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Title: [IC] GMK Modifier Kit
Post by: lordzebu on Thu, 30 March 2017, 04:14:11
Background
Enjoying the classic beige set with the help Wodan's HADapter kit I somehow feel the need to add a bit of colour to this set, but in a way that i.e. solitary cmyk mods cannot provide.

Basic Idea
The idea behind this kit is to add a "touch" of colour to existing classic beige sets. The set should cover basic 60% and 65% layouts in ISO and ANSI. Check the original IC thread on Deskthority for the colour discussion (https://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/gmk-modifier-kit-t16009.html). The voting process settled on TU1 base and DY accents. Legends are CR.

I'm currently waiting on a quote from GMK and we'll see how it will move forward from there.

The set as pictured in the mockup below:
MOQ 150: 70,07 €
MOQ 250: 63,05 €

If we ditch all three accent coloured spacebars the price points are:
MOQ 150: 61,97 €
MOQ 250: 55,65 €

(https://i.imgur.com/soMiaIQ.jpg)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Modifier Kit
Post by: TalkingTree on Thu, 30 March 2017, 06:00:07
R5 pretty please?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Modifier Kit
Post by: pikku-allu on Thu, 30 March 2017, 10:46:37
Looks good, but I have a few suggestions:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Modifier Kit
Post by: brianjking on Thu, 30 March 2017, 11:24:52
Depending on the price & delivery timeline I could definitely be interested.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Modifier Kit
Post by: brianjking on Thu, 30 March 2017, 11:28:27
Quote from: pikku-allu on Thu, 30 March 2017, 10:46:37
Looks good, but I have a few suggestions:
  • Why not have the stepped Caps Lock use the lock icon as well?
  • Using "Super" or "Code" could be a better alternative for the diamond legends
  • The 6.25u & 7u spacebars are already available from Originative, so why not have a split spacebar kit instead?

Super or Code would definitely be cool and more in line with other GMK sets. Although, I do have an HHKB Pro 2 and HHKB JP so the diamonds look nice too!

I would say either remove the spacebars to reduce the price or do as suggested above and do split spacebars based on OriginativeCo already offering 6, 6.25 and 7u spacebars for a lot of color options for $10 or $15 at https://originativeco.com/products/gmk-spacebars. Personally, I'd rather have no spacebars and a reduced cost, however, I'm a bit biased as I don't have a split spacebar keyboard or any plans to get one.

Title: Re: [IC] GMK Modifier Kit
Post by: lordzebu on Fri, 31 March 2017, 06:33:39
Quote from: pikku-allu on Thu, 30 March 2017, 10:46:37
Why not have the stepped Caps Lock use the lock icon as well?
Good questions. This should be changed for consistency; I'm leaning towards the arrow version though.

Quote from: brianjking on Thu, 30 March 2017, 11:28:27
I would say either remove the spacebars to reduce the price or do as suggested above and do split spacebars based on OriginativeCo already offering 6, 6.25 and 7u spacebars for a lot of color options for $10 or $15 at https://originativeco.com/products/gmk-spacebars. Personally, I'd rather have no spacebars and a reduced cost, however, I'm a bit biased as I don't have a split spacebar keyboard or any plans to get one.
The price difference is only around 9 € and that alone are the shipping costs if someone from Europe would order one of the OriginativeCo space-bar kits.
I'll drop GMK an email regarding the split space-bar option. IIRC we'd have to wait for the Yuri GB as they are making the molds for that one.