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# 1 03-06-2004 , 04:23 PM

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Ello all,

I'll have a bash at this - going to do a minotaur - hopefully not just a run-of-the-mill beast but a more stylized model - maybe a war minotaur - see a few of the images below

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# 2 03-06-2004 , 04:25 PM

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# 3 03-06-2004 , 04:30 PM

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Nice choice!! Looking forward to seeing your progress! user added image

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# 4 03-06-2004 , 04:38 PM

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Sweet! Looking foward to it!

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# 5 03-06-2004 , 11:53 PM

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Started on the head.....

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# 6 03-06-2004 , 11:58 PM

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first thing i notice horns too big, it kinda looks like a moose :-) good start though gooooo

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# 7 04-06-2004 , 12:32 AM

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nice start! :tup:

[SIZE=1.5]They say if you keep on trying, its good exercise.....lol[/SIZE]

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# 8 04-06-2004 , 01:00 AM

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frayo, guvna - thanks a lot..

guvna - I know what you mean about the moose looking thing - I am trying to acheive the following look - hopefully the horns won't look so bad when the body is attached to the head as it will be fairly wide.

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# 9 04-06-2004 , 01:49 AM

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right good point

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# 10 04-06-2004 , 02:25 PM

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Been altering the shape some, added some ears and started on the mouth - not sure how to o about the mouth, tried looking for some refs for cows/bulls but struggled to find any. Any ideas?

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# 11 04-06-2004 , 03:53 PM

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Looks good so far! Good luck.

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# 12 04-06-2004 , 08:33 PM

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Views of the head, need to complete the eye area, but other than that this is pretty much a completed head - spose a few details might need adding, but will do that later.

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# 13 04-06-2004 , 09:02 PM

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I like it, but I wouldnt put the canines.

I guess you put them there to give him a meaner look but I think that it will come naturaly with the rest of the body (and a big axe in his hand!). Maybe pulling up the upped lip a bit to show the front teeth would do it too. But right now I think it looks more like a 'vampire cow'... ;-)

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# 14 04-06-2004 , 09:21 PM

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heheh - yeah I know what you mean - it does look a bit soft user added image

I will mess around with it some more, I would prefer to keep the canines, but might have to make them look less silly. It is definitely getting a frickin huge axe!! or a mace or summat like that.

Cheers for the comments - appreciate it

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