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Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
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Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:34:34 GMT
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> What a great idea! What did she think of it?
She was very surprised and liked it very much. @8^) It's now residing in
her office cubicle.
> 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 :-) ).
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.
> Also, what did the cat think of it's ABS-replica? :)
I didn't expect he'd think much of it. He was around while I was building
the Ringo replica and like other cat-like objects we have around the house,
he would at most give it a little sniff to investigate it, but then pretty
much ignore it.
But on the day of Lila's birthday, instead of wrapping the LEGO Ringo, I
decided to let her come across it on her own. There's this spot right next
to our refigerator where Ringo will often sit and wait for someone to come
by and give him some fresh-from-the-fridge-dispenser water. So having woken
up before Lila, I put the LEGO Ringo there next to the fridge in front of
Ringo's water bowl, and then I went into the living room to wrap a couple
other gifts.
I had noticed that Ringo (the real cat) had come downstairs while I was
wrapping, but didn't think much of it until I heard the distinctive sound of
a cat stopping dead in its tracks. I immediately realized that this must be
Ringo encountering LEGO Ringo. I rushed over and saw Ringo about 25cm from
the sculpture, skulking low to the ground, and seriously on alert. He
approached the model very, very slowly and with extreme caution, and the
slightest noises I would make, like an odd breath, or my shoulder leaning
against the wall, would send him jumping backward several inches, his stare
fixed on the LEGO cat as if the sounds might have come from it instead of me.
It was greatly amusing to watch. I ran over to get a video camera to try to
tape this for Lila, but didn't have a blank tape handy. So I grabbed the
digital still camera and snapped some shots, but it was mostly over by that
point. Ringo was had managed to skulk all the way up to it and was sniffing
LEGO Ringo's whiskers and head. By the time Lila got up, Ringo was back to
treating LEGO Ringo like the inanimate object it is.
Looking back, I have to wonder if it was all just Ringo's shock at finding
something - anything - in *his* spot. I wonder if a box of ceral would have
produced similar results. But that's an experiment for another day. @8^)
-Rev. Smith
> PS. Off-Topic: I held a ULV-competition in mid December here in Sweden, we
> we're four ppl. and had a complete blast. When I get around to it I'll get the
> pages OnLine with pictures. Thanks for the great concept.
Cool! Glad to hear it went well. I still have to make a website out of the
ULV contest from last October!
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