Post by: sauv on Tue, 06 April 2021, 04:02:11
About the set
JTK Sora is a set based off the colors of the sky, featuring a blue reminiscent of the sky for the alphas,
paired with an alternate sunset color for those who prefer the sunset instead.
The set is complimented with white modifiers being similar to the clouds we often see along with the sky,
along with a bronze-gold color representing the sun.
More context behind the set
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My inspiration for this set came from staying mostly at home the past year because of COVID and
starting to miss the stuff I was able to do before outside under the sky.
Explanation behind the name:
The the name came from a Japanese friend of mine, Homiezoned who when I asked for help with naming it, named it Sora
because it meant "sky" in Japanese. I found it interesting because in Kanji, the same "sky" (空) character can also
mean "air or empty" in Chinese Hanzi and when combined with the character (天) in Chinese, it also means sky (天空).
starting to miss the stuff I was able to do before outside under the sky.
Explanation behind the name:
The the name came from a Japanese friend of mine, Homiezoned who when I asked for help with naming it, named it Sora
because it meant "sky" in Japanese. I found it interesting because in Kanji, the same "sky" (空) character can also
mean "air or empty" in Chinese Hanzi and when combined with the character (天) in Chinese, it also means sky (天空).
Updates
5/10/2021: I've created a discord server, in case anyone wants more frequent updates than the Geekhack thread.
https://discord.gg/2k9JmgT4YG
5/5/2021: zFrontier run has not started yet, and will run for the same duration at a later date.
Order numbers from current run will be combined with the run from zFrontier in order to meet MOQ.
4/6/2021: Group buy has started
Vendors
United States: Vala Supply (https://vala.supply/)
Canada: AlphaKeys (https://alphakeys.ca/)
Mexico: Rheset (https://rheset.mx/)
Europe: MyKeyboard (https://mykeyboard.eu/)
United Kingdom: proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/)
Korea: SwagKeys (https://swagkeys.com/)
Philippines: Zion Studios PH (https://zionstudios.ph/)
Oceania: SwitchKeys (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/)
Pricing
| Kit | Vala Supply | Alpha Keys | MyKeyboard | proto[Typist] | SwagKeys | Zion Studios PH | Switch Keys | Rheset |
| Base kit: 500 MOQ | USD $90.00 | USD $90.00 | EUR 90,00€ | GBP £65.00 | KRW ₩110,000 | PHP ₱4,700 | AUD $125.00 | MXN $2050 |
| Sunset Alphas: 300 MOQ | USD $25.00 | USD $25.00 | EUR 25,00€ | GBP £17.50 | KRW ₩31,000 | PHP ₱1,300 | AUD $35.00 | MXN $750 |
| Novelties: 500 MOQ | USD $30.00 | USD $30.00 | EUR 30,00€ | GBP £21.67 | KRW ₩36,000 | PHP ₱1,600 | AUD $45.00 | MXN $800 |
| Spacebar Kits | USD $15.00 | USD $15.00 | EUR 15.00€ | GBP £10.83 | KRW ₩19,000 | PHP ₱800 | AUD $20.00 | MXN $550 |
| Deskmats: 250 total MOQ | USD $20.00 | USD $20.00 | EUR 20.00€ | GBP £15.83 | KRW ₩24,000 | PHP ₱1,200 | AUD $30.00 | MXN $550 |
Estimated shipping: Q1 2022
(https://i.imgur.com/RZd5Pgl.jpg)
Kits rendered by Bachoo
Base
(https://i.imgur.com/lAFUTRQ.jpg)
Sunset
(https://i.imgur.com/7h7Nzhe.jpg)
Novelties
(https://i.imgur.com/9TuI4z2.jpg)
Spacebars
(https://i.imgur.com/UPkdqDX.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/XKObWmJ.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/DadPGjk.png)
Colors
Pantone 278c, Pantone 1625c, Pantone 7407c, GMK WS2
(https://i.imgur.com/JwYL6za.png)
Desk Mats
Blue Sky
(https://i.imgur.com/tR6k3zd.png)
Sunset Sky
(https://i.imgur.com/JOH10uH.png)
Blue Pattern
(https://i.imgur.com/ghBZtsS.jpg)
Sunset Pattern
(https://i.imgur.com/XrTLN4a.jpg)
Renders
Renders done by me
Fuji65 by CMM/Nightsakura
(https://i.ibb.co/3NygyRm/fuji351.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/JnNHLsj/sunset1113.png)
Paragon by Artemis Studios
(https://i.ibb.co/m82kyp6/paragontest.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/XxtffSK/paragontest2.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/qgdbqCH/paragontest4.png)
