Alien Life Chess Set

Name: Alien Life Chess Set (3D printed)
Brand: Hark Tech
Price: 20.13 GBP
Availability: InStock

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TPU has a £11.50 print-order minimum. ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon and PETG-CF have a £46 minimum; PA-CF has a £69 minimum. Delivery is shown separately in your cart.

Need a few parts? Add them to one cart. One order minimum and one postage charge cover the cart: £6.90 for standard materials, £11.50 with TPU, £46 with ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon or PETG-CF, or £69 with PA-CF.

Please check the model files include everything you need before ordering. We print the files as published by the creator, so you receive the parts in the model, not necessarily a finished assembly shown in any photos. These are community designs by their original creators; we manufacture and post them but cannot guarantee fitment for your specific appliance or use case - check the original design page for compatibility.

About this print

A full chess set with alien-inspired piece designs, modelled in Blender and drawing on extraterrestrial aesthetic themes. Each piece represents a standard chess rank, with the overall design giving the set a science-fiction character suited to play or display. The set prints as individual pieces that are assembled into a complete game. PLA is a practical choice here, as it is easy to print in a range of colours and holds fine surface detail well.

From the original design page

Original maker's notes

By evajurman on Thingiverse · CC-BY

## Alien Life Chess Set
This is an "Alien Life" chess set. Inspired by the Black Marker in Dead Space (and 3d prints of it, found on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1538807) this is an original chess set, designed by myself and modeled in blender. I haven't had too much experience in printing 3d models (except for another chess set I made a long while back), so any feedback or comments would be much appreciated!

**_Thank you so much @tselling for the most excellent pictures of the pieces lined up!_**

**_And thanks to [Access3Dservices](https://www.instagram.com/access3dservices) for the awesome pictures of the pieces on the print bed (black and white - full set)! Checkout their [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/access3dservices) for more awesome stuff!_**

Thanks guys for the awesome feedback! If you have some pictures of the set I'd love to see it!

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#### Update Log
UPDATE: MAY 22nd 2016: I have re-uploaded all the files in proper mm units (with the king being 37.25 x 37.25 x 80.75 mm or 1.46 x 1.46 x 3.18 in). I have also included a full set including 8 Pawns, 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, a King, and of course a Queen.

UPDATE: JUNE 16th 2016: I have re-uploaded (again) all the files. Thanks to the help of **cymon**, whose helped me make the set more print ready! Also, have run it through Microsoft / Netfabb's 3d model fixer - https://netfabb.azurewebsites.net/, but if there are any issues please mention it. Again THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS... so I will occasionally make changes. These changes make the set more print friendly (especially for FFF printers), or for aesthetic reasons. While the Pawn and Rook are mostly unchanged, the bishop should be slightly more FFF friendly, the Knight looks more like a classic Knight piece, King has thicker limbs as does the Queen for easier printing.
UPDATE: JUNE 20th 2016: Uploaded new versions of King and Knight (and updated FullSet and PieceSet for those respective changes). I can say that I'm now really pleased how all the pieces came out- sorry for making so many changes. This will be my last change for a while (unless there is a glaring issue that needs resolving). Any feedback is welcomed, design or otherwise. Thanks!
UPDATE: AUGUST 19th 2016, the knights aren't flat on the ground with the rest of the pieces!! Oh no! It is fixed now tho. Thanks for pointing it out **1sPiRe**

Formatting may have been simplified. These are the independent maker's instructions and fitment claims; Hark Tech has not independently verified them.

Printing Alien Life Chess Set

For Alien Life Chess Set we would normally reach for PLA — it is the easy, economical default and suits the majority of models. We set the layer height, wall count, infill and supports to suit the model and how you will use it, and those choices are already priced into your instant quote. Want a specific colour or material? Tell us and we will match it where we can.

Model details

Downloads at source	24,275
Likes at source	2,768
Original model	View on Thingiverse
Designer	evajurman
Licence	CC-BY

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