This project has taken a long time, but it is finally complete. From dream, to story, to entire vehicle equipped with a full lightbar and grill guard. I might have overdone it, but it makes me chuckle, so it can\u2019t be all bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shield on the side of the vehicle took the most work tweaking it until it looked right. So let\u2019s start there. The red-eyed raven caps the top because I like the Raven character from DC comics and ravens have long represented anything menacing. The star is inverted to keep the look of a police badge while mimicking an inverted pentagram, which some associate with evil; I don\u2019t believe that, but I\u2019m playing off of that common association. Inside the star is the international biohazard symbol often used in many a zombie references to indicate a viral culprit. Of course this symbol is red to give the hint of blood. Around the star are some of the traditional weapons used in many zombie movies: the boomstick, aka shotgun; baseball bat; machete; hatchet; and katana. No zombie-ish reference is complete without one of these making an appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the large red UNDEAD, that acronym is created from the comically and excessively worded Ultraprimitive Necrovestige Detection, Eradication And Defense organization. No group like this would be complete without a silly acronym. Below the acronym is this agency\u2019s creed, of sorts: Respect \u2022 Integrity \u2022 Professionalism. These have dual meanings. Respect means respect for the dead in that they should be terminated respectfully, not in a grandiose or bombastic manner. Integrity means preserving the integrity of the human species, free from infection, and integrity that only the infected are killed regardless of who they once were. Professionalism means just that: Members are knowledgeable, trained professionals who treat everyone with respect and do not allow their emotions to interfere with duty. Together they also form the initialism RIP, an often used reference to Rest In Peace sometimes used on tombstones and grave markers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the front fender are the Latin words Immortuni Interficer. Now I don\u2019t know Latin; I had to rely on several language translators, so I hope I got it right. If I did get it right, this slogan should say \u201ckill the immortals\u201d or \u201ckill the (un)dead\u201d. If it does, I got lucky. At least, that is what I want it to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toward the rear is \u201cHAK Unit 514#\u201d. HAK is an acronym for Hunt And Kill. The 514# is an obscure reference to 1337 (leet, or elite) speak, a super-geek language within the computer community, mainly hackers and posers within early message boards. This language, of sorts, combines three main concepts: slang, inconsistent capitalization and character replacement. Hard-core 1337 speak is impossible for the uninitiated to even read, and many who used it prided themselves on that fact. Today, only the most basic form of 1337 has migrated into general knowledge such replacing E with 3. Therefore, the first part \u201c514\u201d represents \u201cSLA\u201d. Now the pound or number mark, what people nowadays call the hash mark, is a slightly deeper cut from 1337 speak. The hash mark was a way to represent the \u201csh\u201d sound just like the word \u201chash\u201d. Some used it to represent just \u201csh\u201d and others used it to represent \u201cash\u201d. This mailability of 1337 speak made it even harder to understand unless you kept a very open mind, as there were no hard and fast rules. With all this being said \u201cHAK Unit 514#\u201d is a vague reference to \u201chack and slash\u201d for those who know enough to decode it, and now you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not visible from this angle, but on the back it reads \u201cRocky Mountain Region Colorado\u201d. There\u2019s also decals for \u201cFirst Aid Kit On Board\u201d and \u201cFire Extinguisher On Board\u201d along with a warning diamond for \u201cExplosive 1.4 S\u201d, which is a warning for small arms ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All in all, it\u2019s just a silly little joke that tickles me. What sucks is that I can\u2019t take it through a car wash without risking the vinyl peeling off, so hand washing it is, and I\u2019m lazy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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