My Proton Pack Master Case Mould Finished (Pic Heavy)

Hi Guys,

So after a goodly while, slogging away on my proto BUCK, i have finished my Proton Pack master Case Mould, and have made the first Fiberglass pull / casting. Long long work (my wife now hates me LOL) but i love the outcome. Hope you guys like

That looks excellent, nice work!

Thanks mate

Very clean, looks awesome...

anyone would think you had done that before lol, that was amazing and really helpfull to people who learning like me, dont suppose you fancy turning it in to a tutorial cos that was awsome and the fact its a proton pack is just brilliant

Awesome work! I remember after making a couple of packs several years ago my wife didn't even want to hear Ghostbusters mentioned.

great job.

Thanks for all the lovely comments guys

Kid2000 - if you're going to attempt something i would be more than happy to talk you through the stages, and send some pics to you of steps to get there. just PM me sometime

@ Quagmire9 - Thank you very much thats extreamly kind of you

That looks like a lot of silicone there, how much did you use, a gallon?

Also what thickness did you need to leave for the silicone to flow?

I really love using silicone moulds for casting and fiberglassing. But the $$ are pretty high for my low volume runs (1 unit so far).

that looks great!

yeah, this silicone with flow regulation and polyester resistancy isn't cheap. i used 22.5Kg on this mould, which was about £300. primarily this mould is to service my needs and a few close friends, but, once i reach a good standing here, if anyone is interested i will do people some pulls if anyone is interested it'll help me cover more projects

Beautiful work, really crisp neat lines on your shell. Have you posted this over on The U.K. Ghostbusters ? I think a lot of the guys would be interested in your build

Masterful mould!

Quagmire9 said:

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yeah, this silicone with flow regulation and polyester resistancy isn't cheap. i used 22.5Kg on this mould, which was about £300. primarily this mould is to service my needs and a few close friends, but, once i reach a good standing here, if anyone is interested i will do people some pulls if anyone is interested it'll help me cover more projects

For a similar project (but much smaller scale) Smooth-On recommended that I use their brush on product and then build a support on top. What are your thoughts to that approach?

Would still be a major expense for anything that size of course!

i guess with brush on approach it's about preference, but i always pour. i find it a more controlled, and controlable method, but it does work out costlier unfortunately.