Farrellk08
Active Member
I was building my ESB DL-44, and my original idea was to use a mid-range BB gun as the base Mauser instead of a Denix to save some money. Unfortunately, the Mauser wasn't as sturdy as I had hoped, and it didn't work, as you can see in my original post:
http://www.therpf.com/f79/my-budget-esb-dl-44-a-232117/
Not wanting to waste the Mauser, I had the idea to build Booker Dewitt's box from Bioshock Infinite, as I had just recently started playing the game again:
I took my broken BB Mauser, and sawed off about half an inch from the barrel, so it would fit inside the main body, and glued it in. Then I shortened the extended magazine,and glued that to the body as well.
I already had an old box in the back of my closet that would fit pretty well with this build, the problem was it was the wrong color, so I took it, and over the next three days sanded it, stained it, really sanded it, then stained it again. Then I sanded down some of the problem areas, and stained it. The problem was I only stained the areas I re-sanded, so it really stuck out, so I lightly sanded the entire thing again, and re-stained it. Then I sealed it, then gave it a coat of polyurethane. So after a few days, it started to look a little more the part.
I ordered a replica plaque on Etsy for $10. It took about 2 weeks to get to me, but I'm pretty happy with it. All I had to do was peel and stick.
What I have to do now is:
1: Add the three lines to the side of the Mauser magazine, then paint it.
2: Make the paper items, i.e. postcard, photo etc.
3: Get the coins.
4: Get the key.
As for the coins, I found a website that sells replica coins, but they are $12 per coin, and there are three in the box, so I'll have to decide how much I want to spend on this project.
http://sanshee.com/store/product/silver-eagle-coin
As for the key, I don't see anyone making a replica, so my only option to get one would be to buy the special edition strategy guide, which came with a key, albeit a bit smaller than the actual key form the game. Plus, now that the game is no longer new, the guides are either overpriced or opened without the key.
I'll update when I move forward on the project. Cheers!
http://www.therpf.com/f79/my-budget-esb-dl-44-a-232117/
Not wanting to waste the Mauser, I had the idea to build Booker Dewitt's box from Bioshock Infinite, as I had just recently started playing the game again:
I took my broken BB Mauser, and sawed off about half an inch from the barrel, so it would fit inside the main body, and glued it in. Then I shortened the extended magazine,and glued that to the body as well.
I already had an old box in the back of my closet that would fit pretty well with this build, the problem was it was the wrong color, so I took it, and over the next three days sanded it, stained it, really sanded it, then stained it again. Then I sanded down some of the problem areas, and stained it. The problem was I only stained the areas I re-sanded, so it really stuck out, so I lightly sanded the entire thing again, and re-stained it. Then I sealed it, then gave it a coat of polyurethane. So after a few days, it started to look a little more the part.
I ordered a replica plaque on Etsy for $10. It took about 2 weeks to get to me, but I'm pretty happy with it. All I had to do was peel and stick.
What I have to do now is:
1: Add the three lines to the side of the Mauser magazine, then paint it.
2: Make the paper items, i.e. postcard, photo etc.
3: Get the coins.
4: Get the key.
As for the coins, I found a website that sells replica coins, but they are $12 per coin, and there are three in the box, so I'll have to decide how much I want to spend on this project.
http://sanshee.com/store/product/silver-eagle-coin
As for the key, I don't see anyone making a replica, so my only option to get one would be to buy the special edition strategy guide, which came with a key, albeit a bit smaller than the actual key form the game. Plus, now that the game is no longer new, the guides are either overpriced or opened without the key.
I'll update when I move forward on the project. Cheers!
Last edited:
