My First Attempt at a Jurassic Park Cryo Can

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So I was finally able to get my hands on one of Rylo's awesome cryo racks but still needed a can. I found one of the older style Barbasol cans and decided to get it even though the shape is wrong. For my display that was good enough; however, I wanted to try and make one as well.

I searched high and low for retro / old shaving cream cans that had a similar shape but couldn't find anything. Then I remembered someone saying a whip cream can might work; but I noticed the name brand cans have changed styles completely. Well yesterday I was in my local Fry's and I thought I would check. Even though the name brand cans have changed, I was surprised to see this generic brand and thought the can design was very close.

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I bought this one, emptied it, pulled off the top and wrapper, cut it, and then hit the top portion with a few shots of white spray paint.

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I bought the label download on Etsy, printed it on some self-adhesive vinyl, and wrapped the can. I then used a lid from a $1.50 can of Barbasol and stuck it on top, fit perfectly.

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Not bad for a total of about $6.50.

This was my first attempt, but I did buy another can. The side seam isn't exactly spaced right with the label so I will make another one here shortly. This still looks great even though it's not exactly the right can; looks much better than the actual Barbasol can I purchased, IMO.

Also, here's a side by side comparison with the newer, original can (left) and my can (right). I like that the can I made has the more accurate top brim.

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That looks awesome.

That looks spot on!

Thank you!

So after looking at the can I didn't like how the top came out. I used Satin sheen and it kind of looks textured. I was trying to match the sheen of the original can but the Satin has that eggshell texture. So, I made another one and used Gloss........looks so much better!

Gloss on the left, Satin on the right.

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So I was finally able to get my hands on one of Rylo's awesome cryo racks but still needed a can. I found one of the older style Barbasol cans and decided to get it even though the shape is wrong. For my display that was good enough; however, I wanted to try and make one as well.

I searched high and low for retro / old shaving cream cans that had a similar shape but couldn't find anything. Then I remembered someone saying a whip cream can might work; but I noticed the name brand cans have changed styles completely. Well yesterday I was in my local Fry's and I thought I would check. Even though the name brand cans have changed, I was surprised to see this generic brand and thought the can design was very close.

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I bought this one, emptied it, pulled off the top and wrapper, cut it, and then hit the top portion with a few shots of white spray paint.

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I bought the label download on Etsy, printed it on some self-adhesive vinyl, and wrapped the can. I then used a lid from a $1.50 can of Barbasol and stuck it on top, fit perfectly.

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Not bad for a total of about $6.50.

This was my first attempt, but I did buy another can. The side seam isn't exactly spaced right with the label so I will make another one here shortly. This still looks great even though it's not exactly the right can; looks much better than the actual Barbasol can I purchased, IMO.

Also, here's a side by side comparison with the newer, original can (left) and my can (right). I like that the can I made has the more accurate top brim.

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Where did you get the metal insert that holds the embrios?
 
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