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Title: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime | Samples arrived and Added US vendor
Post by: nadhole69 on Mon, 13 April 2026, 17:37:06
(https://i.imgur.com/JbqOeiC.jpeg)

GMK CYL EVIL LIME

Hi, im Nad and let me introduce my first set, Evil Lime — a set based on GMK N9 and CR base colors, and for the legends, I chose to use a custom purple and lime colors. To be honest, there's not much else to say; I just think they work really well together.

This is also a first step toward understanding the community's interest in this set.
Any additional kitting or changes to the base kit will be evaluated later.


KIT:
Base:

(https://i.imgur.com/2TSXrF2.jpeg)

EXTENSIONS:

Lime alpha kit:

(https://i.imgur.com/v4xmoTX.jpeg)

Accents kit:

(https://i.imgur.com/mOA7o0m.jpeg)

RENDERS in differents lights:

(https://i.imgur.com/JbqOeiC.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Xn47Y2U.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/f9L388s.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/r65XRZI.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ReyttiE.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8vUAB9U.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/dZH93IN.jpeg)

Colors:
base alpha: GMK N9
base mods: GMK CR
lime: Pantone 389C
Purple: Pantone purple C



Vendors:
CN: KBDfans (https://kbdfans.com/)
SEA: Pantheonkeys (https://pantheonkeys.com/)
UK: Proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/?srsltid=AfmBOorVk_TDao5RWizqmlirF6Q1J-KnjgaLPuX8SixjtD8oYHP7adio)
KR: Geonworks (https://geon.works/)
EU: Delta Key Co. (https://deltakeyco.com/)
CA: Deskhero (https://www.deskhero.ca/)
OCE: Switchkeys (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/)
US: Bowlkeyboards (https://bowlkeyboards.com/)
others TBD

Collaborations: TBD
Pricing: TBD

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nadhole_?igsh=MXZ1dzlyb2FqbXd6MA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr)

Discord (https://discord.gg/JZ4WT8qmyp)

Please consider filling out the form to help me better understand your base kit preferences: FORM (https://forms.gle/Q2acLPqbERpkEn6p9)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Mon, 13 April 2026, 17:38:07
reserved
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 12 May 2026, 13:57:01
Approval bump :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: mr_foggy on Tue, 12 May 2026, 14:14:11
unexpected banger

I like this a lot
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Tue, 12 May 2026, 14:31:50
Quote from: mr_foggy on Tue, 12 May 2026, 14:14:11
unexpected banger

I like this a lot
thank you foggy
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Zahul on Tue, 12 May 2026, 14:57:09
This looks amazing! Any chance for an alpha kit with green legends?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Tue, 12 May 2026, 15:11:43
Quote from: Zahul on Tue, 12 May 2026, 14:57:09
This looks amazing! Any chance for an alpha kit with green legends?
Thanks, Yes, the alpha with lime legends is among the additional kittings I have in mind..But nothing confirmed.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: MartinThePolarBear on Tue, 12 May 2026, 17:20:09
Oh this is nice. Purple & Lime Green go real well together
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Kokaloo on Tue, 12 May 2026, 18:38:14
i would be careful to not end up like darkskel, while people really like it i found it very hard to look at and much preferred my sky modo set
green alphas would be baller
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Keyboard_Dad on Tue, 12 May 2026, 20:04:25
I like! I second the lime legends. Glwic!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: VXQN on Wed, 13 May 2026, 02:39:49
This is nice! I'd like to see it with darker alpha base color though (like, say GMK Slasher) to make the purple really pop more. I always thought that CR and N9 are actually slightly too far apart in terms of tint to work that well together.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Wed, 13 May 2026, 02:46:07
Quote from: VXQN on Wed, 13 May 2026, 02:39:49
This is nice! I'd like to see it with darker alpha base color though (like, say GMK Slasher) to make the purple really pop more. I always thought that CR and N9 are actually slightly too far apart in terms of tint to work that well together.
Thank you! I thought about it, and that's why I chose not to use a darker purple (like the one of hyperfuse) but something in between purple and magenta... But I'll keep your idea in mind too
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: HungHingDaiLo on Wed, 13 May 2026, 04:06:07
Quote
that's why I chose not to use a darker purple (like the one of hyperfuse) but something in between purple and magenta

https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/PURPLE-C (https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/PURPLE-C)
Pantone purple-c (pure violet) might be a good option to consider, since the 2070C you chose is still on a darker purple spectrum IMO
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: adh10022194 on Wed, 13 May 2026, 05:42:01
Great concept. In.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: YoungManKim on Wed, 13 May 2026, 09:26:31
The alphas in these renders are really hard to look at, hope you consider a color with better contrast. GLWIC!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Zahul on Wed, 13 May 2026, 09:29:46
Quote from: nadhole69 on Tue, 12 May 2026, 15:11:43
Quote from: Zahul on Tue, 12 May 2026, 14:57:09
This looks amazing! Any chance for an alpha kit with green legends?
Thanks, Yes, the alpha with lime legends is among the additional kittings I have in mind..But nothing confirmed.

