[IC] GMK Plum | GB is OVER | New colour samples are in, and they are stunning.

[jessica]

I support the "Win" legend too btw, I was just surprised by the request, as, in earlier GB/IC's, there was always the Win/Icon there and other people requesting alternatives, seeing the other side of the coin just surprised me

It's also interesting no one goes for the "Cmd" with the GMK's, "Code" is a nice modifier key, I actually have an IDE modifier that would love to house a "Code" key, but for OSX Cmd usage, using "Code" just seems wrong, it's either "Cmd" or Blank for me, it's an obsession (Blank preferred, as I sand the key, to make it more comfortable to press with a thumb)

On the topic of plum icon: https://www.google.com/search?q=plum+icon - It would probably deliver too many subliminal messages, especially considering Brazzers is the creator

Funny enough, the reason I didn't go for plum symbols originally was because it looked too much like a butt.

I still don't see a problem. 

I also just wasn't quite happy with how it looked, honestly. It felt.. out of place, in this set.

[pichu23]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

[duynguyenle]

I support the "Win" legend too btw, I was just surprised by the request, as, in earlier GB/IC's, there was always the Win/Icon there and other people requesting alternatives, seeing the other side of the coin just surprised me

It's also interesting no one goes for the "Cmd" with the GMK's, "Code" is a nice modifier key, I actually have an IDE modifier that would love to house a "Code" key, but for OSX Cmd usage, using "Code" just seems wrong, it's either "Cmd" or Blank for me, it's an obsession (Blank preferred, as I sand the key, to make it more comfortable to press with a thumb)

On the topic of plum icon: https://www.google.com/search?q=plum+icon - It would probably deliver too many subliminal messages, especially considering Brazzers is the creator

Funny enough, the reason I didn't go for plum symbols originally was because it looked too much like a butt.

I still don't see a problem. 

I also just wasn't quite happy with how it looked, honestly. It felt.. out of place, in this set.

Shhh wrap up this GB first and afterwards you could start working on GMK..... Bum 

[jessica]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

[shower_king]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

Does that mean that you have chosen mass drop as final plantform to launch this?

[potatobot]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

  hope we reach 1k+ like carbon

[pichu23]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

Ah understood. Shall keep a lookout then.

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[jessica]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

Does that mean that you have chosen mass drop as final plantform to launch this?

Based on the results of the poll
I feel safe going with Massdrop. It's what 3/4 people want.

[shower_king]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

Does that mean that you have chosen mass drop as final plantform to launch this?

Based on the results of the poll

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I feel safe going with Massdrop. It's what 3/4 people want.

OK ，i catch it. thanks for clarifying that. waiting for your update.
do you have an estimated time on launchting this on mass drop? as you know, i buy too many GMK sets ,and this GMK plum is a must-buy set for me no matter the color-way or lay-out. i need some time to save money for this. thank you again

[Giorgio]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

If you choose massdrop, your European orders will drop because of import taxes.

Can be as high as 35%

[jessica]

OK ，i catch it. thanks for clarifying that. waiting for your update.
do you have an estimated time on launchting this on mass drop? as you know, i buy too many GMK sets ,and this GMK plum is a must-buy set for me no matter the color-way or lay-out. i need some time to save money for this. thank you again

Idealy? October. Realistically? Early 2017 FeelsBadMan

[jessica]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

If you choose massdrop, your European orders will drop because of import taxes.

Can be as high as 35%

That's just a risk I have to take.

[Chicken Chaser]

Title reads updated renders. What changes were made?

[PrinceRobotIV]

Pretty colours!
Any idea what the pricing of this set might be?
I am interested. 

Not discussing it publically yet, because I dont know what Massdrop's cut is like, but expect similar prices to Carbon.

If you choose massdrop, your European orders will drop because of import taxes.

Can be as high as 35%

That's just a risk I have to take.

Import tax is killer but this set is good enough to justify the extra spend for me at least.

[Vigrith]

If you choose massdrop, your European orders will drop because of import taxes.

Can be as high as 35%

What do you mean? Wouldn't you have to pay taxes regardless no matter what website you buy it through? I've bought keys on Originative before and have paid import taxes every time, they clearly state so too on their website - "If you place an order from a country outside of the United States, you may be subject to applicable customs, import duties and taxes, which are the sole responsibility of the buyer/receiver." Am I missing something?

Oh and by the way ever since Massdrop started using DHL international as their main (or exclusive, actually) shipping method to European customers things have changed a bit - I've received a decent amount of packages from MD after the switch and the orders make a stop in Germany (Frankfurt) to be redistributed to other countries from there. As a result, they get relabelled and more often than not customs fees and wait time are heavily, if not completely, staggered.

