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[IC] GMK CYL Prussian Blue - 2024 Relaunch!
NoPunIn10Did:
Latest draft of kitting (24 June 2024)
I'm still soliciting feedback on these kits for small changes, but it is highly unlikely I'll make any drastic changes.
Note that the ESFR kit is very much up-in-the-air, as it was requested by a specific vendor. They would be the only ones planning to carry it, and they will only do so if they can get favorable terms from GMK.
Update:
There's an error in the chart. Two of the "Strg" keys should be marked as 1.25u, not 1.50u.
Bobatype:
I understand there won't be much changes from here, but yeah it's a shame it wasn't viable to take the GMK Taiga or GMK Masterpiece approach and simply enforce the sole base kit to have non-English text for the text mods (basically merging German Macro & Mods kit into base). But the market was in a different place at the time those sets ran.
Based on your last kitting image, I'd have explored keeping the Prussian Eagle novelty for R1 at least in either the base or German Macro & Mods kit. It was a nice touch for those who like novelties.
Honestly, the inclusion of novelties would've granted me a lot more incentive to get the German Macro and Mods kit.
I understand the Iron cross novelties on R4 were a bit extra, but I would've tried to keep them, as they would've been a great substitute for "Sys"/"System" keys if I wanted to use the German Mods.
Also I would've preferred the classic simple style of the Iron Cross was used (I have an SVG if you'd like) instead of the spiky version seen, with it scaled to a much smaller size so it's a little more subtle.
AJM:
- I like the Macro kit, but I'm not a fan of front print in general. I looks "cheap".
- Scooped numpad 5 still missing! Why would you leave that out?
NoPunIn10Did:
--- Quote from: Bobatype on Mon, 24 June 2024, 22:15:01 ---Also I would've preferred the classic simple style of the Iron Cross was used (I have an SVG if you'd like) instead of the spiky version seen, with it scaled to a much smaller size so it's a little more subtle.
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So one important note here: it wasn't an iron cross. It was the Maltese Cross, a symbol that predates it by a few hundred years. It was used as the design for the Prussian Order of Merit, an honor established by Frederick II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour_le_Mérite
As you can see, however, it is very common to get the two mixed up. Between some concerns from my vendors and my generally just wanting to avoid the headaches of constantly explaining this, I decided it wasn't worth it.
NoPunIn10Did:
--- Quote from: AJM on Tue, 25 June 2024, 09:04:02 ---- I like the Macro kit, but I'm not a fan of front print in general. I looks "cheap".
- Scooped numpad 5 still missing! Why would you leave that out?
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I decided that forcing one type of homing on numpad 5 was an easy sacrifice to make the base kit a bit smaller. When I get a survey posted, if there's enough demand, I'll bring it back.
As for the front print, that's probably staying put unless the cost of doing so becomes prohibitive. Those front-printed legends are very common on the classic boards that I'm using for inspiration here.
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