Barcslay
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Just put the finishing touches on my ESB DL-44 made from an inexpensive double eagle airsoft gun. We all know what it looks like at base level, so I’m going to jump right into my mods.
I started by dremeling off the selector switch and cutting the recessed square. I used common hardware store apoxie putty to fill it in and support it from the backside.
Then I 3D printed all the parts, filler primed em, and fitted a small spacer made from some flat PVC stock. I drilled a registration hole for some bailing wire to keep the mount from swiveling once screwed on.
Next, I dremeled off the top portion that is oddly round and made a simple piece to side in and act as a faux bolt on the upper. Just used some thin plastic from one of my protein containers. Used apoxie putty to sculpt the front of the receiver.
Test fitting all the parts. The 3D printed parts were printed at 0.2mm on a stock Ender 3x and then were lightly sanded to get the harsh lines off. Finally primed with 2 coats of Rustoleum filler primer, and wet sanded slightly with 220 grit.
Primed and initial paint. I used Ace Hardware flat black primer+paint. 1 light coat, followed by one slightly heavier coat.
Painting numero dos. This time I used Rustoleum chrome paint on the flash hider - 1 light coat, 1 heavier coat. On the grips, I just dry brushed my favorite combo, burnt sienna and black; multiple passes until I was satisfied.
And here’s how she stands today. The final weathering was done with gold and silver Rub n’ Buff - I just got a little on my rag and hit the edges after looking at reference pictures of where C96’s generally got worn the most. Once I was satisfied, I took the rag with mostly worn silver R&B and did a fast and light rubbing over everything to give it a little luster and a metallic effect - I think it worked well! The flash hider was just dry brushed with black, and then 2 part epoxied on cone part to protect from holster wear, nothing too fancy. Future floor wax on the ribbed part etc. Nothing too fancy!
Thank you guys for looking
I started by dremeling off the selector switch and cutting the recessed square. I used common hardware store apoxie putty to fill it in and support it from the backside.
Then I 3D printed all the parts, filler primed em, and fitted a small spacer made from some flat PVC stock. I drilled a registration hole for some bailing wire to keep the mount from swiveling once screwed on.
Next, I dremeled off the top portion that is oddly round and made a simple piece to side in and act as a faux bolt on the upper. Just used some thin plastic from one of my protein containers. Used apoxie putty to sculpt the front of the receiver.
Test fitting all the parts. The 3D printed parts were printed at 0.2mm on a stock Ender 3x and then were lightly sanded to get the harsh lines off. Finally primed with 2 coats of Rustoleum filler primer, and wet sanded slightly with 220 grit.
Primed and initial paint. I used Ace Hardware flat black primer+paint. 1 light coat, followed by one slightly heavier coat.
Painting numero dos. This time I used Rustoleum chrome paint on the flash hider - 1 light coat, 1 heavier coat. On the grips, I just dry brushed my favorite combo, burnt sienna and black; multiple passes until I was satisfied.
And here’s how she stands today. The final weathering was done with gold and silver Rub n’ Buff - I just got a little on my rag and hit the edges after looking at reference pictures of where C96’s generally got worn the most. Once I was satisfied, I took the rag with mostly worn silver R&B and did a fast and light rubbing over everything to give it a little luster and a metallic effect - I think it worked well! The flash hider was just dry brushed with black, and then 2 part epoxied on cone part to protect from holster wear, nothing too fancy. Future floor wax on the ribbed part etc. Nothing too fancy!
Thank you guys for looking
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