Ollin Casino & Resort: Unveiling My Custom Aztec Themed Poker Chip Set (1 Viewer)

[Lopii9]

Don't know if this might be interesting for some people.
Here is the work I did to convert the new colors based on the first review @Cratty gave me for color correction (rendered vs forecast once printed).

I first made a quick calculation on how many points Cratty changed based on the first version and then applied this to the new colors.

And here is the ready file to get the first samples:

Does anyone have experience going directly to Tina (and not in group buy) to see if this is all they will need?

Thanks & have a good weekend ya'll!

 

[MrWookie69]

I haven't tried independently contacting TINA, but Justin's Group Buy is a very solid and safe way to go. Highly recommended.

 

[gou1]

Do you plan on ordering sample first, or go ahead with the full order directly?

 

[CallingStation614]

Don't know if this might be interesting for some people.
Here is the work I did to convert the new colors based on the first review @Cratty gave me for color correction (rendered vs forecast once printed).

I first made a quick calculation on how many points Cratty changed based on the first version and then applied this to the new colors.
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And here is the ready file to get the first samples:
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Does anyone have experience going directly to Tina (and not in group buy) to see if this is all they will need?

Thanks & have a good weekend ya'll!

I ordered directly from tina to Europe, for any questions just shoot me a pm, so we can keep this thread focused on your nice design

 

[Lopii9]

I haven't tried independently contacting TINA, but Justin's Group Buy is a very solid and safe way to go. Highly recommended.

Yeah I know Justin does an amazing job, but its not worth shipping it to USA and then reship it to Europe, the price will most likely increase with those actions, that why I want to order directly. But thanks for the recommendation!

Do you plan on ordering sample first, or go ahead with the full order directly?

Yes first order will be just a small sample set to see if the colors (with the made corrections) come out the way I planned. I’m pretty excited

I ordered directly from tina to Europe, for any questions just shoot me a pm, so we can keep this thread focused on your nice design

Oohh thats great news! I’ll PM you this weekend for sure. Thanks a lot!

 

[Lopii9]

Soo, project still on halt, because i'm doing some tweaks to the design after reading the thread about:
Looking for help designing "realistic" chip edges

I took some notes from @Colquhoun on how to get that 'Faux' spotpattern form and thought, this would fit the theme even more.
The roughened edges give me those ruin vibes.
I applied it to the edgespots aswel to the logo (even though to the naked eye it will be almost impossible to see at that small scale).

What do you guys thinks? Should I do it like this or keep the symmetric straight lined spots?

 

[DrunkleWade]

Definitely the ‘rougher’ edges. They look a lot more realistic.

 

[Lopii9]

Received my 3D renders from @kkcc98 today and gotta say I’m pretty pumped up right now. Amazing how these renders give you an immediate look on how your project would turn out in (virtual) reality! No need to wait for samples with this.

Thanks Kevin @kkcc98 for your amazing work!

 

[kkcc98]

Thanks Kevin @kkcc98 for your amazing work!

Glad you like them! Really helps seeing them stack up next to each other

 

[Lopii9]

Glad you like them! Really helps seeing them stack up next to each other

Yeah thats so cool! I noticed PCF compressed the images a bit. The renders you sent me are so clean and in HD. I keep zooming in & I’m in awe of the level of detail the chips have

 

[DrunkleWade]

How cool are these! The set looks great.

 

[Lopii9]

How cool are these! The set looks great.

Thanks a lot!

 

[Umbra]

Wow!! The design of these are absolutely fantastic

 

[Okku]

Don't know if this might be interesting for some people.
Here is the work I did to convert the new colors based on the first review @Cratty gave me for color correction (rendered vs forecast once printed).

I first made a quick calculation on how many points Cratty changed based on the first version and then applied this to the new colors.
View attachment 1417292

View attachment 1417293

And here is the ready file to get the first samples:
View attachment 1417296

Does anyone have experience going directly to Tina (and not in group buy) to see if this is all they will need?

Thanks & have a good weekend ya'll!

