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4 of a Kind
Before we get to the chip pron I’ll give my own review/thoughts on the chips.
Mold – I bought many sample sets of various molds to get a feel for them. To me the CSQ felt & sounded the best. Also, in oiling all of these, having previously oiled lots of Paulsons & CPCs, I still feel this was the best choice for me. I know others have different opinions, but for me the look, feel & sound of this mold is #1.
Spot Pattern – I went round and round with spot patterns and spot progression until my brain hurt. To get any patterns that went well with each other was too much for me to take. I liked the 6D18 & the 8D18 the best, so I said screw it, I'll just do the entire set that way and make my life easier.
Inlay - @Quicksilver-75 is responsible for the original ClubD design I used for my RHC label overs. At the time, MoscowRadio was actively looking for design work so I decided to let him work on the inlays for these. This design is a subtle rework from the design Quicksilver originally made. Everything else aside with Moscow, one thing I will say is he nailed the color match of the “D” to the chips – The color match to me is spot on and a big factor in the overall look of the chips.
Chips in order from my most favorite to my least favorite -
T1000
Qty = 217
Base - DayGlo Tiger
Color 1 = Gray
Color 2 = Charcoal
This chip is the #1 showstopper in the set for me. The DayGlo Tiger is an amazing color. I went back and forth with the spot color, so it was the chip I was most anxious to see, and I am very happy with the combo of grey/charcoal. It looked good out of the box and I knew it would improve with some oil, but WOW after oiling it is amazing. The design tool can’t really capture how bright and rich this orange is. This is the #1 color for me out of any color on any chip in my lineup
T25
Qty = 237
Base - Light Green
Color 1 = Bright White
Color 2 = Green
This chip was the one that changed my opinion the most once I started oiling them. The design tool was close to the actual chip. Straight from the box they were ok but nothing special to me. After some oil I really started to like the color combo and the way the chip looks as a whole. The bright white is really bright, and the green is just a good compliment to the bright white/light green combo. I did not expect this chip to end up being my #2.
T5000
Qty = 77
Base - DayGlo Peacock
Color 1 = Bright White
Color 2 = Retro Red
Not much changed from the box to the oiling. The design tool was a good representation of what the actual chip looked like and with some oil it just brightened up the entire chip. I am not a big “blue” fan, but this DayGlo Peacock is very bright and the perfect shade of blue.
T100
Qty = 235
Base - Black
Color 1 = DayGlo Peach
Color 2 = DayGlo Pink
This chip was the first box I opened when receiving them and I was STUNNED when I opened the box. The edge spot colors on this chip are amazing together with the black base. In the first 15 minutes I owned them this chip was #1 far and away. It is still an amazing color combo that I think goes well together, but there is a lot of black. With the base black and a dark label, it is harder to see the texture of the mold, the ring lines around the perimeter, etc. I think the colors provide for an amazing stack profile, the best of the bunch in that regard. Looking back at the design tool this chip is pretty dark as well, I just didn’t pay much attention to it. I would still go with the black base because it pops so much combined with the DayGlo Peach & the DayGlo Pink, but there is some merit to considering using a charcoal base for this color combo. I am no photographer for sure, but this black chip was by far the hardest to get a true representation of the spot colors. I only have 1 pic I believe really looks like the correct colors. Most of them the DayGlo Pink doesn’t look very pink.
T25000
Qty = 33
Base - Bright White
Color 1 = Lavender
Color 2 = DayGlo Pink
This was a last-minute addition just to add some depth to the set. We don’t get many of these in play during most games but if I was placing the order I might as well throw a few in to have that option for larger starting stacks if we go there. This chip is about the same scenario as the T5000. The design tool was a good representation of what the actual chip looked like. With a bright white chip there wasn’t a lot of appearance to gain in oiling them.
T500
Qty = 154
Base - Lavender
Color 1 = DayGlo Green
Color 2 = Blurple
This one is my most disappointing chip. The lavender is dull and muted. The chip looks brighter and more exciting on the design tool than it does in real life. Maybe some different spot color choices would have helped. Oil definitely helped the chip but compared to the rest of the chips it is very dark as a whole. Not sure what I would do different as I like the traditional tourney colors, but I wouldn’t make this chip the same way again.
Now for those of you who have taken the time to read my bla bla bla, I will be offering some sample sets – with a twist.
On Sept 03 I will add a post for up to 11 sample sets. The sets will be for 5 chips 25/100/500/1000/5000 and will be the actual cost for these 5 chips + $4 shipping ($23). I will have a flip for 1 of the entries to get their $23 refunded + they will get the only T25000 chip in the group, giving them a 6-piece set for free.
I have already talked to David about an add-on with the same colors but a different inlay on either side of the chip, & using 4DS18+’s. Oh man this could be just the beginning…….
