Rational

For my Toy development piece I had the honour of choosing a collectors item. I've always personally wanted a large, glorious chess set, so making a delicious chess piece that isn't designed for 16years and under seemed like a good fun path to go down.

My license was a tricky question. So many of the more interesting licenses already had chess sets to match, so i decided to go with my world from Major Project; Kings and Martyrs. This time my character focus was going to be on a protagonist I decided. So I chose James 'Hoppy' Hopkinson, leader and general badass of the resistance. He is based off a real life person so i got insight into what he would want as a chess piece, and he chose Knight. Easy decision. So I decided to incorporate Hoppy's space-bike (for lack of a better term).

Originally the piece was going to be 3D printed but after Garrys fascinating tutorial on holding and casting i thought id try my hand at that. A decision I wasn't prepared for but have completed nonetheless, albeit after at least three trial and error rounds.

Ive learnt a great deal about the process of starting in digital design through the construction into physical and, though my model didn't turn out as pristine as i had hoped, it gave me firmer understanding of the design process.

Now I have a better chance than ever to become the pokemon champion!