From TamsinP: Who's A Good Boy? (14 points)

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Hallo! Hallo! I'm Oscar! Have you got treats for me? No? Sob!

Anyway, you might be wondering why I'm here today. Well, last year Daddy-Curt painted figures of my brother Felix ("Sarah Bella and Felix Out For a Ride" and "Sarah Bella and Felix Redux"), but didn't paint any of me. Luckily their nice friend Tamsin (she sends me lovely treats - British squirrel droppings* - they taste so much nicer than Canadian ones) decided that I shouldn't be left out and has painted figures of me.

You probably want to know what I'm up to right now. It's almost Christmas and I know, I know, I know that Mummy-Sarah and Daddy-Curt have hidden my presents somewhere. I'm hunting for them. I've searched the house and they weren't in there, so I've sneaked into the new hobby room.

Sniff-sniff! Hmmm, that box smells of Tamsin - she must have sent me treats! 

I'll just knock it off the shelf and see what's inside...

Sob-sob! No British squirrel dropping treats! Sob-sob!Hmmm, there's a metal box with buttons though. It must be a toy for me! I like toys! Tamsin likes me!!

So, how does this toy work? I guess you push one of these buttons...like this...errrr...ruh-roh!

Stay tuned for "The Adventures of Oscar: Time-Traveler, Slayer of Squirrels** and Very, Very Good Boy***"

* they're actually dog-chocolate drops

** if eating their droppings or barking loudly at them counts as slaying them

*** well, Curt, is he?

Although there are three dog figures in the penultimate photo, I'm only claiming for two of them in this submission (the third will be part of another post).

The figures are 28mm from The Assault Group, part of their "Lurchers & Hounds" pack. They are each about the size of a 15mm horse, so I'll ask for them to be scored as 2 x 15mm foot which comes out as 4 points. 

A small start, but it puts me onto the table on Day 1. 

ps - thanks to Curt for sending me some photos of Oscar so that I could get his markings right-ish.

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Awww, Tamsin! Such a good girl!! :)

Wow. This is just fabulous Tamsin, I'm really very touched. Oscar has indeed been missing out on some of the K-9 attention from my paint desk, so it's good that you have his corner for him. You did a great job on his colouring as well, especially his russet patches. I'm definitely going to have to nab a pack of those from The Assault Group to add to my doggie stocks.

As you put in such amazing efforts on this, I think it warrants a few bonus points.  :)

Thank you Tamsin, and welcome back to the Challenge.

- Curt