Cubees are The Cutest Thing ! (and I made one)

[amatara]

Any of you familiar with this thing called Cubeecraft? For those of you who aren't (and you should; ZOMG you should!), a Cubee is a paper toy that you can assemble yourself using nothing but a home printer, a pair of scissors, and an internet connection. Husband discovered them while browsing for Christmas gifts, and I've been flailing about them ever since, because... Oh! *dies of the cuteness*.

Anyway, there's a bunch of Cubee templates on the web based on popular fandom characters, nearly all free to download. Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr Who - you name it! Fancy a Dalek Cubee? Here it is! Or is Mr. Spock more your thing? Indiana Jones, you say? No problem. And if you're a Star Wars fan, this little Yoda here will make your heart melt into a puddle!

So - cubees of every type and fandom, no? Well, almost... Except, no Babylon 5 Cubees! *sniffles* All, right, I did find this - admittedly sweet - version of Kosh... but that was it. No Minbari Cubees with teensy-tiny headbones, no mini-Narns or Centauri, not even a Cubeefied John Sheridan! So, what's a (fan)girl gotta do then? Simple: make her own! *g*

Conclusion of tale: last Friday, armed with just Photoshop and a rickety computer mouse - no fancy digital drawing tablets in this house, alas - I made a Londo Cubee! Took me ages to get just the template right, never mind folding it afterwards, but it was very addictive and not nearly as nerve-wrecking as I'd hoped. And I needed a break from my Yuletide story anyway! :)

Also, the cubee is made of cute. If I may say so myself. *squeals*

Cubee template... (click for bigger version)


... and Amatara, holding on tight to her Cubee! *g*


If there's anyone who'd like the template, please, feel free to grab via the picture link! (And if you could drop me a line if you do, that would be lovely.)

Comments

[vjs2259.livejournal.com]

I...I think I need a Kosh cube. And maybe psychiatric help.

You are talented! I wouldn't have known where to start!

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Well, there are standard (empty) templates available on the web, so that's a big help already - without those, I would have been desperately lost. And the rest was mainly a lot of messing about with PS brushes, plus many displays of cursing. :) But thank you!

Psychiatric help - yeah, well, let's not mention that. *g* I'm glad I didn't have to explain to any of my RL friends what activities I engaged in last Friday night...

[thebunnybag.livejournal.com]

That's so adorable. I made a dalek one and have it...well, on my Christmas tree.

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And yeah, the Dalek one is brilliant, isn't it? I've already bookmarked it for later use. :)

[mithen.livejournal.com]

AHHHHH so cute! *grins like a lunatic* Little square Londo for the win!

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Thanks! *resists temptation to snuggle cute lil' Londo cube because I don't think it'd survive it*
*resists*
*resists*
...

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Adorable. :)

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And I concur! *g*

[maspalio.livejournal.com]

This is awesome. And a bit freaky. But mostly awesome.

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Right there with you on the freaky, by the way. *g* Though being called that by a person who just spent an entire month's worth of spare time on writing 50,000 words at top speed, feels a little bit odd to me... no? :p

[lady-toky.livejournal.com]

i love it. what a great idea =D the kosh one is super cute too.

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Thanks, glad you like it! :)

[idella]

(here via the newsletter)

That is awesome!

[amatara.livejournal.com]

Thank you!