Who Dat? Skeeter "The Swamp Man" Reid with Custom Swamp Diorama

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.

Custom Floating Shelves For Toys!!!

I made these floating shelves out of pallet wood 

to display my Lone Ranger dioramas on.

The Badlands.

The Saloon.

Butch in the "Carson City Bank Robbery" disguise

is a new addition to this diorama.

Mysterious Prospector meets the Slippery Fur Trader.

The fire pit is a new addition.

The whole Chimichanga!!!

"The Slippery Fur Trader" A Fantasy Adventure Set

This is a Custom adventure set that i created for Butch Cavendish.

Done in the same vain as the "Mysterious Prospector" and "Solitary Trapper" Sets.

The set includes:

Slippery Fur Trader Disguise

Butch's sidekick "Stinky Pete"

Bear Hide

Camp Fire

Pine Tree (made from an xmas tree that i painted and sculpted a trunk for)

Disguise is made from a Tonto outfit with turquoise beads added.

Custom made fur hat and bag.

Beaver trap is from the Marx Johnny West toy line.

Stinky Pete is sporting a lever action rifle, beaver trap 

and sleeping bag on his right side.

Custom axe made from a paint brush and sculpey,

rope and a supply box on his left side.

Tarp on top of his back.

Mysterious Prospector Mine Shaft Diorama

Custom Mine Shaft diorama for the

Mysterious Prospector adventure set.

Made from MDF, rocks, sanded tile grout

and some faux barn wood.

The ore cart is from the "Lost Silver Mine" adventure set.

Shovel is from the "Missing Mountain Climber" adventure set.

Here it is with the "Mysterious Prospector" figures.

The Lone Ranger "Mysterious Prospector" Adventure Set

Mysterious Prospector Set

(1976) Gabriel Industries

Eureeka!!! (Read in old timey prospector voice)

What a total beardo.

Donkey left side.

Pick

Lantern

Supply Box

Gold Pan

Skillet

Donkey right side.

Sleeping Bag

Shovel

Map

Coffee Pot

Canteen

Butch Cavendish - Carson City Bank Robbery

Butch Cavendish in the "Carson City bank robbery" disguise.

(1976) Gabriel Industries/Hubley

There are a few pieces of this adventure set that are not

shown in the photo. They include:

Wanted poster

Hand cuffs

Butch's wallet

A Lone Ranger mask (a weird thing to include)

Four large dollar bills

Six ridiculously huge coins 

Mini comic

Tribal Tepee

Tribal Tepee for the Lone Ranger figures

(1973-76) Gabriel Industries

13-1/2" tall x 12" in diameter

Accessories are not included.

The whole crew ready to do some scalpin'.

Custom Comanche Warrior

Custom Comanche "Warrior" Figure

Made from a Tonto Figure.

Braids are sculpted out of Sculpey (what a challenge that was).

Tonto pants and moccasins.

Loin cloth made from pieces of the pants from "the gun runners" set.

Cloth sash and head band. Leather arm bands.

Spear is made from Sculpey and a bamboo skewer.

Tomahawk is from a 1/6 scale figure series called "Dog Soldiers".

He will kill you.

Custom Comanche Tracker

Custom Comanche "Tracker" figure.

 

Made from a Tonto Figure.

Lost Cavalry Patrol shirt.

Big Jim pants.

Lone Ranger boots.

Leather head band.

Cloth sash with GI Joe knife and Red Sleeves sheath.

Leather and bead necklace.

Lone Range lever action rifle.

 

 Custom medicine bag with legit contents.

Red Sleeves - Custom Apache Scout

This is a Custom Red Sleeves Figure in an "Apache Scout" outfit.

The vest and pants are from the "Gun Runners" outfit for Tonto.

I removed the adornment that was running up the sides of the pant legs.

He is wearing a pair of Lone Ranger boots.

I made the loin cloth, head band, and arm bands from a bandana.

The necklace is made from leather and beads.

The bow and arrows are from a Captain Action Tonto figure.

The quiver is from a Red Sleeves "Arrow Version".

Red Sleeves - The Fierce Apache

Red Sleeves (1975-76) Gabriel Industries

Sometimes friend and sometimes foe of the Lone Ranger.

I have seen a lot of these for sale "loose" that have

a lever action rifle. Every one i have seen in the package

has the rifle pictured above. I am curious if this figure was

issued with both rifle versions? It was not uncommon for factories

to run out of an accessory and substitute it with something different.

This example was boxed and still sealed in the factory plastic bag

which i then cut open to liberate him for display! Cringe. :)

The box is really rough so i didn't bother to show a pic.

Custom Saloon Diorama For Lone Ranger Figures

This is a Saloon Diorama that i created for the 

Gabriel Lone Ranger 10" figures.

It measures 16" tall and 25" wide.

Here it is in full "Gunslinger" mode.

Custom Lone Ranger Figure

This is a custom Lone Ranger figure that i created using
a stock Gabriel 10" figure from the 70's.

In 1938 the Lone Ranger made his comic debut.

He wore a red shirt, blue pants, yellow kerchief and the

infamous white hat and mask. In the early 1940's his outfit

changed to red shirt, black pants, and black kerchief.

That is the iteration this figure is based on.

It started life with the standard light blue outfit based on

Clayton Moore's attire popularized in the 1950's TV series.

The outfit was faded and a little dingy, so i took some Rit dye

to it and gave it a new life. I sewed the black kerchief from a fabric

swatch to match the design of the original red version.

Lone Ranger in "The Crooked Gambler" Disguise

Crooked Gambler Disguise for The Lone Ranger

(1975) Gabriel/Marx

These toys were for ages 3 and up.

Can you imagine the outrage that would occur if you

gave a 3 year old a toy that included a 12 gauge shotgun

and a bottle of whiskey nowadays?

This is one of the reasons the 70's were so great!!!

The Outlaw Butch Cavendish

Butch Cavendish (1973-76) Gabriel Industries

10" Tall

In my opinion this is the best head sculpt in the entire 

Lone Ranger collection. His expression is awesome!!

Custom "Badlands" Diorama for The Lone Ranger and Tonto

Welcome to the Badlands!!

This is a Diorama that i made for the

10" Lone Ranger and Tonto figures.

Constructed from 1/4" MDF and Sanded Tile Grout.

Painted with four colors of spray paint.

I then added real rocks, weeds and moss.

The artificial Agave Cactus came from Walmart.

The Rattle Snake is made by a German company called Schleich.

Here are our Heroes The Lone Ranger and Tonto

riding their trusty Steeds through the Badlands.

Tonto and Scout

Tonto and Scout (1973-76) Gabriel Industries

Scout - 11" Tall and 14" Long

Tonto 10" Tall

The feather that is attached to Scout's bridle is an addition.

It came from a 1/6 scale toy line called "Dog Soldiers".

Lone Ranger and Silver

Lone Ranger and Silver (1973-76) Gabriel Industries

Silver - 11" Tall and 14" Long

Lone Ranger - 10" Tall

 I got my first Lone Ranger, Silver, and Tonto for Xmas of 1975.

My Grandpa took me to Western Auto to pick them out.

They had a whole aisle of these toys that seemed to go on 

forever. In reality it probably wasn't that big, but to my 4 year old

brain it looked like the Great Wall of China!! I played with 

those toys until they were destroyed. Glad to have them once again!