So after the body mould was made it cracked a little (coincidentally on the left hand side where the tumor was). In order to get and stabilise the mould I popped the whole thing in a box and stabilised it.
When everything was dry I poured in white earthenware slip, using Clay to damn the edges. I left the whole lot for about 30 minutes until the slip had formed a clay deposit about 4-5 mm thick.
I then poured out the remaining liquid slip and left the mould to dry for about half a day (it was summer and a good day for drying!).
I made four moulds in total and spent some time trimming and cleaning them up with sponges. They were ready to be bisque fired…
I tired these to about 950 ‘C with a soak time of about 10 minutes.