Windwalker’s Chipping Journey in Pr0n0grAph1C Detail (18 Viewers)

[JeepologyOffroad]

Goat

 

[Okku]

The Silver Star Casino has the dubious distinction of being a North Las Vegas casino that had 2 interrupted short runs: the first time, in 1978, it opened without a license, and was promptly shut down when the owner was denied his application due to his criminal past.

Its second coming also has a really short run in 1984, which is when these chips were put in play; in its previous incarnation, The Silver Star was a slots-only establishment. For reasons unknown, the casino was shut down in early 1985, after operating for less than a year.

If you guys want to learn a bit of history of this place I made of video a few months back!

Here's the link:

 

[JustDave]

The Silver Star Casino has the dubious distinction of being a North Las Vegas casino that had 2 interrupted short runs: the first time, in 1978, it opened without a license, and was promptly shut down when the owner was denied his application due to his criminal past.

Its second coming also has a really short run in 1984, which is when these chips were put in play; in its previous incarnation, The Silver Star was a slots-only establishment. For reasons unknown, the casino was shut down in early 1985, after operating for less than a year.

gorgeous chips, stakes seem a little low for you though

 

[HaRDHouSeiNC]

If you guys want to learn a bit of history of this place I made of video a few months back!

Here's the link:

From the first attempted opening ??

 

[Windwalker]

gorgeous chips, stakes seem a little low for you though

Working on a hundo for the set. And I play all kinds of stakes, depends on who I’m playing with.

 

[FDLmold]

From the first attempted opening ??
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Chipguide seems to imply that these here are Borland "fakes".

 

[davislane]

Working on a hundo for the set. And I play all kinds of stakes, depends on who I’m playing with.

barclay hundo!

There goes my chance of ever owning them. lol

 

[HaRDHouSeiNC]

Chipguide seems to imply that these here are Borland "fakes".

Well they came in a Nevada DiceCo box

they work perfectly for me

 

[Windwalker]

Huge thanks to @JeepologyOffroad for this incredibly beautiful piece of chipping history that’s now part of my collection.

 

[JustDave]

Working on a hundo for the set. And I play all kinds of stakes, depends on who I’m playing with.

joking around but didn't come through. A hundo would be great.

 

[upNdown]

Also, I still don’t understand what people mean when they say the labels “feel” different. Are you guys rubbing your fingers over the labels?

Don't you?
It's why I really don't like any Paulson chips from the last 25 years. I just love Paulson's old textured inlays and everything else feels cheap to me. And it's why I don't care for gear's textured labels. Again, they're better than the alternatives, for sure, but they just don't feel like old school paulson textured inlays. To each his own, obviously, and I know a lot of people are persuaded by colors more than feel, and that's fine, but I'm surprised to see somebody ask that question. Yes, I rub my fingers all over them.

 

[CrazyEddie]

the owner was denied his application due to his criminal past

Ah, Vegas!

For reasons unknown, the casino was shut down

Ah, Vegas!

 

[Okku]

From the first attempted opening ??
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Those chips were made in the 90s by Bill Borland. They are considered "fake chips", never actually used and that's why a majority of them are all in nice shape.

 

[GetUrShineBox]

After much tinkering and thinking, and as much as I think the Strat $1 will be a great 1, I missed the extra color from the FLV $1, giving a sense of blue sky, sun and clouds. I’m waiting on a couple of racks to test it out, but this is where I’ve landed with the lineup now — with the spotted Flamingo as the $1. It fixes the spot progression issue completely, and looks great to boot. I also took @tommyvulgar’s suggestion of using spot colors in the denom. Great idea!

Finally, I think the Jack Cinci snapper has to stay.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions, it’s been really helpful.

Stunning! I’d like to see the $1 denom in red to
Match the middle spot. Might stand out better. Did you try that?

 

[Windwalker]

Further tinkering with a mixed set led me to this. Super happy with it.

Unfortunately, I have only 120 x $1 and 100 x $5, but hoping 360 x $25, 200 x $100 and 100 x $500 should make the set somewhat playable — maybe a single table $5/$10?

Either way, she’s purrrty!

Yes, I’m aware I mixed a house mold $1 into the set. And that the $5 doesn’t fit the spot progression. But she’s purrtttyyyy.

 

[BamaT8ter]

Love the hundos.

 

[moechar]

House mold in the THC set??? Someone on this forum is having a seizure right now.

 

[jpietrella]

House mold in the THC set??? Someone on this forum is having a seizure right now.

 

[PocketAces]

200 x $100

…and I was so proud I had managed to score 2 barrels

Yosemite Inns are awesome !

 

[Steppenwolf]

Further tinkering with a mixed set led me to this. Super happy with it.

Unfortunately, I have only 120 x $1 and 100 x $5, but hoping 360 x $25, 200 x $100 and 100 x $500 should make the set somewhat playable — maybe a single table $5/$10?

Either way, she’s purrrty!

Yes, I’m aware I mixed a house mold $1 into the set. And that the $5 doesn’t fit the spot progression. But she’s purrtttyyyy.

Derby Gran $500 FTW

 

[TRKingChips]

That was a good exchange. Softening the $25 makes the 5-25-100 sequence more... relaxed.

…and I was so proud I had managed to score 2 barrels

Yosemite Inns are awesome !
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Great color combinations on the Yosemite Inn
$100 chips …
One of my favorite all-time Cali chips !!!

 

[TRKingChips]

Derby Gran $500 FTW

You just have to love that $500 Derby Gran Casino chip … It is awesome !!!!

 

[navels]

House mold in the THC set??? Someone on this forum is having a seizure right now.

 

[Goldfish]

The reason I prefer overlabels is that they don’t have the issue of the label being too small for the recess, which leads to blank space where you can see the old inlay’s recess, but there isn’t a label covering it. Plus, unless you opt for Gear’s thick laminated labels, they are too thin for the recesses created by murder, so that makes the label-job look even worse.

Also, I still don’t understand what people mean when they say the labels “feel” different. Are you guys rubbing your fingers over the labels?

What do u nean by “thick laminated labels”? Are u saying that @Gear has different laminated labels? I always thought he had just one laminated label.

 

[GianThaMan]

What do u nean by “thick laminated labels”? Are u saying that @Gear has different laminated labels? I always thought he had just one laminated label.

Yeah, he has a bunch of different types.

 

[Windwalker]

Brought my ESSTs out to do a count, and realized how pretty they are together.

 

[navels]

jeebus those 5Ks

 

[davislane]

Brought my ESSTs out to do a count, and realized how pretty they are together.

Would be amazing to see these in play at an epic PCF meetup!

 

[inca911]

Would be amazing to see these in play at an epic PCF meetup!

That’s what we do at MinneMania (plus bigger denoms)! I think Krish fell back in love with ESST at the last meetup.

 

[JMC9389]

jeebus those 5Ks

Indian Blue 25K is my personal favorite, but those are 2nd place!