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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #225 on: May 05, 2014, 10:26:38 PM »
 

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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #226 on: May 05, 2014, 10:32:07 PM »
 

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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #227 on: May 05, 2014, 10:36:16 PM »
 

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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #228 on: May 05, 2014, 10:36:29 PM »
 

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Received mine today as well.

The FOIL! Makes my eyes water, but I CANNOT look away!

Bang up job sir. 8)
 

Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #229 on: May 05, 2014, 10:59:05 PM »
 

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All I can say is that I'm jealous of all the US buyers 'cause I'm in Canada. I know my package has been shipped, but it's taking forever to move anywhere. I swear, I'm having the worst luck getting stuff sent to me from the USA.

But, it's a beautiful tuckbox. I feel like saying it's not shiny enough, but then I don't think I'd want Paul to have to have a "beware of blinding shine" warning label on the deck.
 

Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #230 on: May 05, 2014, 11:06:17 PM »
 

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But, it's a beautiful tuckbox. I feel like saying it's not shiny enough, but then I don't think I'd want Paul to have to have a "beware of blinding shine" warning label on the deck.

It is really hard to capture what the true look is in a photo. When you hold it, every little movement changes the color a little, from a flat-ish silver to intense rainbow. It's pretty neat, I think, and I like how the "mood" of the box can change so much depending on the light around you.
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #231 on: May 06, 2014, 04:26:59 AM »
 

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I love art that changes as you look at it from different angles. As a result, my eyes are naturally drawn to "shiny." Given what Paul just described regarding the tucks, I can wait to see these in person. Can. Not. Wait.

Oh, and I got e-mail today that said that mine have been shipped. Yee-ha!
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #232 on: May 09, 2014, 02:45:18 PM »
 

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For the side-load tuck newbs  :D :

http://instagram.com/p/nyP5otlL0_/
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #233 on: May 15, 2014, 05:56:32 PM »
 

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Package arrived today - opened one. Paul it is terrific! Opened one - what a great look and feel!
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #234 on: May 15, 2014, 06:41:50 PM »
 

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Glad you like them Tom! I am quite pleased with how they turned out and it's good to hear you feel likewise. Enjoy!
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #235 on: May 15, 2014, 07:41:44 PM »
 

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I got my 2 decks of Zenith last week. I love the back design. It's a lot of fun to do the pirouette flourish with. My only regret is that I didn't pick up 4 decks so I could take out one to break and just fool around with.
 

Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #236 on: May 16, 2014, 01:24:45 PM »
 

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I got mine today .. I love the way it glimmers in the light. Beautiful, thank you for making these :)
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A Quick Look and a WARNING!
« Reply #237 on: May 21, 2014, 06:26:23 AM »
 

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Anyway, here are a few shots of my two decks.

 

I hope you don't catch this image while you're eating.



You can notice how the cello only covers 3/4 of the tuck.  Also notice how nice and clean they look.


WARNING! DONT HANDLE YOUR TUCK TO MUCH!!!!!!


I had this tuck in my hands for about half an hour .......



See how it's scuffed on the right side.  Be gentle with your Zenith tuck, I wasn't doing anything strenuous when I had the deck in my hands.  I was only spinning and turning (like when you watch a video for a deck and the person is showing off the deck, something along those lines) it while watching TV.
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #238 on: May 21, 2014, 09:50:36 AM »
 

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I've had a Zenith opened for a few months now and if you handle it constantly, the foil does wear. I don't actually own any other deck with that much foil coverage, but the few that have a lot do have some wear if you handle them frequently. I think this holo foil is a bit more delicate than a standard thick gold foil, and visible wear would probably also vary depending how oily or rough your hands were. I'd consider it a patina, and also a testament that you are brave enough to actually use the thing. :)
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #239 on: May 21, 2014, 08:19:19 PM »
 

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I've had a Zenith opened for a few months now and if you handle it constantly, the foil does wear. I don't actually own any other deck with that much foil coverage, but the few that have a lot do have some wear if you handle them frequently. I think this holo foil is a bit more delicate than a standard thick gold foil, and visible wear would probably also vary depending how oily or rough your hands were. I'd consider it a patina, and also a testament that you are brave enough to actually use the thing. :)

I play with one of mine all the time - they're a great deck.  I think it's a shame there's so few in existence, but that's just me.
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #240 on: August 01, 2014, 11:13:15 AM »
 

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FYI that in about an hour at 12pm I'll have the handful of Zenith uncut sheets and some of the tuck box printer proofs available in the store. I have very few of these things and some other items in the store are on sale for a short while, so you might want to poke around sooner rather than later if you are interested.

Thanks all. :)
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #241 on: August 01, 2014, 03:23:18 PM »
 

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I got tied up at work and wasn't able to get to the site until a bit later, but I was very happy that there were still sheets and tucks available! I did my part to deplete inventory a little bit! :-) Good stuff!
 

Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #242 on: August 04, 2014, 03:06:47 AM »
 

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Looks like the tuck box proofs are sold out.             
The Zenith Uncut Sheets are still available

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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #243 on: August 04, 2014, 12:38:52 PM »
 

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The uncut sheets are just fantastic, I wish I had the wall space to expand into this area of collecting. Leaving them all in tubes would make me crazy, lol. Maybe as the kiddies get older I can reclaim the entire basement  :D
 

Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #244 on: August 04, 2014, 03:00:44 PM »
 

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there is only 1 uncut left, everything else is getting packed up and will be on it's way shortly. :)
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Re: Anti-KS : Encarded Zenith
« Reply #245 on: August 05, 2014, 11:48:11 AM »
 

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I already have spots reserved on my wall! :-) I keep checking that tracking number religiously!