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Commodore 64February 22nd, 20107aterNo comments
My first real computer.
This one is not fun to put together. The tabs on the side do not want to cooperate because to the strange shape of the top, but after 4 tries to design it, this one is right. It just takes a hand that has not had a lot of caffeine to put them in the slots.
I stumbled upon Cubees a while back while looking for paper toys on the internet. The great Cubeecraft had a ton of good geeky characters I could print cut out and NOT have to use glue. Having a house full of cats glue can be a messy substance to play with. After doing many of what my wife calls "paper dollies" I found there were a few characters I did not see, so I figured I would make them myself. Cubeecraft offered a template to get you started, so this could be fun, I like playing with graphics. I started searching deviantART for some ideas on what the characters I wanted to do would look like in 2D and was delighted to find there was a whole community of artist making these little cubees. I started downloading, printing, cutting and folding. Soon my office was covered with characters I had some interest in.
Eventually I remembered I wanted to do some on my own, so I started making them and putting them up in my office. People said they were good (I hope they weren’t jut being nice) so I figured I'd put up a site and share them.
Of course now I have started doing fellow employees and am taking request from people on what to make next. The ones based on people I know will probably not make it up here, ok some may. Now I need a bigger office for all my little creations.
I am in no way trying to say I am any great cubee artist or comparing myself to the fantastic work on these other sites. These are just little things that keep me busy while watching TV at night and thus I don't have to be medicated for ADHDD&D or whatever causes me to want to do more than one thing at a time. You may notice the resolution is lower than most other peoples work. This allows me to use a lower end machine while checking e-mail, browsing the internet, chatting with people and such. I also do not realy think in 3D so I am teaching myself how to use the 3D model that Cubeecraft has, and if it doesn't fit this model I probably won’t try. So if you like these - enjoy! If not, move on to something else.
now - enough chatter.... go make some cubbees!
If you have never made a cubee before go to Cubeecraft and make a couple of those models first. They concept is clearer and you'll get a feel for how it works.
Download the templates and print them out using some sort of paint program. They probably won't turn out right if you print them from the browser. Use heave stock paper so they will be sturdy. I use simple card stock that's about $5 USD. Cut out around the edges of each piece with scissors. To cut the slits it's best to use a hobby knife. Young people should have an adult help them or at least supervise while making the slits. Fold the paper on the lines and put it together. There are really good instructions on Cubeecraft.
It usually helps to look at the picture if there is one to help you know how to put it together.
Here is a compilation created by Susan Booth - who did a great job putting this all together. The link below list almost every Cubee known and it's location. If you know of one that is not listed please use the reply option and leave the Cubee and location so we can have the most complete list possible. Here is the list