{"id":2386,"date":"2013-08-13T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T20:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zombiegift.com\/zombie-blog\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2016-01-25T19:57:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T00:57:57","slug":"real-life-call-of-duty-inspired-mini-mystery-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zombiegift.com\/zombie-blog\/real-life-call-of-duty-inspired-mini-mystery-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Life Call of Duty Inspired Mini Mystery Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call of Duty video game fans know the “Mystery Box” well. This box is featured in Zombies mode of the popular video games World at War, Black Ops and Black Ops II. Sometimes the box can be your savior and sometimes it makes you want to tear your hair out. One thing is for sure, the mystery box made a lasting impression for zombie gamer fans.<\/p>\n

The mystery box has inspired many real life tributes and I decided to try my hand at making a real life Call of Duty inspired mini mystery box. I made this one for my son and he currently uses it to store his G.I. Joe action figure weapons in it.<\/p>\n

I started with a nice plain wood box. \u00a0I then made some fake rusty iron hinges for the top and painted and distressed the finish complete with fake cracks and stains seen on the box in the game. The box features the question marks painted on top, rope handles and metal hinges and front metal clasp closure. Check out some images of the Mystery Box as it appears in game.<\/p>\n

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Here’s what my Mystery Box looked like when it was completed. \u00a0It features the question marks painted on the top as mentioned. It also includes similar stenciling and I’ve detailed it to look similar to\u00a0the actual video game mystery box. I was going to install some straw or hay in the bottom of the box but I decided to install some material in the bottom that offers the same look without the mess. \u00a0The mini mystery box measures about 14″ wide, 4″ tall and 4 1\/2″ deep. \u00a0There’s just enough room inside to store two Xbox 360 controllers side by side. \u00a0The back of the box does depress the left and right trigger buttons if you store the controllers inside but it’s a cool way to store and protect your wireless Xbox 360 controllers!<\/p>\n

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Of course I wasn’t happy with stopping there. After making the mistake of mentioning to my son that we should try to make the box play the actual Mystery Box song and sound effects I basically had no choice but to figure it out. We installed a sound module and switch behind a false panel in the inside of the mystery box lid. The lid panel is secured with velcro and just enough adhesive to keep it in place. Everything is powered by a single replaceable 9 volt battery. Check out some photos of the box with sounds below:
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Open the lid of the box and the mystery box tune and Sam’s Teddy Bear laugh play! Check out the box in action in the video below:
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