My Proton Pack Master Case Mould Finished (Pic Heavy)

Quagmire9

Active Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #1

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

 

ob1al

Sr Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #2

That looks excellent, nice work!

 

Quagmire9

Active Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #3

Thanks mate

 

Onkelpsycho

Sr Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #4

Very clean, looks awesome...

 

kid2000

Well-Known Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #5

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

 

Honus

Sr Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #6

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

 

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Tigerblood

Well-Known Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #7

great job.

 

Quagmire9

Active Member

• Jun 19, 2011

• #8

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

 

kid2000

Well-Known Member

• Jun 19, 2011

• #9

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

 

hallam

Active Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jun 20, 2011

• #10

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).

 

Sundowner

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jun 20, 2011

• #11

that looks great!

 

Quagmire9

Active Member

• Jun 20, 2011

• #12

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

 

Bob Wobbaz

Member

• Jun 20, 2011

• #13

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

 

Anonymiss

New Member

• Jun 20, 2011

• #14

Masterful mould!

 

hallam

Active Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jun 20, 2011

• #15

Quagmire9 said:

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

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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!

 

Quagmire9

Active Member

• Jun 24, 2011

• #16

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.