"28mm Seljuks & Crusaders for Chess Board" Topic
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| ntdars | 18 Jul 2018 5:17 p.m. PST |
Hey guys! My family has been obsessed with the Turkish show Ertugrul recently ( think Turkish Game of Thrones ) and I've decided to make a chess set with painted Seljuk and Crusader miniatures. I've been looking around and have found quite a bit of models – deciding on which to use for each piece has proven difficult though, especially Turkish Bishop pieces which I imagine could just be a Imam or something. Anyone have any cool links to things that might make sweet chess pieces? So far I was thinking, Pawns are basic infantry
Knights are mounted infantry
Castle's are mini 6mm dioramas that fit the them of each side ( Turkish/Arabic castle and a Crusader castle )
Bishops are Priests for Crusaders and Imams for the Turks
King is another mounted figure, was thinking of just using Saladin ( link ) for the Turks
Queen is the only female figure on each side. |
| ntdars | 18 Jul 2018 5:27 p.m. PST |
I found these models, they'd make PERFECT Bishops I think;
No idea where they're from though. |
| Cyrus the Great | 18 Jul 2018 9:38 p.m. PST |
The one on the right.
link |
| Cyrus the Great | 18 Jul 2018 9:42 p.m. PST |
I thought the one on the left was Gripping Beast, but I can't find it.
Here are some others from Gripping Beast. link
link It is a Gripping Beast figure on the left.
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| arthur1815 | 19 Jul 2018 5:26 a.m. PST |
I would not follow the modern convention of denoting the most powerful piece 'The Queen', and using a female figure. Surely the 'Queen' should be a battlefield/strategic commander like Saladin or Richard Lionheart? |
| ntdars | 19 Jul 2018 8:25 p.m. PST |
Not sure what I understand what you mean @arthur1815 , the "Queen" piece seems to be have been around even before the 15th century? Unless I'm mistaken. |
| Druzhina | 20 Jul 2018 10:46 p.m. PST |
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