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Title: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 20 June 2017, 22:18:11
Update:
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

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If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

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This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.


Hello!

Join the Group here: https://www.keyclack.com/groupbuy/gmkSolarizedDarkR1

Colors

Includes

Global Proxies

Shipping Details

GMK Renders:

(http://i.imgur.com/CKYz72N.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/7AIlrBR.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/5ZyBRgT.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/iOwThkR.png)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Tue, 20 June 2017, 22:27:46
FYI: Coloured mods will include stepped Caps Lock and Ctrl
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Eturior on Wed, 21 June 2017, 02:55:27
Do the asian and european proxies have separate MOQ's or are they all in the same Keyclack MOQ? Also, will the main Keyclack group buy page order quantities be updated with orders through proxies?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: dodgeyhack on Wed, 21 June 2017, 05:23:49
Is there any way to confirm what shipping to Australia from the Asian proxy would be?
I am a bit worried about ordering through a translated taobao but if they can confirm shipping and that it will be ok to order then I may go for it.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 21 June 2017, 05:26:08
What happened to the text only modifiers? (like the ones in Oblivion (https://www.keyclack.com/groupbuy/gmkOblivionR1))

Were they rejected by the designer's preference or is there a wider, community preference for GMK's standard legends?

I'm not such a fan of the standard GMK text+icon, I much prefer the text only or icons only when there is something like Cyrillic. Perhaps I am in the minority?

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: colbs on Wed, 21 June 2017, 07:16:45
Hi all,

I ordered the base and ergodox kit last night, but the keyclack website did not send me to paypal to authorize the payment.  When I ordered GMK oblivion from keyclack, I was sent to the paypal site while placing my order to pre-authorize the charges.  Did I do something wrong on the Solarized order?  Or should I just expect to need to authorize the paypal charges once the GB is done?  Just a bit confused as the payment process seems to be different between oblivion and solarized.

Thanks for any help
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Oblotzky on Wed, 21 June 2017, 08:27:54
What happened to the text only modifiers? (like the ones in Oblivion (https://www.keyclack.com/groupbuy/gmkOblivionR1))

Were they rejected by the designer's preference or is there a wider, community preference for GMK's standard legends?

I'm not such a fan of the standard GMK text+icon, I much prefer the text only or icons only when there is something like Cyrillic. Perhaps I am in the minority?

I don't remember them ever being brought up in the IC, were they? IMO it depends on the set if they are appropriate or not, and also the designers choice. I did a poll nontheless and it came out at 60% for text only IIRC, but it might come out different for other designs.

Hi all,

I ordered the base and ergodox kit last night, but the keyclack website did not send me to paypal to authorize the payment.  When I ordered GMK oblivion from keyclack, I was sent to the paypal site while placing my order to pre-authorize the charges.  Did I do something wrong on the Solarized order?  Or should I just expect to need to authorize the paypal charges once the GB is done?  Just a bit confused as the payment process seems to be different between oblivion and solarized.

Thanks for any help

I believe you authorized PayPal in connection to your KeyClack account of sorts. I changed (canceled and reordered) my order for the SKOG TKL like 5 times, couldn't decide on colors, and I was never asked to authorize again after the initial order.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: clickityClackity on Wed, 21 June 2017, 08:30:15
Hi all,

I ordered the base and ergodox kit last night, but the keyclack website did not send me to paypal to authorize the payment.  When I ordered GMK oblivion from keyclack, I was sent to the paypal site while placing my order to pre-authorize the charges.  Did I do something wrong on the Solarized order?  Or should I just expect to need to authorize the paypal charges once the GB is done?  Just a bit confused as the payment process seems to be different between oblivion and solarized.

Thanks for any help
I ordered just fine last night and was taken to PayPal... I believe keyclack allows you to pay by CC,  maybe that's what happened? @😂@

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Wed, 21 June 2017, 08:44:04
Do the asian and european proxies have separate MOQ's or are they all in the same Keyclack MOQ?

I'm not privy to the exact agreements between them, but as I understand it the proxies' orders will be added to the total in the end, and all of them will be counted as one order so even if one proxy has eg. 30 orders and the other two combine for 220, that means MOQ is reached.

Also, will the main Keyclack group buy page order quantities be updated with orders through proxies?

If I remember correctly they will all be added together in the end, but we'll be giving updates to the community while the group buy is active.



What happened to the text only modifiers? (like the ones in Oblivion (https://www.keyclack.com/groupbuy/gmkOblivionR1))

Were they rejected by the designer's preference or is there a wider, community preference for GMK's standard legends?

I'm not such a fan of the standard GMK text+icon, I much prefer the text only or icons only when there is something like Cyrillic. Perhaps I am in the minority?



The three of us have discussed this and agreed to use icon+text mods.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: colbs on Wed, 21 June 2017, 08:51:14
I believe you authorized PayPal in connection to your KeyClack account of sorts. I changed (canceled and reordered) my order for the SKOG TKL like 5 times, couldn't decide on colors, and I was never asked to authorize again after the initial order.

I looked into it some more, and you are right.  When you pay for something at Keyclack with paypal for the first time, you need to pre-authorize the purchase.  When you do so, there is a text blurb saying something along the lines of "Use bank account XXXX for all future keyclack purchases."  Since I had already done that with oblivion, I don't need to do it with solarized dark.  Not sure if paypal will ask me to authorize the transaction or not once the GB is done, but at least it looks like the order went through correctly.

Thanks for your help Oblotzky.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 21 June 2017, 09:39:55
...brought up in the IC, were they?

It was, but I admit I scratched my head for a bit wondering if I had just conflated the Solarized discussion with the Oblivion discussion. I had to go back and read from the start, but it is on the IC thread, from the first page (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=87677.msg2364867#msg2364867).

...poll ... at 60% for text only IIRC

A closer split than I would've predicted, it seemed like enthusiasm was really high for the text only. Useful tidbit of information anyway for future designs :)


The three of us have discussed this and agreed to use icon+text mods.

Thanks for clearing that up. I was sure Solarized was going to be text only, but probably it was the Oblivion discussion that made me think it was certain.


Also, will the main Keyclack group buy page order quantities be updated with orders through proxies?

If I remember correctly they will all be added together in the end, but we'll be giving updates to the community while the group buy is active.

MyKeyboard say this on the buy page (https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/solarized-dark-base-kit_232/): "When completing your order for a kit, we will charge your PayPal account immediately.  At the end of the group buy, we will send you an invoice with the final pricing and refund the difference.  We are currently not able to authenticate future payments."

Can we take this as confirmation the proxies will be getting the price break benefits when/if the quantities are met?

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Data on Wed, 21 June 2017, 10:08:13
MyKeyboard say this on the buy page (https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/solarized-dark-base-kit_232/): "When completing your order for a kit, we will charge your PayPal account immediately.  At the end of the group buy, we will send you an invoice with the final pricing and refund the difference.  We are currently not able to authenticate future payments."


This kind of makes me want to wait until the last day to order.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Oblotzky on Wed, 21 June 2017, 10:08:29
Do the asian and european proxies have separate MOQ's or are they all in the same Keyclack MOQ?

I'm not privy to the exact agreements between them, but as I understand it the proxies' orders will be added to the total in the end, and all of them will be counted as one order so even if one proxy has eg. 30 orders and the other two combine for 220, that means MOQ is reached.

Also, will the main Keyclack group buy page order quantities be updated with orders through proxies?

If I remember correctly they will all be added together in the end, but we'll be giving updates to the community while the group buy is active.

For Oblivion, #1 MOQ was dictated by combining the numbers, so 150 US and 100 Asian orders would meet GMK's MOQ of 250. Regarding #2, the asian numbers were not added to KeyClack's page at the end. #2 might be different of course for this GB.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Wed, 21 June 2017, 10:36:02
Do the asian and european proxies have separate MOQ's or are they all in the same Keyclack MOQ?

I'm not privy to the exact agreements between them, but as I understand it the proxies' orders will be added to the total in the end, and all of them will be counted as one order so even if one proxy has eg. 30 orders and the other two combine for 220, that means MOQ is reached.

Also, will the main Keyclack group buy page order quantities be updated with orders through proxies?

If I remember correctly they will all be added together in the end, but we'll be giving updates to the community while the group buy is active.

For Oblivion, #1 MOQ was dictated by combining the numbers, so 150 US and 100 Asian orders would meet GMK's MOQ of 250. Regarding #2, the asian numbers were not added to KeyClack's page at the end. #2 might be different of course for this GB.


I see, I'll wait for jchan's clarification then. Thanks.


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chaseyeh0721 on Wed, 21 June 2017, 10:52:16
FYI: Coloured mods will include stepped Caps Lock and Ctrl

Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: romevi on Wed, 21 June 2017, 10:56:04
So let's say I just discovered this and am too lazy to research.

In the renders the mods with the colored legends look dark gray, but the GMK render shows it as more green. Are the mods greenish or grayish?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Oblotzky on Wed, 21 June 2017, 11:16:20
So let's say I just discovered this and am too lazy to research.

In the renders the mods with the colored legends look dark gray, but the GMK render shows it as more green. Are the mods greenish or grayish?

Color hex value is http://www.color-hex.com/color/00232c according to GMK image
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: colbs on Wed, 21 June 2017, 11:20:38
wow, 17 ergodox kit orders already on keyclack....this might just make it  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: eksuen on Wed, 21 June 2017, 11:32:23
So let's say I just discovered this and am too lazy to research.

In the renders the mods with the colored legends look dark gray, but the GMK render shows it as more green. Are the mods greenish or grayish?

Color hex value is http://www.color-hex.com/color/00232c according to GMK image

Looks like a navy/midnight blue to me.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 21 June 2017, 11:55:49
You can see from the RGB values is has a strong green component:
Would a full screen of the single color help to see it better?

[attach=1]
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: MUMU on Wed, 21 June 2017, 12:00:27
I need it!  :eek: (thx for eu proxy)
 I need a new kb too...Black or white case for this set?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Data on Wed, 21 June 2017, 13:53:54
You can see from the RGB values is has a strong green component:
    R : 00
    G : 35
    B : 44
Would a full screen of the single color help to see it better?

(Attachment Link)

This is a really great color.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 21 June 2017, 14:19:40
Hi all,

I ordered the base and ergodox kit last night, but the keyclack website did not send me to paypal to authorize the payment.  When I ordered GMK oblivion from keyclack, I was sent to the paypal site while placing my order to pre-authorize the charges.  Did I do something wrong on the Solarized order?  Or should I just expect to need to authorize the paypal charges once the GB is done?  Just a bit confused as the payment process seems to be different between oblivion and solarized.

Thanks for any help

Once you get authorized, you sign a billing agreement with us basically, and you're good to go from there.

...brought up in the IC, were they?

It was, but I admit I scratched my head for a bit wondering if I had just conflated the Solarized discussion with the Oblivion discussion. I had to go back and read from the start, but it is on the IC thread, from the first page (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=87677.msg2364867#msg2364867).

...poll ... at 60% for text only IIRC

A closer split than I would've predicted, it seemed like enthusiasm was really high for the text only. Useful tidbit of information anyway for future designs :)


The three of us have discussed this and agreed to use icon+text mods.

Thanks for clearing that up. I was sure Solarized was going to be text only, but probably it was the Oblivion discussion that made me think it was certain.


Also, will the main Keyclack group buy page order quantities be updated with orders through proxies?

If I remember correctly they will all be added together in the end, but we'll be giving updates to the community while the group buy is active.

MyKeyboard say this on the buy page (https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/solarized-dark-base-kit_232/): "When completing your order for a kit, we will charge your PayPal account immediately.  At the end of the group buy, we will send you an invoice with the final pricing and refund the difference.  We are currently not able to authenticate future payments."

Can we take this as confirmation the proxies will be getting the price break benefits when/if the quantities are met?



All prices are honored. It is a group effort. If you choose to order through a proxy, the price is honored, according to the break. Everyone has a slightly different price because of taxes, etc that each country has to work with.

For the comment about adding the numbers are the end, that is something we will do. Oblivion was a special case, in which collectively with our proxy, we met with 250 MoQ for the White base set. We manually review the numbers after and see if the numbers are good to go.

Hope that clears things up.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: colbs on Wed, 21 June 2017, 14:29:25
Once you get authorized, you sign a billing agreement with us basically, and you're good to go from there.

Sorry, just want to clarify this.  Are you saying the paypal authorization I did for GMK oblivion resulted in this billing agreement, which is why I didn't need to authorize the solarized dark order?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 21 June 2017, 14:33:05
...If you choose to order through a proxy, the price is honored, according to the break...

Good to know, thanks :)

I think the good people running MyKeyboards could help themselves and the buy if they clarify this on their page and promote the price breaks.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 21 June 2017, 14:42:01
Once you get authorized, you sign a billing agreement with us basically, and you're good to go from there.

Sorry, just want to clarify this.  Are you saying the paypal authorization I did for GMK oblivion resulted in this billing agreement, which is why I didn't need to authorize the solarized dark order?

Correct.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: WCO1 on Wed, 21 June 2017, 19:46:56
please consider adding a 1.25x menu key to the modifier kit and maybe a 1.00x fn key. then it would be possible to use the modifier kit with other gmk sets. :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: cruk on Wed, 21 June 2017, 22:08:57
I was looking at Taobao and my country is not listed in the shipping part, so when I chose other international countries, freight was shown as 800.00 rmb. Is that what they're charging for shipping? or is it the 88 rmb that they're mentioning?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chaseyeh0721 on Wed, 21 June 2017, 22:54:02
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Modify message
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Thu, 22 June 2017, 20:46:03
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Modify message
I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chaseyeh0721 on Thu, 22 June 2017, 21:15:42
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Modify message
I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.

Hi thesiscamper,

Thank you so much for the reply. Since you are discussing, if you can add colored 1U Alt, 1U Ctrl, and 1U FN, then it will be great and appreciated. Thank you.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 22 June 2017, 21:29:14
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Modify message
I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.

Hi thesiscamper,

Thank you so much for the reply. Since you are discussing, if you can add colored 1U Alt, 1U Ctrl, and 1U FN, then it will be great and appreciated. Thank you.

They're all in there already.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chaseyeh0721 on Thu, 22 June 2017, 23:32:56
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Modify message
I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.

Hi thesiscamper,

Thank you so much for the reply. Since you are discussing, if you can add colored 1U Alt, 1U Ctrl, and 1U FN, then it will be great and appreciated. Thank you.

They're all in there already.

Sorry Puddsy, maybe I missed but did not see the colored 1U Alt, colored 1U Ctrl, and 1U FN in the Solarized Dark Modifier Kit.

Thank you.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 23 June 2017, 01:18:34
Ah, was unclear. Those keys are in the base kit, but not the color mod kit.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rioc on Fri, 23 June 2017, 10:32:19
Well, I'm in. I think the mods will mix n match with gmk penumbra

And again, I love you for the EU proxy <3

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 23 June 2017, 19:02:05
Why are two row 1 Home keys needed? There's one in the nav cluster and another in the 1800 portion of the base kit.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: ricyuyc on Fri, 23 June 2017, 19:32:59
Is it too late to include a cherry off-centred 6u Spacebar in #073642 base colour? It would be used for HHKB layout.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Fri, 23 June 2017, 21:54:57
In for base, mods, spacebar.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: eksuen on Mon, 26 June 2017, 21:40:28
Trying to join on the keyclack site, but I'm getting an error. I'll try again later.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 26 June 2017, 22:06:46
 :(
Trying to join on the keyclack site, but I'm getting an error. I'll try again later.

Is that an internal server error?

It's a Google server issue :-X
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: eksuen on Mon, 26 June 2017, 22:11:16
:(
Trying to join on the keyclack site, but I'm getting an error. I'll try again later.

Is that an internal server error?

It's a Google server issue :-X

Yeah, internal server error.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 26 June 2017, 22:15:08
:(
Trying to join on the keyclack site, but I'm getting an error. I'll try again later.

Is that an internal server error?

It's a Google server issue :-X

Yeah, internal server error.

Just give it like an hour.

Silly Google.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Kavik on Wed, 28 June 2017, 23:54:37
Not crazy about the colors in the GMK render. I prefer the bluer/grayer tones of the other renders. On top of that, the color hex sample looks like something in-between the two. I'm rather confused about what this will actually look like.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Thu, 29 June 2017, 00:14:26
Not crazy about the colors in the GMK render. I prefer the bluer/grayer tones of the other renders. On top of that, the color hex sample looks like something in-between the two. I'm rather confused about what this will actually look like.

GMK renders are almost never accurate. Thesiscamper renders are where its at.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: forevermadrigal on Thu, 29 June 2017, 00:37:55
Not crazy about the colors in the GMK render. I prefer the bluer/grayer tones of the other renders. On top of that, the color hex sample looks like something in-between the two. I'm rather confused about what this will actually look like.

GMK renders are almost never accurate. Thesiscamper renders are where its at.

Hmm, I actually find it the opposite actually.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Thu, 29 June 2017, 01:09:02
Not crazy about the colors in the GMK render. I prefer the bluer/grayer tones of the other renders. On top of that, the color hex sample looks like something in-between the two. I'm rather confused about what this will actually look like.

GMK renders are almost never accurate. Thesiscamper renders are where its at.

Hmm, I actually find it the opposite actually.

Have you seen what a GMK render of CMYK looks like for example? (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170629/8c6accc351dd5e5f8a64870103bf117d.jpg)

These colors are not even remotely accurate on my calibrated oled display or my iPad Pro. I feel like if that looks accurate to you your display is calibrated way way off. Like you must be massively ramping color/contrast.


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: forevermadrigal on Thu, 29 June 2017, 01:20:28
Not crazy about the colors in the GMK render. I prefer the bluer/grayer tones of the other renders. On top of that, the color hex sample looks like something in-between the two. I'm rather confused about what this will actually look like.

GMK renders are almost never accurate. Thesiscamper renders are where its at.

Hmm, I actually find it the opposite actually.

Have you seen what a GMK render of CMYK looks like for example?
Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170629/8c6accc351dd5e5f8a64870103bf117d.jpg)


These colors are not even remotely accurate on my calibrated oled display or my iPad Pro. I feel like if that looks accurate to you your display is calibrated way way off. Like you must be massively ramping color/contrast.


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That's just one example. Gmk renders for recent sets (hydro and plum) are pretty close to what the sets actually look like. Thesiscamper's render for plum is not even remotely close to what the set actually looks like. But renders are renders, just gotta wait for the set to actually come out to see what it really looks like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edit: GMK's render of honeywell is pretty spot on too
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Thu, 29 June 2017, 01:55:02
I'm still confused...

The GMK Honeywell Render for example:

(http://i.imgur.com/ECPuKp6.jpg)

Doesn't look anything like this to me:

(https://i.imgur.com/NHWsHvd.jpg)

Plum Render:

(https://massdrop-s3.imgix.net/product-images/gmk-plum-custom-keycap-set/MD-34848_20170203163910_a176945ea049077f.jpg)

Plum GMK Render:

(https://massdrop-s3.imgix.net/product-images/massdrop-x-jessica-gmk-plum-custom-keycap-set/MD-34848_20170224171525_f6d1052e21df6967.jpg)

Plum:

(https://i.redditmedia.com/XNpMUr8p00DuKkYalt8JMS0kQAXfgTvJvQ8lNlkdwM4.jpg?w=1024&s=e8f85e6367c5012201c6ce2eec37fbf5)
(https://i.imgur.com/ZXAti57.jpg)

One of the things you have to keep in mind, especially with tans, is the spectrum of your light is going to have a tremendous impact on how something looks.

Hydro GMK Render:

(http://i.imgur.com/M8Oyad8.jpg)

Hydro Render:

(https://i.imgur.com/b8R8Dgq.png)

Hydro:

(http://i.imgur.com/K7muXS2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/sC1Mir8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rEfphfc.jpg)


To my eyes the GMK renders are ALWAYS less accurate.

For hydro the blues are undersaturated. The gray is oversaturated.

My best guess is GMK is rendering the images in something other than normal RGB/YUV. An extended color space or something, and then not doing a good converstion. I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were some way to filter the GMK renders to make them all accurate (with the same filter) because to me, they all seem flawed in the same way.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: forevermadrigal on Thu, 29 June 2017, 02:47:12
I'm still confused...

The GMK Honeywell Render for example:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/ECPuKp6.jpg)


Doesn't look anything like this to me:

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/NHWsHvd.jpg)


Plum Render:

Show Image
(https://massdrop-s3.imgix.net/product-images/gmk-plum-custom-keycap-set/MD-34848_20170203163910_a176945ea049077f.jpg)


Plum GMK Render:

Show Image
(https://massdrop-s3.imgix.net/product-images/massdrop-x-jessica-gmk-plum-custom-keycap-set/MD-34848_20170224171525_f6d1052e21df6967.jpg)


Plum:

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(https://i.redditmedia.com/XNpMUr8p00DuKkYalt8JMS0kQAXfgTvJvQ8lNlkdwM4.jpg?w=1024&s=e8f85e6367c5012201c6ce2eec37fbf5)

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(https://i.imgur.com/ZXAti57.jpg)


One of the things you have to keep in mind, especially with tans, is the spectrum of your light is going to have a tremendous impact on how something looks.

Hydro GMK Render:

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(http://i.imgur.com/M8Oyad8.jpg)


Hydro Render:

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(https://i.imgur.com/b8R8Dgq.png)


Hydro:

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(http://i.imgur.com/K7muXS2.jpg)

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(https://i.imgur.com/sC1Mir8.jpg)

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(https://i.imgur.com/rEfphfc.jpg)



To my eyes the GMK renders are ALWAYS less accurate.

For hydro the blues are undersaturated. The gray is oversaturated.

My best guess is GMK is rendering the images in something other than normal RGB/YUV. An extended color space or something, and then not doing a good converstion. I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were some way to filter the GMK renders to make them all accurate (with the same filter) because to me, they all seem flawed in the same way.

Interesting lighting you are choosing there. Like I said, no renders are accurate lol, they are renders. All I'm saying GMK has been closer imo. The GMK renders seem very bright and a lot of white in it.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Thu, 29 June 2017, 02:54:35
Interesting lighting you are choosing there.

Do you have examples that are different? If I'm wrong I'd love to be corrected. I just googled photos. I don't own plum and my hydro hasn't shown up yet.

Your response makes it out like you think I'm trying to win an argument. Just to be clear... I am not.

I could care less which one of us is correct. I just have seen nothing that would lead me to trust the GMK renders. If I'm lacking information, I'd love to know. Rather than just saying it's wrong, I'd love to know what specifically you think is wrong. Which render. What is wrong with the render? Etc.

I'm not trying to invalidate your opinion, just understand where it comes from.


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: forevermadrigal on Thu, 29 June 2017, 03:02:10
Interesting lighting you are choosing there.

Do you have examples that are different? If I'm wrong I'd love to be corrected. I just googled photos. I don't own plum and my hydro hasn't shown up yet.

Your response makes it out like you think I'm trying to win an argument. Just to be clear... I am not.

I could care less which one of us is correct. I just have seen nothing that would lead me to trust the GMK renders. If I'm lacking information, I'd love to know. Rather than just saying it's wrong, I'd love to know what specifically you think is wrong. Which render. What is wrong with the render? Etc.

I'm not trying to invalidate your opinion, just understand where it comes from.


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All I said was interesting lighting and renders are renders. It's just something I have noticed. I'm not dissing thesis cause I love his renders and his upcoming boards, but his renders aren't always accurate. I don't have pictures as I don't need them cause I own the sets.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Thu, 29 June 2017, 06:40:31
You're nuts if you think gmk renders are more accurate than thesiscampers. Nuts I tell ya! But yes, sets will not look exactly like the renders because many sets today is custom colors (hydro, plum, etc) which aren't going to be reproduced with 100% accuracy.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Kavik on Thu, 29 June 2017, 09:28:22
You're nuts if you think gmk renders are more accurate than thesiscampers. Nuts I tell ya! But yes, sets will not look exactly like the renders because many sets today is custom colors (hydro, plum, etc) which aren't going to be reproduced with 100% accuracy.

 :-\ It's just especially confusing in this instance because, if it ends up looking like the GMK render, I'm not interested at all, but, if it looks like ThesisCamper's renders, then it's awesome and I want it. I guess I'll think about it some more.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: TalkingTree on Thu, 29 June 2017, 09:41:39
if it ends up looking like the GMK render, I'm not interested at all, but, if it looks like ThesisCamper's renders, then it's awesome and I want it.
Hopefully GMK Skeletor renders should clear your mind.

GMK render
(http://i.imgur.com/E66KlF4.jpg)

thesiscamper's render
(http://i.imgur.com/SGnUAyg.png)

Actual product
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9d/92/12/9d9212e6a52c327e0000c5e4e5a08bd3.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: romevi on Thu, 29 June 2017, 10:13:51
if it ends up looking like the GMK render, I'm not interested at all, but, if it looks like ThesisCamper's renders, then it's awesome and I want it.
Hopefully GMK Skeletor renders should clear your mind.

GMK render
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(http://i.imgur.com/E66KlF4.jpg)


thesiscamper's render
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(http://i.imgur.com/SGnUAyg.png)


Actual product
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(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9d/92/12/9d9212e6a52c327e0000c5e4e5a08bd3.jpg)


Huh. GMK renders are getting better. The original render is a lot closer to the actual product than thesis'.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Arallu on Thu, 29 June 2017, 10:39:52
Putting an order in for this one, for the SINGLE simple fact that it has barred F/J keys.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Thu, 29 June 2017, 10:55:51
if it ends up looking like the GMK render, I'm not interested at all, but, if it looks like ThesisCamper's renders, then it's awesome and I want it.
Hopefully GMK Skeletor renders should clear your mind.

GMK render
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(http://i.imgur.com/E66KlF4.jpg)


thesiscamper's render
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(http://i.imgur.com/SGnUAyg.png)


Actual product
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(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9d/92/12/9d9212e6a52c327e0000c5e4e5a08bd3.jpg)


Huh. GMK renders are getting better. The original render is a lot closer to the actual product than thesis'.

Disagree. The lighting in that actual picture is horrible and does not allow for accurate representation. The white balance is way off. Sekeletor uses standard yu2 and DY which more closely resemble the non gmk render. That render is a little "bright" but still more accurate.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Fri, 30 June 2017, 05:20:53
if it ends up looking like the GMK render, I'm not interested at all, but, if it looks like ThesisCamper's renders, then it's awesome and I want it.
Hopefully GMK Skeletor renders should clear your mind.

