and/or less saturated. Think Twilight Princess.

[mkljfox44]

Artisan collaboration added to post.

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[Furikurichemy]

white eyes is my favorite one 

[mta]

Not sure if this is helpful or not, but here's a pic of an N7 spacebar with an N9 spacebar with the gold Enter from Red Samurai: