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Title: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) in Fulfillment with vendors
Post by: Hakatype on Tue, 26 October 2021, 20:37:46

KAM Soaring Skies

Taking off from Narita Airport: Sleek, glossy, and uniform keycaps!

(https://i.imgur.com/Fcp3EY9.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/09SaKaZ.jpg)

Samples
These are shots from the factory. Colors may differ depending on your home lighting situation, most people will see this in rooms with warmer lighting.

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


More

(https://i.imgur.com/7jEoMfI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/l2VWO3i.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DwidxR7.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/U330I5c.jpg)




Kitting

More
(https://i.imgur.com/SATByxc.png)
Base Kit will have the option to remove the stripe if so desired.

(https://i.imgur.com/4IQrP3S.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/V8Qd5oU.png)

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

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

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

(https://i.imgur.com/v8B3YgQ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/xet83VQ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/wwG30rX.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0nmt0Yo.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/8onKts0.jpg)

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

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

(https://i.imgur.com/Az2stIe.jpg) 

(https://i.imgur.com/hFbje9s.jpg)

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

(https://i.imgur.com/Og54xAa.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/SZh2RYa.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/3m6AKkd.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/XUGIwYh.jpg)
DISCLAIMER: Previous versions of the JIS kitting featured a 4.5u spacebar. Due to the cost of the custom mold, this will not be run. For future set runners, please consider a KAM JIS kit!

(https://i.imgur.com/M0gbni9.jpg)



Renders

More


U80 by RAMA Works
(https://i.imgur.com/B6r39wJ.jpg)

Fuji65 by CMM.Studio
(https://i.imgur.com/eMrDWyO.jpg)

KBD8X Mk.ii by KBDFans
(https://i.imgur.com/zEydn4J.png)

Cypher by Cable Car Designs
(https://i.imgur.com/jBcS9kf.jpg)
This kitting is a combination of text TKL mods, latin-only alphas, and numpad kits. A stripeless layout is totally doable!

V4n4g0n by Trash Man
(https://i.imgur.com/zGbd8qt.png)
Blanks will have 40's support out of the box, but may require a spacebars kit for split bar layouts.

Nemui by Bachoo
(https://i.imgur.com/7tw5V1t.jpg)

Ikki68 Aurora by Wuque Studios
(https://i.imgur.com/gZEqqBQ.jpg)




GB Date

GB Date is from October 28th - November 30th, 2021.
As of January 2023, zFrontier has begun shipping to customers with other vendors in sorting or awaiting their orders. Thank you for your patience as you get your sets!

Vendors:

US - Vala Supply (https://vala.supply/products/kam-soaring-skies)
CAN - Ashkeebs (https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/kam-soaring-skies-keycaps/)
UK - Prototypist (https://prototypist.net/collections/live-group-buys/products/group-buy-kam-soaring-skies)
EU - MyKeyboard (http://here it is! https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/category/group-buys/keycaps/kam-soaring-skies_612/)
CN - zFrontier (https://www.zfrontier.com/app/mch/lyMwZgzeGO2l?from=ec_home)
SEA - Zion Studios (https://zionstudios.ph/product/groupbuy-kam-soaring-skies/)
JPN - Basekeys (https://basekeys.jp/products/kam-soaring-skies)
AUS - SwitchKeys (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/collections/current-group-buys/products/kam-soaring-skies-group-buy-1)

Pricing
UPDATE: There was a discrepancy been prices on zFrontier. The prices have since been adjusted and match my sheet. Sorry about the mishap!
(https://i.imgur.com/uWrwAQV.png)

Sales Numbers
UPDATE: Sales are not finalized yet, waiting on zFrontier's numbers and extras from several vendors. Currently we are at 120% MOQ! All kits will be made.


Collabs:

Shirouu.kaps
Miroticaps
Mochi Caps
KikoCaps
Klaykaps
HIBI


Artisan Renders: (HIBI)
(https://i.imgur.com/EZjAAAB.png)

Special Thanks To...

Keycraft Collective + Cute Keyboard Club
Swishy
Nhils
mini
kidviddy


To all of you KAMrades, I am grateful we've gotten to connect with each other over this! It really did make the wait worth it.

And I could not thank people without mentioning acitrin, a wonderful friend who's been there through so much of the design process. This project would have been over in a long time ago if it weren't for them, and I am so grateful for the help at every step of the way. Thanks again for everything, friend!

And to everyone, thank you for your support!


Stay updated!


For updates, you can check out [KAM Soaring Skies channel in the Keycraft Collective Discord] (https://discord.gg/9UraJskJSd)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hakatype/) page for the set and possible future designs!


Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: purryoverlord on Wed, 27 October 2021, 07:17:30
great keyset! good luck with gb! 💙
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: adobau on Wed, 27 October 2021, 07:28:38
Hyped! Will buy on the first day 💖
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Mr Chrome on Wed, 27 October 2021, 09:25:50
GLOSSY KAM??? I think you’re holding my wallet hostage.

It’s a shame the renders don’t make it 100% clear how glossy these will be. The samples are... :eek:

GLWGB!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: MelonBred on Wed, 27 October 2021, 09:52:06
Great looking set, Hakata. so stoked for this!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 27 October 2021, 11:43:16
Quote from: Mr Chrome on Wed, 27 October 2021, 09:25:50
GLOSSY KAM??? I think you’re holding my wallet hostage.

It’s a shame the renders don’t make it 100% clear how glossy these will be. The samples are... :eek:

GLWGB!

Apologies! I've definitely surprised a few people with the samples. I'll admit that I struggled to get an accurate glossy sheen on my renders with the lighting setup I used in blender. After a month of trying to fine tune it, that was the best I could do. It actually blew my mind when someone showed me how glossy Little Pilot was. 👀
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: adi on Wed, 27 October 2021, 13:22:06
glossy glossy glossy GLWGB!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: nFaiz on Wed, 27 October 2021, 14:07:43
very hot, good job hakata. glwgb
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 27 October 2021, 22:46:35
Woops, made a mistake. The set is live at Vala Supply though, and BaseKeys as well! (Link soon)
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: zhol on Wed, 27 October 2021, 23:06:48
do you accept flight vouchers as valid currency for purchase

stoked this finally made it to GB. glwgb, hope this takes off
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: yh on Thu, 28 October 2021, 00:56:00
Any samples?
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: DerBonk on Thu, 28 October 2021, 08:09:07
So excited for this set. Will join as soon as I can. QAZ compatibility is such a nice extra for the 40s kit.
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Hakatype on Thu, 28 October 2021, 12:38:11
Quote from: yh on Thu, 28 October 2021, 00:56:00
Any samples?

 PHOTO SAMPLES (https://imgur.com/a/NMmV4i9)

I'll upload these to the main post later, on mobile rn. Do take these with a minor grain of salt, these are photos from Keyreative so I didn't have any control of lighting or background. I still think they're looking pretty good though!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Hakatype on Thu, 28 October 2021, 12:45:24
Gah, more errors. Adding more links!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: linell on Fri, 29 October 2021, 02:38:53
glossy so nice
everything should be glossy ;D
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Hakatype on Fri, 29 October 2021, 12:51:14
Quote from: linell on Fri, 29 October 2021, 02:38:53
glossy so nice
everything should be glossy ;D

Agreed!

Also! It has come to my attention that prices for zFrontier were incorrect, and they've since been fixed. Thank you for your patience!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LIVE from October 28th to November 30th!
Post by: Hakatype on Sat, 30 October 2021, 00:26:07
Sorry for the late response. I just added the color samples from what Keyreative sent.
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - TWO WEEKS LEFT!
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 17 November 2021, 01:20:52
Two weeks left in the Group buy! Samples were just updated to be in better lighting, from zFrontier themselves.
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - TWO WEEKS LEFT!
Post by: DerBonk on Wed, 17 November 2021, 03:05:58
I know not to trust sample pictures from the factory, but even that new quick shot looks so amazing. The bright blue sublegends really pop on the glossy white.
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - TWO WEEKS LEFT!
Post by: Hakatype on Sun, 21 November 2021, 17:47:51
I'm really glad that they came out looking so sharp, though I also understand the need to be reserved about it. Unfortunately I will be unable to get these samples in until GB closes, there was a plastics issue with the caps that Keyreative wanted to resolve. :(
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - TWO WEEKS LEFT!
Post by: Hakatype on Mon, 22 November 2021, 21:30:20
Quote from: Hakatype on Sun, 21 November 2021, 17:47:51
I'm really glad that they came out looking so sharp, though I also understand the need to be reserved about it. Unfortunately I will be unable to get these samples in until GB closes, there was a plastics issue with the caps that Keyreative wanted to resolve. :(

Ofc, the day I announce this, they tell me it's shipping. So great news! But bad news is that I'm not expecting to get them until after GB. Still hyped though
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - ONE WEEK LEFT!
Post by: nFaiz on Tue, 23 November 2021, 10:38:56
ne numbers avail?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - ONE WEEK LEFT!
Post by: Hakatype on Fri, 26 November 2021, 16:56:16
Quote from: nFaiz on Tue, 23 November 2021, 10:38:56
ne numbers avail?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't have a new dvorcol graph out yet but I will have numbers soon. Unf no updates on vendors rn :(
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - ONE WEEK LEFT!
Post by: dvorcol on Fri, 26 November 2021, 19:08:15
(https://i.postimg.cc/b8nmVbFB/KAMsoaring-Skies-Orders211128.png)
Edit: updated with 11/28 numbers
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - LAST DAY!
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 01 December 2021, 00:11:36
We're almost at the end of the GB! Sales are starting to climb... 👀
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (GB CLOSED) All kits will be made! R1 Color matching.
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 08 December 2021, 01:48:12
Sorry for the late updates, have been more active about it on discord and instagram but wanted to put it here.