GMK render
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/E66KlF4.jpg)


thesiscamper's render
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/SGnUAyg.png)


Actual product
Show Image
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9d/92/12/9d9212e6a52c327e0000c5e4e5a08bd3.jpg)


Huh. GMK renders are getting better. The original render is a lot closer to the actual product than thesis'.

Disagree. The lighting in that actual picture is horrible and does not allow for accurate representation. The white balance is way off. Sekeletor uses standard yu2 and DY which more closely resemble the non gmk render. That render is a little "bright" but still more accurate.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170630/7adf063db8b38dd1af4444bf714c011e.jpg)

This is a quick photo of my skeletor from my iPad. No correction. Using flash in a dark room. Thesiscamper render is spot on. At least in real life. (I can't see them side by side yet)



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Title: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Fri, 30 June 2017, 05:24:42
Same keyboard. Under white light (Philips hue) again untouched just no flash this time (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170630/245dd509e243be566aacc7d68a0339ab.jpg)

Thesis:
(http://i.imgur.com/SGnUAyg.png)


Moral of the story is light color temp is super important to color.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 30 June 2017, 14:02:02
It should be common knowledge at this point that renders will not match up perfectly with the final product.

Generally they're pretty close, but I always try to reserve judgement until I have product in hand.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 30 June 2017, 15:30:27
Last example. But I hope we can steer away from the render accuracy.

Renders are what we want the set to look like. Not all renders will be reflective of the end set. Thesiscamper, the render genius, has made a huge effort in making sure his renders are really accurate and they're the closest thing we'll get to the real deal imo.

Here's one more example

GMK Render

(http://i.imgur.com/6KXkGHt.png)

Thesiscamper Render

(http://i.imgur.com/7BhtT7K.jpg)

Actual Keycaps

(http://i.imgur.com/HUtlUsP.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Fri, 30 June 2017, 15:35:19
And I fully believe the designer are anal enough that they will ensure gmk matches the desired color accurately. They will get samples, and they can reject samples.

Anyway, numbers looking great for not even being half way through the buy period.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Fri, 30 June 2017, 15:49:06
I hope we can steer away from the render accuracy...

Agreed, maybe I can ask a couple of questions and request an update:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 30 June 2017, 17:01:37
I hope we can steer away from the render accuracy...

Agreed, maybe I can ask a couple of questions and request an update:
  • Are any of the sets looking like meeting a price break when the proxy numbers are added?
  • I'm curious about the HJKL keys with cursor legends, are those specifically for 40% boards, or are they for some other layouts?
  • I've just noticed the standard modifier color cursor keys are all row 4, yet the accent set appears to have the up arrow on row 3? is that just an error on the layout drawing or is that actually how it will be produced?

1. Mods should be close, and spacebars I think

2. Those are known as vim caps.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Draic on Sat, 01 July 2017, 05:50:24
split spacebar is not really interesting for most keyboards other than 40% which are not supported. Strange decision
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Sat, 01 July 2017, 06:01:57
what about all the 60%-65% that allow flexible bottom row layouts?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: OneNightFriend on Sat, 01 July 2017, 15:12:39
This is my first keyset group buy and I am really looking forward to it! Great job on this set so far guys!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: euphxenos on Sun, 02 July 2017, 13:32:21
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

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I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.

I don't think I saw a follow-up to this -- did the extra key requests get resolved or is that still pending?  I had requested a R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn for 65% near the end of the IC thread.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Arallu on Sun, 02 July 2017, 14:33:43
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

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I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.

I don't think I saw a follow-up to this -- did the extra key requests get resolved or is that still pending?  I had requested a R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn for 65% near the end of the IC thread.

Maybe the layout is incorrect, but it looks like the only 65% right side column they're supporting for 65% is DEL/HOME, PGUP, PGDN, END since the only R3 key is PGDN and the only R4 key is END.
Don't know what the other R1 PGDN(a 96% keyboard), R1 END (an 1800 keyboard?), and duplicate R1 HOME keys are for.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Sun, 02 July 2017, 18:46:46
Home, pgup, pgdn, end isn't unheard of for 65% support.  Personally prefer pgup, pgdown, home, end, but honestly it's of little importance. 
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Sun, 02 July 2017, 22:11:11
Hi JC, rain1blood, and thesiscamper,

Is it possible to include colored 1U Alt and 1U Crtl? Thank you.

Modify message
I talked to jchan and he said it's possible, will update everyone when we clear all these additional keys up.

I don't think I saw a follow-up to this -- did the extra key requests get resolved or is that still pending?  I had requested a R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn for 65% near the end of the IC thread.

Maybe the layout is incorrect, but it looks like the only 65% right side column they're supporting for 65% is DEL/HOME, PGUP, PGDN, END since the only R3 key is PGDN and the only R4 key is END.
Don't know what the other R1 PGDN(a 96% keyboard), R1 END (an 1800 keyboard?), and duplicate R1 HOME keys are for.

I'd assume they are for TKL if you want both rows to be R1 (similar to how people will do all arrows R4)

I do think it needs an R3 Home and an R4 green up arrow though. R3/R4 Page Up/Page down would be nice, but less important. (I DO agree with euphxenos that they SHOULD be added, but they wouldn't stop me. I'm not sure I could deal with home/pgup/pgdwn/end. Either home/end/pgup/pgdwn or pgup/pgdwn/home/end are fine though. I would prefer both options, but as long as ONE of them is available it works for me.

But yeah, no R3 home just seems like a mistake when there are 3 rows to do pgUp/pgDwn with.

My guess is the duplicate R1 Home is supposed to be R3. Otherwise I think you are right, it makes no sense.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Mon, 03 July 2017, 01:47:41
It's not easy to add keys after the pricing has been released and the GB has started. That's why there was an IC. We try to support the most popular layouts, but can't support each and every personal preference people have on how they arrange their keys.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Mon, 03 July 2017, 06:32:26
It's not easy to add keys after the pricing has been released and the GB has started. That's why there was an IC. We try to support the most popular layouts, but can't support each and every personal preference people have on how they arrange their keys.

So having 2 R1 Home and no R3 Home is intentional? Does changing the row actually effect pricing? I don't see why that key WOULDN'T be converted to R3 unless there is some keyboard with double home keys that I'm not aware of.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Mon, 03 July 2017, 06:38:52
It's not easy to add keys after the pricing has been released and the GB has started. That's why there was an IC. We try to support the most popular layouts, but can't support each and every personal preference people have on how they arrange their keys.

So having 2 R1 Home and no R3 Home is intentional? Does changing the row actually effect pricing? I don't see why that key WOULDN'T be converted to R3 unless there is some keyboard with double home keys that I'm not aware of.
The duplicate is not intentional, but the R3 home and any other additional keys will have to be discussed with jchan, since we can't just raise the prices.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Mon, 03 July 2017, 07:04:20
I think this got overlooked when I queried it earlier, so could one of the designers clarify? Is the row 3 teal arrow key intentional and actually row 3, or will it be a row 4 when manufactured? Thanks!

[attach=1]
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Mon, 03 July 2017, 08:33:18
Regarding the duplicate R1 Home and the R3 Up arrow, I was told these issues have been fixed (KLE Render). We haven't requested new renders from GMK yet since they take too long and we're still discussing which keys we can add.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Mon, 03 July 2017, 10:39:56
Regarding the duplicate R1 Home and the R3 Up arrow...
Thanks for the update. I really wasn't sure if I was unaware of a layout the arrow was part of, so I am grateful for the clarification  :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Mon, 03 July 2017, 10:47:58
Regarding the duplicate R1 Home and the R3 Up arrow...
Thanks for the update. I really wasn't sure if I was unaware of a layout the arrow was part of, so I am grateful for the clarification  :)

No problem  :thumb:

As for the accuracy of the renders, I missed the earlier discussions. All the images you see, be it renders or photos are affected by lighting. I try to make it as close as possible to what the designer wants, and only send the final renders when the designer approves.

So the workflow is: designer's idea > I try to make it as close as possible to what he/she wants > designer approves > set is made.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Mon, 03 July 2017, 14:51:10
As for the accuracy of the renders, I missed the earlier discussion...

That probably got a little out of hand, but I do agree with one of the early observations - your render appears darker, more gray and less green than the color specification would indicate, the modifiers actually look dark grey, almost charcoal on my screen (which is a TV, 4:2:2 color depth only and not calibrated i.e. pretty bad for comparison like this.)

I did a screen grab of the various images next to each other. Only because I wanted to try it out, the bottom middle with random characters is Solarized Dark in gedit:

[attach=1]

I'm hoping the manufactured article tends toward the greener and lighter overall, but I can't obsess about the variations between the different renders and the physical for the reasons already pointed out: GMK color will not match exactly, lighting, color temperature and physical texture will have a very significant effect on the perception. However, while we are looking at the renders, is there a color space issue that might be amplifying the difference on some screens?


EDIT: and as I perceive them, GMK renders tend to look a bit pale and washed out.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Arallu on Mon, 03 July 2017, 15:02:38
I'm hoping the manufactured article tends toward the greener and lighter overall ...

+1
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Mon, 03 July 2017, 18:29:48
The three of us all agreed to make it as close to my latest renders as possible.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: xantiema on Mon, 03 July 2017, 19:21:57
The three of us all agreed to make it as close to my latest renders as possible.

Which renders are the latest ones?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Petch on Wed, 05 July 2017, 06:26:51
Since I can't get a response from jchan, why isn't there a 1.25u fn key? This is pretty standard
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Draic on Wed, 05 July 2017, 06:33:46
Since I can't get a response from jchan, why isn't there a 1.25u fn key? This is pretty standard

because the set was rushed
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Wed, 05 July 2017, 07:14:43
Actually, designers frequently opt for a menu key over a 1.25 fn key with Gmk sets. Honeywell, muted, this set, pnumbra, Miami, Miami nights, sky dolch, cyan, mint chocolate, ocean dolch just to name a few recent sets.....
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Gatix on Wed, 05 July 2017, 07:16:08
Since I can't get a response from jchan, why isn't there a 1.25u fn key? This is pretty standard

There will be, if you notice there's a duplicate 1u fn key, it should be 1.25u. We'll be releasing an official final update in a day or two.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Petch on Wed, 05 July 2017, 09:34:39
Actually, designers frequently opt for a menu key over a 1.25 fn key with Gmk sets. Honeywell, muted, this set, pnumbra, Miami, Miami nights, sky dolch, cyan, mint chocolate, ocean dolch just to name a few recent sets.....
Honeywell had code buttons in addition to windows, so I just used a 1.25u 'code' button as fn. This set just has shebang (no code or windows)

I see little point in having R3 control without good fn options
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 05 July 2017, 10:08:13
The three of us all agreed to make it as close to my latest renders as possible.

I must admit this makes me a little uneasy, given the colors are specified precisely by the values stated. I anticipated the end result being somewhere between the renders with just a little deviation from the color values (because GMK aren't likely to 100% matched.) A lot of people love the render, so it won't be the end of the world to sell the set unused, anyone who is disappointed should easily find a buyer.

That the designers prefer the slightly darker/grayer over the lighter/greener is fine in itself. What I wish is that your intentions were clearer, especially on the product pages - it's the ambiguity that's the problem here, not the final choice you made.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Wed, 05 July 2017, 10:38:57
The three of us all agreed to make it as close to my latest renders as possible.

I must admit this makes me a little uneasy, given the colors are specified precisely by the values stated. I anticipated the end result being somewhere between the renders with just a little deviation from the color values (because GMK aren't likely to 100% matched.) A lot of people love the render, so it won't be the end of the world to sell the set unused, anyone who is disappointed should easily find a buyer.

That the designers prefer the slightly darker/grayer over the lighter/greener is fine in itself. What I wish is that your intentions were clearer, especially on the product pages - it's the ambiguity that's the problem here, not the final choice you made.

I understand your concern, and here's why we decided to change it: the solarized theme looked good on screens, but we felt the contrast between the mods and the alphas was lacking in caps. If you can find the earliest renders, there's almost no point in using different colors when they're almost indistinguishable from each other. For the most recent renders, I tried to introduce more contrast into the set, and the three of us liked it and it got good feedback, so we went with it. As for the color codes, it was a mistake on our part that we weren't clear enough, I just assumed everyone was in sync but we weren't.

For the mistake in keys, it's mostly misunderstanding again. I apologize on behalf of my friends, but we're trying to fix it but decided not ask for an updated GMK renders until we're sure we have the keys locked. The KLE is the most updated one.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Draic on Wed, 05 July 2017, 11:13:27
The three of us all agreed to make it as close to my latest renders as possible.

I must admit this makes me a little uneasy, given the colors are specified precisely by the values stated. I anticipated the end result being somewhere between the renders with just a little deviation from the color values (because GMK aren't likely to 100% matched.) A lot of people love the render, so it won't be the end of the world to sell the set unused, anyone who is disappointed should easily find a buyer.

That the designers prefer the slightly darker/grayer over the lighter/greener is fine in itself. What I wish is that your intentions were clearer, especially on the product pages - it's the ambiguity that's the problem here, not the final choice you made.

I understand your concern, and here's why we decided to change it: the solarized theme looked good on screens, but we felt the contrast between the mods and the alphas was lacking in caps. If you can find the earliest renders, there's almost no point in using different colors when they're almost indistinguishable from each other. For the most recent renders, I tried to introduce more contrast into the set, and the three of us liked it and it got good feedback, so we went with it. As for the color codes, it was a mistake on our part that we weren't clear enough, I just assumed everyone was in sync but we weren't.

For the mistake in keys, it's mostly misunderstanding again. I apologize on behalf of my friends, but we're trying to fix it but decided not ask for an updated GMK renders until we're sure we have the keys locked. The KLE is the most updated one.

But solarized dark is meant to be a low contrast theme, so I can't say I like the decision to increase the contrast :/
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Wed, 05 July 2017, 11:16:28
The three of us all agreed to make it as close to my latest renders as possible.

I must admit this makes me a little uneasy, given the colors are specified precisely by the values stated. I anticipated the end result being somewhere between the renders with just a little deviation from the color values (because GMK aren't likely to 100% matched.) A lot of people love the render, so it won't be the end of the world to sell the set unused, anyone who is disappointed should easily find a buyer.

That the designers prefer the slightly darker/grayer over the lighter/greener is fine in itself. What I wish is that your intentions were clearer, especially on the product pages - it's the ambiguity that's the problem here, not the final choice you made.

I understand your concern, and here's why we decided to change it: the solarized theme looked good on screens, but we felt the contrast between the mods and the alphas was lacking in caps. If you can find the earliest renders, there's almost no point in using different colors when they're almost indistinguishable from each other. For the most recent renders, I tried to introduce more contrast into the set, and the three of us liked it and it got good feedback, so we went with it. As for the color codes, it was a mistake on our part that we weren't clear enough, I just assumed everyone was in sync but we weren't.

For the mistake in keys, it's mostly misunderstanding again. I apologize on behalf of my friends, but we're trying to fix it but decided not ask for an updated GMK renders until we're sure we have the keys locked. The KLE is the most updated one.

But solarized dark is meant to be a low contrast theme, so I can't say I like the decision to increase the contrast :/

You can continue using it on your text editor and ignore this set. It doesn't have support for 40% anyway.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Gatix on Wed, 05 July 2017, 11:40:30
Here's the final mockup of all the keys that will be included in each set. Apologies for the KLE mockup, GMK takes a while to re-render and we don't really want to bother them that much.

(http://i.imgur.com/QUmKZFB.jpg)

Just to summarize, here are the changes since the GB launch:

Base Kit
- Added 6u centered stem spacebar
- Replaced R4 1u Fn to R4 1.25u Fn
- Removed duplicate R1 Home
- Fixed R3 accent arrow up that should be R4
 
Colored Mods
- Added 1u ctrl and alt

Spacebar Kit
- Added barred J vim key
- Added 6u accent centered stem spacebar
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Petch on Wed, 05 July 2017, 11:49:24
Okay, looks great now  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 05 July 2017, 11:55:52
Here's the final mockup...

Base Kit
- Added 6u centered stem spacebar...

If you can add it on the image I would be suggest stating that the 6u spacebar is centered stem, it seems to be asked endlessly on Massdrop keyset discussion (along with "is there a 2u shift?")

Since they're no longer defining the palette, I would remove the hex color codes as well. If possible tweak the overall color of this mockup to be closer to what you think the final set will be like.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Auk on Wed, 05 July 2017, 14:02:06
...As for the color codes, it was a mistake on our part that we weren't clear enough, I just assumed everyone was in sync but we weren't.

It really didn't register with me until now. I do drift in and out of discussions and the group buy for Solarized starting when it did caught me by surprise - I think I'd decided the colors here were good, and rainb1ood said the modifiers would be text, which was perfect, so I focused my attention on ICs where I wanted to offer my $0.02. In my mind Solarized was a set I was satisfied I wanted, so I left it to the more experienced hands to figure the kit breakdowns and coverage. As a result I missed any talk about using the renders as the reference point for the final colors.

Rookie error I guess from my side, but it doesn't hurt me because I have belatedly become aware of the design evolution before being locked into a purchase.

...the contrast between the mods and the alphas was lacking in caps...

The colorway is based on Solarized Dark so I think anyone would expect some reasonable latitude has to be allowed in the transfer from 2D to physical object. The only issue now is for a few buyers the product advertised on the buy pages is not quite the product being produced.

I don't expect huge amounts of flak will be directed at jchan/Keyclack. Many people will look at your renders and expect or want exactly those, but jchan's rep might be dinged a little by those who wanted and expected the more literal Solarized Dark colors. Being able to sell the set for ~$150 or more should take the sting out of any disappointment.

Live and learn...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 05 July 2017, 15:57:16
hi everyone,

Just to clarify some things about the color codes: yes, they are hex color codes. however, we have to match them to pantone in order to review them thoroughly and make sure they are accurate.

Hex codes vary a lot between screen and screen, IPS..TN panels... 8bit...10 bit, etc, but we'll make sure to lock down the pantones and that will be a process we'll undergo with GMK as we commence with the color matching.

Hope that's good for everyone, cheers.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Wed, 05 July 2017, 21:24:12
IDGAF just gimme dis set  :p
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 06 July 2017, 01:55:59
IDGAF just gimme dis set  :p

same
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: yokken on Thu, 06 July 2017, 09:38:06
Great to see barred F and J. Was sad to see those missing from Nautilus, I guess they tried too hard to work Euro keys into the base kit at the expense of something I think more people would like. Gonna have to forget about this set for a while so I don't die of anticipation!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Arallu on Thu, 06 July 2017, 22:51:54
hi everyone,

Just to clarify some things about the color codes: yes, they are hex color codes. however, we have to match them to pantone in order to review them thoroughly and make sure they are accurate.

Hex codes vary a lot between screen and screen, IPS..TN panels... 8bit...10 bit, etc, but we'll make sure to lock down the pantones and that will be a process we'll undergo with GMK as we commence with the color matching.

Hope that's good for everyone, cheers.

I'm confident you'll find the right colors since you'll need to verify the samples.
I think a lot of us are just wary after seeing for example gmk penumbra, where the expectation was to compare it to the SA version and when it finally landed, it was a little lacking, imo.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 07 July 2017, 03:05:10
I just wanted to post this here, but there are some major changes we are making to the set..

unfortunately...we'll be adding all of these keys. So I hope you are okay with the extra plastic

Base Kit
- Added 6u centered stem spacebar
- Replaced R4 1u Fn to R4 1.25u Fn
- Removed duplicate R1 Home
- Fixed R3 accent arrow up that should be R4
 
Colored Mods
- Added 1u ctrl and alt

Spacebar Kit
- Added barred J vim key
- Added 6u accent centered stem spacebar
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: I_need_a_bath on Fri, 07 July 2017, 18:00:39
Is there anyway the 1.25u delete key could be made into an arrow instead of saying "delete"? That would be a lot more enticing for people that use the hhkb layout.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Fri, 07 July 2017, 18:33:32
Is there anyway the 1.25u delete key could be made into an arrow instead of saying "delete"? That would be a lot more enticing for people that use the hhkb layout.

I have no use for the 1.25, so this wouldn't matter to me, but that seems kinda odd to have only a single symbol only key while the rest are labeled no? That seems like way worse aesthetics to me.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Fri, 07 July 2017, 23:11:34
Is there anyway the 1.25u delete key could be made into an arrow instead of saying "delete"? That would be a lot more enticing for people that use the hhkb layout.

I have no use for the 1.25, so this wouldn't matter to me, but that seems kinda odd to have only a single symbol only key while the rest are labeled no? That seems like way worse aesthetics to me.

I'm guessing you guys are talking about the 1.5u Del for R2. It's for the HHKB layout which uses "Delete", and the arrow doesn't look good with the other mods. There is no way to make it into an arrow for this set, other than changing our minds. I don't like the arrow, it looks bad with the other keys.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chaseyeh0721 on Sat, 08 July 2017, 00:27:53
Could it be possible to add colored 1.25U FN?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: I_need_a_bath on Sat, 08 July 2017, 00:27:58
Is there anyway the 1.25u delete key could be made into an arrow instead of saying "delete"? That would be a lot more enticing for people that use the hhkb layout.

I have no use for the 1.25, so this wouldn't matter to me, but that seems kinda odd to have only a single symbol only key while the rest are labeled no? That seems like way worse aesthetics to me.

I'm guessing you guys are talking about the 1.5u Del for R2. It's for the HHKB layout which uses "Delete", and the arrow doesn't look good with the other mods. There is no way to make it into an arrow for this set, other than changing our minds. I don't like the arrow, it looks bad with the other keys.

Yeah I meant the 1.5u. I forgot the size. Oh well, it was worth a shot!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Gatix on Sun, 09 July 2017, 03:57:23
Could it be possible to add colored 1.25U FN?

There's 1.25u FN in the base kit. Cyan is still a color from the Solarized Palette
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: xantiema on Sun, 09 July 2017, 11:40:22
Can someone confirm which the latest renders are?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: finalarcadia on Sun, 09 July 2017, 12:14:44
Sorry can't seem to find the answer anywhere, are all the space bars in the space bar kit convex? or at least the 2.75u and 2.25u ones?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Sun, 09 July 2017, 22:26:12
Sorry can't seem to find the answer anywhere, are all the space bars in the space bar kit convex? or at least the 2.75u and 2.25u ones?

only 2.75 and 6 + 6.25 + 7u ; IIRC
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: TalkingTree on Mon, 10 July 2017, 04:48:53
Sorry can't seem to find the answer anywhere, are all the space bars in the space bar kit convex? or at least the 2.75u and 2.25u ones?

only 2.75 and 6 + 6.25 + 7u ; IIRC
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe, at the moment, GMK only makes convex spacebars if greater or equal 6u or less or equal to 2u.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Oblotzky on Mon, 10 July 2017, 05:08:25
Sorry can't seem to find the answer anywhere, are all the space bars in the space bar kit convex? or at least the 2.75u and 2.25u ones?

only 2.75 and 6 + 6.25 + 7u ; IIRC
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe, at the moment, GMK only makes convex spacebars if greater or equal 6u or less or equal to 2u.

Yep, 1u, 2u, 6u, 6.25u and 7u are convex, otherwise concave
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chazmondo on Mon, 10 July 2017, 13:33:15
In for a base set through the EU proxy (thank you so much). I'm going to regret not going for the modifiers too i think...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Tue, 11 July 2017, 03:55:34
Sorry can't seem to find the answer anywhere, are all the space bars in the space bar kit convex? or at least the 2.75u and 2.25u ones?

only 2.75 and 6 + 6.25 + 7u ; IIRC
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe, at the moment, GMK only makes convex spacebars if greater or equal 6u or less or equal to 2u.

This is correct. I was tripping, my bad! :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Tue, 11 July 2017, 05:09:42
Time is running out and I still can't place my order because of $76 Shipping...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: TalkingTree on Tue, 11 July 2017, 05:26:54
Time is running out and I still can't place my order because of $76 Shipping...
You know there are proxies, do you?

Global Proxies
  • If you're in EU or Asia, make sure to check out our global proxies for preferred shipping & region support!
  • Asia Region - https://goo.gl/iUz1EX
  • EU Region - https://goo.gl/jCNPmE
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Tue, 11 July 2017, 05:27:43
Time is running out and I still can't place my order because of $76 Shipping...
You know there are proxies, do you?

Global Proxies
  • If you're in EU or Asia, make sure to check out our global proxies for preferred shipping & region support!
  • Asia Region - https://goo.gl/iUz1EX
  • EU Region - https://goo.gl/jCNPmE

http://i.imgur.com/FX2DRyE.jpg
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Kavik on Tue, 11 July 2017, 15:52:14
Well, I joined. I think this is the last groupbuy I'm going to participate in for a while (at least that's what I tell myself); I'm in too many concurrent GBs at the moment.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: poolside on Tue, 11 July 2017, 17:07:51
Thanks a lot for the EU proxy JChan and the Mykeyboard crew.  :thumb:
Feels so good to see low shipping fees for the GMK goodies :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chromatrope on Thu, 13 July 2017, 05:30:55
First time getting a GMK set, or participating in any non-Massdrop group buy for that matter. Incredibly good looking colour scheme hooked me, EU proxy reeled me in. Considered the coloured mods but kept it at a base kit, I need to be at least slightly responsible with my money after all. I'd have considered waiting for Laser but seeing as that's probably running on MD, I'm out. Not going to deal with customs for that.

I have no clue what GMK ABS really feels like, and others' experiences vary too much to really tell me anything, especially how they'll feel for playing Touhou compared to my current nameless cherry profile PBTs (which I do think feel slightly harsh), but at least I can rest easy knowing that if I don't like the feel, there'll probably be several people standing in line to take the set out of my hands.

Here's to a good buy and no delays, cheers.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: MandrewDavis on Thu, 13 July 2017, 11:27:06
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.   
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chromatrope on Thu, 13 July 2017, 15:40:43
Oh wow I hadn't even noticed that. Good thing I ended up joining 'a day early' out of vague paranoia.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Thu, 13 July 2017, 16:59:06
Oh wow I hadn't even noticed that. Good thing I ended up joining 'a day early' out of vague paranoia.

This was only for the US, so the eu proxy lasted until 23.59 on the 12th.

Anyway, love this set! Ordered a set through the eu proxy and i cant wait to get it.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chuckdee on Thu, 13 July 2017, 17:08:40
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.

Same here.  And in fact, same reason.  There's so much coming out, and I could buy them all.  But I shouldn't buy them all.  And things pop up at the last minute.  I waited 'til the last days on SA Carbon, and then dropped it because I found out Nautilus was coming out.  I sent keyclack an e-mail, but haven't heard back yet.  I figure at worse, I can use the money to join another GB.  But of course, because of this, it feels like I have to have this set.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Thu, 13 July 2017, 17:22:52
I had to skipped this set because of the crazy shipping prices, What a joke...



Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 13 July 2017, 17:26:21
I had to skipped this set because of the crazy shipping prices, What a joke...





I would try and send jchan a PM about placing an order
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Thu, 13 July 2017, 17:51:33
I had to skipped this set because of the crazy shipping prices, What a joke...





I would try and send jchan a PM about placing an order

I had some discussion with Jchan about the shipping price issue around 3 days ago on reddit and he said something like he would provide other shipping methods(something like USPS that he's not happy with that)

I have waited until the last minute and also have tried to contact the Asia Proxy owner through Taobao but he didn't respond anything to me.

I would glad if I still have a chance to place my order and can be lower shipping price, I mean even $42 like Oblivion is still acceptable but the truth is even $42 is still very high for shipping a keycap set.

But I love GMK keycaps, that's why I'm willing to pay $42 for shipping(but not $76 tho :'().




Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 13 July 2017, 20:02:56
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.

I missed the Skog buy because of that and almost missed this buy for the same reason. jchan, highly recommend you change or clarify that, it's quite silly.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 13 July 2017, 20:05:05
I have no clue what GMK ABS really feels like, and others' experiences vary too much to really tell me anything, especially how they'll feel for playing Touhou compared to my current nameless cherry profile PBTs (which I do think feel slightly harsh)

To add another opinion, ABS feel quite soft in comparison to PBT. I feel like given a stick of ABS and a stick of PBT, the ABS would bend before breaking, while the PBT would not.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 13 July 2017, 20:15:25
I had to skipped this set because of the crazy shipping prices, What a joke...





I would try and send jchan a PM about placing an order

I had some discussion with Jchan about the shipping price issue around 3 days ago on reddit and he said something like he would provide other shipping methods(something like USPS that he's not happy with that)

I have waited until the last minute and also have tried to contact the Asia Proxy owner through Taobao but he didn't respond anything to me.

I would glad if I still have a chance to place my order and can be lower shipping price, I mean even $42 like Oblivion is still acceptable but the truth is even $42 is still very high for shipping a keycap set.

But I love GMK keycaps, that's why I'm willing to pay $42 for shipping(but not $76 tho :'().






jchan will defintely help you out with the order  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: amnesia0287 on Thu, 13 July 2017, 23:52:44
I have no clue what GMK ABS really feels like, and others' experiences vary too much to really tell me anything, especially how they'll feel for playing Touhou compared to my current nameless cherry profile PBTs (which I do think feel slightly harsh)

To add another opinion, ABS feel quite soft in comparison to PBT. I feel like given a stick of ABS and a stick of PBT, the ABS would bend before breaking, while the PBT would not.

The term you are looking for is brittle and that is also the reason thick double shot pbt caps are hard. Because abs can just stretch when there is thermal stress. PBT cracks.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chromatrope on Fri, 14 July 2017, 01:27:49
Largely what I mean by not knowing how it feels is that I do know ABS is a bit softer and feels less 'dry' in general, but my only ABS experience is two sets of garbage-tier stock keycaps (CM and Razer) and one set of ok-tier stock keycaps (Ducky), so I'm very intent on finding out just what makes GMK the bees' knees. T minus 16 weeks.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Fri, 14 July 2017, 14:45:24
I had to skipped this set because of the crazy shipping prices, What a joke...





I would try and send jchan a PM about placing an order

I had some discussion with Jchan about the shipping price issue around 3 days ago on reddit and he said something like he would provide other shipping methods(something like USPS that he's not happy with that)

I have waited until the last minute and also have tried to contact the Asia Proxy owner through Taobao but he didn't respond anything to me.

I would glad if I still have a chance to place my order and can be lower shipping price, I mean even $42 like Oblivion is still acceptable but the truth is even $42 is still very high for shipping a keycap set.

But I love GMK keycaps, that's why I'm willing to pay $42 for shipping(but not $76 tho :'().






jchan will defintely help you out with the order  :thumb:

So glad to hear that, Thank you so much!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: yokken on Sun, 16 July 2017, 10:42:27
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.

I missed the Skog buy because of that and almost missed this buy for the same reason. jchan, highly recommend you change or clarify that, it's quite silly.

The question I have is, why are you waiting until the last minute to commit to the buy? You are not charged until the buy completes. There is no incentive to wait. Unless you do not know if you will have the money for it until the last minute, I would advise you join group buys sooner than the last day, and you can avoid this conundrum altogether.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chuckdee on Sun, 16 July 2017, 14:51:33
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.

I missed the Skog buy because of that and almost missed this buy for the same reason. jchan, highly recommend you change or clarify that, it's quite silly.

The question I have is, why are you waiting until the last minute to commit to the buy? You are not charged until the buy completes. There is no incentive to wait. Unless you do not know if you will have the money for it until the last minute, I would advise you join group buys sooner than the last day, and you can avoid this conundrum altogether.

Answered above, at least for me.  There's so much coming out that it's preferable for me to wait until the end and make sure that I want it.  Especially if I'm on the edge as far as whether I want to do it or not.  If not, then why even have deadlines.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: soilheart on Sun, 16 July 2017, 15:13:57
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.

I missed the Skog buy because of that and almost missed this buy for the same reason. jchan, highly recommend you change or clarify that, it's quite silly.

The question I have is, why are you waiting until the last minute to commit to the buy? You are not charged until the buy completes. There is no incentive to wait. Unless you do not know if you will have the money for it until the last minute, I would advise you join group buys sooner than the last day, and you can avoid this conundrum altogether.

I'm pretty sure mykeyboard.eu charged me when I ordered (at lowest MOQ pricing, with a note that the price would be adjusted when the final amount of orders and prices was determined.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Sun, 16 July 2017, 18:44:03
Wow Group buy Extended!

Still waiting for lower shipping cost tho.  :-[
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chuckdee on Sun, 16 July 2017, 20:51:54
Its pretty easy to get burned by the Keyclack countdown timer.

When given the end-date of July 12, I assumed the latest a set could be ordered was on July 12 at 23:59 PST.  In actuality, the latest it could have been ordered was July 11 at 23:59 PST with the GB closing at July 12 at 0:00 PST.  Kinda tricky, but its an easy fix!

All the recent keycap GBs I've joined were at the last minute since I was unsure of how much I really like the set, had FOMO, then ended up selling. Had to get this one the moment I saw the renders, glad there wasn't any procrastinating this time.

I missed the Skog buy because of that and almost missed this buy for the same reason. jchan, highly recommend you change or clarify that, it's quite silly.

The question I have is, why are you waiting until the last minute to commit to the buy? You are not charged until the buy completes. There is no incentive to wait. Unless you do not know if you will have the money for it until the last minute, I would advise you join group buys sooner than the last day, and you can avoid this conundrum altogether.

I'm pretty sure mykeyboard.eu charged me when I ordered (at lowest MOQ pricing, with a note that the price would be adjusted when the final amount of orders and prices was determined.

That happens too.  Keyclack has changed so that isn't the case anymore, which is cool.  I think it's because they're using paypal payment agreements.  Not sure how it works if you don't use paypal.  But I join on Massdrop, and even if I just commit, it shows up on my bank account.  I don't like that.  So I wait to join until the end, or near to it.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Mon, 17 July 2017, 13:14:18
2 hours remaining and I have to skip again because the shipping is still $76  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: chuckdee on Mon, 17 July 2017, 15:04:48
2 hours remaining and I have to skip again because the shipping is still $76  :thumb:

Is it that way on all three sites?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Arallu on Mon, 17 July 2017, 15:14:27
2 hours remaining and I have to skip again because the shipping is still $76  :thumb:

11:59PM PST is in like 10.5 hours. I believe the extension was to make the cutoff July 18th PST, so it ends right before midnight PST.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Mon, 17 July 2017, 16:20:06
2 hours remaining and I have to skip again because the shipping is still $76  :thumb:

Is it that way on all three sites?

I live in Southeast Asia (Thailand)

I have tried Asia Proxy but the shipping cost is 800 Yuan(around $118) and I don't know why.

Mostly when I ordered something from China the shipping costs are kind of cheap, Just only this time that I found the shipping price issue from the Chinese Store.

Shipping from KeyClack is $76.8 because the only one option that they provided is DHL Express. (But they gonna ship through USPS if you live in the UK)

The last one EU Proxy, they doesn't ship to my country(ship to EU countries only).

I believe If they provided USPS for me the shipping cost would be around $25  :'(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Mon, 17 July 2017, 16:27:15
2 hours remaining and I have to skip again because the shipping is still $76  :thumb:

11:59PM PST is in like 10.5 hours. I believe the extension was to make the cutoff July 18th PST, so it ends right before midnight PST.

Yeah you're so right, I'm so Dumb can't even read the Clock  :'(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: ideus on Mon, 17 July 2017, 16:43:56
Wanting a mod set, but shipping is even higher than the set's price. It is insane.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 17 July 2017, 16:49:52
Just to shine light on this again, we're choosing DHL for some international countries, as shipping to those countries are really "iffy" when we send things out.

Express services are necessary to make sure that the package goes to your destination. I've had a lot of high value packages lost with USPS First Class International, and am trying my best to avoid them. As we ramp things up, I hope to negotiate better quotas, but shipping is crazy in Los Angeles.

I hope this improves over time, and we also had proxies in place for those high traffic areas such as EU and Asia (Taobao).
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: oatmicro on Mon, 17 July 2017, 17:33:59
Just to shine light on this again, we're choosing DHL for some international countries, as shipping to those countries are really "iffy" when we send things out.

Express services are necessary to make sure that the package goes to your destination. I've had a lot of high value packages lost with USPS First Class International, and am trying my best to avoid them. As we ramp things up, I hope to negotiate better quotas, but shipping is crazy in Los Angeles.

I hope this improves over time, and we also had proxies in place for those high traffic areas such as EU and Asia (Taobao).

I mean...EU Proxy looks fine, but Asia Proxy seems useless to me.

Hard to contact, not accept Paypal, incorrectly calculated shipping price($118 for a keycap set.)

I have waited for 5 days and didn't get any message back from them.

I understood that why you are providing Asia Proxy for us but I have to say that Taobao is not a good platform for the buyers outside China.

If you can make someone else such as Kbdfans be a new Asia proxy that I will be very happy.


So... I have to skip this set anyway then, see you on round 2  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chromatrope on Tue, 18 July 2017, 07:38:05
Considered the coloured mods but kept it at a base kit, I need to be at least slightly responsible with my money after all.

I have bamboozled myself and ordered the modifier kit anyways during the extension. Whoopsie. Here's to hoping I don't get too giddy for other sets so that I may carry this one around for eternity.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: futurecrime on Wed, 23 August 2017, 05:26:05
AAAAAAAAAARGH WTF!!! I was checking to see when the eta for this was and discovered that I apparently haven't ordered it!? I'm so annoyed and confused... I don't believe it... been looking forward to it so much.. I don't know what happened, maybe I never checked out my basket or something. My Matrix Abel is waiting for it. It was gonna be SO BEAUTIFUL.

If anyone has ordered two and wants to give me dibs on the spare I'd be most grateful. I'm feeling pretty silly right now.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chromatrope on Wed, 23 August 2017, 10:14:23
The only thing I could see me parting with is perhaps the stock modifiers as I did splurge on the coloured kit. Probably not of much use unless someone else only wanted the mods.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: roostrc0gburn on Wed, 23 August 2017, 16:19:11
have we got color-accurate pictures of the samples yet?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Thu, 24 August 2017, 09:21:51
samples?  Way too early for samples.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Thu, 24 August 2017, 11:08:36
samples?  Way too early for samples.

Is it? Nautilus have already got samples.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Thu, 24 August 2017, 11:51:16
Really? Details?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Thu, 24 August 2017, 12:02:41
Really? Details?

He posted in the comment section on massdrop, on the nautilus page.

(https://massdrop-s3.imgix.net/img_comment%2FJRnq5h0QFWaJyt6z2fgg_IMG_2134.jpg?auto=format&fm=jpg&fit=min&h=425&dpr=1)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: ricyuyc on Thu, 24 August 2017, 12:05:20
Really? Details?
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-zambumon-gmk-nautilus-custom-keycap-set/talk/1785673?utm_source=linkshare&referer=4CKN3H (https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-zambumon-gmk-nautilus-custom-keycap-set/talk/1785673?utm_source=linkshare&referer=4CKN3H)


[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 24 August 2017, 12:16:36
we're waiting on updates still
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Thu, 24 August 2017, 13:15:24
This was actually my first GB i joined and im so happy i got 2 sets.  This will be so beautiful.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Sun, 27 August 2017, 19:33:20
Any updates for this set jchan?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Tue, 29 August 2017, 00:19:44
Any updates for this set jchan?

Waiting on G M K
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Mon, 11 September 2017, 14:54:59
How is it working with shipping? Will GMK send out partial order to mykeyboard or will everything go to keyclack and then back to europe again? I'd assume the former.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 02 October 2017, 18:51:17
How is it working with shipping? Will GMK send out partial order to mykeyboard or will everything go to keyclack and then back to europe again? I'd assume the former.

They will ship it directly to mykeyboardeu
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: thesiscamper on Tue, 03 October 2017, 09:04:36
GMK samples reached rainb1ood, and here are the photos he took:

(https://i.imgur.com/oikKhul.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/nvJxSHo.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/KmE1k6a.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/79Peq1w.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uR3DKjX.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/VYcjLxA.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/4tgYK0y.jpg)

The samples are on their way to me, then to Gatix.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Tue, 03 October 2017, 09:24:37
Maybe his white balance is just off, but those look way too blue and the legend color looks green. Not what I was expecting.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 03 October 2017, 09:27:11
Maybe his white balance is just off, but those look way too blue and the legend color looks green. Not what I was expecting.

I think so too, apologies for that. I used light box with white LEDs, the LEDs could be causing the blue hue. But under neutral light, its closer to thesiscamper’s render.

Sample outside during day time and under a shade:
(https://i.imgur.com/dA5jYmH.jpg)

Sample outside under direct sunlight (around 12:40pm noon):
(https://i.imgur.com/AatgXg2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/376G0nq.jpg)

Sample inside an office with neutral light and big open windows:
(https://i.imgur.com/zkqFQHy.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Tue, 03 October 2017, 09:42:06
Very nice! Is ETA still nov/dec? Not sure how far they've came when samples are produced.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Tue, 03 October 2017, 10:02:58
Ok those naturally lit pictures look a lot better.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Kavik on Wed, 04 October 2017, 01:36:06
Thanks for the photos!

+1 on the natural lighting. The first round of pics had me a bit worried, but I think they look great in the second batch of pics.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: txclack on Thu, 05 October 2017, 18:00:17
I'm not worried, I'm sure it looks great in person.  Another example of pictures not matching IRL is Plum, which had custom colors also.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 05 October 2017, 18:51:27
I trust the runners, color accuracy is basically impossible to convey over the Internet.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: OneNightFriend on Fri, 06 October 2017, 17:19:00
Thanks for the update! Looking forward to throwing this on a board :D
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: johntron25 on Wed, 25 October 2017, 14:15:40
Samples look amazing!

I can't wait to get mine.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Fri, 27 October 2017, 09:23:07
Its getting closer. Are we still looking at mid-november delivery?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 27 October 2017, 10:00:31
Also interested in a status update on how the samples looked during review and if production is... going forward?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Fri, 27 October 2017, 11:24:53
Hey guys, yesterday I've sent an email to GMK inquiring of the status of production. Still waiting for their reply.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 27 October 2017, 12:48:02
Hey guys, yesterday I've sent an email to GMK inquiring of the status of production. Still waiting for their reply.

Cool! Thanks for the update  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 03 November 2017, 04:54:10
Hey everyone,

The designers decided to remake the colors as they aren't 100% satisfied with them. GMK is already handling the request and we updated the GB page on keyclack for it.

Sorry, but this will definitely cause some delay.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Fri, 03 November 2017, 06:36:27
So how much delay are we talking about? 1 Month?

I see the sample pictures was posted a month ago. Did you decided just now to remake them, or did you remake them in the beginning of october?
(If so, then new samples should have arrived?)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: regionfree on Fri, 03 November 2017, 11:31:18
Is it possible to withdraw due to the delay? Thinking of getting the Oblivion set from your site, instead.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 03 November 2017, 15:06:52
Is it possible to withdraw due to the delay? Thinking of getting the Oblivion set from your site, instead.

email support@keyclack.com ;

Regarding the change: it was a recent change, after reviewing the colors again. Just want to make sure it's done right, as I personally feel that the legend color can be fixed up a little.

I'm sure we'll all be satisfied with the result.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Chromatrope on Sat, 04 November 2017, 05:15:37
Pity about the delay, though I'm glad it's not without reason. Still looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: kmba on Sat, 04 November 2017, 08:42:44
This is perhaps my favorite set ever so I'm all for getting it perfect
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 13 November 2017, 07:22:43
Small update: as of last week (11-10-2017) GMK has submitted the new color values to their supplier and according to them, color matching will take about two (2) weeks.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: s3vv4 on Sat, 18 November 2017, 06:29:53
Is it possible to withdraw due to the delay? Thinking of getting the Oblivion set from your site, instead.

email support@keyclack.com ;

Regarding the change: it was a recent change, after reviewing the colors again. Just want to make sure it's done right, as I personally feel that the legend color can be fixed up a little.

I'm sure we'll all be satisfied with the result.

I'd take the free slot :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: dodgeyhack on Sun, 19 November 2017, 00:09:48
Is it possible to withdraw due to the delay? Thinking of getting the Oblivion set from your site, instead.

email support@keyclack.com ;

Regarding the change: it was a recent change, after reviewing the colors again. Just want to make sure it's done right, as I personally feel that the legend color can be fixed up a little.

I'm sure we'll all be satisfied with the result.

I'd take the free slot :)

I already tried  ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 27 November 2017, 08:02:59
UPDATE: The second batch of samples has been shipped to thesiscamper
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: avid on Mon, 27 November 2017, 09:00:37
UPDATE: The second batch of samples has been shipped to thesiscamper

Is there any kind of timeline? If samples are approved, how long is delay? Are we looking at january?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 27 November 2017, 09:12:29
UPDATE: The second batch of samples has been shipped to thesiscamper

Is there any kind of timeline? If samples are approved, how long is delay? Are we looking at january?

We will know more when color samples are approved.
As for when the samples will arrive to thesiscamper, I'll update this post after I get the tracking #
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: brianjking on Mon, 27 November 2017, 15:20:13
Based on an update posted http://keyclack.com/groupbuy/gmkSolarizedDarkR1 it looks like we're delayed. Not sure how badly delayed though.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: SpareWalrus on Mon, 27 November 2017, 15:24:51
Yea. It they haven't approved colours yet, manufacturing hasn't started either. Provided these colours are better then the last, hopefully they will be approved within a week's time. Not sure how long production takes once colours are approved though. Christmas shipping madness may impact this as well. Not too worried though as GMK Nautilus should ship soon to tie me over.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 07 December 2017, 09:19:39
finally got a reply from GMK after 10 days only to let me know that there is no tracking # :(

guess we'll know when it arrives at thesiscamper's mailbox
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: Eturior on Thu, 14 December 2017, 09:01:19
Any update yet?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 14 December 2017, 09:11:57
Any update yet?

Samples has not shown up at thesiscamper's side yet, so sorry for the delays :(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: brianjking on Thu, 14 December 2017, 21:09:05
So if production hasn't started are we still 16 weeks away whenever samples are approved?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: SpareWalrus on Thu, 14 December 2017, 21:15:31
So if production hasn't started are we still 16 weeks away whenever samples are approved?

I’d like to know this too. I haven’t received any emails from the vendor about the delay yet which is quite disappointing considering it was supposed to be shipping around this time.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: MajorKoos on Fri, 15 December 2017, 08:43:31
So if production hasn't started are we still 16 weeks away whenever samples are approved?

I’d like to know this too. I haven’t received any emails from the vendor about the delay yet which is quite disappointing considering it was supposed to be shipping around this time.

All I ordered was the TU2 spacebars.
Hope that doesn't get tweaked to a different shade along with the legends.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: kmba on Fri, 15 December 2017, 08:49:49
So if production hasn't started are we still 16 weeks away whenever samples are approved?

I’d like to know this too. I haven’t received any emails from the vendor about the delay yet which is quite disappointing considering it was supposed to be shipping around this time.

All I ordered was the TU2 spacebars.
Hope that doesn't get tweaked to a different shade along with the legends.

I don't think the TU2 legends will be tweaked.  I'm assuming when they talk about tweaking legends, they're talking about the gray color used in the alphas.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: thesiscamper on Fri, 15 December 2017, 09:08:03
We never discussed changing the grey, this was jchan's own opinion but something that wasn't decided on by rainb1ood, gatix and me. It stays the same. The colors that we decided to ask new samples for are the mod base and alpha base colors. As for the time it will take we have no idea, we haven't received the new samples, GMK didn't give a tracking number, and we have no idea when the samples will arrive.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: avid on Fri, 15 December 2017, 10:05:52
What is it about the first sample you're not happy about? Are they too blue?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: avid on Fri, 15 December 2017, 10:08:35
So if production hasn't started are we still 16 weeks away whenever samples are approved?

I’d like to know this too. I haven’t received any emails from the vendor about the delay yet which is quite disappointing considering it was supposed to be shipping around this time.

ETA was middle of november.

Like others said, if you can ask GMK for a time-line once the samples has been approved that would be great.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: Helldrop on Fri, 15 December 2017, 10:18:35
Either the lack of communication or irresponsible attitude of GMK.
I can’t understand why GMK hasn’t sent the new sample yet. This situation is very disappointing, considering ETA was Nov or Dec.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: MajorKoos on Fri, 15 December 2017, 10:33:30
We never discussed changing the grey, this was jchan's own opinion but something that wasn't decided on by rainb1ood, gatix and me. It stays the same. The colors that we decided to ask new samples for are the mod base and alpha base colors. As for the time it will take we have no idea, we haven't received the new samples, GMK didn't give a tracking number, and we have no idea when the samples will arrive.

Thanks for clarifying.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: thesiscamper on Tue, 19 December 2017, 17:11:38
This is not much of an update, but I haven't received the samples yet. We're not sure why GMK sent it without tracking, and it would've been preferable if they charged us for expedited shipping.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: jaesen on Thu, 21 December 2017, 18:50:17
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: rainb1ood on Fri, 22 December 2017, 07:13:24
Update: GMK sent us an email this morning, they have sent another sample as the last one may have been lost in the mail. This time its via UPS and should arrive by December 27
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: brianjking on Wed, 27 December 2017, 12:39:53
Update: GMK sent us an email this morning, they have sent another sample as the last one may have been lost in the mail. This time its via UPS and should arrive by December 27


Ok, so if the samples arrive today and look good are we now 16 weeks from today to get this produced?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: Oblotzky on Wed, 27 December 2017, 12:45:48
Update: GMK sent us an email this morning, they have sent another sample as the last one may have been lost in the mail. This time its via UPS and should arrive by December 27


Ok, so if the samples arrive today and look good are we now 16 weeks from today to get this produced?

No, we are far along the GMK queue. Once the colors are confirmed it will take about another 2 weeks for the full amount of plastic to arrive. Once that has arrived at the factory they'll start production and sorting.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Samples lost in mail, GMK shipped replacement
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 28 December 2017, 18:22:01
Update

New samples arrived on the 27th, we have discussed with thesiscamper and gatix and we’ve agreed to approve new samples except for new legend.

Here are the images of the new samples
https://imgur.com/a/uWZIQ
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: xondat on Thu, 28 December 2017, 18:25:51
Which is which
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 28 December 2017, 18:29:19
Sorry forgot to type that :p

On mobile at the moment but heres a reference

[attach=1]

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: thesiscamper on Thu, 28 December 2017, 19:17:16
Here are the chosen colors:

(https://i.imgur.com/OErKpDu.jpg)

Here's the reference mock-up:

(https://i.imgur.com/1lDhU0e.jpg)

We chose the old alpha legend color, as the new sample is virtually white and wasn't really requested by rainb1ood, gatix and me.

The new alpha base color looks too dark in the photos, but it's really hard to capture the color. It is very close to the mock-ups I did, at least the way I see it in my monitor (Dell IPS).
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: xondat on Thu, 28 December 2017, 19:21:25
Good to know, those look pretty damn close. What's the time frame like now?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 28 December 2017, 19:31:03
I’ll send another email shortly to GMK about that inquiry, although I think they’ll respond on January 2nd according to their auto response I received earlier.

Sorry cant give you answer right now :(

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: thesiscamper on Thu, 28 December 2017, 19:49:05
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

Upon checking the GMK mock-ups, it looks like we don't have a colored Fn included with the kit.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Kavik on Fri, 29 December 2017, 09:52:33
The new samples look perfect. Thanks for the update!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 29 December 2017, 13:42:21
Hyped, glad things are progressing positively  :D
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: amnesia0287 on Fri, 29 December 2017, 16:27:07
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

blaaaaaaah

Why did you have to point this out. every single board I have uses a split right shift >_<. sadness.

now i almost wish id gotten an ergodox just for a blank. wonder how hard it would be to run a GB just for that key lol.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: jaesen on Fri, 29 December 2017, 17:40:13
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

blaaaaaaah

Why did you have to point this out. every single board I have uses a split right shift >_<. sadness.

now i almost wish id gotten an ergodox just for a blank. wonder how hard it would be to run a GB just for that key lol.
Haha, I'd join it if it happened. I really want the key too :(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - 2nd Batch of Samples shipped
Post by: amnesia0287 on Sat, 30 December 2017, 01:22:50
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

blaaaaaaah

Why did you have to point this out. every single board I have uses a split right shift >_<. sadness.

now i almost wish id gotten an ergodox just for a blank. wonder how hard it would be to run a GB just for that key lol.
Haha, I'd join it if it happened. I really want the key too :(

The problem would be moq.  I don’t think they even sold 250 mod kits. But since it’s a custom color we still would need 250. I think it’s something like $2-3 a key, so somewhere in the $600-1000 range.

We’d need something like half the people who got the mod kit to buy in for like 2-3 caps each if we wanted to get it down to something reasonable like $5-10 a person.

I only bought this set to use with the color mods though, which it looks like I won’t have a use for. Guess it will probably be a quick flip on this one. Such an odd omission. They even have all the different versions of Control and an hhkb delete. Bummer.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: manzel on Sat, 30 December 2017, 06:23:59
Could you not just use the R4 Fn key from the base kit? All legends from the mod kit have different colors anyway, so the cyan would just be another different legend color.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: amnesia0287 on Sat, 30 December 2017, 07:23:03
Could you not just use the R4 Fn key from the base kit? All legends from the mod kit have different colors anyway, so the cyan would just be another different legend color.

