Riot Shield Project

fuzzywolly · Oct 25, 2011

I have recently started helping out a friend with a riot shield project, trying to make it field user friendly. :

He was able to show me the almost finished shield, and I must say it is looking pretty bad ass. I started a ghillie blanket to attach to the shield to make it concealed in a woodland environment. While I will not be using it, I thought it would be cool to make it "airsoft game effective" in a outdoor environment.

I will be posting some pics of the blanket soon, as well as some riot shield shots on friday.

I know some of you are CQBer's, and would love to see some shields of your own as well.

This is an attempt to make a shield outdoor user friendly, something the last shield failed at....Too small and stuck out like a sore thumb, making flanking the shield operator an easy tactic.

nelsonho396 · Oct 25, 2011

Hope to see that.
Things I always wanted to do.
Get a bunch of friends with riot shields to do this.
Make a gun port in the middle so you can point a gun barrel out but bullets can come in
So here we go link.
http://youngeunem.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/roman-shield-formation.jpg
Of course everyone would be crouching to cover our leg.

inthetallgrass · Oct 26, 2011

nelsonho396 said:
Hope to see that.
Things I always wanted to do.
Get a bunch of friends with riot shields to do this.
Make a gun port in the middle so you can point a gun barrel out but bullets can come in
So here we go link.
http://youngeunem.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/roman-shield-formation.jpg
Of course everyone would be crouching to cover our leg.

That would cost A LOT of money in perspex and stripper heaters. (The yolks used to bend acrylic)

nelsonho396 · Oct 26, 2011

Yes tallgrass it would. But you would only make one and you get friends who have one and we make the turtle thing.

newbie · Oct 26, 2011

you could make a form out of cardboard and coat it with fiberglass resign and glass fibers and voila, riot shield

inthetallgrass · Oct 30, 2011

newbie said:
you could make a form out of cardboard and coat it with fiberglass resign and glass fibers and voila, riot shield

Wouldn't be good for pounding people and wouldn't be bullet proof though

lainthecity · Oct 30, 2011

Well, a buddy of mine actually 'finished' his riot shield, but he went off to the NG before we could use it in-game. He actually built it for his senior project in Woodshop. Basically, its a large front piece with two pieces on the side at an angle \__/ of plywood?, then he was going to cover it all in Masonite panels. He got the panels cut to size, he just never glued them on.
I'll see if I can get it from his brother for a photo shoot. Riot shields don't have to be clear plastic you know! Of course, I have no clue if it will work, as we've never tested it.

fuzzywolly · Oct 31, 2011

The shield my friend built is metal, with clear plastic rectangular cut out for seeing through. Hope to get some pics up soon, snow is messing with time line.

inthetallgrass · Nov 3, 2011

fuzzywolly said:
The shield my friend built is metal, with clear plastic rectangular cut out for seeing through. Hope to get some pics up soon, snow is messing with time line.

Is he looking to kill people?

slientshooter · Nov 4, 2011

inthetallgrass said:
fuzzywolly said:

The shield my friend built is metal, with clear plastic rectangular cut out for seeing through. Hope to get some pics up soon, snow is messing with time line.

Click to expand...

Is he looking to kill people?

This

the3rdeye88 · Nov 18, 2011

Could you not just get a sheet of Lexan from Lowe's, draped it over a 55 gallon drum and wave a heat gun over it? That's how I would do it.

nelsonho396 · Nov 19, 2011

What I would do. Make a Acyrlic box so I can stand and walk around and have a gun port so I can fire and not be shot and be a troll. Only way to kill. Tip me over.

goldentrigun · Nov 19, 2011

Guess we'll have to run fast.

snipehunter93 · Nov 20, 2011

I would love to this project come to fruition. If I saw a group of guys stacked up behind a man with a riot shield, i'm getting out of Dodge while the getting's good. lol

-JB

igooog · Nov 27, 2011

I made one of cardboard (3 layers, pretty strong) and about 5 layers of duct tape. I also made a little combat vest to use with it, using the same methods (CB and Duct Tape). It even comes with a holster! Unfortunately, it doesn't stand up to well against a baseball bat...

Sorry about the quality, these are taken with a piece of crap Xbox LIVE vision camera (NOO Idea what happened to the digital camera).

This is both, fun to just run around in.

This is just the shield, you can see the bat damage a bit here. You can't see it in this pic, but there is a sheet of plexiglas running down the inside, keeps it bulletproof.

And now the vest. Pretty simple, only took about 90 mins to make. Has a pretty well universal holster in it, and a pocket for dead rags or whatever you feel like putting in there.

I used these once just as a distraction/lure, and it worked pretty well. Since my gun lacks in range, I need to get close, and this worked to divert their attention for those few vital seconds to get off a couple shots.

inthetallgrass · Nov 27, 2011

Here look at this it's cool http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/80/dsc01183j.jpg/

heavysniper · Dec 19, 2011

Nice i got another kind of design but not like a usual riot shield. It will be four body lengths and it will have two small squares cut out. It will be wood with something see through so the holder can see. Then the two cut out squares are for two other people to rest their barrels and shoot. Now that is the design I'm thinking of. But it will take 6 pieces of plywood. There will be a lockable swinging door behind the shooters and holder. The locks are on the inside so its easily accessible.

Tell me what you think. Sorry if there is any grammar issues. Might even make it double layered.

shippuden678 · Dec 24, 2011

http://gizmodo.com/5870668/be-ready-for-2012-with-this-crowd+busting-coffee-table

I'd use this.

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