[IC] GMK TA Royal Alpha 610 Typewriter inspired set ~~~~~~GB LIVE!~~~~~~

[MOZ]

GB LINK @ MASSDROP: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/gmk-ta-royal-alpha-typewriter-keycap-set/?mode=guest_open
GB END ON 4th April, 2016


Base Kit

The Base kit comes in light gray. To add a modern touch, US-Int sublegends are pad-printed in lime green along with the darker green doubleshot legends. ISO, Winkeyless, basic 1800, Whitefox, and most other other alternate layouts are supported.

Modifiers Kit
The Mod kit comes with lime green modifiers and dark green accent keys. HHKB-specific legends are front pad-printed. This kit includes the iconic lime green CODE key. ISO, Winkeyless, basic 1800, basic Whitefox, and most other alternate layouts are supported.

Outcasts Kit
The Outcasts kit adds 100-percent correct row compatibility for WhiteFox, FC660M, 1800, and other alternate 65- and 75-percent boards.

Spacebars
2 spacebars per pack, 1x 6.25U and 1x7U

The MOQ are:
Base set - 150
Mod set - 150
Outcasts set - 100


Inspired by:
Inspired by the beautiful Royal Alpha typewriters




Colors (http://i.imgur.com/94CxFfr.jpg):
Alphas: N7 legends double-shot on 3K with AE pad-printed International sub-legends
Mods: CP legends double-shot on AE and few CP legends double-shot on N7


For EU buyers:
In the past two weeks I have been in discussion with GMK, MassDrop and few EU members and whilst I am trying for a better solution for EU customers, I'd like to clarify a few things. From my understanding, the gripe EU buyers have with MassDrop is the 30% DUTY+TAX they have to pay and the higher shipping costs. First thing first, we can't deny that bulk of the orders are from US, so a shipment from GMK is bound to go to the US. Now the difference in shipping cost of a EU proxy handling shipping vs MassDrop is minimal if any, because MassDrop get volume discount from USPS. Now regarding the 30%,  GMK has informed me that if they were to ship within the EU, then they will have to put a 20% VAT on the base price (Which we are used to seeing from GMK). This leaves 10% price difference which is just about offset by the extra shipping costs GMK will charge for shipping part of the consignment to EU. I hope this brings things more into perspective that in the current state of things, EU buyers aren't really getting that bad a deal and would agree that extra efforts for a EU "warehouse"/proxy are really not worth it.
UPDATE:I have confirmed with multiple parties that when receiving keycaps from GMK in US, they pay little to nominal (~0.5%) in taxes/duties in EU. The shipping prices MassDrop gets for the international shipping is about the same as an individual would get while shipping within EU. The 10% difference of if the keycaps were shipped within EU vs from US is pretty much offset by the extra split shipping from GMK.

So, EU guys sorry, the 20%/30% taxes imposed by the government are to be blamed, so relax and buy from MassDrop.



Some excellent color comparison shots by nubbinator

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Ok, pics.  I flipped them so you wouldn't be biased by already knowing the color and so you could get a closer approximation of the original color.  I also feel the shadowing on the flipped caps gives you a better idea of the color.  Colors may still be a little off, but I tried to be as accurate as possible.

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Old Mockups

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[JaccoW]

MOZ! You're still alive!

You might on to something here. I'll be keeping an eye on this buy.

[xiaodian317]

I think there are so many fans love the AE Green color set.

[MOZ]

MOZ! You're still alive!

You might on to something here. I'll be keeping an eye on this buy.

Quite alive, just been dormant, but the Pune KB team gave me a kick back into this hobby over the last month.

I think there are so many fans love the AE Green color set.

Of course, it's a wonderful color!

[o3okevin]

GMK CCnG? Instant buy for me!

[MOZ]

GMK CCnG? Instant buy for me!

I believe CCnG had the same color for the legends on the alphas and the mod base. This would not be the case here.

[nubbinator]

Well, if you want to be color accurate, it should be grey, not beige/cream.

[geniekid]

Well, if you want to be color accurate, it should be grey, not beige/cream.

I would love grey.  Feels like with Ivan's PBT and EnjoyPBT there is no shortage of green on beige/white right now.  I also feel the pastel AE mods don't go well with the deep green N7 legends but that wouldn't stop me from joining.  I'd just use them separately.

[MOZ]

Well, if you want to be color accurate, it should be grey, not beige/cream.

Nothing is set in stone, I've been debating with myself between L9 and 3K

[Glenmael]

moar GMK! good stuff

[geniekid]

Well, if you want to be color accurate, it should be grey, not beige/cream.

