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I've mentioned this Monopoly game here before but I didn't have pictures where I could find them at the time. I finally came across those pictures so here you go:
I made this 10 years ago. A friend whose son was a huge Monopoly fan and had a collection going asked me to give him a quote to make a custom Monopoly game for his son's upcoming birthday. So I did, the price was approved and this is what came of it. The indoor pictures of the player pieces are really poor but I can't do much about that now. So I apologize in advance for the poor quality of some of the photographs.
I never did know what kind of wood I used to make the board. The top of the board is stained. The whole thing is coated with spray lacquer. The player pips are whittled from pine. The beer in the mug is made from clear epoxy with a drop of yellow food coloring added. And the houses and hotels are made from poplar.
The black lines, text and outlines on the various parts (the board, player pieces and buildings) are all burnt in with a soldering iron. No black paint was used, except for the trains. And even the trains are outlined with burnt, black lines. The lines on the board are all burnt deep enough as to create a recessed groove that mimic carved grooves.
Most of the paints are enamel nail polishes. A one color had to be created by first painting a base of one color, then using a semi-translucent enamel paint of another color. Amazingly, I was able to match all of the colors very, very closely to the official Monopoly colors on the cards.
The recipient was very pleased with the piece. As was I. Even though I don't enjoy playing that game at all, after I got it done, I really wished I could have kept it.
Enjoy.
Overview 1:
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Overview 2:
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Close-up of logo:
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Guess what? Those are real 3pt diamonds in those eyes! Seriously.
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Corner shot:
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I made this 10 years ago. A friend whose son was a huge Monopoly fan and had a collection going asked me to give him a quote to make a custom Monopoly game for his son's upcoming birthday. So I did, the price was approved and this is what came of it. The indoor pictures of the player pieces are really poor but I can't do much about that now. So I apologize in advance for the poor quality of some of the photographs.
I never did know what kind of wood I used to make the board. The top of the board is stained. The whole thing is coated with spray lacquer. The player pips are whittled from pine. The beer in the mug is made from clear epoxy with a drop of yellow food coloring added. And the houses and hotels are made from poplar.
The black lines, text and outlines on the various parts (the board, player pieces and buildings) are all burnt in with a soldering iron. No black paint was used, except for the trains. And even the trains are outlined with burnt, black lines. The lines on the board are all burnt deep enough as to create a recessed groove that mimic carved grooves.
Most of the paints are enamel nail polishes. A one color had to be created by first painting a base of one color, then using a semi-translucent enamel paint of another color. Amazingly, I was able to match all of the colors very, very closely to the official Monopoly colors on the cards.
The recipient was very pleased with the piece. As was I. Even though I don't enjoy playing that game at all, after I got it done, I really wished I could have kept it.
Enjoy.
Overview 1:
Overview 2:
Close-up of logo:
Guess what? Those are real 3pt diamonds in those eyes! Seriously.
Corner shot:
Maybe they can throw some bailout bucks your way to fancy up their situation! :laughing::laughing:
