Anyone seen my dog?

[Bullshott]

Help! Can anyone suggest minis for this requirement?

I'm looking for some LARGE hounds to accompany a VSF/steampunk hunting party - something along the size of a deerhound or larger to represent the product of a mad scientist's experimentation to produce the ultimate hunting dog. I would prefer actual hounds rather than wolves (but if someone suggests wolf minis I like I may change my mind). The hounds can be 'normal', mutated or have steampunky/cyber enhancements. If you follow Girl Genius maybe think along the lines of sparkhounds.

I have already ruled out GW's 40k wolves (too large), LoTR wargs (also too large) and Chaos hounds (too mutated).

[Poiter50]

Warlord Games have a Warhounds pack in their Ancient Celts.

[tnjrp]

The big dog thread may have some that are suitable:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41553.0

I was thinking of the MaxMini cyberhounds specifically, but for some reason they don't seem to be available (as yet, anyway)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=402522013194909&set=a.126585187455261.25029.126564650790648&type=1&theater

[Melnibonean]

This one from Hasslefree:
http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=hamlet~hfn024&category=miniatures~modern-non%252dcoms-%2F-civilians

[Dal]

Hi Bullshot,

the games workshop    Wood elf Orion comes with 2 wolfhounds that, when standing next to a 28mm figure are big!  I'm going to use them with my 40mm border reivers!!

If you want i'll upload a size comparison picture next to a L/A steampunk figure?

  There's also a German company that do some nice doggies including a wolfhound but I can't remember their name just now....i'll try and track them down later.

Hope this helps

chris

[3 fingers]

2 mastiffs on otherworld website ,ones wearing studded harness.
http://otherworldminiatures.co.uk/shop/acc-series-accessories/acc2-war-dogs-2/

[steharan]

See below, i don't know about figure comparisons however there's probably some online as most of these are used in Dark Age gaming (SAGA, WAB, Dux etc).

http://www.grippingbeast.com/product.php?ItemID=1576
http://www.grippingbeast.com/product.php?ItemID=268441580
http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/prod.php?prod=126&cat=4&sub=11&page=1

[Dewbakuk]

What about these guys? Pretty damned big but not insanely so.
http://northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=5501

[Johnny Boy]

I've got five Mastiffs that if my memory serves came from Vendel, they're some big lads and a couple look suitably ferocious, no leads or harness either! any good?

[Bullshott]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think Dean's suggestion of the Northstar warhounds is the nicest a set of normal hounds  to what I've seen so far.

Thinking about this a bit more, what I really want is 2 or 3 large hounds with big teeth and fur manes (rather than full body fur like wolves). Any thoughts?

[TheShadow]

How about the lions from a high elf chariot kit - definitely have manes and teeth !

[Dolmot]

Once we were discussing Baskervilles hounds, which is a good start for slightly unnatural canines. Reaper has a couple of options with varying levels of weirdness. West Wind is just releasing one for their EotD Requiem line. (No mane, though.) Then there's Ral Partha with ork, hell, bio-mech, war and other breeds. Just search for "dog" and "hound" everywhere...