First time I noticed it I thought it was just a fluke because it was a relatively cheap set of keys, like 40€ or something, but in Portugal our VAT limitation is roughly 25€ - needless to say I was intrigued regardless, then after I received a couple more MD orders I noticed that after relabelling in Frankfurt the sender country is registered as Germany and not the US (save one singular occasion out of like 10). I'd imagine if the local post bothers to look up the DHL tracking trail things may be handled differently, plus most my orders didn't exceed 50-60~ dollars but I had my brother order a DarkVoice which is a 9 pound $250 tube amp from recently to test the theory and once it arrived he didn't have to pay a dime either. Same goes for a friend of mine who dodged $200 in customs and handling fees in Iceland after receiving his Fostex TH00X a week ago.

Anyway, I digress, point being if we have to pay import taxes no matter where the GB is held, Massdrop might be our best bet. Food for thought.

[runningaround1]

Love the color!
I look really great.

[pwade3]

If we're being honest, look at how various ISO kits struggle to sell anyway.

GBs are succeeding with or without European users.

[Vigrith]

If we're being honest, look at how various ISO kits struggle to sell anyway.

GBs are succeeding with or without European users.

Don't you think that statement is a little crass? I've been using ANSI layout keyboards for like 15 years now, every single person I know that even remotely cares for keyboards, even ones who don't really delve into the set/keycap world(s) use ANSI and I live in Europe, from all sorts of different countries too. I haven't seen an ISO layout keyboard at real tech store in years.

Just because ISO kits struggle to sell does not mean European buyers aren't buying custom sets and that their success is exactly the same without us, it's mindblowing to me that you can even think that's the case.

PS: Unless by "European users" you strictly mean ISO users, which I'm pretty sure you don't, else you would've worded it differently and it wouldn't have made any sense anyway within the context of this conversation.

[pwade3]

If we're being honest, look at how various ISO kits struggle to sell anyway.

GBs are succeeding with or without European users.

Don't you think that statement is a little crass? I've been using ANSI layout keyboards for like 15 years now, every single person I know that even remotely cares for keyboards, even ones who don't really delve into the set/keycap world(s) use ANSI and I live in Europe, from all sorts of different countries too. I haven't seen an ISO layout keyboard at real tech store in years.

Just because ISO kits struggle to sell does not mean European buyers aren't buying custom sets and that their success is exactly the same without us, it's mindblowing to me that you can even think that's the case.

PS: Unless by "European users" you strictly mean ISO users, which I'm pretty sure you don't, else you would've worded it differently and it wouldn't have made any sense anyway within the context of this conversation.

While a little crass, the point I was trying to get at was that those users who are worried about import taxes aren't going to tank a group buy.

[KHAANNN]

GBs are succeeding with or without European users.

brutal

[Vigrith]

While a little crass, the point I was trying to get at was that those users who are worried about import taxes aren't going to tank a group buy.

Depends on your definition of "tank", success is relative. You can succeed with a MOQ of 150 being met just barely or with 5000 sets being sold. You cannot possibly have access to concrete statistics of how many of the 1k carbon sets sold on MD last time were bought by Europeans for example, asides the amount of ISO kits sold where do you derive your educated guess from?

I understand your point, I just don't think you're doing a good job of getting it across when you have no real basis to support your argument other than the fact some of us use ISO layouts and ISO kits don't sell as well as others some times.

[tofgerl]

Gotten four keysets from Massdrop. All were above the limit for sales tax, but two weren't that expensive.
Only one was grabbed by customs and I had to pay.

YMMV. This was in Norway, and the lucky loser was Carbon, which was OF COURSE the one I had ordered the most extra kits for.

[Giorgio]

If you choose massdrop, your European orders will drop because of import taxes.

Can be as high as 35%

What do you mean? Wouldn't you have to pay taxes regardless no matter what website you buy it through? I've bought keys on Originative before and have paid import taxes every time, they clearly state so too on their website - "If you place an order from a country outside of the United States, you may be subject to applicable customs, import duties and taxes, which are the sole responsibility of the buyer/receiver." Am I missing something?

Oh and by the way ever since Massdrop started using DHL international as their main (or exclusive, actually) shipping method to European customers things have changed a bit - I've received a decent amount of packages from MD after the switch and the orders make a stop in Germany (Frankfurt) to be redistributed to other countries from there. As a result, they get relabelled and more often than not customs fees and wait time are heavily, if not completely, staggered.

First time I noticed it I thought it was just a fluke because it was a relatively cheap set of keys, like 40€ or something, but in Portugal our VAT limitation is roughly 25€ - needless to say I was intrigued regardless, then after I received a couple more MD orders I noticed that after relabelling in Frankfurt the sender country is registered as Germany and not the US (save one singular occasion out of like 10). I'd imagine if the local post bothers to look up the DHL tracking trail things may be handled differently, plus most my orders didn't exceed 50-60~ dollars but I had my brother order a DarkVoice which is a 9 pound $250 tube amp from recently to test the theory and once it arrived he didn't have to pay a dime either. Same goes for a friend of mine who dodged $200 in customs and handling fees in Iceland after receiving his Fostex TH00X a week ago.

