I dug out the Shad Bait Lure mold from the lead mold collection and used a tail from a 5" Thump-It Grub, then injected the cavity with black plastic. I was going to do clear but really wanted to see what I was covering by brushing the dry mold and black is the best color to determine that.
I started with green hilite powder, all of the hi lites are Do-It stock and brushed the head area and back to about the cast in lateral line. Then I did gold along the line, then the violet. I thought I had regular pearl but surprise and when this stuff hits a surface its not going to change much, so it stayed violet. When I figured I had decent hi lite coverage I used the brush to [hopefully] feather the colors together where they merge and think I half way succeeded. With the tail in place I injected the black plastic. After pulling from the mold I added eyes and did a dip to secure the hi lite and eyes.
I think it turned out not so bad. I'll do another shot tomorrow and use a tail from a 2-1/2" Thump-It and use clear plastic.
I used the lead mold because I wanted a bait with some detail and one formatted to having two sides. The SBL-3-M mold is perfect for this as it allows one to sort of see where the powder has been brushed in and the bait is a dandy walleye bait on a 1/8 head. I just grabbed the tail for a 5" Thump-It to do this tonight but in reality it is too large for the 1 ounce cavity bait. With some stencils this bait would airbrush like a darn when done in either lead or soft plastic. The brushing the pigments in the mold though, I'm just not sold on it yet.