Billy Beaverhausen
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Dabbling With Geralt XVII
For this episode of Dabbling With Geralt, I won’t be using the Geralt mesh head. Instead, I’m combining the Signature Geralt mesh body with the Lelutka Luka mesh head, because I feel like I haven’t used that particular head enough since I bought it and I never even put a Lelutka head on the Geralt body before. It could be that you are reasonably new in Second Life™ and only just found out how you can greatly improve a standard avatar by going mesh and you just happened to stumble across Signature first and thought: “I guess this will do.” Getting the body and head of the same maker has a certain easy-peasy allure, but while some interesting looks can be made with it (see previous episodes of Dabbling With Geralt), I urge you to try some other heads before you commit to the all inclusive Geralt option. After all, we’re afforded the luxury of demos in SL, so there’s no need to dive in, head first, so to speak.
I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I do find the Signature Geralt mesh body rather suitable for a less muscular look. You can build him up if you like, but I went for one of the leanest looks I’ve created so far. This is turning into a blog post of firsts for me. What definitely isn’t a first for me though, is having a bit of a nag about the neck seam. It isn’t great with this body and head combination. I’ve been playing with the light while I was shooting these images and in certain windlight the neck seam was painfully obvious. Maybe a better result is possible with another skin. Perhaps this is a good excuse for some follow-up dabbling with Geralt.
Support for Geralt isn’t where you want it to be if you like your SL fashion and especially if you enjoy hanging out in your underpants. Apparently several clothing designers aren’t particularly happy with how you have to rig items to work with the Geralt body. There definitely are some big brands like Legal Insanity and Deadwool who have items for Geralt but on the other hand there are “Underwear Greats” such as Noche and Thirst, who have dropped the Signature size completely (even big brother Gianni!). For a brief period Thirst did support Geralt and I got a nice paneled bikini brief from their Januari 2019 Jocked set that hugs Geralt in all the right places. The particular colour scheme I chose for these briefs makes me think “dig the new suit Mrs Wheeler”, but that’s just because I happen to be re-watch Stranger Things.
I Coughed up the SL dough for the fatpack of the Deadwool Kojima Jeans some months ago and I feel like I haven’t worn these enough yet, so it’s good things they include the Geralt size. After putting those on I rummaged around in the shoe closet and found a pair of “Regiment” Boots by Rebellion, also in Geralt’s size. After that I thought it was time to go get something new to extend Geralt’s wardrobe and I went over to Man Cave. After a quick stroll around, avoiding those annoying barking dogs at the entrance, I got a lovely new cardigan by Legal Insanity which, wait for it… includes the Geralt size. That makes this an outfit completely fitted for Geralt. Support for this little fellah might be better than I thought.
Credits
- Lelutka Luka mesh head
- Signature Geralt mesh body
- Stray Dog Hikaru skin for Lelutka Evolution mesh heads + their Signature body skin
- Dewey shape
- Stealthic Hysteria hair and hair base
- Avi-Glam Solstice eyes
- Vegas tattoo Society
- Modulus Body Hair Set 1
- Thirst Paneled Bikini Brief – JOCKD Januari 2019
- Legal Insanity Julian cardigan
- Deadwool Kojima Jeans
- Rebellion Regiment Boots
Something New In The Willy Department 10 (NSFW)
When I first blogged about the Physics Cock, I thought it was great fun but lacking somewhat in texture quality. I appreciated all the bells and whistles, but still thought that the Aeros cocks were better looking. With the latest update to the 2.2 version however, the Physics Cock has blown that argument out of the steaming hot water.
Not only have the textures come along very nicely, the package comes with four different cock shapes so there’s bound to be something in there that truly catches your eye (or pokes it). The pubes remain a separate item that comes with this cock and that’s a good thing, as it gives you more freedom to manscape it a little. There are now more built-in animations than you can shake a fist at, but there is no fist-shaking animation, because you will be too happy with this cock to ever need to shake your fist at anything ever again… OK, that just became ultra cheesy!
