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The Official Lucky's Showcase - Let's see 'em! (3 Viewers)

would love to see some more metal cut cards made

Red metal with Buddah on one side and Lucky Cat on the other.. (Bridge size of course)
 
If i make it to Royal Flush post count can i get invited to these buys :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:? Nice chips, love the quarter.
 
Not to turn this into another “should you oil your chips” derail, but the $5s look gorgeous with some oil. The red and yellow really pops.

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(Middle barrel oiled, others not)

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(Right barrel oiled, left not)
 
Few quick overall thoughts from my side on the set.. major credit to Jim though and assume Paolo/Forrest had a hand too. So for sure would need their comments on a lot.
  • Denom comments:
    • Frac: Tri-moon spot was used to both give cohesion to the $5 spot, but also tie into the 3 coins. I love brown fracs too, and liked the thought of a more muted chip, but peach was a good spot in there to bring some vibrancy/contrast still in the stack without throwing everything off. Peach obviously pops in person vs phots.
    • $1: Jim's baby, will let him comment. But Arc is hot.. photos will never be able to capture. Progression from frac is the 3-spots. Some might argue it's less complicated vs the frac, but I think the in person color of Arc offsets that as the vibrancy pushes it to feel higher.
    • $5: Jim already noted, it's where the set really started. Just felt right.. the spot definitely feels like a fit for dragon, whether it be whistkers, teeth, scales.. works. Pictures also IMO don't do justice, especially metallic gold. This chip IMO was really just trying to scream old-school chinese restaurant. Also think this is likely the only THC ever made with the spot style.. which I thought was neat.
    • $25: Green was a need with the rest of the lineup and to keep vegas breakdown vibe. White/hot pink also not used in the set and just worked.. Hot pink another in person that will never be captured well in photos.
    • $100: Normally would have gone black, but black is unlucky.. so was pushed Navy. Spot colors Jim could comment on, but eventually you get limited in remaining colors to make a chip look nice/cohesive but also avoid too much reuse.
  • Stamp comments:
    • Stamps did come out a hair smaller than intended, but actually like that. Believe part of Paulson's margin for stamps, which is more obvious with the circle border vs no border.
    • Some linework in the stamps that was intended to be more separated (e.g. Budha, Cat) blended together. I think some of this is due to the stamp size, some just pushing things to limits. That said, noticed that the chips will clean up in play, or with some fingernail scratching. Although... I've come to really like how the detail really takes time to appreciate in various lightings vs super clear up front.
    • We had to go back and forth a couple times with GPI on amount of detail on the stamps. I would have loved a little bit more in some places, but glad they pushed us in others given above comments.
    • All stamp art was meant to be lucky symbols. Recognize that it's super themed, but also.. this is a Chinatown after all!
    • I also think this is maybe one of the only hot stamp sets to feature a unique design per stamp. Really tried to make the stamp feel like a "golden inlay", and think we achieved that.
    • Do know that the cat was historically Japanese, but it's still very common in areas of China and especially chinatowns/shops.
  • Overall:
    • I really loved the idea of doing something unique that every detail felt "yeah a chinatown casino/restaurant would for sure do that". Think we hit the mark there and why everything came together so damn quickly (48 hours as previously noted).
Fun project, definitely something that I look forward to passing down to a grand kid someday and hope they appreciate it! Maybe by then inflation will have kicked in and they'll be playing a @MatB breakdown. ha
 
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Cratty said:
@sleepypiggly I'm good with your interpretation/identification! Trust you on it vs slop. Will still see if I can find original coin later which should hopefully clear up some.

Also getting ready for poker tonight at @mike32 's. I did oil the barrels now too, definitely makes the brown/red pop a bit more.

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What is this case? You like ?
 
Cool set! I love all of the little behind the scenes details and thoughts that went into the design. I also love the detailed hot stamps as so many hot stamps are just numbers or initials or very basic details (for obvious reasons). The $5 is my favorite but the $100’s stamp looks amazing in certain lighting/angles.

The only thing that irks me is that one damn black moon on the $0.25 haha, this is mostly because I like balance and it kind of throws me off balance lol

Amazing overall!
 
