Otto Bjornik's Shah Mat++ chess set 9" custom Dunnys!

You might recall late last year when we wrote about the fantastic custom chess set that Otto Bjornik had created using Dunnys and Mini-Totems. Now, celebration of Father's Day, Bjornik is revisiting the design, having crafted 9-inch-tall custom Dunnys for the Black & White Kings & Queens of the chess board. This seems a fitting tribute to his father, as Bjornik informs us that one of his fondest childhood memories was his father playing "chess with me almost every day when I was a kid."

And it should come as no surprise to fans of Bjornik that these pieces look perfectly constructed in every regard. All four figures will go on sale today in Bjornik's web store, with an asking price of $500 per piece — though he does state that he hopes to keep the king and queen from each color together. While this might seem like a pricy investment, given Bjornik's talent it's also a worthwhile one.