The Vault Dweller
always looking for water.
Well my friends its time for my long and very drawn out list of questions and propositions I have for all of you regarding the construction of my "outfits". Yes I did mean that plural...for clarity's sake I will tell you that I plan to have this in a very organised fashion for efficiency due to this long post.
Each topic will be italiced and underlined. Each question therein will be in bold and labeled with a title. Each point will therein will be shown by a "-" and separated. I hope to keep this as orderly as possible, because this will get complicated.
By the way I'm not telling you my personal opinion on what choices I want for two reasons. Firstly anyone sympathetic towards me would probably choose my choice to be nice. Second is that by leaving it to you guys I'm leaving it to the fans who I think represent the whole fandom better than me. I dont really represent well. (Did you know I often picked Outdoorsman as a tag skill when no one else here did?)
So out we go...
The Three Costumes (Outfits whatever)
I've heard that conventions tend to be a whole weekend which is three days. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I've also heard that people often take three costumes and wear one each day. Considering this and what I wanted to do fit well. I already knew I wanted to have a "Vault Jump Suit", but couldnt decide on a neat "Fresh Outta the Vault" one (the character just before leaving and beginning the adventure) or one "Weathered Wanderer" with the character as they appeared in the ending. Since they both have the same clothing I figure it wouldnt be any harder to just get two outfits then alter the second for "Weathered Wanderer" and that would make two outfits. What about the third? I decided to do one that wasnt "The Vault Dweller", but some random NPC from any of the "Wasteland Themed" games as I like to call them. My first thoughts were of both good and easy costumes to make. One "Black Leather-Mad Max" outfit with the arm missing and another could be "Tribal" with tattered rag-clothes, bone necklace, and the trademark spear. However there seemed to be so many others...a robed "Child of the Cathedral", a combat armored "Brotherhood Ensign", and lots of others. Really there as many outfits as there are groups. I also always thought vividly of that one townsperson NPC with the green pants and blue hat for some random reason.
Ultimately though "The Vault Dweller" is certainly the single most recognizable person from Fallout, but I can only think of the two "Weathered Wanderer" and "Fresh Outta the Vault" outfits so the third being an NPC means I have way too many options...
...which is why I leave that to you. What do you think would be best looking and most recognizable as an NPC from the Wasteland?
>Question 1: The Third Outfit; Please suggest an outfit for an NPC from the game that you think is best. Some examples are "Tribal", "Mad Max", "Robed Child of the Cathedral", etc.
The Vault Dwellers Physique (Body Build)
Now as I mentioned before I am in at worst "moderate" shape to at best "above-average" shape. Like 5-7 Strength and 5-7 Endurance in Fallout I presume. However the thing is...how well-muscled and thin was The Vault Dweller?
Now considering that physically powerful characters (like the mostly played combat boy) would be bigger and in better shape however stealth or charisma boy's really would be at or slightly below average. Now one could consider that since everyone has played a combat boy and most have played that more often than the others that you could say the average Player Character was a combat boy...or you could say that if you average out all the characters that the PC would be only slightly vetter than average physically like having a 6 in Strength and Endurance.
Now if you consider that good then I think thats where I am. However if you consider the PC to be a combat boy then I have to do some more work on my body.
Here's a much better way to illustrate it and its summarized as a question;
-Positive Notes= All heroes always have to look awesome and this is the most awesome picture of all! It also is reminiscent of Fallout in that its a loading screen and creates anticipation.
-Negative Notes= Honestly unless I exercised like crazy (I dont think I could) I couldnt even get close to that. Not to say I'm lazy. In fact since the picture is so perfect one could say its not a good example since its unrealistic and unbelievable since many (like I) liked Fallout's realism.
