Star Wars 3D Chess Set

I got this wonderful Star Wars chess set as a gift last Christmas. Its a huge set, being a bit bigger than my usual wood, traditional chess sets.

The box top opens to reveal the figures mounted in a pvc shell with the board and an owner's manual behind. The set is distributed by United Labels Comicware based out in Spain but does not specify which country the components were manufactured in. Funny though that the box art features Republic Clone Troopers rather than the Imperial Stormtroopers. Call me stuck up but it gets me the same way when some people don't differentiate between Republican Roman Legions and Imperial Roman Legions. Ah, Gods of Geekery!

Anyway, the set features the Galactic Empire versus the Rebel Alliance with The heroes and villains acting as the playing pieces. Unboxing the content, you'll find the following game contents:

Black (Galactic Empire)

Emperor Palpatine (King)
Darth Vader (Queen)
Imperial Stormtrooper (Bishop)
Imperial Royal Guard (Knight)
Boba Fett (Rook)
Tie Fighter (Pawn)

White (Rebel Alliance)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (King)
Princess Leia (Queen)
Han Solo (Bishop)
Luke Skywalker with Yoda (Knight)
C3P0 and R2D2 (Rook)

The figures are around 80cm high each with the space fighters being around an inch and a quarter in length. Sculpting of each figure looks acceptable with notable pieces being the Tie Fighter, Darth Vader, Luke & Yoda and of course the droids. Some of the details on these pieces are nicely done and crisply casted. The paint applications though is pretty basic with some mispainted items marring nice figures. Maybe I'll repaint these when the mood strikes.

Pics of each piece tomorrow!

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