Awesome, thanks Jintosh!
Need Identification: Chess set from Highlander - The Series
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Hahahahahaha. So.....I was looking up the history of the E.S. Lowe chess set. And I saw that people had made copies of the set, and this site identified the knock offs by name.
One of the knock offs was the ROXY CHESS SET. I went to eBay and bought myself one of the Roxy sets. I haven't received it yet, but here is a pic from the auction.
Whoever thought that they would not even be using an original set, but a copy instead.
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This is awesome Jintosh! Thanks so much for finding this.
I would've been surprised if Highlander used the original set. The series was shot on an extremely small budget. Syndicated TV in the 90's
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I would've been surprised if Highlander used the original set. The series was shot on an extremely small budget. Syndicated TV in the 90's
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I have no skill at painting. That'll have to wait till I find someone in the USA that'll do it.
This is why I love the rpf. Just ordered a set of roxy pieces myself and will get a local here in ecuador to make an 18" X 18" Drueke styled board for me. Will put a wash on the white pieces to give them the antiqued look.
Sean
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Don't feel alone. I'm still an Infant when it come's to painting. but I hear the trick is to just dive right in...:thumbsup
Yes, I was a bulldog this time. I looked up the History of the original set because I thought I would find a picture of the 15th century one it's modeled after. Instead, I found a copy that was dead on. My persistence paid off, but in an unexpected way.
thejoker030
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It's been 7 years since this thread saw a post, but I'll try amd revive it.
Have you ever watched a movie / TV show and saw something kinda unique in it that you thought would be cool to have?
For me, it was this chess set from Highlander: The Series.
I found all 32 pieces and the board, all from the 1960s-1970s. All the pieces had their original weights, which is rare, but most of the felts were missing.
I decided to paint the pieces and try to match them as close as I could (I'm not Picasso) to the show. I also re-felted the bottoms.
Have you ever watched a movie / TV show and saw something kinda unique in it that you thought would be cool to have?
For me, it was this chess set from Highlander: The Series.
I found all 32 pieces and the board, all from the 1960s-1970s. All the pieces had their original weights, which is rare, but most of the felts were missing.
I decided to paint the pieces and try to match them as close as I could (I'm not Picasso) to the show. I also re-felted the bottoms.