-Positive Notes= This picture shows the real toll of the adventure on the PC. He's been wounded physically as seen by the bandage on his arm and emotionally as you can tell his head is hanging down as though ashamed. This picture is reminiscent of Fallout in that its the ending move and perhaps the single most searing event of the whole story. I'd like to point out more than anything that its very real. The person therein is in good shape, but is no bodybuilder, charming party-goer, or anything like that. He looks like a real person who's just been through Hell. Also note that his body is in shape moreso in being lean than heavily muscled. I'd say that's super-realistic since food would be either hard to come upon being that the character either had low outdoorsman or didnt have enough money to buy much and even if he had either of those he would only get the bare essentials to save time and money in a desperate bid to save the Vault in time. Under the circumstances someone large would require so much food they'd probably go hungry whereas someone smaller and lean would be a more likely survivor.
-Negative Notes= The PC sure doesnt look like anyone special...like someguy who wandered out of a trash compacter delirious. I would really wonder if anyone would take notice of me in a good way if I looked like that.
-Positive Note= The in-game PC is the one representation the player sees most and hence would probably remember. Considering that the loading picture character is only seen for a short time a few times, and the ending character is only see a few times for a short time, this character is seen for about 50 longer than the others. The muscles are the size of someone who works out alot and you'd see at the local gym.
-Negative Note= The size is just a bit too big for you to think of the character as "real". He appears somewhere in between the comic book PC and the ending PC in terms of shape and realism. Still more "real" than the comic book PC.
>Question 2: Bodily Appearance; Which of these 3 pictures seems the best representation of the player character? Note the points that I put below each picture. In particular try to think of it as "Idealism Vs. Realism". What would you more prefer the ending game PC who looks like he could be a real person just like you or the comic book PC who looks dramatically awesome and entertaining, but totally out of reach to yourself as you could look?
Honestly guys I think the answer is obvious and I'm so nervous someone will choose the bad choice on purpose to be an ass that I really want to tell you that I've already decided, but as I must re-iterate you can decide better than me...
The Vault Dweller's Face (Hair length, stubble, and maybe a Gas Mask?)
This is probably the hardest topic to discuss...its quite complicated.
Now everyone who's played Fallout has played the game at least once imagining the character as themselves. Both, because its easier to make decisions that way and being a hero is a fantasy we all have. With that in mind I should go as myself. The way I look would be the way my character "The Vault Dweller" would look much like anyone else thought the character looked like themselves.
However there's a problem. One also has to consider that though they imagine the character as looking the way they do in-game. That is with short, dark hair and white. Considering that most of America is white and most players chose the PC to be male, and most American males have brown hair in some shade really what the in-game PC is supposed to look like is your average American (male, white, dark haired) in adventurer form. This makes sense since this would feet most the "Its me" character of most of the player audience. My problem is that I dont look like that much. I have skin that tans easily which is usually light brown in the winter and dark brown in the summer. I also have long hair which is not only unlike the PC, but also seems highly un-post-apocalyptic since living hard wouldnt give you the time to have extravagantly long nice hair. Last, but not least most would imagine any character to have a very hard facial outline. Living on barely enough to eat wouldnt leave any facial fat and I suppose constantly grimacing would strengthen the muscles there. I however have rounded cheeks. I can express this in the fact that people often say I look much younger than I am. When shaved most people guess my age as 17 when I'm actually 22. Kinda hard to look grim when you look pleasantly young. (Picture for reference.
I have remedies for these, but the bring up interesting circumstances. As for the skin color I can do a good job of spending enough of my spare time indoors to stay pale. In fact I only really tan if I choose to be outside for long periods of time like when I read outside as often happens in the summer. As for the hair I can cut it...though I may have taken over a whole year to grow it long and it tends to bring me good attention the amount I care about that is only a fraction I care about doing this cosplay. Besides...the hair took a year to grow, but the exercise to get myself able to cosplay took two years and the hour of exercise every other day is certainly longer than the 10 more minutes a day I spend grooming my hair to keep it nice. I must note however that if you prefer me to go in the third outfit as "Tribal" that having long hair would actually be good. As well there's a chance significant chance that with long hair I could be mistaken for an anime character whereupon people would ask "From what show?" and I would get an opportunity to tell them about Fallout and PC CRPG's. (Note that being noticed and recognised is probably the main point of this project) As for the soft face...well I can purposely not shave for a month before hand. The facial hair will make me look older and certainly more rugged as though I didnt have time or care to shave.
