[GB] GMK Arctic [In Production - Unsure of NA status - Request your chargebacks]

[Mcnos]

Hi everybody! Hope you had a lovely new year and are enjoying the cold weather as much as I am. Here's the third profile for Arctic, which was actually supposed to be the very original before JTK and KAT.
It's taken a while but here we are now, I earnestly thank you for the support and enjoyment this hobby has given me throughout the years
The inspiration is my favorite season and type of weather, the cold winter - followed by the region that experiences it the most, the arctic
I've revamped the novelties a bit to a new style with the help of a illustrator that wishes to remain in the shadows, he's got a creative mind.

Orignal IC

Base

Mechs & Co $126
Desk Hero 169 CAD
MyKeyboard €135.00 (Inc VAT)
Zfrontier ¥879.00 | EN Zfrontier $155
DailyClack 192 AUD

Compact

Mechs & Co $38
Desk Hero 51 CAD
MyKeyboard €41.00 (Inc VAT)
Zfrontier ¥259.00 | EN Zfrontier $42
DailyClack 58 AUD

Space Bar

Mechs & Co $28
Desk Hero 37 CAD
MyKeyboard €30 (Inc VAT)
Zfrontier ¥189.00 | EN Zfrontier $30
DailyClack 43 AUD

Novelties

Mechs & Co $53
Desk Hero 71 CAD
MyKeyboard €57 (Inc VAT)
Zfrontier ¥359.00 | EN Zfrontier $58
DailyClack 81 AUD

Deskmats




Mechs & Co $20
Desk Hero 27 CAD
MyKeyboard €22 (Inc VAT)
Zfrontier ¥129.00 | EN Zfrontier $22
DailyClack 30 AUD

Collaborations
RnCables
Canto Clicks
Bungkee Caps

Renders


Prophet


Cypher:


U80:


TGR Jane V2:


No Accents:

Haus:


Prophet:


JTK Variants:


Thank you to Manzel and Kingk22 for the renders.

Mcnos Discord


RnCables:




Canto Clicks:


Asero Foundry: TBT
Bungkee Caps: TBT

GMK ETA 48 Weeks (December 2022)

[Mcnos]

02/07:

Before Extras


08/30:
Samples arrived

[Signature]

approved

[J3ff_Leopard]

Arctic is good. Will be picking this up.

[TyPo.mk]

I love those novs

[hotnoodle666]

OH YEAH! This is something I'm willing to deal with the wait time.

[konstantin]

Arctic finally makes it back to GMK GLWGB!

[Mcnos]

Group buy is proceeding nicely, numbers should be up soon enough

For the mean time, please check out Bungkee caps and their collaboration!








You can join their raffle this Sunday 10 AM GMT+7

Also check out Canto Clicks!



Raffle goes on tonight for another 9 hours.

[dvorcol]

[Totoro]

Good

[dvorcol]

Good

Indeed

[ChrisJoy]

I'm curious about the qty of orders so far.

[dvorcol]

[zlorfik]

Nice!
Ordered.

[Mcnos]

I'm curious about the qty of orders so far.

Little over half MOQ for base, I'm told that the set will be made. Compact kit I'm waiting to hear back about since those numbers are really low.

[Mcnos]

Thanks for all the support, it's the last day+ for the GB. I'll announce final numbers soon enough

[dvorcol]

[dvorcol]

More

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[Mcnos]

White is GMK standard GR2 white. I feel I needn't post a color everyone knows about

[Puddsy]

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White is GMK standard GR2 white. I feel I needn't post a color everyone knows about

overjoyed to see plastic chips in one of these photos

the grey looks a little off to me, maybe skewing a little green? but the blue looks dead on

[LightningXI]

So... about that Mechs & Co. issue, what's going to be the fate of those who got sets through them?

[Mcnos]

So... about that Mechs & Co. issue, what's going to be the fate of those who got sets through them?

I've recently heard the news and saddened by it. I really wanted this to come to fruition but I think the best course as a customer would be to start a chargeback with the credit company for this. I have not gotten any news from Mechs & Co themselves so I do not know the situation and what will happen to the buy orders but I think it's safe to assume the GB will not complete. Until I hear further news from M&C themselves it's probably best to go about your self interest to get your  money back until advised otherwise.

[LightningXI]

So... about that Mechs & Co. issue, what's going to be the fate of those who got sets through them?

I've recently heard the news and saddened by it. I really wanted this to come to fruition but I think the best course as a customer would be to start a chargeback with the credit company for this. I have not gotten any news from Mechs & Co themselves so I do not know the situation and what will happen to the buy orders but I think it's safe to assume the GB will not complete. Until I hear further news from M&C themselves it's probably best to go about your self interest to get your  money back until advised otherwise.

I am mostly curious about the following:

1. Has GMK been paid for production of the sets reserved for Mechs & Co? I assume the answer is no, but the other vendors likely have or will have.

2. If not, can other vendors help with covering for folks who would likely otherwise miss out due to Mechs & Co's failure?

In other words, is there internal communication between you and other vendors, who could help alleviate matters? It'd still be nice to have GMK Arctic, but yes, in my self interest, I will seek a chargeback.

[Mcnos]

So... about that Mechs & Co. issue, what's going to be the fate of those who got sets through them?

I've recently heard the news and saddened by it. I really wanted this to come to fruition but I think the best course as a customer would be to start a chargeback with the credit company for this. I have not gotten any news from Mechs & Co themselves so I do not know the situation and what will happen to the buy orders but I think it's safe to assume the GB will not complete. Until I hear further news from M&C themselves it's probably best to go about your self interest to get your  money back until advised otherwise.