Honestly more than Tina needs, but that's awesome! Well done!

Tina generally just needs the chip and inlay separate with the edge spots. That's how I've always done it.

 

[Lopii9]

Wow!! The design of these are absolutely fantastic

appreciate it @Umbra

Honestly more than Tina needs, but that's awesome! Well done!

Tina generally just needs the chip and inlay separate with the edge spots. That's how I've always done it.

Thanks @Okku, i'm still fiddling with the final colors. I wan't to be at least 95% sure of the chosen colors before I place a sample run & right now i'm at 90%.

I've changed the spot colors on the 25c from off white to brown (some jungle/earthy vibes to go with the green). Changed all the colors of the $5 to purple pink & white and gotta say i'm pretty satisfied with this result.

The only thing that's now bothering me (not a lot) is maybe the large variety of different spot designs. I want to avoid the whole design becoming a visual cacophony, so I'm exploring new egdespot patterns that are more cohesive and maybe a bit progressive.

What do you guys think, keep the OG spot patterns or change it like this? (I was thinking only changing the $20 because it has those narrow spotpatterns in between that maybe don't match the rest?)

 

[CallingStation614]

Keep OG. One major pro of ceramics is that you can go nuts on edge spots without cost exploding.

Maybe do 3d14 on the OG 5$ and 4d14 on OG 100$, and try a 814 on the NCV?

 

[kkcc98]

Wow, love the colour change you made to the $5, it makes it really pop. The quarter looks good too.

Honestly, I like the OG $20 edge spot. Regarding the change you made to the 5 vs 100, I would put the edge spot you like the most on the 5 cause you’ll see way more of that chip than the 100 in general play anyway.

Also, I think you could experiment with 4DS18 on the NCV, I loved it on my quarters. Honourable mention to 8D18, might be a bit too visually busy but I think it’d make it seem ‘special’.

 

[gou1]

I think your OG spots work well, but maybe you could work on the rough effect. Here it seems it is only the "line" that is rough, but the overall shape remains the same. If you look at clay chips (eg. in the DB https://www.pokerchipforum.com/poker-chip-database/silver-nugget-tombstone-az.254/), you can see pretty big variations on the actual shapes of the different spots.

 

[Lopii9]

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys.

Keep OG. One major pro of ceramics is that you can go nuts on edge spots without cost exploding.

Maybe do 3d14 on the OG 5$ and 4d14 on OG 100$, and try a 814 on the NCV?

This right here, made me realise I don't have to stick to anything predetermined since it's a full custom project.
That's why i'm keeping most of the OG patterns and added a new 'special' one to the $100.

Wow, love the colour change you made to the $5, it makes it really pop. The quarter looks good too.

Honestly, I like the OG $20 edge spot. Regarding the change you made to the 5 vs 100, I would put the edge spot you like the most on the 5 cause you’ll see way more of that chip than the 100 in general play anyway. -> I totally agree, the 5 looks better like this IMO, so i'm sticking to it

Also, I think you could experiment with 4DS18 on the NCV, I loved it on my quarters. Honourable mention to 8D18, might be a bit too visually busy but I think it’d make it seem ‘special’.

I tried to change the NCV, but i'm overal satisfied with the one I have because the spots make a simple X mark

I think your OG spots work well, but maybe you could work on the rough effect. Here it seems it is only the "line" that is rough, but the overall shape remains the same. If you look at clay chips (eg. in the DB https://www.pokerchipforum.com/poker-chip-database/silver-nugget-tombstone-az.254/), you can see pretty big variations on the actual shapes of the different spots.

Yeah I understand what you are saying.... buuuuttt I prefer a bit of distortion (roughened edges) and keeping the overal symetric shapes of the spots rather than completly 'melt' them. Thanks for the input tough!

the new triangular shapes (in close up) remind me a bit of the aztec temples. Fits the theme I guess?

Am I done? Can I finally order some samples??

 

[CallingStation614]

Great adaption. Evolution instead of revolution… I really like the current line-up

 

[ThyBrando12]

Hey I love you design and want to incorporate a similar design for my home games. Do you think you can help me change the design a little bit?

