WIP: Stunt Proton Pack

Started pulling these today, while cleaning Skele-Gro bottles and casting bases. THe first pull was pretty cool, but I had some shrinkage from cold foam, and the second came out much better, but I still had some shrinking/warpage on the bumper and the HGA. I reviewed my tech bulletin on the foam, and found out it's very temperature sensitive, so my next attempt will be near a heat source, and I'll even be warming up the bottles so I get everything warm enough. I'm pretty stoked, either way. Now that I've figured out all the ratios and such for coloring, and what needs to be cast where.
Photos coming once camera if charged up.

Ive been toying with the idea of stunt packs from my mold. But your best bet is to skin them in a rubber . Don't rely on the self skining foam, its never consistent enough

I skinned this on in a self skinning foam, but this one I've had alot of practice, but the inner stuff was giving me trouble. I'm casting one at the moment in the semi rigid resin, with the foam backing, so by the end of the night, I'll have my answer on what I want to do for sure.




Squish!!!




I should let you know Bowelrock, this foam stuff can tear the living heck out of a mold. But it all depends on what you used. I'm pretty used to doing this kind of prop, but I've never done one so large. More to come!!

I love it!

Rhett hey its joe from NY
Wow that pack is sick. I remember some of the other stuff u did the traps and guns.

Cant wait to see more

Any update on this.

Yea, I have a bunch pulled, and am actually casting a pack for me at the moment. Probably gonna start assembling it tonight, to take my mind out of the Harry Potter universe.

As I went along, I ultimatly went with a thick rubber outer skin and a rigid foam core. It can still take a bit of a beating, but it's alot easier to screw parts into and glue to. I'll get some pics up tonight while loading the monster book ones.

Presented pour your peepers, a piled plethora of proton packs, pining for paint and piping!




This is one of the fan film packs, the design idea is that they're using 'borrowed' blueprints to build theirs, with updated and micronized tech. Hence the smaller pipes.

Here's my new girl, getting all gussied up for display and wear.






This will be GB1 style, and I'm enjoying using some paint techniques I've been picking up in the modeling world. I've always hated how one demensional a pack can get once painted, so I'm using different shades and finishes of black on this. Recessed areas are getting a deep matte black, and then I use about three different gloss variations as I move further up to the top layers of the pack. The top most details are getting a gloss black with just a touch of blue pearl to impersonate the GB1 film look. These photos have just one light source, so you can understand how well this works.

Best part is, the pack weighs less than five pounds. All the corners and edges are thick rubber, so this thing will take a pounding. The Ion arm is thick rubber, backed by soft foam, so it will actually collapse under pressure, but the attach point/resistors are all semirigid resin, so those won't be disturbed under pressure.

I'm really happy how the wonky bits, dings, and pits all look. I love the junky look of the real packs, and have never liked smooth sharp packs. I think i've been able to replicate that look really well. I've paid special attention to adding things like the orange peel texture on the cyclotron, and a few of the odd edges seen on the real packs.

Once everything's on, I think it will really shine.

I've also pulled one for a GB2 and another for a full Video Game pack, but those are down the road. I should probably start a thread for the guns . . .those are all done too.

Looking forward to getting the rest of the paint on, as well as getting more parts together and on. but I was so pleased with this, I just had to show it off.

I want one !

That just might happen in January sometime!!

Very cool...

Amazing!!!!

You have the wands up yet ?
Im down for one whole kit.

Yea, they're done, molds and everything. Should release those sometime in January. Black is GB1, tan is GB2

awesome job mate

I need one of each lol

Thought I'd post this, as I had talked about it above. Here's the first test/concept of the fan film packs, thoughtit looked pretty cool, different but same. Hope the guys i'm worknig with like it.

Yea, they're supposed to be different colors. It's for a fan film, as posted above.

And don't hijack the thread, please. Thanks.

That looks awesome, totally missed this. Did you have any issues attaching pieces to the urethane rubber? I use rubber foam backed all the time just never for something that needs pieces attached. Again great job.

I think it looks great!

Very cool! I love foam props. They make so much sense for wearing.

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That looks awesome, totally missed this. Did you have any issues attaching pieces to the urethane rubber? I use rubber foam backed all the time just never for something that needs pieces attached. Again great job.

Not at ALL. THis is my favorite part of some of the Smooth On foam rubbers, is that they seem to throw a party whenever some superglue hits the surface. I've had solid resin pieces mounted up and had a hard time removing them once on.

What really has to be watched is any kind of pull or drag if your mounting in a soft spot. Usually, though, the rigid foam beneath the rubber layer handles this problem.

Started working on a GB: Video Game pack along side the GB1 I'm making for myself. The VG pack will be the 3rd version, with Slime Blower tank. Don't think I'm ready for the big 4th version yet.

I'll get some pics up in a few . . .