There are even a few dances included, though if you just want your willy to bob along to the dance moves you already have, it can do that too. The physics cock can synch up with some AO’s, so it naturally flops along as you walk. It even has a built in AO with some good stands. Like a said before, it has bells and whistles, gizmos and gadgets, you want thingamabobs? It’s got twenty! But who cares, no big deal, we want more! Okay, calm down Ariel, you will get more! The people behind this cock, so to speak, seem to be very committed to keep developing their product, which makes a nice change compared to some other body(part) creators. Well done with this fellah, fellahs. Keep it cumming. Oh so many inn-u-endos, so little time!
Credits
- Physics Cock
- Lelutka Alain mesh head
- Legacy Meshbody
- Stray Dog Hikaru skin for Lelutka mesh head + their body skin for Legacy (using BOM)
- Lelutka Alain & Belleza Jake Shape Grant. Even though this shape was made for the Belleza body, I often use this with the Legacy body without making alterations.
- Stealthic Reach hair
- Avi-Glam Solstice eyes, applied to the rigged mesh eyes that come with the head. You need to wear an alpha to hide your system eyes.
- Brows, beard, hair base and freckles all come as options with the Lelutka head
- Noche Latex Ayo Jockstrap, wearing the crotchless version obviously
Shopping for David – February 2021
My monthly styling sessions with the NX-Nardcotix David mesh body seem to be yet another marker for just how fast time is going by, but only in hindsight. Moments can drag on while I’m still in the middle of them, but once they’re behind me, it feels like they were secretly fast-forwarding all along. Does anyone have a good trick for slowing down time on the weekend? Seriously though! No matter how fast the work week has gone bye, sometimes I feel I may as well not bother with the weekend. In the blink of an eye it goes from “yay, Friday evening” to “f*ck, it’s back to work tomorrow”. But of course that has nothing to do with poor David, so let’s just take a look at the new threads I’ve picked up for him this month.
Anyone with the NX-Nardcotix David mesh body is well aware (painfully aware) that not many clothing designers have made anything for this body. You mostly have to make do with other sizes. One brand that keeps being helpful with that is Legal Insanity. They have a wide range of jeans and most of them come with the Enzo size, which is a reasonably good fit for David. I can even wear them shirtless, which definitely isn’t the case with many other jeans in various sizes. Finding a top to wear with these jeans was a bit of a struggle, because I wanted to leave some of the body visible. I went back right to my beginnings in Second Life and put on the Jomo Down Vest. Personally I think it hasn’t aged too badly. Sure, the new items are more detailed these days, but I was happy to see that the standard medium size wasn’t a bad fit. Apparently the maker no longer really believes in this product though, because it is nowhere to be seen at their sim. I guess the message here is: “never throw anything away.” That one of the colours of the NX-Nardcotix Gideon boots nicely matched this vest was a nice bit of luck.
Now lets look at something new from Ascend. They released the Bronson jacket with turtleneck add-on and trousers at the current round of TMD (runs till March 2nd). I’m wearing the complete outfit in the Gianni size. Basically only the hands are visible, so you can pretty much wear this with any mesh body. David also gets away with wearing the jacket without the sweater. Fun fact, the shirt and tie add-on for the Ascend cardigan I showed in my previous blog post for David, works with this jacket too. Such fun! Such fun! Oh, a double!
Credits
- NX-Nardcotix David mesh body.
- Lelutka Guy mesh head
- Birth Ripley for Lelutka and their omega applier used on the body
- Stealthic Narcotic hair and hairbase
- Avi-Glam Solstice eyes (applied to mesh eyes that come with the mesh head)
- Ascend Bronson jacket and trousers (at TMD until March 2nd, then at main store)
- Legal Insanity Vasco Studded Denims
- NX-Nardcotix Jude Ankle Boot
- NX-Nardcotix Gideon Boots
- The messenger bag is by Thirst from a gacha set named Winter City Vibes. If they have it at their store, they are hiding it pretty well, cause I can’t find it. You should be able to find one on Marketplace though.
- Lelutka Guy & NX Nardcotix David Shape Travis. The look in Marketplace is totally different, but it is the shape I used for this blog post. It also includes an altered shape to use with Legal Insanity Jeans.
A Long John Moment
I may have mentioned it once or twice, but damn, it’s really been winter in Stockholm for these past three weeks or so. Finally I’ve had good reason to put on my long johns again. I even bought a new pair recently and they are really form fitting. It almost felt like I was putting on a pair of tights, which reminded me of a bit by comedian Michael McIntyre.
