[GB] JTK Griseann/Royal Alpha - Shipping to vendors/customers

[HoodrowThrillson]

JTK Tripleshot Griseann and JTK Royal Alpha
Featuring brand new tripleshot molds
I have a discord that I keep forgetting to post: here
I also have an instagram that I post on randomly: here


Hineybush's HBCP

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Q&A
Q: Will these be shipped in JTK trays
A: I know for a fact that the base kit will come in a JTK tray (a value of $10!)

Q: Why is this more expensive than the usual JTK sets I've seen on Novelkeys?
A: These are brand new molds which made these a little bit more expensive than usual.

Q: Why are there a partial alpha set?
A: The extra partial alpha set are all keys that have new tripleshot molds. During the process of tripleshotting, doubleshot versions have to be made. This mean we had 2 options: keep them or throw them away (we chose to just keep them and add them into the base set at no additional cost).

Q: Why is Royal Alpha not all white?
A: I originally had a green mods kit but for our high MOQ (for the base kit) along with other factors made it very hard to justify having it. Now since the MOQ is very high, I have to appeal to the two largest purchasers of this set and both audiences were pretty split. TLDR, high MOQ, sacrifices had to be made.

Q: Why are you running 2 base kits?
A: New molds require a 3000 MOQ, but that can be cut practically in half if we run 2 base kits. I opted for a 2 base kit option since there are 2 previously ran sets that used the same sublegends.

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Vendors
NA: Novelkeys
CA: ApexKeyboards
EU: MyKeyboard
OCE: DailyClack
SEA: Monokei
KR: Swagkey
Asia: zFrontier
Other: zFrontier
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Colors
JTK will match to stock GMK colors

Griseann
Alphas: CR Base, WS1/AE Legend
Mods: CR Base, WS1/AE Legend

Royal Alpha
Alphas: WS1 Base, N7/AE Legend
Mods: AE Base, WS1 Legend

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Pricing


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Kits
JTK Griseann Base Kit
*Barred homing keys


JTK Royal Alpha Base Kit
*Barred homing keys


Green Accents


Black Space Bars
*1U, 1.25C, 1.75C, 2C, 2.25C, 2.75C, 6C (centered and offcentered)


White Space Bars
*1U, 1.25C, 1.75C, 2C, 2.25C, 2.75C, 6C (centered and offcentered)


Light Green Space Bars
*1U, 1.25C, 1.75C, 2C, 2.25C, 2.75C, 6C (centered and offcentered)), 6.25C, 7C


Green Space Bars
*1U, 1.25C, 1.75C, 2C, 2.25C, 2.75C, 6C (centered and offcentered), 6.25C, 7C


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[iamtootallforthis]

In for this.

[of_sam]

Looking good 

[HoodrowThrillson]

Reserved

fix that for you

[packman86]

This is lit! Thanks for running these!

[zekth]

Count me in

[Zurg Eon]

I too am in.

[sirieous]

Keen for this   

[LightningXI]

Likely in for Griseann

[Sandy]

I've really been looking forward to a nice green set and this is definitely it! Really can't wait to see how the new JTK processes turn out too.

[resetLetki]

Very very likely to cop a set of Griseann

[steezkeez]

mos def coppin a set

[Rob27shred]

Gonna grab Griseann for sure, might get RA also if I have the extra cash. So glad to see these sets in triple shot!

[Rayndalf]

Scoop homing keys?

[HoodrowThrillson]

Scoop homing keys?

Barred

[Rob27shred]

Scoop homing keys?

Barred

👌

[hpkb]

Yessirrr

[Sycomore]

Scoop homing keys?

Barred

👌

Only way to have it

[menuhin]

Can Op make it clear which blank keys on the Space Bar kits are a convex surface?
(i.e. similar to the curved-up surface of a normal Space-bar)

[KucherenkoZZZ]

I don't know is it a novelkeys or what but there is no wob alphas in Griseann base kit, what happened?

http://prntscr.com/vij8ak

[resetLetki]

When will the GB be available on MyKeyboard?

[HoodrowThrillson]

I don't know is it a novelkeys or what but there is no wob alphas in Griseann base kit, what happened?

http://prntscr.com/vij8ak

I accidently sent an older render of the base kit to renders, they should be fixing it.

Additionally, most vendors have it live now.

[HoodrowThrillson]

Can Op make it clear which blank keys on the Space Bar kits are a convex surface?
(i.e. similar to the curved-up surface of a normal Space-bar)

Yup, I can edit it to add the size of keys (and all spacebar keys are convex)

When will the GB be available on MyKeyboard?

The products are up but not grouped together, should be fixed soon!

[HoodrowThrillson]

All vendors now live.

[CaptainVinceO2]

Amazing set! Happy to be proxying it 

[menuhin]

Can Op make it clear which blank keys on the Space Bar kits are a convex surface?
(i.e. similar to the curved-up surface of a normal Space-bar)

Yup, I can edit it to add the size of keys (and all spacebar keys are convex)
...

Good to know that all spacebar keys are convex, including those 1u and 1.25u etc.

