[IC] GMK DMG - A Gameboy inspired keyset GROUP BUY IS LIVE!

[titanium]

Really wish there was 1.5u novelty keys, a lot of sets forget about the WKL life :/

[newbatthis]

I get having the r1 PgUp be magenta colored but why are the others too? (I just want consistency on my 65% lol)

Imo makes more sense to have those purple

[tehbuffcow]

I got a really nice condition box-fresh-lookin' Gameboy on ebay and it arrived today. This is the Gameboy GMK will try to match the cap colours to.

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Renders are in progress, the kit has seen a few changes now. Big update very soon and group buy shouldn't be too far off (my guess is November, but possibly earlier).  And sorry if you've commented and I haven't addressed it specifically, but I am reading everything and taking everything into consideration. Peace.

It looks as though the recent renders with full keyset show the color dark to be closer to darker 2B than the lighter BJ/CB. Could I confirm which color it will be closer to in the final set? Thanks :)

[comdata55]

Just wondering why the arrow keys are not black? Otherwise, looks great!

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[duckboi]

Just wondering why the arrow keys are not black? Otherwise, looks great!

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I would say its because the arrow keys are modifier keys so they are the same colors as the rest of the modifiers. This is a keyset first, and "gameboy inspired" second.

Of course I may be spouting a load of nonsense but that happens any time I open my mouth 

[phorx]

I look forward to seeing the renders from GMK to get a real sense of what the colours should look like. 

[rachel]

Won’t be missing this! Will wait and be patient for the gb


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[Vulcan]

[futurecrime]

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Thanks for the support! Nice render (the mods are text only though  :-\).

[Quakemz]

Any idea of launch date yet? O.O

[nulltorious]

Any idea of launch date yet? O.O

November 1st 
https://thekey.company/products/gmk-dmg

[phorx]

Is there no windowed capslock anymore?

[futurecrime]

Any idea of launch date yet? O.O

November 1st 
https://thekey.company/products/gmk-dmg

Actually we've postponed a week to adjust the set based on feedback from the IC form. So it'll be next week now.

[futurecrime]

Is there no windowed capslock anymore?

Don't worry, we've added it back in.

[phorx]

Is there no windowed capslock anymore?

Don't worry, we've added it back in.

Awesome!

[rondg]

No black arrow keys?

[paraqles]

No black arrow keys?

Sup, that would be very nichce

[titanium]

Any chance we can make Backspace 1 line instead of
Back
Space?

[futurecrime]

No black arrow keys?

Sup, that would be very nichce

These are being quoted on right now.

[futurecrime]

Any chance we can make Backspace 1 line instead of
Back
Space?

2u is on one line. 1.5u is on two lines cos it looks nicer IMO. Unfortunately this is one of things that just divides opinion, hopefully it's not a deal-breaker for people!

[comdata55]

+1 on the black arrow keys, hope they happen! would really complete the Gameboy theme

[pixelpusher]

+1 on the black arrow keys, hope they happen! would really complete the Gameboy theme

You could always just stick some Dolch arrows on it

[whitty]

I don’t want the black arrow keys. If they become a thing, I really hope normal colored arrow keys will be included as well

[amnesia0287]

You should ask about the new spacebars Carbon is using for the spacebar kit. Unless I’m missing something they are adding 2.25 and 2.75 convex. For my alice I’d love to be able to do 2.25, 1, 2.75 all convex.


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[nulltorious]

I don’t want the black arrow keys. If they become a thing, I really hope normal colored arrow keys will be included as well

+1 I'm a fan of the grey arrow keys proposed in the renders

[Cktenders]

You should ask about the new spacebars Carbon is using for the spacebar kit. Unless I’m missing something they are adding 2.25 and 2.75 convex. For my alice I’d love to be able to do 2.25, 1, 2.75 all convex.


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^^^^^Yes, this very much so^^^^^

[futurecrime]

I don’t want the black arrow keys. If they become a thing, I really hope normal colored arrow keys will be included as well

+1 I'm a fan of the grey arrow keys proposed in the renders

The standard arrows aren't going anywhere. The novelty ones are a possible addition, depending on quoted price.

[futurecrime]

You should ask about the new spacebars Carbon is using for the spacebar kit. Unless I’m missing something they are adding 2.25 and 2.75 convex. For my alice I’d love to be able to do 2.25, 1, 2.75 all convex.


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My purple Alice brother. I'll look into it.

[newbatthis]

Can you change the r2/r3 pgU keys to purple text color instead? The magenta accent will stick out like a sore thumb on 65% layouts.

[Okonomiyaki#2832]

Are there icon mod packs or something?
I feel the set might be too wordy for a set that is focusing on gaming.

[bard]

any chance for an artisan from RAMA? like tiny alu R1 gameboy?

