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

[macharius]

Totally interestd!!

[MOZ]

GMK have informed me that the LOCK and CTRL in 1.5U are the only full uppercase mods they have, all others will have to be new legends, something I'm not keen on at all, maybe 1.5U and 1.25U ALT and 1.25U CTRL, so that all the legends are full uppercase on the bottom row.

Also thinking about scoops+bars on the two homing keys.

This is last call for any changes before we get final renders from GMK!

[bazh]

1.5u LOCK key is cool too for us who prefer the capslock in the position of left Control key

[MOZ]

1.5u LOCK key is cool too for us who prefer the capslock in the position of left Control key

The LOCK key they have is 1.5U R3.

[CommonCurt]

GMK have informed me that the LOCK and CTRL in 1.5U are the only full uppercase mods they have, all others will have to be new legends, something I'm not keen on at all, maybe 1.5U and 1.25U ALT and 1.25U CTRL, so that all the legends are full uppercase on the bottom row.

Also thinking about scoops+bars on the two homing keys.

This is last call for any changes before we get final renders from GMK!

All upper case on the bottom row only  ?

I say just keep the first letters of each key capitalized so they all match. Looks better that way anyways.

[iamtootallforthis]

No real preference on legends but really looking forward to seeing this set in a buy.

[RevoTeam]

Must buy! This is the kind of set u dont want to miss! no kidding!

[MOZ]

Moving towards the final design:

Proposed Base Set:


Proposed Mod Set:


Proposed Outcasts Set for WhiteFox/1800/FC660M:

[weifanwang]

can't wait !

[radio_killah]

Nice Moz! Liking what I see! Hopefully your communication with GMK has been going well. Any idea on pricing yet?

[MOZ]

I've asked GMK for their renders and pricing today. That will most likely stay private as Massdrop will be running this, and they will dictate the final price.

[radio_killah]

I've asked GMK for their renders and pricing today. That will most likely stay private as Massdrop will be running this, and they will dictate the final price.

Nice that is good news. Glad you were able to work it out nicely with MD.

[MOZ]

Thanks for the support! Really do appreciate it.

[rm-rf]

i feel like the set is incomplete without this 1.5 backspace.


or maybe that's just me.
but all my TA sets have this.

[ideus]

The set is really nice.

[mrboovn]

This is gonna one of the best GMk set ever 

[dyrdevil]

does anyone know if I could use any of these spacebars on a hhkb modded to mx?

[HPE1000]

So how nice is the pad printing for the sublegends as far as looks, feel, and durability?

[ideus]

So how nice is the pad printing for the sublegends as far as looks, feel, and durability?

I had an old OG white on black Cherry set that I bought out of an used POS keyboard that had 1 unit windows keys pad printed, after all the use the POS keyboard had seen the keys look as good as if the rest of double shots, but a bit dimmed in comparison. You can check them in the picture, the two windows keys were pad printed.

[ba7777]

So how nice is the pad printing for the sublegends as far as looks, feel, and durability?

I had an old OG white on black Cherry set that I bought out of an used POS keyboard that had 1 unit windows keys pad printed, after all the use the POS keyboard had seen the keys look as good as if the rest of double shots, but a bit dimmed in comparison. You can check them in the picture, the two windows keys were pad printed.

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Since the 'gmk Royal alpha set' get the darker legends printed on the lighter color keys , so In my humble opinion it won't be the same like the WOB set.

[rowdy]

Moving towards the final design:

Proposed Base Set:

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Proposed Mod Set:

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Proposed Outcasts Set for WhiteFox/1800/FC660M:

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Wouldn't it be great if the mod set would be available by itself!

[MOZ]

The three packs would be individual sets, you can choose to buy whichever one you want.

[rowdy]

The three packs would be individual sets, you can choose to buy whichever one you want.

[ideus]

The three packs would be individual sets, you can choose to buy whichever one you want.

 

+1 for this.

Is the inclusion of US International legends a first on a GMK / Cherry set?

[geniekid]

Looks really good

[weifanwang]

What kind of process for the Irish root, film or dye-sublimation?

[jbondeson]

What kind of process for the Irish root, film or dye-sublimation?

GMK is ABS so if it's not double-shot it's pad printed*

* technically you can laser and infill, but no one sane suggests that for a custom set

[ba7777]

What kind of process for the Irish root, film or dye-sublimation?

IMO it would be pad printed since the abs could be melted at the dye sub process.

