Apollo's Mods (the beginning)

Apollo · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:50 am

Hello everyone,
I am a new member and I am very excited to be here. I have been watching the forum for about a year now and I hope that I can contribute to the community as best I can. I guess that I will start off by showing some of my mods that I have done over the past year. I won't post them all since I do not want to take up too much space. Please feel free to leave comments and/or suggestions and I am really happy to get some feed back from the members. The first puzzle is my first mod (not including extended puzzles) and then they go in order from there. I will only be posting the first 5 I have done and I will add more when time is free.

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flambore · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:22 am

Nice work. I really like the Dragon's Teardrop. I've not seen a mod like that before.

Fractangle · **Joined:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:41 am **Location:** Earth

Very nice mods!

I particularly like the master cuboctohedron, it's very clean, beautiful puzzle!

I can't wait to see more of your puzzles!

DLitwin · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:03 pm

Very nice work! Why did you wait so long to post?

I look forward to seeing what comes next,

Dave

Apollo · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:13 pm

DLitwin wrote:

Very nice work! Why did you wait so long to post?

I look forward to seeing what comes next,

Dave

Thanks for the comments everyone. It took me while to become a member since I had trouble contacting a moderator. But once the method of becoming a member was added to the forum and with the help of a member (I won't add his name since I didn't ask his permission to put it here). I will be adding more of my puzzles that I have completed soon.

ihatefrauwahlgren · **Joined:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:15 pm

Nice to see that you were succesful in acquiring a twisty puzzles account. I know I have commented on your mods on YouTube, I would like to say again that they look fantastic. I especially admire your Fisher Cube, which I have attempted (and failed

) to make several times.

GRANT

Sven · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:24 pm

wow Great job! Nice to have you on the forum.

I already saw you video's.
Keep up the good work!

Apollo · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:31 pm

Here are a few more. I didn't think that I would have time so soon to add these. Please feel free to comment or make suggestions.

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File comment: thank-you KPG-john for making the Extended Half Truncated Cube, such a beautiful puzzle, I just had to make one for my collection.

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I have 3 more in progress and can't wait until they are done so that I can share them with you all.

Dragan · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:37 pm

Wow, all your puzzles Are very beautiful do you have kept most of them or did you sold them.
I like particularly your dragon tear and the rhombic

Please Watch the apollo's videos they are very nice!
( you Should add the links)

,Dragan

flambore · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:39 pm

Wow! Fantastic work!

David Calzone · **Posted:** Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:07 am

Nice work Apollo! That 4x4 Rhombic looks familar

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Fractangle · **Joined:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:41 am **Location:** Earth

Very nice mods!

It seems there has been an influx of really talented builders recently! Can't wait for your next mods to be revealed!

Any chance we could find out what they are?

Bounb · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:45 pm

Loads of great mods there, fantastic, careful work.

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

love the dragon's teardrop, 4 diamond and edges only 4x4. You are a brilliant twisty puzzler!

PaulWozniak · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:02 pm

Great puzzles! How long has it taken you to acquire so many builds? I ask because my build list keeps getting longer and longer and my builds can never keep up! It's great that you have so many, good job! I wish I had more time to make mods, it could be a full-time job for me.

Andreas Nortmann · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:19 am

Really cool.
The corners of the HalfTruncated4x4x4 are shaved down but they are still there, right?

Justin B · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:21 am

The edges-only 4x4 is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

(and so are the rest)

Apollo · **Posted:** Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:05 pm

Dragan wrote:

... do you have kept most of them or did you sold them.
...
( you Should add the links)

,Dragan

I have sold about half of them. My family is going to be moving to to Victoria,B.C in May so any puzzles I sell are going towards moving expenses. And maybe one puzzle treat for myself

Fractangle wrote:

...

Any chance we could find out what they are?

I love sharing but I have a few ideas for my youtube videos that I want to try out on my next few builds. My next one should be done on Monday or Tuesday so it isn't too much longer until you see what I mean :wink:

PaulWozniak wrote:

... How long has it taken you to acquire so many builds? ...

It has taken me about 5-6 months to build the ones that you see here. It has taken me awhile to get on the forum so I have be waiting to show them for a little while.

Andreas Nortmann wrote:

The corners of the HalfTruncated4x4x4 are shaved down but they are still there, right?

Yes the corners are still there. It is actually a 3x3x3 Extended Half-Truncated cube (KPG-John's design) the puzzle is extended on one side. On the extended corner there are three cubies attached to it to make it look like a 4x4x4 Extended.

Thanks everyone for the questions and comments.

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