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Offline Chippy

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[IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 01:10:21 »

GMK Dimple Addon

This is an addon kit for dimple homing keys (R3 F and J). This type of homing key goes by many names- dimple, dot, nipple, probably more. They are my preferred type of homing key, but few sets include them.

The Kit
The kit consists of 3 colorways- Beige, Dolch, and WoB

Details
- The keys are all R3, with dot/dimple/nipple homing
- I don’t have pricing details, but I would like to see if I can get this for sale at $15-$20.
- I am not planning on taking a design cut in order to get this as cheap as possible. I just want the caps.

IC Forms
Yes, there are two. One is for potential purchasers so I can try and gauge interest in this initial kit, and see how viable this idea is. The second form is for designers that would like to submit their colorway for a potential second kit of more colors, pending interest. Because my goals here are to get caps made, I cannot offer designers compensation if they want their colors run. I hope you understand.

General IC
Designer Submission

Deskmats
No.

Who am I?
My name is Chippy, I’ve been in the hobby for well over five years at this point, but this is my first IC (I think?). Hopefully I didn’t miss anything. I do work professionally within the hobby space, but this set is being IC’d by me personally. I don’t have a personal discord server, so if you have feedback or questions, please post them in this thread.

Vendors
None at the moment, I want to figure out if this idea is viable first.

Join the Team
If you want to join team dimple, here is a signature.

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Thank You
- Logan for rendering tips
- That guy on ebay who sold me his OG Desko for $60 which ignited my love for dimple homing keys
- You for reading

Changelog
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  • 5/4/24 - Initial post
  • 5/4/24 - Updated goal pricing
  • 5/10/24 - Removed BoW
« Last Edit: Fri, 10 May 2024, 19:46:16 by Chippy »
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Offline mcmaxmcmc

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 01:17:35 »
All my homies love nipples dimples.  GLWIC!

Online Faraday

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 02:11:16 »
oh HELL yeah

Offline mr_foggy

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 02:16:00 »
yes 100%

Offline whirlwind

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 02:16:23 »
This is a great idea, looking forward to the GB. :thumb:

Offline mcmcmc

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 03:27:04 »
nipples . .

Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 04:31:13 »
 i like

Offline Rhienfo

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 06:06:08 »
much prefer bars but glad this project exists, gotta have the options for the dimple enjoyers out there.

Just wondering why you didn't dimple the numpad 5, guess it adds too much to the cost. GLWIC
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Offline CoolPenguin1

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 06:55:49 »
I love nipples.

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 07:43:43 »
 :p

Offline Dumbass

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 09:32:58 »
pls i need a dimple deskmat :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 09:44:36 »
GLWIC  :thumb:

Offline Chippy

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 10:14:42 »
much prefer bars but glad this project exists, gotta have the options for the dimple enjoyers out there.

Just wondering why you didn't dimple the numpad 5, guess it adds too much to the cost. GLWIC

This has been stripped down to be as low cost as possible, which meant not including numpad 5 dimple. Also, a solid amount of sets do include that key, making it less necessary.
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Offline logaboga

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 11:53:28 »
we love chippy and we love nipples dimples

Offline zhol

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 13:57:47 »
ne iso/r5 avail and can you change ws1 and l9 to have hiragana sublegened tyvm
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Offline vhaarr

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 15:15:31 »
ne iso/r5 avail and can you change ws1 and l9 to have hiragana sublegened tyvm

 also where is gmk terror color pls ffs
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Offline Meepergon

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 15:23:18 »
nipple gang rise up

Offline Rhienfo

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 19:26:17 »
This has been stripped down to be as low cost as possible, which meant not including numpad 5 dimple. Also, a solid amount of sets do include that key, making it less necessary.

Ah fair enough, didn't know that a bunch a sets included that key anyway.
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lubed with tribosys 3203 | like topre a lot, prefer it lubed but did make less tactile but that might have been a skill issue. probably will get more tactile over time as the domes age.
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Offline involuntarysoul

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 04 May 2024, 20:36:16 »
please make sure the legend alignment is on point, all the GMK's recent scooped keys are ****ed

Offline DeMechanica

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #19 on: Sun, 05 May 2024, 05:47:20 »
Keen if I can touch the nips

Offline POCO Estudio

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 05 May 2024, 15:50:15 »
i like this

Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #21 on: Tue, 07 May 2024, 08:22:32 »
I've wanted this for years. GLWIC, excited to buy a billion kits at gb  :thumb:
« Last Edit: Tue, 07 May 2024, 08:24:54 by PPKPenguinParty »

Offline C_L | Soup

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #22 on: Tue, 07 May 2024, 21:50:36 »
Absolutely goated. Thank you sentient foot!

Offline tactilesbad

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #23 on: Wed, 08 May 2024, 04:07:31 »
please make sure the legend alignment is on point, all the GMK's recent scooped keys are ****ed
no they're not lmao


I like this a lot and will pick a couple up

Offline Chippy

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Re: [IC] GMK Dimple Homing Addon Kit
« Reply #24 on: Fri, 10 May 2024, 19:48:54 »
Thank you everyone for filling out the IC, and leaving your kind notes on this IC thread.

Due to a lack of interest, I have decided to remove BoW from the colorways, leaving us with 3- Beige, Dolch, WoB.

I am on the fence at the moment if there is enough interest in this, but I am hopeful there are enough dimple homing enthusiasts to make this happen.

If you have not already, please fill out the IC form. It really helps me gauge how realistic this hitting moq would be.
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