[GreyAmbience]

Totally on board when the time comes. This set is a vaporwave work of art

[futurecrime]

The Group buy is imminent! We've changed the base kit a fair bit in response to feedback in the IC. I hope you'll all be happy with the results, there's more novelties and some previously removed keys have been added back in. We're just waiting on the last little details before we put this thing on sale, any day now. Keep em peeled. Here's a couple of Janglad renders of the set to whet your appetite.

[futurecrime]

Can you change the r2/r3 pgU keys to purple text color instead? The magenta accent will stick out like a sore thumb on 65% layouts.

Congratulations. This has now been fixed!

any chance for an artisan from RAMA? like tiny alu R1 gameboy?

Sorry no Rama artisan for this. But there's some really nice artisan makers working on some DMG caps. Stay tuned.

[Jkush463]

sick kinda glad it held off a bit now i wont be broke after buying

[mrpetrov]

I actually much prefer the deeper purple with this set than the more pink color shown in the layout pics. Which is the actual color - the darker purple of the renders or the lighter (almost pink) of the layout pic?

[dimo]

So, will the set be more purple like the most recent renders or more pink like everything from the original ic showed

(I think the most recent renders look the best)

[futurecrime]

I actually much prefer the deeper purple with this set than the more pink color shown in the layout pics. Which is the actual color - the darker purple of the renders or the lighter (almost pink) of the layout pic?

So, will the set be more purple like the most recent renders or more pink like everything from the original ic showed

(I think the most recent renders look the best)

The new renders are closest to the aim. The old layout renders were very crude. The intention has always been to match the Gameboy, and the latest renders used the closest matching Pantones I could find. We're still gonna send a Gameboy to GMK for matching but I think those two Janglad renders are pretty spot on

[dantambok]

whoop totally excited for this!

[futurecrime]

whoop totally excited for this!

Me too mate!

[starhacker]

Wow . Beautiful renders and great keyset. I wonder if it will pair well with a purple Fjell. A must have keyset!

[newbatthis]

Can you change the r2/r3 pgU keys to purple text color instead? The magenta accent will stick out like a sore thumb on 65% layouts.

Congratulations. This has now been fixed!

any chance for an artisan from RAMA? like tiny alu R1 gameboy?

Sorry no Rama artisan for this. But there's some really nice artisan makers working on some DMG caps. Stay tuned.

Sweet! That is excellent news! 

[phorx]

For anyone that didn’t know, the GB is open now.

I’m in!

[Jkush463]

how long will this run? i dont think i can get in this week but next week is freee haha

[euphxenos]

Looking at the render on TKC, some keys were removed from the base kit render shown in the OP.  The R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn are gone.  There's no R4 1U Ctrl or Alt for the bottom row anymore.  The 1U R4 Code keys are gone.  There are other deletions as well; that's just where I lost interest and stopped.  Check the new kit render shown on TKC (not the one in this thread) carefully before ordering.

[NINJER]

Do I order now on KeyCompany, or wait for the proxies website?

Buying from Australia.

[dantambok]

Do I order now on KeyCompany, or wait for the proxies website?

Buying from Australia.

if you're from AU, you should prolly order from zF

[futurecrime]

Yep, GB is live. I'll answer some queries later but I gotta do some kid's stuff right now. It's saturday!

NOW HERE: https://thekey.company/products/gmk-dmg
ASIA and EU proxies up very soon. Thanks for playing!

[futurecrime]

Looking at the render on TKC, some keys were removed from the base kit render shown in the OP.  The R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn are gone.  There's no R4 1U Ctrl or Alt for the bottom row anymore.  The 1U R4 Code keys are gone.  There are other deletions as well; that's just where I lost interest and stopped.  Check the new kit render shown on TKC (not the one in this thread) carefully before ordering.

There was a big update at the top of the first post and in this thread saying the base kit had changed. The render wasn't available at the time. We were working up to the wire to get this ready and it happened to go up on TKC before it was updated here. TKC is in Michigan, I'm in London so we are in different time zones. Hopefully that explains why there was a lag before this thread was updated (we're not trying to mislead anyone!). I've put the new render there now.

Regarding the key changes, we responded to feedback and made changes accordingly. As with any key set GB, a balance has to be struck between compatibility and cost. Sorry if we got rid of specific caps that you want but the kit covers a multitude of layouts and hopefully some novelties or alternative caps can be used in their stead. There are R4 1u Start and Select and 4x R4 1u button novelty caps to replace the Ctrl Alt and Code keys you mentioned, for example. Lots of people requested novelties for the set so we added a load. I'm sorry that you've decided it's not for you, hopefully most people will still find the caps they want in this final kit.

[futurecrime]

Do I order now on KeyCompany, or wait for the proxies website?

Buying from Australia.

if you're from AU, you should prolly order from zF

Yep. Dantambok is correct. Proxy will be up soon.