Martin,
thanks...it's really the copperwire that also made folding the fingers towards and around the rifle easier.
Even when baked, because of the thin fingers you can still compose and bend them until the end.
Gordy,
there is another reason why I bake shortly every time.
Fimo shrinks a little bit when baked and gives a little tension on parts that are baked too many times.
Imagine a delicate cuff or a collar, baking too long will give it sometimes a crack in it.
Sometimes you build something in layers, like an Y-strap. You just want layer 1 to be a little more solid so you can work on layer 2.
I think a hairdryer will do great wirk also in this case.
Corrections are easily made, tiny parts, like the wings on the cap can easily be made.
Feels almost like cutting into cheese.
as a guitarist I use a lot of polishing files, the soft ones I also use for polishing and straightening specific parts until they are flawless.
very handy when thinking of decorations, crosses, buttons , hiding little corrections and so on.
René