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NiN^_^NiN:
Well you might of seen thoese space invader decals for your wall on thinkgeek

I went to order 2 sets for a huge wall i have in my stairwell and when it came to shipping it was gonna cost $54 to ship 2 sets of decals it's ridiculous so i thought i could get a decal guy down here to cut them cheaper

So i was gonna wait for the weekend to get prices when i had an idea

I could get a roll of contact paper for $2 and cut out the space invaders on it.

The back of the contact paper had a grid so all i gotta do is colour in the grid for the space invader then cut the shape out using the grid so i had perfect lines to cut along.

Just tried it tonight sadly the contact paper i used had stupid instructions over most of the grid so it was pretty useless in some parts when making this space invader but still i gave it a go and it came out pretty well and once i get better contact paper with a grid on the back it should be even better




I don't have any better images at the moment i will once i get better paper

I havent moved in yet but when i do i hope it will look something like this


Not bad for $2 and a stanley knife eh

Hoopz:
That looks really cool.  Great job.   :applaud:

Looks like the Space Invaders are about to eat those apples though!

Howard_Casto:
Looks great! 

Just a note for those who want to try this... this method can be use for ANY video game sprite, even multi-colored ones.... you just need to get a sprite rip and blow it up to figure out the pattern.... some grid paper might work in sorting things out..... then you just cut out the individual colors.

NiN^_^NiN:
THIS IS BYOAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We DIY these things cause we can  :cheers:

Besides this method is cheap and simple and still looks as good as the professional ones you buy :applaud:

Im now on the hunt for a nice green contact paper  >:D

lilshawn:

--- Quote ---THIS IS BYOAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We DIY these things cause we can 
--- End quote ---

well to some people BYOAC stands for "buy" your own arcade controls.... they can't BUILD, so they BUY.

i'm not putting ANYBODY down or anything, just some people lack proper tools, experience, time, or even imagination to be able to do the things they want to do. or they want it so professional that they themselves make it so they are incapable of doing it.

if I was to do this project and was doing only one, since i don't have a laser cutter to do it, i would probably spend a few hours "one-offing" a space invader with a utility knife and probably be somewhat satisfied at the result...... but for 30?? you bet i would pay a company to do it for me since i would get 30 matching ones, instead of 30 dissimilar ones!

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