Don't forget to shake well!

The sculpture is almost complete so I've started molding some of the parts. I kept all of the fins separate from the body and have molded them.

Next I have to mold the inside of the mouth which I'm hoping to have done before the weekend. I did run in to a problem when molding the fins and it was completely my own fault and a really bone head move. I simply forgot to shake the catalyst before I mixed it into the silicone. The result was only half my mold cured and the other half remained a gelatinous blob - not good.

Instead of letting this set me back I just got back to work and fixed the problem. I removed the sculptures from the silicone and cleaned them up. This is easier said then done with silicone so I wiped off as much as I could and then I soaked them in some De-Limone. This stuff is pretty potent but it's the only thing I've used that can clean off silicone. It smells alot like Goof-Off. The worst part of the whole thing was the wasted silicone which isn't cheap.