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keyboard_arrow_downtimzilla
93
Aug 2, 2018
@Oblotzky - looks like 1.75u backspace is missing from the 40bit kit? Guessing its just an oversight but figured i would double check.
not-for-resale
29
Jun 10, 2021
I understand this may have been completely valid 3 years ago but the van keyboards are no longer manufactured or distributed by Evan. Can we please move on now?
As someone who joined the mk community this year, seeing drama like this is a huge turn-off to an otherwise great hobby. It’s frustrating because I love your designs but they don’t support keyboards I want to try. Why? Due to a feud which is supposedly meant to protect the integrity of the community... Perhaps originally, but at this point I see you, @Zambumon and others as doing more harm with this boycott than good.
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Zambumon
3482
Zambumon
Aug 1, 2018
It's that time of the year again.
Great job (as always) Obloztky.
Great job (as always) Obloztky.
Oblotzky
2869
Oblotzky
Aug 1, 2018
Hello friend, welcome to another keycap adventure!
Earlier this year, I built a keyboard with SA caps resembling the very old Space Cadet keyboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-cadet_keyboard). Once I was finished, I marveled at it and soon realized that this was a colorway that needed to exist in the world of Cherry keycaps. I sat down to work on this design, and after some help from @t0mb3ry and other community members, I am now proud to present to you the GMK Space Cadet keycap set!
As any GMK group buy, we start with a Base Kit that covers most of the popular keyboard layouts. From 60% to Winkeyless TKL, to HHKB and good old 1800 layouts, you should be able to find every key needed to fit your board. If you have doubts, please do not hesitate to ask about it.
Furthermore I am excited to introduce assembly legends, as previously seen on SA Oblivion and recently SA Green Screen, to make the modifiers on Ergodox, 40% and Ortholinear more exciting than if they were just blanks. Especially with the busy alphas, I felt the modifiers just had to have something just as interesting on them. Both the Assembly (for Ergodox) and 40bit (for 40% and Ortholinear boards) kits are independent from the Base Kit, so you don't have to buy multiple kits to fit your niche keyboard.
To pay closer tribute to the original Space Cadet design by Tom Knight, the True Cadet kit allows you to decorate the bottom rows of your keyboard with black legend modifiers, along with the blue spacebars to wrap your alphas in all blue.
The Symbols kit features the iconic roman numerals and hand signals in various row profiles. You can decorate extra media keys, have them on the right-side column of your 65% keyboard, use as Home/End/PageUp/PageDown of your TKL, use them for arrows or fill the vertical macro rows of your VE.A. The possibilities are endless!
If you are not so much a fan of the text-only modifiers, and prefer the look of old G80-1800 Cherry keyboards, pick up the Cherry Icon kit. A perfect fit for this historic profile.
Next up are the Blue Alphas. Sometimes you might grow tired of having alphas and modifiers in different colors. But with these alphas, you can have your entire keyboard in a gorgeous tone of deeply saturated blue.
Spacekeys - those that need them should know what they are for! Split spacebars have become very common among custom keyboards, don't miss them if you have one in your collection.
For my fellow Europeans, we have a NorDeUK kit that covers the most popular layouts of this continent. Due to this kit often struggling with minimum order quantities, I am only going to offer it in gray, as the performance of the blue alphas is still unknown.
And lastly, to fulfill the request of the niche group inside this niche hobby, we have a Colevrak kit. It covers both Colemak and Dvorak layouts, but it does come at a price this time, so let me elaborate. As you may notice, this kit has much more keys than usual, this is due to the sublegends of the keyset. In order for those sublegends to remain in the right place, not only do I have to provide keys in the right row, but also in the correct horizontal position inside that row. So we end up with about double the usual amount of keys, and also have 40 new legend plates that need to be created in the factory. The R3 1.75u Backspace key was left out on purpose, the Space Cadet Rub Out keys from the Base Kit go here.
Here is an example of the sublegend issue that this Colevrak kit solves:
As for packaging, the incredible @outragedpudding has designed a tray wrapping that still makes me excited whenever I look at it. This packaging is going to be used for the Base Kit only.
And yes, we are working on other collaborations for this keyset, including a desk mat featuring the box art!
As for colors, I already received samples from GMK! The blue is matched to BFP from Signature Plastics, which 7bit used in Round6 for the SPH kits. The gray is the same as well, which was also already used last year for GMK Oblivion's gray alphas. The legend color is from the production of GMK Camping, a off-white with slightly creamy warmth to it. For the True Cadet's black legends, I am simply using CR from GMK's standard color ring.
