Omar: I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. It’s all in the game though, right?
I know that we’ve covered chess sets, Gangsta mashups, and other models by Renosis. But how could we pass this one up? It’s simultaneously one of the best mashups and one of the best chess sets on Thingiverse, as well as a brilliant metaphor for life. Aren’t we all in the game, somewhere, whether or not we want to be?
I personally admire the rook, pictured here. Not only is he one of the most handsome models on the board, he’s also one of the most important pieces. The model is brilliant, with the turreted head, he is at once jester and stalwart, the corner and turning-point of one’s strategy.
This is a brilliant set of models and one of the best original works on Thingiverse. Thanks to Renosis and all the other modelers who’ve made Thingiverse the vibrant community that it is today.
This is Gangsta Chess! Now you can wage your own criminal underground turf war in your home!
This design is a mashup/derivative based on the original gangsta, created by the OG himself, Yzorg.
I designed this as an entry to a design challenge that was created to settle a friendly disagreement between MakerBlock and I. I guess this is how makers settle disputes!
Each gangsta has his own special chess style hat (or replacement head for the knight) to signify which piece he is. He also has a piece logo on his shirt, to make it easier to identify the pieces, because there is nothing more frustrating than playing chess with pieces that are hard to identify or not instantly recognizable.
Unfortunately, the deadline for the challenge is coming up really fast, so I was only able to print up the black pieces minus pawns. I expect to use Z scaled down gangstas for pawns.
The files were created in OpenScad. I have uploaded the file, but the code isn't that clean.
Thanks to Syvwlch and MakerBlock for their advice during creation. Update: Unfortunately, the pawns, which I am printing 8 simultaneously, are going to take 6 hours to print! So, I probably won't have the entire chess set printed (white pieces) until Wednesday morning.
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Thanks for the mad props! I had fun making it. The best part, I created this as an entry for a design challenge to settle a disagreement between Makerblock and I. If it wasn’t for that, this would have never been created.
The Rook is my favorite too.