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Pigeon Chess Set

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There's a saying that you shouldn't play chess with pigeons... but you know what? I will! Literally! And you can too with this silly chess set I created... To start off, I really like pigeons. I think they're cute birds, with the fancy pigeon breeds being very interestingly shaped and diverse, and I wanted to take that saying I mentioned literally.  When making the pieces, I wanted to take some characteristics of the pigeons and apply them to the functions and the look of the chess pieces. The birds and pieces go as follows: King -- Capuchine Pigeon, this bird looked really fancy like it was wearing a robe Queen -- Fantail Pigeon, this bird also looked fancy and elegant Bishop -- Ramsey Loft Pigeon, has some head feathers that I could exaggerate on the piece to look similar to how the bishop looks Knight -- English Carrier Pigeon, has a long neck, and I could model it rearing its head like the knight piece, and this bird is known for its far flying distance, and though it w