44mm scroll mold cash set (1 Viewer)

[upNdown]

The theme is probably undecided (I have ideas, but it’s not about the theme) but here are the colors I'm looking at.
I's frustrating that CPC only offers 13 spot patterns on the 44 mm chips. It's even more frustrating that, to me, two of them (2DS18 and 4DS18) are unusable to me because they're short nubby spots that only make it like halfway to the inlay.
Anyway, here's what I've got for a 25 cent frac, $1, $5, $20, and $100. I'm probably not married to any of these, but a lot of thought has gone into them.

• The frac is whatever - I had to get the 514 pattern into this lineup, so it had to be either the the frac or the $1, and I think it works as the frac. But the frac colors totally don't matter - I'm just looking for colors that aren't represented in the next 3 chips in the lineup. Here, we've got dayglo green and dayglo peach. I had almost flip-flopped it, but peach is too close to the red $5 base color.
• The $1, I just think has to be either white with blue, or possibly blue with yellow. And I think I like this one. I think the white with dayglo peacock looks great.
• For this $5, we have mandirin red, dayglo pink, and lavender. I'm definitely looking for a red five with spots that are some combination of pink blue and purple. I think I'm influenced by the foxwoods THC $5, in addition to the snapper from that set, and maybe the grand casino gulfport $2.50. Point is, I think this is the chip I have the clearest vision of - I just want big heavy red bricks that stack like bricks and have a pink red blue purple theme, neutral, probably dark scheme.
• I like the blurple $20 and I like the green and yellow gharish colors. These are dayglo yellow and dayglow green, though I have considered light green. And I'm married to none of this.
• Hundreds will never get used, but it's a sin to not make some. I like these, in black, dayglo tiger, and retro red. But the point of this chip is for sure garish crazy obnoxious.

Anyway, thanks for your consideration. I'd appreciate any input. And I'm sure my artist will have input too. But for the initial stages of some big chip low stakes action, these look good so far.

 

[chipinla]

As always, my first thought is switch the background to grey for a better idea

 

[upNdown]

As always, my first thought is switch the background to grey for a better idea

 

[chipinla]

I really wish 514 was available on 39mm

 

[Eloe2000]

Love it. I keep toying around with the idea of a 44mm tourney set.

Is the frac base DG green or Light Green? The colors are so close in person I would go with Light Green base so that all of your bases are weighted and then DG Green on the $25 spot. Then no repeating colors. Or perhaps that is already what you have there.

 

[upNdown]

Love it. I keep toying around with the idea of a 44mm tourney set.

Is the frac base DG green or Light Green? The colors are so close in person I would go with Light Green base so that all of your bases are weighted and then DG Green on the $25 spot. Then no repeating colors. Or perhaps that is already what you have there.

The frac base is DG green. The light green is close, though not quite interchangeable. It’s not a bad idea, though if I went with the light green, I think I’d be more likely to pair it with DG tiger.
But I’m not really concerned about repeating colors - I doubt I’d make any decisions for that reason alone.

 

[upNdown]

The frac base is DG green. The light green is close, though not quite interchangeable. It’s not a bad idea, though if I went with the light green, I think I’d be more likely to pair it with DG tiger.
But I’m not really concerned about repeating colors - I doubt I’d make any decisions for that reason alone.
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Yeah, the more I look at the light green dg tiger combo, the more it feels just a bit like christmas to me. (And I like christmas, but that's not a good thing here.) I also tried the frac as a blue/yellow dg peacock with DG yellow or canary or even DG arc yellow - they all look great, but I think the set just looks better with the green chip, I dunno.

 

[chipinla]

Yeah, the more I look at the light green dg tiger combo, the more it feels just a bit like christmas to me. (And I like christmas, but that's not a good thing here.) I also tried the frac as a blue/yellow dg peacock with DG yellow or canary or even DG arc yellow - they all look great, but I think the set just looks better with the green chip, I dunno.

Here’s light green with arc yellow

 

[raynmanas]

I had to get the 514 pattern into this lineup, so it had to be either the the frac or the $1

i actually think it might work better for the $1 with those colors:

it also give you a progression that alternates between 1/2" spots and 1/4" spots.

 

[upNdown]

i actually think it might work better for the $1 with those colors:

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That was my original thought - and that it would be like a tribute to one of my old favorites:

But the problem is, I don't like any of the spot patterns that leaves for the frac. I know I've ranted about the stupidity of progression, but this is strictly what looks good to me, and from my perspective, the 312 or 212 frac doesn't flow well into the 514 $1, especially considering the next couple of chips.
Also to me, half inch spots feel "heavy" for a frac.

