How to Make Hobby Molds

When you are working with hobby figurines, such as those used in a role playing board game, you can stretch your dollar by making molds of the figurines. Once you bake the molded figurines in a conventional oven, you can paint and customize them just like the store-bought pewter figurine. You can make molds of your pewter figurines with polymer clay, which you can reuse as many times as you require.

• 1

  Knead a 3-inch pieces of polymer clay for two minutes to remove any air bubbles.

• 2

  Roll the clay into a ball.

• 3

  Slice the ball in half with a clay wire.

• 4

  Place the pewter figurine in between the two halves and press the halves together.

• 5

  Pry the halves apart with your fingers and remove the pewter figurine.

• 6

  Place the two halves onto a cookie sheet.

• 7

  Bake the halves in a 200 degree F oven for 10 minutes. Allow the baked mold to cool.

• 8

  Press polymer clay in between the halves of the hardened mold and close the mold.

• 9

  Press the mold together firmly, then remove the pressed figure. Bake and paint the form as you desire.