I wanted to build a car bed for my son, but was never happy with the variety sold in stores. Most, if not all, were basic rectangles with wheels and windows painted on. Worse still, they wanted at least $200-$300. I believed I could do better.
So my project goals quickly became 3-fold:
- Build a more realistic car bed
- Use recycled materials to cut costs, but also to show that re-purposed materials are just as good.
- Integrate headlights into the bonnet, to provide a convenient night light.
The whole project took an estimated 94 hours to design and construct. This estimate doesn't include the time taken to cut and edit this video, or create the soundtrack.
I designed the bed from start to end using Trimble Sketchup (www.sketchup.com), which I couldn't recommend more for any project.
I created the soundtrack for this video using an old version of eJay Techno 3 (www.ejay.com/).
I shot the footage with a Canon 550D, using only a stock 18-55 lens, all of which needed a good dusting off when I was finished (note to self for next time). The original footage was captured in 720p at 50fps, allowing for some of the slow motion effects.
In total I captured approx 7 hours of footage, which I then had to reduce into this 8 minute clip. I achieved this editing feat using Kdenlive (kdenlive.org), running on Ubuntu 14.04 (www.ubuntu.com). I also cannot speak highly enough of either.
For those interested, the night lights were purchased at Kmart for $12 each. They use LED lighting and so produce virtually no heat at all, even after running for 12 hours straight. I designed the bonnet to provide ventilation to prevent the build up of heat over time, should that ever occur. Everything was of course thoroughly tested before I gave it to my son to use.
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