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"Kung-Khoon Quah" <kquah1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Can't seem to get chess sets out of my mind. Thought I would take a hand
> at a minifig intensive Chess Set based on Star Wars Episode 1.
> And as a side benefit, it got rid of all those pesky Jar Jar minifigs.
> Pics are here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9059
>
> Kings - black is the Evil Emperor, white is Anakin
> Queens - black and white is Padme/Amidala. I am arguing she was • manipulated
> by the bad guys to their own ends. (And did you notice there does not
> seem to be a "high" level female baddie)
> Bishops - black is Droideka, white is R2D2 and C3P0.
> Knights - Who else but the Sith Lord Darth Maul and the Jedi "Knight"
> Qui-Gon Jin.
> Rooks - I chose to "elevate" the fight here so .. Supermicrofig Droid
> Fighters and Naboo Fighters
> Pawns - black is Battle Droids and white are the Gungans.
>
> All is all quite fun. I most enjoyed making the supermicrofig • fighters.LMKWYT.
> KK Quah
KK:
I just got around to looking at this today and I must say, excellent work!
I really like all of your ideas as far as which characters cover which
pieces. I think that my favorite is the "supermicrofig" Naboo Fighters.
Very well represented in such a small scale.
A few suggestions (which of course you are free to ignore).
I noticed that the starting squares all have the center 2x2 as a plate
rather than a tile but the rest of the squares are all tiles. You could
replace the middle tile in each square with a 2x2 plate (although that would
ruin the smoothness of the board) which would increase stability if you are
actually playing chess with the set.
Also, the King and Queen pieces to me look kind of weak. You may want to
play around with building up the bases upon which the figs stand. In
regular chess sets, the King and Queen are usually the largest pieces. A
more substantial base would really bring these pieces into prominence.
Currently, they are dominated visually by the other pieces (especially the
Rooks which are just amazingly creative).
Again, great work!
Tim
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