[MOZ]

The AE legends will be pad printed

[swimmingbird]

Good looking set

Thanks for splitting up the mod kit btw

[vafan]

+1

[simonyunhe]

Our old Cheatie 
I posted these pics once last year but just found them again today :"> I miss him so much lah :'p

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Check this out!

[Giorgio]

If you run it thorough massdrop, you can remove iso.

[MOZ]

If you run it thorough massdrop, you can remove iso.

I don't follow.

[jbondeson]

If you run it thorough massdrop, you can remove iso.

I don't follow.

International shipping rates with massdrop are pretty horrific. Been a long standing complaint from non-US folks.

[CommonCurt]

Any estimates on a time frame for this to be up on MD?

[Giorgio]

If you run it thorough massdrop, you can remove iso.

I don't follow.

Sorry, it was about the delivery cost and the 30% import tax.

[need]

If you run it thorough massdrop, you can remove iso.

I don't follow.

Sorry, it was about the delivery cost and the 30% import tax.

30% ! That's outrageous !!
We got 20% here in the UK, and I thought that was high...

[MOZ]

I'll talk to them and GMK and try to find a solution if possible.

Any estimates on a time frame for this to be up on MD?

If things can be ironed out soon enough then St.Patrick's Day. If not, then on the 19th of April.

[Giorgio]

I'll talk to them and GMK and try to find a solution if possible.

Any estimates on a time frame for this to be up on MD?

If things can be ironed out soon enough then St.Patrick's Day. If not, then on the 19th of April.

Thanks for taking this request in consideration. FJ with bars would be equally nice.

[riotonthebay]

Moving towards the final design:

Proposed Base Set:

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Proposed Mod Set:

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Proposed Outcasts Set for WhiteFox/1800/FC660M:

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The 1U CODE keys seem to be vertically aligned incorrectly – this problem isn't present in the mockups for the 1.25U CODE keys. I assume this is just a mistake in the mockups, and won't be reflected in the final set?

[priyadi]

International shipping rates with massdrop are pretty horrific. Been a long standing complaint from non-US folks.

They actually have great shipping rates when they deliver the goods themselves, to SEA countries at least. We almost consistently get tracked shipment at lower price than untracked shipping from other retailers, or any individually run group buy.

[MOZ]

@riot, yeah, just a mistake in the mockups, final keycap will have it vertically centered. I'm waiting for the GMK mockups.

[William_S_Jones]

I like your finalized product & looking forward to it on MD. Soon to be another set & ouch, my mechanical keyboard addiction is getting out of hand!

[MOZ]

Just to throw this out there without getting ahead of ourselves, I am interested in making this set part of a GMK keyset trilogy.

The basic backbone would be the same for all of them:
Base set with some dark color legends double-shot on some variant of white/beige with a secondary color pad-printed sub-legends
Mods set with some variant of white/beige legends double-shot on the secondary color used for sublegends and few accent keys in a close but different color to the secondary color.

First one is obviously going to be the Green theme, which is this set.
Second one will be a Red theme, so black legends (CR), Russian-Cyrillic red (V1) sub legends, and a red mods set with a few V2 accent keys
Final one will be a Blue Theme, so dark-blue legends (V4), electric blue (N5) sub legends and a electric blue mods set with a few V4 accent keys

Again, this is just a wild idea and will depend on the success of the first round, but is something I'd like to organise, be involved in and see happen.

[rowdy]

RGB sets (3 sets) would be neat.

[MOZ]

Sorry no yellow, not fond of the color

[rowdy]

Sorry no yellow, not fond of the color

[ideus]

Some mockups of your trilogy will allow the people to give you some feedback, otherwise everything has to be imagination, remember that a picture worth hundreds of words.

[geniekid]

Just to throw this out there without getting ahead of ourselves, I am interested in making this set part of a GMK keyset trilogy.

The basic backbone would be the same for all of them:
Base set with some dark color legends double-shot on some variant of white/beige with a secondary color pad-printed sub-legends
Mods set with some variant of white/beige legends double-shot on the secondary color used for sublegends and few accent keys in a close but different color to the secondary color.

First one is obviously going to be the Green theme, which is this set.
Second one will be a Red theme, so black legends (CR), Russian-Cyrillic red (V1) sub legends, and a red mods set with a few V2 accent keys
Final one will be a Blue Theme, so dark-blue legends (V4), electric blue (N5) sub legends and a electric blue mods set with a few V4 accent keys

Again, this is just a wild idea and will depend on the success of the first round, but is something I'd like to organise, be involved in and see happen.

MOZ man...have some consideration for our wallets.