I finished this iron beads project using Perler Nano and Hama Mini beads. I found the sprite on Pinterest, and I believe it probably comes from one of the Macross games on the NEC PC98 computer.
Minmay from Macross mini iron beads project complete!
SEGA logo iron beads pinned to the wall
I found a perfect spot to put my new Sega logo iron bead sprite, under my neon Pac-Man sign. I’m so cool that I’m jealous of myself.
Nakoruru iron beads work finished
Another iron beads project finished! This is Nakoruru from SNK Gals Fighters for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. I’ve added her to Athena, Mai, and Yuri on the wall, all from that game.
Earthion ship plus the SEGA logo iron beads
Made some iron beads this weekend! Sega logo plus the fighter from the new Megadrive shmup, Earthion.
Alexandra from Mystic Defender on the Sega Genesis iron beads sprite
This game is also known as Kujaku-Ou 2 on the Megadrive. I slightly modified this to improve her, giving her a carpet that matches the drapes.
Evangelion trio iron beads sprite
I made this for a teacher I work with. Evangelion is his favorite anime. He suffers from epilepsy, and the stress from work is once again keeping him from doing his job. He came back last year and did well, but this year has taken a toll on him again, unfortunately.
I used Perler Nano and Iron de Beads (local Japanese iron beads company) mini beads for this. Shinji’s fleshtone is Perler Nano Sand, Rei’s is Nano Cream, and Askua’s is Iron de Beads Fleshtone. Rei’s hair is two tone Iron de Beads Aqua. These colors matched her hair perfectly. Iron de Beads are slightly taller, but they melt well and I like them way better than Hama Minis, which are too small and cause problems.
This is where I got the pattern from. It was done in Lego! I found this image on Pinterest.
Iron bead pixel art of Lt. Lin Kurosawa from Capcom’s Aliens vs. Predator
I found this fan sprite art on Pinterest. Dunno the original designer, so I can’t credit the person. I made a couple of tweaks to it.
Lea from Crosscode iron bead sprite complete!
I finished this one rather quickly. I wasn’t timing myself, but it was under a half hour for sure. For the reds, I used Iron de Beads’ red and dark red. While they look different in the bag, after ironing they don’t really stand apart from each other very well. At least not to my eyes. Iron de Beads is an iron beads brand I’ve found at Tokai craft stores here in Japan.
Out Run Ferrari iron bead sprite complete!
I took a pixel dump of the Ferrari from Out Run on the Megadrive from The Spriter’s Resource website.
I wish I had a darker palette of reds to choose from. I used Perler’s Tomato, Cherry, Red, and Hama’s Dark Red to complete this project.
Here is the final result, after ironing.
My nerd cave late at night, updated August 2024.
I took a photo of my nerd cave late at night, two years ago. I have a better camera this time. I also have added more stuff since then, like my light-up Starship Enterprise atop my monitor. This is a better view of the iron bead pixel art on the wall.
A closer look at my Pac-Man light. It’s actually LEDs, made to look like a neon sign.
My Pac-Man lamps, with a Dragon Quest Slime in between, atop my Megadrive game collection.
My blue paper lantern now lights up the far corner of the nerd cave.
My Aliens and Empire Strikes Back posters, and to the left side are my Record of Lodoss War action figures.
My video gaming pillow collection: Megadrive, Saturn, and Dreamcast cushions, pillows and tissue covers, as well as Pac-Man pillows. Ulan likes to plop on these pillows and chill out. I’ve shown the Sega stuff from Shimamura previously on this blog.