The colors are done in rows, so Caps lock and enter are 1 color, tab and |\ are another. It would be jarring to me to not have the fn key match the row. Same reason I would never use the color mods on a 65%.

I guess I’d nothing else the normal mods will probably look pretty nice with the nautilus alphas.

It’s my own fault for not noticing. Is just a bummer. I’ll probably see if there are extra ergodox kits just to get a blank lol. That said Im not sure I even like the final color anyway. I hope it looks better in person.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Helldrop on Sat, 30 December 2017, 09:56:43
Here are the chosen colors:

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/OErKpDu.jpg)


Here's the reference mock-up:

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/1lDhU0e.jpg)


We chose the old alpha legend color, as the new sample is virtually white and wasn't really requested by rainb1ood, gatix and me.

The new alpha base color looks too dark in the photos, but it's really hard to capture the color. It is very close to the mock-ups I did, at least the way I see it in my monitor (Dell IPS).

Much better than before. Good job.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: kmba on Sat, 30 December 2017, 14:56:01
lol you're barely gonna notice the off color fn key.  just use the tu2 cap :D
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: amnesia0287 on Sat, 30 December 2017, 15:41:06
lol you're barely gonna notice the off color fn key.  just use the tu2 cap :D

I am extremely ocd about such things. It will not be something I would barely notice.

Like I said. It’s my own fault.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: thesiscamper on Sat, 30 December 2017, 20:11:38
lol you're barely gonna notice the off color fn key.  just use the tu2 cap :D

I am extremely ocd about such things. It will not be something I would barely notice.

Like I said. It’s my own fault.

The colored mods were a relatively late addition, and we tried to keep the kit as small as possible. If there were enough requests we would've added it. It is unfortunate that this one key leaves you disappointed. We hope you will change your mind when you receive the kits, or at least be able to pass it on to someone who likes if you're still unhappy.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: kmba on Sat, 30 December 2017, 20:18:00
lol you're barely gonna notice the off color fn key.  just use the tu2 cap :D

I am extremely ocd about such things. It will not be something I would barely notice.

Like I said. It’s my own fault.

but they're not all the same color in each row.  bottom row for example, and even more if you use iso enter.  I just have a feeling that when all assembled, the tu2 fn will not look out of place.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: amnesia0287 on Sat, 30 December 2017, 20:58:29
lol you're barely gonna notice the off color fn key.  just use the tu2 cap :D

I am extremely ocd about such things. It will not be something I would barely notice.

Like I said. It’s my own fault.

The colored mods were a relatively late addition, and we tried to keep the kit as small as possible. If there were enough requests we would've added it. It is unfortunate that this one key leaves you disappointed. We hope you will change your mind when you receive the kits, or at least be able to pass it on to someone who likes if you're still unhappy.

Oh, no doubt. I didn’t mean to sound like upset or anything. It’s impossible to judge with photos or renders. I loved the nautilus renders, and hated it in photos. In person I hate the mods and love the alphas so I’m still keeping it.

My only real concern is it just looks grey and not dark teal, but I’m guessing the color is impossible to capture without a lot of effort doing color timing.

If nothing else I can put it on a 65% with the accent arrows. I’m just disappointed because I should have paid better attention.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: razor_blade on Sat, 30 December 2017, 23:40:26
Why oh why did I only recently find this group buy. Watching these threads is like sweet torture. I really hope that someone has a few extra sets ordered. My collection won't be complete without this set!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: oatmicro on Sun, 31 December 2017, 10:42:32
Why oh why did I only recently find this group buy. Watching these threads is like sweet torture. I really hope that someone has a few extra sets ordered. My collection won't be complete without this set!

an extras will be available on keyclack.com, don't worry
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: razor_blade on Mon, 01 January 2018, 18:09:03
Why oh why did I only recently find this group buy. Watching these threads is like sweet torture. I really hope that someone has a few extra sets ordered. My collection won't be complete without this set!

an extras will be available on keyclack.com, don't worry

Whew! That is a relief to hear. I need the base set and colored modifiers bad.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Wed, 03 January 2018, 10:47:49
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

I've inquired GMK about this and they will add this to the order  :thumb:

Regarding the new timeline, GMK will check with the material supplier tomorrow in order to come up with a more accurate schedule asap.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: OneNightFriend on Wed, 03 January 2018, 11:12:15
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

I've inquired GMK about this and they will add this to the order  :thumb:

Regarding the new timeline, GMK will check with the material supplier tomorrow in order to come up with a more accurate schedule asap.
Man, that's really nice of you guys / gmk. I don't plan on using it personally but just wanted to say good on you guys for this.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: jaesen on Wed, 03 January 2018, 16:02:40
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

I've inquired GMK about this and they will add this to the order  :thumb:

Regarding the new timeline, GMK will check with the material supplier tomorrow in order to come up with a more accurate schedule asap.
Thank you so much for this! It is wonderful that you made this possible on such short notice. Really excited for the set to arrive now!!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: johntron25 on Wed, 03 January 2018, 19:54:14
yay!! can't wait!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 03 January 2018, 20:17:29
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

I've inquired GMK about this and they will add this to the order  :thumb:

Regarding the new timeline, GMK will check with the material supplier tomorrow in order to come up with a more accurate schedule asap.

Wow, crazy. That's awesome! Will be very nice to have the extra flexibility to use it on my 60% instead of just TKL.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Uleoja on Wed, 10 January 2018, 12:38:37
I am getting really excited for this!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: johntron25 on Wed, 10 January 2018, 13:35:29
Might be a little too late to ask but will the dark modifier set come with a green legend 1u R4 Fn key? I'm planning on doing the hhkb layout but using the coloured legends. Cheers!

I've inquired GMK about this and they will add this to the order  :thumb:

Regarding the new timeline, GMK will check with the material supplier tomorrow in order to come up with a more accurate schedule asap.

Is the new timeline available?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 11 January 2018, 21:06:02
Update: GMK said they are expecting the keys to be shipped by the end of February
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Uleoja on Thu, 11 January 2018, 22:06:59
Update: GMK said they are expecting the keys to be shipped by the end of February

Very nice!  Looks like February will be a busy month for me!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rioc on Fri, 12 January 2018, 06:19:38
Update: GMK said they are expecting the keys to be shipped by the end of February
nice... I'm guessing EU Proxy will get and ship them to customers first, since they're basically neighbors? ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Helldrop on Fri, 12 January 2018, 11:29:25
Update: GMK said they are expecting the keys to be shipped by the end of February
Thanks for your update. Faster than I expected.
Can’t wait!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: johuu on Fri, 12 January 2018, 12:46:03
Update: GMK said they are expecting the keys to be shipped by the end of February

Very good news. Thank you for the update.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: networkdrift on Sat, 13 January 2018, 15:22:04
Took a break from keyboards and just caught up with this group buy for the first time in a few months. Good to hear things are moving, I'm still super excited for this set!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: cijanzen on Sat, 13 January 2018, 18:47:05
I know people are saying that there will be extras after the sets are received but I’m wondering if we can get confirmation on this. Missed the GB but very interested in this set!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: pr0ximity on Sat, 13 January 2018, 20:55:45
Awesome to see some rapid progress! Been a while since this ran but I'm very excited to see the final product  :cool:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: necromanx on Tue, 23 January 2018, 08:38:36
Small update:  GMK expects production to kick off next week.  They might deliver earlier than the earlier announced end of February.
To people asking about extras.  Yes, there will be a limited number of extras.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rioc on Tue, 23 January 2018, 08:52:17
Small update:  GMK expects production to kick off next week.  They might deliver earlier than the earlier announced end of February.
To people asking about extras.  Yes, there will be a limited number of extras.


sweet :)


will you get the EU batch directly from GMK, or will it detour via US? (here's hoping EU won't be the last to receive a gb set for once) ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 23 January 2018, 09:14:25
Small update:  GMK expects production to kick off next week.  They might deliver earlier than the earlier announced end of February.
To people asking about extras.  Yes, there will be a limited number of extras.

Thank you for the update sir!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: necromanx on Wed, 24 January 2018, 04:04:01
Small update:  GMK expects production to kick off next week.  They might deliver earlier than the earlier announced end of February.
To people asking about extras.  Yes, there will be a limited number of extras.


sweet :)


will you get the EU batch directly from GMK, or will it detour via US? (here's hoping EU won't be the last to receive a gb set for once) ;)

Directly from GMK! :-)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: OneNightFriend on Wed, 24 January 2018, 09:43:11
Small update:  GMK expects production to kick off next week.  They might deliver earlier than the earlier announced end of February.
To people asking about extras.  Yes, there will be a limited number of extras.
Great news! This is my first ever keyset group buy and I'm excited to have it in hand!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 25 January 2018, 18:53:48
yay! great news
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: xQv on Tue, 06 February 2018, 23:46:46
did production kick off and still on track for late feb?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: SpareWalrus on Wed, 07 February 2018, 00:08:20
did production kick off and still on track for late feb?
I hope so! Excited to get it, even if I don't have a keyboard for it yet. Thinking a black Tokyo60 may work well with it.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Wed, 07 February 2018, 11:32:40
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 08 February 2018, 17:12:25
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Oh man! I'm super happy with the progress!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: jchan94 on Thu, 08 February 2018, 18:14:35
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: brianjking on Tue, 13 February 2018, 13:21:52
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.


Any photos of these or updated shipping timelines yet? Thanks...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Liocer on Tue, 13 February 2018, 15:44:51
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.
Interesting. How is that working with the proxies? Do you ship back to them say in the EU? And then they ship out?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: jchan94 on Tue, 13 February 2018, 15:53:29
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.


Any photos of these or updated shipping timelines yet? Thanks...

I don't have any photos unfortunately.

The timeline is currently end of Feb/Early March.

It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.
Interesting. How is that working with the proxies? Do you ship back to them say in the EU? And then they ship out?

GMK ships to proxies directly.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Liocer on Tue, 13 February 2018, 15:56:54
It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.


Any photos of these or updated shipping timelines yet? Thanks...

I don't have any photos unfortunately.

The timeline is currently end of Feb/Early March.

It should be ready for shipping in two weeks if everything works out

Please note that this is the shipping to customs office in Los Angeles, and we'll still have to clear + forward it. But I'll have it out ASAP.
Interesting. How is that working with the proxies? Do you ship back to them say in the EU? And then they ship out?

GMK ships to proxies directly.
Thanks for the quick response jchan
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Allo on Sun, 25 February 2018, 18:10:10
Any updates? Is it in production?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rioc on Mon, 26 February 2018, 01:59:20
Any updates? Is it in production?


according to schedule it should be nearly finished and ready for shipping soon. lets hope there weren't any delays
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 26 February 2018, 07:15:40
They (GMK) should be finishing up sorting and quality control this week and waiting for banderole to finish as well
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: rioc on Mon, 26 February 2018, 09:17:48
They (GMK) should be finishing up sorting and quality control this week and waiting for banderole to finish as well


Nice... I'll be waiting longer for my TKL with matching colour to perfectly fit this set onto :D
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: E.E.L. Ambiense on Tue, 27 February 2018, 15:02:47
Thanks for the update, rainb1ood.  I didn't get to jump in on the original GB, so I've been watching Keyclack like a hawk!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 01 March 2018, 16:11:02
Is it possible for GMK to share some pics before they ship them out to you or proxies?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 01 March 2018, 16:26:38
Is it possible for GMK to share some pics before they ship them out to you or proxies?

lately, they've been doing that
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: xondat on Thu, 01 March 2018, 16:39:49
Best chance is on their Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/uniqey.gmk/). I think they sometimes pass a crappy photo to the GB runner, otherwise it's a difficult request (as with any bloody factory).
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: jchan94 on Thu, 01 March 2018, 18:50:28
Hi everyone,

Just an update. I got an email about everything being sorted, requested some photos, and they say they're waiting on the banderoles which should be done this or next week.

Cheers
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 01 March 2018, 19:17:27
Hi everyone,

Just an update. I got an email about everything being sorted, requested some photos, and they say they're waiting on the banderoles which should be done this or next week.

Cheers

thanks for the update
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Colors approved
Post by: yokken on Tue, 06 March 2018, 14:26:36
What is a banderole? A quick Google says it's a flaglike object or an ornamental streamer on a knight's lance. I don't think either of these are quite right for keebs.  :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 06 March 2018, 14:29:13
its the box for the GMK keycap tray XD
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting
Post by: yokken on Tue, 06 March 2018, 14:32:15
its the box for the GMK keycap tray XD

Never would have figured that one out, thanks rain.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 06 March 2018, 14:33:28
its the box for the GMK keycap tray XD

Never would have figured that one out, thanks rain.

I did not know what its called as well haha, but thats what GMK calls them
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Peddamann on Wed, 07 March 2018, 10:51:41
that word is not even commonly used here in germany... maybe the technical term of choice
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: rioc on Wed, 07 March 2018, 12:38:16
that word is not even commonly used here in germany... maybe the technical term of choice


true... it exists, and if it's used, it's usually in descriptive / educational terms, but never in common tongue


also, it's meaning is a paper-tape (like the one coin stacks are wrapped up in), but not plastic trays with compartments. Dunno what GMK was thinking when they came up with that ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: SpareWalrus on Wed, 07 March 2018, 12:41:33
that word is not even commonly used here in germany... maybe the technical term of choice


true... it exists, and if it's used, it's usually in descriptive / educational terms, but never in common tongue


also, it's meaning is a paper-tape (like the one coin stacks are wrapped up in), but not plastic trays with compartments. Dunno what GMK was thinking when they came up with that ;)
They're not referring to the plastic trays, they're referring to the cardboard wrap that goes around them.

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Title: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Atredl on Wed, 07 March 2018, 14:45:26
Leaks from Instagram

Just a caveat, description says picture was taken in extra bright lighting.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Eturior on Wed, 07 March 2018, 16:20:40
Leaks from Instagram

Just a caveat, description says picture was taken in extra bright lighting.

Oo I really hope it's the lighting. The mods look waaaay different than before
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: SpareWalrus on Wed, 07 March 2018, 16:22:31
Leaks from Instagram

Just a caveat, description says picture was taken in extra bright lighting.

Oo I really hope it's the lighting. The mods look waaaay different than before
As do the alphas. Will be hard to judge I think until we get it in hand. Although, I'm anticipating it will be a bit lighter than originally thought.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: brianjking on Wed, 07 March 2018, 17:17:58
Leaks from Instagram

Just a caveat, description says picture was taken in extra bright lighting.


Hmm, yea that definitely doesn't look like the renders. Curious about the fate of the colored accents... any chance you have a photo of those?


Thanks!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Chromatrope on Wed, 07 March 2018, 17:22:43
the pantone match is pretty exact so I'm pretty sure it's just really really absurdly bright like what even. colour temperature is different between the two pics as well so you can't trust em.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: The_judge_168 on Wed, 07 March 2018, 17:42:19
Definitely looks a bit different, hopefully a bit closer in person. Either way looking forward to the set
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: MajorKoos on Wed, 07 March 2018, 17:51:28
I've been waiting 9 months for the TU2 spacebar kit so I can put Skeletor on one of my split keyboards...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Atredl on Wed, 07 March 2018, 17:53:31
Leaks from Instagram

Just a caveat, description says picture was taken in extra bright lighting.


Hmm, yea that definitely doesn't look like the renders. Curious about the fate of the colored accents... any chance you have a photo of those?


Thanks!
Sorry, I don’t have a picture of those. These were posted on Jchan’s Instagram.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: brianjking on Wed, 07 March 2018, 20:07:45
Leaks from Instagram

Just a caveat, description says picture was taken in extra bright lighting.


Hmm, yea that definitely doesn't look like the renders. Curious about the fate of the colored accents... any chance you have a photo of those?


Thanks!
Sorry, I don’t have a picture of those. These were posted on Jchan’s Instagram.


Yeah, I was aiming to see if jchan might pop in and share a pic of the colored mods. I knew the pics came from his instagram. sorry about that.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: xondat on Wed, 07 March 2018, 21:13:15
I hope the set looks far better than that, those are terrible :'(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: amnesia0287 on Wed, 07 March 2018, 21:58:08
I hope the set looks far better than that, those are terrible :'(

The photos are clearly over exposed tho. The Enter is TU2. That is not what any TU2 keys I have look like.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: roostrc0gburn on Wed, 07 March 2018, 23:00:50
idk... looks like maybe the new colors didnt make it to production

(https://i.imgur.com/OErKpDu.jpg)

(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=90192.0;attach=190869;image)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Thu, 08 March 2018, 01:13:13
idk... looks like maybe the new colors didnt make it to production

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/OErKpDu.jpg)


Show Image
(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=90192.0;attach=190869;image)


Perhaps. But I’m hoping not. This particular set has taken a long time compared to a number of other sets that entered IC after it (royal Alpha, blue on black, 9009r2) so it’s had a bit of a long journey. Either way the balance is def off in those pics. We need to wait till the runners have the keys on hand and can do some comparisons to the samples


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 08 March 2018, 01:17:37
idk... looks like maybe the new colors didnt make it to production

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/OErKpDu.jpg)


Show Image
(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=90192.0;attach=190869;image)


Light and color grading can do a lot to a picture. Wait for them to ship before passing judgement.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 08 March 2018, 05:15:01
idk... looks like maybe the new colors didnt make it to production

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/OErKpDu.jpg)



we're hoping its just the lighting, the new color we selected is indeed GMK said they used

(https://i.imgur.com/AT0XNAJ.jpg)

the sample in the bottom is the old color for alpha base that we didnt like bec its too blue and lighter. the new color should be the same as the one highlighted green in the photo that thesiscamper took.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: bluesoul on Fri, 09 March 2018, 04:15:12
the function key seems like too dark, more like black, hoping that's just the lighting problem...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Helldrop on Fri, 09 March 2018, 16:34:29
In my opinion, the first photo looks a tad over-exposed.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Fri, 09 March 2018, 17:09:21
In my opinion, the first photo looks a tad over-exposed.


A tad might be understating it I hope...


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Uleoja on Fri, 09 March 2018, 17:31:32
I think GMK is sending out very overexposed pictures.  I'm also in the GMK Led Zep GB and we are having the same issue with the pictures they released of that set.  If you want you can see them at this link: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91314.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91314.0).  I really really hope both sets are really over exposed though...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Fri, 09 March 2018, 17:33:18
I think GMK is sending out very overexposed pictures.  I'm also in the GMK Led Zep GB and we are having the same issue with the pictures they released of that set.  If you want you can see them at this link: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91314.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91314.0).  I really really hope both sets are really over exposed though...

Yeah I saw that and thought it looked way too orange. Gives me hope that SD is close onto the original renders. They need to fix their photography to make it more realistic and true to tone.


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: xondat on Fri, 09 March 2018, 17:47:15
It looks like they have a professional setup but have no idea what color accuracy is :(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Allo on Sat, 10 March 2018, 16:04:16
So what's the timeline now? GMK ships to Jchan this week?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: necromanx on Sat, 10 March 2018, 16:41:24
They shipped to us on Friday so most likely to Keyclack as well :-)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Sat, 10 March 2018, 20:48:12
They shipped to us on Friday so most likely to Keyclack as well :-)


Excellent. Looking forwards to getting the set!!


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: johntron25 on Mon, 12 March 2018, 18:27:46
They shipped to us on Friday so most likely to Keyclack as well :-)


Excellent. Looking forwards to getting the set!!


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dope! I can't wait!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 12 March 2018, 19:00:49
Looks like our buddies in the EU got these first ; mykeyboard.eu.

More photos to follow, as we have a little more time.

I'm still waiting for the freight info from GMK.

(https://i.imgur.com/WLiyczn.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Delirious on Mon, 12 March 2018, 19:13:40
Looks like our buddies in the EU got these first ; mykeyboard.eu.

More photos to follow, as we have a little more time.

I'm still waiting for the freight info from GMK.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/WLiyczn.jpg)


The mods look nothing like the render, I will hold on to my judgement but 80% chance I'm asking for a refund at this point.
3 different people with 3 different cameras/phones took 3 pictures. And they look nothing like the render. You can't tell me it's the lighting anymore.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Rafa_n on Mon, 12 March 2018, 19:14:25
those mods look horrible
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Mon, 12 March 2018, 20:20:07
Even the alphas look nothing like the renders


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: kmba on Mon, 12 March 2018, 21:10:31
Some sets are just very difficult to capture accurately in pictures. For example, barely any pic of Nautilus looks like it does in person. Same with Yuri. I hope these pics are just wildly inaccurate because they look absolutely nothing like this set was intended. The alphas basically look like tu1..
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Chromatrope on Tue, 13 March 2018, 00:57:56
Judging by the abundant reflection the lighting on that picture is also just way too strong.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: amnesia0287 on Tue, 13 March 2018, 01:11:56
I wonder if the sets actually match the color samples.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Helldrop on Tue, 13 March 2018, 03:26:07
(https://i.imgur.com/pJ2XVjS.jpg)

That picture looks like B, not A.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 13 March 2018, 06:22:17
Holding my judgement until I see them in person, no use getting bent over potato pictures. The caps aren't going to change at this point, and colors have always been impossible to tell in every GB I've been in.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 13 March 2018, 07:17:29
Again, that highlighted green samples are what GMK claim they used and proved via sample photo along with their internal color code.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: Draic on Tue, 13 March 2018, 07:32:16
Even the alphas look nothing like the renders

I could be wrong, but I think the colours are not supposed to match the renders anymore. If I remember correctly, they got slightly adjusted from the usual solarized dark colours to a different tone. Claim was that the original colours do not translate well enough to real life. Of course that has nothing to do with the caps not matching the samples (no judgement yet), but atleast for the renders some deviation was intended, wasn't it?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: lovetree on Tue, 13 March 2018, 10:46:20
Looks like our buddies in the EU got these first ; mykeyboard.eu.

More photos to follow, as we have a little more time.

I'm still waiting for the freight info from GMK.

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(https://i.imgur.com/WLiyczn.jpg)


Doesn't look like it's using custom colors.
Looks like using TU1, TU2 and CR plus some white....
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: E.E.L. Ambiense on Tue, 13 March 2018, 11:07:49
I'll wait til the guys get them in at Keyclack to compare everything before freaking out.  I want this set so badly.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Sorting & Waiting on Pkg
Post by: soilheart on Tue, 13 March 2018, 12:22:06
Looks like our buddies in the EU got these first ; mykeyboard.eu.

More photos to follow, as we have a little more time.

I'm still waiting for the freight info from GMK.

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(https://i.imgur.com/WLiyczn.jpg)


Doesn't look like it's using custom colors.
Looks like using TU1, TU2 and CR plus some white....

My first thought too...

With that said, I could probably live with a tad brighter alphas, not a fan of dark(=black) mods though. Thankfully I have a "Sky Dolch"-modifier kit laying around if it turns out the keycaps looks like the pictures.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Chromatrope on Wed, 14 March 2018, 10:52:13
Some pictures Necromanx posted on discord:

(https://i.imgur.com/oQvYj62.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/WjN9SQz.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/tM8CIIP.png)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: necromanx on Wed, 14 March 2018, 10:59:28
Some pictures Necromanx posted on discord:

Still potato pictures!! :C 
My personal thoughts:
Legends are lighter than on the renders.  Mods are darker than the renders but in person the set still stands.  But it matches the color samples for as far as I can tell. ( sampling was done by keyclack and or thesiscamper)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Wed, 14 March 2018, 11:16:09
Some pictures Necromanx posted on discord:

Still potato pictures!! :C 
My personal thoughts:
Legends are lighter than on the renders.  Mods are darker than the renders but in person the set still stands.  But it matches the color samples for as far as I can tell. ( sampling was done by keyclack and or thesiscamper)


I have to say it looks much nicer now I see it in these pics even if they are potato pics. I've got some TU2 keys on a board here and I much prefer the look of how its coming out there. Also - glad to get my tracking earlier today!!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: The_judge_168 on Wed, 14 March 2018, 18:26:19
Looks better on the canoe but definitely not as I expected. Guess will have to see set in hand before deciding
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: fatpolomanjr on Wed, 14 March 2018, 18:31:07
Some pictures Necromanx posted on discord:

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(https://i.imgur.com/oQvYj62.png)

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(https://i.imgur.com/WjN9SQz.png)

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(https://i.imgur.com/tM8CIIP.png)


That's everything I'd expect from a true solarized dark theme. Much lighter and blue-er than the renders but way more accurate IMO.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Wed, 14 March 2018, 19:08:26
Mods still look a little dark and alphas a little light, but that's showing better contrast than previous pictures.  Might be on point in person.  will wait and see. 
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kve91 on Thu, 15 March 2018, 07:51:06
Iphone picture of the keyset on a Leopold 750R
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 15 March 2018, 07:54:41
Iphone picture of the keyset on a Leopold 750R


Nice photo! How is it in real life?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Chromatrope on Thu, 15 March 2018, 08:10:24
On that pic you can actually see the bluish tint to the modifiers a bit with the case next to them. Very subtle.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: thesiscamper on Thu, 15 March 2018, 09:52:02
I just want to explain the difficulties in judging colors by photograph, and even choosing the Pantone Codes.

First, Pantone Codes are constants, you either find (rarely I imagine) the exact color you wanted or settle for something close. It can be brighter, it can be darker, and it can have a different hue. You come up with hex codes and try to find the closest Pantone codes that already exist.

Second, it's hard to photograph objects that reflect light, actually it's hard to photograph anything at all with accurate colors in mind. You can take a photo of the same object and get different white balance every time if you use a phone. Even using cameras mean it depends on how the camera interprets colors, and using different cameras result in different colors. Now if you take into account viewing on the hundreds of different monitors then yeah, nobody is really looking at the same thing.

Third, renders are approximations that still rely on computations based on the real world. I don't have the lighting set up of your room, it won't be the same for better or worse. Even changing where the light comes from can drastically change the look of a rendered object.

Anyway, here's a photo of the mods sandwiched between a black GMK and black Maxkey cap. Please note that the colors in the photo are brighter than what I see with my own eyes, and my montitor is at 45% brightness.

(https://i.imgur.com/PZh959y.jpg)

Here's a photo of the first photograph above, compared to the caps held in my hand. Note that the caps in my hand are now darker than how I see it in person.

(https://i.imgur.com/0gXuixw.jpg)

I find that color matching is hard, and I just hope seeing the set in person will change people's minds about how they feel about the color selection. Also, if you check the renders the mods are almost black, so I'm not sure why there are complaints about it now.

