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slash-5 Community Member
Joined: 05 Apr 2017 Posts: 15 Location: Tunisia
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:23 pm Post subject: Great Birds Chess Pieces (Sebastian's Chess Set) |
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Just wanted to let you guys know that Hoyle's now has their Great Birds chess set back.
They just did the first 20 sets of a 100 set run Limited Edition Blade Runner run (brown Prop Accurate set, with wrens only, and a certificate of authenticity), and after that, they will be doing other sets with Wrens/kingfishers as pawns.
Here is a link to the set:
https://hoylesoxford.com/collections/chess/products/british-birds-chess-pieces?variant=31789980319813
If you have any trouble with ordering, just use their contact form to let them know you'd like a set.
Here is a history of the set:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zy9joMTjy3KmSzqMbEmaI6IHuhVhoNhiMcCOT_O0Aoo/edit?fbclid=IwAR2mE7q9b3gvN05FDqhO0P3q7KA9R27QVyl1S94dFZyKs87sL0ILcjxMJns
I have worked with them to make this happen, I am getting a set, but I am not receiving monetary compensation.
If you want to know why the set is brown, you can read more here:
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/everything-about-sebastians-chess-set-in-one-place-plus-extras-you-have-never-seen.277142/
and
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/sebastians-chess-set-blade-runner-great-birds.332135/
This is an FYI post only...just so you don't miss out.
Thanks, guys. |
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stussy Community Member
Joined: 29 Apr 2018 Posts: 116 Location: england
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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i got number 7 in the limited run of the first 20.i already had a copy set in red/blackish colour.the type you can find on amazon.this set is no comparison.a lot bigger,heavier and the correct colour. thanks slash for your hard work. |
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slash-5 Community Member
Joined: 05 Apr 2017 Posts: 15 Location: Tunisia
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:28 am Post subject: |
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stussy wrote: | i got number 7 in the limited run of the first 20.i already had a copy set in red/blackish colour.the type you can find on amazon.this set is no comparison.a lot bigger,heavier and the correct colour. thanks slash for your hard work. |
My pleasure. It's a labor of love! I did this to just make sets available to the community. I wasn't paid. I got a set and a board.
Here is my unboxing video if you want to check it out, lol.
https://youtu.be/pe7wPL3upns |
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rickhoward Community Guide
Joined: 03 Jul 2016 Posts: 279 Location: Midwestopia, USA
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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A cool project - great to see your research manifest itself into these sets. |
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hirohawa Community Member
Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 1067
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Simply amazing! Thanks for taking this on and bringing back to market. |
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Fragment Community Member
Joined: 15 Jul 2016 Posts: 30 Location: Boston, Ma
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Are the chess pieces weighted? I have Gordon Geckos version and he was going to produce another version in which would have proper weight for each piece. Curious, do you have his version to know if there is any difference? |
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stussy Community Member
Joined: 29 Apr 2018 Posts: 116 Location: england
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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the king/eagle weighs 180.4 grams.if that helps you. |
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