Star Wars: A New Hope LEGO Chess Set

WonderHowTo WorldLEGO People points us to an amazing chess set made with LEGOStar Wars characters.

LEGO fanatic Brandon Griffith of Hollywood, CA, plans to build three different chess sets, one per each original episode. Pictured below is his first completed set, Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess.

Griffith states:



My goals with the individual chess pieces is to:

1. Is durable enough to play the game with.

2. Present a piece that closely represents a scene form the movie. My favorites are "Obi-wan and the tractor beam" & "Greedo"

The chess board:

1. Built strong enough to carry with out breaking

2. The playing area easily removes from the rest of the board to reveal compartments to store the pieces.

3. The detailing on the side on the board utilizes a lot of SNOT (Studs Not On Tops) techniques. This a technique that came out of the Adult Lego community.

Other Facts:

1. The chess board is built on a base of layered Lego plates.

2. Weighs 25lbs.

3. the Minifigs were the most expensive part on the chess set.

For more images, check out Griffith's Flickr set.

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