liam52269 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Yesterday I picked up a blister of the new Guard Dogs sculpted by Jason Wiebe. Beautiful sculpts! Just wondering what breed these are or are based on. Thanks, Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I'd say the one of them is bulldog (thou the head is a bit big)--the one that looks like he is smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Monster bullies. Size makes it more than a little bit off - but if you wanted something which is closer than an English Bulldog (see picture in my profile) a Valley Bulldog is larger than most the bullie breeds but has the same general shape. Alapaha Blue Bloods would be another suspect - though they don't have the really big heads that you find on a lot of the bullies. They also have longer tails - but are about rottweiler sized. And no, unlike a lot of breeds - the tails are naturally stubby on most bullies...no cropping involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytflyr Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I would say the one that isnt obviously the bulldog looks a lot like a mastiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Mine are ordered, but you're making me as impatient as you're being informative!!! Thanks for the posts, all, as I may google some of these breeds to figure out how to paint them. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytflyr Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Mine are ordered, but you're making me as impatient as you're being informative!!! Thanks for the posts, all, as I may google some of these breeds to figure out how to paint them. Cheers. http://api.ning.com/files/kAZp7Lt0l5Ar5U*z...xH60_/image.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Fuggedabout google!! I've got you good people shooting me links!! Kings to you nytflyr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Bulldog (BTW - the keyword also says bulldog in fig finder) http://www.reapermini.com/pages/figure_fin...jpgℑ=3 Mastiff http://www.reapermini.com/pages/figure_fin...jpgℑ=3 The mastiffs have a much larger body in relation to their head (or smaller head in relation to their body). You also have a very characteristic wedge shape to the bulldog body - broad shoulders and narrow hips. The mastiff carry a more normal set of proportions. Right now I am planning on doing a few sets of these for the bullies I have. I already did up one of the Crusader dogs for our mastiff. Now reaper just needs to put out a set of boxers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I'm guessin' you're a canine fan Joe!! I've got three mutts at home, but I've no idea about all this purebred information. How do you come to know all this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Back in 92 I picked up an American Bulldog (no longer with us - died of old age) who was going to be put down as being a vicious dog by the local ASPCA group. Gentle dog who just needed someone to be in charge as opposed to a bunch of metrosexual males who it thought it had to protect. Since then I have continued to get dogs which other people couldn't control, or who had been ruled vicious or untrainable. Right now it is 7 bulldogs, a mastiff, 5 boxers, a texas rat dog (half Chihuahua/half dachshund) and 2 rottweilers. With the exception of one dog in the past 16 years - they were all good dogs which just needed a place that they could be dogs and didn't have to worry about protecting their pack and territory from all comers (or perceived threats). The bulldogs though are extra special IMO, and make for good pets for people with a strong enough personality to control them. While they no longer have most the fighting traits which they were bread for 200+ years ago...they still are very willful, and can intimidate a lot of people on looks alone. Mostly though they like to sleep, eat and fart. _______________ BTW - they are more along the lines of the devil dog mascot for the marines than an anatomically correct bulldog. Google "Devil Dog" and take a look at some of the drawings and what not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Wow. You've really stepped up in rescue work, and my hat's off to you. All of my dogs are rescues. The chihuahua hybrid I have, has the brindle of a pitbull, but I think it's some sort of terrier she's mixed with. The toy poodle is I guess pretty much what you see is what you get, and the German Shepherd I have is mixed with something but I don't know what. I've never really socialized her entirely as it was better to have an aggressive dog in the city on the end of my leash when I found her. She was hit by a car, broken leg, bad stuff. Now she is still overly protective of me, and I'm starting to socialize her more with other dogs, but the whole neighborhood knows her reputation. I hope these models sell well enough for Reaper to have more breeds sculpted. I just got the bad news that my models are on back order from FRP, so I guess I'll just wait longer to get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam52269 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks for all the info, folks. I figured bulldog and mastiff, but wasn't 100% sure on the mastiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Glad they are not pit bulls, otherwise my FLGS won't be able to carry them. Pit bulls are getting banned in my hometown as the owners are idiots as we've had a rash of dog bitings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewen Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Approximately how long are they? Would they fit nicely on a 1x2 base or are they closer to a 1x1? Thanks, de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Good question on the basing; I'd like to know that too. As for pit bulls, "they are a beautiful breed that fell into the wrong hands." That's for another thread, probably Beekeepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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