So I really liked that the Fallout 4 developers centered the main quest around similar beings, the Synths.
My first Fallout 4 character, Sam, didn't started as a Synth. He was an ordinary human. This changed a lot later.
Before I show you the images of his current look, I summerize how Sam evolved in the last couple of years.
I will list the main phases and present a small selection of pictures only in this post:
2019
Human phase:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEUAe0rzgqxwwVqieDeNm-tA8Gh-GtfEERYKj-3zQZwqtTk8pzrD35IOD22oHHWQ2rAdL-JWnE0x4kxoyZVaWOexwVx5eT23MkcpmvIIUEpZVR7qtOCmt2e7lJrkc-htLgDfxExkixZihBXh1pPtOKDc=w1920-h1080-no?authuser=1)
If you want to know what adventures I experieced with the human Sam, I wrote two articles on my website
:
The beginning
Brotherhood of Steel and Institute
If you want to know what adventures I experieced with the human Sam, I wrote two articles on my website
![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
The beginning
Brotherhood of Steel and Institute
2020
In March 2020, I decided to turn him into Synth but not a normal one. I discovered iSynth on Nexus Mods.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEXWaKCUc7PwbDr_ZhVxJ9om6I74Vn1G90GMcxeXE6xidaiBT5KFLb7oHvG-xSknWwJZu4Y2aWcwO5ToYizNH-hKXZw6fLoaUI6roHkk4-1CDxhCrJSVW2XFMTzDJ5_eAAsrjDb2wHwEs6vzzo8BL-S7=w1920-h1080-no?authuser=1)
iSynth/Synth Swap phase:
Then I played around with various styles and edited some of them in the course of time.
I modified the textures in Gimp/Photoshop
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEX22BdUlYVLgzcuzeEeJKp5R-BAbvckv6ohek8qkLAfPw5Ip4747cVcYiIYjBJU7d6W_9q2muyfeQbyvmcuD-YDIvmrf7LS1gtjmOLBfTozq3eVVOHUR69vXCpz0AwA4wVrBuNlV-w4Li0xVxxpvXE1=w1920-h1080-no?authuser=1)
and recombined the body meshes of iSynth and the augmentations of Synth Swap in Outfit Studio/Blender).
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEVk6jc1sTvEfEsCvPZgJqKXTOzguC_gZXQHwk_9hN1CWyo2Zxi2Gxxt3FApnBYeGoQ0Rn4kBw3EW6I0omI4O4vnxS-2B99EXl1yf3qIATznj9e0wRHSPZDil_yjR2dUGPcbUG7WUcgAv4zykLVb_I95=w1920-h1080-no?authuser=1)
IKAROS-Androids/Project Apollo Androids Playable Race phase:
iSynth/Synth Swap phase:
Then I played around with various styles and edited some of them in the course of time.
I modified the textures in Gimp/Photoshop
and recombined the body meshes of iSynth and the augmentations of Synth Swap in Outfit Studio/Blender).
IKAROS-Androids/Project Apollo Androids Playable Race phase:
2021
Nano Suit phase:
I replaced his body mesh with a Nano Suit with the help of Unique Player and Followers REDUX.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEXuYZNn7LEYyVmTncmSjcT_8cvDjkxkPo6pF2JsGv1pgp6WYQS3CgXyiJbCZFedwq--1JHH5bar8tu5W9RB8j1c_GBIEBQXDSvSq6nQuBmK7JZJpvNfeJCGrBUPlg9ikLiWlDN5ATbtHwpwClYBVL36=w2317-h1303-no?authuser=1)
iSynth 1980 AIO Archive File phase:
(first file in the Updated Files section of the download section of the iSynth mod)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEX2uwxyba7qr2L-fvbsUmALkz0FNywqQsBcSJfuZONro5suFeUDjP0woay9dPCBBLDshI8u-4I2wsyEVTGt4s8BAAKc0-TUTgBUYIBa8nh01-f-IHpEPzLCY9lWqaIg9vJ_l3TMHFxLWnD3DmWLcFIU=w2317-h1303-no?authuser=1)
Robot phase aka Synth Swap/Revenge of Brain phase:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEV4134QlLZNIoCC_FPJ2TDaBJLwyseSDlMzzqRcZOy-keHXrMXVWepqXdqLOwr6lgjkSRENnnlzf0yLGJOlJtVBnhHWJ81sfjnTMsKX0QGu-N2zya9vo52UNEqd9u07qpA8NKKwatheuGLMfLCNlvtM=w2317-h1303-no?authuser=1)
Institute Samurai phase:
(personal unreleased mashup using the breast plate and the coat from Look At Me – Institute Edition)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEVrcZQk9HqrKc3IT2XPA4Z4ky-mI35VTKd6oaf_AqOYgLfN5406t6SQTa0gYtOnKRm0350R0IUBjwnr5y2766gHxiWCwnH6VA2-KisbfnAGqJcxB7M0H2hWnE_Rvll0BvBVtDUYE52Rxnx1h8hTNPH6=w2317-h1303-no?authuser=1)
Katana: AE-86 Seiryuu Beam Katana
Third eye: Cyber Tattoo and Third Eye
I replaced his body mesh with a Nano Suit with the help of Unique Player and Followers REDUX.
iSynth 1980 AIO Archive File phase:
(first file in the Updated Files section of the download section of the iSynth mod)
Robot phase aka Synth Swap/Revenge of Brain phase:
Institute Samurai phase:
(personal unreleased mashup using the breast plate and the coat from Look At Me – Institute Edition)
Katana: AE-86 Seiryuu Beam Katana
Third eye: Cyber Tattoo and Third Eye
2023
Robot phase - the second:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEXIBjF26CSQUCuiF07NLKEoFk2PYs9xz06Trfjo5q7KYYqg3_qaD9vnMyV_FQFvaCAeBs1HZPxs2L_TzZvTyLM_RxKS37vLEYxc-UoPLctgoX9z34s_LngPcR62lrf_GeePBbHyaDLkC9noBBQuiKlD=w2317-h1303-no?authuser=1)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEURfXYJlHxg-_X5jG-a48DSal8FN2NNi-xWG6qO47gklMUCL8YR95Vap1zrizIeu1a7wyLRDHyYyH_T0H1mqeZ8lsDF3Vz_Eq2Ea-LjjkxsJnc3pbYwFNIvhjiwq_KK5aWrK-5CUrpQv1hsONgqHzRh=w2317-h1303-no?authuser=1)
The mods I used for the mashup:
IW - Synaptic
Synth Regeneration: it's available on Kelcken's Discord (Section 3 Stumping Grounds, under "Releases")
Mark V(B) Armory
The skull thingies are part of the Synth Swap mod![smily new 37 :sn-37:](./images/smilies/sn-37.png)
The mods I used for the mashup:
IW - Synaptic
Synth Regeneration: it's available on Kelcken's Discord (Section 3 Stumping Grounds, under "Releases")
Mark V(B) Armory
The skull thingies are part of the Synth Swap mod
![smily new 37 :sn-37:](./images/smilies/sn-37.png)
"Project Apollo Androids Playable Race" got deleted from the Nexus. There still some traces left that the mod existed like a thread on a Russian site. The mod author of Project Apollo concentrated on the Fallout New Vegas version of the mod which he released in May 2022 (why I haven't downloaded this version yet?!... done).
"IKAROS-Androids" can be found on TrohpiHunter's website (no link due to adult content).
2024
Back to iSynth
I recombined different past changes.
Body
The look of Sam's head in these pictures was only temporary. It looks different now.
Head