GamingWithChips said:
Cool set! I love all of the little behind the scenes details and thoughts that went into the design. I also love the detailed hot stamps as so many hot stamps are just numbers or initials or very basic details (for obvious reasons). The $5 is my favorite but the $100’s stamp looks amazing in certain lighting/angles.

The only thing that irks me is that one damn black moon on the $0.25 haha, this is mostly because I like balance and it kind of throws me off balance lol

Amazing overall!
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Dark brown (no black allowed!), but yes - still a darker spot and close to black.
 
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Cratty said:
Few quick overall thoughts from my side on the set.. major credit to Jim though and assume Paolo/Forrest had a hand too. So for sure would need their comments on a lot.
  • Denom comments:
    • Frac: Tri-moon spot was used to both give cohesion to the $5 spot, but also tie into the 3 coins. I love brown fracs too, and liked the thought of a more muted chip, but peach was a good spot in there to bring some vibrancy/contrast still in the stack without throwing everything off. Peach obviously pops in person vs phots.
    • $1: Jim's baby, will let him comment. But Arc is hot.. photos will never be able to capture. Progression from frac is the 3-spots. Some might argue it's less complicated vs the frac, but I think the in person color of Arc offsets that as the vibrancy pushes it to feel higher.
    • $5: Jim already noted, it's where the set really started. Just felt right.. the spot definitely feels like a fit for dragon, whether it be whistkers, teeth, scales.. works. Pictures also IMO don't do justice, especially metallic gold. This chip IMO was really just trying to scream old-school chinese restaurant. Also think this is likely the only THC ever made with the spot style.. which I thought was neat.
    • $25: Green was a need with the rest of the lineup and to keep vegas breakdown vibe. White/hot pink also not used in the set and just worked.. Hot pink another in person that will never be captured well in photos.
    • $100: Normally would have gone black, but black is unlucky.. so was pushed Navy. Spot colors Jim could comment on, but eventually you get limited in remaining colors to make a chip look nice/cohesive but also avoid too much reuse.
  • Stamp comments:
    • Stamps did come out a hair smaller than intended, but actually like that. Believe part of Paulson's margin for stamps, which is more obvious with the circle border vs no border.
    • Some linework in the stamps that was intended to be more separated (e.g. Budha, Cat) blended together. I think some of this is due to the stamp size, some just pushing things to limits. That said, noticed that the chips will clean up in play, or with some fingernail scratching. Although... I've come to really like how the detail really takes time to appreciate in various lightings vs super clear up front.
    • We had to go back and forth a couple times with GPI on amount of detail on the stamps. I would have loved a little bit more in some places, but glad they pushed us in others given above comments.
    • All stamp art was meant to be lucky symbols. Recognize that it's super themed, but also.. this is a Chinatown after all!
    • I also think this is maybe one of the only hot stamp sets to feature a unique design per stamp. Really tried to make the stamp feel like a "golden inlay", and think we achieved that.
    • Do know that the cat was historically Japanese, but it's still very common in areas of China and especially chinatowns/shops.
  • Overall:
    • I really loved the idea of doing something unique that every detail felt "yeah a chinatown casino/restaurant would for sure do that". Think we hit the mark there and why everything came together so damn quickly (48 hours as previously noted).
Fun project, definitely something that I look forward to passing down to a grand kid someday and hope they appreciate it! Maybe by then inflation will have kicked in and they'll be playing a @MatB breakdown. ha
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@Cratty Thanks for sharing! I don't really care much about progression, but I do agree the dollar being arc means it will pop in a whole different way compared to the muted frac, so while some could argue it is technically less complex I think the reality of chips on the table will show that not to feel so. I also am going forward referring to this as the "fortune cookie" chip as that's what that color reminds me of...the really cheap bright orangey colored cookies that somehow you still HAVE to crack open and eat when you get Chinese.

The stamps are awesome and I think this Lucky's theme may be my fav of these recent runs...totally hits all the spots re: cards/fortune/luck/gamBOOL, etc. The $5 is definitely the beginning and the ending of the set. I will probably like the frac the most, which is funny cuz I'm generally all for plain jane simple no-spot fracs. But, these are so fun and I like the muted color choice and the one dark brown spot. I also didn't pick up on how it ties to the $5 little circle spots, so that is a nice touch and glad you pointed out the obvious (that I hadn't noticed!).
 

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