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Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:54:38 GMT
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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:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/01.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/00.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/03.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/04.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/05.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/02.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/06.jpg

Here's a couple comparison shots:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/07.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/revbps/Ringo-the-Cat/08.jpg

Let me know what you think.

-The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith



Message has 6 Replies:
  Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
 
(...) 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)
  Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
 
(...) 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)
  Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
 
(...) 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)
  Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
 
(...) 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)
  Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
 
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)
  Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
 
(...) 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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