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The successful Fallout TV series, based on the game of the same name, is back for season two as of December 16, 2025. Amazon did well to stick the landing last time around, so we’re looking forward to sinking our teeth into the next batch of episodes.
If you’re also mad about Fallout, here are some freely available 3D models to download, print, and finish.
Nuka Cola and Nuka Cola Caps
Nuka Cola is an iconic Fallout beverage, with a bottle shaped like a rocket ship that typifies the atomic age aesthetic. Grafit’s Fallout Nuka Cola Bottle is the most popular Fallout model on Printables, and for good reason. More than 50 people have made, rated, and provided their own examples of finished builds. You can even print with transparent filament, for that glass-like appearance.
Printables commenter 3DCreator even suggested printing cmaddy’s Nuka Cola Caps bottlecaps to go with the bottle, which appear to be the best examples of their kind. For a neat effect, consider printing them with PLA and then using a heat gun or a hairdryer to heat up the filament and bending the caps in a manner that makes them look used.
T45 Power Armor Helmet
Rosencrans.angelo’s Fallout T45 Helmet (wearable) is a remix of a creation posted on Cults3D that is no longer available. The creator notes that they “patched it up a bit” before posting on Maker World under a Creative Commons license. The results posted by those who have made it are nothing short of amazing, particularly the version above by Maker World commenter Tack3D.
This is a fully wearable helmet that demands a bit more love and attention than a simple print and forget. Take a look at the comments for inspiration, with many adding extra touches like lights, gas mask tubes, and metallic worn paint jobs for that post-nuclear look.
Holotape fidget toy
While most of the models featured here are decorative items or cosplay pieces, the Holotape fidget toy by Lins Labs is an iconic bit of Fallout memorabilia that you might want to keep on your desk. Once printed, this Fallout 4-inspired data module can be assembled mostly by friction, apart from the two main body components, which require a peg and some super glue.
The tape then becomes a fidget toy with the creator explaining: “spin the silver disks to ‘wind the tape’ and slide the release mechanism back and forth for an immersive & tactile experience.” Go to town on this by printing in orange, white, and (where possible) metallic silver filament.
Mini-nuke (Fat Man ammo)
The Fat Man is a shoulder-fired catapult that shoots small nuclear bombs, in true Fallout fashion. It first appeared in Fallout 3 (in a fight that takes place outside of Washington DC’s Galaxy News Radio), and has been a mainstay of the series ever since.
Now you can have a mini nuke of your own with Riker the Sergal’s Fallout 4 Mini-nuke. Not only will it be a real conversation starter on the mantlepiece during Christmas dinner, but it even opens up so that you can store things inside. Print it in 11 easily digestible parts and then throw it all together and finish it however you please. The image above from DiTech Fabrications is a particularly good example of a “clean” build.
AEP7 Laser Pistol
Laser weapons have been a mainstay of the Fallout series ever since the very first game. The AEP7 in particular was first seen in Fallout 3 and quickly became one of that game’s more iconic sidearms. It’s short, stubby, and—with high enough Energy Weapons skill—a great way to finish a fight.
With dragonator’s AEP7 Laser Pistol (Fallout), you can own a rather impressive replica of this fan favorite. There are more than 40 finished examples to take inspiration from, with many going as far as adding their own laser pointer and wiring.
Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV
No collection of 3D printable Fallout models could be complete without a Pip-Boy, the signature wrist-mounted computer through which players manage their inventory, vital statistics, routes, and more. There are a lot of Pip-Boy models out there, but ytec3d’s Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV really caught my eye.
This is the Pip-Boy from Fallout IV, complete with holotape drive, and has been designed to accommodate a smartphone (from the year 2017). The same model has been posted on Thingiverse, where you can see different takes on it that include modifications to size and replacing the smartphone insert with a printed scene.
There are, of course, many more Pip-Boys out there to make. Some more impressive examples being Jeon’s Raspberry Pi Pip-Boy build (which uses ZapWizard’s Python/Pygame interface), Apple Watch cases, and basic non-electronic versions that still get the job done.
If you haven’t seen the first season of Amazon’s Fallout, you should absolutely immerse yourself in that first. If you’re already done and feeling hungry for more, there are other post-apocalyptic shows like Silo that are well worth your time.
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