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Wolverine. It's a great sculpt too.

Laughing Man wrote:Reminds me of an ROUS.

I think you mean ROUSS's (Rats of Unusal Size & Shape). Princess Bride for the win!

A Black Ram wrote: It's a great sculpt too.

Agreed, but is not a bear...at least not a bear of any species known to the planet Earth as of 2011 AD.

Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. RoUS: RAGH!

I'm with others... I'm not getting bear from this. But it is a cool looking mammalian creature!

Personally I like it! I think what makes it look not like a bear is the actual paintjob. While well done bears have a richer darker shade of fur, also the gums are way too pink! Tone them down! If I can find a valid reason for buying one I will! So there.

Laughing Man wrote:Reminds me of an ROUS.

Either you're cool and got this reference without Google ---or you didn't get the reference and you're not.

/Cool

Grimgob wrote:

Laughing Man wrote:Reminds me of an ROUS.

I think you mean ROUSS's (Rats of Unusal Size & Shape). ...

No, I don't think he does...

Mad4Minis wrote:So, question...between this and the bear cavalry some is selling...why cant anyone sculpt a bear that actually looks like a bear? It shouldnt be that hard...

I'm not sure anyone would really be interested in a bear model that looked like a bear. Bears really are rather roly-poly and fuzzy from a distance, and don't bring to mind any of the connotations of HAET and RAEG that gamers find attractive.

This model, though, definitely looks more like a mustelid than a bear.

Privateer did a good job of making a bear that looks like a bear.

Pish, who would buy something that looks like it it is supposed to be.

No wargamer would ever my a female miniature!

Cyporiean wrote:Privateer did a good job of making a bear that looks like a bear.

Somewhere other than that picture you linked? Because that looks nothing like a bear, other than in that it has fur and 4 limbs. It looks like a caricature of a bear... which fits fine into Privateer's aesthetic, admittedly.

where do you get the model? Is there any size comparison pictures or descriptions?

There's a link to Ramshackle's store in the first post...

Welcome to Dakka, Curtis. I agree that it's not a bear, but it's certainly an improvement over the wolves, and definitely a marketable sculpt as some form of alien/fantasy predator.

R.

Theres a few bits that jar making people not equate it with a bear. First is the paint job, loose the pink flesh ant it will look a lot better. Then there's the hump on the back, it detracts from the shoulders. Lastly the hind legs are wrong. Bears have plantigrade feet on their hind legs which means their feet work like ours and have the heel on the floor. Cats, dogs and wolverines have digitigrade hind legs which means they walk on their toes.

Cyporiean wrote:

Privateer did a good job of making a bear that looks like a bear.

So when did Privateer release His Dark Materials : The Tabletop Wargame ?

IT'S A SCHOONER!

You can get really real looking bears from toy shops!

But, i think they are a bit boring and went for "stylised"