Author Topic: [IC] GMK Frost Witch 2 (Read 37849 times)

Krelbit · « **on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:01:41 »

OFFICIAL GROUP BUY THREAD

GMK Frost Witch 2

Hi everyone! Adam still loves Emilia.

After deliberation with the designer of GMK Frost Witch, megaforce, we would like to let you all know that a rerun of Frost Witch is going to happen soon! The original GMK Frost Witch run was over 2 years ago, and since there seems to be a pretty significant demand we thought it a good time for this set to be rerun. There are some pretty drastic kitting changes from the first set, as well as usage of the updated hiragana legends. We invite you to participate in this buy, and hope you'll enjoy it.

The GB will be running from August 19 to September 16.

Base

Novelties

Regional Vendors (Proxies)
USA: Switchmod Keyboards
Europe: Oblotzky Industries
China: ZFrontier
Asia: iLumKB
Australia: Daily Clack
MX: Rheset
CA: DeskHero
UK: Prototypist
KR: Swagkeys

Vendorwide Pricing (will be updated as prices are given)

Switchmod Keyboards (USA)
Base: $135
Novelty: $30
Latin Addon: $60

Oblotzky Industries (EU)
Base: TBA
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

ZFrontier (CN)
Base: ¥969.0
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

iLum (Asia)
Base: TBA
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

Daily Clack (AU)
Base: TBA
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

Deskhero (CA)
Base: TBA
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

Rheset (MX)
Base: $3,099 mxn
Novelties: $679 mxn
Latin addon: $1,299 mxn

Prototypist (UK)
Base: TBA
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

Swagkeys (KR)
Base: TBA
Novelty: TBA
Latin Addon: TBA

Extra sale items

Deskmat

Artwork by @izzymelz

Hibi Caps Collab

These are some pictures that I've asked of from the Switchmod Keyboards discord for use in this IC. While the colors remain the same, the legends shown in these pictures will not be accurate to the legends that we will be using on the group buy.

Picture by LDLag1

Picture by Idyllic

Picture by Hinkerbottom

Picture by PacBear

Picture by jr2417

I'd like to extend a big thanks to Adam, the designer of the set. Oblotzky, who did the renders. I'd also like to thank OneCreativeMind, as he designed the original novelties that we will be reprising for Frost Witch 2. Lastly, everyone else, there are a lot of you, thanks for the support.

If you'd like to keep up with this set and Switchmod Keyboards' future projects, my discord is at https://discord.gg/invite/8TkjXTr. Thank you!

Kit developments can still be made at this time, we trimmed down and modified the kits heavily but any worthwhile caps that we overlooked could still possibly be added - please let us know.

Krelbit · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:02:17 »

reserved

of_sam · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:03:03 »

~~This is not an IC.~~

Now it is.

LaserCrafter · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:06:24 »

spedywin · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:06:25 »

xLeHoy · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:07:26 »

Gonna grab this for sure

Qwapa · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:08:48 »

hi hinker

zekkin · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:12:13 »

Emilia daisuki
Adam daisuki
Krelbit daisuki

terokk · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:15:03 »

God I love Krelbit and the sexy work he does at switchmod and on his GH posts. And Megubeef making Emilia best girl again

bakuretsu · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:18:29 »

I love Emilia

vhaarr · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:19:46 »

hi hinker looks great what is price of base set pls

Qarmaa · « **Reply #11 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:19:52 »

ok weeb

yafe · « **Reply #12 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:20:37 »

thank you for your patience Krelbit

itsadrianyo · « **Reply #13 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:21:40 »

LESSSGO been waiting on this set for a while glwic

Crooks · « **Reply #14 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:22:23 »

Excited for this!

Peter6109 · « **Reply #15 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:22:36 »

Hi. I don't see support for my ibm model f or beamspring. Pls fix

Krelbit · « **Reply #16 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:23:20 »

Quote from: bakuretsu on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:18:29

Seems odd to me to have so many spacebars but not include any 2.75u to go with the 2.25u ones.

Unless those 3.00u ones are mislabeled.

Checked the KLE, they are mislabeled, my bad. They should be 2.75u.

akkigami · « **Reply #17 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:23:56 »

Created a Geekhack simply so I could support. Frost Witch is amazing!

