GALLERY: twisted toys

If you had an ounce of creativity in you as a child the odds are you may have 'customised' your toys at some point: I certainly remember giving my My Little Ponies a new paint job more than once, and at least one of my Barbies underwent a DIY sex change...but some people never grow out of this habit, producing some really quite incredible custom toys that often fetch big bucks at auction.

Click on David Bowie Ken for a slightly warped trip down memory lane...