Need help for idea

[generalk]

hi, new to the site, here's my first post.

what i envision for my mod is a computer that looks like a tree (ie, bark like texture) with the bark peeled off on one side panel to reveal a honeycomb.

i also wanted to have some honey dripping down the sides of the honeycomb and here is where my question lies. What material would i use to make the "honey"? obviously it needs to be something that is a transparent yellow-gold color and which i can mold.

also if anyone has any other ideas for my project, that would be welcome.

[XcOM]

try using something like glue, but get a yellow pigment, then mix the two, dribble it down and let to dry, once you get the style you want, lie your case flat so it dosen't dribble anymore.

[onelegout]

Just one thing though - why would the honeycomb be inside the tree? I thought that they were on the outside of the tree in nest things? :S GRRR I realy want some honey now!

[jsb666]

Ye i think your best bet would be glue try PVA its cheap easy to get you most likely have some already and drys clear so if you add a small amount of yellow dye or something along those lines you would get the effect you want.

[notochord]

gorilla glue turns yellow when its dry. it just has a lot of bubbles in it tho

[jdbnsn]

You may try some hot glue from the hobby glue guns. It had been mentioned on another thread about making a 3d mold of a brain. I don't know if you can get it pre-colored or not, but it shouldn't be too hard to color yellow or gold with some translucent paint or dye. Good luck, this sounds interesting!

[generalk]

thanks for all the help. i think ill experiment with the hot glue gun and painting or adding dye.

onelegout: yea, ur rite but i imagined the tree as being hollow and they build a hive inside. i'm not really an expert on bees, but i thought it sounded like it could happen in nature