The Drunk Uncle (1 Viewer)

[DrunkleWade]

Long before Bobby Moynihan's drunk uncle showed up on SNL, I was working hard to rep the persona at the family holiday gatherings. So much so that my nieces and nephews would look forward to the point where Wade ended and Drunkle started.

It became a family tradition, as regular as the Christmas ham or the Australia Day BBQ. Drunkle Wade would eventually come out after a few too many and would sprout all manner of worldly advice and slightly inappropriate jokes. And so the name stuck, and even my work mates call on him when we are all away for work. He's just me, but way more uninhibited and willing to dive into the swimming pool fully clothed.

And so, for my first custom set, I think "The Drunk Uncle" will be appropriate. I started out thinking the inlay would be British Pub style design like the ones below;

But, I'm not much of an artist so I've mocked up a simple design. I'm half decent with Photoshop but ultimately, I will employ one of the quality artists in the PCF community to do a better job. The set will be a CPC purchase so bear with me as I/we workshop the colours and edge spot pattern/progression.

Feel free to critique and/or roast these.

It will be a cash set (covering micro and small stakes games) so to be totally honest the 500 and 1k chips probably won't ever be used. But, I thought I'd design them anyway, just in case I splurge on a larger set. Mold design is not fixed at the moment so I was just playing around with those. Also, I know I can mix up the spot combinations but my need for uniformity took over.

Darker colours...

Or lighter...

Looking forward to making this set a reality. Cheers.

 

[Fran]

It's a theme that speaks to everyone

 

[allforcharity]

I would not use a pink quarter with a red 5. Be careful with dark 100 and dark 500 if you use the same edge spot pattern.

 

[Phoe9x]

I would not use a pink quarter with a red 5. Be careful with dark 100 and dark 500 if you use the same edge spot pattern.

Second that, if you have physical color samples it will help you a lot to figure out what colors to avoid in adjacent denominations.

Black and blurple are pretty close especially in dark lighting.

 

[chipinla]

Just make it The Drunkle

 

[Tonysquander]

I like the theme but the photo chosen looks more like the completely wasted uncle as opposed to the fun Uncle who is really loose and having a good time with family/friends. Major difference between the two...lol.

Anyway, might pull back the inebriation factor by 5-7 drinks on the Uncle image so he looks more like he is going to bring some laughs to the party as opposed to the one who is about to insult Aunt Rose, puke in the bushes, pass out in the yard and then piss himself.

 

[chipinla]

I like the theme but the photo chosen looks more like the completely wasted uncle as opposed to the fun Uncle who is really loose and having a good time with family/friends. Major difference between the two...lol.

Anyway, might pull back the inebriation factor by 5-7 drinks on the Uncle image so he looks more like he is going bring some laughs to the party as opposed to the one who is about to insult Aunt Rose, puke in the bushes, pass out in the yard and then piss himself.

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Don’t you mean The Funcle?

Am I the only uncle who isn’t a dad on this forum??

 

[Tonysquander]

Don’t you mean The Funcle?

Am I the only uncle who isn’t a dad on this forum??

You’ve just gotten lucky so far, your day is coming…

 

[Coyote]

Make it a Drunk DUTCH Uncle, so DDU ( a grumpy and strict SOB)

 

[DrunkleWade]

Good point @Tonysquander, he does look like he could upchuck at any moment.

So I took your queue and turned him into this;

And a shortened name as suggested by @chipinla

 

[EastCoastCali]

100% go Drunkle. In the OP I was thinking to myself, why would you backtrack to The Drunk Uncle when Drunkle is a much more fun name. Love it.

 

[DrunkleWade]

I'm pivoting slightly after getting an idea from the Nevada Jacks Saloon set as seen on BR Pro. I tried to use muted colours (so no DG) and didn't want to duplicate colours or edge spots across chips.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Still tweaking…for the better I hope.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Aha! I bet you thought I’d given up on this one, however it still simmers on the back burner. It has also pivoted in a new direction yet again.

As I mentioned in my Lake Kawana Club thread, the longer I’m here the more I find stuff that I need want. Enter Josh Kifer and his hot stamp pron. Oh my…

The first casino to open in Australia on 1973 was Wrest Point and my parents travelled down to Tasmania to visit it as did many other Aussies in the day. Wrest Point used hot stamped large key chips, and I found a couple more like Mindil Beach Casino in Darwin and Alice Springs Casino that also did.

So, being of 70’s vintage, I figured I’d model my set colours on their collective chips.

Staring with a 10 cent frac to give me a 10-50-2-10-50 chip breakdown and I’m a fan of simple spot progression.

• 10¢ - Canary instead of Beige / solid
• 50¢ - Purple / solid
• $2 - Green / 3 spot Red
• $10 - Orange / 4 spot Blue
• $50 - Black / 6 spot Pink

Now, as far as the inlay or stamp is concerned, I like the idea of a name and logo on one side and denom on the other. Still workshopping the actual name of them but here’s some mock ups I did on the weekend. The art is not crisp as they were made in Photoshop and not Illustrator but you get the idea.

Thoughts?

 

[pokerpilot]

I definitely like the Drunkle Wade/Nevada Jack theme better than the original idea. I also like the hot stamp though. Maybe the Drunkle Wade/Nevada Jack can go onto dealer buttons and the like? Orrrrr maybe you need two sets.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Spoken like a true chipper!

Orrrrr maybe you need two sets.

 

[allforcharity]

I like it!

BUT

Fine lines are hard to preserve in the hot stamp process. This is why graphics and text tend to be blockier and thicker in design. Remember, it's a die, and ultra-thin lines will get warped, worn, or broken.

 

[Phantom]

Looks good mate. Maybe hot stamp the 10c and inlay the rest.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Yeah, fair call @allforcharity

I would definitely employ someone like @timinater to clean up or even redesign the inlay to suit a stamp die.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Stamp the fracs and inlay the rest you reckon @Phantom ?

 

[Phantom]

Stamp the fracs and inlay the rest you reckon @Phantom ?

I reckon that could work, like the Wrest Point Casino line up. Then you can have the best of both worlds

 

[DrunkleWade]

What do you think about this as a hot stamp?

 

[pokerpilot]

I'm far from an expert on hot stamping, but I wonder if the font for the location would be a little difficult to get out cleanly

 

[DrunkleWade]

This idea has done a few laps around the roundabout in the last couple of months but I finally found the exit ramp. The want for a CPC clay set (and hot stamped fracs) is still real but, you know...cost and all that. Plus I want that set to be a bit more special so it can wait until I get the art for the Lake Kawana set sorted and my games become a lot more regular.

For now though, I wanted a solid ceramic set that can be adapted for both cash and tourney games. And, as you would have seen above, I really liked the idea of customising the Nevada Jacks Saloon series. With the aid of the very talented Kristil at @BR Pro Poker who was extremely accomodating with my change requests, I'm very happy to say that "Drunkle Wades" chip set is going into production.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Fixed the image. It had some funky neon colours going on.

 

[thegioserg]

The latest design is definitely the winner.

 

[DrunkleWade]

The latest design is definitely the winner.

Agreed!

 

[buzzmonkey]

D Wades? You're just missing the mascot.

 

[DrunkleWade]

I received my chips today and I have to say I’m very happy with how they turned out.

Thanks @BR Pro Poker

 

[Phantom]

They look great mate. Good luck when you get them in play