![]() Liquid bronze, in this case either white or yellow depending on the family to which the piece belongs, is then poured into the empty casting mold. The pieces themselves are then created in bronze using the ancient cire perdue, or lost wax, technique. In lost wax casting, a mold is made of the object to be replicated, that mold is then coated with a layer of hardened wax, the wax cast is covered with a fire-proof mold and heated in an oven, allowing the wax to melt and flow out. The 3D printed pieces were then used to create a series of master molds. The pieces were first sculpted digitally and then printed on a high-resolution DLP-SLA 3D printer. Called The Art of War, the game pieces are inspired by medieval imagery with a twist of modern fantasy aesthetic and they are beautiful. The battle on the board rages between the family of the Bear King and that of the Eagle King on a specially designed board either in a full-size or a travel-size set. I have to say that in the case of this chess set, Craig Turley and George Barnes, designers at Studioqubed, have outdone themselves. Although still wary, I was hopeful as the designers at Studioqubed have been the creators of amazing pieces in the past, such as a 16″ high 3D printed model of The War Machine for Denver’s Comic Con back in July. ![]() The sets have ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous to the downright ugly and just when I thought I couldn’t possibly stomach one more, my editor sent me a story on a chess game created by Studioqubed. ![]() Have seen a lot of 3D printed chess sets in my day, it seems to be a project that just cries out to 3D print enthusiasts, almost as a rite of passage.
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