I think I've talked enough for now. Please share your thoughts on this project, ask any question you like and I will try to have an answer for you! It's always a pleasure to chat with you all.
- Oblotzky
Earlier this year, I built a keyboard with SA caps resembling the very old Space Cadet keyboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-cadet_keyboard). Once I was finished, I marveled at it and soon realized that this was a colorway that needed to exist in the world of Cherry keycaps. I sat down to work on this design, and after some help from @t0mb3ry and other community members, I am now proud to present to you the GMK Space Cadet keycap set!
As any GMK group buy, we start with a Base Kit that covers most of the popular keyboard layouts. From 60% to Winkeyless TKL, to HHKB and good old 1800 layouts, you should be able to find every key needed to fit your board. If you have doubts, please do not hesitate to ask about it.
Furthermore I am excited to introduce assembly legends, as previously seen on SA Oblivion and recently SA Green Screen, to make the modifiers on Ergodox, 40% and Ortholinear more exciting than if they were just blanks. Especially with the busy alphas, I felt the modifiers just had to have something just as interesting on them. Both the Assembly (for Ergodox) and 40bit (for 40% and Ortholinear boards) kits are independent from the Base Kit, so you don't have to buy multiple kits to fit your niche keyboard.
To pay closer tribute to the original Space Cadet design by Tom Knight, the True Cadet kit allows you to decorate the bottom rows of your keyboard with black legend modifiers, along with the blue spacebars to wrap your alphas in all blue.
The Symbols kit features the iconic roman numerals and hand signals in various row profiles. You can decorate extra media keys, have them on the right-side column of your 65% keyboard, use as Home/End/PageUp/PageDown of your TKL, use them for arrows or fill the vertical macro rows of your VE.A. The possibilities are endless!
If you are not so much a fan of the text-only modifiers, and prefer the look of old G80-1800 Cherry keyboards, pick up the Cherry Icon kit. A perfect fit for this historic profile.
Next up are the Blue Alphas. Sometimes you might grow tired of having alphas and modifiers in different colors. But with these alphas, you can have your entire keyboard in a gorgeous tone of deeply saturated blue.
Spacekeys - those that need them should know what they are for! Split spacebars have become very common among custom keyboards, don't miss them if you have one in your collection.
For my fellow Europeans, we have a NorDeUK kit that covers the most popular layouts of this continent. Due to this kit often struggling with minimum order quantities, I am only going to offer it in gray, as the performance of the blue alphas is still unknown.
And lastly, to fulfill the request of the niche group inside this niche hobby, we have a Colevrak kit. It covers both Colemak and Dvorak layouts, but it does come at a price this time, so let me elaborate. As you may notice, this kit has much more keys than usual, this is due to the sublegends of the keyset. In order for those sublegends to remain in the right place, not only do I have to provide keys in the right row, but also in the correct horizontal position inside that row. So we end up with about double the usual amount of keys, and also have 40 new legend plates that need to be created in the factory. The R3 1.75u Backspace key was left out on purpose, the Space Cadet Rub Out keys from the Base Kit go here.
Here is an example of the sublegend issue that this Colevrak kit solves:
As for packaging, the incredible @outragedpudding has designed a tray wrapping that still makes me excited whenever I look at it. This packaging is going to be used for the Base Kit only.
And yes, we are working on other collaborations for this keyset, including a desk mat featuring the box art!
As for colors, I already received samples from GMK! The blue is matched to BFP from Signature Plastics, which 7bit used in Round6 for the SPH kits. The gray is the same as well, which was also already used last year for GMK Oblivion's gray alphas. The legend color is from the production of GMK Camping, a off-white with slightly creamy warmth to it. For the True Cadet's black legends, I am simply using CR from GMK's standard color ring.
I think I've talked enough for now. Please share your thoughts on this project, ask any question you like and I will try to have an answer for you! It's always a pleasure to chat with you all.
- Oblotzky
YabosMcGee
338
Aug 2, 2018
Oh, the 40bit kits. Yeah, I guess that's great for you guys. I have a 60%, and I have rarely seen a keyset that covers only what I need. I usually end up with a TKL set, with a decent amount of leftovers.
nwimpney
217
Aug 2, 2018
YabosMcGeeYep, leftovers are fine, I am just happy when I can outfit my 50 keys for the same money as the TKL guys, instead of spending even more.
