MCarr
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this is cool but one thing needs to be remembered the sabertooth or of the smilodon species of the animal was twice as large as a modern lion from what comparative studies I have seen and too, because of the size of the huge long sabre teeth the jaw needed a greatly readjusted range, widening the opening to compensate for the teeth. If a sabertoth breed is made from this beautiful cat here I hope that i taken into consideration in its development and not just morphing the teeth bigger. Also need more scruff added perhaps as a transmapped smart prop under chin, base of tail, top of neck and loins. Again simple smart props with god texturing and transmapping would take it farther than most big cat figures I have seen.
Actually Smilodon wasn't much larger than the modern lion File:Smilodon.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia But I agree that there would need to be some big changes to the new kitty to make a convincing model and I hope it's doable as I love to do paleo themed renders.
Growing up my fav comic was Ka-Zar and his trusted cat Zabu, which was a comic version of the sabertooth, so another reason I would love a sabertooth version of the new kitty.