Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set

pielock373 · 11-05-2009, 01:45 PM

Bending and constructing the frame

Test fitting the parts

Aluminum disc that will become the base.

The 3-D playing boards

Painting the playing levels.

Mating the frame to the machined based.

The aftermath at my lathe machining the base parts.

Making the smaller attack boards.

Finished.

Playing a match with Robby.

AJK001 · 11-05-2009, 02:00 PM

Nice work!

MooCriket · 11-05-2009, 02:05 PM

Great Job!!!

Treadwell · 11-05-2009, 02:45 PM

Awesome! Now keep Charlie away from it!

Brianpettit · 11-05-2009, 09:52 PM

Now that is soooo cool. Awesome job!

jhusel · 11-05-2009, 09:59 PM

Nicely done!!!!

ItsThatGuy · 11-05-2009, 10:04 PM

I'm in love.

darthgordon · 11-05-2009, 11:52 PM

That is just friggin' fantastic! I am so jealous!

Zodou · 11-05-2009, 11:58 PM

That's awesome -

Well, done!

Zodou · 11-05-2009, 11:59 PM

Oh and - ten on Robby!

knightoftheroc · 11-06-2009, 12:45 AM

Beautiful results, very nicely done! I attempted this in Jr. High, when the manual first came out, and the results were, well, the phrase "train wreck" comes to mind. Now- the biggest obstacle I found to this project: Do you have a set of rules for this layout? I've never found them, and gave up looking ages ago.

micdavis · 11-06-2009, 03:39 AM

The only semi-official set of 3-D chess rules appeared in one of the Star Trek Poster Books. Maybe Number 13. One of them anyway.

feek61 · 11-06-2009, 09:38 AM

Oh man that looks awesome!!!! Great work!!!

ItsThatGuy · 11-06-2009, 09:49 AM

And ideas what they used for a stand in TOS? I was looking up reference shots, looks like a found item.

RS1 · 11-06-2009, 09:52 AM

Nicely done !!

SSgt Burton · 11-06-2009, 10:17 AM

Dude that is all kinds of awesome!!!

Kevin

eaviii · 11-06-2009, 10:25 AM

Very very cool sir-

Doc

Sparticle · 11-06-2009, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knightoftheroc

Do you have a set of rules for this layout? I've never found them, and gave up looking ages ago.

I had 3-D Chess downloaded at one time. If I can find the site, I'll post it here. You could play against the computer (I never won).

apollo · 11-06-2009, 01:26 PM

Beautifully done!

TheSt.LouisKid · 11-06-2009, 01:30 PM

That's friggin' awsome!

A found item and doing it yourself combination project.

Hope you are saving shvings from the base. There are places that buy that stuff back.

Ikariya · 11-06-2009, 02:05 PM

Very nicely built!

Cool to see what vintage parts were used to make it!

pielock373 · 11-06-2009, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsThatGuy

And ideas what they used for a stand in TOS? I was looking up reference shots, looks like a found item.

I looked for months on the INTERNET for globe stands, lamp stands, floor stands of all types both vintage and new and never found anything that looked close enough. Believe me, I didn't want to make it if I could find one!! So I finally gave in and just made the stand from scratch. It was a lot of work but the results were worth it! I always wanted one of these and now I have It!

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE KIND AND ENTHUSIASTIC REPLIES ABOUT MY POSTING.

nickytea · 11-06-2009, 09:53 PM

This is fantastic. Great work!

mgoob · 11-08-2009, 02:19 PM

Really nice work!

The base looks very close to the photos I've seen of it.

Are the chess pieces matches for the screen used ones?

Tremas · 11-08-2009, 03:03 PM

Beautifully done!

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pielock373 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 111 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set Bending and constructing the frame Test fitting the parts Aluminum disc that will become the base. The 3-D playing boards Painting the playing levels. Mating the frame to the machined based. The aftermath at my lathe machining the base parts. Making the smaller attack boards. Finished. Playing a match with Robby. Last edited by pielock373; 11-05-2009 at 01:54 PM.

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Zodou Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 255 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set Oh and - ten on Robby!

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knightoftheroc Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set Beautiful results, very nicely done! I attempted this in Jr. High, when the manual first came out, and the results were, well, the phrase "train wreck" comes to mind. Now- the biggest obstacle I found to this project: Do you have a set of rules for this layout? I've never found them, and gave up looking ages ago.

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micdavis Foux Du Fafa Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 10,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set The only semi-official set of 3-D chess rules appeared in one of the Star Trek Poster Books. Maybe Number 13. One of them anyway.

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ItsThatGuy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 1,335 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set And ideas what they used for a stand in TOS? I was looking up reference shots, looks like a found item.

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eaviii Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set Very very cool sir- Doc

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Ikariya Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California Posts: 210 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set Very nicely built! Cool to see what vintage parts were used to make it!

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