xtab's Rust Skin Pix

Three sets in the Top Ten this week, each represented by the shirt or hoodie of the set. We name the Diablo Dark Ops Set skin(s) of the week. Enjoy!

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The first of the three sets we're featuring this week is the Diablo Dark Ops set by StabbyMcStabFace, which takes advantage of the flexible burlap shirt mesh to produce an imposing, post apocalyptic Spanish conquistador outfit. albeit more obviously Unholy.  It's all black leather plates and strips over red burlap like armor, with plenty of belts and rings for interest.

The whole four piece set shares the same style and quality as the shirt, and the pants in particular features a prominent codpiece we're sure many of you will admire. Be sure to drop by Stabby's workshop and check it out!

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Sky Seal Hoodie
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Our second set is the Sky Seal set by RavN. It's a dark blue and black set in commando / S.W.A.T style, perfect for nighttime operations and skulduggery. The hoodie's got cross-chest suspenders, pockets, a utility belt, and elbow pads on the wrong side of the arm. Not too sure about that detail, but it looks good as long as you don't think about it too hard.

The gloves and boots are well detailed and Rusty, while the pants feature more pads, a long knife at the thigh, and a heavy codpiece that would present problems righteo-quick in the real world. But codpieces are IN this week, so who are we to object?

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Our third set is well represented by its hoodie, which looks like a homespun uniform with a rusty zipper, elbow pads, and a dirty camouflage material only a post apocalyptic drill sergeant could love. If you're looking for a military clan uniform, this one's army all the way and can't be mistaken for anything else.

Although the set appears simple, there are lots of small, subtle details and quality is strong. The set is also on the dark side, and the workshop icons were poorly lit, so it is hard to judge from just what you see here.  Visit the workshop and view the daylight set for a proper look.  By Relic.

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A simple wood box reinforced with sheet metal and emblazoned with szINFERNO's popular death raider emblem from last week.  How benighted savages managed to do something like that is beyond us, but we suppose where there's a will, there's a way.

Since the box's main selling point is the skull on top it will be wasted in a tightly stacked loot room, but it's perfect for a forward base where it can be discovered empty by your victims after you clean 'em out. 

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T.O.N.Y.A.E.R.'s Last Eclipse is a Valkyrie of pistols, a post modern, post apocalyptic weapon for the End of the World. Bold art-deco brass plates have been carefully fastened to the body of the pistol, a savage dreaming of Progress, and a triumphal arch at the back of the gun greets the eye when you take aim. 

The artist produced two gun skins in this style this week, the other being the Last Eclipse bolt action rifle, every bit as beautiful as the pistol. Go have a look--it's just a click away.

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If you gotta go to war, you gotta have something to look forward to when you return. Bfs offers sweet Suzy-Q, a dame most fellows would die for, whether they're in Pacific island jungles or among the ruins of all that once stood tall and proud. 

Bfs's rust is getting better, and we like the mildly faded colors of this gun. our only beef is that the girl isn't looking in the camera, but that's a pretty small quibble given the overall quality of the skin.  If you like this gun, the artist has another gun with another girl you'll also want to see, the Betty Lou Ak-47. 

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LittleRanger produced two highly detailed skins this week, the first being Blood Feud, a metal-tipped stone hatchet held fast by aged leather straps and tightly woven spirit cloth. The wood handle is old and water damaged, the stone hatchet head chipped, and the metal tip rusty. There are no mistakes.

The trouble with such a finely detailed but small skin is that you can't see any of this at much of a distance.  You've got to stop and smell the roses to appreciate it, which is not something one does in the heat of a pitched battle.  But if you're just puttering around fixing up your base, aesthetic touches like this are nice to have.

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Mad Crossbow
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LittleRanger's second great skin is the Mad Crossbow, a motley collection of colors and styles that some find a little busy but we quite like. It brings color and competent technical art to a skin category that doesn't get a lot of attention especially since gears are so precious in the early game. 

The artist touched all parts of the mesh, and we particularly want to point out the masterfully worn metal on the left-hand grip on the body and the stock you'd rest on your shoulder. But that's just one of several finely honed details on this crossbow.  

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And now for something completely different.. A water pipe shotgun painted...well...just look at the picture.  It would seem our hero told one too many whoppers and suffered a heavy dose of radiation to boot. Not a pretty sight.

But certainly an unusual sight, which the game can always use especially on an under utilized weapon like the water pipe. And it is entirely believable--an islander could certainly paint ugly Pinocchio given a set of paints and enough time, which is about all they've got enough of. By AlmaTadema.

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God of Builders Hammer
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Last we have the God of Builders Hammer by Brajkula, a comically fierce monster head on the the comically large hammer head we find ourselves using all the time. The hammer matches many of Brajkula's other skins quite well. Details are strong, simple, and direct, making them easy to distinguish from a distance...which is going to make people want to take it from you if they see it. So be prepared to defend your god if you work with him outside.

