Post by: scud80 on Mon, 25 November 2019, 20:37:32
News: Well, this is a couple weeks later than I was planning for an update, but here we are. I've just submitted kits, and pricing is being determined now. Still on schedule for GB starting in October. Once I have renders for the kits I'll post pics here, as opposed to using KLE images. Proxies will be NovelKeys, mykeyboard.eu, DeskHero, and Daily Clack. There will likely be a deskmat GB a few months after the keyset GB, so that they fulfill around the same time. Matching artisan raffles will happen a week or two after the GB concludes. I'm still finalizing the roster for that, but there will be solid artisan support.
Post by: scud80 on Mon, 25 November 2019, 20:37:51
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam1.jpg)
(pic by 89sec)
I've been working on this keyset on and off this year, and with my previous GB essentially complete I'm comfortable moving forward with this project now. I'd like to get feedback from the community, with the goal of running the group buy for this set starting in mid-January.
This is a keyset inspired by the Mudbeam colorway from Hunger Work Studios. In talking with Binge about it, he said that his idea for the colorway was mud coming up from cracks in pavement, so I decided on a demolition/urban renewal theme for the novelty kit and he was quite enthusiastic about that idea. Colors for this kit will be custom, matched to resin samples provided by HWS.
I haven't gotten renders of the kit or pricing from GMK yet, but it should be in line with other recent GMK sets of comparable size. My proposed kits below are a main kit with TKL support, a Numpad/ISO kit, an Ergodox/Ortho kit, a Spacebar kit, and a Novelty kit. The Ergodox/Ortho kit will be all blanks, but I am open to adding a 40s kit with legends if there is enough interest since I know not everyone is as fond of blanks as me. Adding a kit for yellow spacebars is also an option. I'm not sure what all should be included in a 40s kit with legends, so please let me know what you'd like to see in there.
There will be quite a bit of artisan support for the set, with HWS providing resin samples so that colors can be matched. In addition to HWS, there will be a 4 monster set with logo keys from Artkey, and I have initial agreement from Nightcaps, Ritual Master, and Primecaps as well to make matching artisans. I'm pretty fond of artisan caps, so I will try to add more if possible. I would also like to have a deskmat or two to offer, but I have not talked with any designers about that yet. I also have not spoken to any vendors about hosting the GB other than mykeyboard.eu. Since I have run multiple GBs I would be ok with doing the USA portion myself, but I would prefer to have someone else run it, and I would definitely like to have proxies available for those in Asia and Oceania. So, if you're a vendor for these areas or the USA that would be interested in hosting the group buy please let me know!
Here's a form to get some feedback on questions I have for you. Things like what should be in the base kit, what spacebars are useful, what legends to use for the numpad, etc.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLGq55nrjipu4S00SYK-uSx54h279Dznd1B-3sTIfhh7gZKw/viewform?usp=sf_link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLGq55nrjipu4S00SYK-uSx54h279Dznd1B-3sTIfhh7gZKw/viewform?usp=sf_link)
You can also feel free to add feedback/comments/questions in this thread and I'll respond as best I can.
Renders (by janglad):
Dharma
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_dharma_top.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_dharma_angle.jpg)
Bauer
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_bauer_top.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_bauer_angle.jpg)
Ergodox
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_ergo_top.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_ergo_angle.jpg)
Kira
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_kira_top.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_kira_top_alt.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_kira_angle.jpg)
M60
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_m60_top.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_m60_angle.jpg)
Kits:
These don't have the icons in the KLE images, but they will use the standard small GMK icons as seen in the renders.
Base
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/main.png)
Numpad/ISO
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/numpad_iso.png)
Spacebars
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/spacebars.png)
Ergo/Ortho
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/ergodox_ortho.png)
Additional/Optional?
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/optional_kits.png)
Novelty kit (illustrations by biip):
I will also plan to offer individual wire keycaps in both colors in whatever quantity is desired, so that the plunger/wire/dynamite can be strung across the whole F-row. The base novelty kit will come with 2 wire caps in each color. There's also a question in the form about how many of the R4 hard hat, barrier, and crowbar/sledgehammer to include in the novelty kit. There are 20 novelty keys pictured, but it could be as large as 32 keys.
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_novelties.jpg)
HBCP (note: alpha-colored function keys will not be in any kit)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_hbcp_top.jpg)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_hbcp_angle.jpg)
TGR Jane (note: alpha-colored function keys will not be in any kit)
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_jane_top.jpg)
And for those that made it this far, here's a preview of the Artkey 4 monster set:
(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/mudbeam_4monsters.jpg)
(pic by Artkey)
Post by: le_bauser on Mon, 25 November 2019, 20:42:54
Post by: vi0till on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:00:20
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Post by: Rejeckted on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:01:42
Post by: tex_live_utility on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:11:51
Post by: scud80 on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:24:42
Interesting. Custom colors?
yep, custom colors matched from resin color chips provided by HWS. hopefully that should reduce the back-and-forth since they'll be able to see what it should look like in person for comparisons.
