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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - SA ABS Keyset - POLLS ARE OPEN
« Reply #100 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 12:47:34 »
The more I look at it, the more I want it :D



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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - SA ABS Keyset - POLLS ARE OPEN
« Reply #101 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 13:44:07 »

The more I look at it, the more I want it :D

Same here!

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - SA ABS Keyset - POLLS ARE OPEN
« Reply #102 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 17:40:49 »

The more I look at it, the more I want it :D

Same here!

I have to find out a way to finish the ATCs novelties and I could say that the set is finished. Soon after the color chips arrive, I will contact Melissa and ask her about prices.
Profile will be most likely 1-2-3-3-3-4 as I've said before which will make Dvorak, Colemak, Ergodox and Planck users life much easier.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - SA ABS Keyset - POLLS ARE OPEN
« Reply #103 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 21:10:16 »

The more I look at it, the more I want it :D

Same here!

I have to find out a way to finish the ATCs novelties and I could say that the set is finished. Soon after the color chips arrive, I will contact Melissa and ask her about prices.
Profile will be most likely 1-2-3-3-3-4 as I've said before which will make Dvorak, Colemak, Ergodox and Planck users life much easier.


What do you need with the novelties?
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - SA ABS Keyset - POLLS ARE OPEN
« Reply #104 on: Sun, 01 November 2015, 06:15:44 »
What do you need with the novelties?

I think that this will be perfect as the ATCS novelties kit:



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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - SA ABS Keyset - POLLS ARE OPEN
« Reply #105 on: Sun, 01 November 2015, 16:37:23 »
International Kit has been updated  :thumb:

It supports German, Danish, Nordic and Spanish Layouts




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I have a feeling this is going to have Carbon level success

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I have a feeling this is going to have Carbon level success


That would be awesome and beyond my expectations! But for we'll have to wait for a while to know that.

So, this week lots of things are going to happen:
Firstly, color chips are coming (probably on Tuesday since tomorrow is holiday in Spain), I'll take some pictures of them and check if everything is fine, especially with the OAS and RA keycaps.
Once I've done that and check that nothing is missing, I'll send the mockups to Melissa with all the details, ask her about preliminary prices, and if there could be any issues with the novelties.
I'll post prices, get some feedback and change any child deals if necessary.

Finally, we will explore Group Buy possibilities(which are anything but me ruining running the GB).

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Hi there,
Since we are most likely sticking with the SA 1-2-3-3-3-4 profile, I started to check if there was anything missing. Turns out that yes, some stuff was missing, like the extra R3 arrow keys in case you had a Planck.

Row profile proposed for novelties

And Tsangan

What do you think?

Extra: Render (test) time!




They have some fails (specially the first one) but I was just trying to show something close to the final product with that being said, we'll probably have better ones SOON™
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Those renders look so cool  :eek:
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #110 on: Mon, 02 November 2015, 15:59:41 »
I'm in!

Great renders :)

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Those renders look so cool  :eek:

IMHO they are quite meh

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Those renders look so cool  :eek:

IMHO they are quite meh

I like em!

You obviously did these yourself?


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Those renders look so cool  :eek:

IMHO they are quite meh

I like em!

You obviously did these yourself?

Yeah, that's why I can tell you that they are quite meh, look closely to the 1st one.

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Those renders look so cool  :eek:

IMHO they are quite meh

I like em!

You obviously did these yourself?

Yeah, that's why I can tell you that they are quite meh, look closely to the 1st one.

Hmm, probably not seeing what you are seeing :P

I enjoy them, love the backdrops as well as the wooden casing :)

If ever you get bored (after your GB kicks off) and have some time I'd like to seek some advise/assistance :D

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Those renders look so cool  :eek:

IMHO they are quite meh

I like em!

You obviously did these yourself?

Yeah, that's why I can tell you that they are quite meh, look closely to the 1st one.

