(Sadly, I was unable to attend my last painting class because I had a Cry Day all day about my back, and I was too uncomfortable to go. Boo. I'm sure they had a great time though and created beautiful things.)
People? It's really, really hard to find realistic-looking cats that look like my own fur babies. Grr. I intend to make the most wonderful cat sanctuary ever for the mini contest, and Gretchen and Webster really NEED to be in there. I have found Gretchen but not Webster. Sigh. One thing that perked me up today was purchasing this Schleich Cat Scenery Pack. Oddly, I got a free Schleich white tiger toy a few years ago at the BlogHer conference. Their marketing worked for me, yes it did. I remembered them and went searching for some mini cats. Presto magic!
This morning, I ordered a yellow cat (not Schleich brand) that looks like this, except yellow:
Unfortunately, I'm unable to grab the photo of the orange version from ebay, where I bought it. No biggie. I can show you when it arrives. The version on ebay was the ONLY orange cat I found online that remotely looked like Gretchen. Well, I found a couple of others, but there was something odd about their eyes -- they looked quite crazy. I think this wee Gretchen captures her spirit nicely. This is the look she gets when she's about to do something WRONG so I call her name. If she turned and came running and meowing and chirping and purring, it would be an exact replica.
Webster is becoming a real problem to find. While I have been able to locate miniature gray cats, they have stripes or spots. In photographs of King and Webster, it often LOOKS like they have stripes, but in real life, they are (were) more of a solid gray. There is an awesome world of mini cats out there in all kinds of poses, but are they solid gray? No. Boo. If I really wanted kittehs that looked like mine, I would have to special order them from an artist and pay over $100 for each one. Not gonna happen.
But come on. How hard can it be to make a miniature cat that looks like Webbie?
Apparently, it is really hard. Sigh.
Luckily, I did find some other toy cats that look very realistic, including this one I bought for $2.18:
The only problem I have with these kitties is that they are NOT true 1:12 scale. This means they will probably be larger than the mini kitties should be, which might cause the whole project to go wonk and look funny. Meh. They will just be giant cats, I suppose. We all know Kingie was huge. Speaking of Kingie, how in the world am I going to find a mini cat that looks like this:
Because, of COURSE, Kingie has to go in the miniature cat world. Perhaps some day I will find both Webster and King when I least expect it. That would rule.
But I really DO want to make my cat project look as real as possible, so if the kitties are too big, I might have to make a slightly larger cat playhouse and give it to Little. We'll see. I can't really gauge what these meows will look like until I see them. (And yes, I already know about the Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure, and NO, I will not be buying her. Ahem.)
So anyway, the kit itself has not arrived yet, so I'm preparing for what I need in my mind. I figured the first step was to actually have some cats. I think I'm on my way. Now I just have to think about how to make all of the toys, food, beds, and other items I will need. I'm really looking forward to working on this project throughout the year. Now that my painting class is finished, I need something to daydream about. Wee kittehs will work for now.
1 comments:
don't worry, there's plenty of time until you need to finish the project for the contest, right? I'm sure you'll find the right kittehs by then!
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