Howdy folks,
So my sister, and her two kids are really into Cosplay, including Fallout. She is looking to start building her own props and has asked me to help her design some Brotherhood of Steel holotags. Both for her use, and to eventually sell. This thread is to help me perfect the design based on fan input, before working on anything else. This is not an interest thread, that would come later.
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In Fallout 4 these are only ever seen as the above prop. In-game they are single sided. However, since they are supposed to be electronic "dog tags" then they should be double sided in real-life, with the prop showing one of each sides to save on rendering.
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Trying to decipher the text on them has been very tough. The above images are as high res as the textures get on these props. But since they are dog tags, we can assume there is some personal information printed on them. Using photoshop to enlarge and sharpen the images, this is the best I can come up with. Although I am not sure about the top two lines, and the word "Discovery"
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The 2nd side is impossible to make out the top text. I am assuming name, company and number.
For the barcodes, you can put 8 numbers into the top code, and four numbers into each of the bottom codes and keep the same look.
The bottom text seems to be:
If anyone has any better reference for these please post it. I know the fans here are more versed in the Fallout lore than I am.
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(Note the above image is a 3D render. Nothing is real yet.)
Okay, here is the design I have come up with.
They will be made from real steel of course. The design calls for two press formed metal parts. They will sandwich an internal assembly with a LED and battery. Then wrapped in a silicone rubber skin. A ball chain connector at the top would allow for either end-to-end, or mid-chain connection.
The LED would light up a etching of the user's fingerprint, visible from both sides. This etching would be backed by a glow-in-the-dark surface. The dog tag could be made with generic game style text, or customized as unique one-offs. Danse would probably be used for the generic version.
The holotags are 75x47mm in size, and 6.5mm thick.
I also designed a Brotherhood of Steel Liberty Prime mission challenge coin. The challenge coin is 1.75" in diameter. It's the Fallout 3 version of LIberty Prime, because it just is more iconic than what we see in Fallout 4.
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We are working on ways to produce the metal and silicone parts.
Does anyone have experience with forming thin metal parts, or pouring thin silicone molds?
What do you folks think of the design?
Would you change anything?
For example, I am thinking about flipping the text at the top of the Liberty Prime coin. Another option it to make them glow-in-the-dark only with no electronics.
So my sister, and her two kids are really into Cosplay, including Fallout. She is looking to start building her own props and has asked me to help her design some Brotherhood of Steel holotags. Both for her use, and to eventually sell. This thread is to help me perfect the design based on fan input, before working on anything else. This is not an interest thread, that would come later.
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In Fallout 4 these are only ever seen as the above prop. In-game they are single sided. However, since they are supposed to be electronic "dog tags" then they should be double sided in real-life, with the prop showing one of each sides to save on rendering.
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Trying to decipher the text on them has been very tough. The above images are as high res as the textures get on these props. But since they are dog tags, we can assume there is some personal information printed on them. Using photoshop to enlarge and sharpen the images, this is the best I can come up with. Although I am not sure about the top two lines, and the word "Discovery"
N.O. Identification:
(Serial number)
Blood Type - O
Discovery
Level
1
2
3
Clearance
Confirm
Y
Y
N
Name: Jeb Dutchnill Joe Baker
Signature:
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The 2nd side is impossible to make out the top text. I am assuming name, company and number.
For the barcodes, you can put 8 numbers into the top code, and four numbers into each of the bottom codes and keep the same look.
The bottom text seems to be:
You think you can take me? You go ahead and try.
If anyone has any better reference for these please post it. I know the fans here are more versed in the Fallout lore than I am.
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Click for a 4K render
(Note the above image is a 3D render. Nothing is real yet.)
Okay, here is the design I have come up with.
They will be made from real steel of course. The design calls for two press formed metal parts. They will sandwich an internal assembly with a LED and battery. Then wrapped in a silicone rubber skin. A ball chain connector at the top would allow for either end-to-end, or mid-chain connection.
The LED would light up a etching of the user's fingerprint, visible from both sides. This etching would be backed by a glow-in-the-dark surface. The dog tag could be made with generic game style text, or customized as unique one-offs. Danse would probably be used for the generic version.
The holotags are 75x47mm in size, and 6.5mm thick.
I also designed a Brotherhood of Steel Liberty Prime mission challenge coin. The challenge coin is 1.75" in diameter. It's the Fallout 3 version of LIberty Prime, because it just is more iconic than what we see in Fallout 4.
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We are working on ways to produce the metal and silicone parts.
Does anyone have experience with forming thin metal parts, or pouring thin silicone molds?
What do you folks think of the design?
Would you change anything?
For example, I am thinking about flipping the text at the top of the Liberty Prime coin. Another option it to make them glow-in-the-dark only with no electronics.
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