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Re: UC2018 Sixth Annual Decks "DeNovo" by Rick Davidson

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Bradius wrote:Rick could hand-draw some stars in the background for all I care. His Queen of Hearts/“Zorg” sealed it for me.
QoH Zorg is a peroxide blonde now and I lowkey hate it :? I thought the OG QoH was beautiful just the way she was... I do like the brow-mounted wearable Purple Zorg is sporting, but that's about it.
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Guys and gals, the annual deck always depends on the members getting behind it and being there at the start, but these are just gorgeous and I think we should be having a great year!

Don't forget - noon Saturday. It will be on Rick's KS account. See you all there.
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Mike Ratledge wrote:Guys and gals, the annual deck always depends on the members getting behind it and being there at the start, but these are just gorgeous and I think we should be having a great year!

Don't forget - noon Saturday. It will be on Rick's KS account. See you all there.

Awesome Mike.

I've started getting pretty good shipping rates applied on my account from the fulfilment partner that I work with, so please feel free to give a shout out if you'd like to use a different fulfilment company this time around, or at least, get the shipping for International backers done by a different entity rather than Gamblers Warehouse. Shipping cost will reduce for sure and International backers will receive their rewards faster with full tracking (automated emails with tracking# will also be sent to everyone) and securely packaged.
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guru wrote:
Mike Ratledge wrote:Guys and gals, the annual deck always depends on the members getting behind it and being there at the start, but these are just gorgeous and I think we should be having a great year!

Don't forget - noon Saturday. It will be on Rick's KS account. See you all there.

Awesome Mike.

I've started getting pretty good shipping rates applied on my account from the fulfilment partner that I work with, so please feel free to give a shout out if you'd like to use a different fulfilment company this time around, or at least, get the shipping for International backers done by a different entity rather than Gamblers Warehouse. Shipping cost will reduce for sure and International backers will receive their rewards faster with full tracking (automated emails with tracking# will also be sent to everyone) and securely packaged.
Shoot Rick an email, Sunish. >>==--> rick@rickdavidson.com

If he can save $$ on shipping, that's always a good thing!
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Backdrops #1 and #3 are the ones I like the most
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I like backdrop #1 and #3, The idea of putting "initials" for the cards in grey in the right corners from #4 is kinda cool as well.

Also preferred QoH with black hair as well for what its worth.
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I just realized the QoH is blond now. Yes, I preferred her brunette and more Zorg like. Loving the deck though.
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Haha excellent, thank you guys. Great feedback - brunette it is. I tend to go through a range of options, sometimes I come back to where I started. And always looking for cheaper shipping, outlandish sometimes. I'll check that out, thx :)
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Thanks Rick for Queen Zorg! Now to get you creators to make other similar Fifth Element courts. :D
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Boys and Girls of all ages: we are down to a little more than four hours before we launch the DeNovo / UC2018 decks on Kickstarter.

Having reviewed the page, there is at least one goodie in there that I have not revealed. It has to do with the process / production of the decks.

Rick is going to be the first to use this. Hmmm... A lot of you will be stoked!

Hope to see you all at noon or shortly after!

Here's a couple quick looks at the perspective of the Viridi deck model:
PSX_20180217_075945.jpg
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As always, Rick does not miss a thing, and attention to the details is fantastic art!
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Mike Ratledge wrote: As always, Rick does not miss a thing, and attention to the details is fantastic art!
And as always it appears as though there are no perks of any kind for UC members :( I guess I will not bother bringing this up anymore as my pleas have fallen on deaf ears 3 years in a row. As you were....
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vasta41 wrote:
Mike Ratledge wrote: As always, Rick does not miss a thing, and attention to the details is fantastic art!
And as always it appears as though there are no perks of any kind for UC members :( I guess I will not bother bringing this up anymore as my pleas have fallen on deaf ears 3 years in a row. As you were....
No, Paul. There is, but we didn't decide what. Two ideas, maybe we could discuss a bit here?

My vote would be to go for autographed /signed decks, but that is a PITA considering that Rick is in New Zealand and the distribution is from the states.
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aw, a signed deck (maybe) how nice...

Can't wait to see what the limited edition rendering will look like to actual final product as we seen with the 2017 decks.

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Cardians wrote:aw, a signed deck (maybe) how nice...

Can't wait to see what the limited edition rendering will look like to actual final product as we seen with the 2017 decks.

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You will see extensive rendering and even a 3D model for the Viridi / green deck at noon.

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I've never been an autograph guy, they do nothing for me. But if that were the "perk" then I wouldn't complain! Beggers can't be choosers.
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Is Rick sleeping?
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I'm not finding the campaign? Any info?

EDIT-Never mind, just appeared.
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Live! And backed.
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wingedpotato wrote:I'm not finding the campaign? Any info?

EDIT-Never mind, just appeared.
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Working with Lotrek, enough said. I'm IN!!!
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badpete69 wrote:
wingedpotato wrote:I'm not finding the campaign? Any info?

