[IC] GMK Wāpuro (VOTE FOR ME IN GROUP D!)

[MacGruber117]

This is an interest check for GMK still gotta name it Wāpuro (thank you u/lovetree for the suggestion!). I wanted to throw this interest check out before I submit to the Massdrop keyset contest to get the word out a bit. I plan on developing this set further even if the keyset contest doesn't work out.

This set is based on a keyset found on Sony's 1987 PJ-100 Word Processor. I instantly wanted this set on my keeb as soon as I saw it. I've been trying to find time to work out a concept for about 5 months now, and the keyset contest helped to push me to get it done. Below are some pics of the inspiration set:







I had help from some great guys on Reddit, who translated all of the keys for me. You can find that post here if you're interested

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/6841r4/help_can_anyone_help_translate_this_keyboard/


And here is my first stab at the keyset...




Alphas are CP on CC
Mods are CP on N9

Both are classic GMK dolch colors. The green, yellow and orange colors will all be custom meaning the MOQ will be 250, but since I plan on running thru Massdrop this won't be an issue. This will most likely have to be split into 2 kits, with the base kit containing all the keys except for the bottom cluster of Japanese only keys, which will make up the second kit. This set is pretty complicated with the sublegends and the front printed text. How it will be manufactured is not completely clear to me right now. If they make new dyes for GMK Laser, this set could possibly all be double shot top legends, but it would all be one color legend. The most likely, which doesn't seem like a bad option to me, is that the white legends would be doubleshot and the sublegends and front text would be pad printed. Not ideal, but it allows for greater flexibility.

I'll post some layout images soon AND I need someone willing to render this set. I've reached out to a few people who said they can't do it because of the sublegends and front text. Let me know if you're up for the task!

Let me know what you think and if you have any suggests(Like for a name). Thanks! 


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VOTE FOR GMK Wāpuro IN GROUP D ON MASSDROP NOW!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.massdrop.com/talk/2428/place-your-votes-in-the-keycap-set-design-contest

[xondat]

Kinda feels like Dolch with a tiny bit of Retro with a lot of sublegends for aesthetics (I especially like the green/yellow etc). I like it.

[Traveler]

I have a feeling this would make for a beautiful keyset. I'm afraid it's a bit too "busy" for my tastes though, so I'll probably pass unless renders can convince me otherwise. Interested to see the progress on it though.

[MacGruber117]

Kinda feels like Dolch with a tiny bit of Retro with a lot of sublegends for aesthetics (I especially like the green/yellow etc). I like it.

Yeah I love sublegends! Makes me wish GMK Azimuth would get produced.....

[MacGruber117]

Anyone have name ideas? I can't call it GMK Sony or anything like that and I think GMK PJ100 sounds weird

[colgateam]

GMK Produce?

[MacGruber117]

GMK Produce?

That makes me think of vegetables haha

[poolside]

From the labels shown on the device:
- PWP (Personal Word Processor)
- Scope (because the green screen with the white rulers looks a bit like that of an oscilloscope)
- Multifont (the caps have both english and japanese legends)

[lunr]

Oooh I like. Hope this gets off.

[MacGruber117]

From the labels shown on the device:
- PWP (Personal Word Processor)
- Scope (because the green screen with the white rulers looks a bit like that of an oscilloscope)
- Multifont (the caps have both english and japanese legends)

GMK Word Processor?
GMK Replica?
GMK RetroRep?
GMK JapanRetro?
GMK WordPro?

[megaforce]

GMK Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru

[lovetree]

...

[Kafka]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

[Puddsy]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

[get_weird]

This looks awesome, like a business version of GMK Laser.

[MacGruber117]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

Do you know if the Cyrillic legends on GMK Yuri were pad printed?

[ok2094]

This is beautiful, probably my endgame.
Please make it happen.

[MacGruber117]

This is beautiful, probably my endgame.
Please make it happen.

Just make sure to vote in the Massdrop keyset design contest when it opens! 