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xtab's Weekly In-Game Skin Review

Looking at skins in the Rust store, we're struck again by how much more vibrant and appealing they are in the workshop and in the game itself.  We're sure Facepunch will one day address the disparity, but until that day you can count on this blog to give the skins a proper showing. 

All the skins approved this week are fantastic, especially the Metalhunter series by TONYAER.  But our favorite is the Furious Raider Riot Helmet, by Vitalik.

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Three pieces of the Metalhunter set by T.O.N.Y.A.E.R. were approved this week, the pants, the boots, and this hoodie.  it's very realistic and modern in appearance, with a some details and dirt thrown on so people know they're not in Kansas anymore. 

The hoodie's got a grubby yellow vinyl texture with elbow pads and the unnecessary belts and straps that have proven so popular since the apocalypse. The inner shirt has a metal chain necklace crossed over itself, and we wonder how you could get it to stay in place without crossing it under your arms.  Imagine walking around like that for a day.

Comedy aside, this is one of the finest sets we've seen yet.  There's a loving attention to detail and dirt that only a true Rust survivor could imagine, well worth considering for a clan uniform.

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Here's the pants that go with the hoodie and boots.  Details are as sharp and clear as on the rest of the skins in this set, but the pants are quite a bit cleaner than the shirt. The material on the back pockets is scrunched up, like they were a home-spun repair to an old garment.  

We also see there's knee pads over the knees and not the thighs or calves like many other artists portray., which is common sense. Finally, there's a functionally pointless chain running from the side pocket to the middle of the belt in the back that will be right there whenever you sit down.  

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The last piece of the set (that got approved) is the boots, which are also the best piece.  Excepting the amateur repair in the side, these boots are almost photo realistic.  The stitched up slash and mild dirt keep them Rusty, but you can just about see the Walmart price tag when you blink.

If you want to see the entire set in all its glory, be sure and drop by T.O.N.Y.A.E.R.'S workshop for the full treatment.

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Talented new artist Sfonsper finally scored an approval with his wildly popular Elder's Metal Facemask.  The skin garnered 14,000 views on the workshop and tons of comments, so it is safe to conclude that ugly is IN. It's a combination of metal plates and braces with a leather chin strap and rusty mouth grill through which you can bark orders:  "Move!" "Sit there!" "Silence!"

Or you can simply say nothing as you stand over your victims, watching them die.  Lots of possibilities here!

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Wild Tiger MP5
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The Wild Tiger MP5 puts a smart, bold style to a weapon we're coming to like in the game. The mellow black and yellow stripe pattern is shattered by the lighthouse painted barrel grip, which draws the eye and makes an otherwise ordinary weapon flashy.

The skin's also got plenty of dirt and rust, making it both good looking and Rusty, a well deserved approval for Badtrip.

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Silent Sting SAP
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T.O.N.Y.A.E.R.'s fourth approval this week, a semi-auto pistol with a nasty venomous snake drawn over the body.  We're not sure what kind of snake, but it looks bad, and there's no hospitals on the island. The trigger forms the lower mouth, so the snake is caught in the act of the strike.

As with pretty much everything from this artist, quality is superb from the fading paint to the electrical tape wrapped around the grip.  We only wish there was something interesting on the back of the gun, which you see when you take aim.

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Conquerer AK47
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A dark and shadowy horseman hurls bolts of blue energy from on high, casting down all who oppose him.  Bwahahaha!  We're not sure what he'll do once he's in charge, but ain't gonna be tea parties in the palace garden--note the flailing skeletons and the bloody rags around the ammo clip.  By Fred the Dog.

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Raider Hatchet
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Another highly popular skin made it into the game this week, this time by szINFERNO, a relatively new artist who has produced several very high quality skins and is finally winning some recognition.  The raider hatchet is probably his best skin to date, and exhibits a strong and accurate attention to detail.

The blade is badly chipped and damaged--almost ruined, really- but we'd wager it can still split a sleeping Newman's skull like a watermelon. The handle's well aged, wrapped in fine leather, and carefully bolted to the blade.  But the real cherry on top is the piecemeal skull on the back of the blade.  This hatchet's not just for chopping wood.

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Blue Puzzle Door
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This unusual sheet metal door by Vitalik is sure to be a hit, and we can hardly wait to install it in our base ourselves. It's got oddly shaped metal plates carefully cut by the island's worst metal smith and riveted to a sheet metal backing.  The plates buckle and warp in a few places, and there's touches of rust here and there, but it looks sturdy enough. 

It's a very striking door, and sure to draw raider attention, so keep it inside until you're ready for a fight.

