Ok, so I blatantly ripped off my favourite designs from this thread...but on the upside I saved myself around 10 grand .

I have to say that I like them

I recently played around with creating a few small tile (3/8") invaders, specifically recreating a London invader from Covent Garden that I passed every day on the way to work. I decided to have a little fun with it and post it up in my office. It's currently been up for 2+ months and no one has said a thing  

Any recommendation of french website to order tiles and a plexi-backing to make my own-cheap invader?
I will be traveling to Paris in about 10days and it’s terribly difficult to find affordable tiles in Japan.

Thanks! That’s a fast answer!
What tile size do you recommend?
Looking to match the size of the usual invader kit, so not too big.

You can contact them directly and ask them advices if you have a specific Space Invader in mind.
They will give you all information you can need,they are really helpful.
Cheers and have fun

Oops my mistake as I did not look close enough. My comfort comment was for the LCW and I see these are DCWs which with a table makes more sense.

Thanks !

djtoine, i haven't received any reply from them after messaging them through facebook and by email.
Do they usually reply quickly?
I will be in Paris next week and the ideal for me would be to get their advices before ordering online. I don't think i will have time to go to their shop so I have no plan to go in their district.

Got bored. Ordered 6 magic cubes from eBay China + reclaimed frame. Sprayed the background in red, glued with no more nail and boom. Bob is your uncle. £12 and happy with that.

Working on my Invader now, few things i learned in the process that may interest any person who want to give it a try someday:
- when buying the tiles, take you time, check the sizes of each tiles and if they are damaged. I think i should have spent an extra 30min to make sure i was alright with the size variations. Tiles are hand-cut so they are not perfect. You will most probably end with an imperfect grid at thed end. I love straight and aligned stuff but i think there is a limit to that on this mosaic exercise.
- take extra pieces... like 20% more. During transportation, you may damage some of the tiles. I traveled from France to Japan. Even if i was careful, some of the tiles got damaged.
- tiles from different colors may not have exactly the same size even if advertized as such. For instance my white and black tiles are slightly off by less than a millimeter... seems alright, however when you line a dozen of them (same color), you start creating misalignment between lines with different colors.
- clean the tiles with water to remove dusts and dry them well with a towel before lining them up.
- align the tiles in a reverse fashion on a flat surface. Use a board with at least one angle (i used a drawer that i took temporatily out of my closet) so you can push the tiles for aligning them. Once the mosaci is finished, you can spread some glue on your board (wood for me) and just push it down carefully. With a mild pressure, you may have some tiles not sticking well and falling...it’s fine as they have not all the same sickness. Just flip the board and glue the few that felt off.
- the glue depends on your support, not the tiles. Wood board=wood glue.
- imperfection is alright, that’s the whole point of DIY and Art!

I will post some poctures someday :-)
Meanwhile, if anyone has a good address to buy tiles in Tokyo (i prefer a retail shop to visit than online website, but any address will be fine), i am interested so feel free to share!

This looks super - well done! Love the creativity & framing! 

For the last week i’ve been helping you parents clearing up a house. 
Starways to the basement looked like a perfect spot for a little invader. It’s due for a renovation so didn’t want spend too much time on it. I decided to go with the MSF kit. Cost: £35, assembly time: 1 hour.