Perler beads are small, colorful baubles made out of plastic that fuse together with a standard household clothes iron. While they’re typically used to create such things as jewelry, keychains, and freestanding sprites, every once in a while somebody’s architectural side takes over and they’re left with something that is mindbogglingly amazing. Take this Samus Aran sprite for instance. With some artistic liberty taken in an effort to improve upon the character’s design, the creator, fusible bead extraordinaire DrOctoroc, started with a massive pile of 9,000 beads and finished with something that stands an impressive three feet tall. Other projects of his (a few of which are located after the jump) include almost twice as many beads and also introduce multiple layers. If you are feeling a little less than right now, get off your ass and start making something already. A seven foot tall Master Chief would be an excellent place to start. Just sayin’.
Dr. Wily’s ship from Mega Man 2: 9,000 beads, 8 layers
Mega Man X: 10,000 beads
Ninja Gaiden 3D: Ryu in front, then grass, mountains and the castle in back
Metal Slug Big Tank: 15,860 beads, 13 layers
Posted by smurph on October 20, 2009 at 12:16 pm
fwew… no mostly naked fat dude at the end this time. you had me worried.
pretty cool stuff!
Posted by bs angel on October 20, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Is it wrong that I get incredible amounts of joy out of traumatizing people enough that they fear completely innocent posts? ;)
Posted by smurph on October 20, 2009 at 12:32 pm
haha… not at all. its what keeps me coming back… well that and the random bewbs :D
Posted by VoltRabit on October 20, 2009 at 1:23 pm
+1 for random bewbs
Posted by HellCat on October 20, 2009 at 11:13 pm
traumatizing us? I love it…
yay random bewbs
Posted by the Light Show on October 20, 2009 at 12:18 pm
when i was younger i ate 10,000 beads… i made them into snickers bar! =D
Posted by augustelc on October 20, 2009 at 12:35 pm
wow that ninja gaiden one is amazing. it doesnt say how many beads though.
Posted by JLay on October 20, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Well more than you can imagine…
Posted by R2-JL on October 20, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I can imagine quite a bit…
Posted by ablestmage on October 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Kinda makes my Perler version of an iPhone (made before the iPhone was released) rather pitiful =P
Posted by ResilientMonkey on October 20, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Where do people find the time to do this stuff?
Posted by Queen 0f Blades on October 20, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Ho~ly Hell. That’s impressive.
Posted by DethPwn on October 20, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Metal Slug one is the winliest, but they all win.
Posted by HellCat on October 20, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Mega man yay! I love it. such dedication