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Roasted Bucket Helmet
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Originally entitled the Hell Roaster bucket by Keke, the name was softened to the Roasted Bucket on approval for the store, which is a curiously diffident gesture for a game featuring full frontal male nudity, cannibalism, and bloodthirsty pvp savagery unknown to almost any other game.

The helmet is a good example of this artist's cute, angry, and semi-serious style, with blazing eyes, a furious, gaping wide "mouth" and demon skull painted on the back. It's a highly enjoyable visual humor, and he's got a lot more where this came from--Drop by his workshop and see for yourself.

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Barricaded Door
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This simple country wooden door is a bit atypical of Mishka's usual work, which focuses on sharp, realist weapons and clothing, usually in bright colors. It does, however, share Mishka's eye for quality and detail, which you can see in the peeling paint, rusty nails, and streaks of dirt running down toward the ground.

It will make any country home look, well, not exactly inviting, but rustic and more homey, at least for ten or twenty minutes before someone burns, shoots, or blasts it off its hinges.

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Last but decidedly not least is the Furious Raider Riot Helmet by Vitalik.  Though it may look something like a cross between an evil Wall-E and a side show juggling act, a pack of raiders in your base wearing these riot helmets would not be funny.  

The sublime creativity put into this otherwise humble riot helmet is delightful, from the tilted eye-slats to the long row of goblin teeth beneath. Best skin of the week!

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xtab's Rust Skin Pix

Lots of color this week, presented in styles that live up to the spirit of the game. Our favorite:  Furious Raider, by Vitalik.

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First up we have the Metalhunter Hoodie by T.O.N.Y.A.E.R. The hoodie is part of an amazing six item set including gloves, boots, pants, armored vest and kilt, and this hoodie here.

The level of detail on this hoodie and everything else in this set is astonishing, and there's a creative use of patches and chains that remind us of flashy, low-tech MTV videos from the 80's, but in a good way.  Be sure and stop by the artist's workshop to see the whole set--you're in for a treat!

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We're not sure how savages living in straw huts are supposed to make a gun like this, but we gotta admit it looks good.  It is a molded metal demonic spiderweb design with attendant black widow waiting for a meal. There's also a large spider head with fangs at the back of the gun you'll get to see everything you aim at some helpless newbie to remind you that life just ain't fair, so it's good you've got an assault rifle.

The gun is part of a three item Spider King set by Andy-Boo and JohnnyOldBoy, which includes a similarly grotesque armored face mask and hatchet.  The hatchet in particular is fine work--drop by their workshops and see.

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This riot helmet by Vitalik tops the charts this week for creativity. The faded red and gray helmet with metal reinforced visor seems myopic and comical, at least until several guys wearing these helmets break into your base and cart all your hard work away. The slatted eye goggles project a blind and uncaring feeling, like an evil Wall-E, and the way they are slightly tilted looks crazy and greedy.  That, and the long row of stylized teeth beneath them.

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Deathcharger is a salvaged assault rifle carefully painted over in the shape of a skeletal dragon by a highly talented artist, full of character and emotion.  Too bad he'll probably get his head blown off by another post apocalyptic savage in a tussle over a sixty year old can of beans. 

The skin is an excellent example of Veys' flowing, dreamy style of art, with a touch of Van Gogh for thickness of paint and a little madness, too.  It's not a very realistic skin, but it is a beautiful one.  

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Does anyone know a hardware store where we could pick up a hatchet like this? Our neighbor keeps coming in our backyard uninvited, and we'd like to stick this in a post or a tree out back so he could see just what kind of people we are. 

Of course, a new hatchet wouldn't look like it had chopped through chains or bathroom doors like this one does, so it wouldn't carry quite the same level of menace, but we're sure he'd get the message. The spot of blood on the handle speaks volumes, though--wouldn't want to forget that detail.

Superb work on the damaged blade, the stylized skull, the fittings and reinforcements, and of course, the little spot of blood.  By szINFERNO.

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Go Away.  

Think they'll listen?  We don't either. This door won't survive more than a few minutes at the hands of a competent raider, which is too bad given the door's rustic appeal. Sure, the paint's peeling and the window's all boarded up, but that just adds to its grumpy old man charm.

Mishka showcases his door on his workshop in a cute little noobyshack he built for the purpose. It looks great, but from a strictly gaming perspective, we wouldn't advise building something like this unless you're fond of sunrise on the beach. 

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Vitalik's second highly creative skin this week, the Puzzle Door is a sheet metal door with closely fitting but irregular plates of metal riveted together to form a sort of low security jigsaw puzzle.  It's not super realistic, but given metal cutting tools and some time, we might make something like this ourselves, if only by accident.  

