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【IC】GMK Lunar 🚀 inspired by NASA's AGC and DSKY 【GB MAR 6 - APR 7】【PRICING👇🏼】

类型: IC
作者: Moridin
发布时间: 2019-10-20 13:40:53
更新时间: 2020-03-04 10:32:18
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=103028.0


GROUP BUY THREAD IS LIVE!
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Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames et Messieurs, Ladies and Gentlemen…
Since the group buy for GMK Phosphorous is well underway and should reach MOQ (🤞🏻), I would love to show you what I have been working on in the meantime.
Ever since June rolled over, I have been thinking how to commemorate the Apollo 11’s mission’s 50th anniversary.

Then I remembered about the Apollo Guidance Computer (it made waves over the internet a month or so ago, because people were trying to prove that Margaret Hamilton didn’t write the software for it) and its interface — DSKY (pronounced “dis-kee”). As you can see, the DSKY has a black keypad with white legends, yellow indicator lights, and a green electroluminescent seven-segment display. Commands were entered numerically, as two-digit numbers — called Verb and Noun. The first one represented the action being issued, while the second represented the data that would be changed.
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DSKY itself was a starting point, but it did not yet give me a satisfactory colourway. But when I saw exactly how and where DSKY was mounted, I instantly knew what I wanted — subtle, lighter and darker greys, with yellows for the accents.
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One of my goals was to use the legends and values from DSKY’s various keys and indicators, in place of our traditional legends. This in turn led me to a decision to use stock GMK colours, to make everything easier and more affordable.
GMK Lunar uses a medium 2B gray for the alphas and mods with a lighter 2M gray for legends. The Numpad, which I consider an integral part of the whole design and colourway, uses the darker N9 gray with 2M legends. I also chose N6 yellow as the main accent colour, with N9 legends, where appropriate. The Novelty Kit has a set of optional “Master Alarm” accents — these will be either V1 or RO2 (V1 currently).
(Please note that the keys that you will find on the renders below, have since been modified slightly, so they may not be completely accurate at this point in time. They also have a typo — my bad.)
Without further ado, I give you GMK Lunar…
Renders
GMK Lunar on Austin
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Old renders
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GMK Lunar on e-yellow Think6.5
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Planned Kits
Please note that the text on the arrows will be replaced by arrow icons. The font is also not a perfect match for GMK’s font. These are temporary renders until they’re more or less finalized, when I’ll get someone who knows what she or he is doing to do them.
Command Module (Core Kit)
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Old kit
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Houston! We Have A Problem! (Novelty Kit)
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Old kits
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Novelties are still a work in progress, are being refined and will be perfected. Any and all feedback on their topic would be fantastic.
Landing Pad (Spacebar Kit)
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Lunar Module (N9 Alphas Kit)
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It should be possible to cover two keyboards with the Command Module and Lunar Module (base kit + alpha kit), depending on your layouts.
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Service Module (Assembly Kit)
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GMK Lunar Pricing
Dear everyone,
I just received the final prices from all the vendors today. Salvun’s artisans prices are still not 100% certain, so I will refrain from speculation.
— GMK Lunar has 77 new molds, which should make this one of the most unique GMK sets ever made.
— MOQ for the Command Module (base kit) is set at 150.
— Child kits are at 100.
— The Command Module + Lunar Module will allow you to cover 2 keyboards (one with split backspace etc.).
— I would also like to take this chance to thank GMK for all their help in graciously participating financially in this set, to help bring the price down, as well as the vendors, who have minimised their profits, to make it easier for all of you guys.
— The Command Module (base kit) offers completely custom modifiers and the whole design is based around the Apollo Guidance Computer, DSKY interface, and pays tribute to the upcoming 51st Anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon mission.
— The Assembly Kit is designed to cover as many layouts, as was feasible. It’s MOQ has already been bought out and it will be made.
The vendors participating in this group buy are as follows:
— The Key Company (USA): https://thekey.company/products/gmk-lunar
— MyKeyboard.eu (EU): https://mykeyboard.eu/
— Daily Clack (AUS): https://dailyclack.com/products/gmk-lunar
— iLumKB (SG/Asia): https://ilumkb.com/
Pricing is as follows…
USA
Command Module (base kit | 149 keys) — 160 USD
Houston! We Have a Problem! (novelty kit | 37 keys) — 75 USD
Lunar Module (alphas kit | 59 keys) — 65 USD
Landing Pad (Spacebars | 10 keys) — 25 USD
Service Module (assembly kit | 133 keys) — 165 USD
Europe
Command Module (base kit | 149 keys) — 151 EUR
Houston! We Have a Problem! (novelty kit | 37 keys) — 70 EUR
Lunar Module (alphas kit | 59 keys) — 57 EUR
Landing Pad (Spacebars | 10 keys) — 20 EUR
Service Module (assembly kit | 133 keys) — 160 EUR
Australia
Command Module (base kit | 149 keys) — 242 AUD
Houston! We Have a Problem! (novelty kit | 37 keys) — 113 AUD
Lunar Module (alphas kit | 59 keys) — 98 AUD
Landing Pad (Spacebars | 10 keys) — 38 AUD
Service Module (assembly kit | 133 keys) — 250 AUD
Asia
Command Module (base kit | 149 keys) — 224 SGD
Houston! We Have a Problem! (novelty kit | 37 keys) — 105 SGD
Lunar Module (alphas kit | 59 keys) — 91 SGD
Landing Pad (Spacebars | 10 keys) — 35 SGD
Service Module (assembly kit | 133 keys) — 230 SGD
Sidenote: The base kit, at 160 USD, with included numpad, is still cheaper than GMK Phosphorous was with a separate base kit (129 USD base + 34 USD numpad = 163 USD) and GMK Apollo (120 USD base + 50 USD numpad = 170 USD).
Group buy starts…
USA — March 6, 9:00 pm EST (e.g. New York)
Europe — March 7, 3:00 am CET (e.g. Paris)
Asia — March 7, 10:00 am SGT (e.g. Singapore)
Australia — March 7, 12:00 pm QTZ (e.g. Brisbane)
Optional Kits — these won’t go forward, there wasn’t enough demand
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Below are some optional kits I am considering, but will not run them unless there is huge demand and you manage to change my mind.
Moon Rover (40s/ortho kit)
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NorDEUK Kit
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Interest Check Form
PLEASE TAKE PART IN THIS INTEREST CHECK: https://forms.gle/CCQo2ZMAt8hmgrXL8.
NEW POLL for GMK Lunar Profile — R1-1-2-3-4-4 vs. R0-1-2-3-4-5.
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Misc

