Find the Fallout Pip-Boy diecast replica here: gear.bethesda.net/products/fallout-series-pip-boy-die-cast-replica amzn.to/3V5VLFM store.ign.com/products/fallout-pip-boy-die-cast-replica Thanks to Kilter Films for loaning us the Pip-Boy prop! Original Pip-Boy prop from the Fallout TV series created by Michael Jortner and Peter Gelfman.
Sort of Off-Topic: I remember the advertisements in PC-GAMER for Creative's SoundBlaster AWE64 sound cards, which the ads featured a game and then had a list of 64 sounds from it. _(the card being able to play 64 simultaneously was important back then)_ I remember that I had cut out the one for _Fallout_ and pinned it on my wall. ~13y/o me thought it looked cool, as it was the T-51 helmet from the box art. 😊
@@theAlchemyst11 I was the new guy (about 1.5 years before release) so I got tasks with the UI's a lot. Was usually mostly tying in the graphics from the artists with bits of code. I recall one thing in particular (was a long time ago) for the pip boy was a one bit mask that was used to display area maps. And I got behind working on it. Speaking of being behind schedule, for a while we had this insane enforced daily plan. And I haven't seen anything like it since at any company. Fred the producer guy, would give us a daily task list. And it had ridiculous time slots. Like "30 minutes to add this graphic", "two hours to do this", "four hours for that" and so on. You've heard of "Micromanagement"? Well this was "Picomanagement"! And Fred was not even a programmer so I don't know where he pulled these times out of. Although he worked closely with producer Tim who was actually a programmer. So maybe he supplied the the time frames. AFAIK programming has never worked like that. How do you really know something is going to take an hour let alone 15 minutes? Maybe they they thought was being generous with plenty of time. Anyhow despite this, and other pitfalls, it's at least one game out of a dozen I worked on that was actually a hit. And it's great to see it, and the other games since Bethesda bought the rights here some 27-8 years later!
@@michaelwesten4624 What are you on about buddy? Are you familiar with the life and work of Adam Savage? You know he is not just some rando RUclipsr, right?
I would want to program all my own screens. But then, I worked for Bethesda and coded the Pip-Boy menus for Fallout 3 - so I would do it all again, for fun. :)
I'm hoping they make it easily extensible... I know it's a closed system, but hopefully it's using standard connectors/drivers so people can swap on their own controller to do different things with it.
Adam is, in my opinion, the best interviewer/host, and that's one of the reasons. I've said it before, but Adam being so emotive over the topics/objects/etc is also what makes his content amazing. It let's us, so aren't privy to a certain topic, know what is actually impressive, because Adam gets giddy about what is being discussed! I love that. It's infectious!
I know Adam has held countless priceless props over the years... Still the anxiety of him holding the hero prop for so long was through the roof! Awesome vid.
If he did break it I think it would at least would be very easy to repair or make a new one because how its made. Its basically a fancy 3d printed phone case :D. That and I am sure adam would gladly make a new one and even make it better with machined parts and dials ;). Now I really hope he makes his own on the channel lol that would be a great series!
I love seeing Adam come full circle. Starting as a props designer for things like Star Wars and now geeking out over modern designs and processes from other prop designers. As the doctor once said "there's no point of being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes." Keep living the dream...
my buddy got the FO4 CE one and honestly this new one seems to be of better quality also a built it screen instead of your phone though wished it would have used the old FO4 pipboy app that would of been cool
I made sure to pre order the FO4 Pip Boy. It's a little cheap feeling, but the play factor is through the roof with the app. I'm hoping I can get my hands on this one before it sells out because I missed out on the Pip Boy 2000 kit.
I didn't even get FO4 until many years after it came out. I was able to get the pip boy collecters box years later but i can't play it. Have a cheap cellphone and as far as i know no app is available haha. Still a fun display item.
omg I am fangirling hard rn. Seriously. I was working in gaming retail when 3 dropped. I still have my Bethesda pipboy from fallout 4 launch and the 101 hoodie they sent to store managers in promo. I really do want this. Kudos to these guys seriously for nailing this aesthetic from the show so well. Thank you Adam for letting these guys come on and show their amazing progress from a Fallout fan.
@@Bliff86 GAME and Bethesda International are selling it, Bethesda International postage is £17.00 but that still brings the price lower than GAME by £9
Saved me from looking up the price. Was thinking it's nice, but it doesn't do much. I want a real GPS map converted into green screen. But that would take software development, licensing and even adding something simple like a heart rate monitor would add cost and slow production. Plus no doubt the maker and modder community will get on to that. I think it's also funny that Adam's already wearing a far more sophisticated 'PIP Boy' on his wrist. Part of the think I loved about Fallout is that whole retro-future '50s and '60s SF aesthetic though.
So update on my last comment!! I got accepted into a pre engineering transfer program at my local college, thank you again for being such a an inspiration in my life Adam!!
@@pinkiefluff735 Careful, this is not a good product. Google other Bethesda Collectible reviews, and you will find out what they offer is seldom what is delivered. Buyer beware.
