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I have a design and some ideas to produce a hard plastic carrying case, and need some help/advice.

something along the lines of this:

I applied for a factory job nearby so I could get some XP in this field. Sadly, my knowledge is limited, but I will try!

Did you make this? And if so, can you easily take it apart? Is the plan to mass produce it for profit, or to have a few to give to friends?

I didn't, it's made by Bandai for Gundams.

I want to make something similar for wargaming though, I need to estimate how much this would cost for mass production.

Depends on the grade of steel mold you are using.

Wyrd Games said a mold will cost about 5k to 50k depending on complexity and the size of the miniature and frame.

Go to http://proxiemodels.com/ !

Proxie models is one possible source for production. Unfortunatley they seem to have taken down their video on how he works.

A case like the one above is going to be and EXTREMELY expensive project. Based the picture above, You're looking at very large parts. A small shop like proxie doesn't have an injection machine large enough to do those panels. That means you're looking at more expensive options.

I'm just tossing numbers out there, but I think you're looking at well over $50K in costs (probably much more) just to get it into production.

If you're willing to use a softer plastic (like a Plano case) the costs will be less, but it also won't be as paintable.

Unless he can design it to be exceptionally modular based on maybe 2-3 panels.

But yeah its going to cost a hella lot.

Good Point.
Still, you're looking at at least 3 unique pieces and each of those is likely going to be as big or bigger than a standard sprue.

To the OP,
is this a display case or a storage case?

 Eilif wrote:
Good Point.
Still, you're looking at at least 3 unique pieces and each of those is likely going to be as big or bigger than a standard sprue.

To the OP,
is this a display case or a storage case?

I was hoping it to be both!

 Asmodai Asmodean wrote:
I have a design and some ideas to produce a hard plastic carrying case, and need some help/advice.

something along the lines of this:

That looks pretty cool.

 Eilif wrote:
Proxie models is one possible source for production. Unfortunatley they seem to have taken down their video on how he works.

That's a shame. It was a really interesting video.