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Re: Ringo the Cat: my first attempt at LEGO sculpture
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Wed, 29 Jan 2003 08:22:46 GMT
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> > 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 :-) ).
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> 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.
Took you some time to finish then? :)
> > Also, what did the cat think of it's ABS-replica? :)
<<snip>>
> 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.
LOL!
> 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.
Bummer, the video cam should always be keept ready for launch :)
> 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^)
I don't think he would approach another obecjt with such care.
Reminds me of our cat that was seriously afraid of a plush cat for about an
hour (to my amusement).
/Tobbe
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