Toys: MESS Production

The price we pay for mass production:


Cheap, messy, crappy products. Look at the colouring on the chess pieces: a lot of bleeding and some are not coloured. And the carving work is absolutely horrible. I can't make out what some of the pieces are trying to depict. Found recently in Chinatown for SG$1.25.


This is what I found in Penang a few months ago. Over 20 years old: you can tell from the traditional characters. Colouring and carving are clear and precise. From a game called Air, Land & Sea Battle Chess (海陆空战棋）