Dead by Daylight – Deathslinger Harpoon
July 20, 2026
The signature weapons of the notorious killer Caleb Quinn, from the video game Dead by Daylight.
Development
As a fan of the Dead by Daylight game, and someone who was always fond of the styling of the Deathslinger Harpoon, it was a pleasure to receive a client request to actually recreate the weapon in the real world!
As always, I like to find the learning experiences in new projects. For this one, there were two major additions to my repertoire - creating weathering and rust effects on parts of the bayonet and barrel of the old iron weapon, and creating a decently realistic wood-grain effect for the butt/stock of the rifle.
All in all, I'm proud of how it all turned out. The wood effect I was particularly pleased with, and have gone on to use similar effects on other pieces.
This was a fairly quick project, as the client needed it done very quickly due to a time constraint. If I ever recreate this again in the future, I would expand the rust/weathering effects and improve upon them. What I managed looked good, but I think I could have done -more- and it would have looked much more authentic. Live and learn!
As always, I like to find the learning experiences in new projects. For this one, there were two major additions to my repertoire - creating weathering and rust effects on parts of the bayonet and barrel of the old iron weapon, and creating a decently realistic wood-grain effect for the butt/stock of the rifle.
All in all, I'm proud of how it all turned out. The wood effect I was particularly pleased with, and have gone on to use similar effects on other pieces.
This was a fairly quick project, as the client needed it done very quickly due to a time constraint. If I ever recreate this again in the future, I would expand the rust/weathering effects and improve upon them. What I managed looked good, but I think I could have done -more- and it would have looked much more authentic. Live and learn!
Gallery
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