Then we have one more option. This one can solve all of the problems with me trying to look like the character in-game or looking realistic without having to anything unnatural...however this option is highly controversial.
What if I were to go in a gas mask? Now consider that such a thing isnt in Fallout and so The Vault Dweller wouldnt wear a gas mask yet at the same time a gas mask seems perfectly representative of post-apocalypticism perhaps more than any other single piece of gear. Also on the one hand this means all of the above facial considerations arent a problem yet at the same time people may not think well of me if they dont see the generalised PC face that they would expect. The gas mask is will also make me completely anonymous. This could be a good thing since anyone seeing me who's already played Fallout will think "Hey its The Vault Dweller...what does he look like though? Oh I guess he could be anyone." or they may prefer to think that the person underneath looks like them. Its quite a strange concept of how someone would respond.
So here's my actual question with some sub-questions;
>Question 3: Facial Appearance; Should I go with me looking as-is, with myself altered to look like the generic PC (no tan, short-cut hair, and unshaven), or wear a gas mask?
-Second Option Sub-question: If you chose the second option (to look like the generic PC) Do I need to do all of the alterations for looking like the PC or are some acceptable without? Mind you though the character is white it never made any sense to me that he didnt get a tan spending so much time outside and in the bright sunlight. Also though he definitely was shown to have short hair and its realistic since short hair takes no time to manage, long hair appears more rugged since apparently the PC is too busy to do any grooming and it would also fall in well with the anime crowd. I'm not asking about the facial hair since I'm almost certain everyone will say to go unshaven instead of shaved.
-Third Option Sub-question: If I go in a gas mask is it relevant what type? Should it be a 50's era gas mask to help fit the theme (though it wasnt in the game) and if so where can I get one? If no one has any advice I'll try looking online and in military surplus stores which have lots of cheap and plentiful gear. Also Roshambo if you read this I think you would have the most to say on this subject.
The Vault Suit (Is it spandex, a jump suit, pajamas, or just a long sleeve shirt and pants?)
Now this is a very nitpicky topic.
Looking at pictures of The Vault Dweller and seeing the PC along with all the other people of the Vault they all wear a special pair of clothes as recognition. Perhaps as a uniform or perhaps just to show off they are the lucky few who got to survive the war so easily. However what is it made out of exactly?
Use this picture as a reference.
Many people think it may be spandex like the type you'd see Superman wearing. Considering that the clothes are very tight fitting and that spandex is something reminiscent of superheros (you could say the PC is a superhero) this could easily be what the material is made out of.
At the same time spandex is very impracticle. Its very tight fitting probably so thin that it would do little to help survive adverse weather. It would also make the "vault treasury" stand out in a very inapropriate way...
I've heard it called a jump-suit, but what would that be made out of?
I would like to point out that the clothes themselves are very weather worn. This makes sense since the Vault Dweller travelled so long in any conditions. I believe I can get the sunbleaching effect (the lightening and dulling of the colors) by simply leaving it out in the sun. The mildly browned patches are just dirty areas that I can get by simply rolling a bit in the dirt before I show the outfit off. In fact I currently plan to leave the entire outfit outside many days during winter and summer in full sun and raining clouds to make it real.
I also have something about the boots. Now expecting the kind of stuff you'd do in the game I'd easily expect combat boots. There durable and perfect for any climbing, running, etc. However if you look at the boots in the picture they seem very strange. They look just like wading boots that you normally see fisherman wearing. (Note: Remember saving the trapper trapped in the toxic caves in a quest in Klamath? The boots you needed to cross the toxic goo were just those.) Wading boots are very large and loose (one size fits all) and there's no way to tie them. This would be very impracticle and I wouldnt expect to see them realistically, but thats exactly what they look like. I cant imagine the PC wearing these (picture for reference),
but thats what I see. Did the person who animated the end movie perhaps just model the boots not thinking about whether they were real or not?
On the one hand I think the outfit would need combat boots to look serious, but it wont be whats in the game. Yet you could imagine that perhaps the boots were scavenged from some random storehouse while travelling...I cant decide.
