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Sunday 28 December 2008

Friday 26 December 2008

SWB D-CLASS IB-1



Based on the RNLI's small inshore rescue boat this is under 30 prims and almost entirely sculpties - has some great little features like mooring sway and rock (even if you are in the boat), radio sound effect, great sprays and authentic original D-Class audio planning sound effects and boat naming feature - divers, rescue, patrol, coast guard, RNLI and blank



Aviation Headset

Wednesday 24 December 2008

Coming Soon - Icarus



From its conception this was designed to be a very special universal craft

Cute enough for Tines - serious enough for biggies

I think i have got the balance right



Constructed almost entirely of sculpties this is a very smooth machine indeed

and it packs a punch - with a colors sounds and control hud to match - all the bases have been covered

Police or Standard Red Option built in (UK Police colour scheme)

Look out for it in the new year - it will be sold for only 600L

Surfwidow Beaumont

BOAT FENDERS - 2 prims each




Seems silly really when they are so easy to make but those prims soon add up

Lets look at a regular fender - it requires 2 path cut spheres a cylinder for the center 2 path cut torus' and another cylinder to get the same effect as this

this pack on the other hand is only 2 prims - so thats why they are available - if you want them and are tight on prims now's your chance to have some

x that by 4 and you can see the difference

mine 4 x 2 = 8
normal prims 4 x 6 = 24! - almost a boat just for fenders - so thats why most people don't bother

My fenders are copy Mod so you can colour them resize them and do pretty much what you like with them ;) except sell them :)P

Have Fun and Happy days
available from my stores in Weston Marina (Boogdolt Sim), Nantucket Barn, Jetset Island and of course port-a-rez (fairchang calypso).

A Trailer for the TAMAR 85



For those that don't want to use the additional swaying boat in the pack they can opt for the TAMAR 85 BOAT TRAILER.

it even comes with a special boat for it. ;)



the Trailer, Boat and Tractor are all independent and it includes 2 protective pads should you want them.

perfect for the quayside or slipway - guaranteed to make people jealous of you. ;)

Available from XstreetSl.com
Visit my page of XstreetSL.com for more details

Friday 19 December 2008

Introducing the SWB TAMAR 85


SWB TAMAR 85

Based on a mixture between the Atlantic 85 and some of the best features of the RNLI Atlantic 75 I still liked - i didnt want it to become an MSST

I feel i have got the balance right - what i have is a large multi-purpose rhib that looks and feels like the real thing and is perfect for sim management, race directors, regatta management, police, military, coast guards and rescue - or just leave the name blank for leisure - so many options and colour and name combinations you will never get bored with your purchase - and look out for the new capsize feature - thats a blast ;)


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-IT8_mykloQ

Take a look at the new RNLI Atlantic 85 here for comparison and visual

similarity
http://www.rnli.org.uk/assets/media/images/Alevett_media/2008/cc5c9441-fe2f-4c46-a80a-b5b2e1f3c215_425_335.jpg
http://www.aberystwythlifeboat.org.uk/photosRS/Picture-003.jpg

This New TAMAR (named after my home towns Plymouth river) takes all the new developments in sl, suggestions made about the Atlantic 75 from buyers and sculpty accuracy and packs them into a single unit - inc a moored version should people want this that comes with wavelet, boat fenders, anchor chain and rock and moored audio scripts - see end of the video for that one

In The Box supplied

*TAMAR 85 (COPY)
*TAMAR 85 MOORED (COPY)
*WAVELET (for around moored TAMAR)(TRANS)
*CONTROLS AND COLOURS HUD (COPY)
*CAMERA HUD (COPY)
*MARINE SAFETY HELMET (MOD)
*INSTRUCTIONS NOTECARD
*BOATNAMING CARD

Tuesday 16 December 2008

Atlantic SWB75 Mrk 2 2009 Coming Soon

Here is a sneak preview of the new boat coming soon

Based on the RNLI Boat the Atlantic 75 this is very close to the real thing take a look at this video - and try and spot the difference ;)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6yKCxqJpgK4

This is the real one
http://www.rnlisunderland.org/index.asp?id=76&gall=43

and below is mine



Here is a sneak preview of the new boat

Changes include

*Hud Controlled sprays and sounds
*New sprays
*Judicious use of sculpted prims for tubes, hull, grab rope supports and self-righting canopy
*UV Textured sculpties - avoids the use of additional prims

Here are some additional images



Friday 12 December 2008

Boatshow Reopens



Following some negotiations the boatshow has reopened and WOOT has secured a dislay tent pictured and a nice display of boats is rezzed and available to examine
:)