 

[PokerSTLplayer]

Great looking design. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

 

[AndrewAces]

“Ollin!”

“Call!”
Flips nuts

“Sorry, I was just admiring these beautiful chips. Was it my action? Fold.”

 

[Lopii9]

Hey I love you design and want to incorporate a similar design for my home games. Do you think you can help me change the design a little bit?

Hi, thanks! yeah I would be down to help out down the line. I have to first finish the set completely before I can help out ofc. The inlay would have to change drastically though as it is my own personal logo and name.

Great looking design. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

Thanks for following along, I hope to have some samples soon (if I ever find time to finish the production files)

 

[Lopii9]

“Ollin!”

“Call!”
Flips nuts

“Sorry, I was just admiring these beautiful chips. Was it my action? Fold.”

hahaha good one I'll try it out on my next homegame & will let you know if I make it out alive

 

[Lopii9]

Okay so I had another idea that came to mind.
I would love to have a Tourney set also in the near future. Not right now as my wallet wouldn't agree.

So I thought of changing de NCV chip with 2 different inlays for the front & back.
This way, I could use the NCV chip in both sets.

Why do I need different inlays for cash and tourney you say. For one, the denoms wouldn't match up.
Second, to secure the integrity of the cash game.
We usually play a STT followed by a cashgame afterwards. Say one smart person buy's in the tourney for $10 and keeps one or two $ 25 chips that would be used later in the same cash game, the bank wouldn't add-up (don't know if you are still following me here).
I diverted from the regular T25 tourney we usually play, to a T100 set - herefor minimising the most denom's used in our micro/small stakes cashgames.

I could use the NCV X chip in my cashgame as a bounty/alternative denom/all in/show em/bomb pot/NIT/....... chip.
And I could then in the future use this one as the 25 denom to still have a T25 tourney or even a T100.000 (going crazy)

Here you'll see the differences between the chips that share the same color and spot design.
This way we'll be able to spot 'the intruders' if anyone tries something sneaky

What do you guys think of this? Good idea or should I stay away from this and design the tourney set completely different with other colors?

 

[kkcc98]

If I’m following correctly, the only safety net differentiating between the cash and tourney being the inlay is a bit risky. I think it’s best to have a completely different design for the tourney set. You could easily sneak a chip in the middle of a pile of other chips and you wouldn’t see

 

[Lopii9]

If I’m following correctly, the only safety net differentiating between the cash and tourney being the inlay is a bit risky. I think it’s best to have a completely different design for the tourney set. You could easily sneak a chip in the middle of a pile of other chips and you wouldn’t see

But you would notice it once you place a bet? hmmm I don't know what other colors or designs i could use to make them that more different as it was hard enought to come up with something i'm finally satisfied with ahah

 

[gou1]

I think the beauty of fully custom sets is to have something that perfectly fits your needs. So I would suggest 2 dedicated sets, but that's just my opinion ^^

Some ideas if budget is an issue:

• You can optimize the breakdown and buy both at once.
• You can first buy the tourney set, and once you've won enough tournaments you buy the cash set with your winning Maybe you'll want a totally different design for you second set ?
• You can share the denoms (either .25$=>25 1$=>100 etc., or the other way around) and make sure the count of chips is right at the end of the STT (if you do chip races for color up you know your count of chips at the end).

Who knows, maybe your winnings will be so big you will order a CPC set

 

[kkcc98]

But you would notice it once you place a bet? hmmm I don't know what other colors or designs i could use to make them that more different as it was hard enought to come up with something i'm finally satisfied with ahah

I’m just picturing how people place bets, and I’ve seen people push out 4-5 chips stacked on top of each other, I’m imagining one of the chips in the middle of that stack to be the fake one (hopefully that makes sense).

But your method could work. Just after the STT before you switch over to the cash set, pack up the tourney set and make sure all the chips are there?

Yeah the design is so nice I get how you want to use them for two sets!!