I wouldn’t say long johns are a fetish of mine, but I do enjoy how even the less tight ones gently cling to my legs and make me feel protected, supported even. I only need them for going outdoors, but I find myself wearing them instead of pyjama bottoms in the evening. Basically I like having an excuse for wearing them.
Of course we have some options in the long john department in Second Life™ too, though they may not always be called that. Take the ‘Mev Meggings’ by Noche for example. I guess meggings is a cooler more modern name for this item of clothing and it seems to suggest you can wear them outdoors, but they definitely remind me of those tight long johns I recently bought in real life. I can’t begin to imagine wearing those as leggings outdoors. They “read” a bit too much as a food order: “I’ll be having the tightly wrapped buns with the meat and two veg.” Thirst is keeping it simple and named their long johns, well, eehm… long johns. Go figure!
History wouldn’t be history if the origins of the name for this long underwear weren’t somewhat blurry. It might date back to a late-19-century heavyweight boxer who went by the name of John L. Sullivan. That’s the story according to John Smedley’s, a company with a 225-year heritage who claim to have created the garment. They still produce long johns today but I’m not quite sure if that means we should take their word for it or if it should make us even more suspicious. Anyhoo, whatever they’re called and why, they’ve been very welcome in my life this winter.
Credits
- Mev Meggings by Noche (the blue one and the pink one)
- Long Johns by Thirst (red)
- Dufaux Long John (camouflage), don’t worry, you can pull them up.
- Noche Charlie Hoodie
- Apple Fall Period Fireplace
- Floorplan pile of books
- JIAN Kitten Pillow
- Paparazzi – Old School Locker Room – BACKDROP – pink (altered)
- The Marlon Punch Bag (Brown) by L’Meshe
- Belleza Jake mesh body for both avatars
Clearing Out The Wardrobe – Episode 9
It was time once more to take a look at some ghosts of Second Life™ past, beat the moths out of old outfits and see how I could improve them by swapping out the dated items with more recent creations. Basically, it’s the whole “swapping her out for a younger model” thing, one so often sees with men in a midlife crises who then later in life go on to become president. Of course, alternatively you can also marry your considerably older high school teacher, but enough about politics. Let’s get on with the swap.
For the old outfit we’re going back to pre-bento heads, when I was using the TMP Deluxe mesh head which couldn’t be modified mutch. The body was of course the TMP Deluxe mesh body and both the jacked and sweatpants were by Etham. I think you can still get those items from Etham and wear them with the free edition of the Classic Meshbody. The sneakers were from the “Stranger Things” gacha at Semler.
For the updated outfit we head over to the Equal 10 event where Noche released their new Bomber Jacket. It will be there till March 5th and you’ll find the jacket at the Noche main store afterwards. That’s also where I got the Miguel Leather Joggers, which give the outfit just a bit more of an edge than any regular pair of sweatpants. Even if you have to count your lindens and can’t splash out on a fatpack, the single colour version of the bomber jacket still gives you 39 textures for the optional shirt that comes with it. I adore the kitty print. Look at it’s little face! For the shoes I have been lazy and just put on the Chase sneakers by Deadwool. I realise I use those a lot, but what can I say? They’re good, I got the fatpack and I’m getting my money’s worth out of them.
On the (retired) TMP Deluxe mesh head I usually went with one of TMP’s own skins, because there weren’t all that many other options anyway. When you purchased those skins back in the day, you got an applier for the head but it also came with a “system skin” or what we now might call a BOM skin. Sadly, when I try to apply this old skin to any mesh head, it doesn’t match up nicely. I don’t think Linden Labs intended us to return to our old skins anyway, when they developed Bakes On Mesh. So instead I went with a skin by Stray Dog I’ve been using a couple of times before, but it looks so different with red hair! I’ve used the skin without eyebrows and applied the HD brows that come with the head. The hair base, freckles and beard all are options that come with the Lelutka head too. I think they might be my current favourite mesh head creators. At L$3.990 there also a bit more affordable then some of the other brands, so I feel I’m getting top notch quality at a discount.
