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Paul Carpenter · « **on:** April 11, 2012, 04:35:50 PM »

Thanks to everyone that supported my little project. Tendril is officially printed and will be in my hands (and all of yours) very soon. Awesomely quick turnaround from USPCC on this one!

http://encarded.com/index.php?id=19

Aaron · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2012, 04:43:35 PM »

AWESOME!! This has to be the fastest printed deck of the Kickstarter decks I have backed

Evan · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2012, 05:52:38 PM »

Congrats on them being printed! From what I can see, it looks great! These got printed fast and hopefully it won't be too long before we all have them in our hands

eggman · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2012, 06:14:04 PM »

Wow, If you send these out soon you will finally give me faith in kickstarter

Russell CircleCityCards · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2012, 06:15:49 PM »

Congrats, that was indeed very fast.

I wonder if USPCC lets the custom projects build up for a bit then does them all at the same time. Then they switch back to pumping out the 808's and other standard decks. It would make sense financially to do that.

sinsandman · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2012, 06:18:46 PM »

That was incredibly fast printing. Again congrats on the funding and now congrats on the printing. Can't wait for Aurum

MrLukeCarroll · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2012, 07:09:27 PM »

Good job to the to Encarded and the USPC for pumping these out nice and fast so we can get them in our hands soon. Can't wait

Paul Carpenter · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2012, 07:32:27 PM »

Quote from: Russell CircleCityCards on April 11, 2012, 06:15:49 PM

Congrats, that was indeed very fast.

I wonder if USPCC lets the custom projects build up for a bit then does them all at the same time. Then they switch back to pumping out the 808's and other standard decks. It would make sense financially to do that.

I wondered that too. I know that the spectrum deck got printed yesterday, so it could very well be that I got lucky with my timing. We'll see what happens next time.

Russell CircleCityCards · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2012, 08:23:39 PM »

My cards were finished a week ago, they are being shipped out today or tomorrow. I know mine was delayed due to the legal issue with the logo (after it was approved), but mine has seriously taken way too long to come out. They must do them in batches, that's the only way it makes sense in my head.

Billywiz · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2012, 08:36:14 PM »

Quote from: eggman on April 11, 2012, 06:14:04 PM

Wow, If you send these out soon you will finally give me faith in kickstarter

I second this.. I too have lost faith in the whole kickstarter thing and to get this deck soon might rekindle that faith.

Paul Carpenter · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2012, 09:30:07 PM »

That will be my new tagline "Encarded: single-handedly putting faith back into Kickstarter."

Don Boyer · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2012, 10:02:17 PM »

Quote from: xmetal on April 11, 2012, 09:30:07 PM

That will be my new tagline "Encarded: single-handedly putting faith back into Kickstarter."

What a frightening thought!

Looking forward to getting mine, I know that. There's a lot of customs getting done all at once so there may be something to that thought.

Jin Jian · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2012, 07:42:08 AM »

The printing is super fast .. hope to get my hand on the deck asap ,glad that i pledged for the deck

sinsandman · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2012, 08:03:39 AM »

The timing shows that uspcc does indeed print in batches. Apparently that timing lines up for this deck, which is great. But this should also open our eyes a little bit and allow us to have a little more understanding for the other decks who have waited for seems like an eternity for printing...this is seeking to fall on uspcc and no the actual deck company.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2012, 10:00:43 AM »

Quote from: sinsandman on April 12, 2012, 08:03:39 AM

The timing shows that uspcc does indeed print in batches. Apparently that timing lines up for this deck, which is great. But this should also open our eyes a little bit and allow us to have a little more understanding for the other decks who have waited for seems like an eternity for printing...this is seeking to fall on uspcc and no the actual deck company.

We've know that one for a looong time! They schedule according to what's convenient for them. What business with the power to do so wouldn't?

Paul Carpenter · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2012, 10:58:23 AM »

Some details on the timeline of how I'm planning to get Tendril out to you all.

http://encarded.com/index.php?id=20

sinsandman · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2012, 01:07:09 PM »

Thank you for the update and be upfront with what you are doing so that we can know what to expect. Pretty standup thing to do.

NathanCanadas · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2012, 04:38:56 PM »

Congrats on the printing! An awesome deck deserves a fast print.

(Not that the other decks that took time to print weren't good).

xela · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2012, 08:36:00 PM »

Quote from: Russell CircleCityCards on April 11, 2012, 08:23:39 PM

My cards were finished a week ago, they are being shipped out today or tomorrow. I know mine was delayed due to the legal issue with the logo (after it was approved), but mine has seriously taken way too long to come out. They must do them in batches, that's the only way it makes sense in my head.

