类型: IC
作者: shawnlyx
发布时间: 2021-05-07
05:28:48
更新时间: 2021-08-17 05:30:01
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=112681.0
The Groupbuy is now LIVE in all regions!
Check out the
Groupbuy thread:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114195.0
TMT Story
I’ve created a discord
channel for some Q&A and minor updates for this project
here:
We are proud to announce the manufacturer for this
set, Tomatocaps(TMT). They are a high quality keycap
manufacturer partnering with zFrontier to manufacture their
new line of dye-sub PBT Cherry profile keycaps.
To
attest to their manufacturing quality, they are also
releasing an in stock BoW set along with this release, check
out the details below!
Commenting on this thread in
zFrontier will also net you the chance to win a giveaway of
the BoW Set!
HERE
Hello, this is a project I’ve been working on for a
while now and I think I am finally ready to proceed on an IC
for it. This is a design inspired by a certain Japanese
Literature involving a Crab, Cat, Snail, bunch of animals +
a Vampire and a lot of wordplays(take a guess).
I have
created and combined multiple different typefaces while
designing this set. The theme for this is Japanese
Literatures, which are usually published in a stylized
Calligraphy-Like Serif font called Minchotai 明朝体, which
this set is primarily using.
Current Hiragana Fonts in
the market are usually Gothic, which is a San-Serif font
that most keycaps currently on the market use.
UPDATE(12th JULY 2021)
I have
finally received the R1 samples from the manufacturer! Check
it out below!
MAJOR UPDATE(8th JUNE 2021)
Sorry for the long silence, I’ve been actively
working with zFrontier to get a BRAND NEW manufacturer with
quality, pricing and delivery time surpassing that of
Geekark. Details on the reasons for this change is detailed
in my reply below but TLDR is that I got some intel from my
Chinese IC highlighting issues with Geekark’s recent
reputation there. To avoid such problems I have been taking
my time looking for a good manufacturer with the following
criteria:
- Deliver at a “Sane” lead time
- Quality at least as good as Geekark, rivalling EPBT
-
Reasonable pricing
This brand is a newcomer working with zFrontier(not Keycreative) and to my knowledge is producing this keyset as their debut set, considering that, I have high hopes that they will meet all the criteria.
More details will be released after confirmation. We are looking at a July 1st August GB, fingers crossed.
Deskmat Form HERE
Google Form (Please help me out by filling in this
form)
Full Album Here
Render
Customized Hiragana
Sublegends
U80-A Port By Rama Works
Full Novelties
Nemui By Bachoo
Alt Alpha, Num Row, Mods,
Novelty (Peak Weeb)
1800 By TKC
Single Color
Ikki68 Aurora By Wuque Studio + Saka68 by
CMM.Studio
75%
Paragon By Artemis Design Studios
Fuji65 By CMM.Studio
New Renders!
D60 Lite By kbdfans
Layout
Please Note: 4.5u Spacebar is XDA
MAJOR KITTING
UPDATE: We no longer need to use XDA profile for the 4.5u
spacebar with this new manufacturer!
Base kit
Alt Alpha
Alt Mod
Novelty **
Spacebar
**
Ouchi
Deskmat
Also, a small peek at the V1 deskmat I’ve made, this
won’t go to GB. Try guessing the reference in here!
More
Specs
- Geekark Brand new manufacturer(Name TBA when the manufacturer promotes)
- FULL (Modified) Cherry Profile(1-1-2-3-4-4) except for XDA 4.5u Spacebar
- Full JIS Support
- (Reverse)Dye-Sublimation
- 1.5mm THICK PBT
- Designed By Shawnlyx(Lunasho)
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Colors*
Color Comparison:
IRL Photo(Taken in 10am sunlight, phone camera)
More
Vendors
US:
Vala Supply
CA:
Deskhero
UK:
Prototypist
EU:
mykeyboard.EU
SEA:
Hex Keyboards
CN:
zFrontier
JP:
Basekeys
Oceania:
Dailyclack
GB Date
GB Date: 16th August
2021 to 16th September 2021
Expected Shipping date: 6
months after groupbuy
Pricing
(Subjected to change with exchange rate
fluctuations)
Samples
(New, Updated 9th
August 2021)
R2 of samples have arrived! The print
quality is great, no blur at all! Thick 1.5mm thick walls
and straight spacebars.
Novelties
Print Comparison with GMK
R1 of samples here:
More
R1 of samples have arrived, the main purpose of this round
of samples are to confirm the quality of the product(the
quality, the mold and the clarity of the prints.)
Please
note that this round of sample does not have the correct
color matching for this set.
For more details and comparisons, click here:
More
Comparison with GMK NOEL for Legends Clarity
Current Purple is using 2094C, but we have switched
to 2092C for R2 of samples
Updates
8/5/2021 Updated the kit render resolution
10/5/2021 Kitting Update
14/5/2021 Announced Vendor + Kitting Update
14/5/2021 All Vendors onboard
18/5/2021 Added Deskmat + Additional Renders
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19/5/2021 Updated the Deskmat design to more closely capture the feeling from the inspiration.
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20/5/2021 Fixed some kanas on the backspace key.
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8/6/2021 Major Update + Change of Manufacturer + kitting changes
12/7/2021 Samples R1 Announcement
16/7/2021 Color Announcement!
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28/7/2021 Pricing announcement + GB Date announcement
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6/8/2021 R2 Samples Arrived! Group buy in a week!
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13/8/2021 Manufacturer Announcement! GB in 3 days!
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Q&A*
-
I like the looks of your sublegends but would you consider Doubleshot?*
I’d like to do it too, but it’s too expensive to do that and I want to do a “Story” set. Doubleshot GMK BoW or Wob will be a future project if there is enough interest in that. -
No Daiji(大字) for JIS?*
JIS market isn’t big enough to justify 10 extra caps.(すいません、また今度。楽しみにしていてください！) -
Alpha only keycaps?*
I don’t think it fits the theme of this set.
I’ve got at least 5 different typefaces in this project and 4 of them are customized, please do consider supporting the Japanese Set instead! -
Hey, your banner logo looks good, why don’t you put it on the novelty?*
I don’t want to get sued to oblivion. -
What is the key profile?*
Thick 1.6mm Cherry(Dye-Sub PBT) -
All of your keys are Cherry Profile, why is the 4.5u Spacebar for JIS XDA?*
Geekark only does XDA profile 4.5u spacebar, it is suggested that I take the XDA profile instead since the dimension is close to cherry profile but flat instead of domed. -
Hiragana only alphas?*
Not at this moment, trust me I would really love to make it, but looking at previous sales number for other Hiragana alpha kits like GMK Hanami Dango, the sales number just isn’t high enough for a Geekark GB. Especially not for this niche color. I will be interested to explore it in the future but for my 1st run I’d like to play it safe.
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To Do
Finalize Color
Deskmat
Vendor
Manufacturer
Change
GB Date
R1 Sample Arrived
Pricing
R2
Sample
Groupbuy in a week!!
Groupbuy in 3
days!!
Credits
Special thanks to
u/bthf on reddit for their in depth research and write up
compiling the list of Typefaces appearing in the series for
the design of this kit.
Big thanks to hali from KDD,
u/mumpz, u/NotJALC from reddit and others who filled up my
pre-ic form for the advice on color and kitting.
Thanks
to York Chan too for the IC format I copied from.