Krelbit · « **Reply #18 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:24:46 »

Quote from: Peter6109 on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:22:36

Hi. I don't see support for my ibm model f or beamspring. Pls fix

grandpa is pulling out the vhs tapes again and wondering why he cant find a vcr for sale

hali · « **Reply #19 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:26:10 »

why the 2x1u ctrl, alt gr, and excess of spacebars?

B_D · « **Reply #20 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:27:14 »

Please add 6u space bars to base for hhkb. Other wise set looks great! Definitely in for a base.

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Seunghyun Lee · « **Reply #21 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:30:22 »

reserved.

Krelbit · « **Reply #22 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:32:09 »

Quote from: hali on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:26:10

why the 2x1u ctrl, alt gr,

we'd like to keep broad 1800 and tsangan compatibility, also adam likes altgr.

Quote from: hali on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:26:10

and excess of spacebars?

We trimmed our Spacebar kit from GMK Frost Witch, and reintroduced it into Frost Witch 2's Base, as well as the accents. The new base is an amalgamation of all 3 kits with more underused keys being removed.

megaforce · « **Reply #23 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:37:32 »

Where we droppin

vhaarr · « **Reply #24 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:38:49 »

Will there be nordeuk this time?

edit: also 6u space pls

KeebOnMe · « **Reply #25 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:42:22 »

Appreciate you running the set again, definitely interested in this set!

NivlakN · « **Reply #26 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:48:22 »

mmm purple

Krelbit · « **Reply #27 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:50:31 »

Quote from: vhaarr on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:38:49

Will there be nordeuk this time?

edit: also 6u space pls

unfortunately no nordeuk at this time. If the demand for 6u space actually becomes more visible we could probably add it - It's just that we never really see anyone use it aside from the 5 people who really like (true) MX HHKB.

Hinkerbottom · « **Reply #28 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:52:19 »

Nice work krillfish!

Quote from: Qwapa on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:08:48

hi hinker

Hi qwoopa

EffectMoon · « **Reply #29 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:53:06 »

Reserved

vhaarr · « **Reply #30 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:01:00 »

reserved

also without nordeuk I won't buy (I've typed on blanks since 2008 so not that I need it, but ffs if there's going to be lettering on my board it should at least reflect reality), so -1 for 6u space as well :-P

pears · « **Reply #31 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:02:11 »

Krelbit · « **Reply #32 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:02:30 »

Quote from: vhaarr on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:01:00

reserved

also without nordeuk I won't buy (I've typed on blanks since 2008 so not that I need it, but ffs if there's going to be lettering on my board it should at least reflect reality), so -1 for 6u space as well :-P

Super understandable - I personally just can't swing it most times, with the amount of sales the nordeuk kits get.

ankit · « **Reply #33 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:03:26 »

Quote from: Krelbit on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:50:31

unfortunately no nordeuk at this time. If the demand for 6u space actually becomes more visible we could probably add it - It's just that we never really see anyone use it aside from the 5 people who really like (true) MX HHKB.

There have been an influx of 6u MX HHKB boards recently (AKB Vero and Baul's Type-B) for which 6u support would be nice. Also we finally have good MX sliders for topre in the des option. Would definitely like to see a 6u spacebar option offered, especially since 1.5u supers are already being included in base.

Krelbit · « **Reply #34 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:05:20 »

Quote from: ankit-sachdeva on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:03:26

Quote from: Krelbit on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:50:31
unfortunately no nordeuk at this time. If the demand for 6u space actually becomes more visible we could probably add it - It's just that we never really see anyone use it aside from the 5 people who really like (true) MX HHKB.

There have been an influx of 6u MX HHKB boards recently (AKB Vero and Baul's Type-B) for which 6u support would be nice. Also we finally have good MX sliders for topre in the des option. Would definitely like to see a 6u spacebar option offered, especially since 1.5u supers are already being included in base.

Oh. real? I'll give it a hard consider, need to research around a bit more, yeah?

elongatedmusk · « **Reply #35 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:17:16 »

Would love a 6u instead of extra accent colored spacebars, imo!

SirShakes · « **Reply #36 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:17:40 »

Where is the google maps key

Bub · « **Reply #37 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:19:20 »

Quote from: Krelbit on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:05:20

Quote from: ankit-sachdeva on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:03:26
Quote from: Krelbit on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:50:31
unfortunately no nordeuk at this time. If the demand for 6u space actually becomes more visible we could probably add it - It's just that we never really see anyone use it aside from the 5 people who really like (true) MX HHKB.