Post by: Steezus on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:28:27
Interesting. Custom colors?
Colors for this kit will be custom, matched to resin samples provided by HWS.
Post by: Mcnos on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:35:37
Interesting. Custom colors?Colors for this kit will be custom, matched to resin samples provided by HWS.
In short,
Yes.
I like the set, and the artkeys even more.
Post by: rowie on Mon, 25 November 2019, 21:43:14
I see yellow and I just want it. Nice set
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I agree! I see yellow and I want it. Although this would be a for sure yes for me if it had a separate alphas all in yellow with grey lettering. :))
Post by: equalunique on Mon, 25 November 2019, 22:30:08
Post by: _rubik on Mon, 25 November 2019, 22:57:11
Post by: edasaur on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:06:11
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Post by: scud80 on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:31:00
Post by: edasaur on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:33:45
but it's a red "Do Not Enter"!!you're right, my bad. no objections from me anymore
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Post by: scud80 on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:42:22
Post by: Ensaum on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:48:33
Post by: Agilr on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:56:00
It's real nice, and I want :cool:
Love the addition of "Do Not Enter" in base kit too, and Biip did a great job capturing the theme of it, so might have to get on those too :p
Edit: I do believe that 6u alpha-coloured spacebars should be put into spacebars kit with the mod-coloured ones though as very little boards use it and would make the base kit cheaper, but that's up to you at the end of the day. Also, there's Code and Super 1u keys, but only 1.25u Super keys so unsure if that's a mistake or done intentionally
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Mon, 25 November 2019, 23:58:27
Post by: Kerasan on Tue, 26 November 2019, 00:21:27
Post by: vi0till on Tue, 26 November 2019, 00:28:54
What are the differences between this and gmk gold rush? Alpha color and the tone of yellow?The name said it, Muddy look.
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Post by: HOBI3CAT on Tue, 26 November 2019, 06:25:50
Post by: Kokaloo on Tue, 26 November 2019, 08:26:49
Let's see which one makes it to GB first!
Post by: jamst149 on Tue, 26 November 2019, 09:16:40
Post by: Datastream on Tue, 26 November 2019, 09:44:52
Post by: d4vid4f on Tue, 26 November 2019, 10:15:39
Post by: _rubik on Tue, 26 November 2019, 11:01:20
It's definitely black & yellow season for caps and I'm glad it is.
Right!? Debating which set will look best when I inevitably buy into J-02
actually, come to think of it... OP, any chance we can get a J02 render :D :D
Post by: dr_unconscionable on Tue, 26 November 2019, 11:10:21
Post by: depletedvespene on Tue, 26 November 2019, 11:18:56
A minor quibble about the Numpad/ISO kit: the R4 \| key is presented as /| instead (a trivial error, with a trivial solution). I'd also add an R3 \| key to the kit (but that's not a minor quibble :D ).
Post by: Abec13 on Tue, 26 November 2019, 14:57:54
Hook me up.
Post by: rrsurmeier on Tue, 26 November 2019, 17:40:56
Post by: dantambok on Tue, 26 November 2019, 19:24:05
Post by: scud80 on Tue, 26 November 2019, 19:36:43
i actually hadn't seen gold rush before, but that one has white alphas and brown mods vs beige alphas and gray mods here, so really the only similarity is the yellow accent. seems fairly different to me.
Post by: mrkantz on Tue, 26 November 2019, 20:00:24
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Post by: farmisen on Sun, 01 December 2019, 06:55:00
i actually wanted the red escape to be a "do not enter" graphic, but the standard red circle with white line in it from our road signs would look weird with the color reversed. the only other one i could think of to use is the triangle with the exclamation point which is already taken by the carbon warning signs kit. if anybody has a better idea i'm open to changing it, because i *really* like the do not enter key and would like to have something for the escape position to pair with it.
What about a traffic cone? Fits well with the overall theme and almost mean do not enter. Or may be the stop with a
sign by itself or centered in a hexagon but I am not sure you have enough foot print on an esc key to draw that and keep it legible and stylized enough. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Post by: HOBI3CAT on Thu, 05 December 2019, 07:11:55
Also, love the fact that you have a 1u and 1.5u backspace key in the base kit!