Nothing is set in stone, I've been debating with myself between L9 and 3K

Have you considered U9?

[baldgye]

I feel like only the left hand mods should be green and also have a gradient to them, as this kinda looks like a nicer cream cheese...


so I you had tab as AE and then caps,shift ctrl etc as N7 with an AE back space it would match the original set more, no?

[nubbinator]

Well, if you want to be color accurate, it should be grey, not beige/cream.

Nothing is set in stone, I've been debating with myself between L9 and 3K

3K is the closer color, L9 just looks off.  3K with N7 legends is probably the closest on the Alphas and AE with CP or 3K legends the closest for the mods.

You could also do a hybrid buy in line with some of the sets and do ABS mods with PBT alphas.

If we're going cream, I'd still rather see 3B get made first.

[MOZ]

Well, if you want to be color accurate, it should be grey, not beige/cream.

Nothing is set in stone, I've been debating with myself between L9 and 3K

3K is the closer color, L9 just looks off.  3K with N7 legends is probably the closest on the Alphas and AE with CP or 3K legends the closest for the mods.

You could also do a hybrid buy in line with some of the sets and do ABS mods with PBT alphas.

Most likely would go with 3K then if that is what is closer to the original.

Regarding the hybrid buy, we could do one like the Bluegaloo, but my concern is over mixed materials, PBT for alphas and ABS for mods. Although that would be closer to most of the sets out there )

so I you had tab as AE and then caps,shift ctrl etc as N7 with an AE back space it would match the original set more, no?

It's an inspired set, not a reproduction ;P

But yes, if we go for a mods only set, then surely we could incorporate the three keys in N7.

[ccarlitos2]

I was just thinking about this Would buy for sure!!!

[rm-rf]

I just got my set a few weeks ago.

[baldgye]

so I you had tab as AE and then caps,shift ctrl etc as N7 with an AE back space it would match the original set more, no?

It's an inspired set, not a reproduction ;P

But yes, if we go for a mods only set, then surely we could incorporate the three keys in N7.

fair enough, I did have an original set of these caps and imo the coolest thing was the two tone mods on one side rather than all around, but thats just me

[lolpes]

I just got my set a few weeks ago.

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Yes please! I have my set comming in as well :D




Also, a sugestion, why not add some dark green mods? like enter, windows keys, esc, etc so get the full vibe of the Royal alpha typewritter:

[gadzkun]

add a yellow spacebar, enter, arrow, f1-f4, f9-f12 make this keyset more freshhhhh, yummy~

[Halverson]

I do miss a nice DS ccng, will be watching how this progresses!

[WNovizar]

There will be mods only kits aren't there? I only want mods.....

[Elrick]

I think there are so many fans love the AE Green color set.

There is BUT it's the overall design that shall draw in those crowds, especially if you want to totally mimic the original AE Green Set.

You need careful design of these sets like the SKIDATA Set, making sure to make a direct copy but also adding vital extras for those who need them.

[Dernubenfrieken]

I had the same thought after buying this Royal adding machine.


I agree though that Grey might be a better choice, I think it would look nice with the Green on Grey alphas and Grey on Lime for mods.

[xondat]

How do people get renders like those? I'd prefer lime and gray.

[64rky]

Finally a set for my green artisans

[MOZ]

How do people get renders like those? I'd prefer lime and gray.

Will be going with 3K for the alpha base and CP for legends on mods.

I'm starting to lean towards mods only. Maybe split the mods and alphas.

Edit: I just used the Triumph Adler mockup and edited it Photoshop. If you mean that particular style, GMK provides those.

[xondat]

How do people get renders like those? I'd prefer lime and gray.

Will be going with 3K for the alpha base and CP for legends on mods.

I'm starting to lean towards mods only. Maybe split the mods and alphas.

Edit: I just used the Triumph Adler mockup and edited it Photoshop. If you mean that particular style, GMK provides those.

Ah sweet, where do you get the colors/codes from too? How easy is it to get the renders? Simply just a email?

[DukeMugen]

YES!!!!!

[bcredbottle]

I have a keyset from a TA Royal Beta 9000D typewriter. It has brown on white legends (some are tripleshot w/ turqoise side print) and white on turquoise mods.

I was hoping someone would come around w/ another TA set.

[bazh]

I think it should come with a secondary legend, dark green for the main and lime for the sub. Also, should have some accent key in dark green too, like enter, spacebar, Ecs, num Enter,...

[romevi]

Maybe N7 on U9 for the alphas? Either way, I'm interested.

I wasn't a fan of CCoG until I saw it recently on Filco's blue board. That thing clutched at my eyeballs for minutes.

[rm-rf]

i'm jealous of that set.