I am mostly curious about the following:

1. Has GMK been paid for production of the sets reserved for Mechs & Co? I assume the answer is no, but the other vendors likely have or will have.

2. If not, can other vendors help with covering for folks who would likely otherwise miss out due to Mechs & Co's failure?

In other words, is there internal communication between you and other vendors, who could help alleviate matters? It'd still be nice to have GMK Arctic, but yes, in my self interest, I will seek a chargeback.

1. I don't think GMK has been paid for it, but I am told that the sets WILL be produced still, as to how the logistics will work out I'm not sure how or what will happen to the sets.

2. I am venturing to see what options are available to us but I think things are hopeful for the meantime, I would still process your chargeback just in case

[Mcnos]

Hello, update here. Sets are coming close to finishing production I believe

Novelkeys has graciously picked up Mechs & Co’ sets and are offering discounted prices for those who can’t get a refund or charge back. Please read the Reddit post about it https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/16clezy/important_information_regarding_mechs_and_co_gmk/

Discounted prices by Mech & Co Victims from NK

GMK CYL Arctic

Base - $85

Extension - $27

Novelties - $25

Spacebars - $15

I am very much grateful they have stepped up to the plate and thank you all for your support

[mgsickler]

Here is a production run of the set that we received.

[Mcnos]

Photo by Daedy

[dvorcol]

See GMK's statment regarding MyKeyboard.EU orders - https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=122776.0

[dvorcol]

For one day only - Monday 9 Sep 2024 - NovelKeys will be taking limited pre-orders for this set, as well as 20 others.

GMK Arctic
    Base Set - $99
    Extension kit - $35
    Novelties kit - $32
    Spacebars kit - $32

Quote from their Discord server today:

We are opening up a very limited preorder on Monday for some of the sets from Mechs and Co, Project Keyboard, and Mykeyboard. These sets will only be open for preorder for one day only - Monday Sep 9, 2024 at 10am EST. Please note that these can sell out as it is a limited amount only. We expect these to ship to us by the end of September. Link will be posted on Monday.

The following sets will be listed on one product page so that you can combine and add any of these kits together:

More

Arctic Base Set - $99
Arctic Extension kit  - $35
Arctic Novelties kit - $32
Arctic Spacebars kit - $32

Astral Light Base Set - $99
Astral Light Extens. Kit - $50
Astral Light Novelt. Kit - $25
Astral Light Space kit - $25

Bingsu R2 Aesthetic Kit - $35
Bingsu R2 Base Set - $99
Bingsu R2 Forties Kit - $38
Bingsu R2 Hangul Kit - $35
Bingsu R2 Internat. Kit - $65
Bingsu R2 Mod Kit - $65
Bingsu R2 Novelties Kit - $30
Bingsu R2 Row 5 Kit - $40
Bingsu R2 Spacebar Kit - $20

Boho Base Set - $110
Boho Numpad Kit - $40
Boho Spacebars Kit - $30

Bordeaux Base Set - $99
Bordeaux NorDeUK kit - $50
Bordeaux Novelties kit - $35

Boulder Base Set - $110
Boulder F-row kit - $40
Boulder Internat. kit - $65
Boulder Novelty kit - $40
Boulder Space kit - $40

Cinder Hiragana Base Set - $120
Cinder Latin Base Set - $120
Cinder Novelties kit - $35
Cinder Spacebar kit - $25

Cream Matcha Alt Alphas Kit - $65
Cream Matcha Base Set - $110
Cream Matcha Novelties Kit - $35
Cream Matcha Numpad Kit - $35
Cream Matcha Spacebar Kit - $20

Earth Tones Base Set - $99
Earth Tones Novelties Kit - $35

Gladiator Base Set - $99
Gladiator Macro Kit - $35
Gladiator Novelties Kit - $35
Gladiator Numpad Kit - $28
Gladiator Space Kit - $28

Lazurite Alt Alphas Kit - $55
Lazurite Base Set - $110
Lazurite Extension Kit - $38
Lazurite Novelt. Kit Blue - $38
Lazurite Novelt. Kit Gold - $38
Lazurite Spacebars Kit - $25

Lychee Base Set - $120
Lychee Novelties kit - $35
Lychee Spacebars kit- $35

Mercury Base Set - $99
Mercury Spacebars kit - $25
Mercury Novelties kit - $35

Modern Ink Base Kit - $99
Modern Ink Hiragana Kit - $55
Modern Ink Intl. Kit - $55
Modern Ink Extension Kit - $40
Modern Ink Novelties Kit - $25
Modern Ink Spacebars Kit - $28

Monochrome R2 40s Kit - $38
Monochrome R2 Base Set - $99
Monochrome R2 Chrome Kit - $75
Monochrome R2 Commando Kit - $35
Monochrome R2 Comrad Kit - $85
Monochrome R2 NORDEUK Kit - $65

Moonlight Alphas kit - $65
Moonlight Base Set - $99
Moonlight Novelties kit - $25
Moonlight Spacebars kit - $25

NTD Base Set - $99
NTD Extension kit - $28
NTD 30 Lives kit - $25
NTD Novelties kit - $35
NTD Spacebars kit - $25

Shadow Hangul Base Set - $125
Shadow Latin Base Set - $130
Shadow Novelties Kit - $38
Shadow Spacebars Kit - $28

Slasher Base Set - $99
Slasher Splatter Kit - $25
Slasher Novelties Kit - $25

Tiramisu Base Set - $85
Tiramisu Novelties - $25
Tiramisu Spacebars kit - $20

Terror Base Set - $110
Terror Alt Alphas kit - $65
Terror Novelties kit - $60
Terror Spacebars kit - $25

[dvorcol]

Link to NovelKeys' today-only sale outlined above - https://novelkeys.com/products/gmk-extras