Hmm, probably not seeing what you are seeing :P

I enjoy them, love the backdrops as well as the wooden casing :)

If ever you get bored (after your GB kicks off) and have some time I'd like to seek some advise/assistance :D

Rotating the board f**cked the image and it isn't well defined.

Feel free to PM me anytime!

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Those renders look so cool  :eek:

IMHO they are quite meh

I like em!

You obviously did these yourself?

Yeah, that's why I can tell you that they are quite meh, look closely to the 1st one.

Hmm, probably not seeing what you are seeing :P

I enjoy them, love the backdrops as well as the wooden casing :)

If ever you get bored (after your GB kicks off) and have some time I'd like to seek some advise/assistance :D

Rotating the board f**cked the image and it isn't well defined.

Feel free to PM me anytime!

Champion :)

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #117 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 01:42:47 »
okay, those renders look pretty cool  :D

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #118 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 07:11:51 »
Renders are definitely making the set look all that much better, although with the change of title we have decided on SA

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL V2 - SA ABS Keyset
« Reply #119 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 10:27:42 »
Nice set but it's too much color for me. GL!

Don't be tricked by those colors, you can have a green-white color scheme!
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Oh I didn't see that! Might work for me then
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL V2 - SA ABS Keyset
« Reply #120 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 11:15:09 »
Nice set but it's too much color for me. GL!

Don't be tricked by those colors, you can have a green-white color scheme!
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Oh I didn't see that! Might work for me then

Many people prefer a simpler color scheme so, why can't we have both options?

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #121 on: Wed, 04 November 2015, 16:31:49 »
Color chips have arrived!
They arrived yesterday but I didn't check the mailbox
Good news: RA, YCF, VCM and OAS are perfect for the set! :thumb:



(kind of)Bad news: BFN didn't looked as I thought (don't be tricked by the photos, trust me) and unfortunately I didn't order a BFP color chip, which is a stronger color and the other possibility I had in mind. In addition, as you could see, there is no WV color chip there! I ordered both color chips because I suspected that WV would be grayish. Turns out I was right! Luckily I ordered a WCK color chip.


Conclusions
The "new" color scheme is:
WCK (white), VCM (green), BFP (blue), YCF (yellow), OAS (orange), and RA (red). Legends are WCK (white legends) or NN (black legends).

PD: while doing this post, I've realized that BFN it is used by DSA EVE, ROUND 4: SPHERICAL, and Symbiosis according to key puller

http://keypuller.com/round-4-spherical-space-cadet/
http://keypuller.com/symbiosis/
http://keypuller.com/eve/

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #122 on: Wed, 04 November 2015, 17:08:17 »
Color chips have arrived!
They arrived yesterday but I didn't check the mailbox
Good news: RA, YCF, VCM and OAS are perfect for the set! :thumb:
Show Image

Show Image


(kind of)Bad news: BFN didn't looked as I thought (don't be tricked by the photos, trust me) and unfortunately I didn't order a BFP color chip, which is a stronger color and the other possibility I had in mind. In addition, as you could see, there is no WV color chip there! I ordered both color chips because I suspected that WV would be grayish. Turns out I was right! Luckily I ordered a WCK color chip.
Show Image


Conclusions
The "new" color scheme is:
WCK (white), VCM (green), BFP (blue), YCF (yellow), OAS (orange), and RA (red). Legends are WCK (white legends) or NN (black legends).

PD: while doing this post, I've realized that BFN it is used by DSA EVE, ROUND 4: SPHERICAL, and Symbiosis according to key puller
Show Image

http://keypuller.com/round-4-spherical-space-cadet/
http://keypuller.com/symbiosis/
http://keypuller.com/eve/


Looks like mostly good news to me, at least you found the colorway wasn't what you'd expect and can correct it  :)

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #123 on: Wed, 04 November 2015, 17:41:51 »
Color chips have arrived!
They arrived yesterday but I didn't check the mailbox
Good news: RA, YCF, VCM and OAS are perfect for the set! :thumb:
Show Image

Show Image


(kind of)Bad news: BFN didn't looked as I thought (don't be tricked by the photos, trust me) and unfortunately I didn't order a BFP color chip, which is a stronger color and the other possibility I had in mind. In addition, as you could see, there is no WV color chip there! I ordered both color chips because I suspected that WV would be grayish. Turns out I was right! Luckily I ordered a WCK color chip.
Show Image


Conclusions
The "new" color scheme is:
WCK (white), VCM (green), BFP (blue), YCF (yellow), OAS (orange), and RA (red). Legends are WCK (white legends) or NN (black legends).

