At MCM Expo 2011 with some idolized fictional men. |
I can finally check it off my to-do list. I made myself a relatively life-size Weighted Companion Cube; as a costume for MCM Expo London no less!
I’d debated whether to make it primarily out of Styrofoam or cardboard but opted for the latter on a budget. Cardboard, papier maché, a tube of super glue, duct tape and a whole lot of love went into making my companion a reality. I suppose I should also factor in wine and the Drive-by Truckers into my budget as they also made for good company throughout a fair chunk of the process.
After some awkward measuring of screen captures of Portal gameplay to work out proportions, I began the process by making templates of the pieces I would use to layer the raised corner edges of the cube. Here is where I don’t lie and admit that about 10 hours of work went into the cube by the point that all of said layering was done.
And now comes the point that I am trying to pawn it off online because I sadly do not have the floorspace for it and ironically, I just cannot bear to throw it away; it has been a faithful companion
He is so beautiful! I still can't get over him! If he were in Canada, I would find a way to turn him into a side table!!!
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