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@ Jean-Louis

If I looked at the right pictures in one of your earlier links (title of it including 'recent', I think), I didn't like the second Centaur option pictured because I thought it reminded me rather more of a bishop, at least without looking too carefully.

Perhaps that can be 'solved' if it's possible to include a lot more of the base of a knight, maybe even up to horse neck level, including much thicker 'carved lines' at the spine (maybe certain Staunton sets are that way?), and having the bend of the figurine somehow eliminated could be good.

Either that, or use a spikey style hairdo on the knight, like a punk-look. :)

I've now created a model based on that idea. Now I just have to figure out how to implement a Punk Knight. :)

(This could lead to Punk Bishop, Punk Rook, Punk Camel, Punk Zebra....)

@Bob: I'm sure you won't stop there. I look forward for your Rasta Knight, Rasta Bishop (!), etc.

@Kevin: I'll see if I can do better.

Hi J-L

I may have been too critical, based on seeing the picture, like an earlier post of yours alluded to. If you're holding it up close and it looks fine to you, by all means stick with it.

K

Don t worry Kevin for that. All my friendship and thoughts for you in these moments.

Could this one be a Centaur?

This is looking a lot more like a centaur than your previous attempt. But it also looks like it has floppy ears like a dog and some kind of collar, which also adds to the dog-like appearance. Since you’re showing the rear end, adding a horse tail over it would be a nice touch.

I've added a tail. I put the arm a bit upper (it was not a collar). I reworked the neck a little bit (I guess is what was taken for ... ears). How is it now?

The "floppy ears" is an optical illusion on the white one only. Similarly, the black one has an illusion of a Bishop-like cleft. Neither is a major problem with the others present. However, I'd agree with taking out that ridge across the front.

Otherwise, I absolutely prefer this model of yours, Jean-Louis. It's probably the best-done Centaur model yet, from anyone.

Edit: My comment crossed paths with your second attempt, which is much better. In fact, it's as near to perfect as I could imagine.

I've added a tail. I put the arm a bit upper (it was not a collar). I reworked the neck a little bit (I guess is what was taken for ... ears). How is it now?

With the arms and the tail, it is looking a lot more like a centaur

With the height (if not the style) of the headgear (and in the first image the barely‐noticeable arms), my first thought was rather of the Lamassu (a creature yet to be graced with a place in a CV)

But I agree it's probably the most centaurine piece model I've seen so far

@Bn Em: I like that reference to the Lamassu. Some of the Afrasiab set, the oldest chess set known, have always made me think of that creature. Maybe I was inconsciently influenced :=)?

I will print this design in few weeks to see how it looks like in hands.

With the height (if not the style) of the headgear (and in the first image the barely‐noticeable arms), my first thought was rather of the Lamassu (a creature yet to be graced with a place in a CV)

Hm. It looks like it might work as a K4N0CZ. :)

Isn't that Gilman's [D?B]?

The term ‘Lama’ he uses for that is a religious title (incl., f.ex., the Dalai Lama); as best as I can tell the word is totally unrelated

The term ‘Lama’ he uses for that is a religious title (incl., f.ex., the Dalai Lama); as best as I can tell the word is totally unrelated

It's also been sometimes mistakenly called a Llama, which is also unrelated to either (though to be fair, Lama is the name of the genus that includes llamas, alpacas, and others).

@Bn Em: I like that reference to the Lamassu. Some of the Afrasiab set, the oldest chess set known, have always made me think of that creature. Maybe I was inconsciently influenced :=)?

I will print this design in few weeks to see how it looks like in hands.

I finally found an AI that knows how to draw a centaur. So I replaced the old AI images with one new AI image. Since I hadn't done so already, I added printable pieces by Jean-Louis Cazaux and Bob Greenwade.