It is merely a hype piece, to sell the product, agreed. And Bethesda is well known for having a very bad reputation for advertising one thing and deliver you something quite different and substandard.
I don't think I've ever watched and listened with such interest. The immense knowledge and expertise in product development is amazing to see. What clever choices! I'm amazed!
I think it comes across really well here, but Chris is a lovely man. I met him when they released their Star Trek communicator, back when I reviewed things for a living. He was incredibly kind (I was going through some things and he'd had similar experiences), and his passion is awe-inspiring. I love their products, and they somehow manage to create the amazing things with beautiful detail and yet their products are never outragously expensive. In fact, I'm amazed at the quality of work they do for the prices their products sell at. Amazing to see them here, geeking out about the work they put into building this wonderful objects.
What a beautiful piece of work and it’s so much fun to listen to the step-by-step design process. The quality looks amazing, another thing I want to hold. Thank you, as always!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
It's a shameful company that just takes your money and doesn't send you the pip boy. I have emails from the owners saying the company got in trouble ( probably for stealing peoples money and getting caught for it)
I purchased one of these on IGN when it was announced a few weeks ago, and I was pretty excited then. After watching this, I am SO EXCITED and can't wait for them to ship.
I gotta say, the prop and setting designs in the show are amazing. To see all these things from the show brought to life in such a thoughtful way is wonderful. Many kudos to everyone involved!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
So good to see the progress. It gives me a new respect for the work done. Hopefully the show's producers see this and give you guys lots of love. Your piece was just beautiful.
Before the show was announced, I had wanted to suggest Adam build a suit of Power Armor, like his Iron Man Mk.1... but didn't think Adam would have enough interest in a game to do it. *_However,_* now that it's a show that Adam can more easily get into it... I *really **_really_* hope Adam will make one now!! 🤞😌🤞 Would make me SUCH a happy guy! 😊 *_EDIT:_*_ Also, I think it deserves mentioning, that there are MULTIPLE different models of Power Armor that Adam could pick from. He would just need to look at the Fallout Fandom-Wiki to see all the variants, across all the games. There's even various paint schemes for them, thanks to Fallout 76 (my fav is the "Blackbird" scheme, which is SR-71 inspired and is matte black with red accents). WHAT'S MORE... There's also the "Raider" variants, which are 'Mad Max' modified._ _AND, in terms of the games, you had 2 arms, 2 legs, the helmet, and the torso... So what I did for my FO76 character's armor was mix and matched from the different models, to create an _*_even more_*_ unique look. (they were all affixed to a power armor "exoskeleton" chassis)_ 😊 _So it's definitely a "kid in a candy store" scenario, with a lot of choices and freedom. (as cool as the Raider armors look, I hope Adam would go for one of the "pre-war" models heh)_
I happely run around in an Ultracite-armoured suit.. took me some raids on the headquarter in Watoga to collect enough scrap, but i'm pretty happy with it now.
Someone should let those guys know they probably used some type of custom Chi charger to charge the phone in Lucy's pip boy rather than remove it over and over and have the fitment get sloppy over time.
I lovveeee when genuine enthusiasts build things You can FEEL the experience through the screen, I've never been a fan of buying into hype but this is a work of art that I may just need to get my grubby hands on
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
Fallout was one of those shows that you can just tell the prop and costuming teams had an absolute blast. I really hope the tested crew get the opportunity to talk to them behind the scenes, maybe for season 2!
Cool to see they actually thought about functionality with the ability to use it as an alarm clock and having the display mode. Actually makes me consider getting it
the tube size is proportional to the sensitivity. The tubes are very expensive (relatively) and generally, for a small tube that would fit in a Pip-Boy unless you were outside Chernobyl's front door you wouldn't hear many clicks... so one click every day or so would not be much fun... on the other hand, it would mean that you were safe... You don't really want to hear those clicks, especially since RadAway hasn't been invented yet.
@@chrisbarnardoTWC That makes sense. I guess the novelty would sell. The functionality i guess would be useless. Id still buy it though for the novelty. I have one of those tubes and circuit boards myself because i wanted to make one. Never got around to it and i think i lost the tube somewhere.
@@chrisbarnardoTWC I did buy a touchscreen to make the pipboy screen though. I use it as a macro keyboard for games. Never finished the programming or wrist mounted shell for it either. I think you can buy the capacitive touch film and lay it overtop of the plastic concave making the look and functionality. I'd use the geiger counter not for accurate purposes but to be very rudimentary. That is still interesting to me.
After making 2 pip boys which held phones, I ordered one of these for myself. Showing the prototyping was great and I am very excited for the final product.
I've ordered mine about a month ago, i cannot explain the sheer excitement this video has brought me. Thank you Tested for covering this and The Wand Company for making many of our dreams come true. Finally a beautifully made product done with care within the object itself and for the demographic it is for. SO HYPED!!!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
@@bobzuruncle2214 So what is the "hero" version? Do you mean it is only a special version meant for advertising, or it is a higher quality version that will be sold for more money later on?
