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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #50 on: Wed, 21 October 2020, 11:21:27 »
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB launched!
« Reply #51 on: Wed, 21 October 2020, 11:25:05 »
To my eyes, KAT WS1 still looks best. I prefer it over KAT176. My 2 cents...
I agree with this 1000% The 'thicker' tone helps the legends pop, imho

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #52 on: Wed, 21 October 2020, 12:08:53 »
I much prefer Kat WS1, looks richer.
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #53 on: Wed, 21 October 2020, 21:14:42 »
were the pictures removed?

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #54 on: Wed, 21 October 2020, 21:31:57 »
were the pictures removed?

There's a channel in the mykeyboard.eu server https://discord.gg/GyDWwE2

Personally prefer 176 but happy with WS1 as well
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #55 on: Thu, 22 October 2020, 08:31:56 »
Samples added to the first post!

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #56 on: Thu, 22 October 2020, 15:19:08 »
Thanks for posting that collection of photos. Looking at the bottom right it's very noticeable how much darker WoB is for GMK compared to KAT. Darker would be nice but seems you're not optimistic. I can live with it but would prefer a 'pure' black. Already ordered, so c'est la vie.

Samples added to the first post!

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #57 on: Thu, 22 October 2020, 15:47:55 »
Thanks for posting that collection of photos. Looking at the bottom right it's very noticeable how much darker WoB is for GMK compared to KAT. Darker would be nice but seems you're not optimistic. I can live with it but would prefer a 'pure' black. Already ordered, so c'est la vie.

Samples added to the first post!

We can get darker caps that much I already know. But the way they are being made prohibits them from having clear white legends. So the choice will be between darker caps or nicer legends and this set is all about the legends so that choice is easy. BUT if they do come out darker and the legends are still in an acceptable shape then I will certainly switch. GB will be over by the time I order the next samples so I would not count on them getting here before 2021-sometime so we will see then, but don't hold your breath :)

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #58 on: Thu, 22 October 2020, 17:51:56 »
Samples added to the first post!

Thank you for the update. The fonts looks good on both. Seems like the WoB, is not black, or shades of grey. There is a hint of very super dark blue. I used both my monitor and cellphone to look at the picture. Compared to GMK WoB, dye sub is not easy to do well. Alone mounted on a board, probably will not see it this way.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #59 on: Thu, 22 October 2020, 18:13:26 »
Damn lol the WOB is like the same ashy trashy grey that TKC got **** over for the early round of IFK Katakana.
But I guess this flies?

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #60 on: Fri, 23 October 2020, 02:02:13 »
Damn lol the WOB is like the same ashy trashy grey that TKC got **** over for the early round of IFK Katakana.
But I guess this flies?


What doesn't fly is ppl trying to start **** for no reason.


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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #61 on: Fri, 23 October 2020, 03:14:29 »

What doesn't fly is ppl trying to start **** for no reason.


Sample looks much better in this picture.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #62 on: Fri, 23 October 2020, 06:51:50 »
This set looks great. I'm in

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #63 on: Fri, 23 October 2020, 10:14:22 »
Damn lol the WOB is like the same ashy trashy grey that TKC got **** over for the early round of IFK Katakana.
But I guess this flies?


What doesn't fly is ppl trying to start **** for no reason.

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This is a much better picture. See? Me starting **** was obviously for good reason!
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | New samples! WoB and BoW
« Reply #64 on: Fri, 23 October 2020, 11:33:54 »
Damn lol the WOB is like the same ashy trashy grey that TKC got **** over for the early round of IFK Katakana.
But I guess this flies?


What doesn't fly is ppl trying to start **** for no reason.

Show Image

This is a much better picture. See? Me starting **** was obviously for good reason!

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #65 on: Sun, 25 October 2020, 11:31:34 »
The new BOW legend looks a tad thinner in comparison to WOB legend. I really like the monochrome setup in your signature (BOW alpha, WOB mod), should I be worry about the different legend thickness, or is there a reason behind this?

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #66 on: Sun, 25 October 2020, 14:33:25 »
The new BOW legend looks a tad thinner in comparison to WOB legend. I really like the monochrome setup in your signature (BOW alpha, WOB mod), should I be worry about the different legend thickness, or is there a reason behind this?

The reason they are different weights is because on BoW the black will bleed outwards, and on WoB the bleed goes inwards. This is why I've had to remake all legends/icons so I have two versions of everything to balance it out, one thicker and one thinner. If they were the same weight they would be very unbalanced (I actually have those samples too). I am super happy with how balanced they came out, to the naked eye you can't really tell the difference. The only thing I need to revise is the letter spacing on BoW where the letters melt together a bit to much compared to WoB. If you see a close crop photo then one looks a tiny bit thinner. So no you should not be worried about mixing the color combos. Hope that answers your questions. Cheers!

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #67 on: Mon, 26 October 2020, 05:36:29 »

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #68 on: Mon, 26 October 2020, 12:46:45 »
Oh entered for full white, amazing set, i like the non centered legends :) 




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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #69 on: Tue, 27 October 2020, 01:31:20 »
Oh entered for full white, amazing set, i like the non centered legends :)

Thanks!  :thumb: :thumb:

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #70 on: Thu, 29 October 2020, 11:53:26 »
I'm in.  Can't wait.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | GB ends in one week!
« Reply #71 on: Fri, 30 October 2020, 03:57:51 »

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #72 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 05:50:37 »
Last day boys and girls!