>Question 4: Outfit Material; What material was the vault-suit clothing made from? Also are combat boots (realism) better wading boots (actual in-game representation)?
Pipboy (Hand-held, wrist-band, or what?)
Now I have to have a Pipboy. Not only was it necessary to use, but it was so well decorated and designed that it really captured what Fallout represented.
Though you use it you never really see it on the PC. Was it a device attached to the wrist like a watch or more of a hand-held object like a pocket organiser? (The ones that can interface with computers.)
Oddly enough I have a real personal assistant lying around that doesnt work, because I kept forgetting to use it and when the batteries ran out it wouldnt recharge...I think it has to have a little charge to actually accept electricity.
I could take it and just add some paint and throw it around to give it nicks and scratches. As much as I'd hate to do it it really is just junk otherwise.
Unfortunately I have NO information on the subject which is why I'm asking you...
>Question 5: Pipboy Production; Where did the pipboy go? How was it shaped? Any information would be helpful. Any...
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Thats it for the questions. I would like to point out that in addittion to answering the questions please add anything thats relevant or that you think would help. If anyone gives a suggestion that leads to another option I will edit this post and add it in the appropriate area so any new readers to this topic will see it. Also any new suggestions will be colored red so anyone re-visiting this topic will notice them simply by skimming the first post over without actually having to read it.
One last thing. The convention I plan to go to is Otakon 2007 held annually in Baltimore Maryland on the East Coast of the USA. Thing is the two largest conventions each year are Otakon for the East Coast and AnimeExpress for the West Coast. I'm very lucky to live so close to the meeting place for one of the two largest conventions in my country since this will make it easy to get lots of people to see me.
Perchance if someone likes anime/manga and was considering going to a convention why not come along? I'll need a photographer anyway. (Otherwise most who go to conventions take photographs and post them in journals and I can find them with a search engine.)
Also mind you Otakon 2006 is coming in August so dont get those confused. Ya I'm waiting a whole year since this project could take some time to prepare and I want to be as well prepared as possible.
This thread will stay up at least a month so both NMA regulars and people who only visit once a week can see it and also to give me time discuss everything and go over new options.
Thank you all for reading this and I hope to post later how much of a help you all will be.
Very Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
Each topic will be italiced and underlined. Each question therein will be in bold and labeled with a title. Each point will therein will be shown by a "-" and separated. I hope to keep this as orderly as possible, because this will get complicated.
By the way I'm not telling you my personal opinion on what choices I want for two reasons. Firstly anyone sympathetic towards me would probably choose my choice to be nice. Second is that by leaving it to you guys I'm leaving it to the fans who I think represent the whole fandom better than me. I dont really represent well. (Did you know I often picked Outdoorsman as a tag skill when no one else here did?)
So out we go...
The Three Costumes (Outfits whatever)
I've heard that conventions tend to be a whole weekend which is three days. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I've also heard that people often take three costumes and wear one each day. Considering this and what I wanted to do fit well. I already knew I wanted to have a "Vault Jump Suit", but couldnt decide on a neat "Fresh Outta the Vault" one (the character just before leaving and beginning the adventure) or one "Weathered Wanderer" with the character as they appeared in the ending. Since they both have the same clothing I figure it wouldnt be any harder to just get two outfits then alter the second for "Weathered Wanderer" and that would make two outfits. What about the third? I decided to do one that wasnt "The Vault Dweller", but some random NPC from any of the "Wasteland Themed" games as I like to call them. My first thoughts were of both good and easy costumes to make. One "Black Leather-Mad Max" outfit with the arm missing and another could be "Tribal" with tattered rag-clothes, bone necklace, and the trademark spear. However there seemed to be so many others...a robed "Child of the Cathedral", a combat armored "Brotherhood Ensign", and lots of others. Really there as many outfits as there are groups. I also always thought vividly of that one townsperson NPC with the green pants and blue hat for some random reason.
Ultimately though "The Vault Dweller" is certainly the single most recognizable person from Fallout, but I can only think of the two "Weathered Wanderer" and "Fresh Outta the Vault" outfits so the third being an NPC means I have way too many options...