PD: while doing this post, I've realized that BFN it is used by DSA EVE, ROUND 4: SPHERICAL, and Symbiosis according to key puller
Show Image

http://keypuller.com/round-4-spherical-space-cadet/
http://keypuller.com/symbiosis/
http://keypuller.com/eve/


Looks like mostly good news to me, at least you found the colorway wasn't what you'd expect and can correct it  :)

Yeah, luckily BFP has been used before and fits the color scheme.

Always buy color chips before finishing a set.
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #124 on: Wed, 04 November 2015, 21:02:08 »
BFP sounds a tad dark- that was Penumbra's dark blue, right?

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« Reply #125 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 01:16:40 »
BFP sounds a tad dark- that was Penumbra's dark blue, right?

Nope, BFP is the light blue, the Shift legends are in that colour. The dark blue used for all the mods is BED.

I got some colour chips in yesterday, the BFP looks like it should work very nicely. I was surprised at how red the RA chip is, suits my own set design perfectly (it looks like YCF will also suit my set). The colours aren't accurate in the PMK photos and neither is this one, but it gives some idea of the difference between BFN and BFP and there's NN next to the BFP:

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It's best to use this as an initial guide to the colours: http://deskthority.net/wiki/Signature_Plastics_ABS_colours

Closest to that actual plastic that there is online. It's a little out of date, so some new colours are not represented and some of the old ones are not active any more, but it will get updated soon.

Also, Krogenar scanned the chips with a flatbed scanner (and mashby kindly hosted them on his Flickr) and though they're not as colour-accurate as the DT wiki RGB values, they're a lot better than the PMK photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/compactkey/sets/72157634628432952/with/9294353672/
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #126 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 02:44:28 »
BFP sounds a tad dark- that was Penumbra's dark blue, right?

Nope, BFP is the light blue, the Shift legends are in that colour. The dark blue used for all the mods is BED.

I got some colour chips in yesterday, the BFP looks like it should work very nicely. I was surprised at how red the RA chip is, suits my own set design perfectly (it looks like YCF will also suit my set). The colours aren't accurate in the PMK photos and neither is this one, but it gives some idea of the difference between BFN and BFP and there's NN next to the BFP:

(Attachment Link)

It's best to use this as an initial guide to the colours: http://deskthority.net/wiki/Signature_Plastics_ABS_colours

Closest to that actual plastic that there is online. It's a little out of date, so some new colours are not represented and some of the old ones are not active any more, but it will get updated soon.

Also, Krogenar scanned the chips with a flatbed scanner (and mashby kindly hosted them on his Flickr) and though they're not as colour-accurate as the DT wiki RGB values, they're a lot better than the PMK photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/compactkey/sets/72157634628432952/with/9294353672/

I was surprised by how well RA and OAS fit what I had in mind. VCM looks a bit stronger than the original design. RA and VCM are close of what you can find in the Italian flag and RA and YCF look like the Spanish flag.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #127 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 18:14:48 »
  • Updated color scheme.
  • Profile is 1-2-3-3-3-4

I guess now is time to talk about GB options.

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« Reply #128 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 19:43:31 »
  • Updated color scheme.
  • Profile is 1-2-3-3-3-4

I guess now is time to talk about GB options.

You could try to pioneer the new pmk interest check system, other than that there's always Massdrop

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #129 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 20:09:24 »
  • Updated color scheme.
  • Profile is 1-2-3-3-3-4

I guess now is time to talk about GB options.

