Today, I have a fairly easy tutorial on how
to make a T-Virus vial similar to the ones
from Resident Evil and I made these using
common items.
I was at a big costume party recently and
I got lots of great comments on these vials!
So if you doing some Resident Evil cosplay,
these T-Virus vials are a great accessory!
Let's get started!
You'll need a fluorescent tube protector,
vinyl tubing and end caps.
The tubing has a 5/16 inch outside diameter
that has 3/16 inch inside diameter.
The vial is made from a four foot plastic
T12 fluorescent tube guard.
The end caps are these Lasco 1 1/4 inch slip-on
PVC pipe caps but they can probably be any
brand.
Now take the tube guard and measure an 8 inch
section.
This is how long the vial will be.
Using a utility knife, carefully cut out the
8 inch section.
This is thin plastic so it's quite easy to
cut through.
Next we need to cut two sections of vinyl
tubing.
These two tubes will be 18 inches long and
will be formed into the helix inside the main
vial.
With a hot glue gun, seal one end of each
of the vinyl tubing we just cut.
Fill them with about 1 1/4 inches of hot glue.
Now the tubing needs to be filled with mouthwash
or colored water and using a syringe or an
eye dropper really helps.
Unfortunately, the liquid has to be fed into
the tubing drop by drop as I found out the
hard way so trust me on that.
Keep filling until there is about 2 1/2 inches
of empty tubing left.
Now seal off the ends of the tubes with another
1 1/2 inches of hot glue.
Let this dry for about 10 minutes.
Before inserting the tubing in the vial, wrap
one end with tissue so it doesn't leave marks
on the interior of the vial.
Forming the double helix is kinda tricky.
You just need to twist and compress the tubing
inside the vial.
I won't lie to you but this part is a real
pain in the butt!
But just get it close to looking like a helix.
At this point, use your fingers or something
like a chopstick to position the helix.
This is not as easy as you'd think because
the vinyl tubing really does not want to slide
very easily inside the vial.
But it can be done!
When you like the way it looks good slip the
end caps on and it's finished!
You might want to wrap a bit of Scotch tape
around the ends of the vial so the caps stay
on tighter.
You can also paint them too but I left them
white on my costume.
Repeat this process for as many vials as you
need.
These T-Virus vials can really help complete
a Resident Evil costume or be used as a movie
prop.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you
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