[ullr]

You know usually I go in for modern stuff, but this is one classic inspired set I really like

[Vigrith]

Do you know if the Cyrillic legends on GMK Yuri were pad printed?

Doubleshot homie.

That said, I really like this set and have no real problem with pad-printing - so long as it looks good, the fading is not that a big deal for me at all as I don't plan to use it all day every day. It's a novelty.

[Puddsy]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

[MacGruber117]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

[Puddsy]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

i used this set for like 3 hours total

check the fading on the s key

the others around WASD were starting to go too, but doesn't show up as well in this picture

[MacGruber117]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

Show Image

i used this set for like 3 hours total

check the fading on the s key

the others around WASD were starting to go too, but doesn't show up as well in this picture

And my spacebar is shiny from using it everyday, but I still love my all of my GMK sets. It's necessary to bring this set to live so that's why I'm using it

[loar]

Beautiful set!

It would be perfect with a few R4 1.5 japanese mods ( and maybe the "yes" and "no" keys  ).

[MacGruber117]

Beautiful set!

It would be perfect with a few R4 1.5 japanese mods ( and maybe the "yes" and "no" keys  ).

Haha you like the YES/NO keys? They make me think of grab bag extras. I'll definitely look at more 1.5u mods

[Yethuo]

this looks great! interested!

[ullr]

What do you know about the original device? Are there mechanical switches in there?

[MacGruber117]

What do you know about the original device? Are there mechanical switches in there?

I don't know much about it. Here is a website with some info

http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/word/0045.html

[MacGruber117]

I need to submit to Massdrop today, so I have to have a name. After researching the original inspiration further, I've decided to name this set GMK Wāpuro. This name is taken from the tagline 初めて＆唯一の私のワープロ (My first and only word processor)

Edit: I swear someone suggested this name already, but I don't see the comment anymore so I can't give them credit

[midnight2903]

It looks abit too similar to others minus the jap characters.
Maybe do only jap characters? Tho I don't think there's tooling for that....

[Waateva]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

Show Image

i used this set for like 3 hours total

check the fading on the s key

the others around WASD were starting to go too, but doesn't show up as well in this picture

While I agree that the pad printing will fade, it might depend on the set.  I bought a used GMK Cyrillic set and after heavy use of my own on my main keyboard for over a year I only started to notice fading.



And the faded keys

[lovetree]

I need to submit to Massdrop today, so I have to have a name. After researching the original inspiration further, I've decided to name this set GMK Wāpuro. This name is taken from the tagline 初めて＆唯一の私のワープロ (My first and only word processor)

Edit: I swear someone suggested this name already, but I don't see the comment anymore so I can't give them credit

Actually, it's me who suggested the name for this kit.
Because there were no reply to my suggestion, I thought the Japanese word was not in your taste, so it was ignored.
Thought I'd better delete the reply totally but couldn't find the delete but modify.
There's currently written " ... " only. Sorry for making you confused. 

[MacGruber117]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

Show Image

i used this set for like 3 hours total

check the fading on the s key

the others around WASD were starting to go too, but doesn't show up as well in this picture

While I agree that the pad printing will fade, it might depend on the set.  I bought a used GMK Cyrillic set and after heavy use of my own on my main keyboard for over a year I only started to notice fading.

Show Image

And the faded keys

Show Image

Seems like they really messed up the S key on that set, its the exact same fading as Puddsy

[MacGruber117]

I need to submit to Massdrop today, so I have to have a name. After researching the original inspiration further, I've decided to name this set GMK Wāpuro. This name is taken from the tagline 初めて＆唯一の私のワープロ (My first and only word processor)

Edit: I swear someone suggested this name already, but I don't see the comment anymore so I can't give them credit

Actually, it's me who suggested the name for this kit.
Because there were no reply to my suggestion, I thought the Japanese word was not in your taste, so it was ignored.
Thought I'd better delete the reply totally but couldn't find the delete but modify.
There's currently written " ... " only. Sorry for making you confused. 