As with most skins by this artist, there is a subtle attention to detail which makes the quality really stand out.  Note the warps in the metal, uneven rivets, and the spots of mud at the bottom of the door. None of these details are there by chance, and each contributes to the overall sense of shoddy work and primitive craftsmanship. 

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Uh...treasure of what?  New artist Freddy presents a decaying pump shotgun, with rotting wood and rusting metal painted with undergrowth, roses, and skulls.  It's a lush, sleepy skin, beautiful and tainted, alluring yet poisonous.

But we have questions.  Where's the treasure?  We've looked all over the gun, but we can't find any.  And what's that red stuff coming out of the skull's eye?  And most importantly, what, where or who is Kahoolawe?

We may never know.  But Freddy likes making these kinds of sickly sweet skins, perhaps he'll explain in future works?

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JohnnyOldBoy has offered up another toothy armored face mask for players who like to terrorize their victims before dispatching them to the beach. This one has a grooved metal cap and twenty four golden teeth all neatly arranged in the front of the mouth like a jackal, or some kind of demon.

Which makes us wonder if there are many orthodontists in Hell.  A lot of these demons have great teeth, all nicely lined up and fitting perfectly in their beastly mouths. Someone's got to be doing all that work, right?  

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Badtrip's second Venom series weapon, this one a semi auto pistol with clean institutional lines much like his earlier AK of the same name. We like the color and choice of materials quite a bit, with a soft metal body and vinyl grip wrapped in finely stitched cloth. The gun's well-worn and Rusty, just the way we like 'em.

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xtab's Weekly In-Game Skin Review

Nineteen approvals this week, including two very strong sets by StabbyMcStabFace and JonnyOldboy.  Our favorite approved skin this week is Macbeth, by LittleRanger.

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First up we have Stabby's Arctic wolf set, which looks pretty good for something pulled from a freezing K-Mart dumpster after 60 years and embellished with radioactive dog fur. 

The hoodie's got snow jacket quilting, wolf emblems, metal shoulder pads and bracers, and several leather straps in awkward places that you probably don't need, like the belt across the belly.  Maybe if your pants come up that high, who knows? This is Rust.

One more thing--that wolf fang necklace around the inner shirt is really cool.

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These are the pants that go with the rest of Stabby's Arctic Wolf set.  there's no dog fur, but they share the same gray and blue color scheme as well as the placement of leather and tire rubber belts in odd locations.  There's also shin and thigh pads and plenty of pockets, all suitably aged for the discerning survivor.

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Gloves are for keeping your hands clean while doing dirty work, a necessity in Rust.  These match the rest of the set well, being made of denim and vinyl in blue and gray and torn up a bit on the palms.  There's a tuft of dog fur (Dog, we say, or maybe hyena.  Rust canines run alone and are focused on eating carrion and slow Newmans) at the wrist, metal studs on the fingers, and a thunderbolt sewn into the back of the hand.

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The last piece of the set is the boots, which Stabby has sharply improved over the base model. They've made of a combination of vinyl and heavy leather nailed and screwed into the top of the boot.  You've also got your bonus studded leather straps and radioactive dog at the ankle. They look warm, sturdy and tough, just thing for conquering the icy North.

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Badtrip decided to go with unhealthy shades of institutional green and yellow this week on both his Hazard Crate and Venom AK47, which has yet to be approved.

The crate's the sort of thing certain kinds of pre-apocalypse companies used to dispose of unwanted chemical byproducts, and it's got some pretty scary fallout symbols and written warnings.  Of course, people in the distant future may not understand these warnings, but we'll all be dead by then, so it doesn't really matter.

Well, it's the future.  Somebody must have had a pretty bad day when they opened the crate, but what's done is done.  Nice box, though.

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A shiny but battered armored door for the outside of your base to frustrate and lure your fellow players to their doom.  Ideally you'll be there for the firefight--just talk sh*t in the channel until they come. But if not, armored doors are pretty sturdy and expensive to blow through, so you can make 'em pay that way.  

We'd use these doors to mark false loot rooms.  Just casually leave the view port open so raiders can see all the empty loot boxes you have in the room beyond. By Badtrip.

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A relic from the criminal underworld of ages past, now almost completely forgotten like so many other things. The gun has been fitted with an unusual firing mechanism meant to reduce noise and recoil.

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A one of a kind bespoke semi auto rifle, crafted by modern gunsmiths with the best parts and tools available to the modern age. It may not look like much, bu the action is smooth and jams are rare.

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A red door...

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...And a black.  These two doors are the first example of multiple color skin variations getting approved by Facepunch.  This allows you to do some interesting things with the doors in your base, but they are only wood doors, so don't expect them to last long. They would work well on a battle level, though.

