[IC] PBT Hive - Group Buy January 24th!

[nma]

Oh man, can't wait for this to launch, love the colours.

[danieljgrouse]

I'm assuming it will be done through Infinikey since they have already proven they can do reverse dyesub really well?

[raptorzoz]

any chance we'll get a norde kit?

[growler]

Got such a boner for this

growler

[liangalv]

Is there an expected GB date/ Kit Pricing ?

[caronte0]

Is there an expected GB date/ Kit Pricing ?

there will be more deatils by the end of the month

[lookid]

Close to end of the month.
Any updates?

[shoobopper]

rip epbt. def in if this goes through though. u80-a yolk w/ this would be godlike

yellow split spacebar set pls

Also, does anyone know a matching deskpad? If not, a hive novelkeys deskpad would be an instabuy

[Dungo]

october is nearing its end and i need that update

[ogWalker]

Update 10/31

This set will be run on TheKey.Company through InfiniKey. Group Buy will kick off Q1 2020. More renders + deskmat coming soon!

[nasp]

Is the set kitting gonna be like the other Infinikey sets with one all inclusive base kit - i.e. sanctuary rebirth and bread?

[piit79]

Update 10/31

This set will be run on TheKey.Company through InfiniKey. Group Buy will kick off Q1 2020. More renders + deskmat coming soon!

Can't wait! Ne EU vendors avail?

[shoobopper]

Can't wait! Deskpad hype! Yellow split spacebar and rama novelty would make this my favorite set oat 👀

[caronte0]

Update 10/31

This set will be run on TheKey.Company through InfiniKey. Group Buy will kick off Q1 2020. More renders + deskmat coming soon!

Can't wait! Ne EU vendors avail?

probably candykeys

[Datastream]

Oh **** this is hypeee

[AlcoholEnthusiast]

Glad this is set in stone. Need more good pbt sets (pls). If this goes well it opens up lots of possibilities for future sets.

[TheKeyCompany]

Is the set kitting gonna be like the other Infinikey sets with one all inclusive base kit - i.e. sanctuary rebirth and bread?

We are working with the factory to see how much it will affect price by breaking it into smaller kits. If this works out, it will prove the idea and we will go that way moving forward. The new molds we designed should allow for it. Stay tuned!

[vsrnth]

Are there any plans to add a colevrak/colevrak+ kit to the GB?
That'd make this an insta-buy.

[piit79]

We are working with the factory to see how much it will affect price by breaking it into smaller kits. If this works out, it will prove the idea and we will go that way moving forward. The new molds we designed should allow for it. Stay tuned!

Keeping my fingers crossed. I hope it works out and you'll be able to add an ortho kit - too often I miss out on these alternative sets because of lack of compatibility... Would love to get this one!

[shoobopper]

Are there any plans to add a colevrak/colevrak+ kit to the GB?
That'd make this an insta-buy.

seconded. pining for yellow split spacebar as well

[ref]

double shot?
happy with base set, and the color.
plz add 3u in spacebarkit

[piit79]

double shot?
happy with base set, and the color.
plz add 3u in spacebarkit

Reverse dye-subbed PBT via InfiniKey I believe. Does anyone even do good quality double-shot PBT in cherry profile?

[TheKeyCompany]

double shot?
happy with base set, and the color.
plz add 3u in spacebarkit

Reverse dye-subbed PBT via InfiniKey I believe. Does anyone even do good quality double-shot PBT in cherry profile?

Not yet, but in 2020 Infinikey will be able to :-)

[mwahlig]

Are these the final kits or is there still a chance of adding an ortho/40s kit?

[caronte0]

Are there any plans to add a colevrak/colevrak+ kit to the GB?
That'd make this an insta-buy.

seconded. pining for yellow split spacebar as well

+1

[piit79]

Are these the final kits or is there still a chance of adding an ortho/40s kit?

Second that, please add an 40s/ortho kit!

[MrBIGEURO]

I'm excited for this set. I really hope stays PBT.

The Base Kit looks great, only wish could add a couple white keys to that set. But otherwise, I could swing add-on Monochrome.

Hope the price works out well.

[Datastream]

ne updates avail? still got my eye on this beaut

[KawabataLuis]

Just saw that more renders are incoming. Is it possible to make a render with polaris on the e-yellow colorway? That is my main goal to match, and would really like to see how they'd look together.

[itskitsos]

Ready to buy this one! Can't wait.

Very interested in deskmat design.

[Slayer77]

Ne Asia proxy avail?

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[ogWalker]

Ne Asia proxy avail?

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currently waiting on samples to approve colors, then will announce vendors and gb date

[kaisn]

Love it. In for sure

[growler]

Sweet!

growler

[chris_1865]

In it. Yellow and black are always the best.

[infinitykw]

OK insta buy here just because the base kit included accented spacebars, which +100000000 for me.

[Cruxx_.]

currently waiting on samples to approve colors, then will announce vendors and gb date

It's been so long, the wait will kill me

[Tennstrong]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again. 

[growler]

Forgive my ignorance, but if ePBT is better, why not .... just use them? The manufacturer makes money on these runs I'd imagine, so if they can do it, why would any of them say no?

