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[GB] KAT Great Wave (大浪)
qwuzzy:
--- Quote from: dvorcol on Thu, 06 January 2022, 14:19:34 ---Keyreative shared their estimated KAT/KAM production schedule - https://en.zfrontier.com/blogs/project-updates/keyreative-keyset-progress-report
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Any updates since? That's a pretty significant delay.
Bobatype:
--- Quote from: qwuzzy on Fri, 20 May 2022, 20:29:34 ---
--- Quote from: dvorcol on Thu, 06 January 2022, 14:19:34 ---Keyreative shared their estimated KAT/KAM production schedule - https://en.zfrontier.com/blogs/project-updates/keyreative-keyset-progress-report
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Any updates since? That's a pretty significant delay.
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Hi there,
I approved the first batch of colour samples over half a year ago:
[note these samples are placed amongst KAT Eternal keycaps]
However, zFrontier (Keyreative's proxy contact) hasn't given any indication on when production will commence despite us asking them for an update. They did state that due to COVID lockdown earlier this year, there was a shutdown for 3 months, which does appear consistent from what I've read in the news about manufacturing across multiple industries in China being affected by this.
So all my other understandings of production status is similar to anyone else's - rather limited. So in the meantime, I suggest looking updates on other Geekhack GB threads for KAT/KAM sets that are earlier in the queue (i.e. KAT Refined, KAT Napoleonic, KAT Crusader, KAT Slurp) for a sense of how things are still proceeding. From what I can see there's ongoing production but there's only trickles of information ultimately of how fast it's all happening.
We will post an update on both discord and here when I actually get an real substantial news that production has commenced.
Bobatype:
Hi there, I just wanted to give a quick update.
I received the first round of colour samples from the manu a long time ago and approved them then, however COVID causing shutdown production happened, and there was a long period of nil further communication/samples.
I received a sample set last month, however a few issues cropped up:
(the cropped keycaps on top are the first round of samples )
Issue #1: Somehow the first sample's darkest blue (which was good):
Had somehow mistakenly been changed to a completely different color code is second sample:
I suspect somehow the feedback on Sample 1's medium blue colour code corrections got miscommunicated/misinterpreted...
Issue #2: The lightest blue (adjacent to the white keycaps - on the diagonal of Y, G, V), is now darker on the second round than first sample. This has affected the flow of the relative brightness of the gradient.
[top one is the render, middle and bottom ones are from the latest sample photos.]
The other middle blues are okay i.e.
The white is better on the second round though. So I think we can get there, it's just taken a lot longer than expected
In terms of other metrics, I'm happy with the reverse dyesub quality, with no blurring on legends (esp on the novelties with finer legends). The alignment is noticeably better than another earlier KAT set I own (KAT Eternal).
I was hoping we would be finished with colourmatching at this stage and commenced production, but COVID has obviously impacted sample turnaround time and also the production date estimates. Anyways, it seems one more sample round is required at least.
I'm sorry to say that somehow the second round of samples aren't quite up to scratch. in some cases a bit worse than the first round of samples for some reason (what didn't help was a 6 month gap between samples). That's what prototyping is for, and hopefully we'll have it perfect by the time the production slot queue for Great Wave pops up (hopefully soon - I don't have a date).
Rumblethumps:
Bummer that the samples still aren't cutting it, but with such a thorough update, I don't mind . The patience will be worth it! :thumb:
firstworldproblems:
Thank you OP for your attention to detail.
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