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Historical Information

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:56 pm
by mystical_tutor
Alexis:

I keep loosing this kind of valuable historical information. Is there a "historical" section on the board? I remember posts like this from the past that I can not remember who wrote and can't find with search. They often happen in the middle of a thread, like this one, then fade away with the thread later.

Not even sure how one would go about indexing them but I hate to see stuff fade away into the archives.

Gary
hammr7 wrote:Color variations were all over the place in Ice Age. In addition, a common problem with any large print shop like Carta Mundi is that they can sometimes bring the wrong "wear coat" formulation to the printing press.

Almost all finish coats in the 80's and 90's were solvent-based (or VOC) solutions containing mixtures of acrylic and urethane resins. They could also contain components to control luster, plus stabilizers and sometimes traces of anti-bacterial or anti-fungal agents.

In the 90's Carta Mundi had a number of different wear coat formulations for their different products. On at least a few occasions they applied the wrong coating to Magic Cards. You could tell when the wear coat was off a bit by the mottled look on the back of an un-played card. I also saw this on some Fallen Empire and Homelands cards, but rarely on anything produced after those sets.

Your Ice Age cards, unlike the Alt-4th cards, will probably glow under UV light. This is because U. S. Playing card Company added a UV stabilizer, which Carta Mundi never did. (This is one reason why Cart Mundi's early cards were so easy to make fade in strong sunlight).

Re: Historical Information

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:01 pm
by dragsamou
mystical_tutor wrote:Alexis:

I keep loosing this kind of valuable historical information. Is there a "historical" section on the board? I remember posts like this from the past that I can not remember who wrote and can't find with search. They often happen in the middle of a thread, like this one, then fade away with the thread later.

Not even sure how one would go about indexing them but I hate to see stuff fade away into the archives.

Gary
hammr7 wrote:Color variations were all over the place in Ice Age. In addition, a common problem with any large print shop like Carta Mundi is that they can sometimes bring the wrong "wear coat" formulation to the printing press.

Almost all finish coats in the 80's and 90's were solvent-based (or VOC) solutions containing mixtures of acrylic and urethane resins. They could also contain components to control luster, plus stabilizers and sometimes traces of anti-bacterial or anti-fungal agents.

In the 90's Carta Mundi had a number of different wear coat formulations for their different products. On at least a few occasions they applied the wrong coating to Magic Cards. You could tell when the wear coat was off a bit by the mottled look on the back of an un-played card. I also saw this on some Fallen Empire and Homelands cards, but rarely on anything produced after those sets.

Your Ice Age cards, unlike the Alt-4th cards, will probably glow under UV light. This is because U. S. Playing card Company added a UV stabilizer, which Carta Mundi never did. (This is one reason why Cart Mundi's early cards were so easy to make fade in strong sunlight).
Hi Gary

No there's no historical section, only topics that are spread mainly in the Archives, and different sections on the forum.

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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:03 pm
by random
Ice Age cards always feel damp to me when I open product.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:01 pm
by mystical_tutor
random wrote:Ice Age cards always feel damp to me when I open product.
Do NOT allow them to warm up to room temperature before opening and always store them in the fridge.

Cold Snap is even worse. That is why it was never printed in Arabic.

Gary

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:30 am
by cataclysm80
mystical_tutor wrote:
random wrote:Ice Age cards always feel damp to me when I open product.
Do NOT allow them to warm up to room temperature before opening and always store them in the fridge.

Cold Snap is even worse. That is why it was never printed in Arabic.

Gary

HaHa!! That's funny!

Tav

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:36 pm
by hammr7
The problem of consolidating historical documentation has been a concern for many years. Ralph and I clashed over how best to store and categorize the data. He wanted to keep all "relevant" posts completely intact and stored in a chronological order. So we have the "archives" section, where some historical information has been lost (from improper pruning of threads) and the majority of historical data is very, very difficult to search.

I had wanted to convert the archives into a truly searchable database. The problem was the cost of integrating a robust database into the forum software, and then translating the existing posts and attaching appropriate keywords to the various threads.