The standalone sets work fine on SP stuff too. I bought a couple of sets of Nantucket Selectric SA, which were ideal IMO. The Planck kit was standalone. Included alphas, and blanks for the edges so non-default layout users are happy. It was pretty cheap too. :)
I'm not sure why all of the other SP sets aren't broken up this way. (I'm pretty sure it sold well)
This set is the closest I've seen since. It seems a bit on the $$$ side, but by the time I've added up all the stuff I need for the average SA kit, I'm well over that $100 mark anyway.
The standalone sets work fine on SP stuff too. I bought a couple of sets of Nantucket Selectric SA, which were ideal IMO. The Planck kit was standalone. Included alphas, and blanks for the edges so non-default layout users are happy. It was pretty cheap too. :)
I'm not sure why all of the other SP sets aren't broken up this way. (I'm pretty sure it sold well)
This set is the closest I've seen since. It seems a bit on the $$$ side, but by the time I've added up all the stuff I need for the average SA kit, I'm well over that $100 mark anyway.
JaleesaG
1550
Marketing Team
Dec 12, 2018
Hi everyone,
Production is well underway for the GMK Space Cadet Keycaps and we’re super excited to share a brand new image of the keycaps.
We’re on track to meet the expected ship date of January 11 and we can’t wait for you to receive them. We’ll be back in January with another update!
Oblotzky
2869
Oblotzky
Dec 15, 2018
Yes, as shown in the kit renders. They are packed on the backside of the small tray they come in.
Iredeus
380
Keyboard Club Member
Aug 4, 2018
ParjanyaThis is the typical GMK pricing. Nothing out of the norm here.
A community member
Aug 16, 2018
So. For me to jump in to this I need some kind of conformation. MD has been really great, adding international support to kits sold in the past. I see a current value at 11 and MOQ at 100. What's happening? I cannot imagine Oblotzky NOT getting the norde kit but what do I know. Help me here.
Riterdando
71
Aug 22, 2018
I am also one of the NorDe buyers. Come on everyone order it now if you want the kit.
Vigrith
4081
Aug 2, 2018
Generally speaking, strong LEDs steal the show from the beautiful keycaps - it's all personal preference of course, some people may prefer the chaotic look of shine through legends but if you're paying $150+ for caps, you generally want to actually be able to see what you paid for rather than just getting blinded by a bunch of light for no real reason.
I have a thick ass brass plate so you can't really see it seeping through between the caps unless it's dark (plus I'm at work so the picture's bad) but you get the idea. If you do use LEDs, you generally want it to compliment the caps rather than obliterate them.
I have a thick ass brass plate so you can't really see it seeping through between the caps unless it's dark (plus I'm at work so the picture's bad) but you get the idea. If you do use LEDs, you generally want it to compliment the caps rather than obliterate them.
LevelSteam
Aug 3, 2018
I think if you like this set you should give it a shot. It's compatible with your board and you'll still get some backlighting around the keys and the edges due to the floating key design of your keyboard.
KM1337
1881
Aug 1, 2018
This set looks pretty legit. I like the idea of the multiple alpha legends for different layouts n such. V nice. Would maybe add some accent keys or something though, the colorway is a little monotonous, but this is coming from a Laser user lol
Also, First.
Also, First.
Zambumon
3482
Zambumon
Aug 1, 2018
BlueCrownedBut there are sooo many options, it would just make things more expensive.
TheEerieCold
166
Aug 1, 2018
I cherish my SA Space Cadet set, it's one of my favorites. It's nice to see a version that is more widely available outside of 7bit. Can't wait for the red version whenever that happens! Congrats on making this set a reality!
doubledd
17
Aug 4, 2018
BloosThey're selling them on Amazon at a hefty premium. I don't know where else you can buy it.
dvorcol
5329
Keyboard Club Member
Aug 8, 2018
Hmm, the overview says Massdrop's spreadsheet was "updated Aug 8 at 8:54 a.m. PT." but the numbers haven't changed...
Oblotzky
2869
Oblotzky
Aug 9, 2018
The sheet should be added to the page later, and the Symbols kit price be adjusted to 47.99$. Things are a bit tricky with Yanbo in China touring factories so it takes a bit to get things done.
Since I have access to the sheet:
Since I have access to the sheet:
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