(https://i.imgur.com/G9SmjFK.jpg)



Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 15 March 2018, 11:20:06
I just want to explain the difficulties in judging colors by photograph, and even choosing the Pantone Codes.

First, Pantone Codes are constants, you either find (rarely I imagine) the exact color you wanted or settle for something close. It can be brighter, it can be darker, and it can have a different hue. You come up with hex codes and try to find the closest Pantone codes that already exist.

Second, it's hard to photograph objects that reflect light, actually it's hard to photograph anything at all with accurate colors in mind. You can take a photo of the same object and get different white balance every time if you use a phone. Even using cameras mean it depends on how the camera interprets colors, and using different cameras result in different colors. Now if you take into account viewing on the hundreds of different monitors then yeah, nobody is really looking at the same thing.

Third, renders are approximations that still rely on computations based on the real world. I don't have the lighting set up of your room, it won't be the same for better or worse. Even changing where the light comes from can drastically change the look of a rendered object.

Anyway, here's a photo of the mods sandwiched between a black GMK and black Maxkey cap. Please note that the colors in the photo are brighter than what I see with my own eyes, and my montitor is at 45% brightness.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/PZh959y.jpg)


Here's a photo of the first photograph above, compared to the caps held in my hand. Note that the caps in my hand are now darker than how I see it in person.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/0gXuixw.jpg)


I find that color matching is hard, and I just hope seeing the set in person will change people's minds about how they feel about the color selection. Also, if you check the renders the mods are almost black, so I'm not sure why there are complaints about it now.

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(https://i.imgur.com/G9SmjFK.jpg)


TL;DR wait for the set to show up before you judge

thanks for the explanation
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 15 March 2018, 13:05:34
Any pics of the modifier kit?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: soilheart on Thu, 15 March 2018, 16:50:54
I just want to explain the difficulties in judging colors by photograph, and even choosing the Pantone Codes.

First, Pantone Codes are constants, you either find (rarely I imagine) the exact color you wanted or settle for something close. It can be brighter, it can be darker, and it can have a different hue. You come up with hex codes and try to find the closest Pantone codes that already exist.

Second, it's hard to photograph objects that reflect light, actually it's hard to photograph anything at all with accurate colors in mind. You can take a photo of the same object and get different white balance every time if you use a phone. Even using cameras mean it depends on how the camera interprets colors, and using different cameras result in different colors. Now if you take into account viewing on the hundreds of different monitors then yeah, nobody is really looking at the same thing.

Third, renders are approximations that still rely on computations based on the real world. I don't have the lighting set up of your room, it won't be the same for better or worse. Even changing where the light comes from can drastically change the look of a rendered object.

Anyway, here's a photo of the mods sandwiched between a black GMK and black Maxkey cap. Please note that the colors in the photo are brighter than what I see with my own eyes, and my montitor is at 45% brightness.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/PZh959y.jpg)


Here's a photo of the first photograph above, compared to the caps held in my hand. Note that the caps in my hand are now darker than how I see it in person.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/0gXuixw.jpg)


I find that color matching is hard, and I just hope seeing the set in person will change people's minds about how they feel about the color selection. Also, if you check the renders the mods are almost black, so I'm not sure why there are complaints about it now.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/G9SmjFK.jpg)


As someone who commented on the "darkness" of the mods, I just want to clarify:

The mods ending up dark is not be an issue for me, if the alphas are dark as well (as solarized is a color scheme based on low brightness contrast and that is one of the reasons why I love the color scheme and got this kit). I do actually like the color of the alphas in the pictures so far though, so I don't see that as large of an issue (as I can probably pair them with other mods in the case of the contrast being too large for my personal taste).

I will wait with my judgment until I get the caps though, as I'm fully aware of some colors being hard to photograph (cyan being one of them, which I guess doesn't help for this set), and that getting the right brightness in a picture also is hard (especially with a mobile phone).
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 16 March 2018, 20:47:43
Here are some better photos.

The color accuracy will vary between monitor to monitor, but my monitor has 99% sRGB / 10 bit panel for reference.

edit: ships next week.

(https://i.imgur.com/7nUulC6.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/iYX0oe4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/LfBpEmy.jpg)

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 16 March 2018, 21:28:34
Here are some better photos.

The color accuracy will vary between monitor to monitor, but my monitor has 99% sRGB / 10 bit panel for reference.

edit: ships next week.

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(https://i.imgur.com/7nUulC6.jpg)


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(https://i.imgur.com/iYX0oe4.jpg)


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(https://i.imgur.com/LfBpEmy.jpg)


What color M65 is that?

Set looks much better in that light  :cool:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Fri, 16 March 2018, 22:00:37
Here are some better photos.

The color accuracy will vary between monitor to monitor, but my monitor has 99% sRGB / 10 bit panel for reference.

edit: ships next week.

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(https://i.imgur.com/7nUulC6.jpg)


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(https://i.imgur.com/iYX0oe4.jpg)


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(https://i.imgur.com/LfBpEmy.jpg)


look pretty filtered to me.  I'd like to see one single accurate picture. 
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Strontaap on Sat, 17 March 2018, 02:39:55
I received my set this week. Without claiming the colors are 100% accurate (though still close), here's my picture of it.

(https://i.imgur.com/wpUGGoz.jpg?1)

Edit: Looking at jchan's photo's I can say the last two are indeed very close to the real thing. In his first photo the mods seem a bit lighter than they actually are.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Sat, 17 March 2018, 07:08:34
Ok so alpha are much lighter and more blue than the renders. Gotcha. Sigh. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: manzel on Sat, 17 March 2018, 09:10:35
Indeed, it looks more like alpha sample B instead of A.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Sat, 17 March 2018, 10:52:35
I received my set this week. Without claiming the colors are 100% accurate (though still close), here's my picture of it.

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(https://i.imgur.com/wpUGGoz.jpg?1)


Edit: Looking at jchan's photo's I can say the last two are indeed very close to the real thing. In his first photo the mods seem a bit lighter than they actually are.

That looks strangely suspect.  I suppose I'll have to wait for them to arrive.  This seems similar to GMK Plum (typing on it now), in that the way that they look in RL is nothing like any of the pictures.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Sat, 17 March 2018, 12:54:19
There sure is a lot of "reserving judgement" in this thread. :)

There have been several photos in different lighting conditions but reserving judgement or not, these colors are far less subtle than planned which seems to be a pretty common problem with GMK group buys. At some point people are going to have to pump up saturation in renders because they've been extremely inaccurate lately.

I will admit as a buyer of this set I find these photos very disappointing—even the nice photos jchan uploaded make the set look far too bright and cartoony. Oh well.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Chromatrope on Mon, 19 March 2018, 06:43:39
Received my set today. While the alphas do look more vibrant under bright light, they look absolutely perfect in my dimly lit room and it's really everything I've hoped for. The modifiers look black at first sight but noticeably cooler than other blacks, and the blue shows as a sort of iridescent glow when light reflects off of them. Overall, I love how it turned out. It really emits those bluish wet tarmac at nighttime vibes and makes me want to play need for speed carbon again. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi0rmljsivY)

All pictures so far don't even come close to doing justice to how great these look under dim light.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Liocer on Mon, 19 March 2018, 06:56:37
I like it :)..

(https://i.imgur.com/mcEhUzU.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 19 March 2018, 08:57:40
Received my set today. While the alphas do look more vibrant under bright light, they look absolutely perfect in my dimly lit room and it's really everything I've hoped for. The modifiers look black at first sight but noticeably cooler than other blacks, and the blue shows as a sort of iridescent glow when light reflects off of them. Overall, I love how it turned out. It really emits those bluish wet tarmac at nighttime vibes and makes me want to play need for speed carbon again. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi0rmljsivY)

All pictures so far don't even come close to doing justice to how great these look under dim light.

I like it :)..

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(https://i.imgur.com/mcEhUzU.jpg)


Thank you guys!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Draic on Mon, 19 March 2018, 09:24:01
I think it would be interesting to have a direct comparison for the modifiers. Is anyone able to post them next to something like N9-Modifiers (=dark grey)? N9 is used for mods in Hydro, Skydolch, Terminal, .... The pictures always make them look like something between N9 and CR with zero blue tint in them.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 19 March 2018, 09:38:05
I think it would be interesting to have a direct comparison for the modifiers. Is anyone able to post them next to something like N9-Modifiers (=dark grey)? N9 is used for mods in Hydro, Skydolch, Terminal, .... The pictures always make them look like something between N9 and CR with zero blue tint in them.

Hopefully someone who has those sets post a photo like that
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Mon, 19 March 2018, 14:31:09
I have SkyDolch and will/can post a picture once I get SD if nobody has done it by the time I get it.  Looking at photo's tho I can't tell the difference.  SD mods might be a little darker compared to Sky Dolch mods but some pictures they also have hint of blue and others they are black. Only the first picture does not have a filter on it (I can't find the originals).  The first and second picture is a board with Ocean Dolch Alphas and Sky Dolch mods and the third photo is in reverse.

***NOTE***  SD is not pictured in anything shown below.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Mon, 19 March 2018, 18:43:18
I have SkyDolch and will/can post a picture once I get SD if nobody has done it by the time I get it.  Looking at photo's tho I can't tell the difference.  SD mods might be a little darker compared to Sky Dolch mods but some pictures they also have hint of blue and others they are black. Only the first picture does not have a filter on it (I can't find the originals).  The first and second picture is a board with Ocean Dolch Alphas and Sky Dolch mods and the third photo is in reverse.

The dog is much lighter and less brown than the renders.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Mon, 19 March 2018, 19:14:54
I have SkyDolch and will/can post a picture once I get SD if nobody has done it by the time I get it.  Looking at photo's tho I can't tell the difference.  SD mods might be a little darker compared to Sky Dolch mods but some pictures they also have hint of blue and others they are black. Only the first picture does not have a filter on it (I can't find the originals).  The first and second picture is a board with Ocean Dolch Alphas and Sky Dolch mods and the third photo is in reverse.

The dog is much lighter and less brown than the renders.

We definitely tried for a darker red on that one.  The lighting plays a big role in his appearance.  :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Strontaap on Tue, 20 March 2018, 03:17:03
Apologies in advance if GMK Carbon mods aren't N9 (they are though, right?!) but I've got some pictures of the Carbon mods next to the Solarized Dark mods.
They're not the best quality, but it's something.

In natural light:
(https://i.imgur.com/BIsAmrT.jpg)

Under a lamp:
(https://i.imgur.com/rOyfrrS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UwP1DZH.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Tue, 20 March 2018, 05:06:50
Carbon doesn't use N9.  The dark gray is custom... but close.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 20 March 2018, 05:34:17
how about next to a WoB Cherry/GMK?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Strontaap on Tue, 20 March 2018, 05:35:44
Carbon doesn't use N9.  The dark gray is custom... but close.


Ah, I guess that explains a lot. I couldn't find the color codes for the actual set, only for the novelties in the old IC thread (which were marked as N9).
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Tue, 20 March 2018, 06:03:32
My set just arrived whilst I was at work now. I can take some pictures tonight next to N9 and other keysets as well. I have a GMK colour wheel and a few sets too to compare with


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Lohk on Tue, 20 March 2018, 09:32:37
Recieved my kits and put them on my ergodox.

Here's how they look:
(https://i.imgur.com/larCeqT.jpg)

The modifiers are indeed quite dark, this is one (on the right) compared to some black SP DCS blanks (on the left):
(https://i.imgur.com/kywfHhG.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: shensmobile on Tue, 20 March 2018, 10:24:10
Thanks for posting the Ergodox kit photos.  Oh boy, those mods are a lot darker than I expected.  Not sure if I quite like that.  I'm really on the fence about this set now, it's probably too late to cancel my order though.  Guess if I sell Sky Dolch it won't be so bad on my pocketbook...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Tue, 20 March 2018, 13:05:51
Here are some pictures with GMK samples for N9 BV TU1 and TU2 as well as mods from ocean dolch and oblivion

The alphas are nice and dark in natural light. In terms of the mods they are darker than N9 (which I believe the oblivion mods are unless my eyesight is wrong) but they are also a dark blue hue which is nice but hard to photograph.

Hope this helps.


Happy to take more pics if anyone has any requests(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/ada48d7ee99ff8592dd376177911f36f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/fa7a0dbf16d47fd8afc04bd1280df2cd.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/cc383b6b7fd005495f2ef68ea2e77094.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/5a794a3c7db464cfd6330f70c211ce00.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/830464a600a2e5f9158112b64e11af27.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/4d47275349a0db274c20d2b497ff6d1f.jpg)


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 20 March 2018, 13:10:11
Thanks for nice comparisons Jon_Flynn, finally a proof that we didn't use TU1 for alphas  ;D
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Tue, 20 March 2018, 13:17:21
Thanks for nice comparisons Jon_Flynn, finally a proof that we didn't use TU1 for alphas  ;D


No problem. Set looks great all laid out :)

Props to Necromanx for the fast shipping!

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/5222730bfe5e0be764c6ea31a9d1f996.jpg)


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 20 March 2018, 16:17:12
Man did no one get the colored mod kit? That was like the whole appeal for me lol.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Tue, 20 March 2018, 16:31:45
Man did no one get the colored mod kit? That was like the whole appeal for me lol.

no, just base and space bars for me. I already had the coloured mods with Oblivion coming so didnt want two sets broadly the same idea on the mods
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Kavik on Tue, 20 March 2018, 16:46:59
Man did no one get the colored mod kit? That was like the whole appeal for me lol.

I ordered the colored mods, but I haven't received mine yet. I agree that the colored mods are what make the set for me.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Chromatrope on Tue, 20 March 2018, 17:10:35
I got it but my cameras are horrible and I don't have the caps on a board yet because I need to stick with trusty DSA for the duration of this Touhou competition I'm in.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 20 March 2018, 18:34:18
Man did no one get the colored mod kit? That was like the whole appeal for me lol.

no, just base and space bars for me. I already had the coloured mods with Oblivion coming so didnt want two sets broadly the same idea on the mods

But, solarized colors
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Allo on Tue, 20 March 2018, 21:31:59
Anyone have Penumbra and want to compare the mod colors?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Tue, 20 March 2018, 22:28:45
Have US shipped yet?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: manzel on Wed, 21 March 2018, 08:12:54
I just got my set and I have to say that it looks better in person than on the photos we have seen recently. Not as good as the renders, which were terrific, but still quite nice. And the back of the packaging is hilarious :D
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Wed, 21 March 2018, 08:15:25
I just got my set and I have to say that it looks better in person than on the photos we have seen recently. Not as good as the renders, which were terrific, but still quite nice. And the back of the packaging is hilarious :D

Good to hear!

Been waiting for someone to notice :P
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Delirious on Wed, 21 March 2018, 10:27:47
Here are some pictures with GMK samples for N9 BV TU1 and TU2 as well as mods from ocean dolch and oblivion

The alphas are nice and dark in natural light. In terms of the mods they are darker than N9 (which I believe the oblivion mods are unless my eyesight is wrong) but they are also a dark blue hue which is nice but hard to photograph.

Hope this helps.


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Both the render and mockup showed a  nicemixture between green and blue in darker tones, somehow now all we care about is a "slight tint of blue" in the mods? The mods are basically black at this point, where's my green hue?

Jchan is it still possible to get a refund at this point? I can contact you through the paypal email.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Jae-3soteric on Wed, 21 March 2018, 12:39:56
Apologies - I was commenting on my thoughts to the colours, not comparing necessarily to the renders originally offered. I feel like there was an acknowledgement at some point that due to the custom colours there would be a diversion from the renders due to fitting the theme better and obtaining new samples - so I wasn't expecting a render accurate set.

Anyway - its fair to say that these are not the same as the render, but do look much better than the pictures that GMK took directly. I apologise if the fact that I like the keyset and like the blue hue offends/upsets/angers you.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Delirious on Wed, 21 March 2018, 13:14:08
Apologies - I was commenting on my thoughts to the colours, not comparing necessarily to the renders originally offered. I feel like there was an acknowledgement at some point that due to the custom colours there would be a diversion from the renders due to fitting the theme better and obtaining new samples - so I wasn't expecting a render accurate set.

Anyway - its fair to say that these are not the same as the render, but do look much better than the pictures that GMK took directly. I apologise if the fact that I like the keyset and like the blue hue offends/upsets/angers you.

No apology needed. I wasn’t upset at your taste/choice. I guessed I didn’t explain myself very well there.

I joined the gb because I like the mix between green and blue. That is my preferred choice just  like how your preferred choice is blue heavy. I was just quoting your post as references, which was very helpful, to point out that contradicting the initial theme, the mods are completely devoid of any green.

It’s fair to expect 80-90% accuracy rate between renders and reality, but this is like 40-50% at most. Looking at all the posts and comments I could confidently assume that green hue is not part of the equation anymore. Some where along the way, The initial concept was derailed and snowballed into what we have now.

I’m upset that the theme/concept has been altered without clear head ups or indications. People keep saying renders are not exact, but every other set up until now retains the theme. GMK plum color is hard to capture, fine but the theme is there. One look and you know right away it’s Plum. Same goes with Nautilus, it’s IKEA. When you look at a set and you have doubts about its identity, then we have a huge problem at hand.

Again if anybody has to apologize, it’s me for quoting you and sounded pissed off.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Strontaap on Wed, 21 March 2018, 15:14:10
I just got my set and I have to say that it looks better in person than on the photos we have seen recently. Not as good as the renders, which were terrific, but still quite nice. And the back of the packaging is hilarious :D

Good to hear!

Been waiting for someone to notice :P

Goddamnit, I wish I hadn't seen that. :p
I did actually spend a good 10 minutes trying to find hidden stuff on the front but completely forgot to look at the back.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: AndyTC on Wed, 21 March 2018, 16:25:38

Just got my set this morning
Am overall happy as many people have seen/said the colours are slightly different to the renders (They're close enough tho, you're never to get a perfect match)

My big disappointment with the set is the coloured mods
I only bought the kit due being told that it would come with stepped caps/control

FYI: Coloured mods will include stepped Caps Lock and Ctrl

My set didn't come with either making it unusable to me and many others!

Ignore the lighting in the pic it's just to show the lack of stepped keys
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 21 March 2018, 17:28:35

Just got my set this morning
Am overall happy as many people have seen/said the colours are slightly different to the renders (They're close enough tho, you're never to get a perfect match)

My big disappointment with the set is the coloured mods
I only bought the kit due being told that it would come with stepped caps/control

FYI: Coloured mods will include stepped Caps Lock and Ctrl

My set didn't come with either making it unusable to me and many others!

Ignore the lighting in the pic it's just to show the lack of stepped keys

wat.

If true, that ****ing sucks
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: Uleoja on Wed, 21 March 2018, 17:30:14

Just got my set this morning
Am overall happy as many people have seen/said the colours are slightly different to the renders (They're close enough tho, you're never to get a perfect match)

My big disappointment with the set is the coloured mods
I only bought the kit due being told that it would come with stepped caps/control

FYI: Coloured mods will include stepped Caps Lock and Ctrl

My set didn't come with either making it unusable to me and many others!

Ignore the lighting in the pic it's just to show the lack of stepped keys

wat.

If true, that ****ing sucks

Yes it does...  I only use stepped caps lock. 
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Draic on Wed, 21 March 2018, 17:40:07
I’m upset that the theme/concept has been altered without clear head ups or indications.
Well there was a posting that they decided to deviate from the original solarized dark colours, so it is not entirely true that there was no heads up. I remember that so well, because I actually cancelled my solarized order as a result. Still I totally get your point. I do not think that the changes in the set have been well communicated. By itself the result is not necessary bad, just not what was promised in the original concept.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 21 March 2018, 18:26:50

Just got my set this morning
Am overall happy as many people have seen/said the colours are slightly different to the renders (They're close enough tho, you're never to get a perfect match)

My big disappointment with the set is the coloured mods
I only bought the kit due being told that it would come with stepped caps/control

FYI: Coloured mods will include stepped Caps Lock and Ctrl

My set didn't come with either making it unusable to me and many others!

Ignore the lighting in the pic it's just to show the lack of stepped keys

wat.

If true, that ****ing sucks

Hi,

Looks like in our last exchange with GMK, I (Keyclack) did not catch the 2 keys missing from the modifier set as they asked for verification on the kits.

The fault is mine, and I've already contacted GMK about receiving the 2 missing keys for the kits.

To quantify things:

1. I currently the bulk of the modifiers from the production; 85%.
2. Today, 30 packages went out with USPS with modifiers.

Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

I'm deeply sorry for this issue, and hopefully we hear back soon regarding the 2 missing keys.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Oblotzky on Wed, 21 March 2018, 19:00:58
In terms of the mods they are darker than N9 (which I believe the oblivion mods are unless my eyesight is wrong)

GMK Oblivion had custom colors except for white alphas (CP) and L9 for legends on monochrome/gray alphas/non-colored mods. The modifier gray is matched to SP's GQM like Carbon is as well.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: noroadsleft on Wed, 21 March 2018, 20:44:34
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

tfw you only ordered the Base Kit because you preferred the monochrome look

Are there going to be any extras on the Keyclack store? I passed on the Spacebar Kit originally but the more I think about it the more I think that was an error.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 21 March 2018, 20:56:49
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

tfw you only ordered the Base Kit because you preferred the monochrome look

Are there going to be any extras on the Keyclack store? I passed on the Spacebar Kit originally but the more I think about it the more I think that was an error.

Only once we sort the GB first.

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The orders without mods will be going out, and you should have tracking by tonight.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 21 March 2018, 21:31:35
Hi,

Looks like in our last exchange with GMK, I (Keyclack) did not catch the 2 keys missing from the modifier set as they asked for verification on the kits.

The fault is mine, and I've already contacted GMK about receiving the 2 missing keys for the kits.

To quantify things:

1. I currently the bulk of the modifiers from the production; 85%.
2. Today, 30 packages went out with USPS with modifiers.

Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

I'm deeply sorry for this issue, and hopefully we hear back soon regarding the 2 missing keys.

Cool, I sincerely appreciate your transparency. Mistakes happen, please keep us posted :thumb: Have waited a while for this set, don't mind waiting a bit longer.

Do you think this will result in extra charges, or is that something that GMK was already paid for and was missed afterwards?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: euphxenos on Wed, 21 March 2018, 22:51:21
I didn't order this set because it didn't include the R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn I use on my 65% layout.  The possibility of adding those was discussed in the IC and more so in the GB thread back in June/July.  Seeing the pictures of what was delivered, I can't help noticing that there's an extra PgUp and PgDn in there.  Are those really the R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn?  The ones that couldn't be added?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: shensmobile on Thu, 22 March 2018, 01:47:46
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

tfw you only ordered the Base Kit because you preferred the monochrome look

Are there going to be any extras on the Keyclack store? I passed on the Spacebar Kit originally but the more I think about it the more I think that was an error.

If there’s no way to cancel orders, would you be interested in taking over my spacebar kit? TU2 isn’t doing it for me on this set. If our sets haven’t shipped out yet, I wonder if there’s a way to get jchans attention.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: AndyTC on Thu, 22 March 2018, 05:35:48
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

I'm deeply sorry for this issue, and hopefully we hear back soon regarding the 2 missing keys.

 :thumb:
Hopefully it gets sorted quickly so those still waiting get their sets


Few pics of it now it's on my board

(https://i.imgur.com/9CeCp17.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/KuLRpSS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8OE6Gfl.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rioc on Thu, 22 March 2018, 07:39:33
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

I'm deeply sorry for this issue, and hopefully we hear back soon regarding the 2 missing keys.

 :thumb:
Hopefully it gets sorted quickly so those still waiting get their sets


Few pics of it now it's on my board

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(https://i.imgur.com/KuLRpSS.jpg)

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are those the gmk penumbra mods? (since I see a stepped CL)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: ricyuyc on Thu, 22 March 2018, 07:51:32
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

I'm deeply sorry for this issue, and hopefully we hear back soon regarding the 2 missing keys.

 :thumb:
Hopefully it gets sorted quickly so those still waiting get their sets


Few pics of it now it's on my board

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are those the gmk penumbra mods? (since I see a stepped CL)
No, that stepped Ctrl should be included in the base set, color kit Ctrl should be purple legend.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rioc on Thu, 22 March 2018, 08:01:07
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

I'm deeply sorry for this issue, and hopefully we hear back soon regarding the 2 missing keys.

 :thumb:
Hopefully it gets sorted quickly so those still waiting get their sets


Few pics of it now it's on my board

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(https://i.imgur.com/KuLRpSS.jpg)

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are those the gmk penumbra mods? (since I see a stepped CL)
No, that stepped Ctrl should be included in the base set, color kit Ctrl should be purple legend.


ah ofc, missed the legend colour ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Petch on Thu, 22 March 2018, 08:50:53
What gripes me the most about all this is that there were delays to get the colours right, and they're not. I still think the set looks okay, but it's not Solarized (no matter how much you tell us how the colours look on your monitor)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: shensmobile on Thu, 22 March 2018, 10:11:31
I'm seriously conflicted.  I think the Alphas look fantastic.  The white might be a bit bright, but it's fine, gives a bit more contrast.  The mods though.  I bought into this kit specifically for the Ergodox compatibility.  I'm surprised they didn't just use the same colour as the existing GMK Solarized mods.  That would've worked really well IMO. 

I hate complaining but I was incredibly hyped to complete my GMK Solarized collection, and this doesn't feel like it's definitive.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Draic on Thu, 22 March 2018, 12:07:40
...gives a bit more contrast

which is the opposite of the idea behind the solarized colour palette, which has low contrasts and that is what people are complaining about. legends too white, mods too dark.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: shensmobile on Thu, 22 March 2018, 12:24:06
which is the opposite of the idea behind the solarized colour palette, which has low contrasts and that is what people are complaining about. legends too white, mods too dark.

Which is a fair point, not trying to marginalize other peoples concerns.  Just saying that for me, the mods are the real problem.  I can live with the alphas, but the dark mods are both out-of-character and not aesthetically pleasing.   
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 22 March 2018, 12:29:50
Mobile developer here. Solarized dark is my default theme in Sublime Text and Vim. I'm slightly disappointed that the set did not turn out like the renders but I am still looking forward on getting it.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark
Post by: noroadsleft on Fri, 23 March 2018, 15:01:39
Currently, I'm pausing on shipping, as 90% of people who ordered, also opted for the colored modifiers. I'm waiting for a reply from GMK currently to see how to proceed.

tfw you only ordered the Base Kit because you preferred the monochrome look

Are there going to be any extras on the Keyclack store? I passed on the Spacebar Kit originally but the more I think about it the more I think that was an error.

