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[GB] KAM Ghost - Shipping
« on: Wed, 03 June 2020, 00:08:18 »

GroupBuy opens Friday June 5th, 2020:

Profile: KAM (uniprofile)
Material: Dyesub PBT, Matte

Product links:
- Novelkeys.xyz - US
- MyKeyboard.eu - Europe
- en.zFrontier.com - Asia | World
- zFrontier.com - China
- DailyClack.com - Australia / Oceania
- deskhero.ca - Canada
- QUAD-H - South Korea

TLDR: Cover TKL for $80.


GroupBuy:
Open: Friday, June 5th
Close: Friday, July 3rd
Ship: Jan 2021 (est.)

Prices:
MOQ: 24k (global)
NovelKeys.xyzMyKeyboard.EUen.zFrontier.comzFrontier.comdailyclack.comdeskhero.ca
Alphas - Normal$35EUR 39$35CNY 212$53$52
Alphas - St Croce$35EUR 39$35CNY 212$53$52
Mods - TKL$45EUR 50$45CNY 275$68$67
Mods - TKL Compat$22EUR 25$22CNY 135$33$33
Mods - Ergo Blanks$35EUR 39$35CNY 212$53$52
Mods - Ortho 40s$38EUR 42$38CNY 230$57$56
Novelty - Poetry$22EUR 25$22CNY 135$33$33
Novelty - Ire Poetry$22EUR 25$22CNY 135$33$33
Novelty - Ire Accent$14EUR 16$14CNY 85$21$21
Misc - Alt Frow$15EUR 17$15CNY 92$23$23
Misc - Blanks(Alpha color)$15EUR 17$15CNY 92$23$23
Misc - Blanks(MOD color)$15EUR 17$15CNY 92$23$23
Misc - Colverak $14EUR 16$14CNY 85$21$21
Misc - Numpad$25EUR 28$25CNY 152$38$37
Misc - Spacebars$18EUR 21$18CNY 109$27$27
Misc - Split Space$15EUR 17$15CNY 92$23$23
Misc - UK ISO$14EUR 16$14CNY 85$21$21


Story:
I noticed dark low contrast sets like Ninja, and Black-on-Black, and said, 'Hey, there's no low contrast white set to put on my Polycarb keyboard!'  Then I thought to myself 'What's low contrast and white?  ... A Ghost', and so the set was born.

Colors:
Generally, this is a low contrast set, but should still be legible.  The Modifiers Base color is very close to the color of the Alpha Legends.  Here is a test page you can print to roughly see.

Alpha Base: White / WS2
Alpha Legends: CMYK 2 0 0 15

Mod Base: Pantone 427c
Mod Legends: CMYK 3 3 0 27

Color Guidance:
BASE: These whites are slightly cool. Worst case they will be cooler (more blue), or more neutral.  They will not be warm (red / yellow). Contrast is a change of 15% Black (in CMYK) between alphas and mods, and their respective legends. I aim to keep this +- 3% Black (CMYK).

ACCENTS: These may have more variation, but should maintain the lightness and hue. The red text should be very saturated and darker.

Font: Normal Alphas provide the same clean font on the modifiers. St Croce Alphas offer a unique, stylized font for an alternate set of alphas.  This font has an optical illusion so legends appear fully formed, when in fact the thin parts entirely missing.  Both 'there' and 'not there', like a Ghost.  The font comes from the worn away Roman tablets in St Croce Church, Italy. 



Novelties:
'Word Poetry', is a game where there are bunch of words that you can order to make phrases.  KAM Ghost has two poetry kits that replace your alphas so you can create little messages from the Ghost (or to anyone overlooking):  Ire Poetry, and Poetry. Ire Poetry uses a grisly font and blood red color for a more horror-movie ghost. Poetry uses the clean font, but with more contrast than Alphas, and a few less aggressive words.

If word poetry isn't for you, the grisly font is also available in Ire Accent.


