[IC] GMK CYL Astraeus | Vendor Announcement!

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Hello all!
Today, I present you my newest set, GMK Astraeus. It is inspired by a mythological god of stars and planets. Incorporating space cadet sublegends and some beautiful shades of purple, this set evokes the mystique and vastness of the cosmos.

If you want to posses the ability of the art of astrology, your keyboard needs the following kits.

Vendors
US - KLC Playground
EU - Candykeys
KR- Geonworks
AU - Switchkeys
UK - Prototypist
CN - KBDFans

Base Kit
Covers many layouts: 60%,65% 80%, 100%



Alphas Kit
Your typical alphas kit.



Novelties Kit
Shows the process of universe in making.



Spacebar Kit
Enhances your keyboard.


International Kit
Your typical international kit.



Let us see some board renders.

TGR ALICE BY YUKTSI




SUNSETTER BY CHARUE DESIGN




PETRICHOR BY AKB




FROG TKL BY GEONWORKS




TGR 910 BY YUKTSI





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[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

I can choose only one kit to purchase in your current IC form. Can you let me select more than one?

[AMZ]

I like the colors! GWIC

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I can choose only one kit to purchase in your current IC form. Can you let me select more than one?

Fixed! Sorry for this and thanks for pointing this out

[EdgeOfInfinity]

are the alphas WS2?

[konstantin]

I like the colors but I really don't get the sublegends. Space cadet symbols don't have anything to do with actual outer space.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Counterpoint: I like cadet and would be happy to buy lavender version

What physical color standards do you have? I don’t have dragon witch but can send you example keys of the others if you want.

Seems like 3 key 40s or 4 key, don’t know what that community likes, would be ok to add for base.

[Cringelord]

2024 and we're still not posting color codes on ICs lol

[keepoto]

2024 and we're still not posting color codes on ICs lol

as long as samples are posted i dont see a problem, most people dont have colour chips at home and the online colour codes are not exactly accurate

[konstantin]

RE sublegends: Have you considered using astrological and alchemical symbols? This would require new molds to be made (unless you opt for UV printing), which would increase the overall cost, but I think it would work a lot better with the theme of the set.

2024 and we're still not posting color codes on ICs lol

I believe this is intentional. A couple of years back, during the period of peak GMK popularity, sets that did well in GB were being readily cloned by Chinese manufacturers and sold through sites like Taobao, AliExpress and eBay, sometimes months or years before the original sets even shipped, so designers stopped publicly disclosing color references in hopes of curtailing this issue. I'm not sure how much of a problem this is nowadays, but I suspect it may have had something to do with the designer deciding against posting color codes for this set.

are the alphas WS2?

Doesn't look like it. WS2 is strikingly, take-your-eyes-out white, whereas this is more of a pale lavender color.

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are the alphas WS2?

No, all the colors are from RAL Design.

[Vadurr]

Big fan of the set but not sub legends x_x

[EdgeOfInfinity]

ok - so, not white. got it. can never trust monitors with these super light colors

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Counterpoint: I like cadet and would be happy to buy lavender version

What physical color standards do you have? I don’t have dragon witch but can send you example keys of the others if you want.

Seems like 3 key 40s or 4 key, don’t know what that community likes, would be ok to add for base.

Hello, as mentioned the set is made using RAL Design colors. I chose them from my RAL D2 Book which helps me to match the colors as accurate as possible.

2024 and we're still not posting color codes on ICs lol

This is up to the designer's choice if they want to post the colors or not. When it comes to me, when you post your colors on the IC, your design might get stolen by different manufactures and can be sold at a lower price with a lower quality(as mentioned by konstantin). This case happened to me with my first ever ever set, GMK Blossom , my only set which had the colors posted on the IC.

[bibione]

Any chance to add 1U spacebar to the spacebar kit?

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RE sublegends: Have you considered using astrological and alchemical symbols? This would require new molds to be made (unless you opt for UV printing), which would increase the overall cost, but I think it would work a lot better with the theme of the set.

2024 and we're still not posting color codes on ICs lol

I believe this is intentional. A couple of years back, during the period of peak GMK popularity, sets that did well in GB were being readily cloned by Chinese manufacturers and sold through sites like Taobao, AliExpress and eBay, sometimes months or years before the original sets even shipped, so designers stopped publicly disclosing color references in hopes of curtailing this issue. I'm not sure how much of a problem this is nowadays, but I suspect it may have had something to do with the designer deciding against posting color codes for this set.

are the alphas WS2?

Doesn't look like it. WS2 is strikingly, take-your-eyes-out white, whereas this is more of a pale lavender color.

I understand your sublegend concern. So, while it doesn't have a direct link to outer space, its name and design can evoke a sense of futuristic, advanced technology that might be associated with space exploration. I would gladly change the sublegends, the problem is with the price growth and it is very essential for me to provide a convenient cost for the customers.

[AMZ]

Hopefully will be there a Latin alpha as a separate kit

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Hello everybody, here is the new kitting update!
- Added 40s support in the base kit and 2 caps for a full numpad.
- Added a Latin Alphas Kit

[AMZ]

I'm in after adding Latin alphas 

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Any chance to add 1U spacebar to the spacebar kit?

If there will be more requests, sure.

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I'm in after adding Latin alphas 

That's nice to hear!

[Blamby]

definitely cop

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definitely cop

Happy to hear!

[bibione]

Spacebar kit is missing a 1U for 3/1/3 spacebar

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Spacebar kit is missing a 1U for 3/1/3 spacebar

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[twitchytheinsideman]

Could you change 3key 40s to icons like the rest of the set? 

[dvorcol]

Could you change 3key 40s to icons like the rest of the set? 

Also, some of the row labels in the base kit are incorrect:

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Could you change 3key 40s to icons like the rest of the set? 

Done! Thanks for the observation.

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Could you change 3key 40s to icons like the rest of the set? 

Also, some of the row labels in the base kit are incorrect:

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Thanks! I have changed the row labels.

[OrinNYC]

these colors are nice!

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these colors are nice!

Thanks a lot!

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Hello, here is another kitting update!
-The base kit doesn't contain sublegends anymore.
-Cadet subs are included in a separate kit.

[Kaisar]

I love the colors of this set! Great with international kit!

However, I would change the color of the ISO Enter to purple/lavender in the base kit to make it stand out more like the ANSI Enter. Either change the color or add a purple/lavender one.

GLWIC!

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I love the colors of this set! Great with international kit!

However, I would change the color of the ISO Enter to purple/lavender in the base kit to make it stand out more like the ANSI Enter. Either change the color or add a purple/lavender one.

GLWIC!

Thanks! I will see what I can do about this.

[Scucka]

Nice changes!

[bibione]

How do the samples compare with GMK amethyst? Would have been nice to have 1U of the same color of the spacebar, not the alpha

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A small update!
-Added more alpha-colored spacebars in the Spacebar Kit.

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Vendor Update!

Hello everyone! I have added the list of vendors for GMK CYL Astraeus.

[Kaisar]

I love the colors of this set! Great with international kit!

However, I would change the color of the ISO Enter to purple/lavender in the base kit to make it stand out more like the ANSI Enter. Either change the color or add a purple/lavender one.

GLWIC!

Don't know if this was possible or not Just saw GMK Hippo in GB doing this.