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #73 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 05:59:41 »
Any reason for the F row to be sold out on mykeyboard.eu ?
https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/kat-refined-f-row-wob_2796/

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #74 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 06:10:22 »
Any reason for the F row to be sold out on mykeyboard.eu ?
https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/kat-refined-f-row-wob_2796/

No it's an error, trying to get hold of them but no reply since a few hours. Hopefully fixed during today.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #75 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 06:22:27 »
Any reason for the F row to be sold out on mykeyboard.eu ?
https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/kat-refined-f-row-wob_2796/

It's available now again. Sorry for the error.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #76 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 06:45:42 »
It's alright, thanks for the reactivity. o/

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #77 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 10:05:01 »
Thanks for running this GB. Your attention to detail and transparent communication has been fantastic. Looking forward to seeing this for real in 2021.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined | LAST DAY!!
« Reply #78 on: Sat, 31 October 2020, 20:17:03 »
Bought a full BOW and full WOB kit day 1, but came here to say thanks for keeping us up to date on the samples progress. Great example of how to run an IC/GB so far. Awesome stuff mate!

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« Reply #79 on: Mon, 02 November 2020, 07:23:41 »
Wow, great keycap set! Found them by accident on Mykeyboard.eu and ordered them, before finding the Group Buy here on the forum :)

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #80 on: Mon, 02 November 2020, 07:27:55 »
Anyone fancy splitting their NorDeUK kit? I only really want the 2,3,4,hash keys for the UK layout. Will be willing to pay a (more than) fair price! (might not even need the 4 key if you need it!)

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #81 on: Tue, 03 November 2020, 17:10:06 »
Final order numbers




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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #82 on: Tue, 03 November 2020, 17:35:30 »
Is the KAT profile similar to SA & MT3, just not as tall as either?

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #83 on: Tue, 03 November 2020, 18:05:13 »
Is the KAT profile similar to SA & MT3, just not as tall as either?






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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #84 on: Tue, 03 November 2020, 23:48:02 »
Incredible numbers! Thank you so much everyone. This far exceeded my expectations.


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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #85 on: Wed, 04 November 2020, 00:41:09 »
given that it was unavailable at mykeyboard i thought that the wob f-row was canceled but it does not look like it here... i hope i will be able to grab one when the extras come in
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #86 on: Wed, 04 November 2020, 01:49:31 »
given that it was unavailable at mykeyboard i thought that the wob f-row was canceled but it does not look like it here... i hope i will be able to grab one when the extras come in

If anyone else had this on the day the GB ended and you ordered anyway but without the F-Row kit, please reach out to Mykeyboard and see if they can help you out (I'm not promising anything, but worth a shot). I don't want you to be without a kit you actually wanted to order and then have to fight for extras.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #87 on: Thu, 05 November 2020, 12:40:21 »
The site kat-refined.com has been down a while.

I can't obsessively drool over my choices :'(

Edit: Link formatting.
« Last Edit: Thu, 05 November 2020, 12:43:56 by horrorshow93 »

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« Reply #88 on: Thu, 05 November 2020, 13:28:55 »
The site kat-refined.com has been down a while.

I can't obsessively drool over my choices :'(

Edit: Link formatting.

Took it down since I don't want the communication to be so scattered. You are allowed to drool here on GH :)

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #89 on: Thu, 05 November 2020, 19:24:05 »
Looking at the final order numbers it's great to see so many F row orders!  I was starting to wonder if I was the only one that didn't type on a small 60 something size keyboard! :))

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #90 on: Fri, 06 November 2020, 01:54:10 »
well in my case I just bought in case of ... lol because I changed my mind and switched to a 65% keyboard GB  ^-^

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #91 on: Fri, 06 November 2020, 02:42:26 »
Damn... when I finally made up my mind to got for KAT profile and this KAT refined GB has ended...

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« Reply #92 on: Fri, 06 November 2020, 03:50:24 »
Damn... when I finally made up my mind to got for KAT profile and this KAT refined GB has ended...
seems that they are making 50% extras or there about, so keep an eye out for those
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #93 on: Fri, 06 November 2020, 04:56:20 »
If anyone else had this on the day the GB ended and you ordered anyway but without the F-Row kit, please reach out to Mykeyboard and see if they can help you out (I'm not promising anything, but worth a shot). I don't want you to be without a kit you actually wanted to order and then have to fight for extras.

Thank you for your message, was able to reach out mykb to add both F-row set to my order !  :cool:  :thumb:
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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #94 on: Fri, 06 November 2020, 05:26:27 »
If anyone else had this on the day the GB ended and you ordered anyway but without the F-Row kit, please reach out to Mykeyboard and see if they can help you out (I'm not promising anything, but worth a shot). I don't want you to be without a kit you actually wanted to order and then have to fight for extras.

Thank you for your message, was able to reach out mykb to add both F-row set to my order !  :cool:  :thumb:

Perfect!

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« Reply #95 on: Fri, 06 November 2020, 08:24:05 »
Damn... when I finally made up my mind to got for KAT profile and this KAT refined GB has ended...
seems that they are making 50% extras or there about, so keep an eye out for those

Noted and thanks for your info.

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« Reply #96 on: Wed, 25 November 2020, 03:34:56 »
So psyched. The Legendary set. Hope the black can comes out deeper, but it doesn't look so noticeable unless it's right next to GMK's. I went so far in on this set it's not even funny, it just looks so damn good.

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #97 on: Sat, 28 November 2020, 20:49:38 »
Is there a possibility I can pick up a BoW (and/or WoB) Ortho kit? I forgot to grab one.
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« Reply #98 on: Sun, 29 November 2020, 14:09:48 »
Quick check-in: wondering if order has been submitted (and paid) to Keycreative yet?

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Re: [GB] KAT Refined
« Reply #99 on: Sun, 29 November 2020, 15:02:29 »
Is there a possibility I can pick up a BoW (and/or WoB) Ortho kit? I forgot to grab one.

Unlikely at this point, best bet might be to grab extras when this thing comes out in a year.