Windwalker’s Chipping Journey in Pr0n0grAph1C Detail (28 Viewers)

[Windwalker]

I’ve spent a significant portion of my chipping time trying to make my Binion’s WSOP Paulson’s set playable for a multi-table tourney, but the issue has always been the extremely low number of T500s and T5000s available. While I did succeed is getting some of each, they were definitely not enough to make a fully playable set for multiple tables. I needed at least 3 racks of T500 and 2 racks of T5000 chips.

So, the hunt began for suitable replacements. I was committed to finding chips that had the same spot patterns as the originals, but also fit the color story of the set. Much thanks to @Gear for his insanely amazing help and work along this journey.

Here are the results:

 

[jr8719]

I’ve spent a significant portion of my chipping time trying to make my Binion’s WSOP Paulson’s set playable for a multi-table tourney, but the issue has always been the extremely low number of T500s and T5000s available. While I did succeed is getting some of each, they were definitely not enough to make a fully playable set for multiple tables. I needed at least 3 racks of T500 and 2 racks of T5000 chips.

So, the hunt began for suitable replacements. I was committed to finding chips that had the same spot patterns as the originals, but also fit the color story of the set. Much thanks to @Gear for his insanely amazing help and work along this journey.

Here are the results:

Please go ahead and inject this splash pot photo directly into my veins.

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Very nice! What did those chips used to be in their former life?

 

[upNdown]

Very nice! What did those chips used to be in their former life?

Olympic commemoratives, I think

 

[Windwalker]

Very nice! What did those chips used to be in their former life?

The 8vs were the 1984 Olympics commemorative chips, and the T5000 is a former Casablanca $500.

 

[davislane]

The 8vs were the 1984 Olympics commemorative chips, and the T5000 is a former Casablanca $500.

Were they chosen because they were leaded? I know the ESPT T500 comes to mind as the closest to the original T500.

 

[Windwalker]

One another note, this new almost-rack is a definite contender for the prettiest blue chip I own.

 

[Windwalker]

Were they chosen because they were leaded? I know the ESPT T500 comes to mind as the closest to the original T500.

Yes; leaded was a key consideration.

 

[nezara]

I’ve spent a significant portion of my chipping time trying to make my Binion’s WSOP Paulson’s set playable for a multi-table tourney, but the issue has always been the extremely low number of T500s and T5000s available. While I did succeed is getting some of each, they were definitely not enough to make a fully playable set for multiple tables. I needed at least 3 racks of T500 and 2 racks of T5000 chips.

So, the hunt began for suitable replacements. I was committed to finding chips that had the same spot patterns as the originals, but also fit the color story of the set. Much thanks to @Gear for his insanely amazing help and work along this journey.

Here are the results:

Looks nice. If you don't need those originals anymore I'll take em off your hands

 

[HaRDHouSeiNC]

The 8vs were the 1984 Olympics commemorative chips, and the T5000 is a former Casablanca $500.

Looks nice. If you don't need those originals anymore I'll take em off your hands

If you happen upon racks of the advertising samples please save me one chip

 

[Josh Kifer]

I’ve spent a significant portion of my chipping time trying to make my Binion’s WSOP Paulson’s set playable for a multi-table tourney, but the issue has always been the extremely low number of T500s and T5000s available. While I did succeed is getting some of each, they were definitely not enough to make a fully playable set for multiple tables. I needed at least 3 racks of T500 and 2 racks of T5000 chips.

So, the hunt began for suitable replacements. I was committed to finding chips that had the same spot patterns as the originals, but also fit the color story of the set. Much thanks to @Gear for his insanely amazing help and work along this journey.

Here are the results:

BUT I LIKE THE 500s!

 

[jpietrella]

I’ve spent a significant portion of my chipping time trying to make my Binion’s WSOP Paulson’s set playable for a multi-table tourney, but the issue has always been the extremely low number of T500s and T5000s available. While I did succeed is getting some of each, they were definitely not enough to make a fully playable set for multiple tables. I needed at least 3 racks of T500 and 2 racks of T5000 chips.

So, the hunt began for suitable replacements. I was committed to finding chips that had the same spot patterns as the originals, but also fit the color story of the set. Much thanks to @Gear for his insanely amazing help and work along this journey.

Here are the results:

I never noticed this before and I thought it was a product of your T500s and T5000s being relabels, but then I also noticed it on your T1000s (of which I own exactly zero myself), which if I'm not mistaken are original. What I noticed is that the font on the denom for T500 and up, looks just slightly different than the denom font on the T100 and under. It looks like T500, T1000, T5000 are all sans-serif and T1, T5, T25 and T100 are serif as well as a tad heavier/thicker.

I wonder maybe they did this because of spacing considerations on the inlay, but the T100 and T500 should be about the same space-wise, and they're different fonts.

 

[Altheman003]

I’ve spent a significant portion of my chipping time trying to make my Binion’s WSOP Paulson’s set playable for a multi-table tourney, but the issue has always been the extremely low number of T500s and T5000s available. While I did succeed is getting some of each, they were definitely not enough to make a fully playable set for multiple tables. I needed at least 3 racks of T500 and 2 racks of T5000 chips.