You could try to pioneer the new pmk interest check system, other than that there's always Massdrop

I've considered both options since they are known by most people. I've checked PMK and there isn't a single IC over there. Running an IC there would be very risky   and has its advantages, like treating directly with the manufacturer. On the other hand, MD exposure is huge and most sets over there reach the MoQ for all of their child deals.

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« Reply #130 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 20:39:18 »
  • Updated color scheme.
  • Profile is 1-2-3-3-3-4

I guess now is time to talk about GB options.

You could try to pioneer the new pmk interest check system, other than that there's always Massdrop

I've considered both options since they are known by most people. I've checked PMK and there isn't a single IC over there. Running an IC there would be very risky   and has its advantages, like treating directly with the manufacturer. On the other hand, MD exposure is huge and most sets over there reach the MoQ for all of their child deals.

I don't think PMK is accepting any entries at the moment, I say that as they had previously shown 2 ICs (after the launch of their new platform) but even they are gone.

Are there any other options is the question :)

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS SA 1-2-3-3-3-4 Keycap Set
« Reply #131 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 20:44:29 »
IATA codes? I was expecting for ICAO but I guess IATA fits better.
               

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« Reply #132 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 21:59:09 »
Look very fancy. I really like the color mock up for numpad.

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« Reply #133 on: Thu, 05 November 2015, 23:09:00 »
im super impressed with this set. nicest ergodox i've seen. i looooove the blue/green/yellow r1 shown in some of the mockups.
the only thing i'm hesitant about with the kit is the SA profile. i feel like we're fast approaching the point of SA over saturation! sure, DSA has been done to death.. but what about dcs? lovely, lonely, dcs. i guess nobody loves you anymore dcs. Sorry.

But I digress. Fantastic work here. Most uniquely interesting set I've seen in a long while.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS Keyset - SA Profile
« Reply #134 on: Fri, 06 November 2015, 01:39:20 »
  • Updated color scheme.
  • Profile is 1-2-3-3-3-4

I guess now is time to talk about GB options.

You could try to pioneer the new pmk interest check system, other than that there's always Massdrop

I've considered both options since they are known by most people. I've checked PMK and there isn't a single IC over there. Running an IC there would be very risky   and has its advantages, like treating directly with the manufacturer. On the other hand, MD exposure is huge and most sets over there reach the MoQ for all of their child deals.

I don't think PMK is accepting any entries at the moment, I say that as they had previously shown 2 ICs (after the launch of their new platform) but even they are gone.

Are there any other options is the question :)

When I checked their page, the sets submitted were a joke if you compare them with any of this board. If I remember correctly they were incomplete, no IC was done before over here and you could notice that those people got 0 feedback…

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« Reply #135 on: Fri, 06 November 2015, 02:14:13 »
One thing I'm still uncertain of in the new PMK is how the pricing will compare. Being that it's the manufacturer, the prices should end up lower (no Massdrop fee), but since they set the pricing themselves and it's probably going to be based on how many "IC votes" / preorder requests they get for it, you can't actually tell. The only way is to have a brave soul get quotes for different MOQ's for their set from SP, quotes from Massdrop for fees (processing, packaging, designer fee, etc) and then run the set through PMK to see how the prices differ.

On the other hand, SP seem to be paying more attention to the community. Could have something to do with community run sets getting enough orders to make them work overtime and have their machinery running two shifts a day for the forseeable future, maybe?... As a result, the PMK license agreement has been amended:

"3.      Signature Plastics has the right under the license to:
a.      decide whether or not to produce and sell keysets from the submitted design;
b.      combine and/or eliminate child deals from the submitted design;
c.      determine the quantity of keysets to produce and sell;
d.      schedule when the keysets will be produced and sold;
e.      establish the selling price of the keysets produced from the design;
f.   use the design for marketing and promotional campaigns.
4.   The Designer has the right under the license to:
a.  pre-approve and authorize any changes to their design that Signature Plastics may suggest;
b.  submit the design to other manufacturers/sellers;
c.  rescind the rights given to Signature Plastics under this agreement provided a 60 day written notification is given to Signature Plastics prior to termination of the license. Signature Plastics retains the right to complete all work-in-process and sell all inventory related to that design following termination of the agreement."

