Project mediaBIN3.0 Weighted Companion Cube by zAAm

It’s time for another update from the forums! Today I’m featuring a modder that may not be the first to build a Portal companion cube, but that doesn’t matter. I’m pretty confident in saying zAAm’s mod may be the best example of a cube that I’ve ever seen. His attention to detail is over the top. Not only on the outside, but on the inside. Follow along and I’m sure you’ll agree…

zAAm didn’t step into this project without a little prior proper planning. What you see here is a Solidworks representation of the cube before a single cut is made. All the hardware placements were planned out in advance. This allowed him to maximize the available space, and make the cube as compact as possible.

Once parts and materials were ordered, zAAm starting making a few cuts…

Not content with just a completely custom case, zAAm decided to build custom controllers for the lighting. This allowed him to use a combination of purple and red LED’s to make the pink needed for the cube.

With the electronics figured out, a test fit of all the cases parts was needed.

After a successful fitting of the exterior pieces, zAAm turned his attention the hardware inside. As you can see, everything is nice and compact.

After all the work that has been done so far, here is where it pays off. The finished cube! You can also see the finished mod next to it’s inspiration. I don’t think he could have done any better!

Read the full project log in the forums!