My first mod - Dino Cube

This is my first real mod, and I'm very happy with the end results. Although there are a few bumps and scratches, it looks really nice and turns excellent.

The build took me a total of probably around 4 hours, spread out over a few weeks. The stickers are cubesmith vinyl sheets, cut with just plain scissors. It was built up from a "Rainbow Cube" using plastic cards and "Apoxy Sculpt", then painted and stickered.

Interesting facts:
-Although this is a mod, "Dino Cubes" were manufactured in the 80s and are now EXTREMELY rare.

-If the 4 stickers on each side are identical, then from the solved state any 2 sides that are opposite from one another can be swapped.

-2 distinct pieces cannot be swapped, and 1 piece cannot be flipped. (In other words, it can't get parity.)

-In contrast to popular belief, Dino Cubes are not hard to make, they are just hard to make WELL.

-The name "Dino" Cube comes from the fact that some of the originals had dinosaurs on the stickers.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• dino
• rainbow
• cube
• rubiks
• rubik's
• rubicks
• rubick's
• rubix
• like
• puzzle
• apoxy
• sculpt
• mod
• saiyan
• kirby
• saiyankirby

[john17972]

The Dino cube is very easy to solve. Most people can solve it without learning any algorithms.

[SaiyanKirby]

@john17972 The dino cube was the first puzzle I ever learned to solve intuitively, other than the 15 puzzle. It took some figuring out to get the last 4 edges on the top "layer" right, but now I know it's a simple commutator to do a 3-cycle.

[SaiyanKirby]

Nappa: VEGETA, WHAT DOES THE SCOUTER SAY ABOUT HIS VIEW COUNT?

Vegeta: ...IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!

[beaulolp]

That is PERFECT for a first mod dude! GOOD JOB!

[MrPdude2]

Nice cube

[b00b3rrymuff1n]

WAAAAAAAAIT a minute. Aren't you a GH player too?

[TheIlknur123]

vegeta what does the scouter say about his view count???

vegeta: SHUT UP

EVERY DAY YOU ASKING ME SAME QUESTION

[everysnakesdream22]

@beaulolp exactly

[TheKingLunar]

That's really cool, it looks almost professional.

[TacoSaysMoo]

it looks sweet with the barcodes lol

[Whamesl0l]

@SaiyanKirby lmao!

[aroymart]

this is a great mod, thanks