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Hello,My first static prop that i want to do is a toxic barrel,BUT where can i get a barrel thats 3-4ft tall?I also i want to put a green liquid inside of it so what should i use for the liquid?Something for a good deal of course

Originally Posted by Deathtemple

Hello,My first static prop that i want to do is a toxic barrel,BUT where can i get a barrel thats 3-4ft tall?I also i want to put a green liquid inside of it so what should i use for the liquid?Something for a good deal of course

I picked up a 55 Gallon barrel for $10 at a swap meet a week ago. Look for barrels in the yellow pages and give them a call. There's a place here that sells the metal cans for $15 and the blue plastic ones for $18...just tell them you want a used barrel.

as for the liquid...food dye or koolaid.

For the barrel's contents, I would avoid using an actual green liquid. 55 gallons (or whatever size your barrel is) is a lot, and liquids often prove to be a mess! I think that a better toxic effect could be created with a green floodlight on a color organ, with some bubbling sound effects.

Ok your right itcan be a huge mess and where would i put the liquid when its all over?i will use glow in the dark paint,thank you for telling me or id have to clean a mess

55 Gallon would be good,but are there stores like home depot that sell barrels?

My HD in San Diego does not carry those barrels. Only trash cans. Check craigslist for available barrels. I found 3 at a marine supply company. Be sure to get a barrel that is either already open or has a removable lid. The sealed barrels are VERY sealed.

I'm doing toxic zombie catastrophe so I'll be toxifying my barrels soon with great stuff, neon green paint, green lights, and a cool sound track from poisonprops.

Check out Hauntcasts Biohazard Barrel. I think it looks great
Biohazard barrel

Put some dummy weight in bottom for ballast, then put in a smaller bucket up towards the top. Fill only the inner bucket with X fluid.

If leaving up for a few days, note that kool-aid will draw ants (at least in warmer climates).

A really cool effect would be to have a false top section filled with just food color water, and the false bottom be made from clear/diffused plexiglass. You spot light it from underneath, and place it where TOT looks down into it...The water gets a good aquarium-like glow. Obviously leaks down to any AC lights below is a consideration...

Or skip 'filling' it, esp if TOTs are never in a position to look 'down' into it. Instead rig up a simple pump and hose, so that you recycle liquid from the barrel up to a nozzle above and then let the water run/drip back into the barrel. People see the liquid moving, and you also get the sound-effects....Again back-light the 'waterfall' form a safe distance. Dripping water makes a great refractive light effect.