The doors themselves are great, with a pleasing iron inset design in the corners, metal on the bracing bar, and a horseshoe tacked to the top of one side.  Great work on aging the wood and paint, and note that though the doors are exactly the same, the black door looks cleaner than the red. By Qmas

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There's daggers in men's smiles.  

Hatchets, not so much.  But, we can give LittleRanger poetic licence for giving us such a skillfully made and realistic metal hatchet. The detail in this skin is amazing, from the tarnished metal blade to the polished wooden handle. Look closely, and you'll keep seeing new things. Work around the handle area near the blade is particularly sharp with the electrical tape and scratched off paint.

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Originally just named "Hammer" in the workshop, Facepunch upgraded the name before posting it to the Rust store.  This is LittleRanger's second approval this week, and a quick review of his workshop shows that his skins started out high quality two months ago and are quickly moving to some of the best work in the game.

The hammer features screws and sheets of metal riveted into wood with a red, yellow and black color scheme...and racing checkers.  Why checkers we've no idea, but maybe it helps you fix things faster. The sheet metal forms an interesting pattern across the head of the hammer, and adds a lot of flair to an otherwise boring mesh.

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Building on last week's successful Ancient Gods Hatchet, Jesin released and won approval on this pickaxe. Now your desperate search for materials in the early game will be blessed by the Gods on account of all the sigils and glyphs written up and down the axe. It's a strong addition to a tribal style of play for roleplayers, and a step above the plain vanilla stone pick axe for everyone else.

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Here's a very strong new crossbow skin by Veys in collaboration with...Janglin' Jimbobs.  OK, then.  

Colors are subdued, so if you're looking for something flashy this crossbow isn't it.  But on close inspection the crossbow shines. The blonde wood is carved by not fully polished, and in some places seem to have suffered water damage. Strips of metal painted a fading blue decorate the hand grip and length of the bow itself, nail heads dot the wood, and a heavy canvas cloth is wrapped in and around the grip near the trigger.  

Fantastic work, and a welcome addition to a category of skin that doesn't get a lot of approvals.

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Anathenn is back with a rough Beast, which has slouched towards this little island and been born among us.  His work varies from brilliant to occasionally not so brilliant, but this AK is one of the good ones. It's black and red with dried blood in demonic bas relief, covered in ominous, unholy writing and thirsting for the souls of the wicked. No trouble find those around here.

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Maybe something unholy really is happening, since JohnnyOldBoy picked up on the Demons in 3D theme and extended it to this roadsign armor set. Just exactly what kind of road signs we are unsure--we've never seen any quite like this, and don't think we'd follow them if we did.

But the artist clearly has, which you can see by a quick review of his workshop. The vest is ugly, flashy, and quite possibly the product of an unstable mind.  Guaranteed hit in the shop.

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This is the kilt that goes with the Deathwing Vest and Mask, every inch covered by bas relief images of the denizens of the Pit. We strongly urge you to visit JohnnyOldBoy's workshop and see the set worn together with the mask, which was submitted a few weeks ago.  A perfect clan uniform.

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The Deathwing set is crowned by the Deathwing mask, a metal face mask of nightmare and terror. Or satisfaction and delight, if you think of your base raiders spending eternity in the Pit with something that looks like this.  We can think of a few.

The metal cap is certainly ugly and inhuman enough, but looks rather uncomfortable, while the facemask mostly features a lot of teeth. Taken as whole with the rest of the set, it is quite a sight.

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Last but not least we have the Shamanism Revolver by Graffiti King Estavos. The gun is covered by highly intricate patterns and icons, as though drawn by an Aztec priest, if that culture had lasted long enough to produce revolvers. White spatters amid fading red paint, faint skulls, rusted metal and best of all large stylized teeth on the back of the weapon, right where you take aim.

Estavos had taken a long break from making Rust skins, and we missed his creativity.  His return is most welcome!

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xtab's Rust Skin Pix

Three full sets this week--we include one piece from each of them, but of course it's the whole set together that really makes it worthwhile.  Be sure and drop by the artists' workshops to see shots of the full set as it would appear in the game.  Our favorite skin this week is the Sleeper Catcher bedroll, by Badtrip.

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The Arctic Wolf set by StabbyMcStabFace is a heavy four piece set in gray and blue with wolf emblems and patches of fur from the radioactive dogs infesting the island. Although we aren't featuring the rest of set here, it's well worth a look to drop by Stabby's workshop and see the whole thing.

The hoodie looks warm enough, and features a healthy number of leather straps and ties, all finely stitched and detailed.  The inner shirt has a wolf fang necklace, the belly belt's got a wolf emblem, and the metal shoulder pad on the right side's also got a wolf.  

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The second set is a loose fitting blue and white pile of rags for people suffering from radiation burns, leprosy, or some variety of permanent death. There is a five item set, but again, we're only featuring the main piece here--be sure and visit the artist formerly known as Mdemon 's workshop to see the whole thing. 