@@xx_amongus_xx6987 The former. The version we see in the video is for the video and advertising. High quality, best made, details all sorted out and carefully edited to show it off. The product they ship to customers tends to be of poorer quality. This is a pattern for Bethesda and the companies they contract out to make these things. I hope I am proven wrong and they deliver a cool collectible, and you super enjoy it, which is why I say buyer beware, not buyer avoid. Just google Bethesda collectible scandals and you'll see what I mean.
I ordered my pip boy back in April and I cannot wait to get it!!! Thank you so much for showing it off on the show. Amazing attention to detail. They did an amazing job!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
I was just thinking that someone needs to make a "Pip-Watch" that looks like a tiny Pip-Boy (maybe just the screen part) and is just a smartwatch inside. Granted, the touchscreen aspect would be challenging to say the least... But I doubt most of us would care much lol
Really liked listening to this guy speak about the design process, being in graphic design myself it is really neat to listen to someone so passionate and meticulous
As someone who is in the design and manufacturing world- the detail, excitement, passion, expertise, and love in this presentation are just absolutely amazing. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I’d kill to work for someone like The Wand Company.
What an awesome stand! I would love to have several stands just like that one! What's that kooky wrist-thing device that's obscuring my view of that fabulous stand?
Wow that was an amazing episode thank you Adam for having the wand company, with Chris & Jeremy visit The Cave with these amazing pip boys, I got mine. I ordered it on day one and matter of fact I have 12 others as well there's just something about the pip boy. I can't wait for season 2 and more cool thinks from the wand company.
You are not at Tested so you saying "here at Tested" makes no sense. You are like the people that name drop people's names that they don't actually know.
see this is fun, more than just showing off a finished product they bring in all the bits and talk through the design and iteration. I'm never going to buy one of these, I just am not that big of a Fallout fan. but the process of making them is fascinating to me.
I wish the 76 kit was still available thing is awesome and I'm kicking myself for not getting one but this new one is a work of art and definitely on my radar now ^^
That was just the one used in the TV show. They had some sort of sleeve for the actors to wear underneath. You might´ve caught up on it if you paid more attention ;)
You know it doesn't actually need a lining the Vault suit has leather cuffs for a reason the pip boy sit on the leather cuffs so it doesn't need additional pads in universe.
As someone who preordered this, it is so cool to be able to see the process of development for a product this intricate and well made. I'd love more videos like this!
The stand needs to be completely redesigned. It doesn't fit aesthetically in the slightest. Everything in the Fallout universe is rounded over, and is a result of the casting process by which objects in that universe are created. i.e. draft angle & fillets
Yep the stand is minimalistic and kinda disappears but you'd never see something like that in the fallout universe. I doubt we will see any change though. It is way too far in and they aren't going to be making major changes like that.
Ive played the games for hundreds of hours of fallout from fallout 3 to 76 and these pipboys are absolutely spot on drop dead gorgeous and loved the fact they did that quest in 76 to find the plans of the 2000 real fan service from bethesda is truly heartwarming and to see these props being brought to life by chris and his team is so cool Cant wait to see more in season 2
I'm so stoked that one of my biggest inspirations growing up did an episode on a prop from my favorite franchise! Adam can we please get a Fallout prop one day build???
One thing I enjoy is Adam remarking on the updates to production methods, in which they’re able to make props look convincingly like metal. The stunt knifes for Blade Runner 2049, and the Pipboy, for example.
We can’t wait for ours! And like Norm said the fact that the show allowed us fans to be involved was amazing! Our Assaultron is the one seen in episode 2 and the screaming in our house when it came on screen was insane! Adam may remember seeing it right before we shipped it off to the show when he was at MegaCon 😊
And NCRR440 from New California on the radio station list. For weeks I thought people were pulling my leg but it really was in there. Which was amazing. Kilter films really does think of everything.
I love how people that have never even played the fallout games are all the sudden acting like they have loved fallout for years lmao. Everything "Fallout" is lame past New Vegas.
@@thomgizziz What are you talking about? Of course I do, Fallouts 1, 2, 3 and NV are the only good ones. 4 and beyond are terrible. I despise 4 because thats when everything started going to crap. Im not the one trying to defend the crappiest parts of a franchise, so maybe you should be the one to GTFO
As a designer, engineer, model maker, and tech fan, this was a FANTASTIC look into production design, art, engineering, and the problem solving that accompanies them all.
I'm so glad to have pre-ordered this and be supporting people who are so excited and passionate about what they do. It's so great to see people like this
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
I've never played the games or watched the show and have no desire to, but it's fascinating seeing the evolution of their design and seeing them all nerding out over it. :)
Adam’s reaction to how the Pipboy is placed on the stand with the power cable was my exact reaction. It’s a really great and genius touch for practicality.
