You’re going to want to take a look at this fun project [Alistair MacDonald] just finished up. He calls it Ninja Chess.
He’s had the idea to 3D print a complete set of ninjas vs pirates for a chess board, but, let’s be real; printing thirty-two chess pieces would take a long time. He opted to use a laser cutter instead, and so far, only has the Ninja characters drawn. But it still makes for a pretty awesome chess board.
He drew the characters in Inkscape and they’re pretty darn cute. He has all the files available over on his Instructable including the .DXF for the laser cut outlines, and the image files for you to print off the decals. But unless you’re good with scissors, we recommend using your hackerspace’s automated paper cutter to help speed things up.
Is it a hack? Not really, but it’d be an excellent addition to anyone’s workshop. And while we sail under the Jolly Wrencher, we too can appreciate the novelty of a Ninja chess board.
For a more detailed build, did you see the 3D laser cut chess pieces we shared a few weeks ago? No that’s not a typo — you can use a laser cutter to do more than just two-dimensional cutting…
They mustn’t be real Ninjas. I can see them.
No, they’re kabuki theatre stage hands.
Anyway, shouldn’t it be “pirates Vs ninjas”?
The phrase is either “we sail under the Jolly Wrencher” or “we fly the Jolly Wrencher”. I don’t know how one would sail a flag…
On topic: They might look a little more professional if, instead of gluing printed paper to the plastic, one were to use the laser to engrave the details, fill them with paint or resin, then sand and polish the pieces smooth. It would require using two different colors of acrylic, though.
Cool story bro
No fish net stocking Ninja girl as the Queen!?