Free Remote Controlled Hovercraft available see checkerboard area

Its at the Dears Garden sim still

Boat Show Launch of the Aquaplane

In the twilight hours of the 2008 Boat Show the Aquaplane was Officially Launched



and put on display there (photos below) - this brings to a close a rather frantic few weeks work :)



The ski boat is now available here for sale
http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1072539

Monday 8 December 2008

SWB AQUAPLANE SKI BOAT



I have been fiddling with this for quite some time and it is only since the introduction of sculpted prims that it has really become possible as they allow the builder to use far less prims but have a non wearable vehicle - in this case a boat




The most important part of a 'Ski Boat' is to have a skier option - sure its nice to blast about in your boat but like any boat its a nice option to have and this has it



The Skier is fully independent from the boat so can skid about and do some tricks - left and right flips - like you see wakeboarders do - whilst connected to the streaming rope that is constantly seeking the skiers towbar and feeding it the rope





The effect is very impressive and as an ensemble its really quite something and i think if you saw a couple of competent skiers using this you would do a double take as it looks so realistic



(please bear in mind that the images above include a static boat with an active water skier during testing you will have to put the moving boat and the moving skier together in your mind for now:))

The Boat will be on sale soon for 3000L and although pricey this is quite a lot of work and there are two sets of skies provided one is transfer so the buyer /owner of the boat can provide a friend with a set that the friend can return after use :)

Sunday 7 December 2008

WOOT! MALL AT THE 2008 BOATSHOW



A great collection of some of the best craft is on show until Christmas at Dears Garden Sim



Organised by disisme and Tasha it is certainly worth attending just to see what is on offer inc from yours truely ;)


Some of my boats on display in the harbour


The 2008 Boat Show is in Second Life until 25th December


Some more of my boats on display in the harbour


http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dears%20Garden/129/239/26

Friday 5 December 2008

RSiX Board Upgrade



Also can be used - if resized for Wave Pro and Kite Surf Pro Boards



It costs 10L and can be collected by looking underneath the display RSiX with the new board in the marina see the photo for more guidance

This one piece sculptie replaces the two parts currently on the board







so look underneath the board and click the box - it is

ony 10L for this upgrade

WOOT MALL WESTON MARINA
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/67/142/26

New Tiny Vehicles for LOCO POCOS



The Joy of these little characters should not be underestimated and nor should their vehicular supply ;)

all 3 available from weston marina or via my listings in Xstreet (Surfwidow Beaumont)
http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&MerchantID=55360

or from Beejee Bouchers Store in Fairchang Calypso
http://slurl.com/secondlife/FairChang%20Calypso%20NE/86/166/24

Tuesday 2 December 2008

SWB Albatross Seaplane



'Victorian London and Mr Fogg drags his Albatross to the banks of the River Thames - there waiting are a mass of people waving their top hats and cheering, after carefully donning his flying hat - he sat heart thumping - this was unknown territory - this was flight!'

Falling somewhere between Phileas Fogg and Leonardo da Vinci this seaplane is of another era another more simpler time

its 'built-in-the-shed' feel with creaks and rattles belies its superb aeronautical physics

Beautifully balanced and flies like a dream - a mixture of balloon meets modern seaplane with a few wobbles and shakes along the way :)

This comes with a compass and (basic) Flying outfit - jacket scarfs, leather helmet etc that all will blow in the wind - its all modify so you can stretch it to fit bigger heads and mess with all the clothes - it just looks better when flying this to look like you would back then at the turn of the century but you can mix it with your own outfits of course

Pedal powered ;) this is not an acrobatic machine its what it is and it does what it does very well :)


Controls
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Forward arrow - fowards, this when held will keep you flying level and true without descending if you keep pressing it, let it go and it will slowly glide to earth
Back arrow - all stop
Left - left
Right - right
Page up - climb
Page down - descend
Turn off poseball - say '/1 hide' say '/1 show'
Compass is worn - its a heading hud and just a bit of fun with an olde world style design to get you in the mood

Clothes
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all clothes are mod - right click prims and stretch to fit
edit appearance to edit clothes layers

Take off
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Rez vehicle over the water - it will rez slightly above it - when you 'board' it it will descend to the correct level automatically - rez only where you have permission to rez and create objects - sit - press back key to ensure you are not moving - invite a friend or passenger to sit at this point
Press forward arrow to full speed - stay level - press page up and gently tap it until you leave the water then you may press it full on with forward arrow to climb

Sprays will trigger when you hit the water and stop when you take off

Thats all there is too it

Welcome to the 1800s :)

