New Baffler Bird

Prior to the mating season the male Baffler Bird sheds some of its plumage and regrows more brightly coloured feathers. The bizarre mating rituals of the Baffler Bird were described vividly in Scoffer's journals: "during dusk and throughout the early evening, our relaxation was much inhibited by the hoots and squawks of the birds courtship taking place within the jungle"

The Great Fuzzle Deer

The largest of the Fuzzle Deer family, this wide-eyed ruminant has a longer coat than its cousins. It has two larger teeth in its lower jaw which it employs in extricating the edible tubers of the fidugi plant from the hard soil in which it grows.  

Cave Bear Complete

The Cave Bear of Scoffer's Island. A (mostly) gentle giant who occupies the misty peaks and hidden valleys of the island's mountainous regions. The only thing he likes better than a fish supper is a good long snooze.

New Baffler Bird

A new Baffler Bird. Almost finished the sculpt stage, now need to put it to dry alongside the Cave Bear and Fuzzle Deer.  

New Great Fuzzle

A larger, shaggier version of the Fuzzle Deer, horns to be attached post-firing.

Cave Bear Sculpt Finished

Just finished the sculpt stage on this Cave Bear. He now needs to hibernate for a couple of weeks to dry out for firing.

New Moose

 

Another Seuss Moose, a' ready for some ruttin' !

Lagoon Crocodile (Danger In The Shallows!)

The Lagoon Crocodile of Scoffer's Island. Responsible for the losses of three pack mules, the ship's cat and the bosun's left foot.

New Seuss Moose

Just finishing up the sculpt stage on another Seuss Moose. Antlers etc to be fixed after firing.

"Danger In The Shallows"

I haven't sculpted anything reptilian in nature for ages, I'm just putting a few finishing touches to the sculpt stage on this large Lagoon Crocodile.

Batubian Magnetic Goat Finished

Whilst exploring the dense forests of the island, the compasses used by Scoffer’s party would occasionally go haywire, needles pointing in all directions, sometimes even spinning. The reason for this strange phenomenon became apparent when some of the Island’s native goats were captured and kept in a pen. The goats possessed natural magnetic force and when gathered in number, could exert a considerable attraction upon ferrous items.

It has been suggested that they may have utilised the earth’s magnetic field in order to navigate, rather like some migratory birds.

37x24x24cm

Serpent of Lake Jascareux

The "great wyrm" believed by the local population to occupy a bottomless lake at the centre of the island. Due to the lakes inaccessibility, it was not directly observed by Scoffer's party first hand. He based his descriptions on verbal reports and on the elaborately carved prows adorning the war canoes of the natives.
35x19x15cm