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Fallout 3 vault 101 cosplay6/19/2023 It could also add some structure to the suit and help it sit better. I also found a vintage denim jumpsuit on Etsy that has a belt section around the middle, this could be used to switch the closure from fly to zip. While it’s called a jumpsuit, it could easily be made as a shirt and pants (this would be better for bathroom breaks). A synthetic dye process is ok, in a world with BlamCo Mac & Cheese and Nuka Cola Quantum, Vault-Tec would have loved it.Īfter thoroughly examining the game files (I’m very well acquainted with Amata now) I’ve found that there’s three types of stitches on the female vault suit.īelow the belt looks like a fly closure and above it is an exposed zip. The denim should be a mid to dark shade of indigo, so I can fade and age it later.The denim should be heavy enough to be used in workwear, this will give it a nice drape and will hold the turn up cuffs nicely.Saying that, some stretch is ok because the game models have a pretty snug fit. The denim should be cotton, preferably without any stretch.The denim that I’m after is for post-apocalyptic life in a vault, not 2015’s hot list of “ lumbersexual” must haves. Pampered modern ladies and gentlemen, trying to live the “ good old days” (minus the hard work) are debating denim like a posh person would debate wine. Over time, as denim became more fashionable, indigo was sought after for the way that it faded with wear.ĭenim is a surprisingly complex topic, and I’ve spent hours reading about vintage looms, the history of Levi Strauss, selvedge, the resurgence of Cone Mills and how Japanese denim is or isn’t superior to American Denim. The appeal of Indigo when it was first used to dye denim was the low price. Depending on the number of applications, Indigo can dye a variety of shades from light blue to a very dark blue. 1950’s denim was made from cotton and was dyed using a blue pigment called Indigo. Lycra is often added to modern denim to give it some stretch and a better fit. Now that I know which material to use, it’s time to plan out the colour and style. Most of the denim available today is not your grandaddies denim. Marilyn Monroe in Denim Jeans, 1954 Authentic Materials By the late 1950’s Denim was widely marketed to the growing middle classes of America. Having gained popularity in the armed services and factories, advertising companies began to sell denim as casual wear. In the 1950’s, American denim was the wonder textile of its time. Now more than ever, I was determined to do this vault suit justice. On a personal level, this is the best kind of award you can receive for working on a game.” “When someone goes to the trouble to build one of your designs at home… Well, It’s like Christmas morning. The research and development that went into the designs are inspiring and well worth a look at.Īfter getting this far, I wanted to know as much as I could about the concept development of Fallout 3. The search led me to a post written by Adam on his personal Blogger account, it read… Thankfully, Bethesda has made the concept art for Fallout 3, Oblivion and Skyrim available to view on Flickr. The collection is staggeringly large, with over 1,000 concept sketches organised by game title. Sadly Adam Adamowicz passed away in 2012, and information about the art direction of Fallout is mostly in old interviews or tucked away in wikis. I opted for a more durable denim like material, something quintessentially American and, suited to carrying out vault tasks involving heavy machinery and crawling through metal pipes.”Īdam Adamowicz, Lead Concept Artists, Fallout 3. The Vault Suit – Designing, or redesigning the (fallout 3) vault suit meant adhering to canon, and updating the textures and tactile feel for the detail we can achieve now in games. Lo and behold, there it was, the information I was searching for, a direct quote from the lead concept artist Adam Adamowicz. It detailed the work of the Fallout 3 design team and explained the process of creating concept art based on the original games. That’s when I came across an old developers diary on the Bethesda blog. Then one day it occurred to me that rather than reading the Fallout wiki, I needed to find out what the Fallout designers knew. I asked around a few of the cosplay forums and was repeatedly told about a quest in New Vegas that describes the vault suit being made of leather, but every time I looked at the game files, I couldn’t see the resemblance.
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