I think this was always going to be PBT, simce ABS looks nice until you use it for a week, so presumably that's why GMK is out as they don't do PBT.

growler

[lolafineday]

Forgive my ignorance, but if ePBT is better, why not .... just use them? The manufacturer makes money on these runs I'd imagine, so if they can do it, why would any of them say no?

I think this was always going to be PBT, simce ABS looks nice until you use it for a week, so presumably that's why GMK is out as they don't do PBT.

growler

Because epbt doesnt want to do reverse dye sub. Check out the recent kuro shiro buy.

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[growler]

Forgive my ignorance, but if ePBT is better, why not .... just use them? The manufacturer makes money on these runs I'd imagine, so if they can do it, why would any of them say no?

I think this was always going to be PBT, simce ABS looks nice until you use it for a week, so presumably that's why GMK is out as they don't do PBT.

growler

Because epbt doesnt want to do reverse dye sub. Check out the recent kuro shiro buy.

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Makes sense, so current manufacturer makes total sense then it would seem.

Roll on the group buy!

growler

[jdc122]

instant buy if this comes out to match my yolk rama board!

[AlcoholEnthusiast]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

Have there been issues with Infinikey?

[rockydbull]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

From what I have seen with other sets Epbt had a lot of issues getting reverse dye sub right and are reluctant to take on sets with a ton of it involved. Infinikey on the other hand is attempting reverse dye sub on the regular and is going to improve as sets get run through. Personally, I would rather see this attempted in PBT than see another set go GMK. ABS is meh and GMK prices are insane. No one should have to pay $40+ for a freaking numpad, much less an UK iso set.

[ogWalker]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

From what I have seen with other sets Epbt had a lot of issues getting reverse dye sub right and are reluctant to take on sets with a ton of it involved. Infinikey on the other hand is attempting reverse dye sub on the regular and is going to improve as sets get run through. Personally, I would rather see this attempted in PBT than see another set go GMK. ABS is meh and GMK prices are insane. No one should have to pay $40+ for a freaking numpad, much less an UK iso set.

Hi,

I am currently having samples sent to me so I can see the dyesub quality in hand, but from the sample pictures it looked pretty good. Also planning on making one big base kit as opposed to having many child kits. Once the final kits are decided upon I'll post updates here. cheers

[rockydbull]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

From what I have seen with other sets Epbt had a lot of issues getting reverse dye sub right and are reluctant to take on sets with a ton of it involved. Infinikey on the other hand is attempting reverse dye sub on the regular and is going to improve as sets get run through. Personally, I would rather see this attempted in PBT than see another set go GMK. ABS is meh and GMK prices are insane. No one should have to pay $40+ for a freaking numpad, much less an UK iso set.

Hi,

I am currently having samples sent to me so I can see the dyesub quality in hand, but from the sample pictures it looked pretty good. Also planning on making one big base kit as opposed to having many child kits. Once the final kits are decided upon I'll post updates here. cheers

Samples sent from infinikey?

[Gtrx]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

From what I have seen with other sets Epbt had a lot of issues getting reverse dye sub right and are reluctant to take on sets with a ton of it involved. Infinikey on the other hand is attempting reverse dye sub on the regular and is going to improve as sets get run through. Personally, I would rather see this attempted in PBT than see another set go GMK. ABS is meh and GMK prices are insane. No one should have to pay $40+ for a freaking numpad, much less an UK iso set.

Hi,

I am currently having samples sent to me so I can see the dyesub quality in hand, but from the sample pictures it looked pretty good. Also planning on making one big base kit as opposed to having many child kits. Once the final kits are decided upon I'll post updates here. cheers

Samples sent from infinikey?

yes

[hammerbrotha]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

Agree 100% with all your points above. I have heard infinikey pbt keycaps sound much worse than epbt. This is gonna be a pass for me as well.

[d00deitsnik]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

Agree 100% with all your points above. I have heard infinikey pbt keycaps sound much worse than epbt. This is gonna be a pass for me as well.

I see what you did there... "heard they sound much worse..." Nice.

I honestly haven't heard a comparison of ePBT and Infinikey tho. What makes them have such a different sound? Plastic density?

[BlindAssassin111]

Considering the recent issues with infinikey's consistency, it's rather disappointing to see this set go from the golden standard of consistency (GMK), then to a mid-ground of quality and consistency (ePBT), to where it is now. If this was going through ePBT I was probably going to be onboard after pricing, even though I'd likely prefer GMK above all. For now though, this is a pass due to the manufacturer. All signs seem to point to this being a middle of the road manu, and with their new prices getting near that of ePBT, I will be undoubtedly passing for that reason. If you could get this back to a more reliable/consistent manufacturer, I'd be interested again.

Agree 100% with all your points above. I have heard infinikey pbt keycaps sound much worse than epbt. This is gonna be a pass for me as well.

Haven't seen/heard anything about them sounding "much worse", curious where that came from.

As well molds were updated since katakana was ran (as seen with the newer CandyBar sets) so any comparison would be off for any future sets anyways. I will have my candybar set sent fairly soon and have an ePBT set I can compare to on a board but honestly I don't see how they would be much different beyond just thickness of the caps given they are both PBT.