I have a keyset from a TA Royal Beta 9000D typewriter. It has brown on white legends (some are tripleshot w/ turqoise side print) and white on turquoise mods.

I was hoping someone would come around w/ another TA set.

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[nubbinator]

I have a keyset from a TA Royal Beta 9000D typewriter. It has brown on white legends (some are tripleshot w/ turqoise side print) and white on turquoise mods.

I was hoping someone would come around w/ another TA set.

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I had a set like that in all ABS, but the stems were breaking left and right, so I tossed it.  I still have the hybrid PBT/ABS set, but the all ABS set was cool.

Maybe N7 on U9 for the alphas? Either way, I'm interested.

I wasn't a fan of CCoG until I saw it recently on Filco's blue board. That thing clutched at my eyeballs for minutes.

N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

[KaminKevCrew]

Yes please!!!

I'd definitely be in for some of these!!!

[radio_killah]

I'd support this.

[billnye]

Mockup in the OP looks great. I would certainly be in for a set if the legends are done similarly to TA.

[geniekid]

N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

I agree that 3K alphas look nicer with AE mods, but I think AE mods don't really go well with N7 legends in the first place.  I'd rather have N7 on 3K/U9 for alphas and modifiers with a splash of C9 on AE for Enter and Esc.  This would be more thematically consistent with the original colorway, IMHO.

I reluctantly submit that having inverted/high-contrast alphas vs mods seems to be more popular, which is always important for a GMK GB.

[iamtootallforthis]

I am in for sure! Green FTW!

[trenzafeeds]

That's some good ****. Only suggestion I would have is maybe green on white for the alphas instead of the cream. I personally prefer the cream look, but white would give them more cross-set compatibility.

[nubbinator]

N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

I agree that 3K alphas look nicer with AE mods, but I think AE mods don't really go well with N7 legends in the first place.  I'd rather have N7 on 3K/U9 for alphas and modifiers with a splash of C9 on AE for Enter and Esc.  This would be more thematically consistent with the original colorway, IMHO.

I reluctantly submit that having inverted/high-contrast alphas vs mods seems to be more popular, which is always important for a GMK GB.

I don't think anyone was asking for N7 on AE mods.  The most accurate to OG is CP on AE, maybe a CP on N7 accent or two.

And since people are discussing the OG, I'm going off OG coloring as I own the set this is following and a GMK color ring.  We don't have to try and emulate the OG, but the OG has dyesub legends close in color to N7 on the alphas with the cap being a warm grey between 3K and 2B and closer to 3K.  I can take comparison shots tonight.  U9 is nowhere near the color and, IMO, looks terrible with AE.

[iamtootallforthis]

N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

I agree that 3K alphas look nicer with AE mods, but I think AE mods don't really go well with N7 legends in the first place.  I'd rather have N7 on 3K/U9 for alphas and modifiers with a splash of C9 on AE for Enter and Esc.  This would be more thematically consistent with the original colorway, IMHO.

I reluctantly submit that having inverted/high-contrast alphas vs mods seems to be more popular, which is always important for a GMK GB.

I don't think anyone was asking for N7 on AE mods.  The most accurate to OG is CP on AE, maybe a CP on N7 accent or two.

And since people are discussing the OG, I'm going off OG coloring as I own the set this is following and a GMK color ring.  We don't have to try and emulate the OG, but the OG has dyesub legends close in color to N7 on the alphas with the cap being a warm grey between 3K and 2B and closer to 3K.  I can take comparison shots tonight.  U9 is nowhere near the color and, IMO, looks terrible with AE.

I would love to see pictures Nubbs!

[ccarlitos2]

N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

I agree that 3K alphas look nicer with AE mods, but I think AE mods don't really go well with N7 legends in the first place.  I'd rather have N7 on 3K/U9 for alphas and modifiers with a splash of C9 on AE for Enter and Esc.  This would be more thematically consistent with the original colorway, IMHO.

I reluctantly submit that having inverted/high-contrast alphas vs mods seems to be more popular, which is always important for a GMK GB.

I don't think anyone was asking for N7 on AE mods.  The most accurate to OG is CP on AE, maybe a CP on N7 accent or two.

And since people are discussing the OG, I'm going off OG coloring as I own the set this is following and a GMK color ring.  We don't have to try and emulate the OG, but the OG has dyesub legends close in color to N7 on the alphas with the cap being a warm grey between 3K and 2B and closer to 3K.  I can take comparison shots tonight.  U9 is nowhere near the color and, IMO, looks terrible with AE.

I'd love to see some comparison shots the real question is if this is going to be before or after the manly unicorn :3

[rowdy]

Doomed to fail unless a CODE key is included.

