Birthday Gift I made (Portal Related)

[NiN^_^NiN]

Because I love this site and a lot of people show off other non arcade related projects I thought I would show off something I made for someone very dear to me for her birthday.

I semi recently moved into my own house and I sadly don't have any tools so building this Companion Cube was quite hard I know a lot of you guys could of done a better Job but I don't think it's too bad at all





I also made a stencil and put the Aperture Logo onto a shipping box came out quite nice


I have more pictures on my tumblr if you want to see

The Presents and Companion Cube
http://tumblr.com/x403po6why

And a Semi How-To/Construction Guide
http://tumblr.com/x403pnz90f

What do you guys think? not to shabby?

[Malenko]

That's awesome. I want one (shipped to me in an apeture box!)!

[Mikezilla]

I cant see it. 

[Nephasth]

Where did you get that book? I need to read that to the kids at bedtime!

[RayB]

Does your girlfriend (or whoever the recipient is) actually play and love Portal? Or are you the portal fan?

Just curious because often I see guys putting all this effort into DIY gifts like this and I can't help but think of the Simpsons episode where Homer gave Marge a bowling ball with his own name engraved on it.

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. Honest question that pops into my mind often. I've caught myself wanting to do similar, like build a custom MAME cab for a significant other, and then remind myself *I'm* the arcade nut, not her.

[jfunk]

Where did you get that book? I need to read that to the kids at bedtime!

A great book.  Hilarious    Leaked and went viral a while back.  You can get it on Amazon  

[Vigo]

Does your girlfriend (or whoever the recipient is) actually play and love Portal? Or are you the portal fan?

Just curious because often I see guys putting all this effort into DIY gifts like this and I can't help but think of the Simpsons episode where Homer gave Marge a bowling ball with his own name engraved on it.

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. Honest question that pops into my mind often. I've caught myself wanting to do similar, like build a custom MAME cab for a significant other, and then remind myself *I'm* the arcade nut, not her.

Chicks seem to dig the companion cube.  They just do. I don't doubt at all that she would love it. 

Although my wife would have no problem dumping the companion cube in the incinerator, she likes games more like Harvest Moon. Her games need to be obnoxiously cute.

 

[AtomSmasher]

Where did you get that book? I need to read that to the kids at bedtime!

A great book.  Hilarious    Leaked and went viral a while back.  You can get it on Amazon  

Samuel L Jackson did the audiobook version of it which was available online for a little while.

[jfunk]

Where did you get that book? I need to read that to the kids at bedtime!

A great book.  Hilarious    Leaked and went viral a while back.  You can get it on Amazon  

Samuel L Jackson did the audiobook version of it which was available online for a little while.

It was free on audible.com for a while..  Now appears to be $1.71...  Weird...

Oh, and BTW..  Love the gifts..  Well executed 

[NiN^_^NiN]

Where did you get that book? I need to read that to the kids at bedtime!

Got it off Amazon and if you look closely you will see a small black object poking out of the top right.
Plug some headphones into it and it's the Samuel L. Jackson Audio book of it 

Does your girlfriend (or whoever the recipient is) actually play and love Portal? Or are you the portal fan?

Just curious because often I see guys putting all this effort into DIY gifts like this and I can't help but think of the Simpsons episode where Homer gave Marge a bowling ball with his own name engraved on it.

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. Honest question that pops into my mind often. I've caught myself wanting to do similar, like build a custom MAME cab for a significant other, and then remind myself *I'm* the arcade nut, not her.

Not seeing that question as you being a dick at all it really is a good question that a lot of people forget that they might like it more than their significant other.

She is very much into portal (I knew about it but never had time to play and her enthusiasm and love of the game got me to play it and now I'm a big fan as well)

Does your girlfriend (or whoever the recipient is) actually play and love Portal? Or are you the portal fan?

Just curious because often I see guys putting all this effort into DIY gifts like this and I can't help but think of the Simpsons episode where Homer gave Marge a bowling ball with his own name engraved on it.

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. Honest question that pops into my mind often. I've caught myself wanting to do similar, like build a custom MAME cab for a significant other, and then remind myself *I'm* the arcade nut, not her.

Chicks seem to dig the companion cube.  They just do. I don't doubt at all that she would love it. 

Although my wife would have no problem dumping the companion cube in the incinerator, she likes games more like Harvest Moon. Her games need to be obnoxiously cute.

 

Who wouldn't want a companion cube? they will never threaten to stab you 
You should do a Harvest moon theme for a small present you get for her next id be happy to help with ideas

Where did you get that book? I need to read that to the kids at bedtime!

A great book.  Hilarious    Leaked and went viral a while back.  You can get it on Amazon 

Samuel L Jackson did the audiobook version of it which was available online for a little while.

It was free on audible.com for a while..  Now appears to be $1.71...  Weird...

Oh, and BTW..  Love the gifts..  Well executed 

Yeah I got in just before it changed to $1.71 phew

Why Thank you I'm just glad she loved it

[NiN^_^NiN]

I cant see it. 

Hopefully you can see this