[IC] GMK Aero （ Official render update）

[hoq]

So  sad, Microsoft is ending Vista support from tomorrow (April,11th)   ) ) ) Why I'm  laughing?

[Data]

These colors are nice.  I'm a little concerned about the yellow on teal but otherwise it's a great colorway.

[Niomosy]

Plenty of teal and yellow mixed if you do a Google Image search.  It's a nice combination, actually. 

[jackofclubs]

love the colors. I would be down if the vista theme is out

[MMKB]

Like it!

Interestingly the creator of a Vista-themed set has a Macintosh avatar. 

[hoq]

Like it!

Interestingly the creator of a Vista-themed set has a Macintosh avatar. 

In fact I'm a windows user, I just like that vintage design of Macintosh 128K.

[neuroboros]

Absolutely love the colorway. Would join for sure!

[BlackInk]

When will Gb launch? There are too many IC keysets from hoq so I wonder which set will launch first!

THANKS

[hoq]

When will Gb launch? There are too many IC keysets from hoq so I wonder which set will launch first!

THANKS

This maybe soon，in early May? I'm still contacting  vendor to ask for a price.
GMK seems having their vacation now.

[Hokabuki]

I'm really looking forward to this set too! Don't know if more support would get it pushed to the front of the line, but it can't hurt, right?

[Niomosy]

May's at least a small bit more time for people to save up for this.  Maybe also set aside some wife money for the chewing out that will be received for yet more keyboard stuff.

[Hokabuki]

Any idea if this will have a Planck kit with it?

[hoq]

Any idea if this will have a Planck kit with it?

MOQ  150 makes it hard to become true....

[hoq]

May's at least a small bit more time for people to save up for this.  Maybe also set aside some wife money for the chewing out that will be received for yet more keyboard stuff.

Yes, you're right.  I guess Yuri is going to launch in Mid-May， a lot of people are waiting for .
May is not the right time for Aero to launch.
I'll revise this design carefully for a period of time.

[Niomosy]

May's at least a small bit more time for people to save up for this.  Maybe also set aside some wife money for the chewing out that will be received for yet more keyboard stuff.

Yes, you're right.  I guess Yuri is going to launch in Mid-May， a lot of people are waiting for .
May is not the right time for Aero to launch.
I'll revise this design carefully for a period of time.

Ahh, good catch.  Probably wise to let wallets recover a bit as that's been one waiting for quite a while.  Still, I'm trying to limit myself on sets but I've planned for this one already.

[hoq]

May's at least a small bit more time for people to save up for this.  Maybe also set aside some wife money for the chewing out that will be received for yet more keyboard stuff.

Yes, you're right.  I guess Yuri is going to launch in Mid-May， a lot of people are waiting for .
May is not the right time for Aero to launch.
I'll revise this design carefully for a period of time.

Ahh, good catch.  Probably wise to let wallets recover a bit as that's been one waiting for quite a while.  Still, I'm trying to limit myself on sets but I've planned for this one already.

Hahaha, I also bought a lot of customized keyboard,too. I think I'm ill ,I cannot control my self to stop buying those metal and plastic rubbishes....

[excluisve]

great .wanna get one

[Hokabuki]

May's at least a small bit more time for people to save up for this.  Maybe also set aside some wife money for the chewing out that will be received for yet more keyboard stuff.

Yes, you're right.  I guess Yuri is going to launch in Mid-May， a lot of people are waiting for .
May is not the right time for Aero to launch.
I'll revise this design carefully for a period of time.

But it's so pretty. I NEED IT NOW!

[XG3njiX]

Looking great! Interested! 

[ojrask]

I'm interested, the cyans/blues with the yellow legends look great. Any news?

[hoq]

I'm interested, the cyans/blues with the yellow legends look great. Any news?

Not any news now, I have to revise the layout and make more renders for reference. Still need some time.

[Niomosy]

Any thoughts yet on a launch time?  GMK seems to be the new hotness with SP SA getting so bombarded.

[hoq]

There is no accurate time yet. Especially Yuri and Nautilus are coming soon  )

[Hokabuki]

There is no accurate time yet. Especially Yuri and Nautilus are coming soon  )

Just don't neglect this set. I'm really looking forward to it.

[Niomosy]

There is no accurate time yet. Especially Yuri and Nautilus are coming soon  )

Just don't neglect this set. I'm really looking forward to it.

Yup, that pretty well sums my thoughts up as well.  Would love to try a GMK set out on my XMIT board but don't feel like yanking my only set off my main board to do so

[nya]

love the colours!!

[Hokabuki]

Is this set still on the radar?

[Photoelectric]

Just something that came to mind: are the alphas going to be significantly lighter than GMK Triumph Adler modifiers?  Those came out fairly dark in person.  I hope this set will be more medium brightness rather than dark.

[BlackInk]

Just something that came to mind: are the modifiers going to be significantly lighter than GMK Triumph Adler?  Those came out fairly dark in person.  I hope this set will be more medium brightness rather than dark.

Dark + bright Yellow = Perfection 

[richard912]

Liking the colorway that I see. Am on the same page to drop the "Vista" theme. Hopefully, will see a set with keys to support 75% boards too. Do take a look at keys from GMK Honeywell & GMK Carbon, very good "basic" sets that cover most setups.

[hoq]

Is this set still on the radar?

Yes, I haven't give it up, it still on my schedule. I'll update render and layout drawing later.

