CPC NUTS TOURNAMENT part DEUX (5 Viewers)

[Himewad]

Part one was the roulette mold solids set. Part deux is my dream set. Custom CPCs on the CSQ mold.

I chose the CSQ mold because (1) it's my personal favorite, along with DSQ, and (2) I think the circle-squares resemble acorns, so it goes with the theme nicely.

I love the tree bark background. And if you notice, the tree bark pattern isn't repeated on any denomination (or even front and back, for that matter). Just to give each chip a little more authenticity.

I also love the "blind squirrel" who, of course, "always finds the NUTS." And the color-matched lenses in the sunglasses is perfect.

T25 - Dayglo Green base / Blue / White
T100 - Black base / Retro Lavender / Dayglo Peach
T500 - Dayglo Peacock base / Dark Blue / Dayglo Arc Yellow
T1000 - Dayglo Yellow base / Retro Red / Dayglo Pink
T5000 - Dayglo Tiger base / Blurple / Gray

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Awesome!!!

 

[KHarp1]

So, I've started buying CSQ chips to build a set, and, I realize this is your dream set, but, I'll call dibs. How soon can we start splitting then racks up??

Really nice set. I seriously started building a set of CSQ, and, I really like that mold. I'm jealous, you got nice swag!

 

[Beakertwang]

HOT. DAMN!

Waiting for an invite to come play again...

 

[toNIelf]

Fantastic !!!
In for a sample set!

 

[Santa123]

Part one was the roulette mold solids set. Part deux is my dream set. Custom CPCs on the CSQ mold.

T25 - Dayglo Green base / Blue / White
T100 - Black base / Retro Lavender / Dayglo Peach
T500 - Dayglo Peacock / Dark Blue / Dayglo Arc Yellow
T1000 - Dayglo Yellow / Retro Red / Dayglo Pink
T5000 - Dayglo Tiger / Blurple / Gray

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Fire!

 

[CSW]

Absolutely love this set. The color combos really pop, and the inlay is just perfect. Great work!

My set should be here in a week or two; here’s hoping I love my set as much as I love yours …

 

[Fran]

 

[Himewad]

I can’t stop taking pictures of these things! They look even better in the natural light coming in through the window as opposed to my basement lighting.

 

[chipinla]

I can’t stop taking pictures of these things! They look even better in the natural light coming in through the window as opposed to my basement lighting.

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[Rieguy]

So glad you took The Nuts design to CPCs and nailed the design and colors. Set looks better with every new pic.

 

[Himewad]

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So true lol. As further evidence, I'm already thinking of expanding the set.

 

[chipinla]

So true lol. As further evidence, I'm already thinking of expanding the set.

 

[Himewad]

So glad you took The Nuts design to CPCs and nailed the design and colors. Set looks better with every new pic.

Thanks - I love the NUTS theme. I tried to have fun with it. I do wish I could capture the true colors better with my phone camera. In my basement, I thought the blue, yellow and green chips were the best chips in the set. In natural lighting, I lean toward the black and orange chips. I guess that just means I love them all.

 

[chipinla]

So true lol. As further evidence, I'm already thinking of expanding the set.

25,000?

 

[Himewad]

I have found a few “error” chips so far. Most of the “errors” I found were just due to the fact that my chips have a different inlay on the front and back. So the chip was flipped. Honestly, I expected to find many more of that type of error than I have found so far. But I plan to do a full inspection sometime soon to look for more true edge spot errors or to see if any chips have the same inlay on each side.

T25 … correct chip on left. Chips on the right were flipped.

T100 … correct chip on the left. Chips on the right were flipped.

T500 … correct chip on the left. Chips on the top right were flipped. Chip on bottom right has a legit edge spot error.

T1000 … correct chip on the left. Chips on the right were flipped.

T5000 … correct chip on the left. Chip on the right has a legit edge spot error.

 

[Himewad]

25,000?
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The more I build my tournament chip sets, the less I like the jump from T5000 to T25000. It's just such a big change in denomination, that those chips hardly ever get used. So I like the idea of a T10000 denomination, instead. But I'm leaning toward a plaque instead of a chip. Not 100%, but that's my current line of thinking.

My solids set uses a T10000 chip, and those always hit the felt at the end of the night. Just enough of them to make a splash.

 

[JP1984]

I can’t stop taking pictures of these things! They look even better in the natural light coming in through the window as opposed to my basement lighting.

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Standard Matsui racks? I need to get some, thankfully I can order direct from Matsui here in the UK, I thought they were too small though!

Also, I love this set so much. Bravo!

 

[Hot Nuts]

Those are some very hot nuts!

 

[Himewad]

Standard Matsui racks? I need to get some, thankfully I can order direct from Matsui here in the UK, I thought they were too small though!

Also, I love this set so much. Bravo!

Thank you! These racks are actually the Apache racks that cloned the Matsui racks. They also have the 3D3P rack trays in them, which I really like. Hugs the chips more like a regular rack.

 

[KHarp1]

Usually out of every set there's one chip that just grabs me and it's the $500 in this set. That chip is beautiful!

Both of your sets are great, is the other set a Paulson Roulette chip?

 

[Himewad]

Usually out of every set there's one chip that just grabs me and it's the $500 in this set. That chip is beautiful!

Both of your sets are great, is the other set a Paulson Roulette chip?

yep, Paulson roulette mold.

 

[Himewad]

Found two more edge spot errors. Correct chip on the left … chips on the right have legit edge spot errors. About 500 more chips to go through.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

HOT. DAMN!

Waiting for an invite to come play again...

Agreed! The title is misleading. He left out the word "set."

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Found two more edge spot errors. Correct chip on the left … chips on the right have legit edge spot errors. About 500 more chips to go through.

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Handmade by clay chip artisans...

 

[Himewad]

Handmade by clay chip artisans...

I'm certainly not complaining! I'm trying to figure out how to make a game out of finding an error chip in your stack.

Maybe something like, if you find an error chip in your stack, you can turn it in for two chips of the same denomination. Since we play tournaments, it's not a huge deal. I might just need to keep a wrap on the T5000 error chip, though.

So far I have found 13 error chips: 9 with flipped spots, and 4 with edge spots out of order.

 

[Dodger]

Holy….!!!!

James - you’ve outdone yourself! Let me know when samples are available. Truly epic set!

 

[Himewad]

Outdoor lighting is even better than natural light coming through the window! Can I think of a way to play poker outdoors? Not in humid Iowa summers and frozen Iowa winters, unfortunately.

 

[JP1984]

The more I see of these the more I love them! I agree about outdoor lighthing, I need to try this with mine. We have a couple of summer games here each July/August. I can't wait!

 

[chipinla]

You know what the appropriate next step with CPCs is right? They deserve a custom engraved box.