Well that was another successful wardrobe update. I’ll just leave you with the usual list of credits now.
Credits
- Noche Bomber Jacket and Miguel Leather Joggers
- Deadwool Chase Sneakers
- Lelutka Alain mesh head
- Legacy Meshbody
- Stray Dog Hikaru skin for Lelutka mesh head + their body skin for Legacy (using BOM)
- Lelutka Alain & Belleza Jake Shape Grant. Even though this shape was made for the Belleza body, I often use this with the Legacy body without making alterations.
- Stealthic Reach hair
- Avi-Glam Solstice eyes, applied to the rigged mesh eyes that come with the head. You need to wear an alpha to hide your system eyes.
- Brows, beard, hair base and freckles all come as options with the Lelutka head
It’s Da bom
Bakes On Mesh (BOM) has been around for a year and a half now, but some people still don’t really have much use for it. For a perpetual shape shifter such as myself, it has made creating a new look a bit easier. Before, when I wanted to try a new skin without losing an existing look, I had to copy my mesh body and/or head before I started applying the skin. Now I can simply wear a bom-enabled head and body and “add” the skin to my outfit and it will magically be baked on my mesh. It also makes it easier to create looks with extras such as freckles, body hair and tattoos. It’s important to remember that you should not wear an alpha layer that hides your system body, or your mesh parts will be red or invisible. At this stage, so many people have blogged about BOM, that I really don’t find it useful to go into full-on tutorial mode. You can learn all you need to know about it on the Second Life Community website. I’m only bringing it up because Birth re-added some skins to the list of products for their bloggers and I happened to grab one which now includes BOM layers.
And where does one go to show off some skin in Second Life™ whilst freezing off one’s cochones in Real Life (it doesn’t even deserve a trademark!)? Why the beach of course, deuh! And naturally one surrounds oneself with fit as f*ck men in tiny swim briefs which obviously display the fact that mother nature has been rather enthusiastic with her endowments. *honk honk!*
Credits
- Birth Blaze for Catwa (BOM & Appliers included) + their body skin for Legacy Meshbody. Body hair, facial hair and eyebrow options are included
- Catwa Stanley mesh head
- Craig shape for Catwa Stanley and Legacy Meshbody
- Legacy Meshbody
- Stealthic Hysteria hair and hair base
- Avi-Glam Solstice eyes
- L’etrê Basic Mesh Ears
- Noche Clint Swim Briefs at Fameshed until February 27th. Missed it? No worries, you’ll find these budgie smugglers at the Noche main store.
- Shutter Field Old Boat and Dock
Smuggle That Budgie
In Stock to the Holm winter took a little break, shortly lulling me into the false believe that it was going to be another mild one, only to come back with a vengeance. I’ve actually started wearing long johns again and those thick gray woolen socks that make all the difference to keep my feet warm. I took a glance at the long term weather forecast and it’s looking frosty for the next couple of weeks. To be honest, I’m kinda liking it. Especially those short but very sunny days and bright blue skies instead of the 50 shades of grey without the sex. Meanwhile in Second Life™ however, I need to show you a budgie smuggler. Go figure! Luckily there are plenty of slightly more tropical destinations in our virtual play world.
You’ve got Noche to “blame” for this photoshoot. They just released these Clint Swim Briefs at Fameshed. The fatpack is phenomenal with more texture options than you can wiggle a bulge at, as they say (who says that?) There are lots of solids and some cute patterns too and a wet effect that can be switch off. As usual the bulge size goes from zero to wowzers and these briefs are rigged for Belleza Jake and Legacy Meshbody.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to roll myself up in a blanket like a pig and watch the rest of an episode of Once Upon A Time before I hit the hay.
Credits
- Noche Clint Swim Briefs at Fameshed until February 27th. Missed it? No worries, you’ll find these budgie smugglers at the Noche main store.
- Red head
- Lelutka Andrea mesh head (including beard and hair base)
- Legacy Meshbody
- Clef De Peau Allan skin for Lelutka + their body skin for Legacy (using BOM)
- Stealthic Narcotic hair
- The shape is one of my own creations, but I haven’t put this in my Marketplace store yet.
