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Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition hands-on gallery
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This is what you'll be getting on Nov. 10 ... that is, if you were lucky enough to snag one before they sold out. Over and over again.
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There's no place like Vault 111. There's no place like Vault 111.
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It's hard to take pictures of the shiny wrap that goes around the case, okay?
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Now that that's removed ... ahh, much better. It's a handsome looking piece of plastic!
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These latches though? They're terrible. You sort of pull them out a little, on both sides, and flip up the middle with your third hand? I guess? I sort of fumbled it open.
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I love this sort of thing.
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[Ed. note: We did not test the contents for any radioactive emissions, and hope that this surely federally mandated labeling is accurate.]
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Okay, so opening it doesn't fill the room with a warm, orange glow. Instead, you get a plastic shell up top and the actual Pip-Boy is nestled in a cocoon of foam.
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The plastic shell's contents *revealed*.
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Underneath the disc is the original art used during the Fallout 4 reveal. They got some mileage out of that thing!
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Just in case you wanted some tips on how to play the game, a few weeks early.
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And there it is, the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy.
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What kind of Shelf Trophy would this be without a proper display stand?
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Those tabs on the cradles match up with some slots on the bottom of the Pip-Boy, to keep your priceless artifact secure.
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There are a bunch of foam inserts hidden in the sleeve there.
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Rads.
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Choose your poison. The smaller pieces on the left are shims, the larger ones on the right are foam wraps to cushion your phone in the Pip-Boy's tray.
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This oughta fit my iPhone 6. I'll just go ahead and tuck this aside ...
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Here's the latch -- once it's loosened, it separates and comes fully apart.
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Like this! That's foam padding inside, and the top half has a velcro harness to strap to your forearm, because if you open this thing it will fall off of you with your $600 phone inside of it, and hey maybe just in case use that velcro strap, OK?
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You can open the front of the Pip-Boy by depressing this super secret button.
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Wait, that's just some cardboard! That QR code points to the Fallout 4 website, but there's no link to the Pip-Boy app just yet. :-(
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iPhone 6 foam insert installed!
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... but it definitely didn't fit my iPhone 6. I didn't play with all the other inserts to find one, so I just loosely fit it in here. There are two screen shields, this is Type G.
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All closed up, pretty sharp! Now, to put it on my human arm.
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I'm all ready for the Wasteland!
