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Ive finally finished a Star Wars chess set MOC which Ive been slowly
building over the last year or so (Though its more like purchasing in
small batches, since theres very little actual construction.)
![](http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/set_overview.jpg)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=108013 (After mod)
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/set_overview.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/overview_2.jpg
Its quite large: Each square of the board is 6*6, so it exactly fills a
48*48 baseplate. For those without math skills, that means there is 288
2*2 tiles of each colour. This was the most expensive part of the set,
though I found bricklink prices very reasonable.
Instead of using a typical piece-retention system by having a 2*2 plate
in the centre of each square, Ive instead opted to recess the centre
square. This holds in each piece quite securely.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/dead_pawn.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/recess_view.jpg
Dramatis Personae:
Empire
King: Emperor Palpatine
Queen: Darth Vader
Bishops: Imperial Guards (they just look the part. I bought the Imperial
Shuttle just to get these two figs)
Knights: Darth Maul, Darth Sidious
Rooks: Boba Fett, Jango Fett
Pawns: A motley collection of Storm troopers, Clone troopers, Scout
Troopers and a snow trooper
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/all_empire.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/empire_1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/empire_2.jpg
Rebels
King: Yoda
Queen: Luke Skywalker
Bishops: Han Solo and Chewbacca
Knights: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Con Jinn (cause theyre Jedi knights)
Rooks: R2D2 and C3P0 (They can only move in a straight line anyway)
Pawns: An indominable force of Gungans and Ewoks (which always reminds
me of this strip http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20000327 )
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/all_rebels.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/rebels_1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/rebels_2.jpg
Sadly, I wasnt able to find a place for Leia, though you can use Luke /
Leia as King / Queen if you want. A plus for this moc was that it
doubled my collection of minifigs! (Im such a technic nut).
The set has been extensively play-tested. Originally itd be tricky to
memorize what each characters role is. It helped to have a printout of
the pieces alongside the board though, to stave off arguments when
Obi-Wan suddenly moves slideways across the board and takes out Vader.
This has been solved though the use of different bases for each of the
higher-ranked pieces.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/bases_view.jpg
Now Ive got a good chess board, I think Ill start making up other
chess sets from figs. I might make dedicated episode 2 or episode 4 SW
chess sets (rather than the mish-mash Ive got now), maybe even the
fearsome ninja vs pirate showdown!
More Pics:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/closeup.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/inplay.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/inplay_close.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Shibboleth/ChessBoard/jedi_duel.jpg
David Drew
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