Sounds great! In case you do decide on this kitting. Any chance we would see renders of lime legends with black alpha's and with grey alpha's. So that we can see which pairing looks better? Either way I'm in!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Wed, 13 May 2026, 10:36:48


Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: pixelpusher on Wed, 13 May 2026, 13:09:25
I with the people who prefer the lime alphas as the base set :)  It's pretty cool, honestly
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Manukbs_ on Wed, 13 May 2026, 15:46:40
Please also esc purple base/ green legend and instabuy
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: meowoofun on Wed, 13 May 2026, 17:49:14
Lose the purple alphas and stick to green as main,

Alternate alphas should be lime alphas with purple legends
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: cht1821 on Thu, 14 May 2026, 02:27:39
Feel like the purple needs some change, doesn't seem very cohesive with the bright lime colour
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Thu, 14 May 2026, 02:50:28
Quote from: cht1821 on Thu, 14 May 2026, 02:27:39
Feel like the purple needs some change, doesn't seem very cohesive with the bright lime colour
I understand the skepticism, to have a comparison it would be very similar to darksel with the lime extension, for me it is a great combination but I understand that it is a matter of taste.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Thu, 14 May 2026, 02:52:52
Quote from: Manukbs_ on Wed, 13 May 2026, 15:46:40
Please also esc purple base/ green legend and instabuy
Yes, this could be done.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: adh10022194 on Thu, 14 May 2026, 04:51:24
I agree with some of the other posts that I think the set would be better with the green alpha as the base and the purple as an extension.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Zahul on Thu, 14 May 2026, 06:57:44
Lime alpha's look great! Thanks for the quick work!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: jigumina on Thu, 14 May 2026, 11:41:20
The lime alphas looks great! GLWIC and with your first set!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: rayy on Thu, 14 May 2026, 14:45:33
Excited to see how this progresses, i do agree another shade of purple might suffice for legibility reasons IRL.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Warfinger on Sat, 16 May 2026, 10:42:52
I really like this. Good luck. 
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Sat, 16 May 2026, 15:18:34
UPDATE:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: SwitchKeys on Mon, 18 May 2026, 16:42:20
Unexpected banger combination. I like it! :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: nadhole69 on Wed, 20 May 2026, 04:20:03
UPDATE!

1- Updated Vendor List:
             
                CN: KBDfans
                SEA: Pantheonkeys
                UK: Proto[Typist]
                KR: Geonworks
                EU: Delta Key Co.
                CA: Deskhero

2- Surprisingly, the votes for the base kit are very close, and due to the possible return and run of others black-lime set, i’ll probably choose the OG base kit, with the Alpha Lime kit as extras — but nothing is confirmed yet.
3- Added discord channel
thanks to the vendors and people who believe in the project :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime
Post by: Zahul on Wed, 20 May 2026, 14:17:55
Quote from: nadhole69 on Wed, 20 May 2026, 04:20:03
UPDATE!

1- Updated Vendor List:
             
                CN: KBDfans
                SEA: Pantheonkeys
                UK: Proto[Typist]
                KR: Geonworks
                EU: Delta Key Co.
                CA: Deskhero

2- Surprisingly, the votes for the base kit are very close, and due to the possible return and run of others black-lime set, i’ll probably choose the OG base kit, with the Alpha Lime kit as extras — but nothing is confirmed yet.
3- Added discord channel
thanks to the vendors and people who believe in the project :thumb:


Any chance of getting unikeys as a vendor :)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime | Added vendors
Post by: nadhole69 on Sat, 23 May 2026, 05:51:59
UPDATE

Ordered samples from GMK

added some questions to the FORM (https://forms.gle/Q2acLPqbERpkEn6p9) , such as the possibility of making the numpad separately to lower the price of the base kit, pls filling out

Added Oceania vendor
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime | Samples ordered and Added vendors
Post by: nadhole69 on Sun, 31 May 2026, 03:58:34
UPDATE!

Added US vendor: Bowlkeyboards

Samples are arrived and i redid all the renders ( N9 were too light in the renders while in real life it is decidedly dark)

Lime 389c is perfect, the purple is a bit too light/lilac in some situations, I wanna try something more vibrant
(https://i.imgur.com/V9YBe1z.jpeg)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime | Samples ordered and Added vendors
Post by: pixelpusher on Sun, 31 May 2026, 11:05:21
Quote from: nadhole69 on Sun, 31 May 2026, 03:58:34
UPDATE!

Added US vendor: Bowlkeyboards

Samples are arrived and i redid all the renders ( N9 were too light in the renders while in real life it is decidedly dark)

Lime 389c is perfect, the purple is a bit too light/lilac in some situations, I wanna try something more vibrant
Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/V9YBe1z.jpeg)


that's a great followup with the renders.  I own all of the GMK sets with N9 and I definitely think the new renders look closer to my IRL experience.   :thumb:  Still makes me want the all lime version even more.  It looks amazing.  I do agree that the purple needs more of a punch to match that lime intensity.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime | Samples arrived and Added US vendor
Post by: nadhole69 on Thu, 04 June 2026, 04:01:13
UPDATE


I got permission and added the new GMK skulls in the accent kit, I think these can characterize the set even more.

And a reminder to fill out the form, is really important for kitting, also added new link for discord channel (it was expired)

(https://i.imgur.com/pfIcVLz.jpeg)

Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Evil Lime | Samples arrived and Added US vendor
Post by: Fede_Feo on Sun, 07 June 2026, 08:51:13
Such a nice colour combination