[HoodrowThrillson]

Can Op make it clear which blank keys on the Space Bar kits are a convex surface?
(i.e. similar to the curved-up surface of a normal Space-bar)

Yup, I can edit it to add the size of keys (and all spacebar keys are convex)
...

Good to know that all spacebar keys are convex, including those 1u and 1.25u etc.

I'm asking JTK and double checking to see if they are convex or not.

[HoodrowThrillson]

Can Op make it clear which blank keys on the Space Bar kits are a convex surface?
(i.e. similar to the curved-up surface of a normal Space-bar)

Yup, I can edit it to add the size of keys (and all spacebar keys are convex)
...

Good to know that all spacebar keys are convex, including those 1u and 1.25u etc.

I'm asking JTK and double checking to see if they are convex or not.

Spoke with JTK, everything but the 1U is convex. The 6U is centered and offcentered.

[NoPunIn10Did]

Spoke with JTK, everything but the 1U is convex. The 6U is centered and offcentered.

I thought I saw someone mention that the position difference between centered and off-centered was close enough that it could not be done in a single bar (for all MX keys, not specifically JTK). The other mount point would get in the way as you depress the switch.

[wholypantalones]

Novelkeys says these will ship October 2021? Will these actually take that long to produce and ship, or just a really safe estimate?

[J3ff_Leopard]

Novelkeys says these will ship October 2021? Will these actually take that long to produce and ship, or just a really safe estimate?

It's JTK. You already know.

[KucherenkoZZZ]

Wanted to buy one but the shipping date threw me off 

[HoodrowThrillson]

Novelkeys says these will ship October 2021? Will these actually take that long to produce and ship, or just a really safe estimate?

It will probably take that long or longer.

Here is the breakdown that JTK provided us with (please note that these are brand new molds)

3-4 months for making the molds
2-3 months for production, sorting, qc
1-3 months during that time for Chinese New Year and other delays.

So yes, expect it to take a long time.

I cannot stress enough that new molds typically require a longer lead time than most other keysets.

[dvorcol]

[HoodrowThrillson]

No update this week since I have been at home with my family for Thanksgiving, expect a mid week update in numbers followed by the normal Saturday/Sunday update.

[Jhambone9160]

Not buying another JTK set until HSA ships. That GB used new molds too...

[NoPunIn10Did]

Not buying another JTK set until HSA ships. That GB used new molds too...

To be fair, HSA required new moulds for an entirely new key profile, as well as all its legends. With this set, new some new legends are required, but it’s for an existing profile.

[HoodrowThrillson]

Not buying another JTK set until HSA ships. That GB used new molds too...

Not a problem, there will be plenty of extras.

[dvorcol]

[HoodrowThrillson]

December 3rd, 12pm-2pm GMT

[noorejji]

Why isn't this popping off more?

[NoPunIn10Did]

Why isn't this popping off more?

There are a number of sets that have run in November / December with slow but still respectable sales. Not a whole lot of insane smash hits though.

[LightningXI]

Why isn't this popping off more?

There's also hesitance over JTK usually. I understand why - their legends have improved but still aren't quite the same as GMK. I hope to be proven wrong soon.

[HoodrowThrillson]

Why isn't this popping off more?

There are a number of sets that have run in November / December with slow but still respectable sales. Not a whole lot of insane smash hits though.

Why isn't this popping off more?

There's also hesitance over JTK usually. I understand why - their legends have improved but still aren't quite the same as GMK. I hope to be proven wrong soon.

These two are very good points but I think it's a multitude of things.

Some reasons that I can think of from:
JTK
Close to Christmas/Winter Holiday so expendable income being used of gifts
Coronavirus and it's affect on the economy
My GB posts not doing too hot on Reddit
People are closeted Hoodrow haters
Novelkeys hasn't posted once about this set on their Insta

Regardless, this set is being made.

Secret edit, I've sent over new numbers to the God of Data, dvorcol.

Sometime next week, I will send over final numbers with extras.

[treeleaf64]

already have one wob set so probably will not be purchasing.
but good job Mr Hoodrow and I hope the production does not take long

[Audiobs]

Are JTK hard plastic trays included for the base kits for sure? zF stated that they will be packed in plastic sorting trays. Similar to those in-stock JTK sets here: https://en.zfrontier.com/collections/jtk/products/in-stock-jtk-aj-doubleshot?variant=32761503973454

[dvorcol]

[HoodrowThrillson]

Are JTK hard plastic trays included for the base kits for sure? zF stated that they will be packed in plastic sorting trays. Similar to those in-stock JTK sets here: https://en.zfrontier.com/collections/jtk/products/in-stock-jtk-aj-doubleshot?variant=32761503973454

JTK told me base kits will ship in JTK trays.

[PotatoTM]

Just joined in for the royal alpha base and green accents, GLWGB!

[HoodrowThrillson]

Today is the last day to order.

All kits will be made.

Reminder that you shouldn't stretch yourself thin, especially with the COVID and it being the holiday season. If you have to pass on this because you don't have the capital to do so, it'll be okay. There will be plenty of extras.

Thanks to everyone that has joined so far, it means a lot to me.

Next update will come from dvorcol with the final numbers.