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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK CYL Orange Alert
« Last post by Kokaloo on Wed, 10 June 2026, 10:55:30 »Not to be that guy but I don't understand the trend of separating the stripe from the base kit. FTRO stripe is hard to get because they all sold out exceptionally faster than the base kits once in stock, and I feel this would be the same result if ran in a child kit. Not only that but it becomes far more expensive than just pairing it in base, and people are already going to want to attach the stripe kit so why not pair both together? I'd hate to miss out on the main gimmick once this hits in stock.
Because it'd bring the pricing of the base kit up a significant and non-negligible amount. The target is for the base kit to hit MOQ; the Blue Stripe is a luxury add-on that's happening this time around because it's possible. Totally understand wanting something in-stock that's paired together. At the same time, I think, if anything, past sales data on similar kitting shows that people prioritize a purchase on just the base, and the accents / novelties / add-ons are for those who can afford the extra luxury.
Hope that makes sense. It's unfortunately just the way it goes in making these concessions for kitting.
It's called blue alert. It's called an alert row. It's integral to the design of this set.
And I simply don't buy during gb- sorry "pre order", especially when the designer himself is worried about moq to the point where we are using separating kits as a way to ensure it hits moq even though just the base kit is definitively more plain without the stripe. Have been an in stock exclusive buyer for a while now after seeing everything this hobby has been though. I think many people would understand!
The thing is this -- it's not. The set name and that particular perception of the set do not match up. The original sets that ran with GMK years back -- Red Alert (2015, photekq & Team Hammer) and Blue Alert (2017, Originative) -- neither of them had a colored row.
This set is effectively a re-run of that set with tweaks. I purposefully named the colored accent kit a Blue Stripe kit to avoid ambiguity with people's perception of "alert". The concept of stripe is taken from DSA Skull Squadron (2014), which implemented it in a similar format.
For what it's worth, the very first set run with said "stripe" was in fact called DCS Rebel and dubbed "Red Alert" by the community. The stripe keys were simply add-on keys outside of the "full kit" and were just "inverse" colored keys. In fact, the second, GH-centric DCS run did not even have the white-on-red keys either. The idea of "Alert" is misconstrued and has changed over the years.
aw man who tsk aw man who could have aw jeez it's like vendors want to get extra profit with child kits not because uh people want it and it makes sense aw jeez who could have seen this as so obvious years ago man
bonus points to kraptain mike for calling people poor! good looks!