Windwalker’s Chipping Journey in Pr0n0grAph1C Detail (31 Viewers)

[Windwalker]

Bounties.

Came with a set of bounty chips tho.

 

[liftapint]

HOLY CRAP. Another epic TRK addition. Wowza.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Came with a set of bounty chips tho.

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Alot of chippers still order or snap a barrel of fives for bounties. It's a common habit from any pcf/CT buy.

 

[Windwalker]

Alot of chippers still order or snap a barrel of fives for bounties. It's a common habit from any pcf/CT buy.

Ahhhh, good to know. Didn’t realize that. The bounty chips must have been added after.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Ahhhh, good to know. Didn’t realize that. The bounty chips must have been added after.

Back in the old days, we didn't have all the ceramic and fancy options. The games kinda changed with all the options now. I wouldn't be shocked when that set ran, that was the reasoning at that time. Then once proper bounties appear, they take over. It was before my time at CT.

 

[Gear]

As I understand it, there were 3 big TRK group buys through PCF.

Chiptalk, not PCF. Pretty sure TRK was long over when PCF started.

 

[Changster]

I’m so damn jealous...

This is making me want to murder my Poseidon TRK set.

 

[Windwalker]

A fun part of my editing process has been trying to figure out whether to use minty racks in mixed sets, because certain denominations in the set are known to be complete bike tires, and incongruous with the condition of the nicer ones.

For the HPs, I’ve been unable to find $1s and $5s in great condition, but I like the set enough that I’ve decided to try and create my own denoms as replacements with conditions that match. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of great, available $1 and $5 candidates for a 3d14 set, if I wanted to stay leaded. This is my current thought since I have the chips in quantity to add to my existing HP set.

FYI -- these are Photoshop renderings below, for testing - not actually murdered chips.

 

[Forty4]

I remember not liking the Deadwoods when I was looking to build my first set. Oh how I wish I had spent the money on those, not because of their value now but because of how much I like them now.

 

[Organista1]

A fun part of my editing process has been trying to figure out whether to use minty racks in mixed sets, because certain denominations in the set are known to be complete bike tires, and incongruous with the condition of the nicer ones.

For the HPs, I’ve been unable to find $1s and $5s in great condition, but I like the set enough that I’ve decided to try and create my own denoms as replacements with conditions that match. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of great, available $1 and $5 candidates for a 3d14 set, if I wanted to stay leaded. This is my current thought since I have the chips in quantity to add to my existing HP set.

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FYI -- these are Photoshop renderings below, for testing - not actually murdered chips.

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These look nice Krish, really like the $1 and $20 combo here

 

[superchromix]

A fun part of my editing process has been trying to figure out whether to use minty racks in mixed sets, because certain denominations in the set are known to be complete bike tires, and incongruous with the condition of the nicer ones.

For the HPs, I’ve been unable to find $1s and $5s in great condition, but I like the set enough that I’ve decided to try and create my own denoms as replacements with conditions that match. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of great, available $1 and $5 candidates for a 3d14 set, if I wanted to stay leaded. This is my current thought since I have the chips in quantity to add to my existing HP set.

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FYI -- these are Photoshop renderings below, for testing - not actually murdered chips.

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This was my plan for the CBC $10 as well, and I think it works perfectly here.

For the $5, why not the SB? The condition matches the rest of the chips, and the colours are very close to the original HP chip.

 

[Windwalker]

This was my plan for the CBC $10 as well, and I think it works perfectly here.

For the $5, why not the SB? The condition matches the rest of the chips, and the colours are very close to the original HP chip.

Leaded vs unleaded. Not sure it makes a material difference (haha), but the novice chipper in me feels like I want it to be of the same ilk. Thoughts?

 

[superchromix]

Leaded vs unleaded. Not sure it makes a material difference (haha), but the novice chipper in me feels like I want it to be of the same ilk. Thoughts?

Having the SBs next to the CBCs and HPs, shuffling them lightly, I honestly could not tell the difference in weight.

