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How great would it be to make Lego models for a living? Ask Derek Seiple: At least part of his income comes from building and selling these Lego chess sets on nerdcraft store Etsy.
The sets are made to order: you pay, then Derek orders the Lego bricks and plates and gets to work building. The process could take up to three weeks, which sounds like a long time until you see the numbers involved. The board is 22.75-inches on each side and one inch thick, with squares of 2.25-inches. The king is 4.5-inches tall, and you can choose custom colors other than black and white.
The astonishing part of this set is the price: $1,295, plus $50 shipping. Even considering the 4,000 pieces that go into making it, and Derek's valuable time, that seems like a lot of cash to us. Cash that could be spend on an even nerdier chess set.
Lego Chess Set [Etsy via Bits & Pieces. Thanks, Derek]
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