[IC] GMK Grey on Black // GB Extended Til Sunday Feb 20th

[Skok]

Skok, wondering what you're thinking? Are you thinking this will make it out of IC or not? And if yes, what are your thoughts about timing? I would really like to support your GB.

Yes of course I'm hoping it will make it out of IC. I'm still trying to find a US vendor and I hope to get the price for the set as cheap as possible. As for a timeline, I won't know until I have a lead vendor that can coordinate with the other regional proxies.

[krzank]

UK ISO please.

I'm not opposed to it, I would like the base kit to be as "one size fits all" as possible since its just GoB and can appeal to everyone. As of right now, only 2 people have requested UK ISO out of 152 so it may not be a smart idea unless more people are interested.

If adding UK-ISO seems too much then please consider adding R4:Tilde/GraveAccent key - I know, it is exotic stuff but would make possible 60% & 65% layout without loosing Tilde/GraveAccent to ESC.

[CustomerSupport]

Skok, wondering what you're thinking? Are you thinking this will make it out of IC or not? And if yes, what are your thoughts about timing? I would really like to support your GB.

GMK Doom failed, Donut's GMK Grey on Black IC went stale.... is this going to be it?

There was also the GMK Stealth Blackout kit.

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To be clear, I wasn't saying that this is a poor IC or an unneeded set.

In fact, there were a lot of people who seemed to want Stealth to conform to basically what Grey on Black is trying to offer. While OP may not reach as many people who ended up buying Stealth inclusive of its Blackout kit, there's likely still a lot of people who did not have the ability to join a set and buy base + extra alphas to get this result.

This set also has some great accents, and more robust spacebar support.

[azzipa]

@CS, I know I didn't take your comment as being negative. And I hope @skok didn't take my comment that way, either. I would really like to pick this up for HMKB stainless (if it ever ships...) My apologies if I sounded pessimistic or doubtful, I'm actually the exact opposite. I originally was thinking WoB to accent the black screws. The GoB is even more complementary IMO, and Stealth was darker than I wanted... So fingers crossed.

Skok, wondering what you're thinking? Are you thinking this will make it out of IC or not? And if yes, what are your thoughts about timing? I would really like to support your GB.

GMK Doom failed, Donut's GMK Grey on Black IC went stale.... is this going to be it?

There was also the GMK Stealth Blackout kit.

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To be clear, I wasn't saying that this is a poor IC or an unneeded set.

In fact, there were a lot of people who seemed to want Stealth to conform to basically what Grey on Black is trying to offer. While OP may not reach as many people who ended up buying Stealth inclusive of its Blackout kit, there's likely still a lot of people who did not have the ability to join a set and buy base + extra alphas to get this result.

This set also has some great accents, and more robust spacebar support.

[Skok]

Skok, wondering what you're thinking? Are you thinking this will make it out of IC or not? And if yes, what are your thoughts about timing? I would really like to support your GB.

GMK Doom failed, Donut's GMK Grey on Black IC went stale.... is this going to be it?

There was also the GMK Stealth Blackout kit.

valid

To be clear, I wasn't saying that this is a poor IC or an unneeded set.

In fact, there were a lot of people who seemed to want Stealth to conform to basically what Grey on Black is trying to offer. While OP may not reach as many people who ended up buying Stealth inclusive of its Blackout kit, there's likely still a lot of people who did not have the ability to join a set and buy base + extra alphas to get this result.

This set also has some great accents, and more robust spacebar support.

I didn't really take it in it a bad way, I just wasn't sure what the comment was implying. My response was more of an acknowledgment of your comment and was meant to be neutral. Thank you for clearing it up lol.

[krey]

I think it is a good alternative for those who sat out the GMK stealth base + blackout kit.

Personally I sat that one out purely because I did not want to end up with a set of alphas sitting around unused.

[Skok]

Bump for an update regarding accent colors.
New colors would be custom RALs. Still undecided on the exact ones but the render below reflects a few options that I have looked at in my RAL deck.

I'm curious to see if you guys are in favor of that. To make it simple here's a Link to Straw Poll

Original (stock colors)


New (custom colors)

[VXQN]

I think no accents is the way to go.

I don't feel that they really fit, and they only stand to increase the colour-matching time.

Another suggestion would be to include a 1.25u convex key for those split space users in the base.

[nvh2092]

Bump for an update regarding accent colors.
New colors would be custom RALs. Still undecided on the exact ones but the render below reflects a few options that I have looked at in my RAL deck.

