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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe we can work something out.
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Tarquin
Joined: 31 Oct 2014 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hello everyone
I stumbled across this site and thread after a couple of Google searches.
I have just finished clearing out my parents' house in the UK and stumbled across one of these bird chess sets in the roof where it must have been for at least 30 years. I seem to remember my Dad buying the set in the late 70's sometime.
The set is in its original box (not a very interesting box though!) but a couple of the birds have minor damage - end of one pawn beak and half of one of the Queen's crest.
As far as I can make out, the King has a marking on the bottom - R Fisher??
Anyone interested in this set? I can send pics.
cheers
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joberg Community Member
Joined: 06 Oct 2008 Posts: 9447
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Tarquin and great find. Sending pics are a must (we're that way )
Eager to see them! |
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Tarquin
Joined: 31 Oct 2014 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 3:44 am Post subject: |
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Finally figured out how to upload pics...so here are a couple
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Nexus7 Community Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2014 Posts: 440 Location: New York Metro Area
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Very cool! |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful set you have here |
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cratercritter Community Member
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Posts: 558
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:00 am Post subject: Stumbled on this CHESS SET ...in a Music Song Video (1983) |
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Hi. I was looking / listening ... at an old music video clip...a 1983 song by Haysi Fantayzee.
To my surprise...the CHESS SET BIRDS on a lighted chess board appear
at 1:28 into the video.
Link >>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqC3zs4r3Y |
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joberg Community Member
Joined: 06 Oct 2008 Posts: 9447
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:33 am Post subject: |
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TFS that link with us cratercritter Interesting indeed, a year, or just about, after BR...cool |
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Bucky Cat Community Member
Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 53 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:57 pm Post subject: Rick Ross' version of the chess set - Masterpiece |
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This thread peaked my interest in Sebastian's chess set. So when I saw that Rick Ross was creating his version, I recently reached out to him to see if one was still available. Yes, INDEED!
As the regulars here know, Rick is an artist. I was completely blown away by the inner box my 'basic' set was packed in. Rick did the box up as if it had been shipped to JFS from the Red Dragon Kipple Company. Each piece was carefully wrapped in foam and safely packed in individual boxes. Rick went to town with the details. And after trying to take in all the details just from the packaging, I opened up the first piece and gasped. The detail he perfectly captured. Stunning. Typical of Rick's kits, there really isn't any need for clean-up. In fact, he had dusted the black pieces with primer already.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a chess set from Blade Runny, I HIGHLY recommend reaching out to Rick. He is the nicest, most talented member. There are a number of them here, he is in good company. But the chess set moved him to the top in my book.
I'd include photos but my camera is no more. Check out his site and just know they look even better in person.
Thanks, Rick!!!
Ted. _________________ In space no one can hear you scream. But you can always text. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent purchase Bucky Cat. Indeed, a must for any BR collector out there! A+ in my book for sure! |
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cratercritter Community Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Definitely a top notch Blade Runner purchase that Rick Ross Chess Set. Congratulations on getting one.
Still got mine from a few years ago...on display at home. Excellent customer backup service too.
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slash-5 Community Member
Joined: 05 Apr 2017 Posts: 15 Location: Tunisia
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 6:55 am Post subject: |
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TFS with us Slash-5...always good to have complete info about that famous set |
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Scoots3567
Joined: 18 Dec 2014 Posts: 1 Location: Hyperborean Wastes
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hop Frog wrote: | andy wrote: | Did you get a pawn yet Hopfrog?
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no, andy. still looking. |
I appreciate it has been some years, now, HopFrog, and don’t wish to raise a painful subject, if the worst has happened, but did you ever obtain a wren chess piece? I ask because I own one, cast from the original moulds, now re-mastered. I’d be happy to share it with you, for the purposes of your amazing task.
Please let me know if this will help. If the project was completed, just ignore me! |
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