Monster by Tr0y
(https://i.ibb.co/TWVz9CK/test1221.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/FB2r6Fj/rosegoldsunset-center.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/GthpHYm/closeup-sunset.png)
Artemis by halo
(https://i.ibb.co/NtV5Cs3/silverartemis-sunset.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/Y7Hr0jD/blue-sora-artemis.png)
Bakeneko 65 by kkatano
(https://i.ibb.co/4NXGrvD/test157.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/dfB8FYy/sunsetwhiteph.png)
Collaborations
Artisans
Asero Foundry x Sora w/ Gold Cerakoted Aluminum
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0482/3600/3480/products/JTK-Sora-Asero-Foundry-Metal-Keycap-Artisan-Vala-Supply-Main-Render_900x.png?v=1617694748)
Bowbie Keycaps
Shirouu
Coconut Keycaps
Cables
Bear Cables (https://www.bearcables.com/product-page/jtk-sora-cable)
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8889a1_967ead7bd8b24f8dba5c71884df14c95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_440,h_375,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/8889a1_967ead7bd8b24f8dba5c71884df14c95~mv2.webp)
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8889a1_750074c116a144349f6346e6f00afcbe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_440,h_375,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/8889a1_750074c116a144349f6346e6f00afcbe~mv2.webp)
Acknowledgements:
Homiezoned for helping me with coming up with the name for this set
sartori24 and everyone else in the KBDFans discord community for the support for the initial concept
Bowbie for agreeing to collaborate and make artisans
Bachoo for patiently working with me and providing all the amazing renders done for the set
Plop for helping with formatting the IC better- also for taking better pictures of the colors
Lala for supporting the set
[Redacted] aka that one discord and everyone else who has helped
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 06 April 2021, 15:31:57
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Post by: kingTaengoo on Wed, 07 April 2021, 23:43:32
Post by: dvorcol on Wed, 07 April 2021, 23:50:58
MOQ for Deskmats is 250 total, not each.
Post by: sauv on Thu, 08 April 2021, 11:50:46
are there any renders on a black keyboard case with the base kit?
Dvorcol always makes some beautiful graphs for GBs!
Thank you everyone who supported the set day one, despite the scuffed launch with me not being able to get pricing till the GB.
It really means a lot to me!
So I've unfortunately been hit with some pretty upsetting news yesterday- zFrontier will not be running the set at this time.
Post by: AhmadHamid on Fri, 09 April 2021, 07:37:03
Post by: sauv on Fri, 09 April 2021, 16:10:02
Will the Artisan be available on mykeyboard.eu as well?
Let me check and ask to confirm, though I believe it was planned to be included.
Post by: dvorcol on Sat, 10 April 2021, 19:37:26
Post by: lumpyoatmeal on Sat, 17 April 2021, 08:00:23
Also is it possible we could get that signature code? I’d love to rep it on here!
Post by: sauv on Sat, 17 April 2021, 14:14:15
Loving this so far, ordered many of the sets! Trying to decide if I need the bars or not. What size bars come with the main color kits?
Also is it possible we could get that signature code? I’d love to rep it on here!
ty! the final renders were rushed (because of some last minute changes), so there are no labels but the spacebars are:
6u, 3u, 2.75u, 2.25u, 2u, 1.25u, 1.25u, 1u, 1u with the base kit and alpha kit including both 6.25u and 7u
as for the signature, this is the current one:
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[url=https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110021.0][img width=275 height=120]https://i.imgur.com/zJYmKkI.png[/img][/url]
Post by: lumpyoatmeal on Sun, 18 April 2021, 09:22:14
Loving this so far, ordered many of the sets! Trying to decide if I need the bars or not. What size bars come with the main color kits?
