Received my 2 sets. Only opened the one but it's in perfect condition. The pieces are great quality. Great weight. The color is pretty strange in the sense that it looks different in everything light. When you first look at them they look very yellow. But after your eyes adjust they look a little closer to cream.
I have 4 of the new Ultimate sets from ACE and in my apartment all the bulbs are soft white and the sets are definitely of a yellow hue. Here I've placed the light army against a cream colored towel, the color that the light army was first envisioned to appear as but the coloring went to the "butter" yellow color look. Take a closer view of this photo which was taken in natural daylight from my kitchen just by my patio area. The coloring may vary if the bulbs in certain homes are of daylight styles or bright white versions, but to the naked and natural lighted eye they are, for all debates and discussions, a "butter" yellow. See for yourself and come to your own conclusion. I still love the heft, size and weight of the sets but some pieces had issues with loose weights which will be taken care of by Shelby. He stands proudly by his products and will do good by his response to any issues with orders. Some more photos how the set looks with a wenge, rosewood and lightwood mousepad rollup board from ACE. It measure 20" square with 2.25" playing squares. The playing material surface is "cloth like" in texture. Very nice feel like suede and the pieces move smoothly on this type of surface.
Received my 2 sets. Only opened the one but it's in perfect condition. The pieces are great quality. Great weight. The color is pretty strange in the sense that it looks different in everything light. When you first look at them they look very yellow. But after your eyes adjust they look a little closer to cream.