Renders:
Imgur Album: https://imgur.com/a/6hipm0f

Jane
Featuring St Croce Alphas and Accents:
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910:
Featuring Alphas, Poetry, and Ire Accent
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RAMA M60-A:
Featuring Alphas and Ire Poetry.
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Kit details:
Album: https://imgur.com/a/N3Q3T0z
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« Last Edit: Wed, 10 August 2022, 00:27:12 by fireworm »

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Opening June 5th!
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 04 June 2020, 10:12:14 »
Reserved.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Opening TOMORROW!
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 04 June 2020, 14:17:50 »
Is the surface glossy or matte? I apologize in advance if this is in the OP somewhere. I couldn't really tell in the renders either?


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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Opening TOMORROW!
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 04 June 2020, 15:24:56 »
Is the surface glossy or matte? I apologize in advance if this is in the OP somewhere. I couldn't really tell in the renders either?

Material: Dyesub PBT, Matte  ;)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 05 June 2020, 10:33:21 »
We are live!

Links in the main post will take to you to the vendors' product pages.

All vendors up!
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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 08 June 2020, 12:09:14 »
Slow, but steady progress to MOQ:

We are about 17% the way there: Every sale counts!

   Alpha - Normal       13   
   Alpha - St Croce       11   
   TKL      14   
   TKL Compat      4   
   Ortho 40s      9   
   Ergo Blanks       2   
   Alt Frow      2   
   Numpad      2   
   UK ISO      1   
   Split Space      4   
   Poetry       5   
   Ire Poetry       5   
   Ire Accent      2   
   Spacebars      2   
   Blanks(Alpha color)      6   
   Blanks(MOD color)      6   
   Colverak Compat      3   
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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 08 June 2020, 15:42:27 »
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Slow, but steady progress to MOQ:

We are about 17% the way there: Every sale counts!

   Alpha - Normal       13   
   Alpha - St Croce       11   
   TKL      14   
   TKL Compat      4   
   Ortho 40s      9   
   Ergo Blanks       2   
   Alt Frow      2   
   Numpad      2   
   UK ISO      1   
   Split Space      4   
   Poetry       5   
   Ire Poetry       5   
   Ire Accent      2   
   Spacebars      2   
   Blanks(Alpha color)      6   
   Blanks(MOD color)      6   
   Colverak Compat      3   



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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 14:13:41 »
More steady progress, but still a ways to go!

KAM Ghost is around 33% MOQ.

Please consider joining if you haven't.  :)

Alpha - Normal , 27
Alpha - St Croce , 21
TKL, 28
TKL Compat, 9
Ortho 40s, 17
Ergo Blanks , 4
Alt Frow, 3
Numpad, 4
UK ISO, 1
Split Space, 9
Poetry , 8
Ire Poetry , 9
Ire Accent, 4
Spacebars, 3
Blanks(Alpha color), 6
Blanks(MOD color), 9
Colverak Compat, 6

I'm happy to see both the St Croce font and word poetry (regardless of font) getting good numbers: St Croce Alphas are nearly 1:1 with Normal, and Poetry kits are attaching at 40% to Alpha kits.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 12 June 2020, 15:43:06 »
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More steady progress, but still a ways to go!

KAM Ghost is around 33% MOQ.

Please consider joining if you haven't.  :)

Alpha - Normal , 27
Alpha - St Croce , 21
TKL, 28
TKL Compat, 9
Ortho 40s, 17
Ergo Blanks , 4
Alt Frow, 3
Numpad, 4
UK ISO, 1
Split Space, 9
Poetry , 8
Ire Poetry , 9
Ire Accent, 4
Spacebars, 3
Blanks(Alpha color), 6
Blanks(MOD color), 9
Colverak Compat, 6

I'm happy to see both the St Croce font and word poetry (regardless of font) getting good numbers: St Croce Alphas are nearly 1:1 with Normal, and Poetry kits are attaching at 40% to Alpha kits.




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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 16 June 2020, 10:54:55 »


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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 16 June 2020, 13:40:03 »
Stepping closer:

Now at: 40% of MOQ.

