[IC] Gateron Summertime Switch

[PuNkShoO]

On the most beautiful of days, you’ve gathered together with your closest friends and family for a delightful summer picnic. The air is filled with the sweet scent of freshly cut grass and blooming flowers as you spread out your picnic blankets and set up a colorful array of food and drinks. Laughter and lively conversations filled the air as you played games like frisbee and cornhole, with the sounds of friendly competition adding to the joyful ambiance. You indulged in an assortment of delicious homemade dishes, from refreshing fruits to mouthwatering grilled burgers, and washed down with your favorite summer beverages. As the sun begins to set, you huddle around a crackling bonfire, sharing stories and toasting marshmallows for gooey s'mores. It was a carefree day of laughter, good food, and cherished moments with friends, leaving all of you with memories that would be treasured for years to come.


Heya! PuNkShoO here again with my final design of the year. If you’re unfamiliar, I am the designer of the Cream Soda, Root Beer Float, Melody, and Runner switches. Today I would like to introduce you to Summertime, a switch premise heavily built around community input and designed to capture a special spot in the hobby which I have not been able to in my journey thus far.

Summertime is inspired by fond memories growing up spending time on my Memaw's farm in the summers with my cousins and extended family. Every year we'd have a big get together with lots of good grub, fireworks, farm chores, and plenty of wild shenanigans. One of my favorite things about those summers was picking fresh watermelon from the garden, sitting on the back porch on a hot summer day with a nice breeze and enjoying a well-deserved slice while surrounded by family.

The colorway is not meant to precisely represent a watermelon but takes inspiration from the color palette and combines it with other fond summer memories such as Koolaid, picnics, grapefruit, strawberry shortcake, and more.

Summertime features a full polished rail Milky top and bottom with molds being custom polished just for this project. The switch also brings the Ink material in the form of a lightly lubricated and polished 3.8mm travel linear stem paired with a dual stage 63g long spring. The goal is to provide a nostalgic feeling and sounding quality linear with a bright sound profile akin to BCPs (black cherry pies) and a crisp bottom out at a mid-tier price point.


Switch Specs:

Linear
Polished Milky Top Housing
Polished Gateron Long Pole Ink Material Stem
Polished Milky Bottom Housing
63g Dual-stage Long Spring
3.8mm Travel

Expected Price: 50-55c


Interest Check Form

Available for pre-purchase in August 2023

Expected fulfillment by late Q3 2023

Vendor List:

US: Keebhut
CA: RNDKBD
EU: Keygem
UK: SerpentKeys
CN: TBD
VN: Shibay Mech
SG: TBD
PH: Squishy Types
AUS: KeebzNCables
...more to come


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FAQ

Will you offer these unlubed?
No. The intention of these switches is to be amazing out of the box/bag and require no extra work to enjoy much like the Cream Sodas. The factory lubrication is fairly consistent and is only lightly applied on the rails to deliver a smooth experience without feeling overlubricated.

Is there going to be fancy collector packaging?
That is entirely up to vendors. At the moment there is no plan for packaging but, as with all my designs, I am having a sticker design commissioned so that if vendors opt to purchase and distribute them they can.

Is this a group buy or in-stock?
These will be in-stock just like my other switches. So long as these are received well Gateron and I will make sure that all our will have better availability to vendors to reduce gaps in stock availability.

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[gokving]

Looking forward to more sound tests for this switch. The preliminary ones you have on the Discord definitely make it very exciting.

[PuNkShoO]

Can't wait to hear what content creators are able to come up with. I will try to get a showcase done for these in the next week.

[jdenyc]

Looking forward to trying .. Punkshoo hitting it out of the park again

[codecoffeecode]

Very much looking forward to these! I've been very impressed with the stock Cream Sodas. I appreciate that these switches will be available in stock!

[Foretump]

I've really been looking forward to it for a long time.
sonic exe

[garrdub]

I'm in.

[PuNkShoO]

Thank you everyone for the love, vote of confidence, and for participating in the IC!

[mvxx]

Give me a hell yeah!

[marcin_nyga]

i need it

[tactilesbad]

I'll be all over that seeing how amazing cream sodas and root beer floats turned out to be

[nainaigogo]

Another banger incoming

[andree23]

Looking forward to more sound tests for this switch. The preliminary ones you have on the Discord heardle definitely make it very exciting.

I also look forward to the new updates coming