Sorry I didn't mean to ignore you! Well thank you for the suggestion, you will be officially credited at the top of the thread 

[ideus]

Do you know if the Cyrillic legends on GMK Yuri were pad printed?

Doubleshot homie.

That said, I really like this set and have no real problem with pad-printing - so long as it looks good, the fading is not that a big deal for me at all as I don't plan to use it all day every day. It's a novelty.

An utilitarian minded here. Getting a set for it looks only does not fit the bill. Too much pad printing does not make much sense, unless this is just a set to look at.

[Vigrith]

An utilitarian minded here. Getting a set for it looks only does not fit the bill. Too much pad printing does not make much sense, unless this is just a set to look at.

Absolutely - I was just speaking for myself, I have a lot of sets to swap between so pad printing wouldn't be that big a deal for a set like this but I can for sure see why it would be for most everyone else.

[Puddsy]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

Show Image

i used this set for like 3 hours total

check the fading on the s key

the others around WASD were starting to go too, but doesn't show up as well in this picture

While I agree that the pad printing will fade, it might depend on the set.  I bought a used GMK Cyrillic set and after heavy use of my own on my main keyboard for over a year I only started to notice fading.

Show Image

And the faded keys

Show Image

Seems like they really messed up the S key on that set, its the exact same fading as Puddsy

possible it's the same set, considering i sold it on MM a few months ago and it might've made the rounds

[Waateva]

Thats a lot of pad printing.

yeah

looks like expensive, fade-prone dolch

I don't think it will be more expensive than any other GMK set once it hits Massdrop. I haven't seen anyone complaining about GMK Royal Alpha fading yet either.

because people just use it for pictures

GMKs pad printing is notoriously low quality

Do you have any examples?

Show Image

i used this set for like 3 hours total

check the fading on the s key

the others around WASD were starting to go too, but doesn't show up as well in this picture

While I agree that the pad printing will fade, it might depend on the set.  I bought a used GMK Cyrillic set and after heavy use of my own on my main keyboard for over a year I only started to notice fading.

Show Image

And the faded keys

Show Image

Seems like they really messed up the S key on that set, its the exact same fading as Puddsy

possible it's the same set, considering i sold it on MM a few months ago and it might've made the rounds

Nah, I traded someone for the set in late-spring of 2016 and used it up until earlier this year.  Might just be a common issue on the set though.

[lunr]

Spacebar kit for the Japanese bottom kit? Kinda weird with just one space bar.

[Trente]

This looks soooo awesome

[roostrc0gburn]

just found this. i'm dtf on this and azimuth. 2018, year of the sublegends

[ideus]

just found this. i'm dtf on this and azimuth. 2018, year of the sublegends

I was interested in Azimuth before; however, I am not anymore. A worn off legend in the future does not go well with an expensive set of plastic key caps. I can tolerate it on cheap stock boards, but not on this.

[MacGruber117]

Bumping because Massdrop voting has begun

Vote for GMK Wāpuro in Group D!!!!

https://www.massdrop.com/talk/2428/place-your-votes-in-the-keycap-set-design-contest

[MacGruber117]

Render by Oblotzky to be posted tomorrow!

[txclack]

Easily a contender for one of my favorite sets out of all the Groups.  Well done! 

[pixelpusher]

Saw your set in there.  Nice work, sir. 

[tigerali]

I personally would prefer the mods in just Japanese, like the example. It's a nice set, though, with a lot of the feeling of the original.

[ok2094]

Aww, Wapuro was my favorite, but it didn't get into the finals.
Will there be any other attempts to make this set reality?

[MacGruber117]

Aww, Wapuro was my favorite, but it didn't get into the finals.
Will there be any other attempts to make this set reality?

Yes, definitely! I'm still waiting on a render, and I'll be starting a new thread in the interest checks once I have it

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