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Offline noorejji

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #150 on: Tue, 13 April 2021, 03:44:22 »
Please not another Dracula, I can't.

Offline sevenseacat

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #151 on: Tue, 13 April 2021, 04:40:24 »
*bought both Dracula and Nord
*laughs and then cries

Offline dvorcol

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #152 on: Fri, 25 June 2021, 16:25:55 »


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« Last Edit: Fri, 25 June 2021, 17:33:31 by dvorcol »

Offline pandapau

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #153 on: Fri, 09 July 2021, 01:05:50 »
Is there like any updates to this? It's been a year.  :-[

Offline -Jerry-

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #154 on: Fri, 09 July 2021, 03:07:55 »
Is there like any updates to this? It's been a year.  :-[

Most recent update from Grtx was two weeks ago:

"Romeo"     "Split75"   "Melody96"     "KBD8X MKII"     "Womier K87"

Offline lonalde

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #155 on: Fri, 16 July 2021, 21:48:12 »
I just realized I ordered the deskmat a year ago and forgot about it because its been so long lol

Offline Damonskv

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #156 on: Wed, 01 September 2021, 08:31:29 »
are there any updates?

Offline TjarleN

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #157 on: Wed, 01 September 2021, 22:52:51 »
Last update on Discord is from the 25.08. "GMK: samples have shipped out from the factory"

Offline i luv chuletas

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #158 on: Sun, 17 October 2021, 11:18:06 »
Bumping for an update~

Where's my Nord..  :-[

Offline TjarleN

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #159 on: Sun, 17 October 2021, 23:11:49 »
Bumping for an update~

Where's my Nord..  :-[

The second round of color samples was confirmed to be at the lead vendor last week and is now on the way to gtrx. Since 7 of the 8 colors are not matched yet this will very likely take some more rounds... Lets just hope the next samples wont take ~8 months to arrive...

Offline r47z

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #160 on: Mon, 18 October 2021, 00:01:49 »
oh dear.. is it gonna beat dracula ?

Offline FaIIen

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #161 on: Sat, 23 October 2021, 15:57:55 »
2023 say no more.

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #162 on: Sat, 23 October 2021, 16:02:59 »
Weren't we told we'd get weekly updates? what's notable is that MK Ultra said they weren't taking refunds on this one. Drop, CK, NK, Omni, and Kono have let people out of GB's that went long.

Offline stomaha

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #163 on: Fri, 29 October 2021, 06:43:35 »
The lack on communication on this really unprofessional. At this point, I think we're all expecting a Dracula - I just wish we weren't left to speculate without updates from the gb-runner.

Offline Krazzios

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #164 on: Fri, 29 October 2021, 12:57:28 »
The lack on communication on this really unprofessional. At this point, I think we're all expecting a Dracula - I just wish we weren't left to speculate without updates from the gb-runner.

I mean, the main post says that more frequent updates can be found on his discord-server. (there are two of those btw, make sure to join the "v2" one)

The latest update came yesterday saying that r2 samples has arrived and that 2 of the 4 still not decided on have been approved.

Offline jkim145

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #165 on: Fri, 29 October 2021, 22:13:50 »
The lack on communication on this really unprofessional. At this point, I think we're all expecting a Dracula - I just wish we weren't left to speculate without updates from the gb-runner.

I mean, the main post says that more frequent updates can be found on his discord-server. (there are two of those btw, make sure to join the "v2" one)

The latest update came yesterday saying that r2 samples has arrived and that 2 of the 4 still not decided on have been approved.
"I mean", the discord link in the op is to the wrong one and all the links to the new one on the old discord are invalid.

Offline noorejji

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #166 on: Sat, 30 October 2021, 09:21:54 »
I thought it was in the rules that a GB runner update the GB thread.

