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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #200 on: Fri, 31 July 2020, 03:57:32 »
Will there be extras? I'm really bummed I missed this.

Yes, extras will be available once GB orders ship!

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #201 on: Sat, 22 August 2020, 22:29:43 »

tl;dr: Red samples approved. Yellow/cream going to R2, ETA: 4 weeks. After that, production. Currently difficult to predict when production will complete. Read above for details :​)

Konstantin, did GMK send you the new samples yet?

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #202 on: Mon, 24 August 2020, 00:19:03 »
Konstantin, did GMK send you the new samples yet?

Hi Larry, we are waiting on an update from GMK. We'll let you know once we have something.

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« Reply #203 on: Sun, 30 August 2020, 21:43:11 »
Konstantin, did GMK send you the new samples yet?

Hi Larry, we are waiting on an update from GMK. We'll let you know once we have something.

Can't wait!
This is going to be undoubtedly, one of those "sleeper" sets that everyone wishes they had once it comes out.
Too bad Zastava didn't make it though...
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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #204 on: Wed, 09 September 2020, 08:38:36 »
Quick update: The new color samples are on their way to us.

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #205 on: Fri, 18 September 2020, 05:44:21 »
A little teaser


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« Reply #206 on: Sat, 19 September 2020, 13:31:10 »
A little teaser

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Quick update: The new color samples are on their way to us.

Thanks for the great news!
Do you have a timeline for when you might make your decision on how to proceed?
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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #207 on: Sat, 19 September 2020, 13:35:33 »
Thanks for the great news!
Do you have a timeline for when you might make your decision on how to proceed?

I expect my samples to be delivered on Monday, at which point everyone will have received their samples. So expect some news next week.

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« Reply #208 on: Sat, 19 September 2020, 13:37:35 »
I expect my samples to be delivered on Monday, at which point everyone will have received their samples. So expect some news next week.
Thanks for the quick response, Konstantin. We'll stay tuned in for more info!

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #209 on: Sun, 27 September 2020, 14:17:55 »
Beautiful set!

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples update
« Reply #210 on: Sun, 27 September 2020, 16:45:34 »
How is it going?

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #211 on: Wed, 30 September 2020, 09:03:59 »
Hey guys, it's time for another update. I'll try to keep it short and sweet.

The new color samples are in and they look delicious. They are nice and yellow and creamy without any of the green tinge that was present in the R1 samples. In fact, looking at them side by side, I am very glad that we decided to do a R2. All in all, the team is very happy with how the new samples have turned out. We have found a color that is a great match for this set, the initial inspiration and the renders, and is definitely about as close as we can get using RAL Design colors. So we are going ahead and approving this color, together with the red from R1, which was great from the get-go.

This means that Yugo is now finally ready to go into production. We'll follow up with GMK to see what sort of timeline we're now looking at.

Thanks again for your patience and support, everyone. We are super excited to see Yugo go into production, and we can't wait for you guys to get the set in your hands!



Here are some photos of the new and old samples. Please keep in mind that photos, like renders, can never be 100% accurate. That is also the case here. While these photos have been graded and come close to the real thing, the colors still look a bit different (and, imo, nicer) in person. Also keep in mind that the Macbeth chart printout is only a there as a rough reference, since I couldn't get hold of an original ColorChecker.

That being said, enjoy:



« Last Edit: Wed, 30 September 2020, 09:24:18 by konstantin »

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #212 on: Wed, 30 September 2020, 20:36:04 »
looking good. thankyou for posting the additional photos of the keys on boards and such. helps give us an idea.

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« Reply #213 on: Mon, 05 October 2020, 21:18:24 »
Woohoo! Thanks for the good news, Konstantin!
Looking forward to this set. It's been a long journey!

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #214 on: Tue, 06 October 2020, 07:24:44 »
Samples look great by themselves, but using a colour target you printed out as any point of reference to colours is questionable at best and should be removed.
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« Reply #215 on: Tue, 06 October 2020, 10:22:32 »
Samples look great by themselves, but using a colour target you printed out as any point of reference to colours is questionable at best and should be removed.

Edited, as I didn't read it right.
Anyway, nothing should be removed, it's totally up to designer team what they show, and removing something shown after final decision is made won't change anything.

« Last Edit: Tue, 06 October 2020, 10:26:27 by FearsomeCubedWarrior »

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« Reply #216 on: Tue, 06 October 2020, 14:28:58 »
Samples look great by themselves, but using a colour target you printed out as any point of reference to colours is questionable at best and should be removed.

