DIY: Weighted Companion Cube paperweight

Nice bold font.

I see what you did there.

I caught on once I saw a and lie boldfaced.

I got my cake last night!!!

I absolutely love Portal. Valve, please give us more Portal. Like now!!!

The song was hilarious.

Seriously, enough of the companion cube shit. It was funny at first when everyone was talking about it and I hadn't played Portal yet, but inside the perameters of the game it turned out to be about as funny as a kick to the shins. Without Glados this thing is nothing.

Griffin McElroy for the weekend FTW!

What someone really needs to make is weighted companion cube kindling. That way, we can throw it in a fire as God intended.

I want to see McFarlane make some portal toys.

But yea that was way to much work for me.

I agree - the companion cube is properly WEIGHTED, not a plushie. That is why I hope Valve not only makes the stuffed cube, but also makes a paperweight companion cube.

The only cube for me is the GameCube. What? my Wii plays all your games and there'll eventually be a VC for GB games? Then screw you Weighted Lunchbox Cube! AHHHH! It's stabbing me. If only I had . . side. .d.. with Weighted Companion Cube.... AHH! WCC stabbed me!

so... they made it out of some sort of clay? i don't really see how that was all that hard.

you could also:
1.find a rock/ steel ball
2.cut large block of modeling foam in half
3.put in said item
4.glue back together
5.Model
6.paint
7.you now how have a weighted companion cube.

i'm going to see if my teacher will let me mill one out some time within the next few months.

OMG this was on weebl & bob!

I don't have a link, but I remember reading somewhere that Valve is going to sell a WCC desktop toy.

What an awesome creation! Fox is an artistic genius. Some of the above commentary was obviously written my clueless children who have no concept of the creative discipline that is required to sculpt just such a unique item. Incidentally, GRANT, your simplistic production concept would disintegrate within a few weeks - or immediately upon falling on the floor while you're busy clicking away at your PlaySchool keyboard in order to blindly criticize a true artisan's work. I bet you couldn't even find your way out of a companion cube with a flashlight. Little kids ...

That's a pretty nice WCC, and it's guaranteed not to stab you. Too bad I'm broke and don't have the cash for the stuff.

Also, nice subliminal message Griffin.

Grant: This wasn't earthen clay. It was polymer clay which isn't really a clay at all. It does not need a kiln to cure and the type I used (original Sculpey) doesn't feel brittle when fired. Some brands of modeling clay are very tough to break and with a thick sculpture such as this it's probably not going to shatter unless someone hurls it at a wall. I've already dropped it by accident - from admittedly short distances - and it hasn't suffered any damage. A chipped paint surface is the closest I'll ever get to breaking it and that can easily be fixed. It's certainly not indestructible but it could be if you used something like epoxy putty. Good luck trying to break that.

I'm curious as to how one would balance the rock/ball inside of a foam box. Wouldn't it roll around whenever you tried to move the cube? There would be no way to evenly distribute the weight.

No, I didn't find sculpting this to be difficult, and it's not the only way to make a weighted companion cube. That's why I'm trying to inspire people to make their own. I know, I know...I am a terrible person for wanting to help someone who has never sculpted before and would like to make one. :)

Thanks for sharing your process with us, Ms. Fox. I'm inspired to try this myself. By the way, you should ignore feeble-minded jerks like Grant - he's obviously jealous of your talent! Keep up the good work.