...which is why I leave that to you. What do you think would be best looking and most recognizable as an NPC from the Wasteland?
>Question 1: The Third Outfit; Please suggest an outfit for an NPC from the game that you think is best. Some examples are "Tribal", "Mad Max", "Robed Child of the Cathedral", etc.
The Vault Dwellers Physique (Body Build)
Now as I mentioned before I am in at worst "moderate" shape to at best "above-average" shape. Like 5-7 Strength and 5-7 Endurance in Fallout I presume. However the thing is...how well-muscled and thin was The Vault Dweller?
Now considering that physically powerful characters (like the mostly played combat boy) would be bigger and in better shape however stealth or charisma boy's really would be at or slightly below average. Now one could consider that since everyone has played a combat boy and most have played that more often than the others that you could say the average Player Character was a combat boy...or you could say that if you average out all the characters that the PC would be only slightly vetter than average physically like having a 6 in Strength and Endurance.
Now if you consider that good then I think thats where I am. However if you consider the PC to be a combat boy then I have to do some more work on my body.
Here's a much better way to illustrate it and its summarized as a question;
-Positive Notes= All heroes always have to look awesome and this is the most awesome picture of all! It also is reminiscent of Fallout in that its a loading screen and creates anticipation.
-Negative Notes= Honestly unless I exercised like crazy (I dont think I could) I couldnt even get close to that. Not to say I'm lazy. In fact since the picture is so perfect one could say its not a good example since its unrealistic and unbelievable since many (like I) liked Fallout's realism.
-Positive Notes= This picture shows the real toll of the adventure on the PC. He's been wounded physically as seen by the bandage on his arm and emotionally as you can tell his head is hanging down as though ashamed. This picture is reminiscent of Fallout in that its the ending move and perhaps the single most searing event of the whole story. I'd like to point out more than anything that its very real. The person therein is in good shape, but is no bodybuilder, charming party-goer, or anything like that. He looks like a real person who's just been through Hell. Also note that his body is in shape moreso in being lean than heavily muscled. I'd say that's super-realistic since food would be either hard to come upon being that the character either had low outdoorsman or didnt have enough money to buy much and even if he had either of those he would only get the bare essentials to save time and money in a desperate bid to save the Vault in time. Under the circumstances someone large would require so much food they'd probably go hungry whereas someone smaller and lean would be a more likely survivor.
-Negative Notes= The PC sure doesnt look like anyone special...like someguy who wandered out of a trash compacter delirious. I would really wonder if anyone would take notice of me in a good way if I looked like that.
-Positive Note= The in-game PC is the one representation the player sees most and hence would probably remember. Considering that the loading picture character is only seen for a short time a few times, and the ending character is only see a few times for a short time, this character is seen for about 50 longer than the others. The muscles are the size of someone who works out alot and you'd see at the local gym.
-Negative Note= The size is just a bit too big for you to think of the character as "real". He appears somewhere in between the comic book PC and the ending PC in terms of shape and realism. Still more "real" than the comic book PC.
>Question 2: Bodily Appearance; Which of these 3 pictures seems the best representation of the player character? Note the points that I put below each picture. In particular try to think of it as "Idealism Vs. Realism". What would you more prefer the ending game PC who looks like he could be a real person just like you or the comic book PC who looks dramatically awesome and entertaining, but totally out of reach to yourself as you could look?
Honestly guys I think the answer is obvious and I'm so nervous someone will choose the bad choice on purpose to be an ass that I really want to tell you that I've already decided, but as I must re-iterate you can decide better than me...
The Vault Dweller's Face (Hair length, stubble, and maybe a Gas Mask?)
This is probably the hardest topic to discuss...its quite complicated.
Now everyone who's played Fallout has played the game at least once imagining the character as themselves. Both, because its easier to make decisions that way and being a hero is a fantasy we all have. With that in mind I should go as myself. The way I look would be the way my character "The Vault Dweller" would look much like anyone else thought the character looked like themselves.