Those are RAL chips.

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #217 on: Tue, 06 October 2020, 23:53:54 »
Samples look great by themselves, but using a colour target you printed out as any point of reference to colours is questionable at best and should be removed.

Those are RAL chips.



That sheet of 24 colours you're seeing in the background is commonly referred to as a ColorChecker, and allows the user to either colour correct a photo to a "reference" target, and/or allows viewers to compare with an original chart. However, these colours have to be verified in order to make any appropriate judgements with them, and printing them out is dubious at best as you'd have no way of referencing it other than your own source. There are set companies that specialise in this, which is why it's an industry standard when used properly.

Judging by that photo, you can tell that there isn't enough saturation and exposure in the target even though the colour samples themselves look fine. This makes sense as ColorCheckers generally are made out of pigments that far extend the saturation levels that general printing can provide, among other differences such as reflectance. Having it here would only confuse viewers into thinking the samples are a lot more saturated and brighter than what they are depicted here.

It's like saying why people don't print out spot colours such as Pantones and RALs and why colour decks and physical samples exist. You'd have no way of figuring out whether what you're referencing to is right.
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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #218 on: Wed, 07 October 2020, 06:04:07 »
Oh, I thought you were talking about the trapezoids, which are official chips. Those are meant to be the reference, while the chart is meant to be a comparison, imo. But, as you pointed out, it is a bit misleading.

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #219 on: Mon, 02 November 2020, 09:41:21 »
Is there any hope for production to start in 2020? Or we can seat back and relax till 2021?

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #220 on: Tue, 03 November 2020, 06:46:13 »
has any more news informations been heard from the gmk ?

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #221 on: Thu, 05 November 2020, 06:30:44 »
has any more news informations been heard from the gmk ?
We're still waiting on an official estimate from them. We'll let you know as soon as we have it. Most of the communication with GMK since the last update has been about the banderole design and a few other miscellaneous details, still nothing regarding the production timeline. Soon, I hope...

Is there any hope for production to start in 2020? Or we can seat back and relax till 2021?
It's difficult to say at this point. We should have a better idea of what to expect soon.



In other news, Salvun has informed us that the all of the Yugo artisans are almost done and ready to be packed. We should have some photos for you guys in the next few days :)

I will be checking with him and the vendors to see what this means for those of you who ordered just the artisans and not the set, and whether they will be shipping out the artisans to you soon.

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #222 on: Tue, 17 November 2020, 00:26:21 »


Salvun did a phenomenal job recreating the iconic Yugo logo in keycap form.

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« Reply #223 on: Mon, 23 November 2020, 11:18:29 »
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Salvun did a phenomenal job recreating the iconic Yugo logo in keycap form.

Wow, that looks great indeed!
Konstantin, have you heard any updates from GMK on the set by any chance?

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« Reply #224 on: Mon, 23 November 2020, 13:53:50 »
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Salvun did a phenomenal job recreating the iconic Yugo logo in keycap form.

Wow, that looks great indeed!
Konstantin, have you heard any updates from GMK on the set by any chance?

Still nothing T_T It's been about 20 days since we last heard from them. We're still waiting on that production estimate.

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« Reply #225 on: Sun, 06 December 2020, 07:33:12 »
just realised its been about a year (6 days shy) from when i placed my order. still so keen.

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« Reply #226 on: Thu, 10 December 2020, 02:51:00 »
Looks like GMK is now stretching Yugo production the same way GB has been extended (oh that suspense a year ago!).
Anyway, it's 2021 now for sure, maybe we'll get some news on Jan 3rd (the last day of GB, AFAIR).


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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #227 on: Mon, 04 January 2021, 07:25:24 »
any work back from gmk about estimates?

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« Reply #228 on: Mon, 18 January 2021, 16:47:06 »
any work back from gmk about estimates?

I was wondering about the same. It's been 3 months since it was announced that the color matching was approved and that the kit should go into the production.

Maybe one of the authors of this set could shed some light on the status of this project?

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« Reply #229 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 15:04:42 »
With Germany (and Europe at most) under lockdown again any estimate won't be too relevant, IMHO.

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #230 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 17:06:26 »
any work back from gmk about estimates?

I was wondering about the same. It's been 3 months since it was announced that the color matching was approved and that the kit should go into the production.

Maybe one of the authors of this set could shed some light on the status of this project?