EDIT-Never mind, just appeared.
Link in OP
Yep. If I didn't stomp on your edit, just click on the KS banner showing the progress and you're there. It took a couple of minutes for me, too.
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I'm in. Can't go wrong with outcome if Lotrek is involved. Hopefully no delays but they'll be worth it.
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In, of course :) Awesome decks

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Cardians wrote:Working with Lotrek, enough said. I'm IN!!!
See? I told you there was at least one "Easter Egg" in there if you read it all.

Yes, we are doing a test of the end-to-end production by Lotrek in Greece = "trial by fire". The hope is to get you your decks in under half the time it usually takes, and once he has tuned it, probably closer to two months once funding is actually available (16 days after successful project funding ends).

We have kept this under wraps until right now to keep from interfering with existing business relationships, but sooner or later it's all going to come out, anyway. He is basically cradle to grave producing or supervising the entire production of the decks, optionally including tucks and fulfillment - soon. I think it will be an amazing force and hopefully the net result will be to get everyone producing decks in half the current lag time, but of course we can't directly change that. I suppose it's whether or not they want to keep up with - or at least improve - current lag times. Now, don't get me wrong: there's not one thing Expert or Legends can do about the imposed time taken by the 'float' between Hong Kong and the west coast, but it's part of the problem if that's the route you choose as an artist.
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Backed for both. Super-excited to see what else comes out of this campaign...with so many brilliant minds working together, there’s no where to go but up!
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Garn .... !
Lotrek done made an time machine ?
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WooHee .... !
How dizzy is that ? :D
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If the decks are going to be produced in Greece, would it be possible for European pledges to be shipped from Greece?

That way it would avoid customs in the European Union.

I think European Union backers would be more willing to back/increase pledges if customs is out of the equation. Shipping within European Union would also be faster because it would be treated as National mail.
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Smocito wrote:If the decks are going to be produced in Greece, would it be possible for European pledges to be shipped from Greece?

That way it would avoid customs in the European Union.

I think European Union backers would be more willing to back/increase pledges if customs is out of the equation. Shipping within European Union would also be faster because it would be treated as National mail.
That's something that we have not thought about yet, but should.

It would eliminate VAT from the equation - right?

There are other logistics that I have not thought about, but I think that it is do-able.
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Re: UC2018 Sixth Annual Decks "DeNovo" by Rick Davidson

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Mike Ratledge wrote:
Cardians wrote:Working with Lotrek, enough said. I'm IN!!!
See? I told you there was at least one "Easter Egg" in there if you read it all.

Yes, we are doing a test of the end-to-end production by Lotrek in Greece = "trial by fire". The hope is to get you your decks in under half the time it usually takes, and once he has tuned it, probably closer to two months once funding is actually available (16 days after successful project funding ends).

We have kept this under wraps until right now to keep from interfering with existing business relationships, but sooner or later it's all going to come out, anyway. He is basically cradle to grave producing or supervising the entire production of the decks, optionally including tucks and fulfillment - soon. I think it will be an amazing force and hopefully the net result will be to get everyone producing decks in half the current lag time, but of course we can't directly change that. I suppose it's whether or not they want to keep up with - or at least improve - current lag times. Now, don't get me wrong: there's not one thing Expert or Legends can do about the imposed time taken by the 'float' between Hong Kong and the west coast, but it's part of the problem if that's the route you choose as an artist.

I knew that after talking to Rick about the shipping yesterday but still got stoked after reading about the collaboration of Rick and Lotrek on the Kickstarter page. Looking forward to the Maestro finish as well.
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guru wrote:I knew that after talking to Rick about the shipping yesterday but still got stoked after reading about the collaboration of Rick and Lotrek on the Kickstarter page. Looking forward to the Maestro finish as well.
Well, since Lotrek won't blow his own horn here - I will: it's something that he has been working on for nearly two years now - perfecting the 'glue' or varnish that is used to coat the cards. There have been numerous trials and successes with the finish, and the varnish ends up being the key to the overall handling, at least as far as how the decks feel. "Slippery" is what people almost always say about USPCC's finish, as in "it slips out of your hands" (if you're not careful), which is true.

I'll go out on a limb and state that it's at least on par with what's available elsewhere right now, and superior to several of the "big boys" as far as handling. If you look at the progression over the past 18 months or so, you'll notice that as time goes by, that varnish or final coating on the decks has become better and better. Believe me, that's one thing that those "big boys" aren't going to share. Now, some of them will _SELL_ it to you, as we've seen, but recipe? You have to cook your own sauce, and at this point: it's at the same level and beyond some in the field.

Perfect? No, nothing is. It can still be better, but for now - it's miles beyond where it was 18 months ago - thanks to many sleepless nights and 20 hour days Lotrek has put in.
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UC2019 "Seventh Annual Decks"
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Funded 207% on KS: HERE


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