Post by: scud80 on Thu, 09 January 2020, 22:21:45
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Thu, 09 January 2020, 23:26:41
Post by: Beerbezerker on Sat, 11 January 2020, 06:13:49
Post by: McFlufferSocks on Sun, 08 March 2020, 09:11:25
Post by: dvorcol on Sun, 08 March 2020, 14:42:54
Post by: Randalljai on Sun, 08 March 2020, 17:37:45
Any updates ?forgot about this IC. hopefully there's something in the works
Post by: konstantin on Sun, 08 March 2020, 18:40:29
BaseShow Image(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/main.png)
I see some potential improvements that can be made to this base kit:
- R1 End and PgDn should be moved to the numpad kit as they are only useful on boards that have a numpad (1800, CP, 96-key).
- R1 1u mod colored \| isn't really useful and should be removed.
- R1 1u Backspace can be removed as it's a seldom used key, and you already have a R1 1u Delete that can cover for it.
- The two R4 1u Code keys should be 1u Ctrl and Alt instead.
- R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn should be added to help cover some popular 65%/75% right column options.
- The off-centered stem 6u spacebar can be safely removed, or moved to the spacebars kit.
Post by: McFlufferSocks on Mon, 09 March 2020, 13:23:52
Yeah I’ve been looking for this color combo in this style for so long I hope it doesn’t get droppedAny updates ?forgot about this IC. hopefully there's something in the works
Post by: Randalljai on Mon, 09 March 2020, 15:01:12
Only thing now is I'm going to need those hws artisansYeah I’ve been looking for this color combo in this style for so long I hope it doesn’t get droppedAny updates ?forgot about this IC. hopefully there's something in the works
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Post by: tex_live_utility on Mon, 09 March 2020, 17:19:32
Post by: scud80 on Tue, 10 March 2020, 23:34:19
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9lGulGHssz/
No updates on the keyset for now. Once we get a couple months out from the GB launch things will start happening more often.
Post by: McFlufferSocks on Wed, 11 March 2020, 22:47:40
Quick note for those interested. Tokkipee is running a FCFS sale tomorrow for their Sakura artisans that are pretty closely matched to Mudbeam (I had nothing to do with this).Cool :thumb:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9lGulGHssz/
No updates on the keyset for now. Once we get a couple months out from the GB launch things will start happening more often.
Post by: scud80 on Tue, 17 March 2020, 21:04:15
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Post by: konstantin on Sun, 07 June 2020, 09:34:13
BaseShow Image(https://www.scud80.com/images/gmk_mudbeam/main.png)
I see some potential improvements that can be made to this base kit:
- R1 End and PgDn should be moved to the numpad kit as they are only useful on boards that have a numpad (1800, CP, 96-key).
- R1 1u mod colored \| isn't really useful and should be removed.
- R1 1u Backspace can be removed as it's a seldom used key, and you already have a R1 1u Delete that can cover for it.
- The two R4 1u Code keys should be 1u Ctrl and Alt instead.
- R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn should be added to help cover some popular 65%/75% right column options.
- The off-centered stem 6u spacebar can be safely removed, or moved to the spacebars kit.
All of this still applies. In addition, I would recommend having at least basic 4-key ISO support in the base kit (ISO Enter, 1.25u Shift, R3 \|, R4 <>). Finally, I recommend dropping the mod-colored 6u spacebars and all of the 1.75u space keys from the spacebar kit, as they are not very common (1.75u is only used on a couple of rare 40% keyboards, nowhere else).
Post by: scud80 on Sun, 07 June 2020, 22:21:30
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Post by: mgsickler on Sat, 03 October 2020, 18:07:21
Is there a set date of when the GB will go live?October 9! Working out some final details.
Post by: zedbraxmen on Sun, 04 October 2020, 20:26:19
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Post by: nvh2092 on Tue, 06 October 2020, 15:37:01
Post by: scud80 on Tue, 06 October 2020, 19:04:29
Any news on pricing? :)
Yeah, I'll post the final kits with the GB post. For example, base kit now includes numpad/ISO and will be 135 in the USA (it's a pretty large base kit). There are 6 other kits that range from 25 to 65.
Post by: zedbraxmen on Tue, 06 October 2020, 21:32:35
Any news on pricing? :)
Yeah, I'll post the final kits with the GB post. For example, base kit now includes numpad/ISO and will be 135 in the USA (it's a pretty large base kit). There are 6 other kits that range from 25 to 65.
Yay! Thanks for including the numpad / ISO in the base kit!
Post by: ben56k on Fri, 09 October 2020, 05:02:04
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Post by: DevilZmods on Tue, 20 October 2020, 14:31:44
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They're not 100% accurate as I only changed around the colours on my existing renders but i thought i'd leave them here.