You can’t buy any of these yet – GSC are just in the “prototype” stage, asking what fans think of the gear – but if there are enough die-hard fans to head out into the woods making their own STALKER-inspired clothing, surely there are enough who are happy to pay someone else to make it for them.
The line blends clothing that looks like it comes straight from the game with stuff that just looks… athletic with a STALKER logo on the front. Beats a line of Hot Topic shirts saying “I HEART CHERNOBYL”, though!
Stalker Clothing Prototypes [Facebook - Thanks Arkosis!]
Jon
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 8:30 AMthere’s a whole LARPing scene in Russia and the Ukraine built around the Stalker and Metro 2033 universes – BoingBoing did a post on it back in 08 (http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/05/14/real-stalker-cosplay.html).
Steve0410
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 4:33 PMI find it somewhat humourous that instead of the fruity druids/fantasy/anime LARPing we have here, the Russians prefer apocalypse/end of the world shithole scenarios. It’s very fitting.
T.j. Learnihan
Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 2:16 PMThats awesome…You actually have to be handicapped to not get in to the Russian Army…In the US, any teen with acne or eczema can be told no for enlistment…..They have a higher population and better enlistment qualifications….We are doing our country no favors. All people should be allowed to serve that want to and can!!! PERIOD!!!
Aashish
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 8:34 AMhmm… i’d buy that top… if for nothing else, just coz i’m born in 86 lol
Cameron
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 11:12 AMI quite like these, if only they didn’t have the stupid “STALKER” logo on them……….
Joe Mama
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 9:15 AMNo gas masks? You’d be surprised how big an orgasm people have over them. Show pictures of wars with people in gasmasks “Oh this is so cool” death is cool innit?
Iggy Hazard
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7:49 AMThere is most definitely a niche for this sort of thing and I think they should go for it. The pants alone look great! They look like half of an authentic PSZ-9Md Duty suit (which could be combined with a brown leather garrison belt to complete the look). Aside from black, it would be good to see all the factional colors represented, especially OD green (lone wolf), Flectarn (Freedom), and blue (as per the older builds of the original game as well as certain mods). However, they should leave all external logos off since that makes it look too commercial (which detracts from authenticity).
I would most definitely buy those PSZ-9Md prototype pants exactly as they are.