I'm curious to see if you guys are in favor of that. To make it simple here's a Link to Straw Poll

Original (stock colors)

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New (custom colors)

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I prefer stock red, custom cyan and custom yellow but there is no such option.

[CustomerSupport]

Voted stock accents. If you're going for a custom RAL for the base key color, I'd think it's best to minimize the amount of potential color-matching issues with 3 additional custom colors (see: GMK Dracula)

[Senbeii]

Solid base kit, really digging the stealth look too! Hopefully, you can get in touch with Deskhero for a Canadian proxy 

[blaqbern]

I think it makes a lot of sense to go with stock colors for the accents. The colors look pretty good IMO, and it will help keep the costs down. It should also help avoid potential delays related to color-matching, as others have mentioned. Plus, the gray accents in the base kit are looking great, so there are plenty of good options to choose from here.

[ThickJimmy]

Skok is my best buddy. Love the set homie. Super clean!

[Groom]

simple but stability colors

[hottrout]

simple but stability colors

MODs banhammer please.

[azzipa]

my vote for original colors based on aesthetics, fwiw. i'm in for base but not sure colors are for me. so you do you, i'm here for the GB.

[Ajiro656]

Love this!

[zoo]

interest checked

[Skok]

my vote for original colors based on aesthetics, fwiw. i'm in for base but not sure colors are for me. so you do you, i'm here for the GB.

There's plenty of time to figure out the accents. Its not super essential but I do want to settle on a kit that most people interested in that kit would agree on. So still subject to change.

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[zxer]

Are you considering ISO-UK / NORDEUK support @Skok

[Skok]

Are you considering ISO-UK / NORDEUK support @Skok

If it gets enough interest on the form, but if not then it'll just be basic ISO in the base kit. As for norde it typically struggles pretty hard. The other set I'm working on, GMK Norse, has a dedicated Norway vendor on top of an EU vendor and they have still showed a bit of concern about hitting moq on the Norde kit. So as of right now, I'm not sure.

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[GSPADE]

Oh this is my jam. Will cop for sure

[ThickJimmy]

I just realized I commented twice so this is filling up empty space at this point. Bananas

[koenoe]

YES

[videozane]

friendship ended with WoB. now GoB is my best friend

[azzipa]

friendship ended with WoB. now GoB is my best friend

i haven't totally broken it off with WoB but when we went out the other night GoB walked by. totally caught my eye. now WoB isn't speaking to me.

@skok - hoping for an update. and wondering if you have had any luck lining up vendors?

[Skok]

friendship ended with WoB. now GoB is my best friend

i haven't totally broken it off with WoB but when we went out the other night GoB walked by. totally caught my eye. now WoB isn't speaking to me.

@skok - hoping for an update. and wondering if you have had any luck lining up vendors?

Focusing on Norse GB for the time being. I will have updates for this once that is complete. Thanks

[ttom]

why are the arrows centred?

[azzipa]

why are the arrows centred?

i'm missing it, seems similar to fuji?

 

[Skok]

why are the arrows centred?

Probably just an error in the render. I plan on redoing the majority of them at a later date since I'm not satisfied with the current ones. Could you elaborate on the centered arrows because I am also confused about that?

[ttom]

hoping it is a mistake in the render - makes no sense to me to have that style of arrows with OG icon mods. I would have brushed it off as a render thing but recently GMK bleached shipped with this style of arrows paired with OG icons, which was a bit disappointing to me.

[Skok]

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hoping it is a mistake in the render - makes no sense to me to have that style of arrows with OG icon mods. I would have brushed it off as a render thing but recently GMK bleached shipped with this style of arrows paired with OG icons, which was a bit disappointing to me.

Yeah, it definitely was not intentional in that aspect. I'll make sure that's one of the things that gets fixed when I update everything.

[illusixn]

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hoping it is a mistake in the render - makes no sense to me to have that style of arrows with OG icon mods. I would have brushed it off as a render thing but recently GMK bleached shipped with this style of arrows paired with OG icons, which was a bit disappointing to me.

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[XiXora]

Would an overall extension kit work with support for things like UK ISO, odd 60s, and HHKB/Mac R4 (2x 1.5u super, 2x 1u alt) be useful?

It could maybe make the base cheaper and the more esoteric layouts available to those of us that are happy to pay more for these.

