[IC] GMK CYL Tempest | GB: NOW LIVE!

[Nqrwhql]

GMK Tempest

Group Buy Thread

GB: April 15 - May 15

Message From Asynq Designs:

Introducing GMK Tempest, Asynq Designs' third ever set! We worked super hard to bring you this set.
Please consider filling following us on Instagram and joining our Discord server for support and giveaways!

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About the Set:
We present to you GMK Tempest! This set was inspired by the tumultuous and ever-changing grays of a storm. Within the heart of a storm, there exists a vast array of shades, and we have selected specific tones to depict the journey into the heart of a tempest's fury.

About the Designers:
Asynq Designs is a team that consists of three people: Aiden, Synthereal, and Nqrwhql. We each spent the 5 year learning and designing up until this point to present this set to you. Some of our other sets include: PBTfans Basin & PBTfans Pink Lemonade

Contents

Vendors

During GB, the keycaps can be bought at:

NA: DESK[H]ERO
EU: COFFEEKEYS
ASIA/GLOBAL: KBDfans
OCE: SWITCHKEYS

Prices

Prices will be updated to include all vendor pricing as we near the GB date!

Kit Renders

Tempest Deskmats

Designed By Skeil

Samples

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GMK Keycap Samples

Keycap On Deskmats

Abstract Deskmat

Storm Deskmat

Zoom65 by Meletrix

Iron165 Keyboard by Smith+Rune

Portico68 Black Label

Scene Renders

Collabs

Landcaps X Tempest

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Sale will be held on April 18, 2025 (UTC+7).
You'll be able to find the purchase link in Landcaps' Discord Community!

Colors

Note: Please understand that the colors you see in the renders may look different from the physical colors. Please be aware that physical colors cannot be replicated in webspace.

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Special Thanks To

Skeil: Thank you for designing the amazing deskmats!
chuwypizza: Thank you for helping design this set, it wouldn't have come to life without you!
Matteo: Special thanks to Matteo for helping with logistics on our first GMK set!!!

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[Nqrwhql]

Make sure to join our Discord Community for more frequent updates and to be notified when we modify our GB thread.

[tin1601]

Beautiful!


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[Synthereal]

Reserved

[Thumb Key]

I smell the scent of a storm.

[Skeil]

yummy, not biased at all

[Antivity]

NEED

[Zahul]

GLWIC!

[cthalupa]

GMK will not color match to Pantone Uncoated - https://ounku-my.sharepoint.de/personal/g_sebald_gmk-electronic-design_de/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fg%5Fsebald%5Fgmk%2Delectronic%2Ddesign%5Fde%2FDocuments%2FGuidelines%20%E2%80%93%20Custom%20Color%20Matching%5F01%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fg%5Fsebald%5Fgmk%2Delectronic%2Ddesign%5Fde%2FDocuments&ga=1 - and even Pantone Coated books require special approval.

Edit: Looks like 284 and 540 are both available in chip form, though 284 is sold out at current https://www.pantone.com/products/plastics/pantone-plastic-standard-chips

[Mooma]

WOW those deskmats.

[Nqrwhql]

GMK will not color match to Pantone Uncoated - https://ounku-my.sharepoint.de/personal/g_sebald_gmk-electronic-design_de/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fg%5Fsebald%5Fgmk%2Delectronic%2Ddesign%5Fde%2FDocuments%2FGuidelines%20%E2%80%93%20Custom%20Color%20Matching%5F01%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fg%5Fsebald%5Fgmk%2Delectronic%2Ddesign%5Fde%2FDocuments&ga=1 - and even Pantone Coated books require special approval.

Edit: Looks like 284 and 540 are both available in chip form, though 284 is sold out at current https://www.pantone.com/products/plastics/pantone-plastic-standard-chips

We'll look into that and get that fixed, thanks for bring that to our attention!

- Asynq Designs

[cthalupa]

We'll look into that and get that fixed, thanks for bring that to our attention!

No problem! Should just be a minor thing, I'm sure

GL with the IC and GB!

[MartinThePolarBear]

Love this!

GLWIC

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[Nqrwhql]

Thank you everyone for the kind words and the suggestions! We're actively working to find vendors and perfect the coloring.

As for novelties, we can't confirm anything but we're open to any suggestions/designs anyone might have. We're hoping to have a set GB date in the coming 2-3 months and have all our collaborations lined up by then.

Once again, thank you for the continuous support!

- Asynq Designs

[EdgeOfInfinity]

the deskmats are very nice

[Cringelord]

I'd buy a deskmat, maybe it's me not liking dark alpha light mod kits but the light blue accents seems out of place. Although pretty sure light blue legends would be too much as well.