Now on to the pron -
Mold – I bought many sample sets of various molds to get a feel for them. To me the CSQ felt & sounded the best. Also, in oiling all of these, having previously oiled lots of Paulsons & CPCs, I still feel this was the best choice for me. I know others have different opinions, but for me the look, feel & sound of this mold is #1.
Spot Pattern – I went round and round with spot patterns and spot progression until my brain hurt. To get any patterns that went well with each other was too much for me to take. I liked the 6D18 & the 8D18 the best, so I said screw it, I'll just do the entire set that way and make my life easier.
Inlay - @Quicksilver-75 is responsible for the original ClubD design I used for my RHC label overs. At the time, MoscowRadio was actively looking for design work so I decided to let him work on the inlays for these. This design is a subtle rework from the design Quicksilver originally made. Everything else aside with Moscow, one thing I will say is he nailed the color match of the “D” to the chips – The color match to me is spot on and a big factor in the overall look of the chips.
Chips in order from my most favorite to my least favorite -
T1000
Qty = 217
Base - DayGlo Tiger
Color 1 = Gray
Color 2 = Charcoal
This chip is the #1 showstopper in the set for me. The DayGlo Tiger is an amazing color. I went back and forth with the spot color, so it was the chip I was most anxious to see, and I am very happy with the combo of grey/charcoal. It looked good out of the box and I knew it would improve with some oil, but WOW after oiling it is amazing. The design tool can’t really capture how bright and rich this orange is. This is the #1 color for me out of any color on any chip in my lineup
T25
Qty = 237
Base - Light Green
Color 1 = Bright White
Color 2 = Green
This chip was the one that changed my opinion the most once I started oiling them. The design tool was close to the actual chip. Straight from the box they were ok but nothing special to me. After some oil I really started to like the color combo and the way the chip looks as a whole. The bright white is really bright, and the green is just a good compliment to the bright white/light green combo. I did not expect this chip to end up being my #2.
T5000
Qty = 77
Base - DayGlo Peacock
Color 1 = Bright White
Color 2 = Retro Red
Not much changed from the box to the oiling. The design tool was a good representation of what the actual chip looked like and with some oil it just brightened up the entire chip. I am not a big “blue” fan, but this DayGlo Peacock is very bright and the perfect shade of blue.
T100
Qty = 235
Base - Black
Color 1 = DayGlo Peach
Color 2 = DayGlo Pink
This chip was the first box I opened when receiving them and I was STUNNED when I opened the box. The edge spot colors on this chip are amazing together with the black base. In the first 15 minutes I owned them this chip was #1 far and away. It is still an amazing color combo that I think goes well together, but there is a lot of black. With the base black and a dark label, it is harder to see the texture of the mold, the ring lines around the perimeter, etc. I think the colors provide for an amazing stack profile, the best of the bunch in that regard. Looking back at the design tool this chip is pretty dark as well, I just didn’t pay much attention to it. I would still go with the black base because it pops so much combined with the DayGlo Peach & the DayGlo Pink, but there is some merit to considering using a charcoal base for this color combo. I am no photographer for sure, but this black chip was by far the hardest to get a true representation of the spot colors. I only have 1 pic I believe really looks like the correct colors. Most of them the DayGlo Pink doesn’t look very pink.
T25000
Qty = 33
Base - Bright White
Color 1 = Lavender
Color 2 = DayGlo Pink
This was a last-minute addition just to add some depth to the set. We don’t get many of these in play during most games but if I was placing the order I might as well throw a few in to have that option for larger starting stacks if we go there. This chip is about the same scenario as the T5000. The design tool was a good representation of what the actual chip looked like. With a bright white chip there wasn’t a lot of appearance to gain in oiling them.
T500
Qty = 154
Base - Lavender
Color 1 = DayGlo Green
Color 2 = Blurple
This one is my most disappointing chip. The lavender is dull and muted. The chip looks brighter and more exciting on the design tool than it does in real life. Maybe some different spot color choices would have helped. Oil definitely helped the chip but compared to the rest of the chips it is very dark as a whole. Not sure what I would do different as I like the traditional tourney colors, but I wouldn’t make this chip the same way again.
Now for those of you who have taken the time to read my bla bla bla, I will be offering some sample sets – with a twist.
On Sept 03 I will add a post for up to 11 sample sets. The sets will be for 5 chips 25/100/500/1000/5000 and will be the actual cost for these 5 chips + $4 shipping ($23). I will have a flip for 1 of the entries to get their $23 refunded + they will get the only T25000 chip in the group, giving them a 6-piece set for free.
I have already talked to David about an add-on with the same colors but a different inlay on either side of the chip, & using 4DS18+’s. Oh man this could be just the beginning…….
Now on to the pron -
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