Offline scoopbb

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #167 on: Sat, 30 October 2021, 14:00:35 »
this was always gonna take a while. lots of custom colors, gmk slow to send samples out, queue already long af. just relax, close your eyes and wake up in 2024 with your set

Offline stomaha

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #168 on: Thu, 18 November 2021, 07:50:40 »
I would bet this delivers before the end of 2023, but who knows

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #169 on: Tue, 28 December 2021, 18:50:49 »
News from the gtrx discord:

12/28: David from Candykeys said they’d received an additional round of samples and were sending them to gtrx. 5 colors remain unconfirmed. This is a little over 2 months from the last round of colors.

I have no involvement in this set, but think updates should be posted on geekhack if it’s to be used as an advertising tool.

Offline o3okevin

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #170 on: Tue, 28 December 2021, 21:22:30 »
Any deskmat updates?

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #171 on: Tue, 28 December 2021, 21:42:34 »
Any deskmat updates?

Didn’t see anything new since the end of October update. Waiting for round 4, it said back then.

I still have no involvement in this set.

Offline jimboytacos

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #172 on: Wed, 29 December 2021, 02:32:56 »
How long did Dracula take? Will this GB be the runnerup in longest GMK GB?

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #173 on: Wed, 29 December 2021, 07:53:12 »
Dracula fulfilled in the EU at 22 months from GB close, and about a month later in the USA.

This set is behind Draculas milestones. In May 2021 color matching had concluded for Drac and I had my set in my USA hands in early October about 5 months later. Dracula had undergone several more (3 or 4?) rounds of color matching at this time than Nord. Five colors remain unmatched with only 2 rounds for Nord and one has not even been seen yet (soon tho!). Rounds of color matching are taking over 2 months for a full cycle (samples go to the lead vendor which here is candykeys, those go to gtrx, get approved or rejected…repeat), consistent w the later rounds of Dracula which went faster than the earlier ones. If all 5 aren’t approved, two months for another cycle, 5 months after that would put it later than dracula.

Offline The.Ryan.Gamer

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #174 on: Sat, 15 January 2022, 04:23:08 »
Any update on this set?

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #175 on: Sat, 15 January 2022, 05:29:41 »
News from the gtrx discord:

12/28: David from Candykeys said they’d received an additional round of samples and were sending them to gtrx. 5 colors remain unconfirmed. This is a little over 2 months from the last round of colors.

GTRX has the samples. Perhaps some more colors can be confirmed this round.

Offline ChrisJoy

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #176 on: Sat, 05 February 2022, 04:45:41 »
Another Dracula no doubt.

Offline Mcnos

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #177 on: Sat, 05 February 2022, 10:05:36 »
Why cant thread runners post on their own GB pages?

Offline stomaha

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #178 on: Sat, 05 February 2022, 16:23:45 »
It’s been a very busy 18 months for the gb runner

Offline ChrisJoy

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #179 on: Tue, 22 March 2022, 11:16:49 »
See you 3 months later.

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #180 on: Tue, 22 March 2022, 12:00:50 »
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation w this other than being in the buy

Gtrx received additional colors samples back in late October/early November. That got 3 of the 8 colors matched. The discord was told on March 4th that Gtrx had chosen new color standards to try and match the other 5, which is approximately a 4 month turnaround time for the designer to choose additional colors, with an additional month added on w lost mail prior to that. GMK will now produce new colors.

The following is my own opinion, based on GMK Andy’s estimated timelines and perceived odds of getting all 5 colors matched on the next round: this won’t ship this year

Edit: I’d asked on the discord if Gtrx had provided Ral plastic chips to GMK to match; to my knowledge I wasn’t answered. 
« Last Edit: Tue, 22 March 2022, 12:03:47 by IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES »

Offline NoPunIn10Did

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #181 on: Wed, 23 March 2022, 14:58:02 »
Edit: I’d asked on the discord if Gtrx had provided Ral plastic chips to GMK to match; to my knowledge I wasn’t answered.

Just a quick note on this: RAL doesn't make plastic chips for every color. The paper-based samples tend to be quite good (a lot better than Pantone's in terms of keeping the color close to what it will look like on a non-paper surface), though the plastic "standards" sometimes drift from the paper standards in color for RAL.

