Sugar Field Hospital

These sugar soldiers were the centre piece for a cake. The cake was made to wish the medical personnel well, before their latest tour of duty to Afghanistan. The cake is long gone, the medics are all back safe now, & the sugar soldiers have been cheerfully awaiting their return.

plas·tic? ?[plas-tik]:
1. capable of being molded or of receiving form
2. produced by molding
3. having the power of molding or shaping formless or yielding material
4. being able to create, especially within an art form; having the power to give form or formal expression

My entry for Blast's 2012 challenge: plastic