Completed July 28, 2011 – but just the finishing touches. Except for the whiskers and the waxwork on the feet, all the work was done on VIA Rail’s Canadian, en route from Vancouver to Toronto, between July 13 and 15. The train staff even fished out an ironing board an iron for me, so I could wet-felt the ears.

She has her own home now, but you can write to the Salamander if you’d like to discuss the creation of someone similar for yourself.