Taken by itself the shirt is the kind of filthy rag wrap you'd expect to see on the island, but worn together with the rest of the set you'll look like something from a low budget monster movie.  If only you could put a curse on your base raiders!

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Stick it to the Man with this angry, loud Anarchy set by Mishka. It's got lots of fire and anarchy symbols painted and sewn into the material to celebrate the fall of civilization, which freed people to spend their days relaxing and sifting through radioactive trash near the airport. 

The hoodie features a couple of armbands, stylized flames, heavy stitching, and an anarchy symbol. The rest of the set matches the hoodie quite well and shares the same level of detail--we recommend you drop by the artist's workshop and see it all together on one model.

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Does anyone still hire clowns for their kid's birthday parties? When was the last time you saw a normal clown? We can't remember.

Of course, in the world of Rust there are no more kid's birthday parties. Or cakes, ice cream...electricity...houses....and certainly no clowns. And if you did see one, well, you'd know what to do. 

This SAR by bfs provides the promised nightmare, not just in the monstrous clown painted on the body, but in the color and striping. It's terrifying.  Imagine a clan armed with these weapons and wearing the flower hat by Veys or one of the more hideous face masks available on the market.

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V1Duk4 presents a popular and pleasing roadsign kilt in brass and steel, with black hard plastic and leather straps to hold it all together.  It's that down arrow phallic symbol on the side that makes the skin work--that and a good smattering of rust, dust, and holes. Great work, and we hope to see a matching vest for the kilt soon!

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Nothing draws raiders quite like a wooden door on the exterior of your base. Even though it means you probably have nothing worth stealing (besides your skull), the door is so easy to get through most raiders drop everything and come running with their flame throwers. 

A fancy skinned door is even more attractive, and a red skinned door is pretty much a guaranteed raid. So be sure and equip your trap base with this door, because there's nothing more disappointing than building a trap base nobody bothers to raid.

We like this red door for the corner design, the little touches of metal, and the fading red paint.  Distinctive decay by Qmas.

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Badtrip offers the best sleeping bag we've seen in ages, with a skull drawn into a realistic synthetic canvas material which has been added to a different bedroll material for a sharp, standout effect. Sure to add color and interest to almost any kind of base.

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Here's a bright and cheerful rocket launcher for raiders who see the glass half full. Most raids are happy affairs, at least until the rockets run out, so why not a rocket launcher to help you get in touch with your inner vandal and take joy in your work?

The paint on the launcher seems applied by brush rather etched into the metal, which is a technical achievement we think is very important, and we like the little hints written on the skin, like "open here" and "do it!" in case you've been smoking so much hemp you don't know which end the rocket goes in, or what buttons to push next. By Cookies Dealer (formerly SHZInferno)

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A vivid red and black coffee can mask by Vitalik. The mask has strips of black metal bolted to the red backing in a sharp and easily identifiable arrow pattern.  As with most of Vitalik's work, the mask appears aged and worn, like it's been in service for decades.

It's a lean and aggressive look, perfect for a raider clan looking for action.

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Badtrip's second skin on the top 10 is the ak47 Venom, a simple assault rifle with a soapy metal texture painted a 1940's institutional green. Lines are minimal but the presentation is strong--this is a good looking skin. Note the style of the metal on the grip matching the metal style in the body and the ammo clip.

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xtab's Weekly In-Game Skin Review

Fifteen approvals approvals this week, with StabbyMcStabFace taking home the lion's share.  Best skin of the week: POP Crossbow, by SerQ.

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StabbyMcStabFace won approval on his four item Stalker set this week. It looks like the itchy, puffy winter clothes your grandmother would give you on Christmas, only it's got some armor plates, pockets and utility belts where you can hide sharp stabby things and rope or restraints. 

The hoodie features a leather harness and fanny pack where you store the tools of your trade.  The undershirt and sleeves look homespun woolen and quite uncomfortable, but this is Rust--what else would you expect?

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if you had a clueless, or secretly mean grandmother, she might also give you the stalker pants on Christmas, which you'd be expected to wear to school.  Early age survival training, we suppose. We would have packed a roll of nickles in that side pocket to hold in our fist for the inevitable showdown, but this is Rust, and we're sure you can find something nastier.

The pants are clearly homespun, with a leather belt sewed in under the waist--try that on sometime--a knee patch placed above the knee, and some very amateurish sewing down the leg and around the side pocket. They go well with the rest of this highly believable, home made set of clothing by StabbyMcStabFace.

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Your grandma didn't give you these.  No, these gloves you picked up for yourself at your local wingnut survivalist store--the one with all the army surplus stuff, camou gear, night scopes, and knives.  A leather skull for every finger, plus one for the back of the hand.  