  • The group buy stage is planned for March 2020.

  • A few vendors are already on board. You’re welcome to contact me on the subject.

  • I’m working with MKUltra to create a full Assembly Kit based on Lunar. More info when I know more myself.
    Contact

  • Preferably on Discord @Moridin/#9373. I usually hang out on Graystudio over here.

  • You can find me on Instagram right here.
    Changelog

  • updated the “Houston! We Have a Problem!” novelty kit. Changes are listed here.

  • updated kits and kit renders; moved Lunar Module (dark alpha kit) to “planned kits”[/url].

  • it should be possible to cover 2 boards with the Command Module + Lunar Module (alpha kit)

  • two novelties have been re-worked, to better fit in with GMK’s guidelines for vector art; Astronaut’s Helmet — it now reflects the moon’s surface in the visor; Neil Armstrong’s Footprint — it’s now modelled more on the sole of his boot than on the actual print that he left (shadow and all); currently working on an even better Lunar Lander for the R4 1.5u keys. The Moon will be moved to R4 1u keys.

  • Lunar Lander has been reworked to meet GMK’s specs (hopefully). Might not be final yet though.

  • R4 1.5u Moon novelties moved to R4 1u keys.

  • Lunar Lander with Flag added to R4 1.5u keys.

  • Added final kit renders.

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