Minecraft Nether Portal iPod Dock

Hello, fellow instructables members!

Today, I'm here to show you my Minecraft Nether Portal iPod Dock that I made for the Game.Life 2 challenge.

I got the inspiration for this when I saw ThinkGeek's April Fool's joke from last year. I waited for someone to make something like it, but sadly, it never came around, so I took the initiative to make it myself.

Here is a video of it in action:

So, if you want to make one for yourself, read on!

Step 1: Gathering Materials

This time around, I kept a shoestring budget. As much as I would have loved to buy the materials to make this out of some high quality materials such as plexiglass, or use a 3D printer, I just did not have the money.

Anyway, enough about my lack of money. Here's what you'll need:

Tools and Materials

Cardboard
Ruler
Hot Glue Gun
X-Acto Knife
Pencil

Software

Google Sketchup (Optional)
iMovie (to make the video yourself)
iTunes (to sync the video to your iPod touch/ iPhone)
Photoshop (optional, used to make textures)

Hardware, etc

Computer
iPod Touch
iPod cable
iPod dock adapter (comes with every new iPod/iPhone product)
Printer (to print out the textures)

Comments

[rachelguy72]

Could you by any change make it for the dimensions for a Nexus 7? I really want to make it, but I am not very good at Google sketchUp.

[nerd12]

great idea, though i have an ipad :/
and by the way, you set the video to private.

[kingairagon]

i cant down load the file >_<

[billyjoeface]

How do I download the file I can't download it.

[billyjoeface]

Never mind I got it.

[granttman]

WOW! This is perfect, easy, and fun. This is exactly what I wanted to build. THANKS FOR A GREAT PROJECT!

[Riley Planalp]

How creative! I like it!

[Adambowker98]

What do you mean by the iPod dock connector?

[Tomcat94]

Ahh, terribly sorry about that. I totally forgot to add the picture, or even mention what the ipod dock adapter is! I updated this step for you.



This is what I meant. Hope this clears things up!

[Adambowker98]

Ohhhhh - my iPod Touch didn't come with that (probably because mine was 2nd gen). They're pretty cheap, so I guess I can just buy a few on eBay for even less. Thanks!