If there’s no way to cancel orders, would you be interested in taking over my spacebar kit? TU2 isn’t doing it for me on this set. If our sets haven’t shipped out yet, I wonder if there’s a way to get jchans attention.

I might be. Not sure how to sort that out over here as I've not delved into the GH Classifieds or anything like that. Have some trades on /r/mechmarket though. Also depends on what jchan wants to do about that.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 23 March 2018, 16:29:04
Hi,

If you're not satisfied with the colors and would like the opportunity to cancel, please send an email to support@keyclack.com with your full name, or your invoice ID

Invoice ID is in the URL of your invoice found under orders on keyclack.com

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Shipments without modifiers have been packed and are awaiting pickup

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Still waiting for GMK response.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 23 March 2018, 20:17:38
Hi,

If you're not satisfied with the colors and would like the opportunity to cancel, please send an email to support@keyclack.com with your full name, or your invoice ID

Invoice ID is in the URL of your invoice found under orders on keyclack.com

--

Shipments without modifiers have been packed and are awaiting pickup

--

Still waiting for GMK response.

Thanks jchan, not an easy situation to deal with and I think it speaks volumes that you're willing to cancel people's orders who are unsatisfied with sets they haven't seen in person yet.

Please keep up the updates with GMK :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: st1rguy on Sat, 24 March 2018, 11:26:12
Here is a shot comparing mods from Penumbra, SD, WOB, and Terminal.

I decided to go with the Penumbra mods. I really do like the alphas thou.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Sat, 24 March 2018, 15:41:24
nice comparison, thanks str1guy
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Sat, 24 March 2018, 15:48:44
I decided to go with the Penumbra mods. I really do like the alphas thou.

It's a shame that the GMK Penumbra mods have those awful capitalized letters. Worst set design in GMK history (and I own them).
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Sat, 24 March 2018, 16:08:28
I decided to go with the Penumbra mods. I really do like the alphas thou.

It's a shame that the GMK Penumbra mods have those awful capitalized letters. Worst set design in GMK history (and I own them).

They have a the Solarized Accent Kit that changes them.  I rather like it.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Tue, 27 March 2018, 11:57:46
Any update from GMK?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Eturior on Thu, 29 March 2018, 11:39:47
(https://i.imgur.com/JUWgfR6.jpg)

I am actually positively surprised of this set! The initial photos of the finished set were not too convincing, but in hand and in my setup I think these caps look great! Sure, the mods are a bit darker than expected, but it's not too bad in the end. Thanks!

(https://i.imgur.com/VFLETGU.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5M2b9s1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ePGKp9G.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: clasicks on Thu, 29 March 2018, 11:42:08
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(https://i.imgur.com/JUWgfR6.jpg)


I am actually positively surprised of this set! The initial photos of the finished set were not too convincing, but in hand and in my setup I think these caps look great! Sure, the mods are a bit darker than expected, but it's not too bad in the end. Thanks!

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(https://i.imgur.com/VFLETGU.jpg)

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These photos are great, thanks for sharing!


Wonder what the alphas would look like next to Triumph Adler mods
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 29 March 2018, 12:55:08
The more I see this set the more excellent the alphas look
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Thu, 29 March 2018, 13:07:13
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I am actually positively surprised of this set! The initial photos of the finished set were not too convincing, but in hand and in my setup I think these caps look great! Sure, the mods are a bit darker than expected, but it's not too bad in the end. Thanks!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/VFLETGU.jpg)

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Oh man that looks good! I just wish GMK would get back so the people who ordered the colored mods can get the set.  I feel like this is gonna be a huge delay. Almost willing to pay the $5.75 it would cost to have the two keys sent out once completed via USPS or something.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 29 March 2018, 13:22:07
Those are very nice photos Eturior! Thank you
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: eksuen on Thu, 29 March 2018, 13:32:45
Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/JUWgfR6.jpg)


I am actually positively surprised of this set! The initial photos of the finished set were not too convincing, but in hand and in my setup I think these caps look great! Sure, the mods are a bit darker than expected, but it's not too bad in the end. Thanks!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/VFLETGU.jpg)

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/5M2b9s1.jpg)

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/ePGKp9G.jpg)


Oh man that looks good! I just wish GMK would get back so the people who ordered the colored mods can get the set.  I feel like this is gonna be a huge delay. Almost willing to pay the $5.75 it would cost to have the two keys sent out once completed via USPS or something.

I do not care for the two missing keys, so I requested to have my set shipped without waiting for them. Jchan/Keyclack obliged.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: amnesia0287 on Thu, 29 March 2018, 18:35:57
Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/JUWgfR6.jpg)


I am actually positively surprised of this set! The initial photos of the finished set were not too convincing, but in hand and in my setup I think these caps look great! Sure, the mods are a bit darker than expected, but it's not too bad in the end. Thanks!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/VFLETGU.jpg)

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/5M2b9s1.jpg)

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/ePGKp9G.jpg)


Oh man that looks good! I just wish GMK would get back so the people who ordered the colored mods can get the set.  I feel like this is gonna be a huge delay. Almost willing to pay the $5.75 it would cost to have the two keys sent out once completed via USPS or something.

I do not care for the two missing keys, so I requested to have my set shipped without waiting for them. Jchan/Keyclack obliged.

When GMK makes mistakes, they fix them quickly, only took a few weeks for replacements to be made for the Yuri Icons. Delays are for waiting to get a production slot in queue. When GMK makes a mistake, they don't stick you at the back of the queue, they just fix it and ship.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: eksuen on Thu, 29 March 2018, 18:42:19
When GMK makes mistakes, they fix them quickly, only took a few weeks for replacements to be made for the Yuri Icons. Delays are for waiting to get a production slot in queue. When GMK makes a mistake, they don't stick you at the back of the queue, they just fix it and ship.

No disagreement here, but I didn't see any need to wait for keys that I won't use.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Thu, 29 March 2018, 19:54:41
When GMK makes mistakes, they fix them quickly, only took a few weeks for replacements to be made for the Yuri Icons. Delays are for waiting to get a production slot in queue. When GMK makes a mistake, they don't stick you at the back of the queue, they just fix it and ship.

No disagreement here, but I didn't see any need to wait for keys that I won't use.

Might make a difference if you decide to sell them later, though...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: eksuen on Thu, 29 March 2018, 20:09:27
When GMK makes mistakes, they fix them quickly, only took a few weeks for replacements to be made for the Yuri Icons. Delays are for waiting to get a production slot in queue. When GMK makes a mistake, they don't stick you at the back of the queue, they just fix it and ship.

No disagreement here, but I didn't see any need to wait for keys that I won't use.

Might make a difference if you decide to sell them later, though...

Perhaps. I'm planning to mix the color mods with the alphas from another set, so I had purchased the color mods with no intention of selling them. I'm okay with it being marginally harder to find a potential buyer or lowering the price if I ever have to sell it.

Incidentally, my set arrived today.  :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Mon, 02 April 2018, 23:34:32
Any update from GMK?

People who still haven't received their kits are eagerly waiting.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 03 April 2018, 15:51:12
Any update from GMK?

People who still haven't received their kits are eagerly waiting.

+1, board this will be going on is getting closer. Would be cool to know if something has been worked out, or if we're waiting on GMK still for whatever reason, or if the organizers are deliberating.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: eldonw on Fri, 06 April 2018, 21:10:08
Any update from GMK?

People who still haven't received their kits are eagerly waiting.
+1 very eager
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Fri, 06 April 2018, 21:20:15
Would love an update as well

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Mon, 09 April 2018, 11:36:48
hmm... Has anyone heard of anything?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Mon, 09 April 2018, 11:49:44
It's been almost three weeks since we were told of the mix up. Hopefully we'll get some feedback on status soon. :-X
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 09 April 2018, 11:50:49
I've sent a message to jchan requesting for update
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Mon, 09 April 2018, 14:21:02
Someone said he's away until the 14th. Probably won't hear anything.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rioc on Tue, 10 April 2018, 01:18:02
Someone said he's away until the 14th. Probably won't hear anything.


...the 14th... 14th month of next year? ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: anthonyooiszewen on Tue, 10 April 2018, 01:28:48
Someone said he's away until the 14th. Probably won't hear anything.


...the 14th... 14th month of next year? ;)

Basically.

He posted 3 Instagram stories of his new products, so I replied there telling him I've sent tried contacting him through 4 channels - Reddit, Geekhack, email, and his website - with no luck. He immediately responded with "Hi Anthony, unfortunately we are out of the office until 4-14. We will reply to your message then."

I really have no idea how people still support this farce of a business.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Tue, 10 April 2018, 09:03:10
Someone said he's away until the 14th. Probably won't hear anything.

The only thing that really has to be said by them is that we're still waiting on GMK. Saying he's gonna be back on the 14th with zero replies is not very professional.


...the 14th... 14th month of next year? ;)

Basically.

He posted 3 Instagram stories of his new products, so I replied there telling him I've sent tried contacting him through 4 channels - Reddit, Geekhack, email, and his website - with no luck. He immediately responded with "Hi Anthony, unfortunately we are out of the office until 4-14. We will reply to your message then."

I really have no idea how people still support this farce of a business.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: mkarlsson on Tue, 10 April 2018, 09:12:28
I would have expected a notification from the proxies or GB runner about the color change, not just here. Very disappointing.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: MandrewDavis on Tue, 10 April 2018, 09:25:33
Wait until the 14th everyone. I am not too thrilled either, but let's not turn this into a sh*t on JChan thread.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: tedk on Tue, 10 April 2018, 10:26:03
god dammit. my modifier-set arrived today, and as we all know, the stepped caps arent in it. yeah - still theres a FN in it - 1u... but then i realized, the 1.25 fn is missing -.- cant imagine this mistake slipped through all our minds...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 10 April 2018, 10:31:59
god dammit. my modifier-set arrived today, and as we all know, the stepped caps arent in it. yeah - still theres a FN in it - 1u... but then i realized, the 1.25 fn is missing -.- cant imagine this mistake slipped through all our minds...

1.25 Fn should be there in the base kit tray, could you double check?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Tue, 10 April 2018, 11:40:26
Someone said he's away until the 14th. Probably won't hear anything.

The only thing that really has to be said by them is that we're still waiting on GMK. Saying he's gonna be back on the 14th with zero replies is not very professional.


...the 14th... 14th month of next year? ;)

Basically.

He posted 3 Instagram stories of his new products, so I replied there telling him I've sent tried contacting him through 4 channels - Reddit, Geekhack, email, and his website - with no luck. He immediately responded with "Hi Anthony, unfortunately we are out of the office until 4-14. We will reply to your message then."

I really have no idea how people still support this farce of a business.

He's advertising new products to sell on his store but he's not available to answer customer e-mails hahaha
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: anthonyooiszewen on Tue, 10 April 2018, 12:03:02
Someone said he's away until the 14th. Probably won't hear anything.

The only thing that really has to be said by them is that we're still waiting on GMK. Saying he's gonna be back on the 14th with zero replies is not very professional.


...the 14th... 14th month of next year? ;)

Basically.

He posted 3 Instagram stories of his new products, so I replied there telling him I've sent tried contacting him through 4 channels - Reddit, Geekhack, email, and his website - with no luck. He immediately responded with "Hi Anthony, unfortunately we are out of the office until 4-14. We will reply to your message then."

I really have no idea how people still support this farce of a business.

He's advertising new products to sell on his store but he's not available to answer customer e-mails hahaha

I would laugh along if he didn't owe also owe me ~$200 from the "failed" Master Control Rebirth GB as well as a bunch of missing keys/kits from XDA Milestone.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: tedk on Tue, 10 April 2018, 12:12:32
god dammit. my modifier-set arrived today, and as we all know, the stepped caps arent in it. yeah - still theres a FN in it - 1u... but then i realized, the 1.25 fn is missing -.- cant imagine this mistake slipped through all our minds...

1.25 Fn should be there in the base kit tray, could you double check?

see, thats my problem. i only have the coloured modifiers, not the base kit ... i know, the 1u fn is "extra". but still annoying (in my situation)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: clickityClackity on Tue, 10 April 2018, 12:27:54
Maybe a little late, but I thought I'd post some pictures. I have a setup for photos that (in my opinion) produces pictures which show the colors pretty accurately. This set is ****ing beautiful!

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/e8afa9c89d4d325f7d3424e02811696f.jpg)

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/45dc1cba23ac37ea12223a7455531b3f.jpg)

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/0a2f9f3124aefa9e56e9b4f140489454.jpg)

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/f5a795a72f1256c38c77d9400e818ec4.jpg)

Note that I took these photos with my ****ty camera phone, but the close ups should be spot on.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 10 April 2018, 13:09:49
Maybe a little late, but I thought I'd post some pictures. I have a setup for photos that (in my opinion) produces pictures which show the colors pretty accurately. This set is ****ing beautiful!

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/e8afa9c89d4d325f7d3424e02811696f.jpg)


Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/45dc1cba23ac37ea12223a7455531b3f.jpg)


Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/0a2f9f3124aefa9e56e9b4f140489454.jpg)


Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/f5a795a72f1256c38c77d9400e818ec4.jpg)


Note that I took these photos with my ****ty camera phone, but the close ups should be spot on.

Thanks for the kind words sir
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 10 April 2018, 18:28:07
Wait until the 14th everyone. I am not too thrilled either, but let's not turn this into a sh*t on JChan thread.

+1, not productive.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 11 April 2018, 15:15:28
Hi,

I've been waiting for a reply from GMK.

About  10 days ago, Christoph from GMK followed up with me with the keys. I'm still currently waiting an invoice from GMK however.

I followed up with them 6 days ago, confirming that I'm waiting for an update from Michaela who handles billing, etc.

Just waiting on that still, and following up with an email today as well.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 11 April 2018, 18:46:56
Hi,

I've been waiting for a reply from GMK.

About  10 days ago, Christoph from GMK followed up with me with the keys. I'm still currently waiting an invoice from GMK however.

I followed up with them 6 days ago, confirming that I'm waiting for an update from Michaela who handles billing, etc.

Just waiting on that still, and following up with an email today as well.

Thanks for the update, jchan!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: radio_killah on Sun, 15 April 2018, 22:52:59
I'll take someones base set if they want to drop out.  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 16 April 2018, 20:30:18
Still waiting a reply. I've bumped an email with GMK again.

Hopefully news soon.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Mon, 16 April 2018, 23:42:41
Still waiting a reply. I've bumped an email with GMK again.

Hopefully news soon.
Fingers crossed that it's soon. Thanks for the update, jchan.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Tue, 17 April 2018, 16:25:46
Just got the information to proceed from Michaela ; moving forward.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Tue, 17 April 2018, 16:42:20
Hurray!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 17 April 2018, 19:29:35
Just got the information to proceed from Michaela ; moving forward.

Awesome! Can't wait to finally see these in person, been drooling over pics lately
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Wed, 18 April 2018, 16:49:00
Hurray!

Any ETA?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 19 April 2018, 13:47:52
Hurray!

Is there an updated ETA?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 19 April 2018, 13:50:52
Hurray!

plz update
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Thu, 19 April 2018, 14:11:07
Why am I being tagged?

Update soonTM, I guess.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 19 April 2018, 16:10:15
Why am I being tagged?

Update soonTM, I guess.

thank you
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Fri, 20 April 2018, 15:35:18

Why am I being tagged?

Update soonTM, I guess.



THanks for update
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 29 April 2018, 13:27:14
Do we have an ETA on the extra couple of caps from GMK? Wondering what order of magnitude of time we'll be waiting on them, days, weeks, a month?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: amnesia0287 on Mon, 30 April 2018, 02:35:20
Do we have an ETA on the extra couple of caps from GMK? Wondering what order of magnitude of time we'll be waiting on them, days, weeks, a month?

With Yuri it was just a few weeks, maybe a month, it really just depends how busy GMK is I’d imagine.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Mon, 30 April 2018, 04:58:34
Do we have an ETA on the extra couple of caps from GMK? Wondering what order of magnitude of time we'll be waiting on them, days, weeks, a month?

With Yuri it was just a few weeks, maybe a month, it really just depends how busy GMK is I’d imagine.

I would imagine they'd give jchan an estimate?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 30 April 2018, 11:17:58
Do we have an ETA on the extra couple of caps from GMK? Wondering what order of magnitude of time we'll be waiting on them, days, weeks, a month?

With Yuri it was just a few weeks, maybe a month, it really just depends how busy GMK is I’d imagine.

I would imagine they'd give jchan an estimate?

sometimes they can take an eternity to reply, so i suspect they're just busy

and they don't usually give estimates until you ask, so if it slipped his mind in the last email it could be a minute
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Tue, 01 May 2018, 13:40:28
crickets...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 02 May 2018, 16:00:29
Currently Michaela is outta town (or vacation?) until tomorrow. Waiting for a reply now.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: The_judge_168 on Wed, 02 May 2018, 21:56:35
Hopefully soon!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Sun, 06 May 2018, 21:01:09
Currently Michaela is outta town (or vacation?) until tomorrow. Waiting for a reply now.

Would you expect that this will be arranged before mid/late-June? If not, I would like to submit a shipping address change, as I am anticipating a move soon.

Thanks!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 09 May 2018, 15:02:26
Currently Michaela is outta town (or vacation?) until tomorrow. Waiting for a reply now.

Would you expect that this will be arranged before mid/late-June? If not, I would like to submit a shipping address change, as I am anticipating a move soon.

Thanks!

I have tracking for the keys right now. I should have them by early next week.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: soilheart on Wed, 09 May 2018, 15:24:26
Currently Michaela is outta town (or vacation?) until tomorrow. Waiting for a reply now.

Would you expect that this will be arranged before mid/late-June? If not, I would like to submit a shipping address change, as I am anticipating a move soon.

Thanks!

I have tracking for the keys right now. I should have them by early next week.

Have you discussed any solution with the proxies (EU proxy in my case) concerning how to handle the extra caps, or will the extra caps only be sent out for the ones who bought the set from keyclack directly?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 09 May 2018, 15:50:28
I have tracking for the keys right now. I should have them by early next week.

Great news, thanks for the update :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Thu, 10 May 2018, 01:57:57




I have tracking for the keys right now. I should have them by early next week.

Fantastic news. I look forward to it. Thank you.


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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: jchan94 on Mon, 14 May 2018, 16:00:32




I have tracking for the keys right now. I should have them by early next week.

Fantastic news. I look forward to it. Thank you.


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Had delays with customs, but they arrive on Friday according to the tracking.

--

If you're in the EU, a package should be on it's way to mykeyboard.eu and I'll be coordinating with them to get the keys sent out. No cost is required on your end of course.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Mon, 14 May 2018, 16:22:34
Thanks for the update, jchan! If it arrives this week, I probably won't need an address change :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Sun, 20 May 2018, 15:10:43
When are the sets going to be shipped out to US buyers?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 24 May 2018, 18:35:02
Bump, has the package landed?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: romevi on Thu, 24 May 2018, 23:13:21
Bump, has the package landed?

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: AgonizedFish on Mon, 28 May 2018, 01:29:08
Any updates? It's been a while since the sets were supposed to arrive based on the last update!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Mon, 28 May 2018, 03:34:45



Had delays with customs, but they arrive on Friday according to the tracking.

--

If you're in the EU, a package should be on it's way to mykeyboard.eu and I'll be coordinating with them to get the keys sent out. No cost is required on your end of course.

We would seriously appreciate an update, even if things have not arrived.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Wed, 30 May 2018, 13:10:44
UP
DATE
PLEASE
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Haxmuffin on Fri, 01 June 2018, 17:19:38
Have the keys arrived yet?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Fri, 01 June 2018, 18:17:20
Hey we're 20 days away from a year since this GB started.  The remaining caps were supposed to arrive two weeks ago "according to tracking", yet all I hear is a dying cricket.  Please Jchan, don't let the cricket die. 
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Sat, 02 June 2018, 02:35:35
It certainly would be great to receive an update, even if it's bad news.

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Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 03 June 2018, 14:34:11
+1, plz jchan
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Mon, 04 June 2018, 23:15:21
I hope everything is ok.  I have severe anxiety and if I was running something like this and something ended up going south I would probably curl up and lock myself in a room go silent let and my mental breakdown pass and then surface once everything was in order, but that's just me.. lol.  I give the GB holders credit for doing all of the hard work so we get to show off our new toys.

In all seriousness an update would be nice and is expected at this point. I did see a lot of new posts of SD a week or two back on /mk so I thought they had maybe shipped out or something.

 I'd love to be able to post a picture of the set!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 05 June 2018, 13:18:50
Just an update to say that he's there... I ordered something off the site, and it got shipped pretty quickly.  Not sure what's going on with the update; I want to get an additional space bar kit, but can't do that until this is done and he puts the extras up on the store. :(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Kavik on Tue, 05 June 2018, 13:21:24
Is the holdup just the missing Caps Lock for the colored legends?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Haxmuffin on Tue, 05 June 2018, 14:22:50
Is the holdup just the missing Caps Lock for the colored legends?

Colored stepped caps lock and stepped ctrl, yeah.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Wed, 06 June 2018, 13:23:18
I know this is a groupbuy and one should exercise patience but when are we allowed to panic? It seems that JChan is actually working and honoring purchases made through his site.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Wed, 06 June 2018, 15:15:35
Ive sent a pm to jchan and asking for updates over at skype
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: eldonw on Fri, 08 June 2018, 16:47:42
Anything?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Sat, 09 June 2018, 22:00:51
So now that dsa hydro is ready for launch, maybe we'll get some attention.. because clearly the priority was new product launches instead of shipping us our caps that were received over three weeks ago.

11 days shy of a year since gb start and I have nothing.   :confused:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: OneNightFriend on Sat, 09 June 2018, 22:19:50
Updates? Please?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: AgonizedFish on Sat, 09 June 2018, 22:50:27
So now that dsa hydro is ready for launch, maybe we'll get some attention.. because clearly the priority was new product launches instead of shipping us our caps that were received over three weeks ago.

11 days shy of a year since gb start and I have nothing.   :confused:

Yeah this is pretty sad, I'm normally one to be patient with group buys but it's been a long time with not even a single word. Especially since the last update was claiming that the caps were supposed to arrive to him that week...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: LightningXI on Sun, 10 June 2018, 09:56:30
It should be simple to post an update, even if it were bad news. We would appreciate a check-in, in the way it's simple to attend to a support ticket.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: clik_clak on Sun, 10 June 2018, 10:20:49
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Sun, 10 June 2018, 13:13:50
Just an update to say that he's there... I ordered something off the site, and it got shipped pretty quickly.  Not sure what's going on with the update; I want to get an additional space bar kit, but can't do that until this is done and he puts the extras up on the store. :(

I received my order a couple of days ago.  So no worries there, but unfortunately that doesn't tell anything other than he's around.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Mon, 11 June 2018, 16:49:30
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

+1

EDIT: It seems like someone already called out JChan about their Solarized Dark order https://old.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8dze4q/open_letter_to_jchan94_and_keyclack_its_been_over/
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 11 June 2018, 20:11:47
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

posting something like this on GH and then making a reddit post about it is a really easy way to get me to remove your thread

it breaks reddit's TOS

the other one only got locked cause he was quiet about it first
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: AgonizedFish on Mon, 11 June 2018, 21:37:21
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

posting something like this on GH and then making a reddit post about it is a really easy way to get me to remove your thread

it breaks reddit's TOS

the other one only got locked cause he was quiet about it first

Cool so there is no way to get any update or response from him then. Fantastic
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: zekkin on Mon, 11 June 2018, 21:53:58
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

posting something like this on GH and then making a reddit post about it is a really easy way to get me to remove your thread

it breaks reddit's TOS

the other one only got locked cause he was quiet about it first

So he won't respond here...you'll delete any posts on reddit...

Are people just supposed to twiddle their thumbs until jchan decides it's a good time for an update?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: tanvir175 on Mon, 11 June 2018, 22:01:21
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

posting something like this on GH and then making a reddit post about it is a really easy way to get me to remove your thread

it breaks reddit's TOS

the other one only got locked cause he was quiet about it first

There are threads every now and then calling out Sentraq because his communication is pretty weak due to whatever mailing system he is using. A reddit thread usually gets him to respond right away because he sees it quicker. I've never seen you take that down for "breaking reddit's tos."

Why don't you point out what part of reddit's tos someone would be breaking for posting a thread, asking a vendor (yes, a vendor, not a person. Despite being a one man operation, KeyClack is a business) to provide an update? I must be missing something you're seeing because I sure couldn't find anything.

Or maybe you wanna come clean and say you're pulling that out of your ass and are abusing your power as a moderator to protect someone you consider a friend?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: amnesia0287 on Mon, 11 June 2018, 22:05:47
Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

posting something like this on GH and then making a reddit post about it is a really easy way to get me to remove your thread

it breaks reddit's TOS

the other one only got locked cause he was quiet about it first

That is not in violation of reddit TOS and is NOT birgading. Brigading requires a brigade. Brigading would be posting your reddit link here and telling everyone to go post there.

This is simply using a medium which isn’t visible to the person in question. Posting here doesn’t help because jchan doesn’t appear to be active here.

This buy was not run out of GH and was posted both here and reddit. There are likely participants who aren’t even on GH. It would be an abuse of power for you to remove someone for making a post like that. They are trying to seek support and have every right to do so.

If you can’t understand this you have no place being a moderator to begin with. Your role is to moderate equally and fairly. Not protect non responsive vendors or your friends.

Now I am not particularly worried as jchan has been shipping things when they are available which leads me to believe he still does not have the extra kits. I’m good at waiting. But not everyone is nor should they expect to be.

I can see what the benefit of deleting a post like that would be for jchan, but what would be the benefit for the rest of the community?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Puddsy on Tue, 12 June 2018, 00:10:34
i had a long discussion about this in the biggest reddit mod slack (not just r/mk mods), if you can make a post without personally attacking jchan then i wouldn't remove it

the problem is that all the times people have tried to do it (save the one, just barely), it personally attacks jchan

these aren't my rules, it's part of reddit's anti-bullying policy, so my hands are tied and i have to be strict on it

i've only ever talked to jchan like 3 times, and not at all within the last 8 months or so, when i thanked him for shipping my GMK soware set

posting offsite that you're going to make a personal attack is the problem, not brigading

i shouldn't have said anything, i never learn
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: amnesia0287 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 00:33:53
i had a long discussion about this in the biggest reddit mod slack (not just r/mk mods), if you can make a post without personally attacking jchan then i wouldn't remove it

the problem is that all the times people have tried to do it (save the one, just barely), it personally attacks jchan

these aren't my rules, it's part of reddit's anti-bullying policy, so my hands are tied and i have to be strict on it

i've only ever talked to jchan like 3 times, and not at all within the last 8 months or so, when i thanked him for shipping my GMK soware set

posting offsite that you're going to make a personal attack is the problem, not brigading

i shouldn't have said anything, i never learn

How is asking for a status update a personal attack? Keyclack is a business. You cannot bully a business. Especially not one who has taken your money, not shipped long after the window and not provided an update. And especially not when the way you are “bullying” them is asking for an update or complaining about delays.

