This is the Lone Ranger's (a.k.a. John Reid) uncle
Skeeter "The Swamp Man" Reid.
He lives down in da Louisiana Bayou.
Yeah, i just made that shit up.
Sounds legit though right?
He started out as a Lone Ranger figure.
I sculpted his hair and beard out of sculpey.
Dyed the shirt with Rit and added leather suspenders.
Corn cobb pipe is made from sculpey.
Hat and lantern are from a "Mysterious Prospector" set.
Pole is a bamboo skewer.
The fish is made from a fishing lure.
Raft and alligator are from the "Red River Rapids" set.
Snake is from the "Hidden Rattler" set.
Swamp is an MDF base with tile grout and polyurethane for the water.
Cypress knees are made from sculpey.
I made the little frog in the back at a ceramics class
my Mom took me to when i was 3 years old in 1974.
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