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Title: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi - group buy starts Oct 7th!
Post by: andromache on Wed, 05 July 2023, 11:29:52
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KAT Floofy Boi is a new take on the cute cat theme, inspired by GMK Orange Boi, previously designed and run by TyPo and me. The KAT doubleshot queue is nearly empty and we have experienced drastically improved communication with keyreative for the past few months, including requesting and receiving samples of novelties and colors for this set. Kits are simple to keep costs down.

We wanted to have soft, low contrast colorway still inspired by kitties - this is for all the fluffy gray/white bois and gurls out there with pretty blue eyes! Group buy starts October 7th!

To follow progress on KAT Floofy Boi, follow us on Instagram (Ty (https://www.instagram.com/typo.mk/), me (https://www.instagram.com/andromache91/)), and feel free to join my Discord server (https://discord.gg/vp8sYSH3Bg).

INTEREST CHECK FORM (https://forms.gle/sXM94VDArKYcEyV37)

KITS

(https://i.imgur.com/t6Eh7jN.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/2hGiPmO.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EidXRcE.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/up4RvpL.png)

Full imgur gallery of kit renders (https://imgur.com/a/EUM1snO)

SAMPLES

(https://i.imgur.com/olQpJxo.png)

Color samples from keyreative pictured above are APPROVED colors, and our renders have been adjusted to match these real life colors. A few of our novelties have also been sampled! All novelties will be produced using keyreative's new multi-color doubleshot method.

BOARD RENDERS

Keep in mind that slight color differences in board renders can be caused by differences in lighting - the lighting in which we are looking at the IRL color references, as well as the lighting used in the render environments.

Petrichor by AKB
(https://i.imgur.com/IBQc5jS.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/ssNVwFo.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/hrSoQ9k.png)

Cake60 HHKB by Haytco
(https://i.imgur.com/PSIuGhl.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/9szrZ1N.png)

Piggy 60% by Jacky Lab
(https://i.imgur.com/gUvAwZy.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/zkITGu5.png)

(https://imgur.com/a/rG06ARoFull imgur gallery of board renders[/url)

DESKMAT

Ty designed a super cute deskmat, and we offering it in two sizes: 900mm x 400mm and 500mm x 222mm (approximately). Note that the images below are PHOTOS of the physical deskmat samples!

(https://i.imgur.com/549Ivq2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ZJI4lFA.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/G1fkxdk.jpg)

VENDORS AND GROUP BUY DATE


CannonKeys
Prototypist
zFrontier
Keygem


GB date - October 7th, 2023

US pricing:
Base - $89
Novelkitties - $25
Numpad - $20
Bars - $9
Large Mat - $20
Small Mat - $18

Shipping Q1 2024 and arriving late Q1/early Q2



And don't forget to fill out the IC form!

INTEREST CHECK FORM (https://forms.gle/sXM94VDArKYcEyV37)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Hali for all the kitting help

Also all the cute kitties of the world

Changelog

7/5/23 - IC posted

7/28/23 - updated IC with 3 confirmed vendors + deskmat prototypes

10/2/23 - added 2x 1.75u bars to spacebar kit, added vendor, GB date

10/4/23 - updated deskmat specs and added US pricing
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: TyPo.mk on Wed, 05 July 2023, 11:35:16
reserved
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: Hawkenfreude on Wed, 05 July 2023, 11:41:18
Looks great. Appreciate the initiative taken to get samples before IC and the photos to show the samples under various lighting.
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: YoungManKim on Wed, 05 July 2023, 11:43:54
Happy to hear that Keyreative communication continues to improve. I'm glad you were able to get samples prepared and I appreciate the variety of lighting used to photograph the samples. GLWIC!
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: snicket on Wed, 05 July 2023, 11:55:16
Looks Great! GLWIC!
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: purryoverlord on Wed, 05 July 2023, 12:52:23
Love it, please give me alt mods in light blue, thank you!
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: stellaidoscope on Wed, 05 July 2023, 14:19:39
nice
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: aicyborg on Wed, 05 July 2023, 19:25:01
ISO-UK in base or an international kit available, please? I know it's a dicey kit to hit MOQ but please consider it!

I can think of a handful of cat lovers in the UK alone who'd leap on this if it had good international support. Europeans also tend to like cats
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: HungHingDaiLo on Wed, 05 July 2023, 19:55:37
KAT CAT POG uwu
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: keebibi on Wed, 05 July 2023, 23:25:54
Absolutely love the nov art! GLWIC
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: FinBear on Fri, 07 July 2023, 12:23:55
I like the cat theme alot, but, living in a weird country i would love to have international kit for this  ;)
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: helenastudillo on Tue, 11 July 2023, 03:50:27
It looks nice. As a cat lover, I really love it.
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: Cobertt on Tue, 11 July 2023, 08:09:04
Love this and the low contrast colorway. Good luck, Andro, another great set! <3
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: TyPo.mk on Tue, 11 July 2023, 11:08:58
Quote from: helenastudillo on Tue, 11 July 2023, 03:50:27
It looks nice. As a cat lover, I really love it.

Quote from: keebibi on Wed, 05 July 2023, 23:25:54
Absolutely love the nov art! GLWIC

Quote from: Cobertt on Tue, 11 July 2023, 08:09:04
Love this and the low contrast colorway. Good luck, Andro, another great set! <3

Thanks for the support  :-*

Quote from: purryoverlord on Wed, 05 July 2023, 12:52:23
Love it, please give me alt mods in light blue, thank you!

Quote from: aicyborg on Wed, 05 July 2023, 19:25:01
ISO-UK in base or an international kit available, please? I know it's a dicey kit to hit MOQ but please consider it!

I can think of a handful of cat lovers in the UK alone who'd leap on this if it had good international support. Europeans also tend to like cats

Quote from: FinBear on Fri, 07 July 2023, 12:23:55
I like the cat theme alot, but, living in a weird country i would love to have international kit for this  ;)

Additional kits are pretty unlikely unless we saw massive interest, as according to Keyreatives new rules each additional kit increases the price of ALL kits.
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: twitchytheinsideman on Tue, 11 July 2023, 11:45:41
GLWIC. Cats are love, cats are life.
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: Ciantha on Tue, 11 July 2023, 14:05:55
I guess the chance of 1.75u bars is close to nil? Perfectly reasonable but a girl can dream...
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi
Post by: andromache on Fri, 28 July 2023, 08:47:41
Quote from: Ciantha on Tue, 11 July 2023, 14:05:55
I guess the chance of 1.75u bars is close to nil? Perfectly reasonable but a girl can dream...

I will take a look into adding one or two 1.75u bars to the bars kit. :thumb: Thanks for letting us know!

Also bumping thread specifically for deskmat and vendor update!!
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi - vendors + deskmat
Post by: TyPo.mk on Fri, 28 July 2023, 13:42:34
Both the keycap samples in various lighting and the deskmat image are PHOTOS- I’ve had multiple people think both images are renders  :D
Title: Re: [IC] KAT Floofy Boi - group buy starts Oct 7th!
Post by: andromache on Wed, 04 October 2023, 15:25:28
bumping for new smol cat mat sample size and group buy date + US vendor pricing