A quick one today – some barrels I 3D printed several months ago that I got from Imitation of Life’s Patreon several years ago. While that sculptor seems to have taken a break from Patreon these days, I found what appears to be at least two of these sculpts for free over on MyMiniFactory in a sample STL set. Seeing how they came out, I can certainly recommend them!
I’d sprayed them and they were prepped for painting for some time, but it wasn’t until Thursday when I managed to do some blog reading that I saw Kuribo was doing a “Fallout February” thing that I decided to kick it into gear, starting these Thursday evening and then finishing them, spraying them and photographing them Friday morning as I had a day off work. Sure, they’re not specifically Fallout models, but they fit the setting and I’ll even go so far as to say that the colour chosen is close enough to one of the barrels in Fallout 76, easily one of the Fallout games of all time.
Not that these are particularly unique, but I mirrored them when I printed them so I could get a few more onto the plate and also have a small bit of variation, though only the set with fallen barrels manages to have any actual variation. Still – better than a complete repeat!
They’re a good fit for Post-Apoc games, and will work as barricades for Zombicide, though they’re a bit small for games like 40k and Crisis Protocol, especially with the tall bases many of these figures stand on. I’ve upscaled a set of these as well, but not yet printed them yet. These are of course, February models, and so these queue jumpers have gotten slightly in front of some January pieces that Kuribo will also be interested in.
As they were printed months ago, they also fit in with with Dave Stone’s Paint What You Got Challenge 24-25. As will the next half-dozen (at least) posts!
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
Great work on the barrels mate, and always an effective piece of scenery, in many settings.
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Thanks Dave – they’re as generic as they come for sure!
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They’ve come out well! 🙂 I’ve also run my own Fallout February challenge where I aim to not fall out of bed during February – only a few hours to go with that challenge in the UK now! 😉
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Thanks John – hope you made it out in good health. Even if you did have to line the floor aside your bed with cushions and an extra matress! 😮
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I think there’s a great chance these could end up in two challenges! They definitely fit in Fallout February for me and I’m glad to have you aboard as well. I haven’t played Fallout 76 but I reckon just about any barrel short of hot pink will fit in Fallout 🙂 I like the look of these and this is a reminder that I need to get some barrels done one of these days. Its on my terrain to-do list!
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Thanks mate! You’re not missing a huge amount with 76, though I understand that it’s been fixed up a lot, I still don’t find it sticky at all – probably due to the survival game aspects and the monetisation. To think I always wanted a co-op Fallout game to play with Marouda and we got this instead!
I’ve just gotten the other Fallout February post done. A little late but we’ve had a lot happening here IRL the last couple of weeks. They’d go well with your current project I reckon!
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I’ve heard its better but still not amazing which has kept me away. There’s so much you can play and so little time these days.
I had the Fallout February post written up and almost posted it last night but you’re in luck because I was tired then and had no internet most of today so I can definitely add it this evening 🙂
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Yeah, I log in for an hour or so about twice a year, then wander back off to other games as I have no real reason to stick around. A big shame, really – it’d potentially be a fun one to team up with you in and mess around.
I’ve got a bit of blog-catch-up to do again tomorrow, so hopefully will respond to your post (I’ve read it, just not responded yet).
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