(Fake) Ballistic Shield

[Bond]

So I've decided to make a FAKE ballistic shield for CQC airsoft. I started with a little over standard M.U.S.T. dimensions: 28" x 48", porthole is 5" x 12".
(Side note- While looking at shield designs, I came across this:. To me, it looks ridiculous; it looks so clumsy and high profile. Where would you even use that thing?! A regular shield would do fine.)
Here's a sketch:



I used 1/2" plywood.



Porthole was cut with a jigsaw, pilot hole made with 1/4" drill bit.



Sanded to perfection with 60grit.



Tomorrow I'll be going to Home Depot for a sheet of Lexan, preferably, if none is available I think 2 sheets of Plexiglas shall suffice. (IMPACT TESTS TO FOLLOW!)
I will also paint it a flat black. More pics to come...

[Bigfoot]

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[Bigfoot]

I just checked with Jewish Ninja, we used lexan for the window. We will be posting a "How we made it thread" soon.

[Bond]

Sweet. More info could be helpful. I've perused the general airsoft forums(not location specific), but I dislike them. They're full of n00bs and self-proclaimed "experts". All I see when I go there is "Check out my new 1337 delta snip0r!" and the like.

[Jester316]

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[IE Films]

a few years back for a cqc game i put this together for my team. i don't remember it's exact dimensions but it's almost 20 lbs. i think it's 30'x42'? something along those lines.

used sheet metal, and bent it to keep from having sharp parts. and lexan glass for the port.





and obviously i hadn't added the straps for it.

[IE Films]

*oops sorry for double posting that.

[Bond]

Looks pretty solid.

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Painted a smooth, flat, black.




I got a polycarbonate that was less expensive than Lexan ($65/yd!), I believe it's a variant of Plexiglass.




Here it is, cut and drilled. It's very clear.




Bolted to the porthole with six 1" bolts.






Handle and forearm loop installed.






My ingenious strap design.





And the ballistic shield is complete! I stenciled SWAT on the front, just for fun. It weighs in at 12lbs, just 1 pound under the MUST shield. It wasn't that tough of a project, and took a total of about 5 hours. I am looking forward to using it in the battlefield!