Zombie Preparedness Kit

Intro: Zombie Preparedness Kit

We help to run a monthly Zombie themed night at a local nightclub and each month we try and add another prop to help with the atmosphere. It was inspired by this
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/the-zombie-preparedness-kit-195294.php

I wanted something a little bigger, better and designed to fit well into a dimly lit nightclub. Here is the finished result !

STEP 1: Assemble Parts

Materials:

- Toy shotgun from local market
- 3 Candles (I had white already but using red would make it easier)
- Childs Cricket Bat from local toy shop
- Zombie Survival Guide http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/zombiesurvivalguide/ (Warning contains annoying sounds)
- Printable sticker paper
- Cable ties
- Backing paper
- Spray adhesive
- Red fairy lights
- Various Nails and Screws
- Black Spraypaint (hardwaring kind)
- Red Paint (if you don't have red candles)
- Scrap plywood

Tools:

- Saws
- Drill + bits
- Sandpaper
- Hammer

STEP 2: Prepare and Cut Wood

Arrange the props on the wood and work out how big the box needs to be, don't forget to measure the height that you need to house all of the props well.

Cut wood to measurements and sand down edges

I did a practice run at this point and layed everything out again to make sure it will all fit. and that the box will not look too big/small around the props.

STEP 3: Fix Sides to the Base

Use screws to attach side pieces to the base

Add nails to give a little extra strength all the way along each side.

Any scruffy corners will be covered up by the front frame so it doesn't have to look perfect at this point

STEP 4: Spraypaint

Spray sides and base inside and out with black spraypaint

STEP 5: Prepare and Paint Candles

Using a sharp blade trim the pointed end of the candles off (CAREFUL) to make them look like sticks of dynamite.

If using white candles then you will need to hang them up and paint them as shown.

STEP 6: Measure and Cut Frame

The Frame was constructed from one piece of wood to make sure it was perfectly joined, I thought it was worth the extra time rather than, making it out of 4 seperate pieces of wood.

It was measured to overhang the box on all sides to cover up any messy bits and to allow some space around the outside of the box for hiding the wire from the fairy lights.

Drill starting holes NEAR the corner of the wood to help get the saw through, repeat with each corner.

STEP 7: Spray Paint Frame

Spray the Frame to match the box.

STEP 8: Finishing Off

Drill holes in the sides of the box just large enough to fit the fairy lights through.
I left some of the bulbs outside of the box, to give it a halo effect around the outside too.

Attach backing paper to the back of the box with spray adhesive

Paint Props (spray gun black and paint blood onto the bat)

Mount props by drilling holes slightly behind each prop and securing with cable ties

Cut Perspex to size and glue to the back of the frame.
Once dry, screw the fram and perspex together onto the box

Print out 'IN CASE OF ZOMBIES STICKER' AND STICK IT ONTO THE BOX

Mount it on a wall and find a Zombie to pose!

Comments

[JakeTobak]

Awesome 2 the Xtreme. I'm not the most handy person, so I'm not sure if this is good advice or bad advice, but I'd do all the painting before assembling instead of after. Also, it would be cool to have a tiny hammer at the end of a chain on the side of the case. I'd solder the hammer to the hook holding it though, just so no once actually breaks the glass. Something else that might be cool would be a "Zombie bite first aid kit" and just have a toy gun inside :P

[GwydTUnusual]

The zombie bite first aid kit idea is BRILLIANT! I'm going to make a seperate one of those right after I make one of these!

[ryannui]

if you get bitten by a zombie you have to a, kill yourself or b, go through the painful progress of becoming one

[hcold]

But what if the glass needs to be broken in case of zombie attack? I hope to see an X etched in the glass, to make it easier to breaker, as well.

[artist without a medium]

Glass can be pretty expensive, depending on size. Plexi's pretty high too.

[l8nite]

Just wanted to let you know I linked your instructable to mine that it inspired.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Zombie-Survival-Kit/

[WalterSobchak]

There was an outbreak in 1977 in Belize...It was a virus, I forget the name.And Dead Rising makes zombie killing look easy. Crushing a skull ain't easy. The standard hatchet is the best zombie killer. Never use chainsaws, their fuel supply is finite. And one slip, the spinning chain could be going in your head, not the infected's. Take refuge in a mall or prison. They are fortresses in themselves. If an outbreak occurs in your area, stay in your home, and find a hatchet. Only migrate in desperation. Thank you.

[Jimpiedepimpie]

Never ever ever go to a mall
Its just like serving yourself as zombie dinner.
Filled with people. Lotsa people = Lotsa zombies

[Colonel88]

Mall? There's like 4+ entrances and too many to cover. Looting? Good. Refuge? Bad. But it's good for 20+ people, but not for only like 5. SO you're saying we should never use chainsaw because they are dangrous? Never heard of a chainsaw goin in ur head by accident. What you're saying is so "The Final Destination"

[KingOfCatfish]

Chainsaws are bad because they cast blood into the air, thus causing an infectious cloud of zombie blood.

[anibioman]

 i havent herd of chainsaws going through heads but i have herd of chainsaws cutting through legs(femoral arteries) and people bleeding to death

[bairdeagle]

looting wouldnt be that good cos everyone in the world goes to the mall first. id be goin to the campin a hiking stores. also boats are good just ancor one 20m from land in a strong current

[PyroManiac96]

a mall wou;d be a very bad place to hide out- many open, weak entrances, many people would be in the mall when the infection hit, so it would be overrun by zombies, and there are limited supplies that will rot when the power goes out. A prison though, is an excellent idea-guns, food(not the best tasting, but nutritious), work out rooms, and it is bery well fortified

[bowmaster]

You should have a fort hidden far from any towns and a fast wat to get there.

[anibioman]

 i had the zombie survival guide loved it lent it to a friend and he never gave it back... meh!?

[spookysculpter]

I whacked a Cricket bat hard before and it snapped off at the handle!!!:O Imagine trying that on a zombie skull.....gotta get a baseball bat or crowbar....Awesome prop :)

[ilpug]

umm, you forgot extra ammo, a torch, bottles of urine, a lot of lye, and slicewire this is not very useful, besides, in shawn of the dead, they were in a bar and stil got zombie raped... plus the music would attract the zombies. i point out that a double-barreld gun like the one shown is too slow, a pump riot gun with a double snaildrum would do nicely...

[sammchugh]

STAY AWAY FROM PUBLIC PLACES! when they renamed it will be where they died.... in public. Read the zombie survival guide, and world war Z if you feel like it.

[Landon Sullivan]

Max Brooks is truly a master of zombie non-fiction.

[finfan7]

Another follower of Brooks. Awesome. Also this is an excellent instructable. full documentation during the project.