In March of 2018, while doing a little shopping at the Hobby Lobby, I found myself in the Candle Lantern Isle where I saw this Old Victorian style of Candle Lantern. A thousand different ideas flashed before me for it. Only, with all of the different ideas it inspired, none of them would do. So, I resigned to leave it untouched. At least until I could think of a really great way to use it.

So, a few months later, I decided to pop in a movie. Only thirty minutes into the movie Resident Evil and it struck me like a shotgun, there was my inspiration. The T-Virus cylinder. As a computer enthusiast I knew of a water cooling reservoir fashioned after the movie prop that looked really great. I stopped the movie and went shopping immediately!

Another month later I started designing.

Of course the first thing that jumped out at me was it needed more. I purchased some scary looking syringes thinking that would be the way to go. But know. After a few weeks of deliberation I realized what was missing.

The antidote! Together with just the right kind of connecting pipes, it would be gorgeous. Real brass piping and fittings are tremendously expensive. I only bought a few pieces a week to lessen the impact. And a few months later I finally bought the last piece at a total cost of $125. Kids, don't try this at home!

Naturally it had to have lighting. Using some left over computer case lighting I ran RGB LED's into the cylinders and an E12 candelabra light socket of which was fastened to the chimney of the case.

Naturally I had to use an Edison Bulb for the overhead light (LED).

Left overs from a previous lighting project supplied the Bulb and Socket.

One small mistake was the gauge. I felt the best gauge for the case would be a Hygrometer. On that I wasn't wrong. It was yet another left over from a previous project. Unfortunately many mistake it for a clock. Nope, it's not a clock. It gauges humidity.

You'll also notice Umbrella corp logos and branding. There's an enormous collection for the automotive industry. They're professional, cheap and lend to the legitimacy.

On the rear of the case there are three small buttons to program the special effects of the cylinder lighting. Breath, blink, rotate, speed and a few others. While on the inside of the case I installed rocker switches to control the colors of each cylinder.

On the bottom right hand side there is a large rocker switch for the overhead light.