MOQ was met (with extras!), and I have color matched samples. I look forward to more news in the future!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (GB CLOSED) All kits will be made! R1 Color matching.
Post by: dvorcol on Thu, 30 December 2021, 11:28:16
(https://i.postimg.cc/7wxnFb9T/KAMsoaring-Skies-Orders211130fin-Yext.png)

More
(https://i.postimg.cc/zJD7Tvbr/KAMsoaring-Skies-Orders211130fin-Next.png)
<-- without extras
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (GB CLOSED) All kits will be made! R1 Color matching.
Post by: dvorcol on Thu, 06 January 2022, 14:22:26
Keyreative shared their estimated KAT/KAM production schedule - https://en.zfrontier.com/blogs/project-updates/keyreative-keyset-progress-report

(https://i.postimg.cc/VYpQKr4r/220106-vis-Keyreative-Keyset-Progress-Report.png)
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (GB CLOSED) All kits will be made! R1 Color matching.
Post by: Hakatype on Sun, 24 April 2022, 14:46:27
Long time, no see! I apologize for the long delay, lots of life stuff happening and not a lot from Keyreative's end. But to be brief, we will be getting R2 of samples and those samples will cover the rest of the caps that were not covered during the first round.


Here's the full album to see the latest samples compared to their glossy colored pantones. All were taken under office lighting, with mostly natural but indirect sunlight for reference. (https://imgur.com/a/auJiWfc)

For those who don't click on the album, I felt it worthwhile to only show one of the pics in particular, being the blue that will be adjusted for R2 of samples. Thanks again for your patience y'all and I hope to have more coming soon!
(https://i.imgur.com/0WfPzQz.jpg)
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Production Finished, Sorting. Arriving Q1!
Post by: Hakatype on Tue, 06 December 2022, 16:15:06
Sorry for the long delay! Turns out that production has finished for KAM Soaring Skies, and is being sorted in the factory. You can expect these keycaps to be delivered to vendors this month, and I'd assume that your caps will start fulfilling around January. Super exciting! :)
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Production Finished, Sorting | Est. Q1!
Post by: DerBonk on Wed, 07 December 2022, 02:42:13
Very exciting. Wild times at Keyreative, but I won't complain.
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Units Currently Shipping
Post by: Hakatype on Sat, 25 February 2023, 19:43:01
Updated the listing, some vendors have already begun shipping sets and two other vendors are sorting through their orders right now (Ashkeebs/Basekeys). Hope to see your boards soon!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Shipping Issue @ Vala Supply
Post by: Hakatype on Tue, 28 March 2023, 20:14:38
Hi all, I regret to inform you that I have been ghosted by Vala for the last two months with no timeline given for the set/payment arrival. I have only been made aware of the arrival of Soaring Skies by way of contacting Keyreative directly. I will list my communications here and update when possible.

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(https://i.imgur.com/DWwZ0d2.jpg)
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Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Shipping Issue @ Vala Supply
Post by: Kokaloo on Tue, 28 March 2023, 21:55:43
Yuck!! PAY THEM
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Shipping Issue @ Vala Supply
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Wed, 29 March 2023, 09:42:15
Seems more like a vendor issue than a shipping issue. they gonna pull a panc interactive?
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) Shipping Issue @ Vala Supply
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 29 March 2023, 16:05:02
Vala has reached out to me regarding this set. Timeline coming soon (tm)
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) in Fulfillment with vendors
Post by: Hakatype on Wed, 05 April 2023, 12:37:57
Would like to note that fulfillment is in progress, and I have been paid by Vala Supply. At this time, communications have been going well for me and are an encouraging sign that other sets will be fulfilled in a similar manner.

For Ashkeebs customers, we are awaiting confirmation of the set's arrival from shipping. It should be coming soon, details TBD!
Title: Re: [GB] KAM Soaring Skies - (CLOSED) in Fulfillment with vendors
Post by: zhol on Mon, 10 April 2023, 20:03:13
hi i am hired goon satisfied buyer and i'm here to say that this keyset has arrived in a major way

(https://i.imgur.com/Ri8QM26.jpg)

glad everything got worked out. it's pretty nice in person, and i can't find any quibbles with the reverse dyesub. now i just have to buy the extension kits i didn't have the foresight to pick up back in october 2021