[nubbinator]

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N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

I agree that 3K alphas look nicer with AE mods, but I think AE mods don't really go well with N7 legends in the first place.  I'd rather have N7 on 3K/U9 for alphas and modifiers with a splash of C9 on AE for Enter and Esc.  This would be more thematically consistent with the original colorway, IMHO.

I reluctantly submit that having inverted/high-contrast alphas vs mods seems to be more popular, which is always important for a GMK GB.

I don't think anyone was asking for N7 on AE mods.  The most accurate to OG is CP on AE, maybe a CP on N7 accent or two.

And since people are discussing the OG, I'm going off OG coloring as I own the set this is following and a GMK color ring.  We don't have to try and emulate the OG, but the OG has dyesub legends close in color to N7 on the alphas with the cap being a warm grey between 3K and 2B and closer to 3K.  I can take comparison shots tonight.  U9 is nowhere near the color and, IMO, looks terrible with AE.

I'd love to see some comparison shots the real question is if this is going to be before or after the manly unicorn :3

I need to PM Bunny about Manly Unicorn again.  Since he was wanting to run it through JTK, I think I'll stick with that since it will be cheaper and give us more compatibility options. 

I'll probably regret saying this if it happens, but I'd be willing to be the US/NA distributor for this set if it doesn't go MD and someone else handles the money, I just don't want to collect the money and it appears MOZ doesn't want to either.

Doomed to fail unless a CODE key is included.

I think that's pretty much a given.  An N7 and AE, of course.

Off to take pics now.

[ccarlitos2]

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N7 on 3K looks a lot better for alphas IMO.  If you want U9, just get an OG Cherry set or Gaterons.  Both TA Blue and green have a sexy warm grey midway between 3K and 2B, but closer to 3K that, IMO, looks nicer with AE.

I agree that 3K alphas look nicer with AE mods, but I think AE mods don't really go well with N7 legends in the first place.  I'd rather have N7 on 3K/U9 for alphas and modifiers with a splash of C9 on AE for Enter and Esc.  This would be more thematically consistent with the original colorway, IMHO.

I reluctantly submit that having inverted/high-contrast alphas vs mods seems to be more popular, which is always important for a GMK GB.

I don't think anyone was asking for N7 on AE mods.  The most accurate to OG is CP on AE, maybe a CP on N7 accent or two.

And since people are discussing the OG, I'm going off OG coloring as I own the set this is following and a GMK color ring.  We don't have to try and emulate the OG, but the OG has dyesub legends close in color to N7 on the alphas with the cap being a warm grey between 3K and 2B and closer to 3K.  I can take comparison shots tonight.  U9 is nowhere near the color and, IMO, looks terrible with AE.

I'd love to see some comparison shots the real question is if this is going to be before or after the manly unicorn :3

I need to PM Bunny about Manly Unicorn again.  Since he was wanting to run it through JTK, I think I'll stick with that since it will be cheaper and give us more compatibility options. 

I'll probably regret saying this if it happens, but I'd be willing to be the US/NA distributor for this set if it doesn't go MD and someone else handles the money, I just don't want to collect the money and it appears MOZ doesn't want to either.

Can't wait to see the pictures! If any of this goes down after I graduate in May I would be happy to help in anyway I can! Even handling the money I really want to see this set get off the ground. I absolutely love the colorway.

[nubbinator]

Ok, pics.  I flipped them so you wouldn't be biased by already knowing the color and so you could get a closer approximation of the original color.  I also feel the shadowing on the flipped caps gives you a better idea of the color.  Colors may still be a little off, but I tried to be as accurate as possible.

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Ok, pics.  I flipped them so you wouldn't be biased by already knowing the color and so you could get a closer approximation of the original color.  I also feel the shadowing on the flipped caps gives you a better idea of the color.  Colors may still be a little off, but I tried to be as accurate as possible.

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those are some nice shots!

[renne]

I like this one. Please consider to add more keys, such as dark green esc, enter, and spacebar.

[romevi]

U9 looks way off. L9 is good, as well as CP.

[nubbinator]

U9 looks way off. L9 is good, as well as CP.

L9 has far too much yellow.  3K is still the closest, IMO, though it's really a color between 3K and 2B and closer to 3K.

The main reason I'm very vocally against L9 is because is it's the same color as the OG Cherry Alphas that are a dime a dozen.  I have thin lasered PBT and GMK AE mods from EK on my keyboard at work and there's not much difference between that and L9 with N7 legends.  3K is a far less common color and looks very good and it makes sense to me to have something that will have a little more contrast and is less common while still looking good.