It not bullying when people complain about other business owners. It’s not bullying when people give business owners. No one gets banned for giving donald trump or Elon musk ****. Sure keyclack is tiny in comparison, but I fail to see how that warrants special treatment.


You are bending the rules to suit yourself. Anything fits the definition of bullying if you try hard enough.


Please explain what part of the other post was bullying? Specifically.

All it says is he hasn’t been able to reach jchan so he is posting in public, he lists what he bought, and asks for a refund. He doesn’t call jchan names, he doesn’t insult him. It even ends with a thank you as best regards.

In what world is that bullying?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Puddsy on Tue, 12 June 2018, 00:52:15
keyclack is a business but us drama-hungry keyboard nerds (i'd exempt myself from that group but we all know that's not true) can't seem to post about it without also ****ting on jchan, which is where the problem lies

the comparison to trump or musk is not a good one, since they're public figures and jchan is just a dude

no part of the other post was bullying, which is why i left it up, i said that

that's all you'll get on this from me
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: tanvir175 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 01:10:43
posting offsite that you're going to make a personal attack is the problem, not brigading

The best joke I've heard all day.

Call him out on Reddit. It's the only way people have gotten his attention in the past.

His communication skills are extremely poor to say the least. No doubt he's going to come with some excuse how his cousin's neighbor's babysitter's puppy died and he had to deal with that for the last month and his entire world has been in disarray. 

It's been nothing but excuse after excuse with him.

Wanna point out exactly what part of this is a personal attack?
>His communication skills are extremely poor
That's hardly a personal attack and that's about the most I can see you having an issue with this comment.


the problem is that all the times people have tried to do it (save the one, just barely), it personally attacks jchan

these aren't my rules, it's part of reddit's anti-bullying policy, so my hands are tied and i have to be strict on it

>save the one, just barely
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8dze4q/open_letter_to_jchan94_and_keyclack_its_been_over/
Here's the link so you don't need to search for it. Point out exactly what part of this letter is a personal attack and/or why it just barely passes.

He may be tagging /u/jchan94 but he is referring to him as the representative of the business Keyclack, which is literally the first thing in the post.

As seen below, the contact for Keyclack, the business, is none other than Jchan. How are you supposed to criticize Keyclack, as a business, without getting Jchan involved in some manner? You say they are personally attacking him. I say they are reaching out to the one and only contact person for the business.
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This is all public information so please no bull**** about witchhunting or spreading personal info.

no part of the other post was bullying, which is why i left it up, i said that

No, actually. You said save the one, just barely. Is it not bullying at all or just barely passing the line between bullying and not bullying?

jchan is just a dude

He's actually the president of the company Keyclack and, as such, needs to be held responsible for the mess he's created. Meanwhile, he's starting a new GB in ~15 hours and has time to respond immediately to support mail about items in stock at his web store.

i never learn

Yeah, no kidding.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: The_judge_168 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 01:24:37
Just got tracking!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Tue, 12 June 2018, 01:26:59
Just got tracking!

Same here.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: 002 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 02:56:18
Got my tracking number too -- in a very unceremonious email :D
Looking forward to seeing them in person.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 12 June 2018, 06:19:51
So he won't respond here...you'll delete any posts on reddit...

Are people just supposed to twiddle their thumbs until jchan decides it's a good time for an update?

Is being politely persistent and trying to exhaust all other avenues of communication an option?

If that fails, yeah. Wait patiently. It's a group buy, it sucks that the new crowd around here seems to forget that. You have to wait. Don't buy into group buys if you don't understand that, ffs. Just wait for retail and buy it then.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: viridius on Tue, 12 June 2018, 08:23:26
the comparison to trump or musk is not a good one, since they're public figures and jchan is just a dude

He is "just a dude" that runs a public facing business.  Within the keyboard community, he is a public figure.  No one forced him to put his real name on his emails, his website, or to use it as the basis of his public forum handle.  That was his choice.  I encourage you to take a trip over to https://www.keyclack.com/about (https://www.keyclack.com/about) before you tell us again that he's not a public figure.

Also, jchan has also proven quite capable of ignoring customer feedback, why do you feel the need to shield him from it?  If someone says something threatening, by all means moderate away, but you don't need to shield him from feedback or criticism.  You aren't helping the community or jchan by stepping in the middle of this.

Anyhow...the real reason I returned to this thread was to share with fellow group buy members that I received a tracking number from jchan late last night.  I hope everyone else receives their tracking soon as well.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: JFKroflcopter on Tue, 12 June 2018, 08:58:14
So for those of us that received our base and modifier kits in March, will two stepped caps be sent automatically or will we need to do anything extra through Keyclack support?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 12 June 2018, 12:57:24
So he won't respond here...you'll delete any posts on reddit...

Are people just supposed to twiddle their thumbs until jchan decides it's a good time for an update?

Is being politely persistent and trying to exhaust all other avenues of communication an option?

If that fails, yeah. Wait patiently. It's a group buy, it sucks that the new crowd around here seems to forget that. You have to wait. Don't buy into group buys if you don't understand that, ffs. Just wait for retail and buy it then.

This.  The definition and risks of GBs is being forgotten as people join for the shinys.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: zekkin on Tue, 12 June 2018, 13:14:30
So he won't respond here...you'll delete any posts on reddit...

Are people just supposed to twiddle their thumbs until jchan decides it's a good time for an update?

Is being politely persistent and trying to exhaust all other avenues of communication an option?

If that fails, yeah. Wait patiently. It's a group buy, it sucks that the new crowd around here seems to forget that. You have to wait. Don't buy into group buys if you don't understand that, ffs. Just wait for retail and buy it then.

This.  The definition and risks of GBs is being forgotten as people join for the shinys.

In general, I'd agree with both of you -- if we're still waiting on production then there's basically no point in hounding the group buy runner as in most cases they're just as clueless and bound to the same timeline as we, the consumers are. However in this case, we're talking about Solarized Dark's extra keys that supposedly arrived to jchan several weeks ago. Since then there has been no word from him.

It is not unreasonable to ask a vendor/group buy runner for updates on an item has been on-hand for weeks. No updates leaves everyone who hasn't received their set in a pretty awful place as it just seems like the vendor doesn't actually care for his customers at all. The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

I think most peoples' worries would be calmed with a simple, "hey guys, I'm sorry for once again dropping the ball with communication, here's what I plan to do moving forward, etc"

All of this would be avoided by just saying something.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: romevi on Tue, 12 June 2018, 13:37:17
It's never good to avoid/ignore your customers, no matter what the hobby norms are.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 12 June 2018, 14:00:29
So he won't respond here...you'll delete any posts on reddit...

Are people just supposed to twiddle their thumbs until jchan decides it's a good time for an update?

Is being politely persistent and trying to exhaust all other avenues of communication an option?

If that fails, yeah. Wait patiently. It's a group buy, it sucks that the new crowd around here seems to forget that. You have to wait. Don't buy into group buys if you don't understand that, ffs. Just wait for retail and buy it then.

This.  The definition and risks of GBs is being forgotten as people join for the shinys.

In general, I'd agree with both of you -- if we're still waiting on production then there's basically no point in hounding the group buy runner as in most cases they're just as clueless and bound to the same timeline as we, the consumers are. However in this case, we're talking about Solarized Dark's extra keys that supposedly arrived to jchan several weeks ago. Since then there has been no word from him.

It is not unreasonable to ask a vendor/group buy runner for updates on an item has been on-hand for weeks. No updates leaves everyone who hasn't received their set in a pretty awful place as it just seems like the vendor doesn't actually care for his customers at all. The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

I think most peoples' worries would be calmed with a simple, "hey guys, I'm sorry for once again dropping the ball with communication, here's what I plan to do moving forward, etc"

All of this would be avoided by just saying something.

Supposedly is the key word in that statement I'd think; we don't know that he's actually had them in possession.  That's no excuse, but I've seen it time and time again that people avoid confronting others with bad news afyer something has already gone wrong, hoping that the coming good news will be enough to offset it. I try to be persistent as pr0ximity said above, but not take it to the masses personally. But at the same time I also realize that others don't handle things in that same manner.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Tue, 12 June 2018, 14:11:46
Got my tracking number too -- in a very unceremonious email :D
Looking forward to seeing them in person.

The other thing to keep in mind is that these tracking numbers we received are pre-shipment numbers. He has not actually shipped packages, just generated tracking. In the past, I've seen this as a way for group buy runners to extend their time even further by making it seem as if there's progress when there isn't actually anything happening. I hope that's not the case here, but temper expectations.

I'll ping the thread if/when my package is actually in transit.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 14:12:40
Be patient or impatient, let's not turn on each other fellas. It looks like orders are starting to get shipped out. Hooray!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 12 June 2018, 15:48:55
The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: zekkin on Tue, 12 June 2018, 16:09:23
The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.

You say it as though that's acceptable.

Keyclack is not just a single dude running group buys on Geekhack -- Keyclack is a registered LLC in the state of California. Would you hand over hundreds of dollars for something from a local retailer and then just write it off as "well that's just how they do business" when they never send you your item?

I think the answer is no. The answer should be no different for Keyclack. It's time to stop writing off this type of behavior because "that's how he operates" -- the only thing that comes of that is more FUD.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Tue, 12 June 2018, 16:32:37
The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.

You say it as though that's acceptable.

Keyclack is not just a single dude running group buys on Geekhack -- Keyclack is a registered LLC in the state of California. Would you hand over hundreds of dollars for something from a local retailer and then just write it off as "well that's just how they do business" when they never send you your item?

I think the answer is no. The answer should be no different for Keyclack. It's time to stop writing off this type of behavior because "that's how he operates" -- the only thing that comes of that is more FUD.

Not that I disagree that people accepting money in exchange for services should be more accountable and communicative, but this obsession with being an LLC making a difference is very silly.

Keyclack is, I'm sure, a pass-through disregarded entity LLC with a sole proprietor (Chan). This is purely a tax consideration, not a suggestion of customer interaction requirements. It basically gives Chan the ability to file self-employment taxes and has some other benefits (and negatives), but has no bearing on how he treats customers.

EVERYONE accepting money from people in exchange for goods SHOULD be forthright, honest and expedient regardless of their tax formation but the formation itself has no bearing on their responsibilities. 90% of the people running group buys here and elsewhere are ill-prepared for the task and have trouble.

The simple, sad truth is that you should not join ANY group buy if you don't have the stomach for this kind of thing, regardless of whether it's run by a single person, an LLC, a corporation or God himself.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: clik_clak on Tue, 12 June 2018, 16:59:07
There was someone on one of their Twitch streams that was praising a GB runner because they shipped 100% of their orders on time and had good communication throughout...

Something like that doesn't deserve praise. That should be the bare minimum and the expectation with GB's.

The community as a whole is far too lax when it comes to the slack most GB runners are given.

Yes, I'm aware that delays happen. I'm also aware that it takes 10 minutes tops to notify people through email, post on a forum and post something to reddit letting buyer's know there's a delay.

You don't tell people that their keycaps are going to show up in the next couple of days and then fail to communicate with your buyers for 3 weeks after they've arrived. That's just poor business practice and isn't something that people should  brush off so easily.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: tanvir175 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 19:12:43
The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.

Lol. Yeah, that makes this completely okay. Sorry, everyone was just being unreasonable. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

this obsession with being an LLC making a difference is very silly.
The simple, sad truth is that you should not join ANY group buy if you don't have the stomach for this kind of thing, regardless of whether it's run by a single person, an LLC, a corporation or God himself.

You're absolutely right. The truth of the matter is that it doesn't matter whether you're a "regular dude," an LLC, or a corporation. It takes no longer than a few minutes out of your day to update a thread with a few words about what's happening.
You all seem to put those who can complete this simple act on a pedestal while, people like Jchan, are given a pass because they're the expected and accepted average group buy runner.
Here's a simple truth for you. You should not RUN any group buys if you're incapable of updating those who participated in it every now and then.

Yes, I'm aware that delays happen. I'm also aware that it takes 10 minutes tops to notify people through email, post on a forum and post something to reddit letting buyer's know there's a delay.

This ^
This is the majority of people. Those who want Jchan's head are the vast minority. The majority wants a simple ****ing update.


You say it as though that's acceptable.

Keyclack is not just a single dude running group buys on Geekhack -- Keyclack is a registered LLC in the state of California. Would you hand over hundreds of dollars for something from a local retailer and then just write it off as "well that's just how they do business" when they never send you your item?

I think the answer is no. The answer should be no different for Keyclack. It's time to stop writing off this type of behavior because "that's how he operates" -- the only thing that comes of that is more FUD.

Also this ^
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: amnesia0287 on Tue, 12 June 2018, 20:11:15
The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.

I am going to preface this by saying I AM NOT calling jchan a scammer. But the same thing could have been said about Ivan right up until he scammed. I didn’t join his Miami Nights buy because he was a scammer, when I joined “To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him“.

Like I already said tho, I really don’t think that’s what is happening here, and I can totally just wait until he’s ready. I’m also protected since I paid with Amex, so if a few more months pass and everyone else has theirs and mine is still MIA I can still just chargeback. But I don’t expect to need to do that. He shipped muted fast, he sent my refund for senna, this would be a really odd time/thing to start scamming, especially when he is just starting his DSA hydro buy.

Also, just because you don’t mind waiting in silence, doesn’t some how make a complete lack of communication acceptable.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 12 June 2018, 21:41:41
The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.

You say it as though that's acceptable.

Keyclack is not just a single dude running group buys on Geekhack -- Keyclack is a registered LLC in the state of California. Would you hand over hundreds of dollars for something from a local retailer and then just write it off as "well that's just how they do business" when they never send you your item?

I think the answer is no. The answer should be no different for Keyclack. It's time to stop writing off this type of behavior because "that's how he operates" -- the only thing that comes of that is more FUD.

I don't think you're using FUD in the way that it is generally used, i.e. to spread Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt about some situation making the mobs restless.  That would be more on the side of assuming what the situation is, it seems.  Again, not saying that it's right no matter the explanation, but assuming that he had it without verification is FUD.

The fact of the matter is that poor communication skills has become a recurring theme with jchan (M65, MC Rebirth, etc) all the while spinning up new products that seem to immediately take precedence over the things he has already started.

That was already the case before this buy started, so it shouldn't come as any surprise in this buy. I bought in knowing full well how he operates, so I'm okay with letting his process run its course. To my knowledge people haven't been horribly scammed by him, he just takes his time.

You say it as though that's acceptable.

Keyclack is not just a single dude running group buys on Geekhack -- Keyclack is a registered LLC in the state of California. Would you hand over hundreds of dollars for something from a local retailer and then just write it off as "well that's just how they do business" when they never send you your item?

I think the answer is no. The answer should be no different for Keyclack. It's time to stop writing off this type of behavior because "that's how he operates" -- the only thing that comes of that is more FUD.

Not that I disagree that people accepting money in exchange for services should be more accountable and communicative, but this obsession with being an LLC making a difference is very silly.

Keyclack is, I'm sure, a pass-through disregarded entity LLC with a sole proprietor (Chan). This is purely a tax consideration, not a suggestion of customer interaction requirements. It basically gives Chan the ability to file self-employment taxes and has some other benefits (and negatives), but has no bearing on how he treats customers.

EVERYONE accepting money from people in exchange for goods SHOULD be forthright, honest and expedient regardless of their tax formation but the formation itself has no bearing on their responsibilities. 90% of the people running group buys here and elsewhere are ill-prepared for the task and have trouble.

The simple, sad truth is that you should not join ANY group buy if you don't have the stomach for this kind of thing, regardless of whether it's run by a single person, an LLC, a corporation or God himself.

Well said.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: viridius on Fri, 15 June 2018, 09:03:53
While I received tracking on the 12th, my package has not been delivered to FedEx yet.  Anyone else with tracking see movement on their shipment?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Fri, 15 June 2018, 09:35:32
While I received tracking on the 12th, my package has not been delivered to FedEx yet.  Anyone else with tracking see movement on their shipment?

Sadly, no. I think we’re in the situation I warned about earlier:

The other thing to keep in mind is that these tracking numbers we received are pre-shipment numbers. He has not actually shipped packages, just generated tracking. In the past, I've seen this as a way for group buy runners to extend their time even further by making it seem as if there's progress when there isn't actually anything happening. I hope that's not the case here, but temper expectations.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Fri, 15 June 2018, 10:02:44
While I received tracking on the 12th, my package has not been delivered to FedEx yet.  Anyone else with tracking see movement on their shipment?

Sadly, no. I think we’re in the situation I warned about earlier:

The other thing to keep in mind is that these tracking numbers we received are pre-shipment numbers. He has not actually shipped packages, just generated tracking. In the past, I've seen this as a way for group buy runners to extend their time even further by making it seem as if there's progress when there isn't actually anything happening. I hope that's not the case here, but temper expectations.

Not sure about what goes on with KeyClack's orders, but I've noticed several times that I get the package before it even updates- even that last spacebar kit I posted about here.  Give it a bit, and assume the best!  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Fri, 15 June 2018, 10:13:04
Assume the best... Lol.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Fri, 15 June 2018, 10:15:40
Assume the best... Lol.

Not sure what you mean?  I was just posting anecdotal evidence that I've seen it with his orders before.  And the Oblivion Spacebars got here rather quick all things considered.  But whatever...
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Fri, 15 June 2018, 11:34:37
When it comes to keyclack, assuming the best is a recipe for disappointment these days. You can hope, but don't assume.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Fri, 15 June 2018, 13:56:45
When it comes to keyclack, assuming the best is a recipe for disappointment these days. You can hope, but don't assume.

 I concur. Anyways, no tracking# for me yet so i'm still waiting for any updates from JChan.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Fri, 15 June 2018, 14:29:25
When it comes to keyclack, assuming the best is a recipe for disappointment these days. You can hope, but don't assume.

There is no difference in this case- it's just semantics.  Hope for the best... Assume the best, no real practical difference here.  And I think you know that.  Just trying to stem the feeding frenzy that comes from the mentality that the sky is falling.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: roostrc0gburn on Sat, 16 June 2018, 12:37:14
been playing around with my set. i think i like this combo on my gold kbd66

(https://i.imgur.com/9ynuUaN.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: OracleKev on Sat, 16 June 2018, 21:34:37
been playing around with my set. i think i like this combo on my gold kbd66

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/9ynuUaN.jpg)


Nice split BS! Gold combo is intersting...
I really want my set.  Come on jchan, get your act together :-\
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Sat, 16 June 2018, 23:21:30
been playing around with my set. i think i like this combo on my gold kbd66

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/9ynuUaN.jpg)


Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Sat, 16 June 2018, 23:39:59
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: kmba on Sun, 17 June 2018, 10:48:13
If you read back through the thread you will see a lot of discussion on the final colors, including explanations from the designer.  However, no amount of explaining can fix the colors.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Hokabuki on Sun, 17 June 2018, 12:48:46
The set looks much better in person. Pictures don’t do it justice. However, it still isn’t anywhere close to the renders.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: chuckdee on Sun, 17 June 2018, 14:29:53
The set looks much better in person. Pictures don’t do it justice. However, it still isn’t anywhere close to the renders.

Totally agree with this sentiment.

I just wish this part would get over so I could get another set of spacebars and the colored mods!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Hokabuki on Sun, 17 June 2018, 15:31:06
The set looks much better in person. Pictures don’t do it justice. However, it still isn’t anywhere close to the renders.

Totally agree with this sentiment.

I just wish this part would get over so I could get another set of spacebars and the colored mods!
I might have to give the colored mods a shot if extras ever become available!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 18 June 2018, 09:15:57
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)



The lighting is different from the render from what I observe
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: thesiscamper on Mon, 18 June 2018, 10:09:14
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: johntron25 on Mon, 18 June 2018, 12:25:54
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.


He said it twice already guys! God forbid we make say it three times! Oh the heavens!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: romevi on Mon, 18 June 2018, 13:12:17
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

Man, when you rage you really rage.  :eek:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: gutsack on Mon, 18 June 2018, 13:15:41
You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

I'm so disappointed in this reply, I don't really know where to start. I try to stay as positive as possible in this community (and I think my post history will hopefully confirm that), but there are times like this where it's very hard to feel good about it given how unnecessarily rude and pointed this reply was. Are we really at the point where someone who pays hundreds of dollars for something you designed gets called "dumb" (twice) and a "****ing expert" when asking what happened in the process that led from one set of visuals to a completely different end-product?

People look up to your work, thesiscamper. Any time a new buy is started, people ask for renders from you. Hell, even in this buy itself, especially in the beginning, people continuously doubted the colors that GMK showed in their render and _everyone_ was quick to say "don't worry about that, look at thesiscamper's renders, they're always the best". (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90192.msg2448375#msg2448375, https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90192.msg2449513#msg2449513, https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90192.msg2448486#msg2448486) Maybe you don't want this responsibility (which I would completely understand), but that's the situation you're in as someone who designs lots of amazing stuff. You're looked at as a design leader around here.

I never claimed to be an expert. I'm far from it. That is, in fact, _why_ I asked how this result occurred because _I'm not an expert and I'm curious_.

As someone who I think _is_ an expert (you, thesiscamper), this is a toxic, harsh reply to what I did not think was unacceptable feedback/concern. I'm sorry you're annoyed at being asked by multiple people about the colors. And yes, back in March (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90192.msg2577772#msg2577772) you did post about the colors, but your post was, effectively, "We had to pick Pantone colors". That doesn't really explain how, _even in that post_, you continued to show your render which is nothing like the end product. Yes, renders are just that—renders—but I don't think it's out of line to be disappointed by the end result and be curious which step of the process could be improved for the next buy.

And, seriously, this whole "the lighting in that photo is to blame!" argument is quite well worn at this point. Many, many people have posted photos (including the person selling this set: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90192.msg2578595#msg2578595) and none look anywhere near the renders.

I'm sorry to have offended you with my questions. I'm actually a pretty smart person. I'm not a ****ing expert in this, but I'm certainly an expert in other areas. I definitely don't go around telling other people who aren't experts that they're dumb whenever they ask a question.

The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Thank you for answering the question, though, amongst all the insults.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Yeoh on Mon, 18 June 2018, 18:34:03
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

Holy customer service, batman.

If you are attempting to distract everyone from how horribly this gb was run, by highlighting how horribly it was produced, job well ****in done, sir.

Check mate.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: forevermadrigal on Mon, 18 June 2018, 18:57:25
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

Holy customer service, batman.

If you are attempting to distract everyone from how horribly this gb was run, by highlighting how horribly it was produced, job well ****in done, sir.

Check mate.

All thesiscamper did is help design the set. He has nothing to with how keyclack ran the gb/whatever is going on currently.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Delirious on Mon, 18 June 2018, 19:39:37
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

Rofl

The whole thing was a ****show; take another dump on the pile to really seal in the smell. How dare gutsack, as a customer, to voice his opinion. To all the future payers: geekhack is not Amazon, do not leave negative reviews because you have absolutely no rights to voice your opinions even though you pay for the products. Just take it in the ass or else “you are really ****ing dumb”.

 Thanks for the lesson.

Sold mine still in shrink wrap and glad I did.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Yeoh on Mon, 18 June 2018, 22:23:31
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

Holy customer service, batman.

If you are attempting to distract everyone from how horribly this gb was run, by highlighting how horribly it was produced, job well ****in done, sir.

Check mate.

All thesiscamper did is help design the set. He has nothing to with how keyclack ran the gb/whatever is going on currently.

That was literally my point.

This laughably run gb has been enough of a fiasco as a whole, but the (color) design process was also a failed production in itself, and I was amazed at the designers response that only added insult to injury. I used to respect thesiscamper, but that response is inexcusable.

Its unfortunate, this was a very appealing colorway. I guess we should know better by now when it comes to certain vendors, however.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Haxmuffin on Mon, 18 June 2018, 22:38:53
sometime today the thread title got changed to 'shipping' instead of 'shipped to keyclack and proxies'

is it happening boys?
Title: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: gutsack on Mon, 18 June 2018, 23:20:14
How dare gutsack, as a customer, to voice his opinion. To all the future payers: geekhack is not Amazon, do not leave negative reviews because you have absolutely no rights to voice your opinions even though you pay for the products. Just take it in the ass or else “you are really ****ing dumb”.

Thing is, I genuinely wasn't trying to leave a negative review but ask how things ended up where they did. I've been part of GMK sets in the past where the color process was pretty lengthy and required lots of samples, in this buy it seemed like the color issues were all well after people had paid money, and I was genuinely curious how the hiccups in this buy's process and what could have been done differently to change the end result.

Truthfully, though, this community, on a whole, is extremely unforgiving of complaint about results. Any time someone is unhappy with how a buy turned out it's "don't join group buys if you care" or "it's just one guy" or "have patience they'll ship someday" or "if you don't like the result, don't buy from this person again" but there's no way for anyone to discuss their displeasure without it going toxic and south almost immediately. I shouldn't have even asked because part of me knew this would happen, but I had had good experiences with jchan before and I had never interacted with thesiscamper directly.

I didn't mean to explode the thread, sorry.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: gutsack on Mon, 18 June 2018, 23:21:27
sometime today the thread title got changed to 'shipping' instead of 'shipped to keyclack and proxies'

is it happening boys?

Some of us got shipping notices recently but no products have actually shipped recently as far as I can tell (they were just pre-shipment notices). I emailed jchan today asking when my pre-shipment would actually be shipped but have not heard back.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: HotRoderX on Tue, 19 June 2018, 01:56:53
How dare gutsack, as a customer, to voice his opinion. To all the future payers: geekhack is not Amazon, do not leave negative reviews because you have absolutely no rights to voice your opinions even though you pay for the products. Just take it in the ass or else “you are really ****ing dumb”.

Thing is, I genuinely wasn't trying to leave a negative review but ask how things ended up where they did. I've been part of GMK sets in the past where the color process was pretty lengthy and required lots of samples, in this buy it seemed like the color issues were all well after people had paid money, and I was genuinely curious how the hiccups in this buy's process and what could have been done differently to change the end result.

