Chess Set

The problem with a blog like this is the difficulty of staying "caught up" with the many projects. Sadly, I didn't get a chance to document Sammy's model of the Spaceship Two from Virgin Galactic that really flew.

 This morning Sammy played chess with his dad. They got to talking about why the different pieces have varying physical appearances, and this led to a discussion of the myriad designs of chess sets available on the open market. Intrigued, Sam decided to make his own set, where the pieces would have the appearance of airplanes.

He made his own board (yellow) and two of the pieces. These are the queen and king. 

Aerial view

Underside

Sammy seemed to think it was very important that I photograph the underside. He also wishes to direct your attention to the ailerons on the wings.

For some perspective: he turns six on Tuesday.