So they no longer have rights to change the design itself (only altering the composition of kits) and the designer can rescind the agreement if they're not satisfied with how things are going. Anyway, I think it's a viable alternative to Massdrop (and there are many who really dislike Massdrop for various reasons) and once the website is finally fully functional should be considered. The other advantages are that SP takes care of rerunning the set and the more popular sets should continue to be available after the initial GB run.

The big draw for Massdrop, though, is the visibility and the resulting order quantities. A good design run there will have more sets made and thus possibly lower final pricing than going through PMK, although if the set is "marketed" well at the usual places it could reach similar numbers on PMK once PMK gets established.
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS SA 1-2-3-3-3-4 Keycap Set
« Reply #136 on: Fri, 06 November 2015, 04:12:40 »
im super impressed with this set. nicest ergodox i've seen. i looooove the blue/green/yellow r1 shown in some of the mockups.
the only thing i'm hesitant about with the kit is the SA profile. i feel like we're fast approaching the point of SA over saturation! sure, DSA has been done to death.. but what about dcs? lovely, lonely, dcs. i guess nobody loves you anymore dcs. Sorry.

But I digress. Fantastic work here. Most uniquely interesting set I've seen in a long while.

The profile has been a nightmare since the very beginning and, as you said, DCS is very lonely (only one person voted for this profile out of 60).

I think that the profile is great for most of us since it is in the middle of R3 and fully sculpted. Ergodox, Planck, Atomic, Dvorak, and Colemak take huge advantage of those three row3.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS SA 1-2-3-3-3-4 Keycap Set
« Reply #137 on: Fri, 06 November 2015, 06:49:23 »
One thing I'm still uncertain of in the new PMK is how the pricing will compare. Being that it's the manufacturer, the prices should end up lower (no Massdrop fee), but since they set the pricing themselves and it's probably going to be based on how many "IC votes" / preorder requests they get for it, you can't actually tell. The only way is to have a brave soul get quotes for different MOQ's for their set from SP, quotes from Massdrop for fees (processing, packaging, designer fee, etc) and then run the set through PMK to see how the prices differ.

On the other hand, SP seem to be paying more attention to the community. Could have something to do with community run sets getting enough orders to make them work overtime and have their machinery running two shifts a day for the forseeable future, maybe?... As a result, the PMK license agreement has been amended:

"3.      Signature Plastics has the right under the license to:
a.      decide whether or not to produce and sell keysets from the submitted design;
b.      combine and/or eliminate child deals from the submitted design;
c.      determine the quantity of keysets to produce and sell;
d.      schedule when the keysets will be produced and sold;
e.      establish the selling price of the keysets produced from the design;
f.   use the design for marketing and promotional campaigns.
4.   The Designer has the right under the license to:
a.  pre-approve and authorize any changes to their design that Signature Plastics may suggest;
b.  submit the design to other manufacturers/sellers;
c.  rescind the rights given to Signature Plastics under this agreement provided a 60 day written notification is given to Signature Plastics prior to termination of the license. Signature Plastics retains the right to complete all work-in-process and sell all inventory related to that design following termination of the agreement."

So they no longer have rights to change the design itself (only altering the composition of kits) and the designer can rescind the agreement if they're not satisfied with how things are going. Anyway, I think it's a viable alternative to Massdrop (and there are many who really dislike Massdrop for various reasons) and once the website is finally fully functional should be considered. The other advantages are that SP takes care of rerunning the set and the more popular sets should continue to be available after the initial GB run.

The big draw for Massdrop, though, is the visibility and the resulting order quantities. A good design run there will have more sets made and thus possibly lower final pricing than going through PMK, although if the set is "marketed" well at the usual places it could reach similar numbers on PMK once PMK gets established.


