# Started a new project this weekend... **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [August 13, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668 "2007-08-13T09:15:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prototype7/32/5890_2.png) [@prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prototype7)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/1 "2007-08-13T09:15:19Z")
Sooo… can anybody guess what I worked on this weekend??? ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/2X/9/9ca8ef804e72b4e6631dfa0dc5a313c1b02b74b7.jpeg) 😃 Hopefully I will have this finished soon and will post pics along the way. I gotta say, if you’re afraid of working with wood then you might want to try working with this stuff. Pink insulating foam from the wonderful Home Depot. I bought one 4 foot by 8 foot sheet for 11 dollars and my goal is to build almost the entire pack from foam! I know goals around here can be lofty but I really hope I can deliver on this project. I’m hoping that within the next couple of weeks I will have a passable [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack). Keep checking on me, and making suggestions if you’ve ever worked with this stuff, ---
**Author:** ![gbmatt](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbmatt/32/5875_2.png) [@gbmatt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbmatt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/2 "2007-08-13T13:46:44Z")
guess what it is?..i know i know!..its a vaccum cleaner!..yep look at me im smart haha.. but seriously it looks good so far…good luck with the foam stuff…id be afraid to use it but thats jsut me ---
**Author:** ![RayGBuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RayGBuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/RayGBuster)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/3 "2007-08-13T13:52:26Z")
try painting it. if u can keep it on the smooth paper part u should be ok. i think the faom will crumble when you put paint on it. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/4 "2007-08-13T16:10:29Z")
You need to paint it with a latex based primer, anything else will melt the foam. Once its sealed with the latex primer you should be able to paint over with other paints but you should always to a test on a scrap piece before using it on your pack :shock: ---
**Author:** ![prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prototype7/32/5890_2.png) [@prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prototype7)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/5 "2007-08-13T19:23:00Z")
no doubt guys… but thanks for the suggestion. I’ll be paint testing scraps this week but I will be mainly using Krylon H2O paints… safe for the foam! ---
**Author:** ![gbfreak2021](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbfreak2021/32/5893_2.png) [@gbfreak2021](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbfreak2021)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/6 "2007-08-13T20:40:01Z")
you’ll need lots of bondo using that stuff but then when don’t you need lots of bondo in this hobby. ---
**Author:** ![prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prototype7/32/5890_2.png) [@prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prototype7)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/7 "2007-08-13T20:41:03Z")
Bondo is the Besto!!! ---
**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:** [August 13, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/8 "2007-08-13T22:43:51Z")
Doesn’t bondo also melt the foam? I no f/g resin does. Unless it’s urethane foam the styrofoam usually melts. Correct me if I’m wrong. 8) ---
**Author:** ![hotshotdraw](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a587f6/32.png) [@hotshotdraw](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/hotshotdraw)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/9 "2007-08-13T23:13:41Z")
YES! the bonda will melt the foam, as will Squadron Green! Learned the hard way when I tried to bild a plane . . . ---
**Author:** ![gbfreak2021](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbfreak2021/32/5893_2.png) [@gbfreak2021](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbfreak2021)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/10 "2007-08-13T23:57:48Z")
oops never actually done it learned to stay away from foam as its a bitch to work in the area on smooth edges and such.. I guess you’ll just have to use a latex primer before and bondo action. ---
**Author:** ![prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prototype7/32/5890_2.png) [@prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prototype7)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/11 "2007-08-14T00:22:24Z")
I appreciate all the info… but bondo was never in the picture to start with… I still stand by my comment though - it’s the besto! I’m not going for a super accurate pack with this one… this is more of a test to see what I can build for the least amount of money and so far it’s comming along nicely in the money department. The foam I’m using is pretty dense and the edges sand smooth rather easily. I know I’ll still have tiny little lines in there but I’m hoping to use a combination of paints to make it far less noticable. Thanks for all the suggestions though… this really is one of the coolest prop sites out there, everybody is so nice! I’ll be gluing the thing up tonight and should have some more progress to post soon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prototype7/32/5890_2.png) [@prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prototype7)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/12 "2007-08-14T19:37:37Z")
Made a little progress last night… I got everything glued together… tomorrow I’ll start sanding all the peices and getting ready to paint them. This is kinda working out easier than I thought it would. ![image](https://gbfans-discourse.storage.googleapis.com/original/2X/e/ef4b0211d2431487fbb89a79304c08fd486ac624.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TheRealGhostbusters](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@TheRealGhostbusters](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TheRealGhostbusters)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/started-a-new-project-this-weekend/2668/13 "2007-08-15T01:42:42Z")
i hope it works out for you