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Postby Collector Maximus » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:54 am

Not bad. I assume they will color the squares. I also hope this may spawn other Tf chess sets. I would have a hard time passing this up unless it's ridiculously expensive.
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Postby Stormrider » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:13 am

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It's strange to see that the board does not have light and dark spaces. Everything is the same tone.
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Postby . . : : Menasor : : . . » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:29 am

How is this a Chesss set?? There are no pawns!
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Postby Bluebullet » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:38 am

Finn wrote:How is this a Chesss set?? There are no pawns!

As previously stated, Bumblebee and Kickback are the pawns. Dumb, yes. Crap, I know.
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Postby bluecatcinema » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:11 am

Kickback? It should have been Rumble!
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Postby WarHorse » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:32 am

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Postby jgilkinson » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:19 am

that isnt worth the price... i expected something bigger and made of something like pewter or perhaps glass
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Postby Koloth » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:11 am

jgilkinson wrote:that isnt worth the price... i expected something bigger and made of something like pewter or perhaps glass


Exactly what I was thinking. This set looks like it is made of plastic. I wouldn't pay $250 for something that looks like a cheap childrens toy. An expensive high quality chess set should look like an expensive high quality chess set. Something you display proudly. I would hide this thing in shame.
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Postby God Magnus » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:45 am

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bluecatcinema wrote:Kickback? It should have been Rumble!


Rumble? It should have been Reflector!

I bet we could keep this up.

jgilkinson wrote:that isnt worth the price... i expected something bigger and made of something like pewter or perhaps glass


Um, they are pewter. However, I do agree that it's way too expensive.
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Postby Sunstar » Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:33 pm

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God Magnus wrote:
bluecatcinema wrote:Kickback? It should have been Rumble!


Rumble? It should have been Reflector!

I bet we could keep this up.

jgilkinson wrote:that isnt worth the price... i expected something bigger and made of something like pewter or perhaps glass


Um, they are pewter. However, I do agree that it's way too expensive.


if they are Pewter they are using the HOC / SFC molds. There is no real original work here, no new sculpts. I've seen some beautiful chess sets and I always thought a tf one would have been wonderful. This is not a chess set I would take out to wow another chess player. I agree with koloth when he says:

An expensive high quality chess set should look like an expensive high quality chess set. Something you display proudly. I would hide this thing in shame.


This is not what I consider high quality. It is expensive though, but for what? As I have said, I am pretty certaan they are having a reuse of the HOC figures.

I probably won't be getting this unless I see changes, or maybe there'll be one I like somewhere else. Glad I did not preorder it myself..I thought about it.

I have seen wonderful sets for 200 canadian, detailed peices, amazing board...
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