So in general, unless a designer has already seen a RAL plastic chip for their chosen color (and can confirm that it's what they want), they're better off sticking to the standard paper samples in the K7, D2, or similar.

Offline dededecline

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #182 on: Sun, 08 May 2022, 10:45:27 »
Update from the Discord server


Offline kronograf

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #183 on: Sun, 29 May 2022, 11:27:48 »
Nearly two years and this set still hasn’t even got past the colormatching phase. God is dead.
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Offline Mcnos

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #184 on: Sun, 29 May 2022, 13:26:32 »
I forgot I ordered this

Offline Jojjelito

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #185 on: Sun, 29 May 2022, 15:15:20 »
Lucky me. I once set reminders for the GB threads where I purchased something. Let’s see how long the color matching will go on for. I heard you can plan and execute manned missions in space while waiting for a set.

Offline SwitchKeys

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #186 on: Sun, 29 May 2022, 17:33:11 »
Imagine if Reddit knew about this  :eek:

Offline ABlazinBlueToe

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #187 on: Thu, 02 June 2022, 19:56:10 »
I just got an email from Candykeys that said "Your order has now entered the manufacturing stage. You will be informed when the order is shipped from the factory to us."

Does anybody know if it passed color matching or is that some canned response since I ordered recently?

Offline IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #188 on: Fri, 03 June 2022, 02:25:13 »
There is no discord update about all colors being matched; and they’re pretty good w the updates there.

Offline scie

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #189 on: Sat, 11 June 2022, 04:26:43 »
The status on candykeys also changed to manufacturing. https://candykeys.com/group-buys/gmk-nord

Offline scoopbb

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #190 on: Sun, 12 June 2022, 10:55:09 »

« Last Edit: Sun, 12 June 2022, 11:02:31 by scoopbb »

Offline kronograf

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #191 on: Sun, 12 June 2022, 11:52:24 »
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Round god-knows-what approaching the 2 year mark and he still “can’t decide”?

I guess we should at least be glad he isn’t outsourcing the colormatching to his Discord server like a particular other GB.
« Last Edit: Sun, 12 June 2022, 11:56:12 by kronograf »
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Offline TjarleN

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #192 on: Sun, 12 June 2022, 23:48:36 »
Round god-knows-what approaching the 2 year mark and he still “can’t decide”?

Actually it is just round 3 of samples and 6/8 colors are matched now which should be okay for 3 rounds. What is not okay is that 3 rounds took 2 years though!

The problem of dracula, masterpiece, sumi,... was that it took a lot of rounds to match some color(s), the problem here is that (especially the first) sample rounds took forever.


Offline ks239395

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #193 on: Sun, 26 June 2022, 17:12:11 »
lmao definitely forgot that I participated in this GB.
happy late two-year anniversary

Offline kronograf

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #194 on: Wed, 03 August 2022, 10:01:36 »
Well, certainly hope this is shipping soon now that GMK has apparently lost their patience with the designer and isn't gonna entertain any more of his back-and-forth for free colormatching is done.
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Offline Mcnos

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #195 on: Fri, 05 August 2022, 07:13:46 »
I need to change address and I already forgot everything I ordered including this.

Offline jimboytacos

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #196 on: Tue, 16 August 2022, 19:20:46 »
Anyone wanna take my spot?
1. Base kit
2. Assembly kit
3. Novelty Kit
4. Spacebar kit
5. Deskmat (Dark)

I'll even let it go for less than I paid for...

Offline stomaha

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #197 on: Fri, 16 September 2022, 09:33:10 »
Per CandyKeys, color matching complete.

Offline AstraRus

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #198 on: Mon, 19 September 2022, 14:45:44 »
Anyone wanna take my spot?
1. Base kit
2. Assembly kit
3. Novelty Kit
4. Spacebar kit
5. Deskmat (Dark)

I'll even let it go for less than I paid for...

PM'd

Offline kronograf

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Re: [GB] GMK Nord | GB CLOSED
« Reply #199 on: Thu, 06 October 2022, 06:06:06 »
Where the hell is this GB?
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