The only features I really want is the main ones like the character on the front and time and date with alarms and all that but a radio would be great lol
What I would really really love. The option to change color of the screen so you could pick which fallout you want it to represent more. Maybe even change sound fx packs to which game you would prefer as well!
When the Pip Boy is first powered on, it says "64K RAM system.... 38911 bytes free". This is a nod to the old 8-bit Commodore 64 which had a similar startup display.
Find the Fallout Pip-Boy diecast replica here:
gear.bethesda.net/products/fallout-series-pip-boy-die-cast-replica
amzn.to/3V5VLFM
store.ign.com/products/fallout-pip-boy-die-cast-replica
Thanks to Kilter Films for loaning us the Pip-Boy prop! Original Pip-Boy prop from the Fallout TV series created by Michael Jortner and Peter Gelfman.
There's also an international Bethesda store that's cheaper for European fans.
I have never pre-ordered something faster in my entire life.
Ya can’t wait 🎉
I preoprdered mine during episode 2 on release morning in the UK!!
Is it limited edition
Adam. Adam never changes.
Mr. Passionate
@@-danR it's a reference to fallout "war...war never changes" 😉
*Yoddeling*
Choice👌
The Adam Bomb.
Cool to see, I coded the original Pip-boy for Fallout #1. Parts of it anyhow.
Really!? Do you have any neat stories or ancdotes about helping develop it or any other help you did with the game?
Wow!!!!
awesooooooome!!!!
Sort of Off-Topic: I remember the advertisements in PC-GAMER for Creative's SoundBlaster AWE64 sound cards, which the ads featured a game and then had a list of 64 sounds from it. _(the card being able to play 64 simultaneously was important back then)_
I remember that I had cut out the one for _Fallout_ and pinned it on my wall. ~13y/o me thought it looked cool, as it was the T-51 helmet from the box art. 😊
@@theAlchemyst11
I was the new guy (about 1.5 years before release) so I got tasks with the UI's a lot. Was usually mostly tying in the graphics from the artists with bits of code.
I recall one thing in particular (was a long time ago) for the pip boy was a one bit mask that was used to display area maps.
And I got behind working on it.
Speaking of being behind schedule, for a while we had this insane enforced daily plan. And I haven't seen anything like it since at any company.
Fred the producer guy, would give us a daily task list. And it had ridiculous time slots.
Like "30 minutes to add this graphic", "two hours to do this", "four hours for that" and so on.
You've heard of "Micromanagement"? Well this was "Picomanagement"!
And Fred was not even a programmer so I don't know where he pulled these times out of. Although he worked closely with producer Tim who was actually a programmer. So maybe he supplied the the time frames.
AFAIK programming has never worked like that. How do you really know something is going to take an hour let alone 15 minutes? Maybe they they thought was being generous with plenty of time.
Anyhow despite this, and other pitfalls, it's at least one game out of a dozen I worked on that was actually a hit.
And it's great to see it, and the other games since Bethesda bought the rights here some 27-8 years later!
Watching people be passionately excited about something is always fun to watch
interested people are interesting - SmarterEveryDay
Destin at smarter every day said it best yesterday: "Interested people are interesting"
Espically when thru are just as passionate about something as you are that's why I love adem
and then monetizing it and failing
@@michaelwesten4624 What are you on about buddy? Are you familiar with the life and work of Adam Savage? You know he is not just some rando RUclipsr, right?
I would want to program all my own screens. But then, I worked for Bethesda and coded the Pip-Boy menus for Fallout 3 - so I would do it all again, for fun. :)
!!!!
Be sure to let Chris know ;).
I'm hoping they make it easily extensible... I know it's a closed system, but hopefully it's using standard connectors/drivers so people can swap on their own controller to do different things with it.
@@MassiveDMGI’ll be sure to let me know as soon as me is available. I can never get in front of me to ask, though. The best I get is a reflection.
@@Nonsanity the other Chris? :P
When you respect your guest to allow them to speak and share their knowledge. Great video.
One of the guests was more or less aIong for the ride. The other guy hogged the stage.
Adam is, in my opinion, the best interviewer/host, and that's one of the reasons.
I've said it before, but Adam being so emotive over the topics/objects/etc is also what makes his content amazing. It let's us, so aren't privy to a certain topic, know what is actually impressive, because Adam gets giddy about what is being discussed! I love that. It's infectious!
@-danR we were suppose to take 15 minutes and almost went an hour. A lot had to be cut. I appreciate what Norm left in that I said.
@@YourGeekFix your video remided me to look for this, and I enjoyrd it too.
@owenbrau63 oh,good
I know Adam has held countless priceless props over the years... Still the anxiety of him holding the hero prop for so long was through the roof! Awesome vid.
The actress that played lucy kept breaking her prop... adam holding it is the least of the prop department's worries.
Honestly I don't think I've ever seen Adam break or mishandle a prop 😅 I would be 1000x more nervous if it was Linus Sebastian...
