"Erm, well our board is for all the islands together not just one island! But don't worry, at the moment we have model seals that are the size of boats so I don't think proportion was ever going to be our strong point! It'll be great…"

"OMG! It's going to be massive, yay!  "

"The weather report is looking better!! (not that I want to jinx it or anything). We're making the Farne Islands, the board is 110cm by 60cm so I think our islands may look a little small in comparison. But we can just say that they are far far…"

"Hi Melanie, It reallly depends on how big your cake is and how much cake you want to make. We must've made at least 10 cakes last year (8oz flour, sugar, butter, 4 eggs recipe) and we still put a box in the middle to make up some of the…"

"sooo cute!"

"Ours weighed a ton last year and we put a box in the middle. There's not much way round it, you just need a strong baseboard and lots of spare hands to carry. Dont forget you'll need to keep it level in the car too, so don't forget…"

"Hi Melanie, I've used a box for mine in the past and it was fine, choose a sturdy box I suppose, and a strong base so when you lift it it doesn't twist. Some kebab sticks pushed through the cake strengthens it too. S"

"Looking at the video's it's advised to form the cake in blocks around a box to reduce weight and cost. Has anyone done this? I feel this will make the cake more unstable than using 3 or 4 slabs of cake, as there are more joins and more…"

"Fantastic!!!"

"Love it!"

"work in progress"

"Your cake sounds tasty, save a slice for me!"

"started making some little guys to put on the farne islands or in the sea!"