Quicksilver-75
4 of a Kind
ScrubDonkey mold.
Alternating horse and brush.
Alternating horse and brush.
Polyclay Custom Molds (3 Viewers)
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ekricket
Royal Flush
How about Horse Head Left, HHL?
Sun mold.
That was immediately what came to mind.
OP
OP
Hell no!
Yes -- dye-sub printing completely covers the debossed areas, as evidenced by their other polyclay chip designs.
FYI reminder:
OP
OP
I love that last one. Reminds me of the Paradise mold.
ekricket
Royal Flush
Somebodies got to mock up pineapples, Glorias pineapples
i really like the last one, though i think it would flow better if the matching suits were opposite one another instead of next to one another.
Forty4
Full House
All I see are faces. Catfish and bull
CrazyEddie
Full House
I'm averse to las-vegas-y casino-y designs so I avoid molds like Dice and Card, Dice and Suits, Suits, Suits and Hat/Cane, etc. But the Paradise-esque design from @p5woody is another creature altogether, and I like it. The suit pips aren't prominent, they're accents, in much the same way that the pineapples in Paradise add some character. The bulk of the design is carried by the scrollwork, which I like very much.
Of the three designs Woody showed here, I think the first is just a little sparse due to the lack of anything between the scrolls, the second even more so because of the reduced size of the scrolls, and the third gives me the willies because of the imbalanced nature of the doubled-up suit pips (the chip now has a handedness). I'd love to see what the first design looked like with suit pips added between the scrolls (as in the third one) rather than replacing the crowns above the scrolls (as in the second one).
I thought I was going to love the triangles design, since I do love the web mold, but the first pass has me less enthused than I thought. I'd be interested to see what it looked like if it were a narrower ring, flanked again on the inside and outside by another two circles. The effect might be something like MD-80 HOUR GLASS or MD-41 CHAIN LINKS or MD-90 ZIG ZAG:
Those particular examples are probably too busy for what you're contemplating, but the narrower-triangle-ring I suggested above might not be.
I'd be very interested to see mockups of the star design, and especially the "something" that would go between them. I'd also be curious what a five-star instead of six-star design would look like, and how it might interact with people's later decisions regarding pseudo-spot placement.
An eagle design similar to MD38a Eagles and Suits, but without the suits, and with a pyramid or something pyramid-ishly-shaped between the eagles might be interesting. The eagles "point" inward and the pyramids (or whatever) point outwards, so you have alternating and interlocking figures going around the edge.
I like the last of @timinater 's mockups, but I think it might be too much. I'd love to have a sample of chips like that, but I'm skeptical I'd want to own a full set of them:
On a completely unrelated note: re that picture you posted of the Polyclay molds... the fourth mold labeled CB004, "Pattern"... what is that? I like it because it's unusual and round and patterned... but it's also weird. Any idea what it's supposed to be, and who besides me would want such a mold?
Of the three designs Woody showed here, I think the first is just a little sparse due to the lack of anything between the scrolls, the second even more so because of the reduced size of the scrolls, and the third gives me the willies because of the imbalanced nature of the doubled-up suit pips (the chip now has a handedness). I'd love to see what the first design looked like with suit pips added between the scrolls (as in the third one) rather than replacing the crowns above the scrolls (as in the second one).
I thought I was going to love the triangles design, since I do love the web mold, but the first pass has me less enthused than I thought. I'd be interested to see what it looked like if it were a narrower ring, flanked again on the inside and outside by another two circles. The effect might be something like MD-80 HOUR GLASS or MD-41 CHAIN LINKS or MD-90 ZIG ZAG:
Those particular examples are probably too busy for what you're contemplating, but the narrower-triangle-ring I suggested above might not be.
I'd be very interested to see mockups of the star design, and especially the "something" that would go between them. I'd also be curious what a five-star instead of six-star design would look like, and how it might interact with people's later decisions regarding pseudo-spot placement.
An eagle design similar to MD38a Eagles and Suits, but without the suits, and with a pyramid or something pyramid-ishly-shaped between the eagles might be interesting. The eagles "point" inward and the pyramids (or whatever) point outwards, so you have alternating and interlocking figures going around the edge.
I like the last of @timinater 's mockups, but I think it might be too much. I'd love to have a sample of chips like that, but I'm skeptical I'd want to own a full set of them:
On a completely unrelated note: re that picture you posted of the Polyclay molds... the fourth mold labeled CB004, "Pattern"... what is that? I like it because it's unusual and round and patterned... but it's also weird. Any idea what it's supposed to be, and who besides me would want such a mold?
Any chance of a Greek Key?
CrazyEddie
Full House
I'm curious what kinds of chip designs might be contemplated to go onto any of these mold designs. The distinctive feature of the Polyclay hybrid is that it has a recessed label and a debossed rim and a fully-printable rim. What kind of chips are we going to see that take advantage of all of that?
For example, would either of these designs be improved by having a debossed rim?
And conversely, would this be improved by having a design printed on the rim?
I feel like we're destined to see a lot of chips like this:
... where we're basically replicating a compression clay, but faking it using painted-on spots instead of clay inserts. I'm not sure that's a great aesthetic.
What sorts of chips are you envisioning will come out of a new custom Polyclay mold, and what sorts of debossed rim designs will facilitate those kinds of chips?
For example, would either of these designs be improved by having a debossed rim?
And conversely, would this be improved by having a design printed on the rim?
I feel like we're destined to see a lot of chips like this:
... where we're basically replicating a compression clay, but faking it using painted-on spots instead of clay inserts. I'm not sure that's a great aesthetic.
What sorts of chips are you envisioning will come out of a new custom Polyclay mold, and what sorts of debossed rim designs will facilitate those kinds of chips?
DJ_Fett
3 of a Kind
I think this is exactly the goal, and your second two examples are what people want. It may not be as nice as actual compression clay, but It’s a fraction of the price.
The smooth ones you used for the first two examples are kind of a blank slate to do the things you show on those plus a lot more. I’m not sure those styles of designs would work in these chips with ‘molds’ since they wouldn’t line up perfectly. May be some potential if they did line up though
Dave, I think this question was asked, but I couldn't find the answer. Are you fairly well set on Sun-Fly producing this, or are you going to give the Cards mold manufacturer a shot at it?
Also, any updates on the possibility of a sharper rolling edge?
Thanks. I think this could be a real game changer. New mold, sharper edges. Reasonable pricing. I love it! Of all I have seen so far, my vote goes for the Star mold.
Still undecided.
Sun-Fly is a well known entity and PCF vendor with excellent customer service and reasonable group buy pricing, and has absorbed new mold costs in the past for PCF group buys.
Quoted new mold costs are cheaper with the Chinese vendor (which may be irrelevant if Sun-Fly waives the charges), and the per-chip costs would probably be less (but unconfirmed at this point). I'm waiting on first hand evaluation of the cards mold chips to establish their dye-sub print and mold quality capability. Their ability to print high-quality laminated labels remains unknown.
I'm generally inclined to pay extra to get a better quality product, but no decision has been made on sourcing at this time.
Thanks! Just realized I completely missed the part about these having laminated labels rather than printed center artwork. So like the PolyInno Prestige chips, correct? Yeah, I completely understand going with Sun-Fly for that style.
SteveHNo96
Flush
They also allow free aligned chips with GB orders. Literally all you have to do is ask.
Jake14mw
Flush
Sharp edges would be a major key for me.
If this is possible you can count me in for pitching in on a mold
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