Saarlooswolfhound's custom repaints: 3/23/24 Special update!

Caracal wrote:

Very good repaints, the moray eel is very impressive!

Hear hear!

these are excellent! the dog is very cute

Thank you! Not the best lighting but its natural light nonetheless.

Could not get his legs to stay where I wanted them to so he is glued to a nice chunk of granite. :)
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Probably should have worked this sculpt more... the proportions and texture have let it down I think... I tried ti adjust the torso, which helped, but its still a bit wonky.
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And this one was simple enough to do.
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excellent work on the very fine details in these three Paige. They all look really good and 'alive'. I particularly like the dog's expression, quite funny and cute
The dog has a kind of basenji look to him too and his curly tail is wonderful!

Very nice repaints!! And I missed all the cute donkeys! Lovely! And the golden tiger is a rare sight! Beautiful!

Fantastic patterns on all three, the Shikoku looks so fluffy.
The osprey looks pretty nice on that base.

Thank you everyone, very much. :) 

My new models, all done within the span of a few hours! I haven't been able to paint as much because of work, and I finally got a day off (unfortunately due to illness). So when I was up to it, I sat down to paint and before I knew it, all 6 of the batch were done! I am rather pleased with these overall.

The before shot:
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A dollar store elephant into a forest elephant (at least to the best of my ability)
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I got tired of waiting for a "big brand" to do it, so I made 2 elk cows for my bull herd. The lighter colored one was a TM red deer from thrifting. He was already missing his (separately sculpted) crown so I filled it and painted away. Then the darker model was a dollar store copy of the old Schleich red deer stag so this one got antlers and other defining parts removed and a new paint job.

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With my lighter tree house kids bull and darker Safari bull.
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And then the copy with the original.
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Next, a Tibetan wolf inspired by another member's work. The texture on this model was a nightmare to work with...
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I really like this paler summer colored coat.
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And lastly, my two favorites. The morning sun has exaggerated the coloration somewhat and brought out the reds more, but I present my Mexican gray wolf pair!
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And this is my all time favorite wolf model, a sculpt that has been a longtime friend. All I added here was a little floof to his cheek ruff to be more representative of this surprisingly fluffy species.
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He is my favorite of the bunch.
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Wonderful repaints!

Those elk cows look wonderful and I could totally see them as Safari models, I love them!

The Mexican grey wolves are my favorite too! You did an amazing job on them

I remember searching a long time to find the second wolf you painted as a Mexican grey wolf, its a great figure and you made it look stunning!

Stunning repaints once again, especially your wolves! Your Mexican Grey pair look amazing, all those colours are just right! And the way you have painted them really brings out the best aspects of the model!

Those wolves especially are lovely, though that TM 'cow' is a winner too!

All that snow when it's pushing 90 here...

Thank you Jolie, Bonnie, and Kelly. :)

Beautiful beautiful repaints!!!!

Thank you so much Andreas and Taylor!

Beautiful Elk, nice elephant too.

Thank you very much Fernando. 

What a great series of customs I have missed! I really love the additions to your wild equid herd, I'm glad you have given them such loving attention. There needs to be more representation of them out there! The faces are particularly charming and full of personality. I like the different colors you've chosen to distinguish individuals.

I really love all your canines, too! I've never heard of shikoku dog, but I love the expression you've given him and his colors. The wolves are beautiful colors too, absolutely love the warm reds in the Mexican gray wolf. You've tackled what look like really difficult coats to replicate with all the grizzled coloring, but they look so good!

Great updates to the elk and elephant and tiger as well, and once again I am impressed with your patience to do detail feather work. I love how many obscure species you choose to replicate, I'm always learning some new things via your customs.

Thank you very much Jill. :) I am experiencing the same phenomenon. As I research what species may fit a mold, I am learning new things about morophology, species specific characteristics, as well as new animals altogether! That's partly why I am having such fun doing it.

Decided to show some better shots of these last models with less natural light contrast. :)

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Was really pleased with the texture and my overlaying of pigment on this one.
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Have to find a solution for this cow's too flexible legs...
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Couldn't get the camera to catch the shading on their faces too well unfortunately...
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The view that we locals usually get around here.
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With the original sculpt.
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Then, my favorites!
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Added some fluff to his cheek ruff to pull off the Mexican subspecies distinction. I think it turned out well.
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Wonderful

also the wolf model I prefer! You made its cheeks a little thicker isn't it?

Thank you Susanne and Alain! Yes, I did add a little to the customized model's cheeks.

I caught a gnarly case of the flu recently which has not been fun... BUT I got some repainting done.

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First, a "ticked", spotless, or red spotted cheetah (depending on how you look at it).
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He looks so forlorn that I stole his spots from him.
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With a King and typical specimen.
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Then a zebra turned into a foal for my endangered przewalski herd!
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I chose a more "newborn" pale style color scheme which is probably innacurate given his size next to his parents... but I was very pleased with the result.
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Aaaaand then my ibex nannies... I cannot quite decide if I like them. I think I made the color a little too vibrant, so they may need to be dulled down in the future... or turned into something else entirely.
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It seems your ibex and Przewalski's horses are fairly good with breeding in your zoo :)