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I need to make a model of cortisol for my organic chem project, ans i cant think of any ideas for the material. Anyone know of anything that will cost fuck all and not look like shit? tldr molecule model material ideas

>> No.559178

blue tack and wooden sticks

>> No.559188

>>559178
and... that the end of the thread
seriously though, this is cheap. marshmallows and toothpicks if you have to.

>> No.559193

>>559188
my prof told us thats an easy way to get a 0 on the modelling part

>> No.559195

>>559193
you can dip it in pasta sauce so it looks better

>> No.559200

>>559195
no

>> No.559203

>>559200
that's what you get for not spending money

>> No.559212

Go to a craft store, you can get bags of colored sticks and felt balls and all kinds of kid's craft bullshit for a couple of bucks.

>> No.559230

Unfinished wood beads\knobs in two sizes
Paint
3/8" dowels or nylon tubing
3/8" Wood-boring drill bit
Bar clamp for holding the wooden balls while you drill holes in them.
Wood glue (if you used dowels) or hot glue (if you used plastic tubing)

Biggest pain will be drilling all the holes.

>> No.559232

>>559177
Styrofoam balls and toothpicks?

Also, how old are you?

>> No.559260

Go and ask at /po/, they can turn normal paper into fuckballs amazing shit.
>Captcha rusedays Krebs

>> No.559261

>>559260
But usually it takes many hours of work and meticulous patience that I don't think people usually have.

>> No.559281

>>559177
how much time you got?
Styrofoam balls and sticks not a bad idea
get floral foam, and water based poly, sand paper, some high build primer, then paint of your choice.
sand the floral foam with 220 grit, blow it off remove foam dust.
paint it with the water based poly, sand again
paint it with poly
3 coats should do it
spray with high build primer ( get from auto parts store) sand
pime again and sand with 400 grit
spray paint
fucking looks boss if you take your time
you prep it right and you can make them look almost completely round, then if you wetsand you can make them look completely glossy.
also its fucking cheap and just takes tons of time
why the water based poly? because spray paint eats styofoam away fast
why high build primer?
because foam has tons of little fucking holes that never vanish fully
why spray paint? cause its fucking cheap

you could also do all the prep work but no priming, then cover it in fiberglass
when the glass dries you can melt out the foam and have a hollow ball

>> No.559285

>>559281
>cortisol
wait, shit
pvc pipe? fiberglass? decoupage ti make it look like wood?

>> No.559293
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559293

In case people were curious but too lazy to google...

Make it out of edible materials, I say. OP where do they make you do this? Community college?

>> No.559302

>>559293
delicious cortisol omnomnom

>> No.559322

Ya local fabric craft store will got styrofoam balls n wooden dowels