Alpha - Normal, 33
Alpha - St Croce, 25
TKL, 34
TKL Compat, 11
Ortho 40s, 18
Ergo Blanks , 4
Alt Frow, 3
Numpad, 8
UK ISO, 2
Split Space, 10
Poetry , 8
Ire Poetry , 14
Ire Accent, 6
Spacebars, 4
Blanks(Alpha color), 7
Blanks(MOD color), 11
Colverak Compat, 6

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 18 June 2020, 12:35:02 »
Graphs coming soon, but now 50% MOQ!

Halfway there!   :)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE!
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 18 June 2020, 14:45:42 »

Halfway there!   :)




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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE! Halfway to MOQ!
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 20 June 2020, 11:46:06 »
Hey folks!

Good news:

Vendors are comfortable covering the remaining gap to MOQ, so I can say (finally!), KAM Ghost will get made!

Been a long road, so thanks for the continued support!

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE! Halfway to MOQ!
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 20 June 2020, 16:55:21 »
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Hey folks!

Good news:

Vendors are comfortable covering the remaining gap to MOQ, so I can say (finally!), KAM Ghost will get made!

Been a long road, so thanks for the continued support!




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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE! Halfway to MOQ!
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 23 June 2020, 20:30:25 »
Nice set, I need to join it before the GB ends!


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« Reply #16 on: Thu, 25 June 2020, 20:12:10 »


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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE! Halfway to MOQ!
« Reply #17 on: Tue, 30 June 2020, 09:08:00 »
Hope I'm not too late to the party! Just got three sets from this run. Really cool design, can't wait for them to be made so I can play around with the Ire poetry set!

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - $80 covers TKL - LIVE! Halfway to MOQ!
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 03 July 2020, 11:07:52 »
Last day to join!

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - ALL KITS MADE - ENDS TODAY
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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - ALL KITS MADE - ENDS TODAY
« Reply #20 on: Sat, 04 July 2020, 02:32:12 »
Joined; both alpahs, single & split spacebars, & 2 40s kits!


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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #21 on: Thu, 06 August 2020, 22:42:24 »
Final with extras




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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 23 September 2020, 22:32:29 »
Update:

First round of color samples has been made. Looking forward to getting them into my hands. :)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #23 on: Wed, 23 September 2020, 22:49:52 »
Update:

First round of color samples has been made. Looking forward to getting them into my hands. :)
Looking forward to those samples & hope the samples are right to speed up the process!


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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #24 on: Mon, 02 November 2020, 10:04:28 »
How are the samples @fireworm?

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #25 on: Sun, 22 November 2020, 22:34:01 »
How are the samples @fireworm?
Not good.

I like the alpha base color, and the red legend color.

Nothing else though.

Alpha legends are too dark, mod base is too dark. Yellow is not saturated enough, blue is not saturated enough. And yellow / blue is too faint.

Sorry for the delay, I've been been dealing with work / life, and trying to make sure my suggestions for R2 samples "close the deal" so to say.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #26 on: Sun, 20 December 2020, 11:45:14 »
@fireworm

Fair enough, we want them to be right :-)

Any idea approx timescale when you might get the R2 samples?

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #27 on: Sun, 20 December 2020, 11:48:05 »
@fireworm

Fair enough, we want them to be right :-)

Any idea approx timescale when you might get the R2 samples?
I wish I knew.

I was trying to just get a new sample of *just* the Alpha colors before I submitted for a whole batch. No response yet.

It is... Frustratingly slow.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #28 on: Tue, 22 December 2020, 15:49:34 »
Hoping I can cop an 'extra'  ;)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #29 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 06:03:01 »
Hi @fireworm

As it's a month since my last, I feel like I'm OK to ask if there's any update :-)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #30 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 11:00:53 »
Hi @fireworm

As it's a month since my last, I feel like I'm OK to ask if there's any update :-)

Indeed.  Literally zero updates or communication have been given to me. 

Sorry, I'm literally waiting for just acknowledgement that I'm even requesting samples at this point...  :(

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #31 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 11:12:10 »
Thanks for the prompt reply @fireworm.

