Pokemon Chess

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Human: Complete Pokemon Chess Set weights (including supports, but not including raft) King 1: Mew - 10.79g King 2: Mewtwo - 11.54g Queen: Pikachu - 11.32g Bishop: Bulbasaur - 9.37g Knight: Charmander - 8.74g Rook: Squirtle - 10.12g Pawn: Pokeball - 5.63g I made this chess set as a gift to my friend using Tinkercad. All pieces were designed as close to regulation size as possible while still maintaining the appeal of the Pokemon figures on top. Sizes of pieces range from around 40mm (Pawn) to roughly 72mm (King 2) Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator Rafts: Yes Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.2 Infill: 10% How I Designed This The entire design was done through the Tinkercad online 3D design program, and consisted of multiple files pulled off of Thingiverse. In order to create the prints, I downloaded the design for pre-made 3D chess pieces. The chess pieces were then adjusted so that each piece would have a flat top to act as the base for the Pokemon. Each piece was also scaled down so that even after placing the Pokemon on top, they would still be near regulation sizes. Individual Pokemon designs were then downloaded and placed at the top of the pieces after being scaled down. Minor changes were then made, such as putting a notch in Bulbasaur's bulb, or placing a sword in Charmander's hands. Pokeball Pawns were made by simply taking a regular chess pawn and editing to sphere on top to resemble a Pokeball. Instructions Quantity and color of each piece Mew King - ------------Black (0) - White (1) Mewtwo King --------- Black (1) - White (0) Pikachu Queen ------ Black (1) - White (1) Bulbasaur Bishop --- Black (2) - White (2) Charmander Knight - Black (2) - White (2) Squirtle Rook - --------Black (2) - White (2) Pokeball Pawn ------- Black (8) - White (8) More complex pieces (Mew and Mewtwo King) should be printed with better resolution (0.1) to look better. I have found that other pieces (Bulbasaur Bishop) commonly misprint at better resolutions, and so is better printed at a lower resolution (0.2 or 0.3).