Duct Tape Shakri Cube

[The14thDr]

Not wanting to pay £30 for a licensed replica of the Shakri cube, I thought I'd give this a go myself. A 3" black cube; how hard can it be?!

After choosing my base material of cereal box card, I cut out a net of a 3" cube and scored all the edges.


To strengthen the otherwise weak and floppy card I cut out 6 squares of corrugated cardboard and glued them to the back of each face of the net.


To achieve a smooth and even finish to the cube I covered the entire net in black duct tape.


Using yet more duct tape, I fixed together the net of the cube, producing the following result.


Kind regards, The14thDr

[Oblivion]

Again, that's ingenious 

[galacticprobe]

Extremely ingenious! And it looks great! (Until I saw Oblivion's comment, I actually thought I was looking at another of his lightning-fast replica builds; it looked that good!)

Excellent job, 14th! (I'd almost bet the same technique could be used to make one of those "Siege Mode" TARDISes, gluing on a printout of that graphic and gluing that to the outside of the cube, adding a little blue coloring - if no one has Photoshopped the color into the graphic yet - and then sealing it all up with clear packing tape.)

Dino.

[Oblivion]

Indeed, it looks no different to my own version, and to think I struggled for literally hours sanding and painting cubes to the same end  

[The14thDr]

Again, that's ingenious 

Thanks a lot mate. I just try to work with what I've got lying around the house. Cheaper, and saves me a dozen trips a week to the DIY shop for wood, etc.

Extremely ingenious! And it looks great! (Until I saw Oblivion's comment, I actually thought I was looking at another of his lightning-fast replica builds; it looked that good!)

Thanks Dino. That's a massive complete, and it means a lot to read such kind words.

Excellent job, 14th! (I'd almost bet the same technique could be used to make one of those "Siege Mode" TARDISes, gluing on a printout of that graphic and gluing that to the outside of the cube, adding a little blue coloring - if no one has Photoshopped the color into the graphic yet - and then sealing it all up with clear packing tape.)

Dino.

That's an interesting idea Dino. I haven't seen anyone colour the graphics yet, and I don't have the skills to do it myself. I'm willing to bet, however, that by brushing over the black-and-white graphics with a thin coat of blue water-colour paint, I could effectively "dye" the graphics blue. I'll give this a try when I finish my other projects (ie. sonic cane, eye drive, etc.)

Indeed, it looks no different to my own version, and to think I struggled for literally hours sanding and painting cubes to the same end

Wow! Coming from you, that's an enormous compliment!! Thank you. 
In real life, however, the cube doesn't look nearly as good. You can see all of the seems between each strip of tape, etc, and I dropped the cube yesterday and damaged one corner.

Kind regards, The14thDr

[Oblivion]

In real life, however, the cube doesn't look nearly as good. You can see all of the seems between each strip of tape, etc, and I dropped the cube yesterday and damaged one corner. Kind regards, The14thDr

Ha ! I did exactly the same thing with my wood cube only minutes after it was finished. I spent another two hours filling the corner with putty and sanding it down. a repaint and it looked as good as new. So much work for nothing more than a black square of wood ! 

[galacticprobe]

So much work for nothing more than a black square of wood !

That will steeeaaal your sooouuul! (Or... whatever they wanted to steal.)

Don't trust the cube!

Dino.