Sad to say it, I really want these keycaps, but 2 months from the samples being sent and without any response starts to hint at the need to consider cancellation of the GB and refund?...

I don't want that outcome :-(, but there will come a time when that needs to be considered.  How long can we go with no response at all? What are your thoughts on this?

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #32 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 11:36:05 »
Thanks for the prompt reply @fireworm.

Sad to say it, I really want these keycaps, but 2 months from the samples being sent and without any response starts to hint at the need to consider cancellation of the GB and refund?...

I don't want that outcome :-(, but there will come a time when that needs to be considered.  How long can we go with no response at all? What are your thoughts on this?

I have zero authority over refunds, or the vendor bank accounts: I'm just a guy with color codes and vector files.

If you don't feel happy, please talk with your vendor.  Otherwise, I ask you to be patient.  Covid has really slowed everything down, is my only real guess.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - CLOSED! Tallying final order
« Reply #33 on: Tue, 19 January 2021, 14:51:25 »
Thx @fireworm, yeah I wasn't meaning getting the cash from you  :)

Sure things are all up in the air at the moment and slowed down is understandable, but no contact at all for several months - notsomuch.

A quick suggstion - the vendors surely have a bit of interest and maybe leverage here if they deal with the manufacturer direct on other projects too -  is it worth asking them to contact the maufacturer asking them to respond to you?

Anyway, patience it is - will see where we are in a month's time.  Fingers crossed you hear back.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #34 on: Sun, 28 February 2021, 11:30:03 »
Hi @fireworm.

Hope things are ok with you?  :)

Monthly(ish) ping for any update on KAM Ghost keycaps?  ;)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #35 on: Sun, 21 March 2021, 11:11:12 »
Hi @fireworm,

Any chance of an update?

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #36 on: Sun, 21 March 2021, 11:22:18 »
Hi @fireworm,

Any chance of an update?
Hi @fireworm.

Hope things are ok with you?  :)

Monthly(ish) ping for any update on KAM Ghost keycaps?  ;)
I haven't received a response from my contact. No updates.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #37 on: Sun, 21 March 2021, 11:27:40 »
Thanks for the response here.

When does 4 months+ (I believe?) of no contact from manufacturer become "not gonna get any contact" - genuine question?

Have you tried other routes to get hold of them like through keyboard seller contacts?

TIA

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #38 on: Sun, 21 March 2021, 11:30:02 »
Thanks for the response here.

When does 4 months+ (I believe?) of no contact from manufacturer become "not gonna get any contact" - genuine question?

Have you tried other routes to get hold of them like through keyboard seller contacts?

TIA
It's the same contact responsible for all KAT / KAM sets, so it's not like I found some new unusual person making KAM. Just that the manu has other issues and priorities I guess.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #39 on: Sun, 21 March 2021, 11:37:42 »
Sure, but there's a big difference between "other priorities" and completely GHOSTING (pun intended!) and not replying for 4 months.

It's not like they are then gonna magically go "oh, I think I'll reply to that email from 4 months ago".

They are NOT going to respond to the original messages so how many chase ups have been sent and/or what other attempts to contact have been made?

Are you resending monthly, weekly or what?

I really want this set by I'm not hearing anything that makes believe you are ever going to hear back on this, do you know something different?

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #40 on: Sun, 21 March 2021, 19:00:45 »
Sure, but there's a big difference between "other priorities" and completely GHOSTING (pun intended!) and not replying for 4 months.

It's not like they are then gonna magically go "oh, I think I'll reply to that email from 4 months ago".

They are NOT going to respond to the original messages so how many chase ups have been sent and/or what other attempts to contact have been made?

Are you resending monthly, weekly or what?

I really want this set by I'm not hearing anything that makes believe you are ever going to hear back on this, do you know something different?

I think this applies to KAM as well, since it's the same company and basically the same tooling/process:

STATEMENT FROM KEYREATIVE REGARDING STATUS OF KAT KEYCAPS
By Zackare Zhou
January 12, 2021


https://en.zfrontier.com/blogs/project-updates/202101-kat

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #41 on: Mon, 22 March 2021, 06:15:25 »
Any update is an update so thank you for that @fireworm.

