andydew Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Ever get an idea in your head that just won't let go? My little boy's sixth birthday was coming up, And he's been complaining about the paint In his bedroom... I guess when you're six, nursery themes are not cool anymore... So I started to wonder what he would like. He is big into army, And of course he loves the dunes. I tried to think how I could combine the 2. So the idea started as being inside of a Fort, And looking out into the desert. I got a little help from a buddy in the Air Force, Who contributed the camo netting and some Aviation related components/ideas. It took 4 days to strip the room, paint the dunes, the sky, and the clouds, and to reassemble the room in time for The reveal on his birthday. I had some old ammo cans to use as props. We painted the fan like a P51 Mustang. The rest of the stuff I found on Amazon and eBay. I still might get out the airbrush for a little more detail on the dunes, As we had to rush due to our deadline. There is a lot of glare from the light in the pictures, And Pictures don't do it justice, as you Cannot see the clouds through the netting like you can in person. I personally think it looks better with his furniture in there as well . We feel it turned out really well, and Thought DDR might like this: He said he was so happy he was going to barf All of this happened after we gave him his bike I painted, where he said his first cuss word. He walked into the house , Where I had his bike waiting; Sat down in front of it, And said "HOLY $HIT" We later explained to our little kindergartner, That he probably ought not to say that again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltr450rider Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Right on! That's pretty cool. Now you just need to make sand blow out of the ceiling fan and vents for the total experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandawg Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 That is some project, very kool......I now wonder what you will do to his room when he starts to notice he likes girls!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakster884 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Awesome Paint job and the room will keep your boys adrenaline flowing in the dunes daily. It funny you say his first bad word. I took my 7 year old to Knotts berry farm and we got on a crazy twister ride and when she came off it she yelled out loud and all families herd her. That sh*t was awesome! I know she had an adrenaline rush but she was excused this time. Hey that Bike came out schweet also. Thanks for sharing. :MBdance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceisback Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 One cool Pops to do that. Turned out awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 That is awesome. Very good job on the room and the bike, Andy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo_bruce Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 wow that is bad a$$ great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Sweet! I'm actually a little jealous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydew Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Thanks all, It was definitely fun! I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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