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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Mister Rab on 16 October 2011, 08:37:23 PM

Title: Dog-heads
Post by: Mister Rab on 16 October 2011, 08:37:23 PM

Scouring my books (and the web, of course  ::)) for some 'authentic' medieval monsters - the sort that can be found in Mallory or illuminated manuscripts - I've come up against a few references to dog-headed men. Apparently in some traditions St. Christopher was one, so while they obviously weren't all bad I thought I might include them as adversaries for my questing knights.

Anyway, I've utterly failed to find any suitable dog-headed men miniatures in 28mm, or even any conversion sprues I could use. Does anyone have any ideas?

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: JollyBob on 16 October 2011, 08:49:48 PM

Crocodile Games Anubi?

https://www.crocodilegames.com/store/itemList.cfm?catID=17&sort=prodID

Might be a bit too "ancient" rather than medieval, given what you have planned, but should be some conversion potential at least.

Not sure who stocks them in the UK though.  :?

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: manic _miner on 16 October 2011, 09:40:23 PM

 Here is a link to the UK stockist.

http://www.blackpyramid.co.uk/

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: LeadAsbestos on 16 October 2011, 10:48:59 PM

Lots of old Citadel Beastmen have dog heads, esp. the Khorne variety. They can usually be picked up fairly cheaply, tho if you are looking to build a whole army, expect to pay! Or at least to take a loooong time...

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: B. Basiliscus on 19 October 2011, 03:35:35 PM

It may not be your sort of thing, but Gnolls could fit this bill.
The Iron Wind Gnolls are some of the most 'human' that I have found.

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: revford on 19 October 2011, 04:52:39 PM

I do love Dogheads, but I've never seen just the right miniatures.

From the period images, they looked just like humans, but with the head of a dog.  If you could find some dogs in the right scale and head swap them it could work, but it's beyond my skill level.

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: Steve F on 19 October 2011, 04:58:06 PM

West Wind (Old Glory in the US, I think) has various WW2 German dogmen (Alsatian, Rottweiler etc) in its Secrets of the Third Reich range.  IIRC, they aren't armed and are just clothed in ragged trousers, so may be useable for medieval Europe.

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: area23 on 22 October 2011, 09:58:41 PM

I've been fascinated by dog-men for ages. the only ones that might have been good enough are the early Citadel Beastmen, from even before the Khorne beastmen. but alas, they're unavailable.

I own this great book titled Myths of the Dog-Man, by David Gordon White, which is a nice read, esp. on the legend of St. Christophore.

apparently, part of the cynocephali myth comes from distorted descriptions of baboons. Some proper baboons are available. Crocodile Games does a set of 'ghouls' that come closest to dogmen as I like them, even though they're too monstrous with huge teeth.

Gnolls may work, but usually are either too big or too much like hyenas or wolves.

Cynocephali, Blemmyae, Manticores, Wild-Men... Where are they!!

Title: Re: Dog-heads
Post by: Mister Rab on 25 October 2011, 06:54:45 PM

Quote from: area23 on 22 October 2011, 09:58:41 PM

Cynocephali, Blemmyae, Manticores, Wild-Men... Where are they!!

Hear, hear!

Thanks for all the other replies, chaps. I'm still looking, though - none of them quite fit the bill for me  :(