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Art Attack Friday : Bitkits photo

You may ask yourself, WTF is Colette doing making the AAF weekly post when it clearly belongs to our tentacled hero, Sir CTZ? I'm so glad you asked. We had a little chat last week where we realized the folly of my Pixelbrushes feature possibly covering the same material as Art Attack. I really should have thought of this sooner, but I was in Chile snorting granulated llama marrow with Ron Workman. I do admit I have a weakness for the occasional vision quest, but I really am going to try to keep them separate from work in the future, I promise. After Araguay.

Now that our two projects have merged into one, let's get down to business: Bitkits is the kind of thing you will like if you also like knitting and were classically trained via NES. These goodies are avaliable at Phreque.com, who also happen to have USB enabled NES and SNES controllers available in their shop. That's mad science I can totally go for.

At $3.95 a pop for a preassembled character or $3.50 for the starter pack, you really can't beat it for cheap and awesome. The steps are simple too -- just iron and glue on a few magnets, and your fridge art will plateau to a whole new level of cool. Phreque also debuts new kits every Monday and runs a "Who's Next?" poll to choose what they contain, so get your requests in there if your fridge is incomplete without its very own Lavos replica.

 


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14 comments | showing # 1 to 14

flaakmonkey's Avatar
flaakmonkey at 06/01/2007 22:24
these are always kinda cool.
pizzaface's Avatar
pizzaface at 06/01/2007 22:26
HOLY CRAP DESTRUCTOID LOOKS DIFFERENT!!!
Jester's Avatar
Jester at 06/01/2007 23:46
Sweet, I can already picture setting out a detailed level on the my fridge door.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 06/01/2007 23:49
This shit is off the hook Colette.

Pizzaface: Quit getting off topic on posts. Otherwise I won't give you my Xbox headset.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 06/02/2007 01:04
I so am getting that Metroid kit.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 06/02/2007 03:32
I was just about to cast my first stone at CTZ this morning.... thank you colette, you have saved a life.

This stuff is cool.
Faith's Avatar
Faith at 06/02/2007 12:17
So basically they're taking Perler beads, printing out directions to make them and putting them into an expensive kit for people to buy. That's taking the fun out of actually figuring out the design pattern, buying the supplies and making the darn thing yourself without a guide to follow.

BOOO!!!! I make these bead design without help from a guide. I just find a sprite, enlarge it to see the pixels, figure out the colours and make the design. More original that way.



Maybe I should sell Dtoid Beadkits.
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Faith at 06/02/2007 12:20
Damn code -

[url]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/pikachu9990/Dtoidbead.jpg[/url
kielejocain's Avatar
kielejocain at 06/02/2007 12:58
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34152900@N00/sets/1686827/

Someone else did a similar thing. Very cool.

@Faith: While I agree that what they did isn't particularly amazing, I don't think their kits are overpriced. I do wish they just sold the beads in large packs and let you design your own though. They could sell NES and SNES packs...

I was inspired to look into buying their pegboards and finding beads myself. Unfortunately Perler seems to sell mostly ugly neon sets aimed at 9-year-old girls making My Little Pony dreamlands. A snag...
kielejocain's Avatar
kielejocain at 06/02/2007 13:15
Apparently this company Hama sells beads as well (www.hama.dk). They also sell "mini" beads, for you HD-NES fans! They seem to have more natural colors, and cater somewhat to adults, who they claim do beading as a replacement to cross-stitching.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 06/02/2007 13:21
HAHAHAHA, Justice, STFU!
Faux Sheaux's Avatar
Faux Sheaux at 06/02/2007 14:30
Howdy! Phreque here. I keep the prices just above cost - I never charge anything I wouldn't feel to be fair myself.

@kiel... I'd be happy to set up some bulk packs of just same-color beads if ya like :)

@everyone - any requests for characters/games/styles?

New designs and packs coming Monday! And remember.. always free zombies :)
Mauer's Avatar
Mauer at 06/02/2007 15:51
Faux Sheaux, How bout some Punch-out guys, and The Adventures of Lolo. That game rocked.
Faux Sheaux's Avatar
Faux Sheaux at 06/02/2007 16:03
Great games :) I'll check how they fit on the boards!
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