Anyway, I digress, point being if we have to pay import taxes no matter where the GB is held, Massdrop might be our best bet. Food for thought.

GH group buys don't usually pay taxes when handled by members of the forum....

Maybe we could use European proxy?

[KHAANNN]

This veered extremely off topic, but, there's also something called Shipito

You can combine packages, declare them yourself etc. - cost-wise I can't comment much, however, for me, a visit to the customs office is more costly than anything, so I love Shipito

[duynguyenle]

If you choose massdrop, your European orders will drop because of import taxes.

Can be as high as 35%

What do you mean? Wouldn't you have to pay taxes regardless no matter what website you buy it through? I've bought keys on Originative before and have paid import taxes every time, they clearly state so too on their website - "If you place an order from a country outside of the United States, you may be subject to applicable customs, import duties and taxes, which are the sole responsibility of the buyer/receiver." Am I missing something?

Oh and by the way ever since Massdrop started using DHL international as their main (or exclusive, actually) shipping method to European customers things have changed a bit - I've received a decent amount of packages from MD after the switch and the orders make a stop in Germany (Frankfurt) to be redistributed to other countries from there. As a result, they get relabelled and more often than not customs fees and wait time are heavily, if not completely, staggered.

First time I noticed it I thought it was just a fluke because it was a relatively cheap set of keys, like 40€ or something, but in Portugal our VAT limitation is roughly 25€ - needless to say I was intrigued regardless, then after I received a couple more MD orders I noticed that after relabelling in Frankfurt the sender country is registered as Germany and not the US (save one singular occasion out of like 10). I'd imagine if the local post bothers to look up the DHL tracking trail things may be handled differently, plus most my orders didn't exceed 50-60~ dollars but I had my brother order a DarkVoice which is a 9 pound $250 tube amp from recently to test the theory and once it arrived he didn't have to pay a dime either. Same goes for a friend of mine who dodged $200 in customs and handling fees in Iceland after receiving his Fostex TH00X a week ago.

Anyway, I digress, point being if we have to pay import taxes no matter where the GB is held, Massdrop might be our best bet. Food for thought.

GH group buys don't usually pay taxes when handled by members of the forum....

Maybe we could use European proxy?

A member-ran GB was never an option on the table for the groupbuy, it was either gonna be MD or Originative, and you would have to pay import taxes either way. I've learnt long ago just to suck it up and pay the HMRC their cut so I can have my stuff from overseas. If it irks you so much then I'm sorry to hear, but vendors do provide certainty and peace of mind, which is less so with a member-ran GB (I say this recognising that 99% of member-ran GBs are successful and everyone gets what they paid for, but with a vendor backing the GB, you get that last 1% peace of mind)

[Oatburner]

So are the Windows and menu keys going to be the new style, shown on the gmk photo, or the old style shown in the keyboard render?

[jessica]

So are the Windows and menu keys going to be the new style, shown on the gmk photo, or the old style shown in the keyboard render?

The Window and Menu ones will be like in the render.

[nicx]

I was going to go for the dolch set group buy that just ended but it didn't have support for my keyboard. So I'm definetaly going to make this my first GMK set. I hope it starts soon!

[tofgerl]

So are the Windows and menu keys going to be the new style, shown on the gmk photo, or the old style shown in the keyboard render?

The Window and Menu ones will be like in the render.

Why don't you just label them img 1, 2, 3 and so on. The image from GMK is a render too, you see. It's a 2D-render, but it is a render.

[kenmai9]

So are the Windows and menu keys going to be the new style, shown on the gmk photo, or the old style shown in the keyboard render?

The Window and Menu ones will be like in the render.

Why don't you just label them img 1, 2, 3 and so on. The image from GMK is a render too, you see. It's a 2D-render, but it is a render.

my life is a render

[jessica]

So are the Windows and menu keys going to be the new style, shown on the gmk photo, or the old style shown in the keyboard render?

The Window and Menu ones will be like in the render.

Why don't you just label them img 1, 2, 3 and so on. The image from GMK is a render too, you see. It's a 2D-render, but it is a render.

Listen words are hard.

All GMK sets are produced exactly to their renders, that's why it's so important to get it right.

[potatobot]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

[ideus]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

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Nice paint job, do you have a thread or site with some advice on painting? I am considering to paint an stainless steel plate, but I do not want to have adherence issues down the road and be in need to desoldering and all.

[potatobot]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

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Nice paint job, do you have a thread or site with some advice on painting? I am considering to paint an stainless steel plate, but I do not want to have adherence issues down the road and be in need to desoldering and all.

