Zombie Defense Station

I based this off of others I'd seen on the internet, because I love the concept of having one.  It's one of the most obscure pieces of wall art that I think any nerdy, dork, geek, sci-fi fan, weird people, etc. should have in there home.  I made this for probably more money than it was worth, especially with the flub ups I ran into through faults of my own.  Hopefully this might inspire others to try and make one of their own!

Step 1: Gathering material

The first thing you should do is brainstorm and decide what you want to include with you station.  I browsed Amazon.com and found cheap deals on some airsoft replica weapons.  The shotgun cost about 9 bucks, and the pistols I got for about $2.50 each  Since they were purely decorative, they didn't have to be high quality, especially since I painted them black to get rid of that garish orange muzzle.  *WARNING* Do NOT walk around with them outside after you have painted the airsoft guns black all over.  I will not be liable for a cop possibly shooting you in self defense, because they don't know it's fake.  Exercise good judgement here people :)  I also picked up the machete at the bottom of the box at Wal-mart for about $6.50.  I also ordered the Zombie Survival Guide off of Amazon for about 8 or 9 dollars.  Use what ever you want in your box though if you make one.  The "content/instruction" poster was made using a website that generates those things, and laminated.

Some of the wood I used was scrap left over from a previous project.  The back, or the board everything is mounted to, is 1/2" birch plywood, and the outer box is just made up of 3/4" MDF.  The glass/riot shield is 1/4" thick acrylic sheet.  I used 3/8" dowel rods to support the guns and book.

Overall list of materials used:
- 24x48" sheet of 3/4" MDF
- 1/2" plywood that was cut to 23x28 1/8"
- acrylic sheet cut to size at 28x23 1/4"
- 3/8" dowel rod
- 1 6 inch exterior handle (for the riot shield)
- 11" strap material for the arm band on the riot shield
- caulking to make the seams neat and clean on the inside of the box
- primer (I forgot to get this...whoops)
- 1 to 2 cans of gray spray paint for the interior of the box
- 1 to 2 cans of red spray paint for the outside
- nuts, bolts, washers for the handle/strap on the riot shield
- decals for the front of the shield
- air soft guns
- machete
- book
- printed poster
- shotgun shells
- wood glue
- brad nailer

Comments

[Depechemodian]

It looks good, true, but you don´t will survive too much time if they were real weapons.
In case of a hypothetical plague of zombies, you need some automatic weapons, not an 8-shot shotgun, since loading die.
The lid as a shield is ineffective because it does not allows you to reload the shotgun, it is very probably that will break at the first hit, and is very cumbersome.
As decoration looks good. XD

Sorry for my English.

[okoshima]

i take it you dont get the point in this being for decoration.

[Depechemodian]

I don´t understand what you say.

[Mimikry]

i plan something similar in my home - safety first!

cool one!

[friger]

Want want want, no, need. Zombie hordes must be stopped.