A question about the Jades

[Melody]

Dragon Master wrote:

To mu understanding they started the emerald ones with oragne eyes like a prorotype and they got sold. The real issue color was red but a very small few got out of the wharehouse wiht orange eyes. I really prefer the red eyes that mine have anyway

I can understand the orange eyes getting put in the Emerald dragons, because these replaced the old green color, and they had the same orange eyes. What I don’t get is the yellow jewel. We never used that jewel in anything but the Pearl dragons.

[Melody]

skigod377 wrote:

Dragon Master wrote:

I know it’s a horrible thought but could someone have purchased the Emerald since they have the red eyes and air brushed them jade??

That is highly doubtful.No. I am absolutley sure the Jades are real, because they have the same accent color as the jade Orientals. It is a unique paint mix that we used, so it would be hard for anyone to mimic that…and why would anyone bother, anyway? Also, if a dragon gets repainted, the pad would probably show some evidence of paint over spray on it. I try very hard to keep paint off of the O.W. prototype’s pads when I repaint them, but they almost always get a little on them.

[sunhawk]

Melody wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

Melody wrote:

A Jade Empress?!? I didn’t know there was a Jade Empress!! Where did you find her??
What a wonderful and rare collection you have!
These Jade guys are a total mystery to us. We don’t know how many there are, how many different designs there are or even how they got painted…I am accumulating info from you folks about them!
I suspect that several of of our dragon designs got painted this color, but we just have no idea! It is kinda fun to discover this sort of thing.

How DOES that kind of thing happen? LOL Who is allowed to paint your dragons besides you and your people? Or is this the first time it’s happened? Well, it happened with these and the orange eyed emeralds. Nobody knows how it happened! Apparantly we weren’t very clear on the paint scheme for the Emeralds! Or, we intentionally did these in jade… but we don’t remember doing it. We certainly would of called them “Jade” on the price list if it was intentional! …really weird.
I wasn’t at the factory very often during the child bearing years. I worked at home. Stuff like this could happen, but for nobody to notice they were Jade?… and then not remember it? Weird. Fun, but weird.

So it was someone working for you to paint them that got a little creative with the green? That’s weirder than snake shoes!

I have definitely seen a yellow-eyed emerald on Ebay at least once, i just thought they were an older version of the emerald! LOL

[Melody]

sunhawk wrote:

Melody wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

Melody wrote:

A Jade Empress?!? I didn’t know there was a Jade Empress!! Where did you find her??
What a wonderful and rare collection you have!
These Jade guys are a total mystery to us. We don’t know how many there are, how many different designs there are or even how they got painted…I am accumulating info from you folks about them!
I suspect that several of of our dragon designs got painted this color, but we just have no idea! It is kinda fun to discover this sort of thing.

How DOES that kind of thing happen? LOL Who is allowed to paint your dragons besides you and your people? Or is this the first time it’s happened? Well, it happened with these and the orange eyed emeralds. Nobody knows how it happened! Apparantly we weren’t very clear on the paint scheme for the Emeralds! Or, we intentionally did these in jade… but we don’t remember doing it. We certainly would of called them “Jade” on the price list if it was intentional! …really weird.
I wasn’t at the factory very often during the child bearing years. I worked at home. Stuff like this could happen, but for nobody to notice they were Jade?… and then not remember it? Weird. Fun, but weird.

So it was someone working for you to paint them that got a little creative with the green? That’s weirder than snake shoes!

I have definitely seen a yellow-eyed emerald on Ebay at least once, i just thought they were an older version of the emerald! LOLNo, it is weirder than that ! Several people work on each cartfull of dragons, they get base coated, painted, antiqued, detailed, eyes jewels and packed! That is five places, and five different people at least, that would of noticed something wrong.That is why the painters must of thought that that is how they were supposed to be painted, it wasn’t an accident. It is just that nobody ( people in the office, John or I) can remember how or why they got painted that way…if anyone knew they were being painted Jade, we would of called them Jade on the price list, and sold them that way.
I knew that we had done some jade coiled dragons and test marketed them that way, but these others are a suprise to me! Maybe they are test paints too.
It is also very possible that our memories are terrible.
The orange eyed emeralds do seem to be the older version of the red eyed ones.

[Bob]

Either way I totally LOVE the shading of the jade ones and would LOVE to see it in a regular production one day. Teal is my favories color and they are very close to Teal

[frozendragon]

I know the oriental dragon I bought for my friend said jade on the box….and was advertised where I got it as jade….