A difference in condition, on the other hand, would tilt me, because of the clear difference in feel. The yellows in your photo don’t appear to be in the same condition as the rest?

 

[Windwalker]

Having the SBs next to the CBCs and HPs, shuffling them lightly, I honestly could not tell the difference in weight.

A difference in condition, on the other hand, would tilt me, because of the clear difference in feel. The yellows in your photo don’t appear to be in the same condition as the rest?

I have a couple of racks that are mint. But I do have way more of the SBs. Hmm.

 

[superchromix]

How amazing would this set look with four racks of $5s

 

[Windwalker]

I’d say this set deserves four racks of $5s

Thank goodness I have 6 . (Thanks, @Changster !)

 

[Mongoose]

I remember not liking the Deadwoods when I was looking to build my first set. Oh how I wish I had spent the money on those, not because of their value now but because of how much I like them now.

Deadwood’s are awesome!

 

[Thomacetti]

These and the TRK rounders were the best group buys ever. Followed closely by the kings crown hotstamp group buy. Glory days.

I had a very nice tourney set of TRK rounders (with factory dust when I got them)...very nice chips but I prefer the HOF BCC chips every day of the week.
Mapes, trops and the like are a different TRK animal imho.

Artwork of the DW chips is indeed very awsome

 

[Josh Kifer]

A fun part of my editing process has been trying to figure out whether to use minty racks in mixed sets, because certain denominations in the set are known to be complete bike tires, and incongruous with the condition of the nicer ones.

For the HPs, I’ve been unable to find $1s and $5s in great condition, but I like the set enough that I’ve decided to try and create my own denoms as replacements with conditions that match. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of great, available $1 and $5 candidates for a 3d14 set, if I wanted to stay leaded. This is my current thought since I have the chips in quantity to add to my existing HP set.

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FYI -- these are Photoshop renderings below, for testing - not actually murdered chips.

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Dem 10s.... Yes.

 

[Goldfish]

Just out of curiosity, are all TRKs 39 mm, or do 43 mm TRKs exist?

 

[Josh Kifer]

Just out of curiosity, are all TRKs 39 mm, or do 43 mm TRKs exist?

..... I honestly never remember a 43mm TRK, but that's a good question....

 

[GianThaMan]

Just out of curiosity, are all TRKs 39 mm, or do 43 mm TRKs exist?

All 39-ish mm.

 

[Thomacetti]

^^ this ^^


And this was my set

 

[Goldfish]

I am sure there is a good reason for not doing it, but CPC needs to start making 43 mm small crown and B mold molds. If they did I would would have at least 3 custom sets already.
I am a HUGE fan of 43 mm hi denomination chips!

 

[JustDave]

I am sure there is a good reason for not doing it, but CPC needs to start making 43 mm small crown and B mold molds. If they did I would would have at least 3 custom sets already.
I am a HUGE fan of 43 mm hi denomination chips!

Yeah, I get the a-mold is really popular, but it does absolutely nothing for me, and really limits the 43mm options.

 

[GianThaMan]

I am sure there is a good reason for not doing it, but CPC needs to start making 43 mm small crown and B mold molds. If they did I would would have at least 3 custom sets already.
I am a HUGE fan of 43 mm hi denomination chips!

It would cost about $50k to have the molds made, and the spot choices on CPC’s 44mm chips are very limited. They would be cool, but because of that it would extremely unlikely that they would turn a profit on that endeavor.

Edit: And you can only have 7/8 inch inlays on 44mm chips, so the inlay would look way too small for the mold.

 

[joeyshin]

These were mine once upon a time

 

[justincarothers]

I remember not liking the Deadwoods when I was looking to build my first set. Oh how I wish I had spent the money on those, not because of their value now but because of how much I like them now.

I remember getting a few of these back then and I just remember thinking they were cheap garbage. I must be missing something or have a bad memory.

 

[fishsaybloop]

Woah what a piece of poker chip history right there! Thanks for sharing guys

 

[Windwalker]

Happiness is discovering a stack of chips you completely forgot you bought.