aperture science radio gets the real world treatment
August 18th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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]
filed under: audio geek art + craft just plain fun video games
tags: aperture laboratoriesaperture sciencecrafthandmademp3portalradiosound
August 18th, 2009 comments (3): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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I WANT ONE
I’d want to wake up to one of those… um cake…haha
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.