With new machines/process, it does raise the question if KAM is supported on this or will fall back in the queue/continue to use old process.  It might be that KAM production will be same as KAT, but that doesnt seem in any way certain to me.

Do you buy through zFrontier, or do you "go direct"?  In you go direct, this update is of slightly less relevance as not knowing their position - indeed they may go for bigger customers such as zFrontier and push back smaller customers?


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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #42 on: Mon, 22 March 2021, 06:16:54 »
My bad, I didn't read poster properly!  Thanks _dvorcol_ for th info.

Questions in my last still apply for @fireworm though :-)

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #43 on: Mon, 22 March 2021, 09:27:03 »


Do you buy through zFrontier, or do you "go direct"?  In you go direct, this update is of slightly less relevance as not knowing their position - indeed they may go for bigger customers such as zFrontier and push back smaller customers?

Zf is a vendor for KAM Ghost. They are also the sole contact for everyone on all KAM / KAT sets.

I ask every week, and get nothing back every time.

Please talk to your vendor if you'd like a refund.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #44 on: Mon, 22 March 2021, 09:28:20 »



I think this applies to KAM as well, since it's the same company and basically the same tooling/process:

STATEMENT FROM KEYREATIVE REGARDING STATUS OF KAT KEYCAPS
By Zackare Zhou
January 12, 2021


https://en.zfrontier.com/blogs/project-updates/202101-kat

Thank you, they don't make this info easy to find... :(

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #45 on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 10:49:54 »
Any update is an update so thank you for that @fireworm.

With new machines/process, it does raise the question if KAM is supported on this or will fall back in the queue/continue to use old process.  It might be that KAM production will be same as KAT, but that doesnt seem in any way certain to me.

Do you buy through zFrontier, or do you "go direct"?  In you go direct, this update is of slightly less relevance as not knowing their position - indeed they may go for bigger customers such as zFrontier and push back smaller customers?

Update:

Quote
Keyreative confirmed that they will still need 2 more weeks to inject and dye-sub the R2 samples with some new adjustments to the plastic formula.

An issue of the certain percentage of titanium dioxide they used in previous batches for KAT Alpha v1.1 and KAT Milkshake might cause some issue to legends blooming (small percentage), so for the past few months they have been adjusting the formula to better control the issue.

We are sorry for the lack of progress to the samples.

Will get back to you once we have hands on the new batch of samples.

In other words, the White colors are causing issues.

IMHO, that 'Two Weeks' seems fairly short; however, I'll believe it when I see it.

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #46 on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 11:42:29 »
Thanks @fireworm.

I'm honestly not really too bothered with what the timescales are (well within reason I guess..), just that they exist at all as opposed to no contact whatsoever.

I'm not clear though - was that second quote lifted from the general blog post/update or was this a specific response to yourself re KAM Ghost?

I wasn't clear if R2 referred to the second run of KAM Ghost samples or something else more generic?



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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #47 on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 12:06:37 »
Thanks @fireworm.

I'm honestly not really too bothered with what the timescales are (well within reason I guess..), just that they exist at all as opposed to no contact whatsoever.

I'm not clear though - was that second quote lifted from the general blog post/update or was this a specific response to yourself re KAM Ghost?

I wasn't clear if R2 referred to the second run of KAM Ghost samples or something else more generic?

That's the update they gave me.  I've only received one sample so far, so I'm waiting for 'round 2' of my samples.  Clearly white is causing them issues.   :'(

Offline kolossi

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #48 on: Mon, 17 May 2021, 04:37:20 »
@fireworm.

Almost 2 months passed since last msg (I know, right ;-) )

Any update please?

Offline fireworm

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Re: [GB] KAM Ghost - Waiting for R2 Samples
« Reply #49 on: Mon, 17 May 2021, 10:02:12 »
@fireworm.

Almost 2 months passed since last msg (I know, right ;-) )

Any update please?
No further news.