@@SyntheticFuturecame here to comment this
If he did break it I think it would at least would be very easy to repair or make a new one because how its made. Its basically a fancy 3d printed phone case :D. That and I am sure adam would gladly make a new one and even make it better with machined parts and dials ;). Now I really hope he makes his own on the channel lol that would be a great series!
@@SyntheticFuturewho's that?
I love seeing Adam come full circle. Starting as a props designer for things like Star Wars and now geeking out over modern designs and processes from other prop designers. As the doctor once said "there's no point of being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes." Keep living the dream...
I wasn’t able to get the past Pip-boys, I’m so happy i preordered this one!
my buddy got the FO4 CE one and honestly this new one seems to be of better quality also a built it screen instead of your phone though wished it would have used the old FO4 pipboy app that would of been cool
I made sure to pre order the FO4 Pip Boy. It's a little cheap feeling, but the play factor is through the roof with the app. I'm hoping I can get my hands on this one before it sells out because I missed out on the Pip Boy 2000 kit.
I didn't even get FO4 until many years after it came out. I was able to get the pip boy collecters box years later but i can't play it. Have a cheap cellphone and as far as i know no app is available haha. Still a fun display item.
Dude, I preordered that shit so fast. SO PUMPED! It'll be like a christmas gift I forget about months down the road!
Same. As soon as the notification game through I jumped in. @@JT-di1uz
omg I am fangirling hard rn. Seriously. I was working in gaming retail when 3 dropped. I still have my Bethesda pipboy from fallout 4 launch and the 101 hoodie they sent to store managers in promo. I really do want this. Kudos to these guys seriously for nailing this aesthetic from the show so well. Thank you Adam for letting these guys come on and show their amazing progress from a Fallout fan.
Honestly for the size and function the price of 199 seems justified. They crammed quite a lot into it and it looks very nice. Well done 👍🏻
ye till you have to pay for shipping, just standard to uk is an extra $120
@@Bliff86 that's.... Pretty insane. I bet the EU would be somewhat cheaper though... (too soon?)
@@Bliff86 GAME and Bethesda International are selling it, Bethesda International postage is £17.00 but that still brings the price lower than GAME by £9
@@Bliff86I think Bethesda has an international store with cheaper shipping instead of the US store which costs a lot.
Saved me from looking up the price. Was thinking it's nice, but it doesn't do much. I want a real GPS map converted into green screen. But that would take software development, licensing and even adding something simple like a heart rate monitor would add cost and slow production. Plus no doubt the maker and modder community will get on to that. I think it's also funny that Adam's already wearing a far more sophisticated 'PIP Boy' on his wrist. Part of the think I loved about Fallout is that whole retro-future '50s and '60s SF aesthetic though.
So update on my last comment!! I got accepted into a pre engineering transfer program at my local college, thank you again for being such a an inspiration in my life Adam!!
Congrats!
Manu congratulations 👏
Glad they mentioned that the Pipboy 2000 was in the show. I noticed it right away. I was shouting at my tv for Lucy to take it with her.
This is basically the world's best ad for the product and I honestly don't mind at all. 😆
Indeed!
yeah... instant pre-order and not even mad
@@pinkiefluff735 Careful, this is not a good product. Google other Bethesda Collectible reviews, and you will find out what they offer is seldom what is delivered. Buyer beware.
It is merely a hype piece, to sell the product, agreed. And Bethesda is well known for having a very bad reputation for advertising one thing and deliver you something quite different and substandard.
And yet this product isn't made by Bethesda it is made by the wand company@@bobzuruncle2214
Adam geeking out never gets old.
Even as he and so do all of us, literally gets old
I don't think I've ever watched and listened with such interest. The immense knowledge and expertise in product development is amazing to see. What clever choices! I'm amazed!
This is now my favorite Tested episode.
Tim!
Hello Tim its me random youtube watcher ! (i watch your channel to, amazon should give you one lol)
Tim, I love you so much man! The legacy that you created has brought so much joy and fun to millions of gamers all over the globe. ❤️❤️❤️
Agreed
I think it comes across really well here, but Chris is a lovely man. I met him when they released their Star Trek communicator, back when I reviewed things for a living. He was incredibly kind (I was going through some things and he'd had similar experiences), and his passion is awe-inspiring. I love their products, and they somehow manage to create the amazing things with beautiful detail and yet their products are never outragously expensive. In fact, I'm amazed at the quality of work they do for the prices their products sell at. Amazing to see them here, geeking out about the work they put into building this wonderful objects.
Them thinking about repairability and battery replacement is a really nice touch.
Love that little nervous laughter at the 2:15 mark where he says a kid managed to put a screen on their device lmaoo
33 minutes and 29 seconds in on episode 2 we see the Pip-Boy he spoke about. A few seconds later we see it hanging in the window with two others.
What a beautiful piece of work and it’s so much fun to listen to the step-by-step design process. The quality looks amazing, another thing I want to hold. Thank you, as always!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
It's a shameful company that just takes your money and doesn't send you the pip boy. I have emails from the owners saying the company got in trouble ( probably for stealing peoples money and getting caught for it)
I purchased one of these on IGN when it was announced a few weeks ago, and I was pretty excited then. After watching this, I am SO EXCITED and can't wait for them to ship.