Truthfully, though, this community, on a whole, is extremely unforgiving of complaint about results. Any time someone is unhappy with how a buy turned out it's "don't join group buys if you care" or "it's just one guy" or "have patience they'll ship someday" or "if you don't like the result, don't buy from this person again" but there's no way for anyone to discuss their displeasure without it going toxic and south almost immediately. I shouldn't have even asked because part of me knew this would happen, but I had had good experiences with jchan before and I had never interacted with thesiscamper directly.

I didn't mean to explode the thread, sorry.

its not just group buy's the longer I am in the community The more toxic it has become/seems. Perhaps its something new or always been this way but between we can't hold anyone accountable to o that's a copy of XYZ. Which most the time is a copy of YZX but that gets left out. Thats not to say its all bad just seems like there is a LOT of negative and a lot of BS thrown around in general.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Delirious on Tue, 19 June 2018, 02:20:19
How dare gutsack, as a customer, to voice his opinion. To all the future payers: geekhack is not Amazon, do not leave negative reviews because you have absolutely no rights to voice your opinions even though you pay for the products. Just take it in the ass or else “you are really ****ing dumb”.

Thing is, I genuinely wasn't trying to leave a negative review but ask how things ended up where they did. I've been part of GMK sets in the past where the color process was pretty lengthy and required lots of samples, in this buy it seemed like the color issues were all well after people had paid money, and I was genuinely curious how the hiccups in this buy's process and what could have been done differently to change the end result.

Truthfully, though, this community, on a whole, is extremely unforgiving of complaint about results. Any time someone is unhappy with how a buy turned out it's "don't join group buys if you care" or "it's just one guy" or "have patience they'll ship someday" or "if you don't like the result, don't buy from this person again" but there's no way for anyone to discuss their displeasure without it going toxic and south almost immediately. I shouldn't have even asked because part of me knew this would happen, but I had had good experiences with jchan before and I had never interacted with thesiscamper directly.

I didn't mean to explode the thread, sorry.

You have every rights to voice your complaints if you pay for it. Just like any other consumer products, there are a review process where actual buyers voice their opinions, whether negative or positive. It's part of the growth process for both the manufacturers and the consumers. Also as consumers you are entitled to protection against scams or faulty products. Clearly most group buys are outside of that scope, the runners have to rely on participants' fund to produce products, hence the wait time. Having said that, beside the long wait, you still have every rights to be passionate and opinionated about your purchases. Don't let anyone take that away from you.

That has always been my principles. I have been around for 6 years but I rarely post because I only voice my opinions in projects that I am invested in. And when I do, I am very opinionated about it. E8-V1, Evil80, and Solarized Dark are some of my recent complaints. And you better believe I stand behind my complains 100%

Secondly, nobody is blind in this place; there are almost a 100 pictures with different lighting and post-process, and this set still derails so far from the original intention.

Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Chromatrope on Tue, 19 June 2018, 05:46:40
If you're gonna compare to the render, at least do it in similar-ish lighting. This potato pic is still a ways off from reality (alphas slightly too saturated, mods too dark) but it's the closest I've gotten it and I've seen:

(https://i.imgur.com/gB7zJgg.png)

This is an extremely un-photogenic set, like I have literally not seen a single picture anywhere that does them justice. I will agree it's a decent bit different from the renders, but not even close to what the pictures show.

IRL, the legends are clearly grey and not white like cameras seem to think, the alpha blue is clearly visible but not remotely bright, it's very calm and understated, ever so slightly greenish too as it should be (pic doesn't really get that), modifiers aren't clearly blue but the colour presents itself more as a tone, a cold off-black, almost iridescent, really cool imo. The TU2 accents are violently cyan, pure energy, and serve to contrast the rest of the set and make the gentle, subdued nature more clearly visible.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: iamjaklol on Tue, 19 June 2018, 12:42:56
Oh, right... I got so caught up in being frustrated with the lack of news and shipping that I forgot how badly this set turned out. The colors are truly a huge miss. Oh well.

Not to pile on but I would love to see a postmortem some time about how we ended up with the colors we did, because I genuinely think it would help other future designers/GB runners when planning a set with GMK.

I know renders aren’t always accurate but the difference between the renders and the end product is night and day, so I’m curious which part of the process needed to change, etc, to avoid this outcome. As someone who has considered attempting to design a GMK set recently, this result (and others) made me nervous.

Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/380d1890230ccef8efd7340a917f84d4.tiff)


You, like other "color experts" here, are just really dumb. I'm not saying the outcome is perfect, but I already explained the process and how we got here. The mistake is not choosing a specific Pantone code beforehand, because not all hex codes and RGB values can be produced in Pantone.

Second time I said this, god you guys are dumb.

Also the ****ing lighting, I can choose any keyset and compare photos and they can look very different from each other. Everybody's a ****ing expert online.

Hi Thesiscamper, I only lurk here normally but your comment compelled me to sign up to post in response. As a bit of context, I am a print & packaging designer who before my current role worked in colour proofing across paper and plastics (think matching brand colours to physical shampoo bottles, website palettes to printed promotional media, that kind of thing) so I'd definitely put myself firmly in the "color expert" category. I am also an owner of the Solarized Dark set.

I will outline that I do in fact like the keyset, the colours work well together in person and although they vary drastically in different lighting, this is to absolutely be expected. I have no problem with the set itself in isolation, but it certainly isn't what I originally put money forward for and both the process outlined in this thread and your response above are very worrying from a professional and consumer perspective. None of my message is intended as disrespect or a dig, but as someone who understands the quandaries of dealing with products moving from a digital realm to the real world I'm just genuinely interested to find out your thought process.

I'd be curious to hear your answers if you'd be so kind as to humour my following questions:

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: gutsack on Tue, 19 June 2018, 13:51:23
If you're gonna compare to the render, at least do it in similar-ish lighting. This potato pic is still a ways off from reality (alphas slightly too saturated, mods too dark) but it's the closest I've gotten it and I've seen:

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(https://i.imgur.com/gB7zJgg.png)


This is an extremely un-photogenic set, like I have literally not seen a single picture anywhere that does them justice. I will agree it's a decent bit different from the renders, but not even close to what the pictures show.

IRL, the legends are clearly grey and not white like cameras seem to think, the alpha blue is clearly visible but not remotely bright, it's very calm and understated, ever so slightly greenish too as it should be (pic doesn't really get that), modifiers aren't clearly blue but the colour presents itself more as a tone, a cold off-black, almost iridescent, really cool imo. The TU2 accents are violently cyan, pure energy, and serve to contrast the rest of the set and make the gentle, subdued nature more clearly visible.

This is indeed the closest photo I've seen to the renders, but perhaps it highlights the case that in this render pass, the lighting was completely unrealistic unless you sit in pitch-darkness all day and night at your desk (I, personally, don't). But I will agree this looks closer. In the future, it certainly falls on me to be more critical of renders and lighting conditions and to consider the fact that my office is well-lit most of the day so if it looks too dark in renders it will look wrong in real life for me. Thanks.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipped to Keyclack and Proxies
Post by: Uleoja on Tue, 19 June 2018, 14:59:26
Recieved my kits and put them on my ergodox.

Here's how they look:
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(https://i.imgur.com/larCeqT.jpg)


The modifiers are indeed quite dark, this is one (on the right) compared to some black SP DCS blanks (on the left):
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(https://i.imgur.com/kywfHhG.jpg)


This, I thought was pretty close to the renders.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 19 June 2018, 16:00:16
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Giorgio on Tue, 19 June 2018, 16:08:23
GMK "renders" look always flat, like something filtered through an opaque layer.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: romevi on Tue, 19 June 2018, 16:42:20
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.

That's fine and all, but I've seen thesis break on more than one occasion. One of them was on me!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 19 June 2018, 16:54:31
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.

That's fine and all, but I've seen thesis break on more than one occasion. One of them was on me!

FTFY  ;)  :thumb:

Being serious, that's unfortunate.  But I don't think that obviates my statement in any fashion.  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: jchan94 on Tue, 19 June 2018, 17:30:41
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

--

If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

--

This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Delirious on Tue, 19 June 2018, 18:16:56
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.



I don’t need people to treat me with more grace as long as I don’t call them dumb****s
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: JFKroflcopter on Tue, 19 June 2018, 18:55:16
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

--

If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

--

This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.

Hey jchan,

Have a quick question. I already received my base kit and colored modifiers with the first batch of shipments. Just wondering if I'll receive separate tracking for the stepped caps and stepped ctrl caps.

I saw that you're still working on tracking for 'replacement keycaps'. I didn't know if the stepped caps fell into that category.

Thank you!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: pr0ximity on Tue, 19 June 2018, 20:01:18
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

--

If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

--

This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.

Thanks jchan, looking forward to seeing these in person
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: Uleoja on Wed, 20 June 2018, 10:55:11
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

--

If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

--

This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.

Thank you so much!  I hope all is well and god bless!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: romevi on Wed, 20 June 2018, 10:57:24
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.

That's fine and all, but I've seen thesis break on more than one occasion. One of them was on me!

FTFY  ;)  :thumb:

Being serious, that's unfortunate.  But I don't think that obviates my statement in any fashion.  :thumb:

Well, I think it's pretty rude of him to say what he did. I've seen plenty of people at breaking points rage online and to me it's never an excuse to call people dumb, even if you feel you are more experienced in a profession.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: chuckdee on Wed, 20 June 2018, 13:45:48
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.

That's fine and all, but I've seen thesis break on more than one occasion. One of them was on me!

FTFY  ;)  :thumb:

Being serious, that's unfortunate.  But I don't think that obviates my statement in any fashion.  :thumb:

Well, I think it's pretty rude of him to say what he did. I've seen plenty of people at breaking points rage online and to me it's never an excuse to call people dumb, even if you feel you are more experienced in a profession.

Did I ever say it wasn't?  That's not what my statement said, nor meant.  I just think it's better not to descend into the muck and wade it out with the person.  But to try to afford a little grace, and let it go.  There are enough tensions in the thread than to go adding to them, no matter how justified you may be or feel that you are.  That's just my take, admittedly, but no less valid for that.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: mkarlsson on Wed, 20 June 2018, 13:58:20
Sorry, I am lost... are the missing stepped caps and ctrl what is being shipped? If so, who will be notifying the people that got the set through a proxy?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: romevi on Wed, 20 June 2018, 14:09:33
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.

That's fine and all, but I've seen thesis break on more than one occasion. One of them was on me!

FTFY  ;)  :thumb:

Being serious, that's unfortunate.  But I don't think that obviates my statement in any fashion.  :thumb:

Well, I think it's pretty rude of him to say what he did. I've seen plenty of people at breaking points rage online and to me it's never an excuse to call people dumb, even if you feel you are more experienced in a profession.

Did I ever say it wasn't?  That's not what my statement said, nor meant.  I just think it's better not to descend into the muck and wade it out with the person.  But to try to afford a little grace, and let it go.  There are enough tensions in the thread than to go adding to them, no matter how justified you may be or feel that you are.  That's just my take, admittedly, but no less valid for that.

When you said this:
"Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace."
it sounded to me like you were justifying thesis' post considering the statements made by people regarding the colors and his reaction toward them.

"Everyone has a breaking point" = thesis had a breaking point by reading these comments and lashed out.
"I hope if you ever reach it on any project" = someone else in the same shoes as thesis reading comments about work they've done.
"people treat you with more grace." = people ought to understand the position thesis is in and offer more grace (i.e., not be offended by his remarks), and similarly ought if you were in the same position.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 20 June 2018, 15:40:05
Sorry, I am lost... are the missing stepped caps and ctrl what is being shipped? If so, who will be notifying the people that got the set through a proxy?

For those, I am currently packing them.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 20 June 2018, 15:41:41
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

--

If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

--

This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.

Hey jchan,

Have a quick question. I already received my base kit and colored modifiers with the first batch of shipments. Just wondering if I'll receive separate tracking for the stepped caps and stepped ctrl caps.

I saw that you're still working on tracking for 'replacement keycaps'. I didn't know if the stepped caps fell into that category.

Thank you!

For those trackings, I'm sending them via email. They are in bubble mailers, but have a good amount of bubble wrap to protect them from damage.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: chuckdee on Wed, 20 June 2018, 15:49:24
Finally, designer must have the ability to absorb critiques, that how you grow as an artist/designer/maker. You don't insult critique-givers. It doesnt take a film philosopher to recognize good films. It doesnt take a color theorist to say Solarized Dark is a ****show. Get off your high horse, learn how to filter criticisms, and definitely do not insult the people who funded your visions. Thesiscamper took me by surprise with the personal insults, I hope one day he'll grow up.

Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace.

That's fine and all, but I've seen thesis break on more than one occasion. One of them was on me!

FTFY  ;)  :thumb:

Being serious, that's unfortunate.  But I don't think that obviates my statement in any fashion.  :thumb:

Well, I think it's pretty rude of him to say what he did. I've seen plenty of people at breaking points rage online and to me it's never an excuse to call people dumb, even if you feel you are more experienced in a profession.

Did I ever say it wasn't?  That's not what my statement said, nor meant.  I just think it's better not to descend into the muck and wade it out with the person.  But to try to afford a little grace, and let it go.  There are enough tensions in the thread than to go adding to them, no matter how justified you may be or feel that you are.  That's just my take, admittedly, but no less valid for that.

When you said this:
"Everyone has a breaking point.  I hope if you ever reach it on any project, people treat you with more grace."
it sounded to me like you were justifying thesis' post considering the statements made by people regarding the colors and his reaction toward them.

"Everyone has a breaking point" = thesis had a breaking point by reading these comments and lashed out.
"I hope if you ever reach it on any project" = someone else in the same shoes as thesis reading comments about work they've done.
"people treat you with more grace." = people ought to understand the position thesis is in and offer more grace (i.e., not be offended by his remarks), and similarly ought if you were in the same position.

That in no way justifies his remarks, nor says it isn't rude.  It just says that the response to it doesn't take into account that he's just a person. 

Your reading is up to you.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 20 June 2018, 15:54:30
Sorry, I am lost... are the missing stepped caps and ctrl what is being shipped? If so, who will be notifying the people that got the set through a proxy?

Clarify:

1. mykeyboard.eu currently has them, and is shipping them out soon!

2. KP from kprepublic, was shipped the shipment, but we are unaware when he will ship it.

Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: jchan94 on Wed, 20 June 2018, 16:17:13
Tracking numbers have been sent out. Stepped Keys are packed now, and you should get them end of this or early next week.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: OracleKev on Wed, 20 June 2018, 20:35:30
Finally!

June 20, 2018, 3:56 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733

For the color debate, I don't care as long as the set looks good.
Deviations and surprises happen despite best effort, sorta part of life here.

For those who got slammed for making legit complaints, I feel for you. Popos often go after wrong people to keep order.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 20 June 2018, 21:02:57
Quote
Expected delivery by: Friday June 22

Hyyyyype
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: MentholMoose on Wed, 20 June 2018, 23:31:09
I didn't receive a shipping confirmation but I did receive my shipment today. It is intact and complete - base, modifier, and spacebar kits, plus the stepped keys.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: razor_blade on Thu, 21 June 2018, 02:22:33
So, when are extras available on Keyclack? ;)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: mkarlsson on Thu, 21 June 2018, 07:03:02
Sorry, I am lost... are the missing stepped caps and ctrl what is being shipped? If so, who will be notifying the people that got the set through a proxy?

Clarify:

1. mykeyboard.eu currently has them, and is shipping them out soon!

2. KP from kprepublic, was shipped the shipment, but we are unaware when he will ship it.

Thanks a lot jchan94!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: kmba on Thu, 21 June 2018, 10:07:05
One year to the day. Better late than never.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: romevi on Thu, 21 June 2018, 10:14:43
One year to the day. Better late than never.

Pff. That's nothing!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: johntron25 on Thu, 21 June 2018, 11:24:48
Thanks for the update!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: jchan94 on Thu, 21 June 2018, 23:16:54
I didn't receive a shipping confirmation but I did receive my shipment today. It is intact and complete - base, modifier, and spacebar kits, plus the stepped keys.

I sent out manual emails to everyone - if you changed your email, maybe it didn't go through. I didn't have any emails bounce back.

But, glad you got the set.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Uleoja on Fri, 22 June 2018, 20:54:24
Got everything ordered.  Very happy with how it turned out regardless of all the color debate. 
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - Shipping
Post by: chuckdee on Sat, 23 June 2018, 00:11:50
All the trackings have been sent out.

A major number of the tracking numbers have not been updated (pending). Our USPS pickup person has left USPS, so today, we'll be taking these to USPS. You will see it move tomorrow.

--

If you're waiting for a replacement keycap, you will get the tracking today after I finalize the list. You'll get tracking via email on file. If you've changed addresses since then, please notify support@keyclack.com . I will be holding the replacement keycap shipments for a day before dropping them off at USPS.

--

This GB should be marked to be completed in 2-3 days.

When do you plan to post the extras to your site?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Haxmuffin on Sat, 23 June 2018, 20:25:13
Just received the set and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Honestly, I think the alphas look closer to Solarized Dark than the renders did, so that's good for me since it's my favorite Vim theme.

For everyone else getting the set, make sure you check the back of the box!

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/117454114354364419/460203039412846622/IMG_20180623_160128.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: rainb1ood on Sun, 24 June 2018, 19:19:11
Just received the set and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Honestly, I think the alphas look closer to Solarized Dark than the renders did, so that's good for me since it's my favorite Vim theme.

For everyone else getting the set, make sure you check the back of the box!

Show Image
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/117454114354364419/460203039412846622/IMG_20180623_160128.jpg)


love your photo dude! thank you for the kind words
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: davewongillies on Thu, 28 June 2018, 19:49:26
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i_wWLgwSl0L7v4RR1JH74KV5IRvOIQn-fPCm6nkE9XXuB-6qqPJdHq3t2ZFmBAdImPZwXOlF9NntGl3aHorx0Q8ikMmlpi5HISB9BJXyZbAUJR2RFLTp28BABFARACOK2Kp5svF5OiM3JZ9fgG4X-IDbvGEE6APawuscdXEQa39_tx9GWkxMncuCfLtMU0mcq4NV0q1qSUVB9V66VzVM2UwJ83trUrXmtKk5yEc7ZiBD8EpEYFdwfvWMnay-oyi86HArPm1WQXLqcELaz05a6RDLCGEqrGOFO4fVVgyacBaCAlK44HMKVEc-WsONJYQEcIT12O7_4BZQDBg7cMt-35ZQ4jMvC1v1cP7MJ4RdVi3pNOQD2u7Xte1MmxofUOJ4LT52nV4Wfn1cGvt_xhJRPAdFV9y68uWrNhF6dKGJeAxtiY49WgeDAGZ4QIhJGqKi2jxcIgEVwT8cyL_wvEs9ZlkLTCvMihJ4abb3Cj28Lguby2UwJeyipCIxow0ms7BEiCPFAPOL7oNb9GzdQeCM8IrXAcyl-DTO8uF3OTumjvTFODGiIdBA9mNDHlWDOB9oVIbuYcMQ9WvKGQvrAj0rdhi9Y_-2Obk8Q8NmEOg1=w1278-h847-no)
I received mine last week and am happy with how it turned out.  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: The_judge_168 on Mon, 02 July 2018, 09:10:57
(https://i.imgur.com/fUxzi8J.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: OracleKev on Mon, 02 July 2018, 10:15:39
I received my sets.  Happy with the result.  The set looks very different in person than most photos on the internet.  Because of dark colors, camera overexposes.  Here is slightly underexposed photo.

[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 12 July 2018, 07:11:32
Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)
Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/KpKZzt)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: didgeridoo on Thu, 12 July 2018, 08:26:09
Is there per chance going to be another round of this goodness in foreseeable future?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Hokabuki on Thu, 12 July 2018, 09:57:41
Is there per chance going to be another round of this goodness in foreseeable future?
Lol doubtful. This definitely wasn’t the most painless group buy. I would be surprised if it ran again.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Uleoja on Thu, 12 July 2018, 11:25:36
Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

Show Image
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)

Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/KpKZzt)
Wow.  This is hands down the best picture I've seen.  It's absolutely perfect all-around!  Makes me want to get a blue board.  .
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: chuckdee on Thu, 12 July 2018, 16:52:13
Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

Show Image
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)

Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/KpKZzt)

Very nice!  Thanks for sharing!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/fUxzi8J.jpg)


Which color clueboard is that?  The grey?  It looks really good!  I was thinking about putting it on my teal, but went with oblivion as I needed the 2U space to complete it, and the extras aren't up yet. :(
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: MandrewDavis on Thu, 12 July 2018, 18:26:30
"The best of all possible worlds"

(https://i.imgur.com/Vh4eUba.jpg)

In case anyone was wondering, the new 6u centered spacebar mold works perfect on Novatouch'd keyboards!
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: LightningXI on Thu, 12 July 2018, 20:19:51
"The best of all possible worlds"

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(https://i.imgur.com/Vh4eUba.jpg)


In case anyone was wondering, the new 6u centered spacebar mold works perfect on Novatouch'd keyboards!

How do you work around the Topre 6u stabilizer, though?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: forevermadrigal on Thu, 12 July 2018, 20:58:35
Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

Show Image
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)

Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/KpKZzt)

 :cool:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: MandrewDavis on Thu, 12 July 2018, 21:20:40
Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

Show Image
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)

:eek: Love that partial plate, great boards as always!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/fUxzi8J.jpg)

Which color clueboard is that?  The grey?  It looks really good!  I was thinking about putting it on my teal, but went with oblivion as I needed the 2U space to complete it, and the extras aren't up yet. :(
I believe that is actually an LZ ST

How do you work around the Topre 6u stabilizer, though?

Simply by popping out both the original stabilizer assembly and replacing it with ones from the Novatouch! The original 6u stabilizer wire is retained. Wasn't sure it was even going to work until it was put back together since I don't think anyone else has tried this.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: fleeceman on Sat, 14 July 2018, 11:30:49
hey is this likely to run again anytime soon?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: LightningXI on Sat, 14 July 2018, 12:12:52
hey is this likely to run again anytime soon?

Definitely not.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: chuckdee on Sat, 14 July 2018, 13:27:44
Extras are up on Keyclack... at an insane margin.

https://keyclack.com/product/gmksolarizeddark
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: The_judge_168 on Sun, 15 July 2018, 16:30:29
Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

Show Image
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)

Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/KpKZzt)

Very nice!  Thanks for sharing!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/fUxzi8J.jpg)


Which color clueboard is that?  The grey?  It looks really good!  I was thinking about putting it on my teal, but went with oblivion as I needed the 2U space to complete it, and the extras aren't up yet. :(

Very happy with how this set turned out  :cool:

Show Image
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1805/28492203937_9271d71c5a_k.jpg)

:eek: Love that partial plate, great boards as always!

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/fUxzi8J.jpg)

Which color clueboard is that?  The grey?  It looks really good!  I was thinking about putting it on my teal, but went with oblivion as I needed the 2U space to complete it, and the extras aren't up yet. :(
I believe that is actually an LZ ST

How do you work around the Topre 6u stabilizer, though?

Simply by popping out both the original stabilizer assembly and replacing it with ones from the Novatouch! The original 6u stabilizer wire is retained. Wasn't sure it was even going to work until it was put back together since I don't think anyone else has tried this.

Yes LZ ST. And did not know you could do that with Novatouch stabilzer housings
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: LightningXI on Mon, 23 July 2018, 10:09:52
Keyset is mine -- featured on a commission VE.A build I just did.

(https://i.imgur.com/B8ODZNK.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BFBi4zC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kGEJG8s.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: mkarlsson on Mon, 23 July 2018, 11:41:02
I haven’t got anything from mykeyboard.eu in regards to the missing keycaps... what about you guys?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Chromatrope on Tue, 24 July 2018, 02:19:00
Though I don't mind, I haven't either
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: poolside on Tue, 24 July 2018, 17:15:04
Keyset is mine -- featured on a commission VE.A build I just did.

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/B8ODZNK.jpg)

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/BFBi4zC.jpg)

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/kGEJG8s.jpg)


That last pic is beautiful  :thumb:
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: att1cus on Fri, 08 February 2019, 19:14:27
If anyone has a set to sell, i am buying.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Darknight00z on Sat, 09 February 2019, 10:39:08
If anyone has a set to sell, i am buying.

https://www.keyclack.com/products/gmk-solarized-dark
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: break on Mon, 08 July 2019, 12:09:56
What's going on here - is this a new GB?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: pr0ximity on Mon, 08 July 2019, 12:56:25
What's going on here - is this a new GB?

The title of the thread says "COMPLETE" and the link in the post before yours is to buy leftovers from the group buy.

So no.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: break on Mon, 08 July 2019, 15:40:12
What's going on here - is this a new GB?

The title of the thread says "COMPLETE" and the link in the post before yours is to buy leftovers from the group buy.

So no.

Did you click the link? Keyclack now shows "Opening Soon" on that page. I couldn't tell if they're relaunching a GB or their entire website, hence my question.

But thank you for the patronizing answer. :)
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: pr0ximity on Mon, 08 July 2019, 17:57:28
What's going on here - is this a new GB?

The title of the thread says "COMPLETE" and the link in the post before yours is to buy leftovers from the group buy.

So no.

Did you click the link? Keyclack now shows "Opening Soon" on that page. I couldn't tell if they're relaunching a GB or their entire website, hence my question.

But thank you for the patronizing answer. :)
  that's the KeyClack base page, not particular to Solarized Dark. Could just be a site revamp moving to Shopify.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: chestera on Wed, 03 March 2021, 13:22:27
any plans for r2?
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Varbil on Wed, 08 September 2021, 01:45:12
+1
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: actress on Sun, 16 January 2022, 09:34:44
round 2 would be pretty dank
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: Ensaum on Fri, 28 January 2022, 23:53:01
OP pls do r2
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: diorite on Fri, 23 June 2023, 20:41:36
+1 for R2
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: OmegaZero55 on Tue, 11 July 2023, 02:42:20
This is probably my favorite GMK set despite the color matching issues. I'd love to get another set of it. R2 is my dream.
Title: Re: [GB] GMK Solarized Dark - COMPLETE
Post by: dvorcol on Thu, 11 January 2024, 13:01:38
+1 for R2

+1

round 2 would be pretty dank

any plans for r2?

OP pls do r2

This is probably my favorite GMK set despite the color matching issues. I'd love to get another set of it. R2 is my dream.

This is probably my favorite GMK set despite the color matching issues. I'd love to get another set of it. R2 is my dream.

FWIW, Drop is running DCX Solarized Dark right now - https://drop.com/buy/drop-dcx-solarized-dark-keycap-set?mode=guest_open