[Dotty]

I would like to see a norde kit. Afaik GMK reduced the MOQ for those to 50.
GL with IC

[ggggggg]

I suggest not using Whimsey to render your set since A) it never ran, B) even within 40s it's a niche layout and C) you don't have any 40s support in your set.

[mr_foggy]

spacebars are always alpha or accent colored. white (mod colored) bars are not the norm.

[dvorcol]

I suggest not using Whimsey to render your set since A) it never ran, B) even within 40s it's a niche layout and C) you don't have any 40s support in your set.

I'm OK with A) and B), but it's misleading for keyboard renders to include keycaps that won't be made.

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[Nqrwhql]

I'm OK with A) and B), but it's misleading for keyboard renders to include keycaps that won't be made.

Hey, I did that render, I'll be entirely honest, I forgot we weren't doing 40s support for this set since we did it for our last set. I'll put a disclaimer under that render and keep away from using layouts we don't support anymore. Thanks for letting me know guys.

- Asynq Designs

[Nqrwhql]

spacebars are always alpha or accent colored. white (mod colored) bars are not the norm.

We already have plans to fix this, thanks!

Update: FIXED!

- Asynq Designs

[Nqrwhql]

I would like to see a norde kit. Afaik GMK reduced the MOQ for those to 50.
GL with IC

Thanks! We'll kit one and see if our vendors/GMK are willing.

- Asynq Designs

[aicyborg]

If you intend to keep UK in base, you're missing a R4 \| key that'd go next to ISO's shorter Left Shift. Please give us that instead of the <> key that doesn't belong in UK support. But if you're dropping UK support in favour of a NorDe kit then that's okay.

[Nqrwhql]

If you intend to keep UK in base, you're missing a R4 \| key that'd go next to ISO's shorter Left Shift. Please give us that instead of the <> key that doesn't belong in UK support. But if you're dropping UK support in favour of a NorDe kit then that's okay.

Thanks for letting us know! We're actively modifying the kits to give more support to different board variations. We're planning to split the base kit into base and numpad. In addition, we're planning on adding a intl kit.

- Asynq Designs

[bibione]

Any plan for 3-1-3U spacebar?

[Nqrwhql]

Any plan for 3-1-3U spacebar?

We're currently revising our kits to be more compatible with more boards. Should be released within the next 2-3 days!

- Asynq Designs

[alper_maestro]

This one looks cool

[maxQST]

We're currently revising our kits to be more compatible with more boards. Should be released within the next 2-3 days!

Are you still planning to move forward with this set? This is honestly my favorite set I've ever seen, but haven't seen any updates in a few months. Hope it's still in the works.

[Nqrwhql]

We're currently revising our kits to be more compatible with more boards. Should be released within the next 2-3 days!

Are you still planning to move forward with this set? This is honestly my favorite set I've ever seen, but haven't seen any updates in a few months. Hope it's still in the works.

Apologies for the delay! We’re still moving forward with the set and are currently awaiting GMK’s price quotes. As soon as we receive them, we’ll finalize the group buy date. Thank you for your continued patience and support—we can’t wait to bring this set to life! 

- Asynq Designs

[Nqrwhql]

All kits have been refined based on community feedback and suggestions! We've officially set a GB date and will be announcing it soon!

- Asynq Designs

[konstantin]

R1 End, PgDn ought to be moved from base into the numpad kit, since those keys are for 1800/CP/96-key support and are not useful without numpad keys. You may also want to add a R1 = key to the numpad kit.

[Nqrwhql]

Kitting should all be finalized! Made some last minute changes to the Base Kit. 

Group Buy Confirmed For: April 15 - May 15! Thanks a lot for the support and suggestions!

- Asynq Designs

[Nqrwhql]

GMK CYL Tempest – Group Buy Now Live!

We’re thrilled to announce that GMK CYL Tempest is officially live!
A huge thank you to everyone who’s supported the journey so far — we couldn’t have done it without you. Let’s make this group buy a success!

Will be announcing artisan collabs later this week!

— Asynq Designs

[Nqrwhql]

Landcaps x Basin


Sale will be held on April 18, 2025 (UTC+7).
You'll be able to find the purchase link in Landcaps' Discord Community!

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[Nqrwhql]

KrakenKaps x Basin


Sale will be held on Today, May 3, 2025 @ 9PM (GMT +7).
You'll be able to find the purchase link in Here: Purchase Link

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[Nqrwhql]

LAST WEEK TO PICK UP GMK TEMPEST!