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For my girlfriend's birthday I made her a LEGO version of our cat so she could take him to the office while the real cat stays at home: (URL) a couple comparison shots: (URL) me know what you think. -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture) !!
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(...) Brendan, That's really cute! If you ever leave .build.ancient, you have a real future in .build.sculpture. Bruce (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) What a great idea! What did she think of it? <<snip URL's>> (...) I was blown away *before* I saw the real thing, but it's even more amazing when you see how close it is to the original (however not in 1:1 scale :-) ). Also, what did the cat (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) I think it's a darn pretty nifty likeness. Just enough caricature to make it interesting. But I want to know, how did you get RealRingo(tm) to pose alongside LegoRingo(tm)?? We can never photograph our cats, they won't hold still long enough. (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Looks great--you really caught the essence of the real cat (as seen in the comparison shot) in the pose that you chose to model. Derek (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Thanks! It helps to have an extremely cute cat as your model. @8^) (...) You mean, like, if I ever finish illustrating the Bible? Heh, heh, heh... (...) It was really weird for me to think about how to model a large three-dimensional object. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) She was very surprised and liked it very much. @8^) It's now residing in her office cubicle. (...) Well, the real cat *was* that size at some point a few years ago, so it could have been a perfect 1:1 model, except he grew up. (...) I didn't (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Yeah, the exaggerated size of the head compared to the body and the little pink cat smile provide the charicature elements, I suppose. (...) LEGO Ringo is a lot better about holding still for photos, it's true. @8^) Our secret for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Very nice! The way the ears are done is really neat! Now Cindy is all over me saying "You gotta make me! one now!" So I can take it to work too! As she cheers in the stands behind! Nice pictures too. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) SNIP (...) Very accurate & simply done-captures the look successfully. Are those clear antennae for whiskers, and if so, what set(s) are they from? Jeff (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Those are dark gray antennae. It would have been more accurate to use white antennae, but I don't have any, and the only person on Bricklink who has them is in the UK, so I knew they wouldn't get here in time. I'm pretty happy with how the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Took you some time to finish then? :) (...) <<snip>> (...) LOL! (...) Bummer, the video cam should always be keept ready for launch :) (...) I don't think he would approach another obecjt with such care. Reminds me of our cat that was (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) That's funny. @8^) I'd love to see your take on a cat sculpture. Do you have the willpower to keep from turning it into a mecha cat? @8^D (...) Thanks. I took a set of photos with a plain white background first, but it didn't capture the white (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) ...and that's why I probably wont show this to my SO :) /Tobbe (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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