Im not so sure about tips from the internet, its gonna be a trial and error thing.

I basically asked help from a close friend who does PC Modifications. :D

Somewhere in reddit maybe? i have a close friend who mods PC components and asked him to do this for me coz doing it with an airbrush gives a better finish  :thumb:

[duynguyenle]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

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Nice paint job, do you have a thread or site with some advice on painting? I am considering to paint an stainless steel plate, but I do not want to have adherence issues down the road and be in need to desoldering and all.

For steel, I've had pretty good experience with a metal specific primer and then paint on top. I got both from the brand Rustoleum, they carry quite a large range of paint products. I haven't painted plates specifically, but I painted my PC case panels a few years back and never had peeling issues

[ideus]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

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Nice paint job, do you have a thread or site with some advice on painting? I am considering to paint an stainless steel plate, but I do not want to have adherence issues down the road and be in need to desoldering and all.

For steel, I've had pretty good experience with a metal specific primer and then paint on top. I got both from the brand Rustoleum, they carry quite a large range of paint products. I haven't painted plates specifically, but I painted my PC case panels a few years back and never had peeling issues

Good tip, thank you very much, I'll look for that brand.

[nugglets]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

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Nice paint job, do you have a thread or site with some advice on painting? I am considering to paint an stainless steel plate, but I do not want to have adherence issues down the road and be in need to desoldering and all.

For steel, I've had pretty good experience with a metal specific primer and then paint on top. I got both from the brand Rustoleum, they carry quite a large range of paint products. I haven't painted plates specifically, but I painted my PC case panels a few years back and never had peeling issues

Good tip, thank you very much, I'll look for that brand.

Most metals are easy, unless they have an odd finish on them. Even then they're easy, just maybe a different step or two.

For a basic steel plate, scuff with scotch brite pads, wash with dish soap and water, let dry, spray primer, spray color. Depending on the finish you want, you can also add clear coat and/or wetsand with 1500-2000 grit to get various degrees of gloss.

[KHAANNN]

The main challenge with painting is being outside US

You can't find primers, you can't find spray paints

[ideus]

painted my ducky shine 2's case olive green for plum

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Nice paint job, do you have a thread or site with some advice on painting? I am considering to paint an stainless steel plate, but I do not want to have adherence issues down the road and be in need to desoldering and all.

For steel, I've had pretty good experience with a metal specific primer and then paint on top. I got both from the brand Rustoleum, they carry quite a large range of paint products. I haven't painted plates specifically, but I painted my PC case panels a few years back and never had peeling issues

Good tip, thank you very much, I'll look for that brand.

Most metals are easy, unless they have an odd finish on them. Even then they're easy, just maybe a different step or two.

For a basic steel plate, scuff with scotch brite pads, wash with dish soap and water, let dry, spray primer, spray color. Depending on the finish you want, you can also add clear coat and/or wetsand with 1500-2000 grit to get various degrees of gloss.

Thanks.

[ideus]

The main challenge with painting is being outside US

You can't find primers, you can't find spray paints

You may be surprised, a Home Depot is near by and these guys here build cars for Ford, GM, BMW; they even "PAINT" them including the full thing, powder coating, and all. 

[nicx]

How long has other GMK set group buys on massdrop taken to ship after the buy period is over? really hoping to get this on my board when it comes ^.^

[jessica]

How long has other GMK set group buys on massdrop taken to ship after the buy period is over? really hoping to get this on my board when it comes ^.^

3-4 months I think.

[nicx]

Anyone have any ideas for some custom cables that would match and good with this set?

[romevi]

Anyone have any ideas for some custom cables that would match and good with this set?

Probably yellow, purple, and maroon.  )

[potatobot]

which phase is this keyset on? im getting excited at the same time worried about my savings LOL

Yay massdrop!!! I hope it would be as successful as GMK carbon 

[jessica]

which phase is this keyset on? im getting excited at the same time worried about my savings LOL

Yay massdrop!!! I hope it would be as successful as GMK carbon 

Currently working on getting a timeframe from Massdrop. It's somewhere between interest check and group buy, stuck in limbo

[potatobot]

which phase is this keyset on? im getting excited at the same time worried about my savings LOL

Yay massdrop!!! I hope it would be as successful as GMK carbon 

Currently working on getting a timeframe from Massdrop. It's somewhere between interest check and group buy, stuck in limbo

Thanks about the quick update mate, goodluck! You have my commitment on these


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[kenmai9]

Anyone have any ideas for some custom cables that would match and good with this set?

i got a maroon cable with dark grey shrink wrap

[nicx]

Have any picks of it? Wanna see how it looks with the shrink.

[kenmai9]

Have any picks of it? Wanna see how it looks with the shrink.

http://imgur.com/eDfmwbK

i wish the shrink wrap was darker, but it'll do.