 

[raynmanas]

if you don't care about spot progression, then get crazy with that $5!

 

[ConsensualPresidency]

But the problem is, I don't like any of the spot patterns that leaves for the frac. I know I've ranted about the stupidity of progression, but this is strictly what looks good to me, and from my perspective, the 312 or 212 frac doesn't flow well into the 514 $1, especially considering the next couple of chips.
Also to me, half inch spots feel "heavy" for a frac.

I considered a 418 frac on the 44’s using the 4V12 spot pattern before I went with an interchangeable, non denominated 25.

A 2DS18 pattern would also be a not-too-heavy option.

 

[upNdown]

I considered a 418 frac on the 44’s using the 4V12 spot pattern before I went with an interchangeable, non denominated 25.
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A 2DS18 pattern would also be a not-too-heavy option.
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The shortness of those 18 spots just don’t do it for me - they only make it halfway to the inlay and for some reason that drives me insane.

 

[upNdown]

if you don't care about spot progression, then get crazy with that $5!

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I don’t know if I like the 4V12 that much.
And I don’t love the 3D14 for the $20, though I might consider it for the $1

 

[Eloe2000]

I get the Christmas vibe thing but I think that is only with the DG Tiger. I feel like Peach and Arc with any of the greens are great combos.

I think I have seen people discuss (I think they were not very regular members) who did something like this below and just asked David if they could center the spot and they did. Perhaps I am wrong, but it is worth inquiry. Because my guess is something like this (but centered spots) is what you would be looking for?

 

[upNdown]

I get the Christmas vibe thing but I think that is only with the DG Tiger. I feel like Peach and Arc with any of the greens are great combos.

I think I have seen people discuss (I think they were not very regular members) who did something like this below and just asked David if they could center the spot and they did. Perhaps I am wrong, but it is worth inquiry. Because my guess is something like this (but centered spots) is what you would be looking for?

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I would think that isn't possible because of the way the spaces are punched out of the base. But I guess I'm just guessing.
But no, even a centered 214 wouldn't be my first choice - it's just way too boring of a spot pattern to use on chips that will always be on the table.
Though I suppose if it were available, I'd consider it for a nickel . . .

 

[Eloe2000]

Progression-wise I like this. Personally, I get a little OCD about two 4 positions being next to each other and then a 3 position etc. But it is really tough with these 44mm limited options. But I understand the lower denoms might not have enough character. I may try some starting off with the frac and working up as opposed to vice versa starting with your hundo.

 

[upNdown]

Progression-wise I like this. Personally, I get a little OCD about two 4 positions being next to each other and then a 3 position etc. But it is really tough with these 44mm limited options. But I understand the lower denoms might not have enough character. I may try some starting off with the frac and working up as opposed to vice versa starting with your hundo.

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Yeah I had originally set it up with the 3D14 for the $20 too. It does seems to make more sense progression-wise, with the limited patterns available. But then after looking at it for a while, I just decided I didn't like it nearly as much as the 4D14.

 

[upNdown]

Hmm
I’ve fallen in love with this chip, but i don’t see it working out for us in the long run.
So this might be inevitable. The question is, as the $20 so it gets used? Or as the hundred because black chips are supposed to be hundreds and hundreds are supposed to be black.
And which spot pattern?

 

[raynmanas]

5D14, it can double as a 2022 WSOP tribute

 

[MeridianFC]

I really wish 514 was available on 39mm

I think I heard years ago that that punch was broken or in some manner in operable

 

[AlbinoDragon]

I think I heard years ago that that punch was broken or in some manner in operable

I remember asking over a decade ago... and closer to 15 years now that I think about it, and was told then it wasn't available at all.


I wonder with the success of the 3D printed tri-moon punch if this might be a realistic possibility? I remember David saying the tri-moon punch took quite a bit of experimenting to get right including some down time on the equipment while David was at the factory and not in the U.K.. That double-whammy of his availability and the down time might keep something like this from happening, but it's a more "simple" spot that has a realistic chance of maybe being made.

 

[upNdown]

I guess to match or tribute the IG sec $100, it would have to be one of these. I think I'm leaning toward the 4D14, though that would probably fit into a lineup the worst. And none of them are perfect.

 

[upNdown]

I don’t love this, but for the spot patterns available, and considering I just want to make a chip with these colors (a chips that will rarely if ever be used) this might be the way to go.