[hoq]

Just something that came to mind: are the alphas going to be significantly lighter than GMK Triumph Adler modifiers?  Those came out fairly dark in person.  I hope this set will be more medium brightness rather than dark.

Basiclly, I just want to use the default color codes of GMK, so all that I can use for cyan color are TU1 and TU2, if I use other color codes, they will not fit the AERO theme precisely.

[Photoelectric]

Thanks, now to figure out whether TU1 is the color that was used for TA modifiers or whether it's different.

[hoq]

Thanks, now to figure out whether TU1 is the color that was used for TA modifiers or whether it's different.

If TA used the default GMK color codes, may be they are the same.

[Data]

Thanks, now to figure out whether TU1 is the color that was used for TA modifiers or whether it's different.

If TA used the default GMK color codes, may be they are the same.

GMK Triumph Adler used a custom color.  It's referenced several times in the original IC.  I also know that the custom color mix from GMK famously led to several quality issues with the set and forced GMK to reevaluate their mixing and batch properties for the sets that followed.  I believe they've perfected it now.

[ideus]

Not really into this particular colors combination. It is always great to have more GMK made sets options, though.

[Meowmeowmeowpow]

Sign me up.

I will gladly wait until you release this. The lighter colours are great.

I would prefer is this came out before Nautilus or Laser as I like this more, but I know you don't have much of say in what comes out first.

[Auk]

I don't think there is any chance of Aero next. Nautilus is imminent, it will drop when Carbon finishes. Laser might follow Nautilus, but keep an eye on MiTo's thread as he may have some firm news posted this week.

[Niomosy]

I'm still on Skeletor for the moment but wouldn't mind putting it on the XMIT board and throwing Aero on my Ducky.

[hoq]

Hi, Guys！

I updated the layout drawing, I'll update the renders later.

If you have any advice about this, please reply in this thread

[Auk]

I updated the layout drawing...
...If you have any advice about this, please reply in this thread

It looks much better with an "Enter" key vs the "Vista" key in the first image. The yellow on green alphas and modifiers look like an excellent combination.

I'm not sure about the particular orange color. Possibly it's too strong? I would play around with some layouts myself and see if there is a slightly softer, less intense orange to make a more constructive suggestion, but I can't find a reference page for all the colors GMK offer. Is there one?

Are you looking for suggestions on the key selection for the base kit and child kits? or are you just focused on the core concept and colors for now?

[lecorsair]

Hi, Guys！

I updated the layout drawing, I'll update the renders later.

If you have any advice about this, please reply in this thread

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Great looking set, love the novel R3 "Aero" key. Very much looking forward to the gb.

Please consider adding 1u R4 keys for the right hand cluster: ctrl/alt/menu. I can't help but think this layout would be more popular if it's more widely available.

[hoq]

I updated the layout drawing...
...If you have any advice about this, please reply in this thread

It looks much better with an "Enter" key vs the "Vista" key in the first image. The yellow on green alphas and modifiers look like an excellent combination.

I'm not sure about the particular orange color. Possibly it's too strong? I would play around with some layouts myself and see if there is a slightly softer, less intense orange to make a more constructive suggestion, but I can't find a reference page for all the colors GMK offer. Is there one?

Are you looking for suggestions on the key selection for the base kit and child kits? or are you just focused on the core concept and colors for now?

Yes，that orange color spacebars make the whole layout not quite balance, maybe orange spacebars are not good for this layout.

You can refer to this website to tryout every GMK color to see the combanations.
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/

[Photoelectric]

Thanks, now to figure out whether TU1 is the color that was used for TA modifiers or whether it's different.

If TA used the default GMK color codes, may be they are the same.

GMK Triumph Adler used a custom color.  It's referenced several times in the original IC.  I also know that the custom color mix from GMK famously led to several quality issues with the set and forced GMK to reevaluate their mixing and batch properties for the sets that followed.  I believe they've perfected it now.

Some colors that were initially custom became their stock colors, such as cyan, magenta, and "DSA Retro" burgundy and brown.  So this fact does not preclude the possibility that TU1 is a "perfected" TA modifier color: that's what I'd like to know (it seems to be the case).

[Hokabuki]

Hi, Guys！

I updated the layout drawing, I'll update the renders later.

If you have any advice about this, please reply in this thread

....

Great looking set, love the novel R3 "Aero" key. Very much looking forward to the gb.

Please consider adding 1u R4 keys for the right hand cluster: ctrl/alt/menu. I can't help but think this layout would be more popular if it's more widely available.

I would second this. A 1u 0 key for the numpad would be awesome too. As far as colors go, I would like to have an orange arrow cluster as well but that's more of a want than a need.

[roostrc0gburn]

yup, need 1800 support in general

[swampkitten]

I've been lurking and drooling over this set for months waiting for it to launch. I'm so excited for it, I think you nailed the colors.

Have you though of doing a novelty cap, or is that the purpose of the Aero key? I think its a really great and fun detail when sets add those (like the little plum for the GMK Plum set).

[hoq]

I've been lurking and drooling over this set for months waiting for it to launch. I'm so excited for it, I think you nailed the colors.

Have you though of doing a novelty cap, or is that the purpose of the Aero key? I think its a really great and fun detail when sets add those (like the little plum for the GMK Plum set).

The "Aero" and the win logo keys with circle are novelty keys.
I don't think I want to add more novelties because I want to keep this set more cheap.

[hoq]

I just seperated ISO keys from base keys into another kit.

[hoq]

A new render