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The final piece of the four piece Stalker set by StabbyMcStabFace, the boots (also available at the survivalist store) complete the pictures. Muddy, steel toe camouflaged boots which look more like a repair job than a 100% home-made affair. Extra metal protection has been added to the front and back heel of the boot, some of it already rusty.  

Tough and ugly, courtesy of StabbyMcStabFace

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Now for all you fans of classical Japanese culture, we have a sushi gun. It features a large, angry Koi fish swimming down the barrel.  Color is strong and slightly faded, and the fish appears to be skillfully painted onto the gun, rather than part of the metal. 

The Nihikigoi will keep your thoughts balanced, clear, and focused, while murdering your fellow Newmen. By El Fideo Rubio and Phas. 

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Hatchet week was met with three hatchet approvals, this one a stone hatchet by Jesin. It's a rune covered hatchet dedicated to the gods of...whatever, and protects you from enemy bullets, or anything else you want to believe.  If your luck starts to run dry, kill a few people with it for a quick recharge. The gods like that sort of thing.

We like Jesin's work on the leather grip and bindings, the mysterious runes, and the faceted stone blade. It's primitive yet skillfully made, a perfect tool for the modern stone age (tribal) family.

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Although we unofficially named this week hatchet week, we should have named it Stabby week.  StabbyMcStabFace's 5th approval this week, the Polynesian War Axe features a molded metal blade and wooden handle carved with angry Polynesian gods. The gods have a fierce but somewhat comedic appearance, as though suffering from a bad case of fleas or an unpleasant episode of constipation. Easy enough to mock from a distance, we suppose, but not so funny if you were tied to a sacrificial altar awaiting your turn with the axe.

Gods aside, the work on the blade is absolutely fantastic. The molded and painted metal of the blade is just the right combination of rusted and faded. The carvings on the handle are equally elaborate, although the wood texture itself could have used a touch more attention.

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The third hatchet approval is the Tribal Hatchet by T.O.N.Y.A.E.R.  It's a gorgeous tool and weapon with a sun and stars pattern painted on a blackened blade. There's a red rubberized grip on a wooden handle, almost hidden by a black laced cloth. 

As with all this artist's work, small details are worked to perfection, and we love the wear on the black paint of the blade's edge, and the polished wood handle.  You'll never go wrong buying a T.O.N.Y.A.E.R. skin.

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Wild Flame
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A weapon for the more direct and aggressive player, the Wild Flame MP5 by Mishka has an ugly, hand-welded body covered up by a muscle car airbrush paint job. Flames lick the barrel, grip and ammo clip, promising hot death to anyone who doesn't run away from you fast enough. Not the sort of thing you want to see soldiers carrying at a roadside checkpoint in Africa, but perfect for Rust.

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POP Crossbow
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The POP Crossbow by SerQ was our pick of the week in our Monday blog post, and remains our favorite among the approved skins today.  It's got a faux pop comic theme, where you can imagine the characters thinking things like, "Gosh, he never has a second cup of coffee in the morning!" or "Lipstick on his collar! I'm gonna ram a crossbow bolt right up his cheating @$$!"

Masterful work in fading the colors and paint, and the two eyes staring back at you when you take aim are sheer inspiration. More please, SerQ!

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Modern Knight Shotgun
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A pump shotgun decorated in stamped metal patterns as would befit a medieval weapon. The work is fine to a fault, the sort of thing only the truly dedicated and zealous would make by hand.  With it, you can imagine yourself and clan as the only good souls in a wicked and benighted land (which is pretty much the truth), doing God's work and smiting the unrighteous.  

There may be a lot of smiting that needs doing, but you'll look and feel good doing it as a Modern Knight. By Zufick.

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Ornate Pickaxe
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Pickaxes are just as important as hatchets, and we wouldn't be caught dead using a default pickaxe! (We are frequently caught dead). This one looks like it was stolen from a museum or a Persian palace, and then used to mine chunks of rock for bits of iron ore.

The brass blade is now worn and rusty, the gilded handle water damaged, but the ruby inset just below the blade is still there.  Shiny, but not worth much in this new dark age. By Badtrip.

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Diesel AK47
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Some of the external parts on this old assault rifle came from a salvaged diesel engine and a truck radiator. The inner parts are all original and in need of replacement, but more old truck parts aren't likely to help.

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Saferoom Door
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A hardened, lead-lined panic room door meant to keep the outside world out during an emergency. It's original owners never counted on the emergency lasting FOREVER, nor did they foresee the ingenuity of the desperate. It's had many owners since.

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Diesel Facemask
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This mask is a composite of diesel engine and truck undercarriage parts. It is QUITE uncomfortable to wear, but better than a bullet through your skull.

