I keep a squirt gun handy to keep my two fuzzy hellions away from the bench.
My cat is never was very bad. When he was young he liked to chew on tank barrles for fun never did any damage. Then I had a very large set of 1/72 soldiers and he would find them and take off with one. But now he is six years old and just likes to get in to the model boxes empty or not.
All of the above are reasons that I’m not a cat person. I’ve NEVER lost a single aircraft to my dog. He and I have an understanding. He doesn’t wreck my sh-tuff = I don’t wreck him. I have, however, lost practically an entire squadron-worth at the hands of family and friends over the years. But, then, I can’t whack them with a rolled-up newspaper…Or can I?[:-^]
oddjob007 has a cat named Juney. when i was over at is house on saturday and we were both building models, I was so frustrated with my swift patrol boat’s fit, but she came over to the worktable and started to purr and lick the back of my hand[:D], and that cheered me up quite a bit![^]
hey… a cat is better than my friend!
I’m a cat and dog person. My faince and I have a mini dachsund, or little wiener as I call him. His real name is Bandit, but we call him buddy, wiener, wienershnitzel and when he forgets to “go” outside I call him Floor Pooper. [:D]Is it wierd that I talk to him in a German accent sometimes? His AKC name is Sir Shnitzel of the Wiener variety the 3rd. We made it up. It fits him because he thinks he’s royalty.He’s so short(everybody! HOW SHORT IS HE!) he can’t get on the couch. I love him because he snuggles and stretches like a cat. He’s afraid to come to the basement so I don’t even have to worry about him getting into the models. I’ve lost more models to my little nephew than any fourlegged friend.
Two of my three cats like to visit me at my modeling desk. After a visit from my DMH tortie there is usually a small cloud of floating cat hair, so I added a foot-pedal operated small shop vac to my work area… a couple of shots with the vac gets rid of most of the cat hair in a few seconds, and cuts down on visitations considerably. I also have an understanding with my orange tabby… if I don’t obstruct the path to his box by the window (an Academy Tiger I Early, btw), he won’t try gravity tests with my modeling tools. Anytime he decides to take stroll across my desk, he gets picked up (gently) and carried to another part of the house. As for my models that are built but as yet unpainted, they are kept on a 8-foot-high shelf that so far seems to be terra incognito to the fur balls. I have used a squirt bottle a time or two, but a 12-14 pound cat in full panic mode in the midst of my modelling desk was a bit harrowing, which is why I use the pickup, carry, and confuse method most times. In the workshop where I do my painting, I have a rechargeable WaterPik that I use for power-rinsing filter funnels. It also makes a wonderful kitty squirter, because it shoots out a nice, tight jet of water noisily… once per cat left a lasting impression
We’re not alone, amigos-
You know you’re a fanatic modeler / cat owner when:
You thoroughly inspect ever content of the litter box for your missing resin exhaust manifold and wheel well.
yep that definitly makes him an ace [:D][:D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]
Dave
Ah yes, cats … with my first ship kit, a 1/700th scale Victory ship, several small parts disappeared at various times. Friends who were cat experts suggested I check the litter box for said missing parts … I opted to start learning how to scratchbuild masts, etc., instead!
Three words - compressed air can! Cats will no longer enter the modeling room.
Compressed Air Cans and Water sprayers…in my case, no joy.[xx(] My cats think I’m playing with them and come back for more. Now when I play my chanter (for bagpipe beginners), they run for cover.[:D]
Well now I can add a story here. Wednesday night I was working on rebuilding one of my older kits that had had an accident. I had just gotten through and set my tube of super glue down too reach for the cap, when my Calico DLH jumped up onto the desk and stuck her nose to the tube. Yep, you guessed it, it stuck to her nose and when she shook her head it tore lose and went flying across the room to land in my wife’s knitting basket. Now I have to replace about three bundles of yarn AND a tube of super glue. The cat escaped with a bald spot on her nose.
I’m guessing she’s stay away from super glue now…[:)]
Oh yeah. Last night when I got home, she was in my chair at my hobby desk. I had to get the super glue out for my wife to use. As soon as she saw the tube in my hand she made a beeline for the door!!