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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #150 on: October 17, 2016, 04:02:58 PM »
Last Jedi master pic....


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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #151 on: October 18, 2016, 03:12:30 AM »
You can find my comments on the front pages.

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« Reply #152 on: October 18, 2016, 07:59:31 PM »
Oops.  Two more that got lost in my picture gallery!


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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #153 on: October 19, 2016, 02:55:19 AM »
Nice. Nice. Nice.

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« Reply #154 on: October 22, 2016, 07:33:03 AM »
Chess board Rebel rook.  Jedi Knight.


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« Reply #155 on: October 22, 2016, 07:33:58 AM »
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« Reply #156 on: October 22, 2016, 07:37:30 AM »
The idea behind these two was duality.

White and light colours  VS  Black and darker colours.

Stonework designed like a sun, with growing sprouting vegetation in the spring  VS  grey rocks like the moon, with dying vegetation in fall/winter.

Young Jedi knight  VS  old  Jedi master.

Like with other pieces, I also specifically wanted to avoid the main characters in the movies as much as possible.  Obviously, this wasn't possible, or desired, when it came to Palpatine or Vader, since they are at the pinnacle of the Imperial power structure.  But, it was possible with the Rebel queen and king, since they are minor characters in the movie, but major players in terms of political power and influence for the Rebellion.

That being said, for the Jedi master (Rahm Kota and/or Kanan), the duality aspect also gave me the added feeling and connection to how Luke Skywalker began dressing once reaching Knighthood after Yoda dies and his lightsaber construction in the Tatooine cave (ie - black/dark clothes).

Also, another connection I forgot to mention was the Imperial rooks and knights to the Rebel rooks.  My decisions for those pieces' characters stemmed from choosing first the Rebel Fleet Trooper as the basis for the Rebel Rook.  I then took artistic license in creating a Rebel High Command Trooper with the green/khaki colour.  Then, I decided to use ROTJ's Death Star Trooper for Junior-grade Imperial Officer uniforms in Navy-black and Army-brown, just so I could match the Rebel rook helmets with an Imperial helmet that was visually similar (ie big and goofy).  After that, it was easy to decide to have Field-grade Imperial Officers with Army-green and Navy-grey uniforms as Knights, replacing the Jedi Order, while the Rebel side still has Jedi Knights as chess knights.
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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #157 on: October 22, 2016, 07:39:31 AM »
Wow, this new rook looks fantastic. I also love the contrast with Rahm. Look to see this get to the front page tomorrow. I have used up my Sat. internet time, but wanted to post real quick before I got back to real life. So cool!

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« Reply #158 on: October 25, 2016, 01:47:12 PM »
Group shots.

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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #160 on: October 26, 2016, 02:56:05 AM »
So awesome. I did finally get your Rebel Rook Update on the front pages. I really enjoy this!

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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #161 on: October 26, 2016, 05:33:37 AM »
Another awesome looking piece and great choice.

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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #162 on: November 13, 2016, 06:24:34 AM »
Haven't been on here in a bit.

Here's an update for my Boba Fett western diorama.


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Re: PadawanPainter's Custom Pieces & Chessboard Project
« Reply #163 on: November 13, 2016, 08:14:45 AM »
Looks good to me. Off to share.

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« Reply #164 on: November 14, 2016, 02:43:54 AM »
The dio looks awesome mate well done indeed.

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