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Painting Tiles

Posted on March 20, 2011 by 8bitliving

The unpainted “natural” wood tiles definitely looked nice, and I may revisit them later but we are here to make some 8-bit art.  For this, we’ll need more than one color tile. Selecting paint colors was actually much more complicated … Continue reading →

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Prototype 1 – Making Tiles

Posted on March 16, 2011 by 8bitliving

Now that I have finished my magnetic base, it’s time to start making some tiles… I already determined a while back that a 2×1.3″ magnet will sufficiently hold one of my 3×3″ squares to a 2×2 square of Flex Iron.  … Continue reading →

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Prototype 1 – Starting the Base

Posted on March 14, 2011 by 8bitliving

Been pretty busy the past few days.  My fiance is coming to town and I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t appreciate the way my living room has been transformed into a workshop.  I’m pushing hard to finish the first foam core … Continue reading →

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Started Prototype 1

Posted on March 8, 2011 by 8bitliving

Sometime last week I received 8 2×2′ foam core squared.  This isn’t a popular size so I had to get them custom cut.   Why order 2 x2 boards instead of 4 x4 boards?  There are several reasons. 4×4 boards can’t … Continue reading →

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