Have fun and Happy days

Surfwidow Beaumont

Places to Buy
Xstreet

Sunday 23 November 2008

SWB HYDROBOAT




Lesson



here is the model which mine is based on - and no other boat in sl there are similar boats but this is different in almost every aspect

here is the real thing
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=19QuL-G2AhY&NR=1

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ngQjkCsztz8

some beta testing video i made since this was made flame jet has been added
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlmxeyLCKY

more on the boat
http://tinyurl.com/6z4vgg


All boats need a 'variable' to make them competitive - for sailing its the wind

for this its the turns and timing - its a lot of fun super stable - great sim crosser - if there are races hosted - maybe boogdolt or other places then free 60 min demos will be available free although this is really cheap for the full version which is mod and can be textured like in my lesson video - you even get a helmet and numbering system :)

its lots of fun so look out for races in the near future

Friday 14 November 2008

Protesting in Second Life

Following the serious increase in charges for open space sims in secondlife many sailors who depend on the open waters for racing and friendship (common interest) have been protesting

here is the latest of three videos all of which are available from the same YT channel


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPLsoOUjBk - see my Hotlinks to the right hand column at the top for more

Copybot is back and strikes home



here is the copy made by oliver99 guisse - probably an alt

Just a note to say on the 5th of Nov My SWB MSST PICTURED HERE

http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=843086
was copied

fortunately CB cannot copy no mod/not trans scripts so it was a bit of a shadow of its former self - (no vehicle parts to rez) no lights no sounds no doors and other parts radar etc were missing too

but the 'overall' look is very similar obviously - and could be used for port or harbour decorative items

It was carried out by a german and he gave them away on his german sim for a short time before mobing on to his next conquest - a kindly german girl stuck her neck out to report this to LL and to me LL want me to fax them a DMCA Claim
http://secondlife.com/corporate/dmca.php
- but it maybe that their inventory has already been cleared as i was sent this
http://www.slinfo.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=306577#306577

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.slinfo.de/phpbb/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.slinfo.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php%253Fp%253D306577%2523306577%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

translated english version

in anycase although flattering - it is a bit stupid as if he had said - would you like to sell your msst on my german sim he could have had the real version in his harbour for free as a display :P

the individual has clearly visited sailing sims and harbours as this is where the boats was on display and i know the fizz and Bigcat is in Boogdolt for example and although unscripted its still bloody annoying :x\

Saturday 8 November 2008

Second Life Shadows - YAY :)


YAY

Couldnt resist Long Moonlite moonlight shadows over Hollywood X)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/surfwidow/hollywoodmoonlightshadow1.jpg

SL SHadows

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vQAOcM8ZK2g
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjibHylkkU&feature=related

cool

If you want to try out shadows for yourself then download this viewer from Kirsten
thats the familiar viewer used in opensim
download the most recentone

http://www.armyof4.com/Kirstenlee/
http://kirstenleecinquetti.blogspot.com/
step-by-step
http://www.vintfalken.com/kirstens-viewer-sl-shadows-for-the-masses-with-good-enough-pcs/

you will need a 8 series NVIDEA graphics card or higher

and it doesnt work on MACS i dont think/believe

no this is not available on a LL release yet and Torley says it wont be for a while

you can do this yourself if you are into programming
http://svn.secondlife.com/trac/linden/changeset/575

Wednesday 5 November 2008

Well i have mixed feelings about this - i think you just should watch it and decide for yourself :\

on Youtube from here
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BdTz6Ks_FUM
http://surfwidow.blip.tv/#1434764

Monday 3 November 2008

Surf Jam

Wow what a weekend - after a Halloween Party Marathon see secondlifesailing on youtube for more on that there was serious protesting to be done over Linden Labs (owners of Second Life) and their new policy regarding the Open Sims

During all this i managed to squeeze in this - it was filmed at the Bisahra resorts and i am going for a lie down ;)


it is in 2 parts on yourtube whereas blip give you the full length - YT is better quality but blip has a bigger video - you takes your choice ;) X)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=X2bQWaHawtA
http://blip.tv/file/1423790?filename=Surfwidow-MajiniEpic897.mp4

Sunday 26 October 2008

Somewhere to start

Well i guess its time to have a home to list the various activities i undertake.

Mostly based around Second Life and content creation including videos i make.

I think Second life is a greatly under used tool for film makers - and i have personally seen some really well made machinima come out of there.

And as time goes on i will no doubt list and review some other stuff, but for now i will concentrate on what i do and make and hopefully be a place for you to catch up on that.

To kick this off the obvious place to start is Youtube and my video files that are already there - as google owns both blogger and YT i shouldnt think they are gonna mind me doing that.




above is a list of some cool videos and they are definately worth watching later i will list some of my favourites and describe some of the thoughts behind them ;)