The Pip-Boy 3000 is no stranger to model replicas. It’s just one of those in-game accessories people really want to have in real life, which is why we’ve seen a bunch of them come out through the years. Heck, even Bethesda released one of their own a few years ago. The new Bethesda Fallout Pip-Boy 3000 Replica, however, just might be the most realistic recreation of the chunky wearable computer yet.
Not only does this Pip-Boy replica reproduce the size and likeness of the in-game accessory, it also makes an earnest attempt at recreating all the content inside. We’re talking about all the menus, the screens, and even a playable game, making it feel like a real Pip-Boy from the Fallout universe both inside and out.
The Bethesda Fallout Pip-Boy 3000 Replica is a 1:1 replica of the wrist-worn computer as it appears in Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. According to the outfit, it was created using 3D models of the accessory directly from the games, ensuring they’re able to make it look as faithful to the original as possible. They created it in partnership with The Wand Company, which is known for producing functional and detailed replicas of various accessories from pop culture franchises.
They recreated the appearance of the Pip-Boy faithfully, from the screen and the controls to the various visible screws across the housing, allowing you to look like you stepped straight out of Fallout’s retrofuturistic universe. Just find a matching vault jumpsuit and you’re set. It has a front casing cut in die-cast metal, so it looks plenty premium from the front, although the main body is cheaper injection-molded plastic. You wear it on your wrist using a memory foam cuff with a molded plastic exterior, while included spacers allow you to tweak the size for a custom fit.
The Bethesda Fallout Pip-Boy 3000 Replica has a 4-inch IPS LCD panel that can be toggled to show either the classic green UI in Fallout 3 or the yellow-tinted interface from New Vegas. More importantly, though, it runs a software that reproduces all of the in-game content from the Pip-Boy in the games (both Fallout 3 and New Vegas), allowing you to delve into hundreds of menus using the integrated scroll wheels and dials. Seriously, you can spend hours geeking out on that alone. They even threw in a playable version of Atomic Command, allowing you to play the holotape game without having to launch either Fallout 4 or Fallout 76. Just like the in-game Pip-Boys, this one’s designed to glitch and flicker occasionally, which you can fix by simply hitting the device (it has an accelerometer that detects hits). Fun.
Since you probably won’t be wearing this out and about on the daily, it comes with a machined metal stand that you can use to show it off on a shelf or nightstand. When mounted on the stand, you can, basically, use it as a very elaborate desk clock, making it a perfect accessory for any Fallout fan.
Ryan Caldwell
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