So, the hunt began for suitable replacements. I was committed to finding chips that had the same spot patterns as the originals, but also fit the color story of the set. Much thanks to @Gear for his insanely amazing help and work along this journey.

Here are the results:

These turned out great! That 8V Olympic chip is a beauty.

 

[krafticus]

Edit. Not sure how that landed there

 

[Gear]

<probably a PM>

removed also!

 

[Windwalker]

I never noticed this before and I thought it was a product of your T500s and T5000s being relabels, but then I also noticed it on your T1000s (of which I own exactly zero myself), which if I'm not mistaken are original. What I noticed is that the font on the denom for T500 and up, looks just slightly different than the denom font on the T100 and under. It looks like T500, T1000, T5000 are all sans-serif and T1, T5, T25 and T100 are serif as well as a tad heavier/thicker.

I wonder maybe they did this because of spacing considerations on the inlay, but the T100 and T500 should be about the same space-wise, and they're different fonts.

The original T500 is also san serif’ed, and I think that may be the case because they were produced in different batches. The T1000 is definitely San Serif’ed as is the original T5000.

 

[jpietrella]

The original T500 is also san serif’ed, and I think that may be the case because they were produced in different batches. The T1000 is definitely San Serif’ed as is the original T5000.

Yep. So do you think it's just because of being made in different batches or is it a space thing on the inlay?

 

[Windwalker]

Yep. So do you think it's just because of being made in different batches or is it a space thing on the inlay?

I honestly don’t know. I think space is a definite consideration, but I’d also wager that different graphic designers created different mock-ups. I don’t think they cared about uniformity as much as we do — they probably just picked a font that looked similar, and the designer made a decision to use a font where the smallish kerning wouldn’t affect readability.

 

[Windwalker]

Where are you with your cpc design tool fiddling?

Latest iteration, far from complete:

 

[Coyote]

Krish, my 2c for you, when it comes to CPC:

 

[JustDave]

Latest iteration, far from complete:

I like the hundo a lot. With that inlay, coloring, that's a great looking chip.

The use of the colored denoms is nice, but doesn't seem to be consistent throughout, seems like issues getting them to show up?

Shaped inlays are cool, but I don't know that they are bringing anything to this set, maybe just use the same shape throughout. COG/SCA/HUB look best.

Aside from the blue you aren't really using primary colors and it definitely gives an overall look. The color limiting is causing me to group the 5/25/500/1000 together in my mind and exclude the 1. The 100 and 5000 seem like they are off in their own world too.

 

[Windwalker]

I like the hundo a lot. With that inlay, coloring, that's a great looking chip.

The use of the colored denoms is nice, but doesn't seem to be consistent throughout, seems like issues getting them to show up?

Shaped inlays are cool, but I don't know that they are bringing anything to this set, maybe just use the same shape throughout. COG/SCA/HUB look best.

Aside from the blue you aren't really using primary colors and it definitely gives an overall look. The color limiting is causing me to group the 5/25/500/1000 together in my mind and exclude the 1. The 100 and 5000 seem like they are off in their own world too.

1. The inlay is changing to a full white background / retro inlay with a colored denom - (Like the Bourbon Street inlay.) The reason the colors don't match is because the inlay designs are old, attached to a different chipset.

2. Love the suggestion of a single shape -- was curious if that would look "unprogressive".

3. The colors on the 500 and the 5000 aren't right yet, from my perspective. Lots of work to do!

 

[liftapint]

My favorite so far is the $25. That's going to be gorgeous.

 

[davislane]

2. Love the suggestion of a single shape -- was curious if that would look "unprogressive".

When playing around with the design tool I always try to match a shape where possible so that it best "interacts" with the spot pattern. i.e. for the $1 or $5, I would be inclined to use the tri-moon shape or something that is "uniform" like hub, sca or cog.

An example of one of my mockups where I have tried to match the inlay shape to the spot pattern.

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

Hub $5 or bust

 

[JustDave]

When playing around with the design tool I always try to match a shape where possible so that it best "interacts" with the spot pattern. i.e. for the $1 or $5, I would be inclined to use the tri-moon shape or something that is "uniform" like hub, sca or cog.

An example of one of my mockups where I have tried to match the inlay shape to the spot pattern.

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can CPC line up inlays with the edgespots? that seems like a ton of coordination and alignment to get right.

 

[Coyote]

Of course they do, unlike Paulson.

 

[davislane]

can CPC line up inlays with the edgespots? that seems like a ton of coordination and alignment to get right.

. Excellent question. I've never asked them directly myself, but from what I've read I believe they can/do. There are also examples of Paulson that are inlay aligned. Isle Cape Girardeau come to mind as an example.

 

[Saoliver]

can CPC line up inlays with the edgespots? that seems like a ton of coordination and alignment to get right.

They always align to match your proofs, unless you request random.

 

[inca911]

can CPC line up inlays with the edgespots? that seems like a ton of coordination and alignment to get right.