[IC] GMK Peach Blossom R2 • GB starts May 1st

[kema]

GROUP BUY THREAD












Thank you to everyone who messaged and commented over the past year expressing interest in another round of this keyset.
R2 is back with the same pink color but updated kits. If you're interested, please fill out the IC form to let me know what you think:

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GB DATES

May 1st, 2022 –  June 1st, 2022

Estimated fulfillment Q3 2023




VENDORS

Region	Vendor
US	Cannon Keys
CA	ApexKeyboards
UK	Prototypist
EU	Mykeyboard.eu
CN	zFrontier
AU	SwitchKeys

PRICING

Kit	MOQ	Price
Base Kit	500	$129.00 / C$ / €145 / £ / A$195 / 元
Hangul	150	$42.00 / C$ / €43 / £ / A$60 / 元
Spacebars	150	$28.00 / C$ / €31 / £ / A$40 / 元

COLORS

Pantone 1767C / WS1




KITS

Renders by pikku-allu


Base




Hangul




Spacebars






PHOTOS

Photos of R1 instead of renders for better color representation
All shot by @ninjapirate9901



















COLLABORATIONS


HIBI X PEACH BLOSSOM R2
Silver PVD brass with matching enamel infill. Production cap inner edge will be slightly more rounded compared to these renders.

$59.00 / C$ / € / £ / A$85 / 元

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Asero Foundry X PEACH BLOSSOM R2
White powder coated aluminum with matching enamel infill.

$49.00 / C$ / € / £ / A$75 / 元








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Big thanks to pikku-allu for the kit renders, ninjapirate9901 for the photos and Stef of SwitchKeys for the advice!

[Sandy]

YES YES YES

I loved this set so much! I got it aftermarket and will def get the 40s, and hiragana this run

Maybe make novelties for this round

[hali]

extremely far from satisfied with these kits. even though it may have worked in the past, gmk is raising prices and buyers don't want gmk as much. i suggest revising them with value in mind

[finalarcadia]

In. Love the 1.5 supers in base. Just missing stepped Ctrl somewhere

[theJJRguy]

gmk wop seem kinda nice ngl

[OJtheTiny]

kits need a lot of work, missing 1.5u enter from the extension kit for example

[KuroTheCrazy]

Can you add a 1.5u enter to the 40s kit so that the 1.75u backspace isn't literally useless?

[ArashiNishi]

I would love some novelties on this set

[dededecline]

Some kitting feedback:

* R1 End and PgDn should be in numpad kit instead of base, as they're only used in 1800-style layouts
* not a whole lot of value in R4 1.25u caps lock
* I would suggest forcing accents in the 40s kit to minimize the kit size
* I'd either move 2u shift to base or remove it from the set altogether. it's not a key used in 40s boards and nobody is going to buy the 40s kit + base just to kit out their GK64
* 1.25u and 1.5u enter keys should be in 40s
* R4 1.75u lock key in 40s would be great
* either add a second 1.75u spacebar to the spacebar kit or remove the one in there, not really a use for a single 1.75u spacebar

[sagarsiddhpura]

I would like to express my interest in Future Funk R2

[mr_foggy]

please have Numpad in base kit.

[Keeblet_257]

some novelties with peach blossoms would be nice

[kema]

Some kitting feedback:

* R1 End and PgDn should be in numpad kit instead of base, as they're only used in 1800-style layouts
* not a whole lot of value in R4 1.25u caps lock
* I would suggest forcing accents in the 40s kit to minimize the kit size
* I'd either move 2u shift to base or remove it from the set altogether. it's not a key used in 40s boards and nobody is going to buy the 40s kit + base just to kit out their GK64
* 1.25u and 1.5u enter keys should be in 40s
* R4 1.75u lock key in 40s would be great
* either add a second 1.75u spacebar to the spacebar kit or remove the one in there, not really a use for a single 1.75u spacebar

Appreciate this! Made some of these changes to the renders. Do you know which layouts use two 1.75u spacebars? I included the one because some split spacebar layouts allow for 2.75u -> 1.75u and 1u

I would love some novelties on this set

some novelties with peach blossoms would be nice

Unfortunately I don't plan on having novelties for PB, just want to keep it simple 😔🙏

[LightningXI]

Would really want to see base merged with numpad in a single base kit.

[Puddsy]

Would really want to see base merged with numpad in a single base kit.

seconded

also please put spacebars and second b into the spacebars kit or just don't have a spacebars kit. a little redundant

[shima]

GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME  GIVE IT TO ME 

[dededecline]

Appreciate this! Made some of these changes to the renders. Do you know which layouts use two 1.75u spacebars? I included the one because some split spacebar layouts allow for 2.75u -> 1.75u and 1u

Mostly the Phoenix45 board https://mechvault.net/products/phoenix-keyboard-kit

in that case you could leave one in base and put one in 40s, but it's not the highest priority

[denibhoxha]

Going for a big base kit with the numpad and the ISO support would be better imo and maybe moving the split bars and the extra B on the spacebar kit.

