Scrap Metal (Fallout 3)

Scrap Metal can be traded to various different NPCs located in Fallout 3.

Desired by Walter in Megaton after completing the quest: Fix broken pipes around Megaton. He is located in the Water Purification shack during the day. He provides approx: 10 caps per 1 unit of scrap metal and the Game provides approx: 5 to 10 exp per 1 unit of scrap metal.

Note When giving scrap metal to Walter you receive:

8xp for the first 7xp each for the 2nd through 6th one, 8xp for the 7th one, 7xp for the 8th through 13th, 8xp for the 14th 7xp for the 15th through the 20th, 8xp for the 21st.
 * With Well Rested on:

This suggests that every seventh piece of scrap metal is worth 8xp while every other one is worth 7xp. Seems as though the game is punishing you for collecting the scrap metal up. Apparently the unpatched version has worse degradation of xp per unit of scrap metal.


 * There is either some pathing issue, or perhaps a scripted event, that may eventually cause Walter to be found dead at the bottom of a slope to the left of the clinic. It may be there's a max number of times you can use him to turn in Scrap Metal before the game kills him off to prevent further turn-ins.  Otherwise, it's likely just a pathing issue that causes him to fall to his death.

Winthrop in Underworld also trades for scrap metal, but he will give Stimpaks or Rad Aways in return, per 5 units.

Protector Casdin of the Brotherhood Outcasts, is a much better option than Winthrop and is located in Fort Independence. He will trade 12x 5.56mm ammo, 1x Stimpak, 1x Rad Away or 2x Frag Grenades per 2 units.

Scrap Metal's additem code is 31944.