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Optimus Prime Bed

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This is a bed that I made for my son, based on Optimus Prime. I decided not to do an Instructable, since it's built off of an existing dresser and would be difficult to duplicate exactly.

12 comments

Jul 4, 2009. 12:16 AMartcobain says:

oohhh i miss my dad.... he's away....

Jun 26, 2009. 1:22 PMmycroftxxx says:

You love your kid a lot more than my dad loved me. Wow.

Jun 30, 2009. 3:29 PM

Lithium Rain says:

Awwwww...that makes my heart hurt...somebody needs a hug...

Jun 27, 2009. 6:42 PMbigboy78 says:

thats pretty tame

Jun 22, 2009. 8:17 PMCharles IV says:

Very cool!
Your son is a lucky boy, I have been trying to convince my Dad to get me a loft bed for a while but he's adamant about keeping my old one.

^{P.S.-How bad is the creaking when you shake the bed?}

Jun 22, 2009. 9:10 PMmicjwelch (author) says:

Oh, it doesn't creak. This is the second time I've made him a bed. The last one was a Thomas The Tank Engine bed, and he destroyed it pretty quickly. So this one is plenty beefy.

Jun 24, 2009. 4:48 AMCharles IV says:

I asked because "It'll be creaky" is one of the common dismissive reasons my Dad says.

Jun 23, 2009. 3:48 PM

=SMART= says:

Optimus Prime bed AND a retro gaming system !!! Possibly the BEST combination ever ! Your son looks very happy too !

Jun 23, 2009. 12:40 PMMechEngineerMike says:

jeez that kid is happier than a fat kid with cake! I would be too. Although the crawl space underneath is pretty private, and the TV in it has a VCR. I would suggest knocking well before entering his room when he gets to be about 12 years old. hahah

Jun 22, 2009. 4:25 PM

mikeasaurus says:

Wow, what a great job! You must have blown your son's mind with this.

I noticed the plug+play game joystick, I have the exact same one! A throwback to my youth I suppose.

I recall many wasted hours playing on that silly thing, and while your son may have a more awesome bed than me, he's going to need to work those tiny fingers to be a pro at a few of those old arcade classics.

I'm calling your son out, I'm throwing down, I challenge him to a high score battle of Bosconian.

Tell your son to look me up when he's a master, I expect an epic showdown like in The Wizard.

Jun 23, 2009. 7:35 AMmicjwelch (author) says:

That elevated bed of yours is actually quite similar to this, I just attached some plywood and painted it to give it a facade.