- February 24th, 2011, 8:46 pm#305746
This will be my 3rd movie style proton pack but it will be my first time attempting a GB1 build. Updates on this one will probably be slow as I don't seem to have much free time lately since I started casting up these shells.
So firstly, I'm starting with a bigi71 shell that I cast myself. If you're interested in getting one of your own you can check them out here http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... 31&t=23910
I also documented the process of creating the motherboard for these shells here http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... =2&t=24286
And just for the hell of it here's a sweet little crossover pack I made from a Kenner Proton Pack toy http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... =2&t=20732
OK soooo on with the show I guess...
The best place to start would probably be with the molding process.
It all began with this masterpiece made by my friend all the way in Germany, Björn (bigi71).
Everyone should definitely check out his original build thread for this. http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... =2&t=21988 As far as I'm concerned it's the most amazing scratch built shell ever made.
Anyway, after we received the buck from bigi we gathered up all of our materials and got to work within a few days.
The first thing that needed to be done was to secure the buck to a board and make sure that it was flush all the way around. Luckily for us that was the way bigi had shipped it
Next we covered the buck with some thin plastic garbage bags.
The buck was then covered in a layer of "white clay".
Eventually it looked like this
A little trimming around the border
And then a little smoothing with a damp sponge
I know it looks like this guy is doing all the work but I swear I helped I just happened to be the one taking pictures.
Then another layer of plastic bags
The next step probably won't make any sense to you right now so that sounds to me like a perfect place to leave you hanging
Cutting up soda cans...
So firstly, I'm starting with a bigi71 shell that I cast myself. If you're interested in getting one of your own you can check them out here http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... 31&t=23910
I also documented the process of creating the motherboard for these shells here http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... =2&t=24286
And just for the hell of it here's a sweet little crossover pack I made from a Kenner Proton Pack toy http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... =2&t=20732
OK soooo on with the show I guess...
The best place to start would probably be with the molding process.
It all began with this masterpiece made by my friend all the way in Germany, Björn (bigi71).
Everyone should definitely check out his original build thread for this. http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtop ... =2&t=21988 As far as I'm concerned it's the most amazing scratch built shell ever made.
Anyway, after we received the buck from bigi we gathered up all of our materials and got to work within a few days.
The first thing that needed to be done was to secure the buck to a board and make sure that it was flush all the way around. Luckily for us that was the way bigi had shipped it
Next we covered the buck with some thin plastic garbage bags.
The buck was then covered in a layer of "white clay".
Eventually it looked like this
A little trimming around the border
And then a little smoothing with a damp sponge
I know it looks like this guy is doing all the work but I swear I helped I just happened to be the one taking pictures.
Then another layer of plastic bags
The next step probably won't make any sense to you right now so that sounds to me like a perfect place to leave you hanging
Cutting up soda cans...