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12-09-2007, 06:45 PM | #11 |
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Originally Posted by Compulsive Collector
I don't know what kind of printing your former employer was doing, but that doesn't even begin to cover all processes. In engraving, you run one color at a time. In thermography, you run two colors at a time. The cards in question are printed using either six-color, eight-color, or ten-color offset presses with UV-coating capability. If these feel any differently to the touch, it's more than likely an issue with the UV coating. If not, it was probably an issue with the wipe on the press. Either way, it's not a variant.
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12-09-2007, 07:02 PM | #12 |
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I worked in the printing industry for three years myself, and these cards aren't run on four-color presses.
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12-09-2007, 07:09 PM | #13 |
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Originally Posted by Compulsive Collector
I worked in the printing industry for three years myself, and these cards aren't run on four-color presses.
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12-09-2007, 07:27 PM | #14 |
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Thus concludes the printer company employees debate
As for the cards, I don't know what would make the colors different, but I have to agree with Blowtorch that it doesn't make it a variant. Factory error perhaps or maybe because of a change in card stock, who knows. Also just noticed that all the ones on the right side don't have a black outline around the word "COBRA" |
12-09-2007, 08:07 PM | #15 |
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Originally Posted by Shogi
Also just noticed that all the ones on the right side don't have a black outline around the word "COBRA"
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12-09-2007, 08:13 PM | #16 |
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Originally Posted by PoweredConvoy
To me that would constitute a variation and not simply a printing error. I'm not sure i mentioned this, but of the 11 I received this week 4 are like the one on the left and 7 are like the one on the right.
Randy Unless someone forgot to outline "Cobra" ;) Like I said, I have no idea how these are made, so after noticing the un-outlined "Cobra" All I can say is it could be an error or it could ba a variant There's the new Hasbro Q&A tomorrow, someone could ask them about this |
12-09-2007, 09:19 PM | #17 |
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Originally Posted by Shogi
Also just noticed that all the ones on the right side don't have a black outline around the word "COBRA"
The date stamp on the card, by the way, has nothing to do with the printing. |
12-10-2007, 11:20 PM | #18 |
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A widespread printing error, as the 11 I have 7 are the ones without the outline. I would call that a variant, as I imagine the rest from this point on will probably be the darker one without the outline while the Wave 2 version and some of the Wave 3 were the lighter one with the outline.
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