However there's a problem. One also has to consider that though they imagine the character as looking the way they do in-game. That is with short, dark hair and white. Considering that most of America is white and most players chose the PC to be male, and most American males have brown hair in some shade really what the in-game PC is supposed to look like is your average American (male, white, dark haired) in adventurer form. This makes sense since this would feet most the "Its me" character of most of the player audience. My problem is that I dont look like that much. I have skin that tans easily which is usually light brown in the winter and dark brown in the summer. I also have long hair which is not only unlike the PC, but also seems highly un-post-apocalyptic since living hard wouldnt give you the time to have extravagantly long nice hair. Last, but not least most would imagine any character to have a very hard facial outline. Living on barely enough to eat wouldnt leave any facial fat and I suppose constantly grimacing would strengthen the muscles there. I however have rounded cheeks. I can express this in the fact that people often say I look much younger than I am. When shaved most people guess my age as 17 when I'm actually 22. Kinda hard to look grim when you look pleasantly young. (Picture for reference.
I have remedies for these, but the bring up interesting circumstances. As for the skin color I can do a good job of spending enough of my spare time indoors to stay pale. In fact I only really tan if I choose to be outside for long periods of time like when I read outside as often happens in the summer. As for the hair I can cut it...though I may have taken over a whole year to grow it long and it tends to bring me good attention the amount I care about that is only a fraction I care about doing this cosplay. Besides...the hair took a year to grow, but the exercise to get myself able to cosplay took two years and the hour of exercise every other day is certainly longer than the 10 more minutes a day I spend grooming my hair to keep it nice. I must note however that if you prefer me to go in the third outfit as "Tribal" that having long hair would actually be good. As well there's a chance significant chance that with long hair I could be mistaken for an anime character whereupon people would ask "From what show?" and I would get an opportunity to tell them about Fallout and PC CRPG's. (Note that being noticed and recognised is probably the main point of this project) As for the soft face...well I can purposely not shave for a month before hand. The facial hair will make me look older and certainly more rugged as though I didnt have time or care to shave.
Then we have one more option. This one can solve all of the problems with me trying to look like the character in-game or looking realistic without having to anything unnatural...however this option is highly controversial.
What if I were to go in a gas mask? Now consider that such a thing isnt in Fallout and so The Vault Dweller wouldnt wear a gas mask yet at the same time a gas mask seems perfectly representative of post-apocalypticism perhaps more than any other single piece of gear. Also on the one hand this means all of the above facial considerations arent a problem yet at the same time people may not think well of me if they dont see the generalised PC face that they would expect. The gas mask is will also make me completely anonymous. This could be a good thing since anyone seeing me who's already played Fallout will think "Hey its The Vault Dweller...what does he look like though? Oh I guess he could be anyone." or they may prefer to think that the person underneath looks like them. Its quite a strange concept of how someone would respond.
So here's my actual question with some sub-questions;
>Question 3: Facial Appearance; Should I go with me looking as-is, with myself altered to look like the generic PC (no tan, short-cut hair, and unshaven), or wear a gas mask?
-Second Option Sub-question: If you chose the second option (to look like the generic PC) Do I need to do all of the alterations for looking like the PC or are some acceptable without? Mind you though the character is white it never made any sense to me that he didnt get a tan spending so much time outside and in the bright sunlight. Also though he definitely was shown to have short hair and its realistic since short hair takes no time to manage, long hair appears more rugged since apparently the PC is too busy to do any grooming and it would also fall in well with the anime crowd. I'm not asking about the facial hair since I'm almost certain everyone will say to go unshaven instead of shaved.
-Third Option Sub-question: If I go in a gas mask is it relevant what type? Should it be a 50's era gas mask to help fit the theme (though it wasnt in the game) and if so where can I get one? If no one has any advice I'll try looking online and in military surplus stores which have lots of cheap and plentiful gear. Also Roshambo if you read this I think you would have the most to say on this subject.
The Vault Suit (Is it spandex, a jump suit, pajamas, or just a long sleeve shirt and pants?)
Now this is a very nitpicky topic.
Looking at pictures of The Vault Dweller and seeing the PC along with all the other people of the Vault they all wear a special pair of clothes as recognition. Perhaps as a uniform or perhaps just to show off they are the lucky few who got to survive the war so easily. However what is it made out of exactly?
