More than one problem

Once my silicone had completely dried from yesterdays experimentation I decided to try and pop the toy out of its mould to see if it went well.

 Here you can see that the LEGO broke away easily but left the silicone in a very messy state.

 The feet of the model were the only part sticking out. There was no way I was going to be able to pop it out as easy as I thought.









 To get the model out of the silicone I had to use a scalpel to carefully cut down the side, and pop the body out without ripping the silicone any more.

My plan didn't work! Because of the thin layer I mentioned yesterday the silicone around the head ripped whilst popping the body out of the mould. As a result of this the mould is now useless!

I also realised that clay was not the best material to use in the silicone as it gets soft when wet and left residue in the mould (the silicone starts off as a liquid). As a result of this I will need to use a different moulding material when making my next material.