Finished Chess Set(s)

[propsjonnyb]

Ok , for those that are interested here's the chess set(s) finished , I say chess sets as there are two versions of key pieces , and before I start , I just like to mention two things - one intellectual property and copyright still exists for this set - so please do not write to tell me they are not exactly like Ricks 's or the film's - I know that already, so it's my artistic interpretation as I sculpted the missing pieces and two, the photo of the 'hoyles set' that is at the very start of this thread is from a few years after the film was released , so the photo set shown does not proclude the film .
Having said that my first shots show the set with the black pawn kingfishers ( my recreations) and the white wren pawns ( my original sculpt) , with a slightly more upright chained king (my original sculpt) - this is/was more like the original commercial set from the 60's, my next set shows a more ' film noir' style with now all black wren pawns to match the white and a more stooped eagle king (my original sculpt) a slightly altered bishop /owl, and a slightly altered queen - peahen/peacock . The differences are very minor and only a purist would pick them out , so my final 'film noir' version is about 95% as per the film but no where near as accurate as Ricks' who I acknowledge as producing the most film accurate copies - the chess board is an exact reproduction of the film's, though I haven't added the open frame base yet

here's the link to the photo's as I still can't get a photo to load directly to this site
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/105260106426663044266/SebastianSChessSetOriginalAndFilmNoirVersion?authkey=Gv1sRgCPaLk8CP89DyRw&feat=directlink

[andy]

here you go...








Hope this helps.
Andy

[joberg]

Excellent PropJohnny! Lookin' cool

[Nexus6]

Awesome. Totally awesome.
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[jfuste]

Awesome and very interesting! Are you planning to made it available as a kit or so?
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