Thursday, September 18, 2014

Complete Set

I'm uploading screen shots of the completed set.
Now the pawn... I'm making it just under 2/3 the height of the rook & knight, 42 mm. The base will be 18 mm, for a b/h = 43%. My intent is to leave enough room in the hollow base for DIY weights. Weighting the pieces ... I once used plaster of Paris to weight some hollow plastic pieces. I might do that again, except add BB shot to the mix. Alternatively, silicone cement or Gorilla Glue would do nicely as a matrix for those BBs. All the pieces have a hollow base with a rim around the hole to make weighting easy. Felt bases ... Felt is a necessity. I will be shopping local hobby supply stores to see what's available.

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