8.26.2022
MISC UPDATES *
+ A limited amount of Bauer 2 Keyboard Kits will be listed next week! As usual, the time and date will be announced through our newsletter.
COMPANY UPDATES
NEW FACILITY
+ If you haven't heard, we are in the process of designing a different kind of metal rectangle. A new building. We are bursting at the seams at our current location, so we are way overdue for more space to stretch out and makes things more efficient.
+ We have purchased a 3 acre parcel of land and are preparing for construction of a custom-built 12,000~ sqft facility. 3 acres is more than we need at this moment, but it will allow us to expand if necessary without moving again.
+ We closed on the construction loan for our new facility in February. Since then, we have been playing tag with the city and different changes that have to be made to the plans but are hopefully very close to breaking ground.
FUTURE PRODUCTS
BAUER LITE
+ We have a big update for you about Bauer Lite! We received our pre-production samples from the completed molds and have compiled a comprehensive update.
We have also made a living document for the project that you can access. We try not to email about every single tiny update and wait until we have a batch of updates. However, on this new document, we will update as things happen. Sorry we didn't do this sooner. Check it out to see more photos.
You can access the new update from 7.13 and past updates on the side bar of the living document. Everything is in one place now.
HEAVY GRAIL PLATE TOOLING
+ We are very excited to announce that we have officially completed the acquisition of the Heavy Grail plate tooling from Norbauer & Co.
GROUPBUY UPDATES
HSA BEIGE ON BROWN
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ JTK still does not have an updated timeline estimate. They are still having mold issues. HSA BoB orders can be cancelled for a full refund by contacting our support at help@omnitype.com or via the messenger on our site.
GMK REDLINE
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Color samples were received and have been approved! 🎉 Estimated shipping from GMK is November 2022.
CUSTOM COLORS:
✅ Red
✅ Alpha Base
✅ Alpha Legends
✅ Modifier Base
GMK 80082 *
IN TRANSIT
GMK TUZI
COLOR MATCHING PHASE
+ We received the round 3 modifier color samples and distributed them to the designer and color specialist.
+ We received the alpha and accent round 3 color samples and distributed them to the color specialist and designer. We are still waiting on the round 3 modifier color sample.
+ Estimated shipping from GMK has been updated to November 2022, pending color matching.
CUSTOM COLORS:
👁 White (Alphas)
👁 Purple (Mods)
👁 Magenta (Accents)
GMK NORSE *
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ GMK is in the process of sorting Norse keysets with a goal of having them completed and ready to ship to us in mid September.
+ Second half of Rama caps arrived. Rama cap groupbuy orders (that do not contain GMK sets) are being fulfilled next week.
CUSTOM COLORS:
✅ Blue Green (Mods)
GMK BLURPLE *
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Current estimated shipping date from the keyset manufacturer is October 2022.
+ Deskpad shipment made it to the USA. ETA to local container freight station is the beginning of September so we are expecting delivery in the first or second week of the upcoming month.
CUSTOM COLORS:
✅ Alphas (Blue Gray)
✅ Mods (Blurple)
SA RAMSES *
IN PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Per Signature Plastics, while SA Ramses is in their schedule for an end of October completion, they are still running a couple of months behind and won't know how/if that will affect our order until closer to time.
+ Deskpad shipment made it to the USA. ETA to local container freight station is the beginning of September so we are expecting delivery in the first or second week of the upcoming month.
CUSTOM COLORS:
✅ Green
✅ Brown
GMK DUALSHOT 2 *
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Current estimated shipping date from the keyset manufacturer is October 2022.
+ We requested status updates and estimates on outstanding Rama Works products and are awaiting a response.
GMK SYMBIOTE *
COLOR MATCHING PHASE
+ Alpha Base color sample was too desaturated so we are getting another sample. Translucent cap sample was not ‘milky’ enough so we are getting another sample. Mods are possibly approved - we will wait until we get the correct alphas to make it official.
+ Estimated shipping from GMK has been updated to November 2022, pending color matching.
+ We requested status updates and estimates on outstanding Rama Works products and are awaiting a response.
CUSTOM COLORS:
🔄 Alpha Base
✅ Alpha Legends
👁 Modifer Base
✅ Modifer Legends
🔄 Membrane Base
GMK BOTANICAL 2 *
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Current estimated shipping date from the keyset manufacturer is November 2022.
+ We requested status updates and estimates on outstanding Rama Works products and are awaiting a response.
GMK DMG 3
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Current estimated shipping date from the keyset manufacturer is December 2022.
GMK KLASSIKER
COLOR MATCHING PHASE
+ Green is approved.
+ Red has been approved. A new round of samples is in the works for beige and blue.
+ Oblotzky received new beige color sample from GMK.
CUSTOM COLORS:
🔄 Blue
👁 Beige
✅ Red
✅ Green
GMK DRACULA V2.0
PRODUCTION QUEUE
+ Current estimated shipping to us from the keyset manufacturer is Q1 2023.
KEYBOARD BAGS AND MEKA BAGS *
IN TRANSIT
+ ETA for delivery to our warehouse is mid-late September.
Color-matching status key:
⏸ - Waiting on first round
👁 - Analyzing samples
🔄 - Getting another round
✅ - Approved