Love seeing people with this much talented and passion actually making cool stuff, that people can buy! Have them back for the finished one!!
I agree!
Totally agree
Chris is so passionate about his craft, I'm so stoked for him and his company
I gotta say, the prop and setting designs in the show are amazing. To see all these things from the show brought to life in such a thoughtful way is wonderful. Many kudos to everyone involved!
Adam and Fallout stuff are two things i'm way too happy to see together at the same time.
I just binge watched the entire season last night. It really is a masterpiece, from the varying unique "FALLOUT" intros. So good.
Adam! Always love your enthusiasm for others creativity!
Design was based on the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory for anyone playing at home.
i love seeing product designers so passionate like this it makes me even more excited to get mine
I don't even remotely need this.
But I need this.
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
The level of detail and passion behind this is astonishing, for that alone I want one
So good to see the progress. It gives me a new respect for the work done. Hopefully the show's producers see this and give you guys lots of love. Your piece was just beautiful.
Before the show was announced, I had wanted to suggest Adam build a suit of Power Armor, like his Iron Man Mk.1... but didn't think Adam would have enough interest in a game to do it.
*_However,_* now that it's a show that Adam can more easily get into it... I *really **_really_* hope Adam will make one now!! 🤞😌🤞
Would make me SUCH a happy guy! 😊
*_EDIT:_*_ Also, I think it deserves mentioning, that there are MULTIPLE different models of Power Armor that Adam could pick from. He would just need to look at the Fallout Fandom-Wiki to see all the variants, across all the games. There's even various paint schemes for them, thanks to Fallout 76 (my fav is the "Blackbird" scheme, which is SR-71 inspired and is matte black with red accents). WHAT'S MORE... There's also the "Raider" variants, which are 'Mad Max' modified._
_AND, in terms of the games, you had 2 arms, 2 legs, the helmet, and the torso... So what I did for my FO76 character's armor was mix and matched from the different models, to create an _*_even more_*_ unique look. (they were all affixed to a power armor "exoskeleton" chassis)_ 😊
_So it's definitely a "kid in a candy store" scenario, with a lot of choices and freedom. (as cool as the Raider armors look, I hope Adam would go for one of the "pre-war" models heh)_
I happely run around in an Ultracite-armoured suit.. took me some raids on the headquarter in Watoga to collect enough scrap, but i'm pretty happy with it now.
Aww Adam was doing his best creeping hopefully thinking they would say " we'd like you to have one"
No freakin way! Dude, if you think you've heard this enough by now, you are freakin awesome. what a treasure to watch
I pre ordered one if these a couple days ago but seeing all the love and work that's gone into it makes it feel a bargain to me, can't wait to get it.
Someone should let those guys know they probably used some type of custom Chi charger to charge the phone in Lucy's pip boy rather than remove it over and over and have the fitment get sloppy over time.
Dropped down into comments to say this, they absolutely used wireless charging to keep that topped up.
Chi charger?
You mean a induction charger?
@@SqualidsargeStudios The wireless charging technical standard is called QI, which is pronounced "chi"
No qi or chi. It was removed and charged.
@@pileofstuff You still write it Qi and most people say wireless charging. Also no they didn't do that.
I love the step-by-step storytelling. Seeing all the different prototyping stages gets me so excited!
I lovveeee when genuine enthusiasts build things
You can FEEL the experience through the screen, I've never been a fan of buying into hype but this is a work of art that I may just need to get my grubby hands on
Thank you for doing this in depth showing the steps of production. Like Adam I am so excited about the process
I was so excited by Adam’s excitement I pre-ordered a Pip-Boy.
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
Chris is so cool. Glad to see him get the recognition he deserves.
Fallout was one of those shows that you can just tell the prop and costuming teams had an absolute blast. I really hope the tested crew get the opportunity to talk to them behind the scenes, maybe for season 2!
Cool to see they actually thought about functionality with the ability to use it as an alarm clock and having the display mode. Actually makes me consider getting it
They sell the Geiger-Müller tubes that could fit perfectly inside of a slightly larger one. That is the functionality i want and will pay for.
Why no one has thought about it yet amazes me because i know it is possible and would sell like hot uranium cakes.
the tube size is proportional to the sensitivity. The tubes are very expensive (relatively) and generally, for a small tube that would fit in a Pip-Boy unless you were outside Chernobyl's front door you wouldn't hear many clicks... so one click every day or so would not be much fun... on the other hand, it would mean that you were safe... You don't really want to hear those clicks, especially since RadAway hasn't been invented yet.
@@chrisbarnardoTWC That makes sense. I guess the novelty would sell. The functionality i guess would be useless. Id still buy it though for the novelty. I have one of those tubes and circuit boards myself because i wanted to make one. Never got around to it and i think i lost the tube somewhere.
