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Timmargh wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:43 am

Honeybee wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:51 pm

I opened my Varius Teal deck today:

Thanks Timmargh, your Varius pics look so much better than those that suppliers are providing online.
I am assuming they look that good in hand in natural light.

Oh yeah, especially when you catch the reflection. Lovely cards.

Would you be able to post a pic of the backs catching the foil reflection

Timmargh ignore the above cheeky request as I found the following youtube review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8t5yun5awE

Timmargh wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:43 am

Honeybee wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:51 pm

I opened my Varius Teal deck today:

Thanks Timmargh, your Varius pics look so much better than those that suppliers are providing online.
I am assuming they look that good in hand in natural light.

Oh yeah, especially when you catch the reflection. Lovely cards.

Thanks for tipping me into these. I got mine today and I am really impressed. You have to catch the reflection for the cold foil but it is amazing how the backs, courts and aces all look so good (better) in low light. I only found the pip cards looked any better under lamp light

One of my regular HCAs is fascinated with "the sheer variety and surprises" hidden in my collection. Today we opened Vivid Kingdom by Ten Hundred:

I've had a few deliveries recently, so my 1-to-1 and I opened some boxes and decks this afternoon.

Hybris box + coin








Madame Laveau Pink










Redemption Stories VI

Timmargh wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:48 pm I've had a few deliveries recently, so my 1-to-1 and I opened some boxes and decks this afternoon.

How does the Vol VI feel?

zlexander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:49 pm

Timmargh wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:48 pm I've had a few deliveries recently, so my 1-to-1 and I opened some boxes and decks this afternoon.

How does the Vol VI feel?

I'm the wrong person to ask as a) I rarely handle the cards myself and can only do so with one hand (FSH muscular dystrophy is a bitch!), and b) my 1-to-1 guy knows less about handling than I do, which is nothing.

I have one of my Redemption VI decks opened. It handles nicely. It is tons better than his early decks. I am not a cardist though, so others more skillful with cards might have a different opinion.

How similar do they feel in comparison of the Arabesque deck?

I recently won a F. R. Schick Circus Transformation deck and it arrived today. I don't think that this deck has ever been handled because it is perfect.

Great buy! Even though I already have that deck I was going to try and buy that one too but alas I am in the US.

Always happy to see a deck end up in good hands

hsbc wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:10 pm Always happy to see a deck end up in good hands

*looks at hands*

You mean that metaphorically, right?

I dug out my De Novo Limited Editions the other day simply because I don't think I've ever had a good look at the acrylic card.



Virdi



Aurum

And I got my Koinobori recently, too. It's cute, but, by mistake*, I was sent the hanafuda instead of the fusion deck.

(* my mistake; I ordered the wrong one.)

The Mirage Red deck that arrived last week has become an instant favourite.



The tin.





















This is in the description as a "leather card." No idea what it's for, though, except maybe as a dealer token/card guard.

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Decided to get a group shot of some of my Luke Wadey collection.

I know a few people aren't keen on Luke's decks, but I like lot of them, especially the Grid and a lot of the Mono series, and the man himself, like plenty of others in the industry, is a hugely friendly and generous guy.

I like one or two of the ARW decks, but have decided against collecting the entire set, and I do really like my bespoke Patreon deck that hsbc kindly let me purchase from him.




Grid Series One, including my First Backer Edition. The tuck for the FBE is gloss on matte black, and really hard to photograph; here's the best I could do.

Luke gave out First Backer Editions for the first three Grid series, and a couple of the Mono series, but I'm not sure which exactly.




The limited editions. (Sorry, hsbc!)




And the full set.


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Mono – X, again, including my First Backer Edition.




Mono Xero.




The full set (I think).

Timmargh wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:22 am The limited editions. (Sorry, hsbc!)

A quick look at the Masterpieces deck. I haven't seen many pictures of it around – MTC has scanned it but the pictures don't show up.

I really like Masterpieces. That was a blast from the past. I haven't thought about that deck in the longest.

The Sakuragi Hanafuda deck that Gandalf linked to in his Hanafuda Railroad thread arrived yesterday. They're not wrapped, like the Shiki decks, but they're simply stuck to a thick card back; they're very nice.

They look beautiful T

Honeybee wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:00 am They look beautiful T

They are! And they're very well made – a lot of attention to detail, and I didn't see any that weren't perfectly aligned.

Gandalf in All aboard the Hanafuda Railroad:

Prime Minister Hana Karuta by Oishi Tengudo

[...] Forgive the quality of my pictures, but I was unable to kidnap HSBC to do a proper job - these are very nice cards… [...]

I treated myself to some of these, and I wholeheartedly agree: these are very nice cards.










(I posted here rather than clog up it take over his thread.)

A bumper mail day at The House of Timmargh!

First off, we have War of Realms, designed by Waveloop, and produced by Curio (aka Baconwise).













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Second, Koi-Koi Hanafuda by Wanted Games. Included was an NFC tag embedded into a circular piece of card that, when tapped on by my phone, registered ... empty.







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Lastly, Deluxe Hanafuda by Pencil First Games.

Timmargh wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 1:20 pm A bumper mail day at The House of Timmargh!

First off, we have War of Realms, designed by Waveloop, and produced by Curio (aka Baconwise).

Those pictures are awesome, going to have to open one of my sets just to admire the art first hand.

Honeybee wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:00 am They look beautiful T

Agree, all I can say is Wow!!!

A nice delivery from ZenMarket:




Gandalf has already posted photos, except for the second one:

(Top row)
Chihoufukkokuban Kintokihana Hanafuda by Oishi Tengudo

(Not sure if the name; the listing just says "Hanafuda;" photos below)

Kyoto Hanafuda by Oishi Tengudo

Carta De Flor

(Bottom)
Unsun Karuta by Oishi Tengudo

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And a pin badge:

Beautiful collection. Some of these I'd love to own someday as well