Specimen Tank

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**Mrephunk**

I want to make a specimen in a tank that seems to be floating in water and I want to know what kind of stuff to use. Like good brands of resin and where to get it.

**Rutteger1**

GW water stuff they sell in a tube? I don't know how well that would work- but it seems feasible. Might be expensive...

**MasterSlowPoke**

Hot glue might work.

**Mrephunk**

i feel hot glue wouldn't be clear enough

**chromedog**

Clear resin might be your best bet.

You'd have to be careful though as SOME CAN melt plastic when wet (and dissolve most glue bonds as well).

**Mrephunk**

So any ideas on brands I should use?

**Mellon**

Most PVA-glues turns clear when they dry, and they can be bought cheap in large quantities (look at stores for people who build houses out of wood, not modelling stores). It could be hard to make it dry properly in such large amounts though. Go with the indoor version, since it is water soluable even when dry, that should let the humidity escape properly...

**GCMandrake**

http://www.hirstarts.com/tips11/tips11.html

Scroll down until you get to the section "Using Resin for Specimen Tubes".

**Leigen_Zero**

Don't use PVA glue, thought it would be a good idea to use it on my bases for my orks (mud-covered, so plenty of puddles) and it DOES dry clear (after ages), but once it's been on there a while it goes a wierd translucent-grey colour, thus making it suck if you want a totally transparent liquid.