Delays are inevitable, but mine took about 1.5 months from contract signing to being printed to completion. I encountered tons of other delays including design issues, and right now I am still waiting on a portion of my shipment to arrive from them. It seems like it's all about luck with the USPC. My order was delayed due to various issues by about three months. I know Lance's was delayed by what, almost a year? Yours has been delayed for what looks like five months now.

Paul, and the other designers at the moment, probably just got lucky in their timing since very few decks are being printed right now. We had 1-2 new decks every week in November-February. Now it's like one or two new decks a month.

Anyway, congrats Paul! Receiving the cards will be a bittersweet moment for you. Filling your home with all that stuff will make you sad, but seeing your work in person will make you quite happy I'd imagine.

Lara Krystle "Lane" · « **Reply #19 on:** April 12, 2012, 09:08:35 PM »

Quote from: xmetal on April 11, 2012, 09:30:07 PM

That will be my new tagline "Encarded: single-handedly putting faith back into Kickstarter."

Maybe change it into something like this:
"Encarded: single-handedly putting faith back into Kickstarter Custom deck projects."

So that its a bit more Specific.

LoL!

Anyway, A huge Congrats to you guys! Lucky that the Tendril is going to be printed out sooner than expected.
I really am so stoked on getting these.

CHEERS!!!

Paul Carpenter · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2012, 06:43:14 PM »

I got the shipping confirmation today for my 8 Tendril printing plates and will have those on Tuesday.

I'll be sure to share some pictures once I get them and then I'll have to decide what precisely I want to do with them. 2 are going to be framed in my office but the others....

Russell CircleCityCards · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2012, 06:57:23 PM »

too funny, same for me! 2 emails one for plates one for cards!

Aaron · « **Reply #22 on:** April 14, 2012, 12:31:39 AM »

Quote from: xmetal on April 13, 2012, 06:43:14 PM

I got the shipping confirmation today for my 8 Tendril printing plates and will have those on Tuesday. I'll be sure to share some pictures once I get them and then I'll have to decide what precisely I want to do with them. 2 are going to be framed in my office but the others....

...you could give me one

Haha but that is awesome! I can't wait for my Tendril decks

I have been looking at the pics on KS for the last like week

Don Boyer · « **Reply #23 on:** April 14, 2012, 01:52:58 AM »

Quote from: Aaron on April 14, 2012, 12:31:39 AM

Quote from: xmetal on April 13, 2012, 06:43:14 PM
I got the shipping confirmation today for my 8 Tendril printing plates and will have those on Tuesday. I'll be sure to share some pictures once I get them and then I'll have to decide what precisely I want to do with them. 2 are going to be framed in my office but the others....
...you could give me one Haha but that is awesome! I can't wait for my Tendril decks I have been looking at the pics on KS for the last like week

Did you want a shipping confirmation, or a picture? (I know, lame humor...)

This is all excellent news and I'm sure I speak for the masses when I say I WANT MY TENDRIL DECKS, MAN!

BTW: got my Eco Clip prototypes - I'm really looking forward to the Tendril Eco clips now!

Now, here's a HUGE question for you, Paul - maybe one of the biggest ones you've ever seen... (oooooo....)

If given the option, would you continue to make Tendril decks, much like how Ellusionist continues to manufacture the Artifice, Infinity, Arcane, etc.?, as long as there was a demand for it to be printed? Would you want it to become an ongoing brand? I'm asking this now because while I know you stated you'd never reprint, and I don't expect you to, you said that from the opposite end of this entire process and I'm interested if your view of things has changed at all now that you're preparing to cross the finish line.

Paul Carpenter · « **Reply #24 on:** April 14, 2012, 09:18:56 AM »

Well, this Tendril deck will never be redone as promised. I owe that to everyone that expects it to remain a unique item. My next deck will be quite the different animal (with what I think might be some more brand new design features never seen before). That said, I love the overall theme of Tendril and while the design you see now will not be released again, I can see using some of the elements in a whole new way and maybe creating a "sister" deck to it, perhaps an opposite of sorts that uses some of the design theme. That thought has crossed my mind, but it is important for me to honor what I've stated about the original, regardless of how lucrative it may be to do otherwise.

Coming up with brand new ideas is a tricky thing, that's for sure. I'm finding Aurum to be much more challenging, as I want to create a new and unique item that makes people just as excited as Tendril did but in a whole new way.