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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2015, 01:57:28 PM »
these are SOOOO much better than what I have been trying to make......

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2015, 02:29:10 PM »
Hey all, here's the image and link I promised:


https://www.etsy.com/listing/254836357/set-of-5-alt-colored-carcassonne

Purple behaved somewhat erratically, and I went back and forth on whether or not I liked the result. Ultimately, I decided to re-do the whole batch, and the resulting purple is pictured above. Those people who ordered previously: I will send you a new purple phantom, free of charge.

I have 12 sets remaining; tell your friends!  ;D

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2015, 02:52:08 PM »
In case you do this again sometime, I have a future idea: for white make a foggier meeple...maybe even an actual whitish one. That way, the clear meeple can be for the official "naked" colour.

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2015, 12:58:13 PM »
They should be on the road for me.
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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2015, 02:24:59 PM »
I'd like to take a set!

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2015, 04:37:48 PM »
Thanks for the interest, everyone; here are answers to a couple of FAQs I'm getting, in case others are wondering:

:neutral-meeple: The unfinished, natural wooden meeple set is not represented in my alt-colored set for two reasons: 1) they aren't painted a color or even finished for that matter, leading me to believe they are intended by HiG as a sort of DIY, finish-yourself set. Certainly if I were to play with them "natural" I would at least put a clear coat of varnish on them to keep the oils from my hands from discoloring them. And 2), because the dye process is additive in nature I have no way to remove existing color to get clear phantoms. It's like the holy grail of phantoms; completely invisible! ::)

:white-meeple: Some people would like to see a lighter phantom for white. As mentioned, I can't lighten them very much with consistency via dye. My recommendation: use my "white" (which is a lighter gray than black) for gray, and use HiG's "gray" (light purple) for white.

I can try making other colors if people are looking for teal or lime or indigo or something, but there are costs involved for me (materials, time), so there needs to be enough demand for me to do it. That said, the five colors offered here exist because Decar showed interest and followed through, so I don't want to discourage anyone's ideas, either! :-X

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #21 on: November 15, 2015, 05:07:32 PM »
They should be on the road for me.

Orders placed over this past weekend (and any placed in the next 12 hours or so) will ship out Monday (10/16) morning. Thanks! :)

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #22 on: November 15, 2015, 07:43:18 PM »
MichMedia! You don't ship to New Zealand!? What's with the Kiwi hate!?  :'( :'( :'(

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #23 on: November 15, 2015, 07:56:14 PM »
MichMedia! You don't ship to New Zealand!? What's with the Kiwi hate!?  :'( :'( :'(

My apologies! It's nothing personal; I just haven't shipped there before. Having read up on shipping just now, I'll add in Oceania. 8)

Anyone else left out?

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2015, 11:19:05 AM »
Can't wait for mine to arrive......Anyone making large plastic meeples for these to be stored in?
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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2015, 03:17:42 PM »
Dang missed out on a set :-(

Will you be making more at some point?

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2015, 03:42:12 AM »
Just got mine and the replacement... Great product and great customer service!
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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2015, 11:44:00 AM »
Just got mine and the replacement... Great product and great customer service!

Got my replacement piece today too.  I wasn't expecting that.  Thanks so much!
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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2015, 12:53:12 PM »
For those interested, here's some photos of my set from my I Love the Postman post


Orange & Brown


These five are all similar hues. From left to right, I'm using them as:
  • Pink - Notably clearer than the white, but certainly the pinkest of the bunch.
  • Purple - The grey follower from The Phantoms.
  • White - Not totally clear. Hopefully this means that if I ever get my hands one of those clear followers that crop up every now and then, I'll be able to use it with the unpainted set.
  • Grey - Only slightly darker than the white; still kinda purple.
  • Black - A deep indigo.


Thanks, MichMedia - they're great!

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Re: Phantoms for new colours - The Usual Suspects
« Reply #29 on: November 22, 2015, 07:27:14 AM »
@MichMedia are you planning to make another sets ? If you're able to send it to Poland, I would like to get one set for me :-)


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