Use this picture as a reference.
Many people think it may be spandex like the type you'd see Superman wearing. Considering that the clothes are very tight fitting and that spandex is something reminiscent of superheros (you could say the PC is a superhero) this could easily be what the material is made out of.
At the same time spandex is very impracticle. Its very tight fitting probably so thin that it would do little to help survive adverse weather. It would also make the "vault treasury" stand out in a very inapropriate way...
I've heard it called a jump-suit, but what would that be made out of?
I would like to point out that the clothes themselves are very weather worn. This makes sense since the Vault Dweller travelled so long in any conditions. I believe I can get the sunbleaching effect (the lightening and dulling of the colors) by simply leaving it out in the sun. The mildly browned patches are just dirty areas that I can get by simply rolling a bit in the dirt before I show the outfit off. In fact I currently plan to leave the entire outfit outside many days during winter and summer in full sun and raining clouds to make it real.
I also have something about the boots. Now expecting the kind of stuff you'd do in the game I'd easily expect combat boots. There durable and perfect for any climbing, running, etc. However if you look at the boots in the picture they seem very strange. They look just like wading boots that you normally see fisherman wearing. (Note: Remember saving the trapper trapped in the toxic caves in a quest in Klamath? The boots you needed to cross the toxic goo were just those.) Wading boots are very large and loose (one size fits all) and there's no way to tie them. This would be very impracticle and I wouldnt expect to see them realistically, but thats exactly what they look like. I cant imagine the PC wearing these (picture for reference),
but thats what I see. Did the person who animated the end movie perhaps just model the boots not thinking about whether they were real or not?
On the one hand I think the outfit would need combat boots to look serious, but it wont be whats in the game. Yet you could imagine that perhaps the boots were scavenged from some random storehouse while travelling...I cant decide.
>Question 4: Outfit Material; What material was the vault-suit clothing made from? Also are combat boots (realism) better wading boots (actual in-game representation)?
Pipboy (Hand-held, wrist-band, or what?)
Now I have to have a Pipboy. Not only was it necessary to use, but it was so well decorated and designed that it really captured what Fallout represented.
Though you use it you never really see it on the PC. Was it a device attached to the wrist like a watch or more of a hand-held object like a pocket organiser? (The ones that can interface with computers.)
Oddly enough I have a real personal assistant lying around that doesnt work, because I kept forgetting to use it and when the batteries ran out it wouldnt recharge...I think it has to have a little charge to actually accept electricity.
I could take it and just add some paint and throw it around to give it nicks and scratches. As much as I'd hate to do it it really is just junk otherwise.
Unfortunately I have NO information on the subject which is why I'm asking you...
>Question 5: Pipboy Production; Where did the pipboy go? How was it shaped? Any information would be helpful. Any...
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Thats it for the questions. I would like to point out that in addittion to answering the questions please add anything thats relevant or that you think would help. If anyone gives a suggestion that leads to another option I will edit this post and add it in the appropriate area so any new readers to this topic will see it. Also any new suggestions will be colored red so anyone re-visiting this topic will notice them simply by skimming the first post over without actually having to read it.
One last thing. The convention I plan to go to is Otakon 2007 held annually in Baltimore Maryland on the East Coast of the USA. Thing is the two largest conventions each year are Otakon for the East Coast and AnimeExpress for the West Coast. I'm very lucky to live so close to the meeting place for one of the two largest conventions in my country since this will make it easy to get lots of people to see me.
Perchance if someone likes anime/manga and was considering going to a convention why not come along? I'll need a photographer anyway. (Otherwise most who go to conventions take photographs and post them in journals and I can find them with a search engine.)
Also mind you Otakon 2006 is coming in August so dont get those confused. Ya I'm waiting a whole year since this project could take some time to prepare and I want to be as well prepared as possible.
This thread will stay up at least a month so both NMA regulars and people who only visit once a week can see it and also to give me time discuss everything and go over new options.
Thank you all for reading this and I hope to post later how much of a help you all will be.
Very Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
UUh the chance!!! 
