Just finished: TOS Star Trek 3-D Chess Set

[pielock373]

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]

Nice work!

 

[MooCriket]

Great Job!!!

 

[Treadwell]

Awesome! Now keep Charlie away from it!

 

[Brianpettit]

Now that is soooo cool. Awesome job!

 

[jhusel]

Nicely done!!!!

 

[ItsThatGuy]

:eek I'm in love.

 

[darthgordon]

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

 

[Zodou]

That's awesome - :eek

Well, done!

 

[Zodou]

Oh and - ten on Robby!

 

[knightoftheroc]

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]

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]

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

 

[ItsThatGuy]

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

 

[RS1]

Nicely done !!

 

[SSgt Burton]

Dude that is all kinds of awesome!!! :eek :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup


Kevin

 

[eaviii]

Very very cool sir-

Doc

 

[Sparticle]

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]

Beautifully done! :thumbsup

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

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.