There have been an influx of 6u MX HHKB boards recently (AKB Vero and Baul's Type-B) for which 6u support would be nice. Also we finally have good MX sliders for topre in the des option. Would definitely like to see a 6u spacebar option offered, especially since 1.5u supers are already being included in base.

Oh. real? I'll give it a hard consider, need to research around a bit more, yeah?

since you are going hard on spacebars, i'd add an alpha color 6u.

i personally wouldnt run that spacebar kitting in base.. but its unique for todays standards and your price is fine

glad to see this set come back. maybe ill grab a kit.

Razz1023 · « **Reply #38 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:23:32 »

very cool keycaps!!

ThiccRice69 · « **Reply #39 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:31:56 »

will definitely join the groupbuy for this, but any chance we can see a possibility for latin alphas as a separate kit?

Krelbit · « **Reply #40 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:33:24 »

Quote from: ThiccRice69 on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:31:56

will definitely join the groupbuy for this, but any chance we can see a possibility for latin alphas as a separate kit?

The last time we tried Latin, in a market that seems stronger than our current market, it failed. We are hesitant about trying it again, we see very little actual demand for it.

Kokaloo · « **Reply #41 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:34:33 »

even zam has proper 40s now you're the one stuck in the past, gramps
Seems like you shifted from over including caps locks to bars this time
Your prime e picture is a nice way to showcase how awful this set will look on smaller boards
One off row key and four incorrect legends, but it is imperative this set has two stepped caps

Krelbit · « **Reply #42 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:40:18 »

kit change: we're gonna nix the accent bars and add 6u bars, please make your complaints heard or we're gonna run it down

megaforce · « **Reply #43 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:41:02 »

who is puck

megaforce · « **Reply #44 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:43:25 »

Quote from: Kokaloo on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:34:33

even zam has proper 40s now you're the one stuck in the past, gramps
Seems like you shifted from over including caps locks to bars this time
Your prime e picture is a nice way to showcase how awful this set will look on smaller boards
One off row key and four incorrect legends, but it is imperative this set has two stepped caps

thank you for your comment

we look forward towards your support in <60% keyboard sets in the future

have a nice day

ThiccRice69 · « **Reply #45 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:44:45 »

Quote from: Krelbit on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:33:24

Quote from: ThiccRice69 on Sat, 06 August 2022, 13:31:56
will definitely join the groupbuy for this, but any chance we can see a possibility for latin alphas as a separate kit?

The last time we tried Latin, in a market that seems stronger than our current market, it failed. We are hesitant about trying it again, we see very little actual demand for it.

I understand this, as a lot of people buy this set as a weeb set and want the hiragana sublegends, but I feel that as Frost Witch R1 shipped out, a lot more people saw the colorway in real pictures instead of renders, and the set gained a lot of popularity, so hopefully this time around there can be more support for the latin kit.

white_rabbit · « **Reply #46 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 14:00:49 »

You should add minimal 40s support to base. You only need:

R2 1.75U Backspace
R3 1.25U Tab
R3 1.5U Enter

Thanks!

Fraaaan · « **Reply #47 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 14:08:02 »

Quote from: Krelbit on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:32:09

Quote from: hali on Sat, 06 August 2022, 12:26:10
why the 2x1u ctrl, alt gr,

we'd like to keep broad 1800 and tsangan compatibility, also adam likes altgr.

Nobody uses 1800s with full 1u bottom row. Even if they did, you need a 6u spacebar for it which the set doesn't have. IMO double 1u Control is pretty useless. I think a 2nd 2.25u Shift for 660-esque layouts, a 2u Shift for 60s with arrows or a double zero would be useful to more people.

~~Seriously consider adding a 6u spacebar into the base kit since you're trying to make it all inclusive.~~ Nevermind, you did it as I was writing it. Good stuff!

OmegaZero55 · « **Reply #48 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 14:21:56 »

Damn, I was hoping to get the accent spacebars since that's the only kit I don't have from round 1.

benski · « **Reply #49 on:** Sat, 06 August 2022, 14:38:26 »

Why remove puck's face from the novelties?

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Author Topic: [IC] GMK Frost Witch 2 (Read 37849 times)