Here's how to make your Pip-Boy look real
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Does your Fallout 4 Pip-Boy look too new? Too fresh? Too straight from Vault-Tec? Worry not, prop maestro Bill Doran from Punished Props is on hand to teach you how to rough it up with a paint job.
As you can see in the gallery above, Bill painstakingly took it to bits before spraying each individual part. Note that he really liked the white bit so that's the only bit that didn't need totally fixed. See how it's done in the video below. Note: artistic flair not included.
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