Don't hold your breath. I confirmed GMK Rouge colors over half a year ago now and still not a word from GMK that they even received it. :)

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #231 on: Wed, 24 February 2021, 09:53:10 »
so any thing new with this?

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #232 on: Wed, 24 February 2021, 14:07:10 »
still no news from GMK...

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« Reply #233 on: Wed, 24 February 2021, 18:11:11 »
still no news from GMK...
Do they not reply to emails?

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« Reply #234 on: Tue, 09 March 2021, 12:59:01 »
I guess they aren't.

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #235 on: Tue, 09 March 2021, 18:24:36 »
Generally we don't share updates with everyone, we just share them with the vendors and let them share the information with the buyers just fyi.

Still, seeing as how it seems and update is in order I'll check up on this today and see if we can't get some word to the vendor regarding the current status.

GMK is still in lockdown and has definitely slowed things down a good bit in the office but I will see what I can do here for everyone  :thumb:

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« Reply #236 on: Tue, 09 March 2021, 20:52:55 »
Generally we don't share updates with everyone, we just share them with the vendors and let them share the information with the buyers just fyi.

Still, seeing as how it seems and update is in order I'll check up on this today and see if we can't get some word to the vendor regarding the current status.

GMK is still in lockdown and has definitely slowed things down a good bit in the office but I will see what I can do here for everyone  :thumb:

I miss you bro. Doing the lord's work here, too - really looking forward to receiving this set.

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« Reply #237 on: Wed, 10 March 2021, 18:36:46 »
Ah, miss you too my friend! :-*

Still nothing T_T It's been about 20 days since we last heard from them. We're still waiting on that production estimate.

Regarding this set we have been proactively reaching out for the banderole design at least 5 times since 10/2020. We can move forward once we receive all the requested files.
« Last Edit: Wed, 10 March 2021, 19:23:33 by GMK_Andy »

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« Reply #238 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 03:11:31 »
Who exactly did you try to reach out for design? I hope it wasn't Emir, as he parted ways with Yugo team long ago.

Don't message me about Yugo, I no longer want to involve myself with it.

Set is being made, and I trust konstantin(constexpr) and/or spakecdk will do a good job color matching so there's no reason for anyone to worry. :)

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« Reply #239 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 05:02:54 »
****ing kono ? iv emailed them at least 3 times :(

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« Reply #240 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 11:03:37 »
Very clean and nice!

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« Reply #241 on: Thu, 11 March 2021, 13:13:16 »
Who exactly did you try to reach out for design? I hope it wasn't Emir, as he parted ways with Yugo team long ago.

Don't message me about Yugo, I no longer want to involve myself with it.

Set is being made, and I trust konstantin(constexpr) and/or spakecdk will do a good job color matching so there's no reason for anyone to worry. :)

We reach out to the lead vendor, we don't generally contact any designer directly unless brought into a discussion by the vendor.

It seems this is being worked out though, so no need for anyone to worry.  :thumb:
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« Reply #242 on: Fri, 09 April 2021, 21:35:09 »
It's been almost a month since things were pushed forward, so is there any progress?

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« Reply #243 on: Fri, 09 April 2021, 23:33:36 »
Set is supposed to ship in May to vendors is last update. Will you you guys know if there is any more delay. Thank you all for being patient in this bumpy ride.

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« Reply #244 on: Sat, 10 April 2021, 10:43:15 »
Set is supposed to ship in May to vendors is last update. Will you you guys know if there is any more delay. Thank you all for being patient in this bumpy ride.
Excellent news! <3

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Re: [GB] GMK Yugo | Color samples approved!
« Reply #245 on: Wed, 14 April 2021, 23:05:14 »
is the spacebar kit still getting those strips? i cant remember reading anything about it.

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« Reply #246 on: Wed, 14 April 2021, 23:08:02 »
Yes sapcebar kit will have UV printed stripes. We put lot of effort in making then look as good as we possibly can so we hope that will look really nice.

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« Reply #247 on: Mon, 17 May 2021, 17:06:12 »
Well, we're well into the shipping-to-vendors month, are there any insights? Cause I need to change address and don't want to miss the deadline.

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« Reply #248 on: Tue, 18 May 2021, 00:18:41 »
We have received news that set will ship to vendors aproximatly 9/6, so we can hopefully expect shippment to all of you guys next month. It's a bumpy road that will come to an end soon :)

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« Reply #249 on: Thu, 20 May 2021, 04:21:27 »
thats great news :)