Jm419
Sr Member
I've recently finished Fallout 3, and I think it's one of the best Xbox 360 games I've ever played - one of the best games on any system, up there with The Elder Scrolls. Anyway, as such, I wanted to build some props from it, because the atmosphere is so well done. I started off with some easier props, which were available on these boards (thanks for the Nuka labels!), and then I stepped it up. This is my third to last prop from the series, but they'll only get better. Stay tuned.
This prop was something that I didn't really think much about doing until I saw this famous picture from the Fallout 3 Advertising Campaigns that Bethesda got into so much trouble over. This shot is iconic, and I thought the easiest in-universe prop to do from it was none other than the flag.
Not my picture, I can take it down if need be.
So, anyway, I started off with a Betsy Ross flag, which both did some 13/14 of the work for me, and solved the ethical problem of cutting up American flags (since the flag hasn't been flown regularly over government offices for fifty years, it's considered a "historical" flag, rather than a technical American flag which is protected under Flag Etiquette rules). After some work on the star, and sewing it on, this is what I ended up with:
Overall shot.
A shot of the starfield.
Now, I wanted this clean, not weathered, because I couldn't bear to burn this thing. Since nothing in Fallout is clean, I'm calling this the
It's a fun prop.
Oh, and here's a sneak peek at another Fallout prop which I have for scaling on this.
I'm pretty happy with it. Let me know what you think, and thanks for looking!
This prop was something that I didn't really think much about doing until I saw this famous picture from the Fallout 3 Advertising Campaigns that Bethesda got into so much trouble over. This shot is iconic, and I thought the easiest in-universe prop to do from it was none other than the flag.
Not my picture, I can take it down if need be.
So, anyway, I started off with a Betsy Ross flag, which both did some 13/14 of the work for me, and solved the ethical problem of cutting up American flags (since the flag hasn't been flown regularly over government offices for fifty years, it's considered a "historical" flag, rather than a technical American flag which is protected under Flag Etiquette rules). After some work on the star, and sewing it on, this is what I ended up with:
Overall shot.
A shot of the starfield.
Now, I wanted this clean, not weathered, because I couldn't bear to burn this thing. Since nothing in Fallout is clean, I'm calling this the
Virgo 11 Lunar Lander flag which can be found in the Museum of Science in a case.
Oh, and here's a sneak peek at another Fallout prop which I have for scaling on this.
I'm pretty happy with it. Let me know what you think, and thanks for looking!
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