PMK Store needs a huge GB to kick off their store and a long awaited set would be perfect for them. In addition, they need to find a way to be more attractive than running a GB through Massdrop and since they are the manufacturers, their prices should be lower.

 MD is the safe bet and some drops were a great success (Danger Zone, Jukebox, MiTo Sci-fi) most do well (Otaku Kiibodo) and some others failed (Elemento PBT).
Those sets that failed or sold less than what it was expected problem was mainly pricing. They had very ambitious child deals that were extremely expensive ($75 for an International kit, for instance). Before doing all these child deals, I researched how to  solve these problems by checking previous drops and GB and that's why I had to "sacrifice" some ideas and drastically reduce some kits.

I have also considered other sites like CTRL[ALT], or ZealPC (which might not be available because of the GMK Skidata+ GB) but in all cases the manufacturer is Signature Plastics which produces almost all of the custom keysets I've seen.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - ABS SA 1-2-3-3-3-4 Keycap Set
« Reply #138 on: Fri, 06 November 2015, 12:37:11 »
IATA codes? I was expecting for ICAO but I guess IATA fits better.
IATA codes are recognized by most people LAX, LHR, PEK... And I have also included a MAD keycap! My main purpose with that specific kit was to attract more people since they'll have their country/state represented.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #139 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 15:31:53 »
Massdrop Poll
Let's do it!
VOTE FOR THE SET HERE
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Ground-Control-SA-ABS-Keycap-Set

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #140 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 16:41:06 »
It's been fun helping you out with this and I really appreciated not only that you asked for my advice but took it on a couple of aspects about the set :D I really look forward to going all-out on this set when the GB happens.
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #141 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 17:29:08 »
Of course now that you posted voting links I realized... ever think about a green space bar instead of white? Something I would conceivably want with this set. Honestly this set is very much growing on me.
    

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #142 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 17:38:30 »
Of course now that you posted voting links I realized... ever think about a green space bar instead of white? Something I would conceivably want with this set. Honestly this set is very much growing on me.

Kits are never final until the set is produced. The very first set had a yellow space bar so we could ask for a spare green one.

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #143 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 18:47:31 »
Of course now that you posted voting links I realized... ever think about a green space bar instead of white? Something I would conceivably want with this set. Honestly this set is very much growing on me.

Kits are never final until the set is produced. The very first set had a yellow space bar so we could ask for a spare green one.
Yellow would be even better! But yeah I think some colored space bars in SA would be appreciated.
    

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #144 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 19:56:28 »
So far almost 90 people have voted on Massdrop  :thumb:

It's been fun helping you out with this and I really appreciated not only that you asked for my advice but took it on a couple of aspects about the set :D I really look forward to going all-out on this set when the GB happens.

The polls that were made really helped me to figure out what to do in order to improve the set. Some people were very vocal and expressed what they wanted clearly.

It is nearly impossible to answer all the demands that were made but I tried to do my best.


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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #145 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 20:18:16 »
Also another random suggestion, I feel like the orange gamer set is a bit out of place. I liek the use of color, but I would love it to be in the yellow color instead, and would simplify the color pallet. I do love the fact that you have QWER instead of just WASD.
    

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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #146 on: Sat, 07 November 2015, 21:18:39 »
nice
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #147 on: Sun, 08 November 2015, 00:31:32 »
Also another random suggestion, I feel like the orange gamer set is a bit out of place. I liek the use of color, but I would love it to be in the yellow color instead, and would simplify the color pallet. I do love the fact that you have QWER instead of just WASD.

I wanted to have a unique color for the gamer kit so that's why I used orange over yellow. Here's a side by side comparison


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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
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Re: [IC] GROUND CONTROL - VOTE FOR THE SET ON MASSDROP!
« Reply #149 on: Sun, 08 November 2015, 06:47:53 »
150 votes so far!
Thanks to everyone that has voted for the set, we are close to get this thing done. :thumb: