Aperture Science Radio Gets the Real World Treatment
August 18th, 2009
While I wouldn’t say the Aperture Laboratories radio was as iconic as – say - the weighted companion cube, it’s still got its own cult following from die-hard Portal fans. Now – thanks to the hard work of one enterprising modder, it’s been brought to life for all to enjoy.
Modder Flauzus handmade this precicely-detailed Aperture Labs radio for his kids to bring along for some cosplay fun at the recent Otakon show.
Flauzus built the radio by creating a 3D SolidWorks model of the radio, which he used as a guide detailed construction drawings. The build was done by casting a curvy fiberglass shell over a styrofoam mold, and carving out an interior compartment for the electronics. And just like the radio in the game, it’s permanently tuned to 85.2 on the FM dial (which would only be a real station in Japan). In lieu of an actual radio tuner there’s a mini-MP3 player and some old Polk Audio PC speakers inside the case.
Of course, the MP3 player is loaded up with the salsa version of Still Alive that plays from the radio in the game. What? You say you don’t remember how that catchy little ditty goes? Well here ya go…
[via The Best Case Scenario]
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I WANT ONE
I’d want to wake up to one of those… um cake…haha
The cake is a lie!
Lots of people make weighted companion cubes, (typically not very accurately), so we opted to make the radio to be unique. I haven’t seen another one made before or since. The radio has other advantages too, first it’s a lot easier to carry around for the 3 days of Otakon (compared to a 32”x32”x32” cube) and second the music tends to draw more people toward it from a distance. It was quite popular.
Ok I want to build one of those too! was fiber glass used for the whole thing?
The shell was covered with a layer of fiberglass. The rest was made from odds and ends of plywood and scraps of plastic. For more details follow this link to the original posting
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19738
Has it been updated with a GPS device and starts playing morse code at certain locations yet?
THEBEST
I know what you’re saying man!
Indeed, this shit’s pro!
Hey, are we all living on the same body?
Hey, are we all living on the same body?
Yes
The font used in Portal and Portal2 for the “Aperture” letters of it’s logo is Helvetica Bold Italic. – The font used for here in the same location for the sticker is Arial Bold.
You’re awesome.
Seria otimo acordar com um desse
……….
Ps: hmmm bolo *-*
portuguese boy
DUDE! you should talk valve about putting this as a comercial product. i would so by it
i’m serious
here this should help
http://www.valvesoftware.com/contact/
I would love to have one and a cube
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!