Completed December 14, 2011. He was already a bit of a fantasy, combining features of the Red-eared and Yellow-bellied Slider turtle... and then he demanded stars. Which is OK, as he’s a toy – designed to delight and amuse a kindergarten-age child with a fondness for mechanical things – and not a portrait of a living creature.

So this guy already has a home, but you can write to the Salamander if you’d like to discuss the creation of someone similar for yourself.