[Current Keyboards]

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[santela]

Can we include 6.25u and 7u grey spacebars in the spacebar kit? Not essential but would be nice.

[frozenthai]

Most dark sets like WoB are just a tad too dark for my taste, but this is so good! Too bad international sets have low MOQ and you being too good Skok, having made me just dumb cash on Norse
On another note, how does a golden yellow/orange in accents sound? I don't have a swatch, so I would guess around N6 V2. N6 looks good in some pictures and bad in others.

[AJLond1n]

Any chance of 1.5U shift key support via an extension kit?

[inceptive]

I am totally in, I love it. The use of the light grey gives me a retro vibe.

Only thing I would add would be an artisan cap with a dark pvd maybe an enamel fill

[azzipa]

stealth extras available w blackout. as much as i like that set i prefer this. looking forward to gb 

[KeyboardTom]

+1 for NORDE/UK kit (if you ask me, only ISO DE would be fine)

[Skok]

Most dark sets like WoB are just a tad too dark for my taste, but this is so good! Too bad international sets have low MOQ and you being too good Skok, having made me just dumb cash on Norse
On another note, how does a golden yellow/orange in accents sound? I don't have a swatch, so I would guess around N6 V2. N6 looks good in some pictures and bad in others.

I have a pretty good idea where I'm going with the accents for stock colors. The next iteration will most likely be final.

stealth extras available w blackout. as much as i like that set i prefer this. looking forward to gb 

Glad to hear it! I've secured a trusted vendor for the GB later this year. It'll most likely be announced once I get the IC to a state I'm happy with i.e. renders/kits.

Can we include 6.25u and 7u grey spacebars in the spacebar kit? Not essential but would be nice.

I'm going to exclude accent spacebars from the spacebar kit since I think the current configuration covers everything most people could possibly want. I don't think the additional cost is worth the small amount of benefit.

+1 for NORDE/UK kit (if you ask me, only ISO DE would be fine)

NorDeUk will most likely not be included since it typically struggles pretty hard. It's not completely out of question but only 13 people requested it out of the 330 responses so far. The ISO in the base kit in its current configuration will stay though.

[Bub]

ill prob pick this up bagel boy

i like kiting as is would love to see this kiting if pricing allows

[AlfredK]

2 of my all time favorite color! With that accents it's a definite buy for me. Splendid Job! 

[bastijn]

Might be in on this one for dark toned builds. GMK Dark is too dark for my liking and WoB to much of a contrast. This might be a nice option.

Bump for an update regarding accent colors.
New colors would be custom RALs. Still undecided on the exact ones but the render below reflects a few options that I have looked at in my RAL deck.

I'm curious to see if you guys are in favor of that. To make it simple here's a Link to Straw Poll

Original (stock colors)

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New (custom colors)

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To be honest I second the earlier response above, none of them really look "right" to me. Not sure if the set even needs any?

[steezkeez]

not sure if this fits within the scope/theme of this project, but i would be down for an alternate (black on grey) alphas kit

either way, i will be in for at least a base kit

great job!

[SirSlugabed]

not sure if this fits within the scope/theme of this project, but i would be down for an alternate (black on grey) alphas kit

either way, i will be in for at least a base kit

great job!

It would be nice to have reversed alphas for sure. Also, a RAMA X would be awesome to have as a collab, but I'm in for a base kit nonetheless. Great work, Skok!

[baccaan]

not sure if this fits within the scope/theme of this project, but i would be down for an alternate (black on grey) alphas kit

either way, i will be in for at least a base kit

great job!

It would be nice to have reversed alphas for sure. Also, a RAMA X would be awesome to have as a collab, but I'm in for a base kit nonetheless. Great work, Skok!

I think that would be entering too far into GMK stealth territory tbh. That said, I'd still buy it.

[SirSlugabed]

not sure if this fits within the scope/theme of this project, but i would be down for an alternate (black on grey) alphas kit

either way, i will be in for at least a base kit

great job!

It would be nice to have reversed alphas for sure. Also, a RAMA X would be awesome to have as a collab, but I'm in for a base kit nonetheless. Great work, Skok!

I think that would be entering too far into GMK stealth territory tbh. That said, I'd still buy it.

That’s fair. At least it would be optional here though. There’s a lot more contrast in this set and the kitting is much better so I think it would be fine personally.

[nvh2092]

Accent space bars in accent kit? Let's make it a dark version of gmk fundamentals