XM1014 | Fallout Warning (Factory New)

Skin overview

XM1014 | Fallout Warning is an Industrial Grade shotgun finish spray-painted with radiological hazard patterns in deep red over dark grey. In Factory New the red stays saturated and the hazard stripes on the receiver and stock keep sharp edges. This is the cleanest and least common way to own the finish, since the float range barely reaches into this grade.

Item type: shotgun. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The whole weapon is covered in a red spray coat laid over dark grey metal, with darker diagonal bands breaking up the red. The barrel and magazine tube carry long red sections with grey streaks, and the ribbed forend is mostly dark with red overspray. The receiver and the extended stock show angled hazard stripes, while the pistol grip is red with dark texture lines. On worn copies the paint goes first from the muzzle, the top rail, the edges of the forend and the corners of the stock.

The red coat is fully intact on the barrel, magazine tube, receiver and stock. Edges of the forend and the muzzle show no bare metal. In game the shotgun reads as solid red with clear dark stripes.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The float of XM1014 | Fallout Warning ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

XM1014 | Fallout Warning belongs to The Nuke Collection, which holds 9 skins.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Nuke Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Nuke Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Nuke Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Nuke Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2014 Nuke Souvenir Package
• ESL One Katowice 2015 Nuke Souvenir Package

And 2 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Among 7 skins of the XM1014 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Red, black and dark grey stickers blend with the finish, while yellow or black-and-yellow designs echo the hazard theme. The receiver side and the forend area give the most visible placements.

What to look at before you buy

• Factory New copies sit in a very narrow band, so compare floats closely before paying extra for that grade.
• Check the muzzle and the top rail first, since they lose paint before the rest of the weapon.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so make sure you like them before buying.
• Look at the stock corners on worn copies to see how much of the hazard stripes remain.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the cleanest and rarest grade of this finish.
• Sticker crafters who need intact red under their stickers.
• Conclusion: the top grade for those who value full colour over cost.