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The Chobham Curtain

"We exist in a world whose borders are made of composite, prefabricated armoured plates. We exist in a post-extinction society whose people are willing to bury the hatchet of evolution, crawl into a corner, and die. There is nothing beyond that wall but death and desolation and neglect. There is nothing within that wall but the noisily dying carcass of humanity. I think we all know which evil is greater. I'd take my chances on the other side of that wall." - Excerpt of speech given by Caspian Brahm, spokesman for the resistance group 'Humanity Liberation League' (HLL) during protests against willful imprisonment of healthy persons within Secure Zone 3 (an area encompassing roughly 13.6% of pre-epidemic England).

 

Sort of a continuation of my China Lake thing I guess. I've skipped forward at least fifteen years - to a point where the remnants of humanity are forced together in isolated Secure Zones and separated from the hostile outside world by impregnable walls and a remorseless police force.

 

The 'Chobham' in the title refers to Chobham armour, the common name for composite tank armour. Inspirations include The Last of Us, World War Z (book), 28 Weeks Later, District 9, Dredd (2012) and the Berlin Wall. (I know, weird mixture of inspirations). I suppose the main focus of this build was the lighted buildings.

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Uploaded on February 3, 2015