I am making a cake in July. However, I dont arrive home from holiday, until 4 days before the cake needs to be delivered. So i would like to make the gumpaste figures in advance.
How long do they keep, if I do them 2 weeks in advance will they be any good?

When I do my figures, I usually do them weeks in advance, as long as they don't get dust on them or get wet, they last forever. I just put them in a box until I'm ready to use them. My customers have told me they still have my figures even years later. Good luck on your order.

Welcome to the forum. As lenagc said, they'll keep for years.

Best way to store them: NON-air-tight container (cardboard cake box, for instance). Keep them in the dark as much as possible to avoid "fading" of the colors.

If the figures are delicate, place a piece of eggcrate foam on the bottom of your box. Non-skid shelf liner is also good.

Dark purple colors are notorious for fading, just so ya know.

I agree with Apti. also welcome to the forum. I've just posted a cake with baby princess figures on it, I did these weeks in advance, and they were just fine.

Awe!! Thank you so much, Apti, that means so much to me. I took 8 months off due to health issues and I wasn't sure I was going to get back into cakes again, but I've been blessed with good health now and I'm back in the groove, ( cake groove that is) so your comment means so very much. Thanks again.