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Looks like this is Hatchet Week on the workshop. Tons of hatchets, most of them very high quality. Hatchets are so popular, and the competition so fierce, aspiring artists should consider different categories for their efforts to maximize their chances of approval.

We hereby dub the POP Crossbow skin of the week for creativity and quality on a skin category other than hatchet.

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POP Crossbow
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SerQ, he of Pig Gun fame, has released another GREAT skin, this time a Roy Lichtenstein-esque crossbow painted front to back in colorful pop comic imagery.  No part is untouched and there's a lot of clever details all over the weapon, like the eyes on the bow that stare at you when you take aim.

We REALLY hope this one makes it into the game. Super well detailed, colorful, clever, and Rusty. The crossbow is part of a larger set of POP clothing, which you can see by visiting SerQ's workshop.

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Blacksmith Box
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A beautiful oak and iron large wooden box by T.O.N.Y.A.E.R. We like the iron reinforcement pattern, the old-fashioned keyhole, the fittings, and the warm wood grain.  We also like that it has no writing on it whatsoever, which is refreshing, and is simple and unassuming enough to fit well in any kind of base.

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Metal Hunter Chestplate
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Our second T.O.N.Y.A.E.R. skin on the top ten this week is the Metal Hunter Chestplate, a companion piece to his Metal Hunter face mask from last week. The set has a certain grim, heavy look to it, with dark brown leather holding up what looks to be padded metal plates with a fine mesh stretched over it. The chestplate enjoys all of this artist's customary attention to detail, like the two partially repaired slashes in the upper chest armor, the copper fittings, and the bonus plates, pockets and rings found here and there.

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Wooden Ammo Crate
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At long last a genuinely good looking small wooden box has appeared in the workshop, courtesy of Badtrip. It's got iron and brass fittings, polished wood and a couple of metal plaques that say "ammo" so your raiders will know where to look for the good stuff.  

It's crudely enough assembled to call it Rusty (the chicken wire in the front helps) but is still quite appealing, that is if you care about sprucing up your man-cave. 

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Macbeth
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Double, double, toil and trouble...

New Rust artist Littleranger presents his own version of the perfect hatchet for Rust.  It's a pre-apocalyptic metal hatchet with a tarnished blade, polished wood and metal handle wrapped in electrical tape, and the marks of it's industrial manufacture visible on the back of the blade. 

Macbeth is very detailed, non-symmetrical on its two sides, and highly realistic. A great skin from a very promising artist.

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Ancient Gods
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Hatchet Week continues with this fine stone hatchet from Jesin. It's covered in Nordic style runes and blessed by the Gods, so you are sure to win battles with one of these equipped. And if you do lose a battle, it probably just needs recharging.  Find a couple of sleepers, chop them up with the hatchet, and you'll be back in business.

Jesin has certainly blessed this skin with detail--pits on the handle, leather straps in strong relief, the facets on the blade and plenty of mysterious sigils make for a cool and creative skin.

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Modern Knight
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Be without fear in the face of your enemies...

Zufick bequeaths a true weapon for the modern knight, a relatively shiny pump shotgun to smite and blind your enemies.  Though the wood of the stock is rough, the metal is intricately and nobly patterned (albeit in a suspiciously Mohammedan style) as befits a dedicated servant of Right. Strike down the wicked, and know that God does not view your murder and banditry as sin, but rather HIS work, and therefore Just.

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The Beast
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Now for those who are NOT interested in doing God's work, Anathenn offers The Beast, a black, unclean thing covered in sorcerous runes, dried blood, and hideous monsters in bas-relief.

Though The Beast is a good all-around weapon for any occasion, we recommend waking up at 5 in the morning on wipe day, banging on barrels and making The Beast so you can spray down newbies by late morning.  The more unfair, the better.  Sacrifice 'em to the Beast!

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Swamp King V.2
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Veys has upgraded and improved his Swamp King pump shotgun, and we are sold. It features an evil-looking river croc with a long snout and lots of teeth, all shaped to fit the contours of the weapon.  The weapon is perfect for door camping--lay in wait for someone to open their door, blast 'em with the Swamp King, then drag their body off where the two of you can be alone. OK, so you can't drag bodies. but you can definitely lay in wait.

@devs:  it would be fun to be able to drag bodies and sleepers.

@devs: This survival game needs crocodiles.

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Heavy Machinery Facemask
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Lastly Vitalik offers a crude but tough face mask for players who are, well, crude and tough.  It's part of a two piece Heavy Machinery set that looks like pieces salvaged from one of the dungeons on the island. 

Very nice detail on the cap.  The face part is simple and well made, but the cap is sharply detailed with two different pieces, and some heavy stitching and leather patches on the back. Excellent work!

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