Also hangul very based if it were to happen.

[kema]

Thanks for the quick initial feedback here and in the form, big changes look to be Base kit absorbing numpad + basic ISO, Spacebar kit absorbing split bars + B. Hangul alphas look to be pretty popular too 👀

[Puddsy]

Thanks for the quick initial feedback here and in the form, big changes look to be Base kit absorbing numpad + basic ISO, Spacebar kit absorbing split bars + B. Hangul alphas look to be pretty popular too 👀

gb numbers are low lately so it's probably wise to just pick one legend set and offer it in the base kit, or at least adding another one won't look nice on a dvorcol graph. notably, gmk taiga just purged a latin base kit

otherwise i like these changes

[kiyoboard]

Prefer the base kit to have Hiragana or better, have a second Hiragana base kit. Personally, I think Hiragana matches the theme here and I always feel like just alpha kits are waste of plastic and money, since the alphas that I don't use just end up sitting in a box.

[augustfay]

YES PLEASE! So exited. This has been my endgame set, so much interest.

[The_Runz]

Def in, bn hoping for a R2

[kimhoon9]

Happy to see my favorite GMK pink set of all time getting an R2. Since I already have the R1, I have registered my interest for the Hiragana and Hangul kits. From a consumer standpoint may I suggest that numpad to be in base? I feel like this would be a favored configuration among people. GLWICGB!

Edit: realised that you’ve already proceeded to include Alice bars and extra B. In regards to alpha kits, I am in favor of Hangul over Hiragana if only one were to be picked.

[Fraaaan]

big changes look to be Base kit absorbing numpad + basic ISO

Both are very welcome changes! GLWIC.

[gotgoodiez]

Thanks for the quick initial feedback here and in the form, big changes look to be Base kit absorbing numpad + basic ISO, Spacebar kit absorbing split bars + B. Hangul alphas look to be pretty popular too 👀

Nice to see you are going to merge the base kit and numpad together, think it will work out better overall

[SafeAtShore]

Full 65% support would be appreciated (R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn).
Compact kit could use 1.5u and 1.75u shifts.
Alt alphas could have a tab key.
+1 for adding 2u shift back in.
Not sure why there are two 1u Ctrls in base.

[ZavaZ86]

Iso and numpad should be in base although UK keys is something that could be cut away for sure so there is just terminal ISO. Even then at least add ISO.

[neilli]

Must buy! And future funk when?

[kema]

Here are the proposed kit changes laid out in KLE. Ignore the lack of icons, legends will be proper in the render updates ✌️

Notes:
– Big Base kit with numpad and physical ISO
– Hangul add-on
– Compact kit (–) removed accents, 1.25u and 2u Shifts  (+) added R3 1u Super, 1.25u Enter, 1.5u Enter
– Base split bars consolidated into Spacebars kit

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[Surostu]

Here are the proposed kit changes laid out in KLE. Ignore the lack of icons, legends will be proper in the render updates ✌️

Notes:
– Big Base kit with numpad and physical ISO
– Hangul add-on
– Compact kit (–) removed accents, 1.25u and 2u Shifts  (+) added R3 1u Super, 1.25u Enter, 1.5u Enter
– Base split bars consolidated into Spacebars kit

I prefer the original kitting with the small base, though I agreed with feedback about redundant bars kit and needing iso in base. Keen as to get my hands on these!!

[denibhoxha]

Here are the proposed kit changes laid out in KLE. Ignore the lack of icons, legends will be proper in the render updates ✌️

Notes:
– Big Base kit with numpad and physical ISO
– Hangul add-on
– Compact kit (–) removed accents, 1.25u and 2u Shifts  (+) added R3 1u Super, 1.25u Enter, 1.5u Enter
– Base split bars consolidated into Spacebars kit

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Very fresh updates

[kidpid]

Are you/your vendors confident in the performance of a 40s child kit? From what I recall NovelKeys had 40s kit extras from R1 sitting around for quite a while, and 40s child kits haven't been doing all that well these days. Have you considered doing the 3 key physical support approach?

I got Base + 40s in R1 so I'm only interested in the alternate alphas, but it would be a shame if the 40s kit didn't make it for those that need it.

[NixieTea]

Here are the proposed kit changes laid out in KLE. Ignore the lack of icons, legends will be proper in the render updates ✌️

Notes:
– Big Base kit with numpad and physical ISO
– Hangul add-on
– Compact kit (–) removed accents, 1.25u and 2u Shifts  (+) added R3 1u Super, 1.25u Enter, 1.5u Enter
– Base split bars consolidated into Spacebars kit

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I was actually quite excited about alice SBs in base, but I like the addition of Hangul so...

