1. day-glo colors have no brass flakes in them and are somewhat lighter than regular colors. They prefer you don't use them for base colors since they are more brittle (not fragile!) and can chip more easily. There are some CTers who have DG base colors in their sets and report no such problems. Spacemonkey is the one with the oldest set I can think of with a DG base if you want to ask someone about longevity.
2. No, they don't NEED to be oiled, but they certainly look a LOT better. ASM has been oiling them for CTers prior to shipping, I'm pretty sure they still are.
3. The chip factory is a more accurate representation of how the actual chips will look. The only styles available right now are shown here:
http://www.pokerchips.com/chips/chips_styles.html
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http://www.pokerchips.com/chips/chips_styles.html
5. Probably 12-16 weeks. The 20 week+ lead time was due to the HUGE amount of orders they got from CTers when the special spot buy happened. My last order was placed 11/6 and arrived around 2/6 with several hundred chips.
6. Similar colors do not work well generally. Even green & imp blue are too close in color and it ends up looking solid (see my $25 casino antarctica chip). Stay away from that idea.
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Originally Posted by osumike11379 I am thinking about getting some custom ASM and needed some input from the experts..
1. Whats the story with day-glo colors? I read somewhere that ASM discourages using those colors as a base as they are fragile..anyone have any experience with this good or bad?
2. Do they need to be oiled when new?
3. I have used the poker chips factory and the one on pokerchips.com and there seems to be some discrepancies between the two when it comes to asm designs...which one is more accurate or will asm pretty much do anything?
4. I saw pricing somewhere but I can't find it now...more edgespots higher the pricing right?
5. How long can I expect to wait...I have read 20+ weeks but everyone thinks the wait is worth it...that being said if I order should I make a LARGE order since it takes so long? in other words do reprints take as long as your first order?
6. I was thinking about using some bellagio inspired colors...for instance blue/imperial blue....do combinations of similar colors "wash" together or do they still stand out?
I am trying to get an ASM sample now...if anyone has some extra I would much appreciate it...thanks for everyone's help and hopefully i can figure out how to post my mockups..hmmm...  |
