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Sticking to my Hound theme I next painted the West Highland Terrier, inspired by some amazing work on this site I decided this little pup needed tartan.  I’m not entirely happy with it but hid some of my sins from the camera so he photographed rather well.  I think he and Tico should get along famously.

Okay, this one was a fast paint job, easy to believe.  Such an adorable face on a deadly killer.  Since I had some ranged attacks with the Shrew Heroine I knew I would need some air support and this guy is perfect.  I love how he’s channeling Dracula in his pose. Probably even fakes an Eastern European accent.

Sticking to the hounds I finished up the Pug Bounty Hunter though he looks a bit rough and tumble.  As has been my experience with all of the Oathsworn minis so far, a charming sculpt and super clean casting.  These are just a joy to work with.  On that note I just want to mention that I have ordered directly from Oathsworn a few times now, not just Kickstart rewards, always get great customer service and very fast fulfillment.  Orders seem to process in less than 24 hours and they are even faster replying to emailed questions.  I really like these folks so they are among the places I send what spending money I do have.

Looking at the Terrier Knight from Oathsworn I thought he looked a great deal like my own dog, Tico, so knew where to get inspiration.  As he wears a red collar decorated with my phone number in yellow stitching my color choices were easy as well. I can spend way too much time thinking about color schemes and details leaving half finished minis littering my painting table so having a decision made this easily is a big win!

I included a photo of my boy so folks can see if I got close.  For his part, he loves sitting in a chair next to my desk anyway and is a pretty good little life model.

This guy is just adorable and the candle on his helmet reminds me of my unit of old school dwarf miners. Seem like a handy guy to have on one’s team so I might have to see if they sculpted other moles.  Plus he painted up in minutes, literally.

Next I got back to hounds with the Beagle Tracker.  He painted up rather quickly.  Google Images really helps get the animals’ coloration right.  Sometimes looking at the real animal gives me ideas for the miniature. The first two pictures show where I started.

I felt this young shrew heroine looked to be the perfect companion to the bulldog.  She maybe tiny but she is fierce and similarly armored so I painted her in the same colors as her friend so now they really look like a team.  I might just have to pursue this color scheme on more figures.

I began with the resin Bulldog Knight as it is a beautiful sculpt and nicely cast.  Very little clean up of mold lines needed plus a beautifully smooth surface made this an easy choice. I generally prefer metal miniatures simply because I break resin just looking at it but this is a solid casting that survived my clumsy fingers.

The gallery shows my progress from the beginning and the single images are the finished model.  He was a ball to paint and will be tough as nails if I ever get to play the game.