# Question regarding vacuformed shells **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [November 21, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900 "2013-11-21T15:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/venkman30)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/1 "2013-11-21T15:55:43Z")
So I’ve been trying to find info on these but am having a hard time finding them. Im interested in a vacuformed shell for one of my pack builds but not sure if anyone still makes these. Can anyone point me in the right direction? ---
**Author:** ![irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/irricanian/32/5887_2.png) [@irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/irricanian)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/2 "2013-11-21T16:01:47Z")
PM sent ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/alan_hawkins/32/4015_2.png) [@Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Alan_Hawkins)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/3 "2013-11-21T16:20:29Z")
Quite the morning for vac-form shells on the boards! Just search Studio Creations via Google. $85 (included shipping for me in the U.S.) There was another guy making them in California called D-42 but I have not seen him on the boards in a while. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![thebigone2087](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@thebigone2087](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/thebigone2087)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/4 "2013-11-21T18:03:32Z")
How are the quality on those? I am looking for a shell for my FIRST [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) build. Thats quite a different from $300-400 for a fiberglass shell. ---
**Author:** ![venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/venkman30)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/5 "2013-11-21T18:53:44Z")
Awesome. Thanks for the help guys. ---
**Author:** ![Wharin](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@Wharin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Wharin)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/6 "2013-11-21T19:35:52Z")
> [@thebigone2087](#): > > How are the quality on those? I am looking for a shell for my FIRST proton pack build. Thats quite a different from $300-400 for a fiberglass shell. they quality isn’t bad. it isn’t nearly as good as a fiberglass shell can be, but its serviceable if you don’t mind the differences. I’ve found them to be a touch smaller, and a lot of the detail just isn’t there due to the vacuuming process. but, it will get you started, and I’ve seen a lot of builds that did really well with them. ---
**Author:** ![Silverstreak](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Silverstreak](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Silverstreak)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/7 "2013-11-26T16:40:55Z")
> [@Wharin](#): > > > [@thebigone2087](#): > > > > How are the quality on those? I am looking for a shell for my FIRST proton pack build. Thats quite a different from $300-400 for a fiberglass shell. > > they quality isn’t bad. it isn’t nearly as good as a fiberglass shell can be, but its serviceable if you don’t mind the differences. I’ve found them to be a touch smaller, and a lot of the detail just isn’t there due to the vacuuming process. but, it will get you started, and I’ve seen a lot of builds that did really well with them. How much smaller are they? ---
**Author:** ![Wharin](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@Wharin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Wharin)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/8 "2013-11-26T16:46:46Z")
I’d say theyre like 95% scale. Its not really noticeable, but its there ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/alan_hawkins/32/4015_2.png) [@Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Alan_Hawkins)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/9 "2013-11-26T17:07:21Z")
Agreed. Check this pick - From left to right - SC shell, Pepakura shell and a Nick-A-Tron shell. ---
**Author:** ![venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@venkman30](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/venkman30)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/10 "2013-11-26T19:23:59Z")
Think I’m gonna get one or two of the sc shells. ---
**Author:** ![Silverstreak](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Silverstreak](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Silverstreak)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/question-regarding-vacuformed-shells/32900/11 "2013-11-27T14:28:04Z")
Well that’s disappointing. Here I thought the SC shell was appropriately sized. It doesn’t look too bad in that pic, but the Nick shell does seem a bit bigger, possibly exaggerated by the camera angle.