From: irilyth@cs.swarthmore.edu (Joshua Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.games.board.ce
Subject: Re: Another Vampire Question
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:52:46 GMT
Organization: Swarthmore College CS Dept.
Originator: irilyth@ilium

In a prior article, Douglass D Barre (blakflak@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu) writes:
> Also, a few months ago, there was a lot of discussion of "greening" the
> light blue hex. Someone posted specific yellow markers that worked best...
> does anyone remember the call numbers for those?

Here are some selections from my archive of that discussion. These are
excerpts, not the complete articles.
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Article: 640 of rec.games.board.ce
From: njs@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (nicholas.j.sauer)
Subject: Mayfair set colors
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1991 15:32:24 GMT

In the yet another fix for the light/dark blue in the Mayfair set dept.
(I already tried it on my set so I can vouch that it works.)  Find a
store that sells Berol Prismacolor art markers (art supply shops should
have them).  Buy the following two colors: PM-19 Canary Yellow and PM-27
Apple Green.  Now use the fat end of the apple green to color over the
light blue system hex (make one pass or you'll end up with streaks like
mine), the light blue blade of the fan, and the light blue counters 
(preferably still in the counter frame).  You can go over the counters a
few times without the streaking problem of the system hex.  For the
destiny cards use the canary yellow.  Again, use the fat end of the marker
to go over the light blue destiny cards.  There will be a problem with the
ink pooling and leaving unusual patterns on the cone but, if you get
creative you can hide this is the features of the cone.  One (at the most
two) passes is all that should be necessary.  Also, you will want to do the
same to the light blue areas of the wild destiny cards (for the normal cone
this is the right side of the defensive end and for the reverse it is the
edges boarding the red areas).  What you will end up with is a set of green
components!  The destiny cards (especially the wild reverse cone) will be
extremely easily to tell apart also.  I went through my destiny deck a few
times after I did this and, it is very easy to tell them apart.
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Article: 656 of rec.games.board.ce
From: dvc@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (david.a.vancleef)
Subject: Coloring the Mayfair Set
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1991 05:18:19 GMT

Just a note out to the net at large.  I colored my light blue
hex/tokens/destiny cards using Nick Sauer's method (and his markers)
and thought I'd post on my results.

The system hex turned out a that wonderful shade of B.E.M.
blue-green, which is very distinct and unmistakable.  The destiny
cards and the tokens turned a lighter yellowish green, which goes well
with the system hex.

One word of warning: Only once or twice over the hexes.  I went for a
third coat on the fan-blade and have a 1/4" x 1/8" streak of white
where the ink ate through the board coating.
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Article: 670 of rec.games.board.ce
From: setzer@matagh.ncsu.edu (William Setzer)
Subject: More on "greening" your set (was Re: Custom cards 'n flares)
Date: 20 Oct 91 03:48:47 GMT

I finished "greening" my set a few days ago, and I thought I'd add a
couple of things:

1)  The "apple green" marker in the store I visited was labelled
    PM-167 rather than PM-27.  (If I picked the wrong marker, then
    I'd just like to add that it still looks good.)
2)  I found out a good way to get rid of the streaks on the hex, if you
    don't mind having a green finger for a couple of days.  The marker
    ink seemed to smear very well, so after I applied a couple of
    coats of ink to the hex, I rubbed my finger on the tip of the
    marker a few times and then rubbed the hex in a perpendicular
    motion to the streaks.  By continually "inking up" my finger and
    rubbing, I mananged to rub away all streak traces.  (I wasn't so
    lucky with the destiny cards.)
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Article: 672 of rec.games.board.ce
From: acd@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (andrew.c.durston)
Subject: Re: More on "greening" your set (was Re: Custom cards 'n flares)
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1991 13:40:38 GMT

	Berol ( who makes the Berol Prismacolor Markers ) has recently
	renumbered their marker set. The original set was numbered from
	PM-01 to PM-120, and included Apple Green as PM-27. Recently they
	expanded their set to 144 markers but discontinued some markers
	in the PM-01 to PM-120 range ( incidently including Apple Green,
	I will have to check, or perhaps Nick will, on Canary Yellow ).

	The new colors, PM-121 to PM-~180 or so, include a new Apple Green.
	Beats me whether it is any different than the original other than
	a non-toxic label on the sticker.

	Probably the same marker with two different codes...
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Incidentally, I've been totally unable to find Berol Prismacolor art markers
at any of about a dozen art supply shops. I'm still looking, though...

Does that help?
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