@@chrisbarnardoTWC I did buy a touchscreen to make the pipboy screen though. I use it as a macro keyboard for games. Never finished the programming or wrist mounted shell for it either. I think you can buy the capacitive touch film and lay it overtop of the plastic concave making the look and functionality. I'd use the geiger counter not for accurate purposes but to be very rudimentary. That is still interesting to me.
After making 2 pip boys which held phones, I ordered one of these for myself. Showing the prototyping was great and I am very excited for the final product.
I've ordered mine about a month ago, i cannot explain the sheer excitement this video has brought me. Thank you Tested for covering this and The Wand Company for making many of our dreams come true. Finally a beautifully made product done with care within the object itself and for the demographic it is for. SO HYPED!!!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
Ordered mine about 2 months ago.
Already had mine pre-ordered. If they deliever on the promise, its a must have for a fan and a dream come true at that.
I have always wanted a Pip Boy. I ordered this one a few days ago. Great Video!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
@@bobzuruncle2214 So what is the "hero" version? Do you mean it is only a special version meant for advertising, or it is a higher quality version that will be sold for more money later on?
@@xx_amongus_xx6987 The former. The version we see in the video is for the video and advertising. High quality, best made, details all sorted out and carefully edited to show it off. The product they ship to customers tends to be of poorer quality. This is a pattern for Bethesda and the companies they contract out to make these things.
I hope I am proven wrong and they deliver a cool collectible, and you super enjoy it, which is why I say buyer beware, not buyer avoid.
Just google Bethesda collectible scandals and you'll see what I mean.
I ordered my pip boy back in April and I cannot wait to get it!!! Thank you so much for showing it off on the show. Amazing attention to detail. They did an amazing job!
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
So glad to see this video, I put my order in over a month ago when it was announced to the ign store.
Can't wait for someone to mod one into a working fitness tracker/smartwatch :D
I was just thinking that someone needs to make a "Pip-Watch" that looks like a tiny Pip-Boy (maybe just the screen part) and is just a smartwatch inside.
Granted, the touchscreen aspect would be challenging to say the least... But I doubt most of us would care much lol
I honestly don't mind if companies start making phones like Pip-boys, would love to buy it.
The green Pipboy was based after Fallout 76. Slightly larger, and possibly heavier. The others were based after Fallout 4.
Really liked listening to this guy speak about the design process, being in graphic design myself it is really neat to listen to someone so passionate and meticulous
Chris is great ❤
As someone who is in the design and manufacturing world- the detail, excitement, passion, expertise, and love in this presentation are just absolutely amazing. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I’d kill to work for someone like The Wand Company.
What an awesome stand! I would love to have several stands just like that one! What's that kooky wrist-thing device that's obscuring my view of that fabulous stand?
Making the fusion cells batteries is such a good idea. Props to these guys; pun intended. I want one of these so bad.
Wow that was an amazing episode thank you Adam for having the wand company, with Chris & Jeremy visit The Cave with these amazing pip boys, I got mine. I ordered it on day one and matter of fact I have 12 others as well there's just something about the pip boy. I can't wait for season 2 and more cool thinks from the wand company.
Cool to see you pop up here Mike!
@@MassiveDMG wherever there is fallout I'll be there wherever there is Jeremy I'll be there.😁
@@CGRREDACTED Jeromy's got The Mysterious Stranger perk unlocked it seems!
Wand co is truly next level I hope they continue to bring it in the best of ways :)
Thoughts in Adam's head this whole video: "giggity giggity giggity giggity giggity!!!"
So glad jeremy had a chance to meet with everyone here at Tested!
Same! It must've been like a dream come true! Here's hoping he can drop by again in the future!
You are not at Tested so you saying "here at Tested" makes no sense. You are like the people that name drop people's names that they don't actually know.
@@thomgizziz i was using here as in here at this youtube channel
No need to be so rude over semantics
see this is fun, more than just showing off a finished product they bring in all the bits and talk through the design and iteration. I'm never going to buy one of these, I just am not that big of a Fallout fan. but the process of making them is fascinating to me.
These guys are virtuoso's and you can tell that Chris simply cannot compress all the information that he wants to tell Adam and its adorable
I wish the 76 kit was still available thing is awesome and I'm kicking myself for not getting one but this new one is a work of art and definitely on my radar now ^^
bought the pipboy model a few years ago when 76 came out fun build, nice display piece
Now do a Mister Handy next. 😂
1:1 fully autonomous Assaultron
If I knew prop making was a profession when I was a kid, I would have taken a very different career path… this stuff is so awesome
Wait til everyone finds out Fallout is an entire game series lol
I definitely thought people picked up Fallout again until I saw the prime series
dude the start up of the screen with the sounds too is so cool!!
The cuff having no lining is just weird and makes no sense. Good job on improving on that aspect of the design.
