So, this project began with a mess. My last project, The T-Virus Transporter, had acquired some really interesting leftovers. Namely these ultra hideous bio syringes.

So I decided, with those and some other leftovers I could make something... well, interesting. So I started with a box.

The box had to be correctly labeled of course.

Then a custom method to display and/or mount the bio syringe instruments properly securing them. However I didn't want to use foam. I was looking more for something turn of the century. That's when I turned to clay and felt.

The clay was really the perfect answer. Economical and heavy. Heavy was important for what I had in mind. The base of the box would need some weight.

After the clay dried, I applied black felt to all of it's contours. Then mounted the Bio Syringes.

Seems simple enough. I could be done at this point, but NO! I have to add color and lighting. The color was provided by colorful transparent trappers for folders from school supplies. And tiny LEDs called "Ferry Lights". Cute name, but they're just LEDs. anyway, moving on. I needed to ad a power source for the box. Because I wanted to just pick it up and have it work, on the go. I didn't want to have to plug it into the wall. So I thought I would use wireless Qi charging.

 Next I concentrated on the tracker. I wanted to mount it on the inside of the lid, allowing it to have a type of read out. I also wanted to include zombie flesh.

Using a little pink foam and some terribly disgusting paper from the Hobby Lobby, I was able to create the zombie flesh. But I needed to put it into a tube. I wanted the tube to give the effect of liquid. So I adopted a trick I learned from elementary school. I got some cheap magnifying sheets from the Dollar Tree store.

Using a couple of jar lids, I rolled the plastic film into a cylinder. When this sheet is shaped in such a way, it looks like liquid.

This allowed me to build the zombie flesh tube you see here.

Then, I added some lights. (Ferry lights again).

Later, I will add wires to each of the lights. The lights will glow and pulsate with the T-Virus radiation.

Next, I had to do the first fitting on the newly created control board.

The handles on the control board were a $1.98 at Lowes. As you can see though, the fitting went well. But, I needed to fill in those two holes with something. What better then some old fashioned gauges.

Aging will definitely be needed.

The aging process I used is pretty easy. First i had to pick a color I wanted the bare "metal" to be. I chose hammered steel for the left one, then hammered copper for the right one. Once they were painted, I placed a little tooth paste on the edges that I wanted to see chipped paint on. It's important to note, this should only be used to show "chipped" paint. A different process is needed for worn paint. Once the toothpaste was placed, I then used hammered black spray paint (all of which can be found at Walmart) on them. After a few coats and they completely dried over night, I washed off the tooth paste.

I printed up new labels, completed the wiring. Even aged the mounting crews.

As you can see, lighting was added. The final effect looks something like this.

Now for the next fitting.

Well, looks good so far. Let's try it with the tube of zombie flesh.

Not to bad. But it's missing something.

MUD! Not really. I mixed a few acrylic paints together, added a little water. Then pretty much bathed it in paint. Once applied, wipe off and let dry. It'll look nicely aged and worn.

Time for assembly.