[konstantin]

Here are the proposed kit changes laid out in KLE. Ignore the lack of icons, legends will be proper in the render updates ✌️

Notes:
– Big Base kit with numpad and physical ISO
– Hangul add-on
– Compact kit (–) removed accents, 1.25u and 2u Shifts  (+) added R3 1u Super, 1.25u Enter, 1.5u Enter
– Base split bars consolidated into Spacebars kit

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Nice update. Here are some kitting suggestions for your consideration:

Base

• I suggest adding R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn. These are a common layout option for 65% boards, which are among the most popular in the community.
  You may optionally add these keys as R3 Prev, R4 Next (example), so that the legends are generic and can be used for covering some other layouts as well (see below).
  
  
• Consider dropping 00 as it is a seldom used key (mostly only used on standalone numpads).

Hangul alphas

• The second Tab in this kit isn't necessary because you aren't offering a full alphas kit (you're missing the numrow and punctuation keys). Therefore, it should be removed.
  
  
• You may drop R4 \|₩ since this key isn't part of the Korean layout (only the R3 one is), and there is already a R4 <> key present in the base kit.
  Similar logic could be applied to the R4 \|む key in the hiragana kit, however that one is a bit more debatable.

Compact & Spacebars

• Nowadays the 1.75u spacebar size is only used by a very limited number of staggered 40s boards. As such, there is no point in including it in a spacebars kit. It should either be moved to the compact kit or dropped entirely.
  Moreover, the boards that do use 1.75u space usually use two of them. Therefore, if you do decide to keep this size (whilst moving it to the compact kit), you should add another copy. But again, these keys are quite uncommon all things considered.
  
  
• The R3 1u Super (which represents a generic key) should be changed to Code because the Super legend is already used for OS keys.
  
  
• Changing the R4 1u Enter legend to Send would allow you to drop the second 1u Shift as the Send legend covers for both of those keys.
  However, if you add R4 Next to the base kit as per my first suggestion, you'll be able to drop these keys altogether (keeping just one copy of 1u Shift).
  
  
• Consider merging the R3 1.25u Tab and Enter keys into a single R3 1.25u Commit or Test key (molds exist for both).
  You could similarly drop the R3 1u Tab due to the aforementioned R3 1u generic key being able to cover for it. You may or may not want to do this.

Edit: I had been looking at the old kit renders for some of these by mistake. I've now updated the suggestions to reflect the latest proposed kits from the quoted post.
Edit 2: formatting

[kema]

Thanks so much konstantin for those suggestions, I've reflected most of them in the latest proposed kits!
I really like the idea of the generic Prev/Next as I'd probably use those as media ⏪ and ⏩, also added R1 \|₩ in Hangul for split BS users 🙏

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Update 2/16: renders have been updated

[Automata-killa]

Not entirely sold on the base kit, would personally prefer no numpad/iso support and added alice support (2.25u/2.75u and extra B key) considering it would reduce the base kit cost.

[kema]

Hey all, spoke with Cannon Keys and their advice was to add 3-key 40s to Base since the interest check numbers on the Compact kit weren't too hot. We'll also be going with just Hangul Alphas, cutting Hiragana to keep things simple and to more easily hit MOQ, esp with GMK sets not performing as well lately.

[autocast]

Shopping for a new colorful set... so it's easy to pick this lovely pink set over other options when 1.5u Super is in base. Thank you!

[.jan]

That is very pink. In.

[sup3r170va]

Hey all, spoke with Cannon Keys and their advice was to add 3-key 40s to Base since the interest check numbers on the Compact kit weren't too hot. We'll also be going with just Hangul Alphas, cutting Hiragana to keep things simple and to more easily hit MOQ, esp with GMK sets not performing as well lately.

Is it possible for a south East Asian vendor? Eg ILumkb, monokei

[Kirio]

Would you be interested on having a SA vendor? Like Fancy Customs

[azack]

+1 for a SEA vendor

[kema]

There aren't plans for a dedicated SEA or SA vendor at the moment, as over 96% of respondent regions were covered by the current lineup in the IC form. I'm not so sure PB R2 will be popular enough to warrant having a ton of vendors 😅

[Photekq]

R5 I beg you

[amorino]

R5 would be more than awesome.

[GAM]

I would love to be able to buy hiragana. copium

[LaserCrafter]

Not entirely sold on the base kit, would personally prefer no numpad/iso support and added alice support (2.25u/2.75u and extra B key) considering it would reduce the base kit cost.

that's kinda toxic lowkey

[kema]

Getting quotes rn, should have a GB date announcement soon 🙏

[kema]

Hey all, group buy will run from May 1st – June 1st, so very soon 😲
Hope to share pricing and other details in the coming weeks