Ultimate zombie fortress

[j0be]

As long as you don't get any climbers this is a great fortress.

[Luna Guardian]

That is indeed a fine fortress Jobe. However, what about water and food?

[Ra1th]

Watch out for jumpers! And make sur no behemoths take out the base pillars

[cycogod]

What would be interesting is to have walkways between the walls so you could see and attack your enemy--maybe openings and pokey sticks (aha zombie! I poke at you!). Maybe multiple safe rooms as well.

pokey sticks - ah yes the pokey-funny. good ideas about the travel between walls. this could just be what is above or at ground level. underground is a whole different thing.

[cycogod]

what is this tower picture?

[Eviebae]

And make sure no behemoths take out the base pillars

**shiver**

Actually kind of makes me think of Angry Birds only with zombies.

[Leedo2502]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cumminj...in/photostream

Crosley Tower in the University of Cincinnati. about ten minutes from where I live. 8 windows per floor 16 floors (I think). The entrances are easily blocked, there are 3 parking garages surrounding the place (pick of the litter for abandoned cars and to grab all teh car batteries. UC also has it's own power plant that doesn't run off the Cincinnati grid. And the best thing of all... this is the home of alot of the science dept's, plenty of tech nerds to hook up alternative energy sources when the power goes off for good.

Forgot to add, it is a single poured concrete structure so it is insanely stable. UC was contemplating tearing it down but the costs would have been huge since it is all but an above ground fallout shelter

[cycogod]

http://www.metropolismag.com/story/2...d-of-the-world

built as a nuke shelter, wild. the pics in the article are nuts. kinda reminds me of the guys with the RV resort in the Original Day of the Dead mlovie.

[smalls kenobi]

THE ONLY ZOMBIE FORTRESS!!!

[Cabbage Patch]

The Army has developed some amazing "instant fort" systems for use in Iraq and Afghanistan that could be used to rapidly build fortified positions. You build the walls and strong points with "Hesco Bastions". These are pre-formed plastic and wire forms that link together to create walls, or pillboxes, etc. Then you fill to them to make them bullet, or zombie resistent and immovable. For a temporary fort you fill with dirt, for a permanent base you fill with concrete. Here's a link to their web site, in case you want to order some: http://www.hesco.com/enter.html, and to the Wikipedia article about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesco_bastion

The internal structures of instant forts are made up of standard shipping containers, which can be converted into barracks, store-rooms, etc.

With enough time and barrier material you use this system to fortify small towns, or even to build "castles". Maybe this was how the Colony was constructed.