Author Topic: [IC] GMK Motorsport (Read 15427 times)

masje · « **on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 04:58:59 »

I've been a long time formula 1 fan, and I always thought the steering wheels on those things are cool. This set is inspired by that carbon fiber aesthetic, along with bright colors that feature prominently on the buttons and dials.

I thought it'd be fun to play around with the legends as well, just to match the theme a bit better. (Do check out the legends, I changed them all , hopefully fellow racing fans will get a kick out of it)

DISCORD IC FORM

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K I T T I N G

Base kit

Accent kit

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C O L O R S

These are all GMK stock colors.
N9 for alphas, CR for mods, CC & WS1 for the legends.
Various colors for alt mods, including - TU2, DY, GE1, RO2, N5, V2

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P R I C I N G

Not planning to run this any time soon, just a "proof of concept" at this point.

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F A Q

Is this redline/think/dolch/stealth with extra steps? yes

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R E N D E R S

917 by treeleaf & Hali

F1-8x by Geon

Horsey by Hali

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T H A N K S

Thanks to my good friend Shawn for his input and ideas!
Thanks to Pontus for render help

Thanks to Hali & Geon for providing the models on his site
Thanks to all my discord server members

Oni · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 05:39:05 »

Any possibility of having an additional alpha kit so that everything can be CR with CC legends?

AshF · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 06:03:38 »

This is such a nice set!

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HubertThemad · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 09:10:15 »

2024 year of the Masje

LMarci · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 10:03:12 »

Pretty set

mr_foggy · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 11:42:53 »

great idea! shouldn't the 1.75u shift say "Upshift" tho

DirtyGingy · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 16:20:19 »

No mod pipe or tilde?

MSA_Vision · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 18:14:03 »

Love the accents kit, but not so sure about the base kit. Any reason why it is grey on black?

aicyborg · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 18:17:58 »

Is there any chance of considering an alternate manufacturer (specifically Key Kobo)?

I like this a lot, especially the accent kit. Genuinely an exciting project.

Oni · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 03 February 2024, 21:46:11 »

Quote from: MSA_Vision on Sat, 03 February 2024, 18:14:03

Love the accents kit, but not so sure about the base kit. Any reason why it is grey on black?

Probably because their inspiration for the set is a F1 steering wheel, and in the link they put it's black, carbon fiber, gray, and the colors in the accent kit.

Meepergon · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 04 February 2024, 01:34:08 »

this time Kimi can have the drink!!

involuntarysoul · « **Reply #11 on:** Sun, 04 February 2024, 01:52:30 »

not feeling the CR mods, just make the base monotone gray please

Cringelord · « **Reply #12 on:** Sun, 04 February 2024, 02:05:25 »

I like

MSA_Vision · « **Reply #13 on:** Sun, 04 February 2024, 02:57:46 »

Quote from: Oni on Sat, 03 February 2024, 21:46:11

Probably because their inspiration for the set is a F1 steering wheel, and in the link they put it's black, carbon fiber, gray, and the colors in the accent kit.

Oof I missed that, makes sense now. Thanks!

C_L | Soup · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 05 February 2024, 21:05:52 »

Aha, simply lovely!

spambox2312 · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 06 February 2024, 22:46:53 »

Love this idea

Robert.Lussier5 · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 08 February 2024, 09:19:10 »

Include the accent kit with the base kit.

Sell the boring mods separate

Na-aroénna Doubt-Ender · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 08 February 2024, 12:32:06 »

Also second the question about making this something like KeyKobo instead of GMK for shorter lead times.

bluziff · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 08 February 2024, 15:11:46 »

This is lovely and UK ISO in base

Tulesto · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 08 February 2024, 15:28:59 »

I also would prefer kkb just for shorter lead time but I am all in on this as soon as it drop regardless!

bluziff · « **Reply #20 on:** Fri, 09 February 2024, 02:27:54 »

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

RoyalOak88 · « **Reply #21 on:** Fri, 09 February 2024, 04:15:29 »

Count me in!

mohawk1367 · « **Reply #22 on:** Fri, 09 February 2024, 06:43:10 »

damn id be on this if it wasn't GMK

DarkS7R · « **Reply #23 on:** Fri, 09 February 2024, 12:39:00 »

In accent kit the 1.5u "<- Retire" should be R2, not R1

involuntarysoul · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 09 February 2024, 12:45:01 »

Quote from: bluziff on Fri, 09 February 2024, 02:27:54

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

at current GMK pricing, base + color mods would cost over $200, no thx

SpookyGC · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 09 February 2024, 18:58:51 »

Quote from: involuntarysoul on Fri, 09 February 2024, 12:45:01

Quote from: bluziff on Fri, 09 February 2024, 02:27:54
GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

at current GMK pricing, base + color mods would cost over $200, no thx

Where did you buy your calculator?

aicyborg · « **Reply #26 on:** Sat, 10 February 2024, 17:31:18 »

Quote from: bluziff on Fri, 09 February 2024, 02:27:54

GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

Personally I don't think anyone should be using GMK anymore unless it's to re-run an old design and help alleviate the aftermarket woes of finding sought-after sets at decent prices.

