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I’ve finally finished a Star Wars chess set MOC which I’ve been slowly
building over the last year or so (Though it’s more like ‘purchasing in
small batches’, since there’s very little actual construction.)
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
It’s 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, I’ve 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 they’re 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 wasn’t 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! (I’m such a technic nut).
The set has been extensively play-tested. Originally it’d be tricky to
memorize what each character’s 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 I’ve got a good chess board, I think I’ll 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 I’ve 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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