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Title: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: grinner357 on 05 July 2013, 07:28:22 AM
Hi everyone. i'm planning on building a game board of the glow, aka the west tek facility, and am having the darndest time locating a source for the screens/monitors, computers, etc that are in the place. i've gotten just about everything else sourced to some extent or another, but i havent been able to find anything that fits for these (see pic).. any suggestions? i've got the entire facility mapped out on grid paper so i have a rough idea what size i need, but so far no joy
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: ink the troll on 05 July 2013, 08:01:42 AM
Nothing that looks like a direct copy, but some of these bits might help:

Black Cat has some computer stuff: http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=computer&x=0&y=0

one armed bandit might work if you lee off the lever thingy: http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=430_442_476&sort=20a&page=2

Armorcast has this: http://armorcast.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=120_34&products_id=207

Ainsty has a couple of bits and pieces that could be of use:
- http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/59/products_id/654
- http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/59/products_id/590
- http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/59/products_id/592
- http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/273
- http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/52/products_id/462 (an arcade machine, but with a bit of modification just might work)
- http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/459
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: Anpu on 05 July 2013, 11:03:59 AM
There is a lot of good pices on the hirst arts molds. When I get home I'll try to get som examples for you.
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: grinner357 on 07 July 2013, 12:29:09 AM
Aintsy and Hirst have some stuff that'll work for some of the screens and the bio-tube/chamber things, but most of it doesnt quite do it for me.. thank you for all the suggestions, though, i appreciate it. and if anyone is curious about the scale, each floor tile/wall panel looks to be about 1 1/2 inches, and each section looks to be divided up into 1/2 inch sections, ie the T junctions are 1/2 on either side of the T, and all the walls are 1/2 inch thick, and 3" high. total map size is approx 39 1/2 by 45 1/2 (at least, these are the scales/dimensions i'm using to creat the gameboard itself; this roughly correlates to 28-40mm game scales)
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: Arcturus on 07 July 2013, 05:44:54 AM
For the computers you might want to check out the Scotia Grendel Sci-fi consoles:

http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=227_220&products_id=2738

Spartan scenics has some pieces too:

http://www.miniaturicum.de/product_info.php?products_id=18819

Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: Christian on 07 July 2013, 05:51:36 AM
I believe you might also find suitable pieces at Armorcast:

(http://armorcast.com/store/images/550_lg.jpg)

http://armorcast.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=120_34&products_id=207

And you could try Copplestone's KKBB bits and pieces, too (under Props and Equipment):

http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/range.php?range=KKB
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: superflytnt on 07 July 2013, 02:36:48 PM
Armorcast is really bad on delivery. I'm still waiting for a relatively small 108$ order that I placed on 4/20. It's ridiculous.

Try getting some SmoothCast 300 on MisterArt.com (20$) and a sci-fi mold from Hirst Arts:
http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/moldssci.html

You can make quite good replicas of the Fallout 2 scenery using these molds, and from someone who has done it for years, it's REALLY easy.
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: mcfonz on 07 July 2013, 04:26:48 PM
Fenris have a set of terminals in their incursion objective range that I plan to use for sci fi.

Another source would be antenociti's which has a large selection of SSL fi gubbins.
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: Sterling Moose on 07 July 2013, 05:07:54 PM
Doesn't antenociti do screens and stuff?

Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: mcfonz on 07 July 2013, 05:39:43 PM
Quote from: Sterling Moose on 07 July 2013, 05:07:54 PM
Doesn't antenociti do screens and stuff?



I believe so yes. I know they do small control panels for doors etc.
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: grinner357 on 07 July 2013, 09:12:02 PM
um, i think you made that order on the wrong day, lol. but maybe thats just me ;)
Quote from: superflytnt on 07 July 2013, 02:36:48 PM
Armorcast is really bad on delivery. I'm still waiting for a relatively small 108$ order that I placed on 4/20. It's ridiculous.

Try getting some SmoothCast 300 on MisterArt.com (20$) and a sci-fi mold from Hirst Arts:
http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/moldssci.html

You can make quite good replicas of the Fallout 2 scenery using these molds, and from someone who has done it for years, it's REALLY easy.
Title: Re: fallout, the glow (west tek research facility)
Post by: Anpu on 08 July 2013, 06:22:19 PM
Here in these picture is my hirst arts versions of the first console.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/Horakte/vault007-1.jpg) (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/Horakte/media/vault007-1.jpg.html)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/Horakte/Vault001-5.jpg) (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/Horakte/media/Vault001-5.jpg.html)
If it is any help

The machinery mold has a lot of pieces that can be used for some of the others at least.
(http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/326.jpg)
(http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/327.jpg)