It had quite a bit of lining in fallout 4…you might even say too much
That was just the one used in the TV show. They had some sort of sleeve for the actors to wear underneath. You might´ve caught up on it if you paid more attention ;)
You know it doesn't actually need a lining the Vault suit has leather cuffs for a reason the pip boy sit on the leather cuffs so it doesn't need additional pads in universe.
As someone who preordered this, it is so cool to be able to see the process of development for a product this intricate and well made. I'd love more videos like this!
The stand needs to be completely redesigned. It doesn't fit aesthetically in the slightest. Everything in the Fallout universe is rounded over, and is a result of the casting process by which objects in that universe are created. i.e. draft angle & fillets
Yep the stand is minimalistic and kinda disappears but you'd never see something like that in the fallout universe.
I doubt we will see any change though. It is way too far in and they aren't going to be making major changes like that.
Ive played the games for hundreds of hours of fallout from fallout 3 to 76 and these pipboys are absolutely spot on drop dead gorgeous and loved the fact they did that quest in 76 to find the plans of the 2000 real fan service from bethesda is truly heartwarming and to see these props being brought to life by chris and his team is so cool Cant wait to see more in season 2
I'd kill to watch Adam play the first fallout lmao
I'm so stoked that one of my biggest inspirations growing up did an episode on a prop from my favorite franchise! Adam can we please get a Fallout prop one day build???
🤓Your Geek Fix represent! 🖖
THanks
One thing I enjoy is Adam remarking on the updates to production methods, in which they’re able to make props look convincingly like metal. The stunt knifes for Blade Runner 2049, and the Pipboy, for example.
The stand really does not go with the aesthetic of the prop though, it looks like a modern laptop stand. Needs work.
Yep the stand is minimalistic and kinda disappears but you'd never see something like that in the fallout universe.
@@thomgizziz I figure it should look 50s in style, and it just doesn't
We can’t wait for ours! And like Norm said the fact that the show allowed us fans to be involved was amazing! Our Assaultron is the one seen in episode 2 and the screaming in our house when it came on screen was insane! Adam may remember seeing it right before we shipped it off to the show when he was at MegaCon 😊
And NCRR440 from New California on the radio station list. For weeks I thought people were pulling my leg but it really was in there. Which was amazing. Kilter films really does think of everything.
I love how people that have never even played the fallout games are all the sudden acting like they have loved fallout for years lmao. Everything "Fallout" is lame past New Vegas.
Fallout 4 is 9 years old
Awww is the king of the fandom angry? So you liked fallout 3... oh you didn't understand that 3 came before NV? GTFO of here with your nonsense.
@@thomgizziz What are you talking about? Of course I do, Fallouts 1, 2, 3 and NV are the only good ones. 4 and beyond are terrible. I despise 4 because thats when everything started going to crap.
Im not the one trying to defend the crappiest parts of a franchise, so maybe you should be the one to GTFO
@@VashStarwind3 sucks. Sorry
@@germanulrich Oh no it does.. but its WAYY better than 4 or 76, or the dumb show.. lmao
As a designer, engineer, model maker, and tech fan, this was a FANTASTIC look into production design, art, engineering, and the problem solving that accompanies them all.
Why are people liking this terrible show?
Because some of us think it’s good?
It really is terrible lmao. Especially compared to the older games. All these new poser fallout fans LMAO
@@VashStarwindMan... Don't gatekeep like that, please. More people liking the thing you like doesn't water anything down even a little.
@@theprojectproject01 When people start to like an inferior version, yes, yes it does. Very much so..
@@tested I liked it.
This was such an addictive show and tell. What energy and passion
I just preordered one and watching it in action just solidified my purchase.
It's really pleasing to see Adam's enthusiasm.
This is hugely entertaining. Listening to them talk shop is thrilling.
I'm so glad to have pre-ordered this and be supporting people who are so excited and passionate about what they do. It's so great to see people like this
Be careful. Buyer Beware. It's worth Google'ing other Bethesda Collectible reviews. They often make sub standard products while advertising the "hero" version. Don't get caught out with a bad make and model.
I've already pre-ordered! I'm so STOKED about Season-2!!!! So glad it was well worth the wait and it's a fan game of mine! Go Fallout Go!
Wow! That was really awesome to hear about how they took the concept and built it out.
I've never played the games or watched the show and have no desire to, but it's fascinating seeing the evolution of their design and seeing them all nerding out over it. :)
Adam’s reaction to how the Pipboy is placed on the stand with the power cable was my exact reaction. It’s a really great and genius touch for practicality.
The only features I really want is the main ones like the character on the front and time and date with alarms and all that but a radio would be great lol
This is like Santa collaborating with the wizard of oz and it makes my happy overflow 😊😊😊
The amount of incredible props and collectables that are going to come out of this show is going to be incredible.
What I would really really love. The option to change color of the screen so you could pick which fallout you want it to represent more. Maybe even change sound fx packs to which game you would prefer as well!
When the Pip Boy is first powered on, it says "64K RAM system.... 38911 bytes free". This is a nod to the old 8-bit Commodore 64 which had a similar startup display.