Massdrop x Livingspeedbump GMK Mint Dolch Keycaps Discussions | Drop

Jan 3, 2018

Hey Everyone!
I hope you like the set! I'd definitely like to thank Zambumon right out of the gate for the renders and really helping me out with this one! Everything I tend to make in this community is with others, I surely don't make awesome stuff on my own!
I wanted to do a twist on a classic, and Dolch is surely a classic. Simple sets are definitely something I really enjoy using, and my past few sets have been very simple. For those of you that don't know the Dolch set is actually based on the keyboard for a Dolch PAC. Not only were the keycaps amazing, the 1800 style layout also makes them still quite relevant and sought after today by collectors! I have always loved Dolch just because it seems to go well with any keyboard, and looks good on any layout. The GMK Colors in the base set are all standard (3A, CC, N9, 3C) so mixing and matching with other set should be quite easy! For the mod pack, I wanted something that would not only look well with the base, but also look great on many other sets. Unlike a traditional "mod" pack, that generally was just CTRL, ALT, SHIFT keys, I included the Enter and ESC keys as well, as I generally like just the Enter/ESC combo for flair.
I have tried to keep the kit relatively simple to keep the cost down as much as I can, but provide the best coverage possible as well!
Again, thanks everyone for the positive feedback, if you have any questions, big or small, feel free to ask!

Jan 3, 2018

Jae-3soteric

Jan 3, 2018

livingspeedbumpis there any chance of an international kit or otherwise? be nice to have the correct legends and keys for ISO - 2", 3£ on row 1 and #~, '@, on row3?

Jan 3, 2018

Jedi

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Jan 3, 2018

livingspeedbumpWould there be a option for spacebar keys as a addon pack for those Ve.A and split space fans?

Jan 3, 2018

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c_r_z

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Jan 3, 2018

livingspeedbumpLooks nice but I have some questions regarding the colors.
A disclaimer first, monitor is not calibrated, it's just a Dell U2410 set on Adobe RGB. In the rendered pictures here on MD the two gray tones look more like brown, not neutral anyway. Yet when I google "gmk color codes" the CC and N9 colors are neutral in sets like GMK Dolch and sample caps. Here's what I mean: https://www.keychatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/keychatter_2015-03-27_11-49-01.jpg
Can you please confirm that the colors are actually neutral?

Jan 3, 2018

jaktao

Jan 3, 2018

c_r_zDon’t need a calibrated monitor to see the renders are brown. my phone and calibrated monitor at 99.9% srgb both sees brown.

Jan 3, 2018

c_r_z

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Jan 3, 2018

jaktaoYeah, you're right, but I just wanted to be sure. It wouldn't be Dolch if it were brown. In light of this and the issues with the F22 pictures, the people at MD should pay more attention to how they process and upload the pictures for such products where the visual factor is essential.

Jan 3, 2018

Jan 3, 2018

c_r_zThere are already quite a few Dolch sets in the wild. The colors used in this set are using the same exact colors as other GMK Dolch sets. So in this case beyond renders just look up GMK dolch pictures and you should get a very good idea of how it looks.

Jan 3, 2018

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c_r_z

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Jan 3, 2018

livingspeedbumpYes, that's obvious. But somebody should post a proper picture here and confirm that is not "Chocolatier Mint", there could be people out there buying it based on that.

Jan 3, 2018

Jan 4, 2018

livingspeedbumpAnyone looking for GMK's official RGB numbers can find them on their website:

Click "GMK Farbcodes_Standardfarben.pdf" on this webpage: https://uniqey.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/208727129-Which-colors-are-available-for-the-keycaps-

Jan 4, 2018

TomKazansky

206

Jan 4, 2018

livingspeedbumpcould you consider adding R3 1.75u Control key to the Extra kit? similar to this: https://i.imgur.com/y4QX69S.jpg or https://i.imgur.com/AYWHUyB.png

pictures from (postponed) GMK Slate

Jan 4, 2018

KeyForge

Jan 4, 2018

livingspeedbumpGreat work on this set. The colors are really calming, and a wonderfully simple twist on Dolch.
Best of luck! I think it's going to be a big hit.

Jan 4, 2018

construed

Jan 4, 2018

c_r_zTo confirm, is the difference that the mint on GMK Mint Chocolate is more blue and also brighter?

Jan 4, 2018

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Amnesia1187

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Jan 5, 2018

construedMint chocolate the alphas are the mint color and the mods are brown. They aren’t actually all that similar.

Jan 5, 2018

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construed

Jan 5, 2018

Amnesia1187I am aware, my intent was to compare the mint colors between the two keysets.

Jan 5, 2018

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letze

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Jan 5, 2018

livingspeedbumpWould love to see icon pack like esc key with ice cream logo in it 😁

Jan 5, 2018

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Jan 5, 2018

letzeHaha, yeah that would be fun! I tend to just enjoy simplicity, but as with anything I do should anyone else want to make their own add-on kit and run it I'm always down!

Jan 5, 2018

Jan 5, 2018

livingspeedbumpAre you saying the alpha keys are GMK's CC color? @Zambumon made the renders and posted the GMK standard colors that he used. CC is not in his list. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-livingspeedbump-gmk-mint-dolch/talk/1927774?utm_source=linkshare&referer=AV5F4D
Can you please confirm the GMK standard colors in the Base kit?

Jan 5, 2018

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Iredeus

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Jan 5, 2018

livingspeedbumpIf the colors are standard, why is the MOQ 250? Typically standard colors allow for a MOQ of 150, right?

Jan 5, 2018

Jan 5, 2018

dvorcolIt should be CC and N9, and renders appear to be that way but I will confirm!

Jan 5, 2018

Jan 5, 2018

IredeusMassdrop's spreadsheet shows that there is no MOQ for the Base kit, and the price is $159.99 at < 250 orders. Except that the price if you put your order in now shows $139.99 which the spreadsheet says is the price at the 250 drop point.
Confusing, yes. But the spreadsheet was just updated today, and it is still showing the Base kit price is $159.99 at < 250 orders.

Jan 5, 2018

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sanstitre

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Jan 5, 2018

livingspeedbump Which color are the legends from the add-on kit? Is that N9?

Jan 5, 2018

Iredeus

380

Jan 6, 2018

dvorcolAh, okay. That makes more sense.

Jan 6, 2018

Jan 9, 2018

sanstitreYeah!

Jan 9, 2018

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Jan 9, 2018

livingspeedbumpThe renders @Zambumon makes are fantastic, but in this case @Goldworms's version of the Alpha color - GMK CC - is much closer to what the actual keycaps will look like (assuming GMK's RGB numbers are accurate):

Don't get me wrong, I mean no offense. I just don't want anyone to pass up this drop because of colors, or be upset later when they receive keycaps that look different than they expected.
Goldworms's renders: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-livingspeedbump-gmk-mint-dolch/talk/1931243?utm_source=linkshare&referer=AV5F4D

Jan 9, 2018

DrBlock42

Jan 16, 2018

livingspeedbumpWhich keyboard is that on the main image (https://massdrop-s3.imgix.net/product-images/massdrop-x-livingspeedbump-gmk-mint-dolch/13_20171215101344.jpg?auto=format&fm=jpg&fit=max&w=1300&h=764&dpr=1&q=80)? Or how is that layout called?

Jan 16, 2018