Yep, sorry I should have read all the comments. 

On the plus side, launches on my birthday!

Yep I still agree on the original back. I'm hoping my proto deck might have the first design. The new one looks slightly forced with the feathers around the edge, but still great overall.

Interesting project. I've grabbed a limited 'ambassador deck' pledge but have messaged them for more info regarding it so if it's of no interest I'll let it go. Undecided on the project though - £27 for the set is expensive, especially as there is another set coming as a stretch goal.

aw man, I was going to buy a brick for that price but the postage to the UK is roughly the same cost as the cards so i'm out. I'll grab a couple off ebay later.:-(

I think i'll just buy some standard bikes to play with instead and we'll all be happier!

I might go in for a mixed brick on these. Just as decks to play with as its a UK based project so i won't get my pants pulled down on the shipping for once

This deck is superb. I love the stories and history behind cards so this is a really interesting one. The little tidbits like leaving the 5 of clubs out of the original replica is great. I've pledged for 2 of each decks at $190 incld intl shipping which is much more money than I should be spending :-(. At least it means I can open them all up and still keep a set sealed though.

Another Grimaud deck, this time from 1983. each court card / ace has an illustration and accompanying story which adds up to the narrative of the life of the Montgolfier brothers and the invention of the hot air balloon. '83 was the centenary of the first flight so it is a commemorative deck.

Hi guys, I am looking for some advice from anyone in the know regarding the printing / finishing process of playing card manufacture.

My wife and I have an architectural studio in the UK and are expanding into product design - and hopefully are going to be producing some playing card decks as well. We have some strong concepts for the design of a limited series of decks but have a query regarding the options in printing a deck.

We are hoping to do the printing ourselves (not for cost, but rather to achieve the effect we want), using manual methods to produce a run of 500 decks - which I am aware puts us outside the remit of USPC or EPCC, however manual press printing on any more than 500 decks just isn't possible to us. Is anyone aware of a way for us to ink the decks then have the finish applied afterwards? I presume this may mean a back and forth from the factory / us which will prove prohibitively expensive. Also it would mean printing full uncut sheets which we do not have the capacity to do, we are looking at manually crafting the individual cards.

There is always the option for us to have card pre-cut and print individually, however it is again the finish that I am concerned with. Raw card will not be adequate for a deck of cards.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Tom

It'll be fine as long as the campaign is in their name.

I think you have to be 18 to run a kickstarter project

Does anyone have any more information when the kickstarter will be opened for this?