Post by: athp2121 on Tue, 11 May 2021, 18:42:10
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GMK SoftTouch
A pastel set featuring a pink and blue contrast
https://forms.gle/91aV8zCcfpNMYtRf6
Google Form for interest check
Base Kit GMK SoftTouch
A pastel set featuring a pink and blue contrast
https://forms.gle/91aV8zCcfpNMYtRf6
Google Form for interest check
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Base Kit - Japanese Sublegends
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Spacebars
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40s
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NorDeUK Layout
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Keyboard Renders
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Info
Manufactured by GMK.
All colours are custom RAL Colours:
- White: GMK WS2
- Legend Blue: RAL 210 70 35 Weitsichtblau
- Light Blue: RAL 210 80 25 Knallbleu
- Navy Blue: RAL 220 70 35 Ferienblau
- Pastel Pink: RAL 010 85 20 Inkarnatrose
Let us know what you think!
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Update 3
(17th May 2021)
RAL Colours
- White: GMK WS2
- Legend Blue: RAL 210 70 35 Weitsichtblau
- Light Blue: RAL 210 80 25 Knallbleu
- Navy Blue: RAL 220 70 35 Ferienblau
- Pastel Pink: RAL 010 85 20 Inkarnatrose
Update 2
(16th May 2021)
Progress Check
Legends {FIXED}
RAL Colours {TBD}
Kitting
- Base Kit size adjustment {DONE}
- 40s Kit {DONE}
- Spacebars blue/white {DONE}
- NorDeUK {DONE}
Renders
- Kits {DONE}
- Boards {DONE}
Update 1
(11th May 2021)
Hey guys!
Thank you for all your comments so far, they have been really helpful in our design process
I'll start off with a quick introduction and follow with the updates we will make to the kit.
In summary, "we" are two Australian high school students in our final year and have been involved in the keyboard community for a year or two now and have enjoyed the strong culture of the group.
We decided to run a group buy kit because we thought it would be an enjoyable endeavour, working with a community to push a product to market that was of our own design.
The IC thread so far was really just to gauge interest in the colour scheme and we are currently working on expanding our kit's versatility [DONE] and designing novelty keycaps.
The kit itself, though some say was inspired by Noel, was more inspired by the soft texture of pastel colours and the clean look that they give to a keyboard. In addition to this, we really liked the look of the blue legends on pastel pink keycaps.
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We are also currently taking your layout recommendations into consideration and will reveal the following in due course:
- Support for Alice layouts
- A 40s kit
- Spacebar kits it both white and the accent colour to decrease the size of the main kit
- Fixing the issues with the colours of some of the keycaps on the base set
Finally, once we have sorted all these things out we will get more renders of the set to give you guys a better picture of what it will look like.
Thanks for your understanding and we look forward to getting this project rolling
PS: if we undergo short periods of inactivity that is likely due to either a busy school schedule or the disparity of time zones
Post by: frostykoala on Tue, 11 May 2021, 18:47:55
Forced Accent Bars are usually frowned upon
No B for Alice users
No 1.25u shift for ISO users
Labelling Kits do assist people in seeing if this set is right for their board
Your legends are all custom with this font and that is usually not the best route to take with GMK
If you would like more help please let me know and I would gladly help, this set can go places but needs some polishing.
Post by: Alejo1707 on Tue, 11 May 2021, 18:48:43
ne 2nd b availWill there be a round 2 for SA Nightlight?
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Post by: SketchLol on Tue, 11 May 2021, 18:50:29
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Post by: chung on Tue, 11 May 2021, 18:57:51
Post by: MIGHTY CHICKEN on Tue, 11 May 2021, 18:59:40
2. More renders pls
3. That base kit is too massive
4. Blue accent bars, but no blue accent esc, enter etc.
Post by: poglet on Tue, 11 May 2021, 19:07:52
Post by: FishyKeebs on Tue, 11 May 2021, 19:18:05
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Post by: switchnollie on Tue, 11 May 2021, 21:34:26
why are the legends itty bitty teeny tiny?
Yeah it's weird they didn't use GMK legends for the renders of a GMK set.
I'd also like to know who they are as well as others mentioned since there's a lotta people just jumping into keyboards for money now.
Post by: SketchLol on Tue, 11 May 2021, 22:04:37
seems kind of a low effort set too. “they” just inverted noel and shoved them on 1 render, doesn’t looks like they even consulted anyone about this set eitherwhy are the legends itty bitty teeny tiny?