Also is it possible we could get that signature code? I’d love to rep it on here!
ty! the final renders were rushed (because of some last minute changes), so there are no labels but the spacebars are:
6u, 3u, 2.75u, 2.25u, 2u, 1.25u, 1.25u, 1u, 1u with the base kit and alpha kit including both 6.25u and 7u
as for the signature, this is the current one:Code: [Select][url=https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110021.0][img width=275 height=120]https://i.imgur.com/zJYmKkI.png[/img][/url]
Thank you so much! I absolutely can't wait to get this set and its deskmats! You picked some incredible colors for it!
Post by: dvorcol on Tue, 20 April 2021, 21:37:22
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Post by: Michelle Obama on Sun, 02 May 2021, 04:18:30
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Post by: dvorcol on Sun, 02 May 2021, 14:35:20
may i know the size of the deskmat
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Vala Supply (https://vala.supply/products/jtk-sora) says deskmats are 900x400mm and 4mm thick:
(https://i.postimg.cc/HWJxgvbm/Deskmat-Size.png)
Post by: switchnollie on Sun, 02 May 2021, 15:10:14
Post by: Michelle Obama on Sun, 02 May 2021, 18:55:38
wow thats bigmay i know the size of the deskmat
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Vala Supply (https://vala.supply/products/jtk-sora) says deskmats are 900x400mm and 4mm thick:Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/HWJxgvbm/Deskmat-Size.png)
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Post by: arutabaga on Tue, 04 May 2021, 10:52:47
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Post by: Lucazems on Wed, 05 May 2021, 18:31:28
Post by: Chronicle on Wed, 05 May 2021, 20:24:18
Post by: sauv on Wed, 05 May 2021, 23:31:26
I'm hesitant on saying which kits will be made based on the data currently, since we're still
waiting on the run from zFrontier to happen. The numbers from zFrontier will be combined with the current numbers
we have currently for this current run in order to meet the MOQ for the kits.
I don't have a clear idea on the situation atm because of the unique circumstances, I will be speaking with my vendors
after the current run ends tomorrow to have a better idea on how we'll proceed.
At this point in time, MOQ for the kits have not been met, I will send dvorcol the numbers I have atm to post another update.
Post by: dvorcol on Fri, 07 May 2021, 14:43:28
*zFrontier's group buy will run SOONTM
(https://i.postimg.cc/gGn7dpZx/JTKsora-Orders210506.png)
Post by: bubbletea on Sat, 08 May 2021, 17:04:55
Post by: invanu on Sun, 09 May 2021, 17:45:41
I joined the JTK Sora GB, but I realized that I need to change the shipping address. Who do I contact to do that?
Post by: sauv on Mon, 10 May 2021, 19:54:27
Hello!
I joined the JTK Sora GB, but I realized that I need to change the shipping address. Who do I contact to do that?
It depends on which vendor you bought from. Who did you buy from?
Post by: Michelle Obama on Mon, 10 May 2021, 22:43:18
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Post by: Michelle Obama on Mon, 17 May 2021, 20:01:49
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Post by: MIGHTY CHICKEN on Mon, 17 May 2021, 20:19:23
will the deskmats release earlier?Assuming you only bought a deskmat, it will probably deliver earlier
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Post by: Michelle Obama on Fri, 21 May 2021, 19:14:17
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Post by: sauv on Sun, 23 May 2021, 11:28:12
are we going to wait for ZF?
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We're still waiting on zF; I don't have any idea when they'll post it either at this point in time
Post by: Vala on Fri, 28 May 2021, 04:56:58
Those last few sets needed China can cover easily when ZF runs
Certainly, no MoQs are to be worried about with the coming zFrontier GB. Also keep in mind these are final numbers not including extras, which will bump the numbers by a couple hundred base kits at least.
are we going to wait for ZF?
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We're still waiting on zF; I don't have any idea when they'll post it either at this point in time
Apologies for a staggered GB though everyone, it was not our intention.
The zFrontier GB will happen as soon as it can, the manufacturing date remains the same since we are locked in.
Once it does we will update the numbers & extras to show the true final values. All MoQs are guaranteed to be hit!
Post by: IHaveDowntism on Mon, 07 June 2021, 11:10:24
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