Toys have a back seat for a little while.....

**crowie** · 21st May 2013, 10:12 AM

Toys have a back seat for a little while and here's the reason why.
My oldest grandson turned 6 on the weekend and my daughter ask me to make a custom bunk bed for him.
It had to give him maximum sitting up height on a 2400mm ceiling but also clear the Thomas the Tank Engine bed.
I'd made the Thomas the Tank Engine bed some years back for him and now his 2.5yr old brother was to get it.
The bedroom is small so the beds were to be arranged in a "L" sharp with the Thomas the Tank Engine bedhead under the new Bunk bed.
Anyways, I scored a secondhand single bed to use as the basics of the bunk bed but could only use the head & foot.
His my got him a "transformer" bed set & new pillow to dress the bed up.
Both boys were very excited and pleased with the new sleeping arrangements [mum was hoping that there would be no accidents and the youngest would sleep all night in his new bed].
The only down side is the ceiling fan& light will need to be moved, but it's winter so we just removed the blades off the fan until the electrician comes.
Cheers, crowie

**Dalboy** · 21st May 2013, 10:28 AM

Jobs a good un Peter Looks like the boys are going to enjoy their new bed. Great build should see them for a good while

**Hermit** · 21st May 2013, 12:29 PM

Nice one Pete. I like the 'L' shaped arrangement.
My brother and I had the same setup when we were kids a couple of centuries ago.
(Or so it seems.)

**wheelinround** · 21st May 2013, 02:19 PM

Not just a toy maker eh Peter but a man of many talents.

**TKO** · 21st May 2013, 10:40 PM

Great Job Peter ,I think you were just making extra big toys. Eddie

**pawoods** · 21st May 2013, 10:52 PM

Very nice Pete,Pity I did not live closer to you I could have moved that ceiling fan for you.I have a similar project myself shortly only I have to build bunks on a John Deer tractor theme,it will be a challenge I think.Cheers Peter.

**Superfoot** · 31st May 2013, 01:39 PM

Great job Crowie!
It reminds me of the time I had to make bunks for our kids and then afterwards belted my head on the upper bunk when I sat on the lower unit to read them a story. I ended up having to cut the uprights in half and then graft in an extender to each leg. At least it saved my head!

Peter M

**crowie** · 31st May 2013, 03:07 PM

Thank you one and all for the kind words....
The boys are very happy with the new sleeping arrangements though the little bloke still don't stay in Thomas all night.
Oh and yes heads have already been bumped, my daughters.
Cheers, crowie

**oven1944** · 1st June 2013, 02:01 AM

Great job there Pete, good looking Kids, and i like the tyle you used.... my salf i had to lay off the Models for a bit to build some Batwing Doors for my grand daughter, but got back on the coach yesterday now i need time to go install them my wife said we should have had the grand kids frist there so much fun...but now or grand kids have kids.. this way tho my wife don't mind when a get more TOOS, lol enjoy those kids there big before you know.....
Gary.....

**artme** · 4th June 2013, 08:31 PM

**Ruddy** · 8th June 2013, 11:20 PM

Nice one Crowie...

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