Thanks! Yeah thats pretty much the feel I was going for with the Vault-Tec painting, so thats great! But yeah, everybody seems to be flagging up the clean looking Vault Boy. Im just a bit nervous about it ruining it. Ive got to try and mix the right colours again and the cheap oil paint ive got may dry differently and it might look a bit odd. I should of done it before I finished it : ( I shall try though, as It bugs me too!
-I actually like the "perfect" vault boy in the "worn vault gritty" colors. Its kind of a sign of the incorruptablity and continuity of the iconic little guy. A tribute to the vault dwellers that ventured forth and left the last dirty remains of the old world behind. Humanity being reborn from the rust and decay of the old world vaults.
I like the credo you chose. "Be smart. Be safe". Its a tribute to humankinds best sides. Our ability to create safe shelter from any wilderness, despite any hardship, by employing ingenuity, intellect wisdom and sound judgement.
Well done. Well done indeed.