Megamorphix (Video Added)

Apollo · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:19 pm

VIDEO ADDED:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXjHZTaS4s

Hi everyone. I have been wanting to make this puzzle for a long time and after getting some experience making my own plastic tubing, I thought it was time to make this puzzle. I have only seen a few Megamorphix (besides traiphum's beautiful pillowed megamorphix) of this kind but I have only found two actually finished and stickered by Adam Zamora and I believe traiphum (please correct me if I am wrong). So here is my version.

The puzzle was made from a Rubik's 4x4. All the pieces were capped with ABS plastic and the extensions were hand made with ABS. All of the stickers were machine cut using Oracal and Arlon Vinyl.

The last picture is taken with a Rubik's 4x4 for size comparison. I should have time to upload the video soon. Hope you enjoy.

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Luke · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:38 pm

Absolutely beautiful Apollo! I want it!

Derek Bosch · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:26 pm

you do AMAZING work!

DragonCuber · **Joined:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:37 pm **Location:** UK

Not even Da Vinci himself could create something of the beauty

Seriously, good job, it's just SOO perfect - your dedication and skill is inspiring!

pirsquared · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:01 pm

Absolutely beautiful. Could you explain what you mean when you say that you made your own ABS tubing?

-π (Eitan)

MonkeyZ · **Joined:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:59 pm **Location:** NJ

Simply brilliant! Great job.

Sigurd · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:51 pm

I love it! very slick and beutiful build!

So would it be an easy process to go from the 4x4x4 octahedron? It looks like it... :roll:

superciuk · **Joined:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:11 am **Location:** Italy

Really an excellent work!! Is it for sell?......

PuzzleMaster6262 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:00 am **Location:** Colorado

Really cool looking. I love the second to last picture :mrgreen:

Milan · **Posted:** Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:30 am

Very nice work and look.

Apollo · **Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:25 am

Thank-you for the kind words everyone.

pirsquared wrote:

Absolutely beautiful. Could you explain what you mean when you say that you made your own ABS tubing?

-π (Eitan)

After using countless cubies for extensions I decided to make my own extensions with 4 strips of measured out ABS Plastic Sheet and make them into square or rectangular tubing. This also allows to extend out on puzzles that are not perfectly square. Here is a few picture of the tubing I made when building the MM-335.

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Doubleyou wrote:

I love it! very slick and beutiful build!

So would it be an easy process to go from the 4x4x4 octahedron? It looks like it... :roll:

You could build up from a 4x4 octahedron but I think it would be harder then building up from a half truncated 4x4. That is just my opinion though.

superciuk wrote:

Really an excellent work!! Is it for sell?......

It will be in the next couple of days so keep an eye out on the Marketplace.

Apollo · **Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:24 am

Sorry for the double post but I forgot to add the video. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXjHZTaS4s

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