Group buy is LIVE here!Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames et Messieurs, Ladies and Gentlemen...I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to GMK Phosphorous, a set I have been working on for these past few weeks.
HistoryOne day, not long ago, I was browsing RAMA WORKS' website, contemplating the M60-A in Moon, and I took a closer look at their renders. It had a simple grey and blueish-cyan keycap set, which I immediately fancied. Since RAMA and I were DM-ing back and forth about my M60-A Moon pre-order, I asked about the set. Turned out that it was just a render and they suggested I just go make it myself. I started mocking up the set that same evening.
The Moon colour on the M60-A from RAMA WORKS is a cool grey which I really fancy but the icing on the cake was the phosphor filled enamel product code and RAMA logo. These two colours inspired my own colour choices.
ObjectivesI wanted to make GMK Phosphorous as affordable as possible, while retaining the character of the set I had imagined, hence I dropped the NumPad from the Core kit. I also decided to skip a separate Novelties set, deciding to go down the minimalistic route and include a select few unique keys in the Core kit itself.
CaveatsMy inspiration was based solely on the M60-A Moon. Yes, I realise there are similar looking keycap sets out there, "but this one is mine" (as they say, meaning that I did not use them for inspiration). I was actually working on another set (which I put on hold) because I fell in love with this colourway.
Huge HugsI would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who helped me with everything from choosing colours, to pointing me in the right direction, to supporting my idea and helping me not give up. In alphabetical order (apart from Yuliia at the top, because she's had to endure a lot of PMs from me!):
- NecrowomanX
- Abec13
- ISO_Returns
- Janglad
- Langelandia
- NecromanX
- Oblotzky
- Oldcat
- RAMA WORKS
- Ryan
I humbly apologise if I forgot to include anyone!
RendersRAMA M60-A Moon Stealth
Rendered by Abec13More
RAMA U80-A
Rendered by OblotzkyMore
Think6.5° in Tiffany Teal
Rendered by Abec13More
ColoursPantone's Cool Gray 11 C should be exactly one shade darker than the Moon grey that RAMA uses (Cool Gray 10 C), introducing subtle contrast between the two.
Old Kit VisualisationsMore
Core
NumPad V2
40s/Ortho V2
Spacebars
Core
NumPad
Spacebars
40s/Ortho v3
NorDEUK
New Kits!More
Nucleus
Protons
Quarks
Strong Force
Neutrons
New(est) Kit Renders!Nucleus
Protons
Quarks
Strong Force
Neutrons
First IC form is now closed: https://forms.gle/XpcUsm8gd3cSjGmb6PLEASE TAKE PART IN THIS NEW INTEREST CHECK No. 2, with new questions: https://forms.gle/cnjYuTnvSwaRZqKG6RAMA ArtisanKate from RAMA sent me her artisan keycap design for GMK Phosphorous!
Specs- R1 Cherry profile (e.g. ESC)
- anodised aluminium
- phosphor enamel fill (it will glow in the dark)
RendersThe renders show how it will approximately look during the day and how it will glow in darkness.
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PackagingMore
VendorsGroup buy date (tentative): October 4, 2019.Pricing- Core (MOQ 250) 129 EUR / 129 USD / 190 AUD / 190 SGD
- Spacebars (MOQ 100) 24 EUR / 24 USD / 35 AUD / 36 SGD
- NumPad (MOQ 100) 34 EUR / 34 USD / 50 AUD / 50 SGD
- 40s (MOQ 100) 47 EUR / 52 USD / 69 AUD / 70 SGD
- NorDEUK (MOQ 100) 53 EUR / 53 USD / 79 AUD / 79 SGD
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P.S. This is my first IC ever, running a set which I am absolutely in love with, which I cannot believe (but I hope nonetheless) will ever make it to GB stage, so the stress is insane. Please do let me know if I made a mistake somewhere.
Discord serverIf you would like to come chat about GMK Phosphorous,
please do not hesitate to join our Discord channel.
Changelog2019/06/06, 10:12:
- Changed NumPad → Num in NumPad kit.
- Added 1u Shift to R4 of 40s/Ortho kit.
2019/06/07, 13:24:
2019/06/09, 10:15:
- Added new renders by Abec13 of GMK Phosphorous on Think6.5° by Oldcat.
2019/06/10, 11:00:
2019/06/11, 10:24:
2019/06/13, 20:00:
2019/06/19, 00:33:
- Added full vendor list.
- Added packaging renders.
2019/06/25, 16:59:
- added (tentative) GB date: early September
2019/07/09, 9:51:
- added RAMA WORKS artisan keycap
2019/08/04, 19:32:
- added pricing
- modified GB start date
2019/08/19, 10:34:
- added RAMA M60-A Moon Stealth renders
2019/09/26, 10:14:
- fixed AUD pricing
- adjusted SGD pricing
- fixed errors in kit renders
2019/10/4, 11:06: