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In a moment of madness, I saved this creature from a one-way ticket to the hot melty place on the casting desk.
Don't ask, I just saw a glint of mischief in this figure (and myself, let's face it), and then I began to wonder if the bipedal elephant and killer penguin would like a friend to play with....
The rest, as they say, is history (and a jolly good job too, as all this fantasy stuff is getting a bit out of hand!).