james, this is a pretty weak lead, but perhaps it will help. i remember in toyfare magazine about 8 months ago there was a picture of a custom ludo action figure that was extraodinary looking; a fan had sent in the pic, it was in the first few pages. (with the letter columns and such.) he had done all the sculpt work himself and used real fur, etc. i was quite jelous! anyway, toyfare is a toy industry magazine owned by wizard, a company known primarily for it's comic industry magazine, and any comic or collectable toy store should carry it - although not all stock back issues. mine does. i'll see if i can track down the one in question on my trip this weekend. at the least it will give you a starting point, i may even be able to provide you with the creator's email address.
i'll update later.
edited to say: there is also one of the plushes going on ebay right now, but he's going for big bucks.