how do I make a simple model cell?
These pictures should give you some ideas.
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS308&q=simple+cell&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=xHKzTLW8N4P7lwfgx_nkDw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQsAQwAA
My first thought is to suspend various things in jello.