Summary
Fallout 76received an unforgettable Power Armor Edition upon release, and one fan recently found the wearable T-51b helmet from this collector’s edition in a thrift store. The special edition set also came with a West Tek duffle bag, collectible figures, a glow-in-the-dark map, an exclusive steelcase, and bonus digital items for theFallout 76game.
Released in 2018,Fallout 76is a prequel spin-off to Bethesda’s mainFalloutfranchise and the first multiplayer title in the series. Players are thrust into the year 2102 to control a resident of Vault 76, who ventures into the Appalachia wasteland to re-colonize and discover the origin of the open world’s deadly plague. After the success of Amazon’s live-actionFalloutadaptation, fans are excited toplay a Ghoul inFallout 76’s upcoming updates, which are expected to be released in 2025.
Posted by Canad1Andrew on Reddit, a photo of the life-sized T-51b replica helmet fromFallout 76was uploaded to theFalloutsubreddit. “I think I just found aFallout 76helmet at a thrift store,” exclaimed the user, and the community was eager to highlight the replica’s $99.99 price tag even though the original box for the item was missing. This thrift store discovery was a “fantastic deal” according toFalloutfans, who pointed out the collectible helmet usually sold above $300 second-hand. Furthermore, fellow players wanted to know what the price of this helmet would be equivalent to in caps (Fallout’s in-game currency) and most agreed it would be around 3,333 caps if the 2015 exchange rate still stands.
Fallout Fan Finds T-51b Power Armor Helmet in Thrift Store
Created by West Tek, the T-51b Power Armor series is the first introduced in theFalloutfranchise, and thearmor is tricky to obtain for beginners inFallout 76. This model proved useful against the People’s Liberation Army and was pivotal in gaining victory during the Battle of Anchorage, thanks to its increased strength, lightweight build, and impressive speed.
Back in 2019, a handful ofGameStop’s exclusiveFalloutPower Armor Collectible Helmets were recalleddue to mold issues causing health concerns for customers, particularly the red-painted Nuka Cola Helmets with white exterior tubing. Luckily, no issues were attached to the T-51b helmet from the Power Armor edition, meaning the lucky thrift store hunter can don the wearable helmet while conquering the wasteland.
Fallout 76notoriously had a disastrous launch, but newcomers are still pouring out the door of Vault 76 today, with approximately 30,000 to 50,000 concurrent players across all platforms.Fallout 5is confirmed to be in Bethesda’s pipeline, but in the meantime,Fallout 76fans are turning their attention towardsDune Awakeningas their next science-fiction epic while waiting for the next wasteland endeavor.
Fallout 76
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