KKB is to my eyes of nearly identical quality - some small flaws but no more than any other double-shot ABS keycap manufacturer. Beyond price, lower MOQs for child kits is also a big boon, meaning niche kits such as 40s/NorDeUK are more attainable (for example, KKB Miami Nights' NorDeUK was £29 and recent GMK sets have been as high as £65. The lead times are comparable and at the very least not longer than GMK).

I recently did a side by side of R2 of KKB WoB versus GMK Originative WoB, both of which were manufactured in 2023, and concluded they're identical to the point I had to look at the different undersides to determine them apart. The former cost me £70 and the latter cost me £130 (though I acknowledge this to be anecdotal). Just no reason to contend with GMK's cons anymore, IMO!

involuntarysoul · « **Reply #27 on:** Sat, 10 February 2024, 19:47:55 »

Quote from: SpookyGC on Fri, 09 February 2024, 18:58:51

Quote from: involuntarysoul on Fri, 09 February 2024, 12:45:01
Quote from: bluziff on Fri, 09 February 2024, 02:27:54
GMK lead times are in months not years now, why so much insistence on kkb?

at current GMK pricing, base + color mods would cost over $200, no thx
Where did you buy your calculator?

Base $135+, Alt Mods $80+, did you miss math class?

pinkswans · « **Reply #28 on:** Mon, 12 February 2024, 13:31:50 »

perhaps consider making the F1 legend RO2 and F2 legend V5 for thematic effect

tactilesbad · « **Reply #29 on:** Tue, 13 February 2024, 04:38:41 »

Quote from: involuntarysoul on Sat, 10 February 2024, 19:47:55

Alt Mods $80

you have no idea what you're talking about

involuntarysoul · « **Reply #30 on:** Tue, 13 February 2024, 11:00:13 »

GMK Aurora Polaris alt mod pricing, keep in mind that color mod kit only used the CR base

tactilesbad · « **Reply #31 on:** Wed, 14 February 2024, 03:57:02 »

Quote from: involuntarysoul on Tue, 13 February 2024, 11:00:13

GMK Aurora Polaris alt mod pricing, keep in mind that color mod kit only used the CR base

you didn't compare the kits, did you

involuntarysoul · « **Reply #32 on:** Fri, 16 February 2024, 03:57:06 »

Quote from: tactilesbad on Wed, 14 February 2024, 03:57:02

Quote from: involuntarysoul on Tue, 13 February 2024, 11:00:13
GMK Aurora Polaris alt mod pricing, keep in mind that color mod kit only used the CR base
you didn't compare the kits, did you

show me a similar mod kit with 6 different base color for less than $80

reeeyouuuuu · « **Reply #33 on:** Fri, 16 February 2024, 07:56:43 »

o this is yummy to look at

Dmitri · « **Reply #34 on:** Fri, 16 February 2024, 10:29:57 »

omg thats sooooo B E A U T I F U L, so colorful WAUW

Jk Purcellian · « **Reply #35 on:** Wed, 21 February 2024, 04:39:54 »

Just a thought that would tie into the F1 steering wheels: have the function row in RGB (or variations thereof) to match RPM LED's.

Love the concept, cheers.

Edit: the legends of the F row to not clash so much with the overall aesthetic

Cringelord · « **Reply #36 on:** Wed, 29 May 2024, 18:06:25 »

Make this happen

sK0pe · « **Reply #37 on:** Wed, 12 June 2024, 11:44:27 »

Would you consider:
1.5U Retire accent in R2
1.75U Up Shift accent in R4
1U Magic accent in R4
6U spacebar

aicyborg · « **Reply #38 on:** Thu, 13 June 2024, 18:58:14 »

did this die

skwrl · « **Reply #39 on:** Sun, 16 June 2024, 11:59:10 »

Damn this looks sick.
Hope this comes to be, with some 40s/obscure and extended kittings !

Randomlosername · « **Reply #40 on:** Mon, 17 June 2024, 00:34:38 »

Massive W for R2 Text Novs. I wanna keep seeing more of these in upcoming sets.

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Author Topic: [IC] GMK Motorsport (Read 15427 times)