Here's my latest mod. It's a colour scheme altered version of the Mirror Borg. I call it the Warborg!

Here's some pics and there is info on the sale of it in the Marketplace







I've also painted the stand in a similar way, with the front also "borged".





As with the Mirror Borg, it's fully functional and made from a genuine Rubik's Brand Mirror Blocks cube. Hope you like it.


***edit*** I've just realised that the shots of the stand were taken before the second coat of paint. They have a little red showing through on these shots that isn't there on the finished ones.

This is certainly one of the greatest pieces of puzzle art I have every seen. I think this looks better than the original Mirror Borg because of 2 things; it's red and its stand is also decorated.

Thanks. I originally was going to do gold with red detailing, but I changed my mind last minute. It made it a more difficult paint job, but I think it's been worth it.

Awesome! I may have to get one of these at some point...

Wow, that looks even better than the Mirror Borg! I think that doing gold detailing was a great idea - it looks fantastic.

Alex

This is WAY cool. I liked the original Mirror Borg but this one is even better. The red on gold is awesome.

Keep making these amazing works of art!

Thanks everyone for all the fantastic praise for the puzzle.

now I know why you needed to make that thread about removing stickers from your white mirror blocks...

Great puzzle! I rally like the red and gold. You should make a series of these, you've already made 2, so fine even more color schemes!

Actually, this one is based on a black cube, and yes, you've got me. I am planning making other colour mods in the future, but I can't guarantee they'll be anywhere near as successful. The white bump cube is for that.

Wow, I really love your paint-jobs! I personally like the Mirror Borg better, but I'm sure that's just a matter of opinion. May I ask, are the insides painted? if so, how do you get it to move without chipping the paint?

thanks, sj

The insides are still cube black, and the paint layers kept intensionally thin so as not to enable it to chip in that way. Plus a 3 layers of lacquer protects the paintwork. I usually do 2, but I was unsure about one of the layers (I may have missed spots), so I gave it a 3rd layer just to be safe.

Seriously awesome. I love the colors, they really work well together. The fact that the stand is done in the same fashion is a real bonus!

Well i thought id save one of my last posts for something i really liked, and this is it! I remember when you showed off your first borg on the rubiksmaster forums around a year or so ago. They always turned out great. Glad to see another good example of craftsmanship

I really like this.

Looks nice. awesome cube.

That is one awesome looking puzzle! The name really fits it, too. That must have taken a long time to paint!

Would you care to remind us how you do the tiny extensions? Are they cut from plastic sheeting?

-pi (Eitan)

That looks great! The stand also adds to its awesomeness! Wonderful!

-Mark-

The extensions to the cube are made from plastic sheeting, strips and piping that has been cut or bent to fit whatever pattern I think look right. Bending the piping involves heating the bend with a match for a second or so until it decides to bend, then quickly repositioning. All pieces are attached with liquid polystrene cement (AKA MEK, or butanone - I think), which welds the plastic as opposed to glueing it.

Thanks for all the comments. Yes it took a while to paint this one. Getting the red right is the real challenge, as it's harder to do than silver.

Wowzers, that's a beautiful puzzle. I love the stand as well. Keep up the good work, bro!