Yeah it's weird they didn't use GMK legends for the renders of a GMK set.
I'd also like to know who they are as well as others mentioned since there's a lotta people just jumping into keyboards for money now.
Post by: hyhy2105 on Tue, 11 May 2021, 23:24:09
Post by: NovaRMK on Tue, 11 May 2021, 23:27:46
The colors look nice, base kit is... uh... someone help me out here.
Post by: athp2121 on Tue, 11 May 2021, 23:31:46
Post by: athp2121 on Tue, 11 May 2021, 23:33:17
I-... Uhm... what?
The colors look nice, base kit is... uh... someone help me out here.
Aha yep, we have realised that it might be just a bit large, I hope our statement clears things up
Post by: LittleAad on Wed, 12 May 2021, 07:04:31
edit: also try to be a bit more concise with your wording. It gets to be a bit of a pain when reading a ton of text on an IC.
Post by: Rumblethumps on Wed, 12 May 2021, 11:31:03
Glad to see that the legends will be bigger. The size of the base kit makes me concerned about the price, though.
Post by: robsta on Wed, 12 May 2021, 12:35:54
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Post by: KeyboardCult102 on Sat, 15 May 2021, 21:21:01
Post by: Achromous on Sat, 15 May 2021, 22:11:40
softtouchDN
Swing and a solid connection.
Post by: Cylent on Sat, 15 May 2021, 22:23:00
Have you colormatched yet? Your close up render shows the legends as being turquoise on my monitor, idk if that's intentional.
RN it looks like you just inverted Noel and made it hard to read. Nevertheless, I missed Noel and hope this set develops into something that's legible and pretty. GLWIC!
Post by: P103 on Sun, 16 May 2021, 10:21:54
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Post by: sup3r170va on Sat, 29 May 2021, 03:40:39
Otherwise this looks really good :thumb:
Post by: kervin.sterlus on Thu, 12 August 2021, 12:36:36
Post by: athp2121 on Fri, 13 August 2021, 08:37:18
updates on this? I missed noel soooJust a quick one; GMK has had some massive delays and the vendors said we would need to wait till q4 this year/q1 next year to get in touch with them. In the meantime I have reached out to a new key cap manufacturer called Tomatocaps that make a similar profile to cherry with crisp alphas and a satisfying sound and we are making a test batch. We will likely start with a groupbuy with those early next year and with a turn around time of about 3 months, should be arriving at least by June if not earlier. Later on if the community still wants, we can run a GMK set too but the cherrycaps show a lot of promise.
Post by: sup3r170va on Fri, 20 August 2021, 07:25:56
updates on this? I missed noel soooJust a quick one; GMK has had some massive delays and the vendors said we would need to wait till q4 this year/q1 next year to get in touch with them. In the meantime I have reached out to a new key cap manufacturer called Tomatocaps that make a similar profile to cherry with crisp alphas and a satisfying sound and we are making a test batch. We will likely start with a groupbuy with those early next year and with a turn around time of about 3 months, should be arriving at least by June if not earlier. Later on if the community still wants, we can run a GMK set too but the cherrycaps show a lot of promise.
For tomato caps, they are untested in my view. Need to see and feel it in person. Domikey also recently moved to tripleshot ABS, but their quality are still clearly below GMK.
Post by: athp2121 on Fri, 20 August 2021, 21:41:11
updates on this? I missed noel soooJust a quick one; GMK has had some massive delays and the vendors said we would need to wait till q4 this year/q1 next year to get in touch with them. In the meantime I have reached out to a new key cap manufacturer called Tomatocaps that make a similar profile to cherry with crisp alphas and a satisfying sound and we are making a test batch. We will likely start with a groupbuy with those early next year and with a turn around time of about 3 months, should be arriving at least by June if not earlier. Later on if the community still wants, we can run a GMK set too but the cherrycaps show a lot of promise.
For tomato caps, they are untested in my view. Need to see and feel it in person. Domikey also recently moved to tripleshot ABS, but their quality are still clearly below GMK.
Yep, I totally understand where you're coming from. It is still fairly new in the keyboard user-space, and it will be using a new custom-designed mould, but considering the quick turnarounds, I don't see why we couldn't send out kits to some streamers to have them tested and reviewed before we complete a group buy.
Post by: Sandersoni on Sat, 21 August 2021, 07:47:53