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I had read the Lego's tip some time ago somewhere, and ventured out to WalMart, where I soon discovered they've gone up at apparently the same rate as gold since my childhood. I still look for them at garage sales though.

Now I need to do a couple things...First, and don't ever forget this part, you must use something to keep the bottom half of your mold from bonding to the top half. Otherwise, you will have a solid block of silicon with your figure inside, and no way to get it out without really ruining your...

Here is the completed set... www.toyboxarmy.com

Now I am ready to make the second 1/2 of my two part mold. I flip it over, place back in the corner, and secure some more cardboard (or the same two pieces if they aren't too destroyed). More foam, then wait for that to set up.

Love your stuff, wish I was that good! :mad:

thanks for the encouragement. Since I could find no "how-to" manuals when I took this up in late 2009, I have probably reinvented the wheel here and there. In this sequence, I am using an old putty knife to free my mold from the mold box. Tossing away the cured foam and cardboard, I pry loose...

Once I have it all mixed well, time to pour over the figure, creating the first half of my two part mold. First I pour directly on the figure, you could even paint it over if you don't mind ruining a brush. Next, pour it all in. If you run shy and some of your figure is sticking out of the...

Time to mix it up...the silicon that is. I use a 50/50 by volume silicon. This one sets up in like 12 hours. So I eyeball an equal amount in two cups, Then mix them well. I also add some iron oxide powder to increase the heat tolerance, as some of the 50/50 mixes are only rated up to around...

Okay, the spray-foam insulation has set. Also, note a couple things. To the left of the figure's head is a "lock" I've built up with more Play-doh. This will help the two halves of the mold lock together later, plus it saves that much silicon being poured into what is effectively dead-space...

Once I have my clay or Play-doh built up to the right spots, I cut the Play-doh to make a nice rectangle. This is when I cut down two small pieces of cardboard to make the other two walls of my mold box. I secure them at the corner with just enough Play-doh to hold long enough while I spray my...

I'm going to do the rider first...I have a "mold board", where I have wood glued two boards at a 90 degree angle. I then put down some Play-doh that I will sink my piece into. You have to look at your figure and figure out where to build the Play-doh up to so your rubber will not completely...

Okay, the sculpt is all done, the next step will be casting a mold of the horse and the rider. I didn't post a pic of the finished sculpt because you will see it all in the next steps. The first step will be building a quick mold box. I'll try to post some pics of this process over the...

Okay, I've done one rein, simply rolled out some Milliput, no wires, foil, or threads involved. I still have to do the other side and pray it doesn't crack. Actually molding this in a two piece mold is gonna' get complimacated ^&confuse ...I know the rein is thick as a rope, but let's pretend...

Yes, I promise to give it another go when I get the time to work on it. And like you with the superglue, I spend more time disconnecting my fingers from each other than anything else.

Okay, I've used superglue on Sculpey many times, but when I tried to use in on this white Milliput, nothing would stick, not the foil, and not even the nylon thread...so back to Plan B, add more Milliput. Now you see why I was dreading this part....

Awesome tip! This is a great opportunity for us aspiring amateurs to share our discoveries. I haven't done anything as of yet, and being two brandy's into my Sat. night, I probably won't{sm4} until tomorrow. I will look for old foil blister packs, I know we've got some here somewhere.... Now...

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sorry for the lack of progress, that stupid thing they call "real life" always gets in the way of toy soldiering...here you can see I've now milliputed the sword on both sides. As for the reins of the horse, there are at least two possibilities I can think of. Firstly, you could roll out thin...

Saber attached, milliput applied ever so gently...I put Super Glue on the shoulder where the saber rests to hold it better while I apply the milliput.