Unfortunately…..he did have an accident….and has a couple broken toes…

and I’m not sure where my friend has put him….I think I should ask….

[SPark]

I think all the green orientals got called jade. Because the emerald one I have says jade on the box. But it’s definitely emerald.

[frozendragon]

SPark wrote:

I think all the green orientals got called jade. Because the emerald one I have says jade on the box. But it’s definitely emerald.

possibly…..but his was jade…

I got it when they first came out for him….and he made me mad so I almost kept it….

but in the end he did get it….and then when I went to San Jose to visit him….it was broken….he said there was an earthquake…..

I think he was actually just not putting it in a proper place….but either way….I think I need to get it from him to fix…..

hehe

[Bob]

I actually thought the Jade and Emerald dragons where all the same color only named different since Jade is associated with the Orient. I guess I was wrong there

[SPark]

Nah, they’re different.

I really really want a jade oriental! I love my emerald, but I want a jade more. Ah well, someday. I did have one jade, but he was a busted mess, and… there’s a personal project involving a repainted oriental that I’ve always wanted to do, so he got painted over.

[sunhawk]

Melody wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

Melody wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

Melody wrote:

A Jade Empress?!? I didn’t know there was a Jade Empress!! Where did you find her??
What a wonderful and rare collection you have!
These Jade guys are a total mystery to us. We don’t know how many there are, how many different designs there are or even how they got painted…I am accumulating info from you folks about them!
I suspect that several of of our dragon designs got painted this color, but we just have no idea! It is kinda fun to discover this sort of thing.

How DOES that kind of thing happen? LOL Who is allowed to paint your dragons besides you and your people? Or is this the first time it’s happened? Well, it happened with these and the orange eyed emeralds. Nobody knows how it happened! Apparantly we weren’t very clear on the paint scheme for the Emeralds! Or, we intentionally did these in jade… but we don’t remember doing it. We certainly would of called them “Jade” on the price list if it was intentional! …really weird.
I wasn’t at the factory very often during the child bearing years. I worked at home. Stuff like this could happen, but for nobody to notice they were Jade?… and then not remember it? Weird. Fun, but weird.

So it was someone working for you to paint them that got a little creative with the green? That’s weirder than snake shoes!

I have definitely seen a yellow-eyed emerald on Ebay at least once, i just thought they were an older version of the emerald! LOLNo, it is weirder than that ! Several people work on each cartfull of dragons, they get base coated, painted, antiqued, detailed, eyes jewels and packed! That is five places, and five different people at least, that would of noticed something wrong.That is why the painters must of thought that that is how they were supposed to be painted, it wasn’t an accident. It is just that nobody ( people in the office, John or I) can remember how or why they got painted that way…if anyone knew they were being painted Jade, we would of called them Jade on the price list, and sold them that way.
I knew that we had done some jade coiled dragons and test marketed them that way, but these others are a suprise to me! Maybe they are test paints too.
It is also very possible that our memories are terrible.
The orange eyed emeralds do seem to be the older version of the red eyed ones.

That is the funniest example of quality control run amuck XD LOL “Did YOU paint it that way??” “No! Did YOU??” “I thought YOU did it!” XD hee hee

Nah i can only imagine that with that many people involved and that many dragons, it’s probably a miracle that sort of thing doesn’t happen more often! LOL

[Starbreeze]

I have the jade female oriental and an emerald male oriental and there really is a big difference. When I got them, they were each labeled with the appropriate color. I really do like the jade the best…

[frozendragon]

starbreeze wrote:

I have the jade female oriental and an emerald male oriental and there really is a big difference. When I got them, they were each labeled with the appropriate color. I really do like the jade the best…

I can’t remember which one I got him….it had a crystal ball somewhere…and horns….and one of the horns broke loose and two of the toes broke….and he tried to glue it all back together…..

he’s a dork though….

[Starbreeze]

Quote:

frozendragon

I can’t remember which one I got him….it had a crystal ball somewhere…and horns….and one of the horns broke loose and two of the toes broke….and he tried to glue it all back together…..

he’s a dork though….

if it had a crystal ball, it was either the baby oriental dragon or the Sun Dragon

….so tell me Frozen…how many dorks do you know???

[littleironhorse]

starbreeze wrote:

I have the jade female oriental and an emerald male oriental and there really is a big difference. When I got them, they were each labeled with the appropriate color. I really do like the jade the best…

Starbreeze would you post a picture of the 2 side by side? I vaguely remember that someone else did, but I can’t find it. It would be nice to be able to compare.

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