STAEDTLER 8020-33 FIMO Soft Oven-Hardening Polymer Modelling Clay - Brilliant Blue (1 x 57g Block)

I love fimo, when it’s fresh. The softness of fimo soft depends on its color - some colors softer than others and have a bit different feel to touch. For instance Flesh and Black are usually my go to, I buy large blocks and they are perfect softness for me. I don’t fancy white and grey, they are a bit tougher and more rubbery to work with. I usually paint my clay so I don’t use much of colored fimo, this time I needed pink clay for making bows and I didn’t want to paint them, so I ordered this particular Lilac Fimo soft - and it’s was bad, I think because it was old batch, it was brittle and hard to mould and cracked every time I tried to loop the bow. If you get fresh fimo, you can squish it without even opening, old fimo will not change the shape that easy, so be aware. If you try this before opening you can send it back if it’s too hard, because it shouldn’t be hard

I've used fimo for years in my work & this was absolutely awful... Fimo generally tends to be pliable but the fimo soft is meant to be much softer & easier to use than the basic version, this particular pack was rock hard & crumbled as soon as I tried to work with it. I am midway through a commission & already had to wait for this to arrive, so now I have to source it elsewhere & wait for a refund or resolution from the seller. I am very unhappy & surprised at the lack of quality control. I would have given no stars at all but apparently to rate something you must give at least one... It doesn't deserve any.

Disappointed as it was clearly an old packet and it was very difficult to use as it was quite dry. I wanted to colour it but it wasn’t pliable enough. It worked to make mini flatbreads but couldn’t have made anything with detail. However it cooked and hardened ok.

It's a small pack, but it's a great way to try Fimo. The quality is good and I'm really enjoying using it. I'm making some hanging animal shapes and it's perfect for this. It's also great to mix with other colours, such as for a black and white cat. I'm going to be trying to add texture to the surface and my practice efforts are working well. It did take much longer than expected to arrive though. So much so, I had contacted the seller to inform them it had not arrived in the time (and a few days more) it was due to.

I am very familiar with Fimo clay and have been using it for a few years. I am used to its flexibility and moulding. Delivery was pretty fast.Brilliant Blue clay was perfect, just as expected. It was soft and very easy to mould, it did not crumble. Very easy to work with.The colour plum was also supposed to be 'soft' but it was a little harder to work with. It did crumble a little and took me a few extra hours as I had to redo certain pieces of work to hide the splits.Overall, I am happy I decided to purchase the Fimo Clay from this seller. However, I would advise to only purchase small quantities and the quality of the clay may vary depending on colour.

This polymer clay white is a small sample of colour but it’s soft, easy to use and suitable for mixing and painting with chalk pastels.

I bought this as a tester to try out polymer clay for the first time. It put me off trying again for ages. Rock hard, doesn't soften at all. Actually made my fingers hurt from trying to shape it. I figured it was my newness to the material, but received a different brand as a gift and noticed the difference immediately.Perhaps it was old stock, perhaps it's just the way this brand is. It's not for me though.

I bought this size as a tester for make of clay and have since bought large size as it is excellent quality clay for my craft projects.