Post Your Chess Sets

I wonder if when you checkmate your opponent, do they have to say:

"Elvis has left the building."

This is an aluminum set I picked up a few years ago - looks like it might have been made by someone in a machine shop so it might well be a one of a kind.

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The kings are about 5" high - the box it is in in the first picture is a box for a gallant knight 5" set.  

I picked up this set tonight:

It should get to me in a week or so - I hope I can find some info on who made it when it gets here. The case is 19.5" x 14.5" x 6.5" so maybe 2" squares on the board and 4-5" kings.   

3" squares, hand carved in Thailand

why are the pawns different in the machined set?

I haven't got the set yet but it looks like the black ones and one of the white ones has a chrome looking cap -  hopefully they are actually there and the seller didn't know what they were.  If not I will have to round up a substitute,  And the ones with the missing caps don't look that bad (at least from the picture) so I might just take them all off so everything matches,   Be easier to decide once I can see the set IRL.

(I just noticed in the second photo there are some silver objects in the compartment  to the far right - I bet those are the missing caps.)

I'm glad. The above looks like a size 12 foot stuffed into a size 9 shoe. It hurts just looking at it .

The set I posted about arrived.  It is actually made of common hardware (for example the kings' "wings" are, well, wing nuts).   So very likely homemade and one of a kind.

The board is handpainted with 2" squares and the kings are 4" high.   

The caps are plastic ones (they look like something calcustom would have made) so hopefully I can track some more down to finish the pawns.

Lou...now that really does hurt. 

The carvers had a field day with those Knights

A few pics of my Bundesform:

 Nice!

What game am I reviewing?

The players? Date? Location?

Here's a clue: White had his back turned towards the action that he sought.

wow

Ooooh! Ooooh! I know!