My little lads Early Bay Bus Bed....

[61 stu]

My two year old boy is besotted with going out for trips in the Bus so i thought it was high time he got his first

So we picked up an 8x4 sheet of 12mm MDF in the Bus and set about building Charlies Bus for his bed.

Charlie and his workbench we built yesterday in preparation

After a bit of jiggery pokery with various tools

Started painting (supreme masking skills on the wheels :lol: )

Doesnt look much yet but painted same colours as his Dads), lights, deluxe trim and steering wheel, my little lad should be happy :mrgreen:

 

[CHILDSEY]

Nice work.
I`ve been meaning to do the same for my boy.
Post some more pics when its done.
Cheers Paul.

 

[sparkywig]

8)

 

[windsurfer]

That's a good Dad :mrgreen:

 

[dubscum]

showed this the wife and apparently i'm building one now keep us updated stu

 

[windsurfer]

showed this the wife and apparently i'm building one now keep us updated stu

That was your first mistake Ash, showing your wife always means more work :lol:

 

[Pickles]

showed this the wife and apparently i'm building one now keep us updated stu

That was your first mistake Ash, showing your wife always means more work :lol:

I reckon if I start now it might be ready for our little one by the time he's two ... that gives me just over a year :lol:

 

[61 stu]

Cheers for the replies guys. :mrgreen:

Layed some paint on today, closest i could get colour wise to my Bus, plus used some really cool chrome paint for the deluxe trim

Just need to finish off by putting in all the shut and detailing lines then fit it to his bed, his face was a picture when he saw it, well worth a couple of days graft :mrgreen:

 

[gninnam]

Looking good 8)
Take it this is going around his existing bed (hence just front and side)?

 

[angus]

Superb!

My dad built me a bed when I was younger - had a bed on the top, and a desk/chair etc underneath.
30-odd years later, I used that inspiration in designing some kids furniture....and now you can buy it!!

http://devan.worldsapart.co.uk/

Love your much-more-personal mini-version!
By the way - what chrome paint is that? Looks pretty good - looking for something to brighten up my rear light castings.

 

[Baldrick]

Having seen you bus I'd have thought it would have been a lot lower! :lol:

 

[61 stu]

Yep this going round his existing bed/cot, next year he'll be getting a normal size single bed, good excuse to make anothher slightly larger version

The chrome paint was just from my local motor shop and is way better than the small cans of chrome art paint.

Having seen you bus I'd have thought it would have been a lot lower! :lol:

:lol: i did think about making it alot lower

Fixed it to the bed tonight :mrgreen:

 

[Tezzah]

Very cool mate 8)

 

[angus]

:lol: - Excellent.

 

[Guest]

thats wicked.... 8)

i took the wife and daughter up to see the new bus and i couldnt get the child out of the bus! shes 18 months and she cried for ages when we left the storage, she was sat up on the front seat on a booster slouched over the steering wheel making zoooom noises. funny as hell :lol: .

kids are great!

I might steal your idea if the wife lets me :msn4:

 

[61 stu]

thats wicked.... 8)

i took the wife and daughter up to see the new bus and i couldnt get the child out of the bus! shes 18 months and she cried for ages when we left the storage, she was sat up on the front seat on a booster slouched over the steering wheel making zoooom noises. funny as hell :lol: .

kids are great!

I might steal your idea if the wife lets me :msn4:

Cheers, i've been in the VW scene for 21 years, like you say having your kids enjoy the scene too makes it even more enjoyable :mrgreen: