Alright, so while i was gazing aimlessly at all the bagged figures from IE that i would never possibly use...like the Rebel Trooper, and Stormtrooper, a brilliant idea struck me. Why not repaint some Rebels and Imps and create a chess game using these figures!

So, i'm putting this plan into action. So far, here's what I've come up with in terms of what pieces should represent a certain chess piece:

Rebels (Gold)
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8 Pawns = 8 Rebel Troopers (IE?)
2 Rooks = 2 (Hoth/Normal/Commando?) Rebel Officers (?)
2 Knights = 2 Wookies (TFU?)
2 Bishops = 2 (Elite?) Hoth Troopers (TFU?)
1 Queen = Luke Skywalker (?)
1 King = Leia (?)

Imperials (Silver)
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8 Pawns = 8 Stormtroopers (IE?)
2 Rooks = 2 (Storm/Snow/Sand/Normal?) Imperial Officers (?)
2 Knights = (Whipid Trackers?)
2 Bishops = 2 Snow Troopers (TFU?)
1 Queen = Vader (KOTOR?)
1 King = Palpatine (?)


So those are my current blueprints. Note that a pair of parentthesis with a "?" inside it signifies i'm not sure what to do yet. For example, the "(?)" next to the Stormies and Rebel Troopers means that I'm planning to use the IE versions, but aren't sure (another candidate for the stormtroopers are the TFU marshmellow ones, but those are harder to find).


Here's a few setbacks:
1) Some of the characters I don't know how to get. for example, how in the world am i going to get a cheap Imperial Palpy? Maybe a D&D figure or something that i can repaint. Thoughts?

2) The "Queen and King" thing. Notice how Luke is the Queen and Leia is the King. It's confusing, but i thought it made more sense since Luke is a jedi and leia is, well, a princess to say the least. In the game of chess the queen is the strongest piece you have and the king is who you're supposed to "protect". so it made most snese to me this way. Again, please let me know if you think something should be changed.

3) I don't know what version to use of each piece that has multiple reprints. Example: I'm definitely not going to repaint a Luke JM figure over a Luke Jedi figure. So somewhere I have to find balance between a cool sculpt/cost of figure.

4) I have no clue who to use for the Imperial Knights (haha, there was a pun there :P ). So far i've put Whipid trackers as them, but i don't think that belongs. Thoughts?



In addition, if you have any of the mentioned pieces above and maybe they're possibly orphaned figs and you want to find a good home for them, they'll be given a great one here . I can even trade, though I don't really want to give much for them either since I'll just be repainting them anyways.


Help! Thoughts/comments appreciated :)

I'd move the Snowtroopers to be knights and use imperial commanders as bishops. Tarkin and Thrawn perhaps.

for the imp knights, I would suggest using the actual imp knights (in red armor and white lightsaber)
and luke and leia I THINK should switch just because leia becomes a jedi to, BUT I still see your idea and love it! overall I really like it!

Why paint them? My brother and I use SWM as chess pieces, but we never paint them. IMO, they're much cooler and more distinquishable if they are left the way they are.