TheMadGasser
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Here's a link to a tutorial I made for the Klingon bloodwine bottle.
Here's a few more tips:
The Cardassian Kanar bottle: The prop was a bottle that was made for Chianti wine. Sometimes you find this bottle with a grass basket bottom and sometimes you don’t. I have been told that the bottles in the grass baskets have a round bottom and will not sit up w/out the basket. I don't have one to confirm, but I have seen photos. But, not every seller knows the original use of the bottle, so they give a description of the bottle in the auction title. Try using keywords like “Vino Rosso“. “Twisted bottle”, “Spiral bottle”, “Rope bottle”, “Swirl bottle”, “decorative bottle”, and “Snake bottle”. You’ll definitely get some results.
Be aware that some of these Chianti “snake” bottles were mass produced in multiple colors. For the most part, you want the clear version. Very few colored bottles were used, and those will be noted in the chart. When it comes to clear Chianti “snake” bottles, there is clear and there is clear that has the green tint like old Coke bottles. The latter were most likely the ones sold at the time of production, but if you come across the other, by all means, grab it. Once it’s up on the shelf full of liquor, no one is going to notice. My general rule is to stay away from bottled that were not molded in their color. Sometimes a bottle is painted on the inside and if no good for storing any type of liquid. This, of course, depends on how the bottle was colored. There are many safe, colored bottles to use.
Like said above, many of the bottles used in the series were found from liquor stores or Pier1 Imports. Sometimes you can find a few bottles on eBay by typing in searches for "strange bottle", "Bottle filled with..." (Olive oil, buttons, beans, etc.), weird bottle, and so on. If you go to Quarks Qantina, you will find a large list of found items, here's a link to the bottle section. In that section, you will find info on bottles, where they can be generally be found, and what decal they need.
Here's a quick and easy tutorial for making stoppers for your bottles (this one just happens to be about the Cardassian Kanar stopper).
Here's a few more tips:
The Cardassian Kanar bottle: The prop was a bottle that was made for Chianti wine. Sometimes you find this bottle with a grass basket bottom and sometimes you don’t. I have been told that the bottles in the grass baskets have a round bottom and will not sit up w/out the basket. I don't have one to confirm, but I have seen photos. But, not every seller knows the original use of the bottle, so they give a description of the bottle in the auction title. Try using keywords like “Vino Rosso“. “Twisted bottle”, “Spiral bottle”, “Rope bottle”, “Swirl bottle”, “decorative bottle”, and “Snake bottle”. You’ll definitely get some results.
Be aware that some of these Chianti “snake” bottles were mass produced in multiple colors. For the most part, you want the clear version. Very few colored bottles were used, and those will be noted in the chart. When it comes to clear Chianti “snake” bottles, there is clear and there is clear that has the green tint like old Coke bottles. The latter were most likely the ones sold at the time of production, but if you come across the other, by all means, grab it. Once it’s up on the shelf full of liquor, no one is going to notice. My general rule is to stay away from bottled that were not molded in their color. Sometimes a bottle is painted on the inside and if no good for storing any type of liquid. This, of course, depends on how the bottle was colored. There are many safe, colored bottles to use.
Like said above, many of the bottles used in the series were found from liquor stores or Pier1 Imports. Sometimes you can find a few bottles on eBay by typing in searches for "strange bottle", "Bottle filled with..." (Olive oil, buttons, beans, etc.), weird bottle, and so on. If you go to Quarks Qantina, you will find a large list of found items, here's a link to the bottle section. In that section, you will find info on bottles, where they can be generally be found, and what decal they need.
Here's a quick and easy tutorial for making stoppers for your bottles (this one just happens to be about the Cardassian Kanar stopper).
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