- Brunette
- Lelutka Alain mesh head
- Legacy Meshbody
- Stray Dog Hikaru skin for Lelutka + their body skin for Legacy (using BOM)
- Dura U105 hair
- Grant shape for Lelutka Alain & Belleza Jake (used on the Legacy body without any alteration, great for those of you who like junk in the trunk)
- Identity Body Shop Drunk Mind tattoo
- Location: Oost Harbour Beach (Adult)
Latex & Leather Fetish 6 (NSFW)
The previous episode of my Latex & Leather Fetish series hasn’t fully cooled down yet and already I’m back with something that goes squeak in the dark. Gentlemen, grab your talcum powder and prepare to squeeze into a scintillatingly shiny little number.
Actually, it’s more a case of strapping yourself in with the new Latex Ayo Jockstrap by Noche. It definitely inspired me to take an even more erotic approach than usual to the photoshoot at my imaginary Burlesque Boys Club backstage lounge. The fatpack gives you separate texture options for the crotch and straps and with a single texture version, you still get some options for the buckles. I definitely had fun putting together my outfit and colour-coordinating the harness, gloves, jockstrap and boots. That was almost as much fun as tweaking the poses and making everything “just so”.
Credits
I’m wearing the Latex Ayo Jockstrap, Latex Baxton Harness and Bill Essential Gloves all by Noche and all rigged for Belleza Jake and Legacy Meshbody. The gloves also include a Signature Gianni size. You can catch a glimpse of the Semller Platform Brit Boots and I thought the Biker Cap by Cox really finished off this outfit. I’m using the Belleza Jake mesh body with Catwa Victor mesh head. The skin is Stray Dog Erwin for Catwa + their body skin for the Belleza body in skin tone #4. My hair base is by Stealthic and my ears are by L’etrê. Oh, and I’m wearing mesh nipples by Noche, cause it’s all in the details.
The guy getting lovingly straddled is using the Legacy Meshbody, Lelutka Alain head, Clef de Peau Allan skin for Lelutka + their body skin for Legacy. The fact that The Physics Penis is rather posable definitely came in… “handy” for this shot.
Now for the boy on his knees. He’s wearing the Noche Latex Ayo Jockstrap too, on the Belleza Jake meshbody, with the Lelutka Andrea mesh head and Stray Dog Breno skin. The hair is Hysteria by Stealthic.
Set: Foxcity photo booth – Playroom, Apple Fall ‘Butt’ Planter, Forbidden Friday Beid Console (adjusted and not sure if that is available, it was gift), [Krescendo] Lewd Lounge – Toy Crate – Black (gacha)
Keeping warm with David
Come in, come in! Make yourselves at home! Take of your filthy shoes, you pigs! Actually, pigs are quite clean animals, when given the chance. But where’s this opening paragraph going? Nowhere in particular at high speed, I reckon. Right! What are we looking at today? That top dawg of the underdogs, the NX-Nardcotix David meshbody. It’s my monthly small challenge to find something to wear for a mesh body that is wildly unsupported. What can I say? I’m a glutton for punishment? Oh, if someone with celiac disease decides to eat bread, does that make them a gluten for punishment? *crickets*
I went over to Man Cave (ends February 11th) this month for a couple of warm winter wear options. There’s the highly huggable comfy Reed Cardigan by Ascend which I’m managing to wear both with and without the shirt add-on, using the Gianni size. The jeans I’m wearing with this outfit are the reliable Deadwool Broberry jeans. After a shape adjustment these jeans fit reasonably well in the TMP size and I even can get away with wearing them shirtless.
Another lovely item from Man Cave that works well with David, apart from maybe the occasional little glitch on the cuffs when you’re making strange moves (AO’s can be so weird), is the Yoggi’s Sweater by Tiller. This makes me want to try some cable knitting patterns in real life. Does anyone else take inspiration from SL for RL? Is that life imitating art or just straight up bonkers?
Credits
- NX-Nardcotix David mesh body.
- Lelutka Guy mesh head
- Birth Ripley for Lelutka and their omega applier used on the body
- Stealthic Narcotic hair and hairbase
- Avi-Glam Solstice eyes (applied to mesh eyes that come with the mesh head)
- Ascend Reed Cardigan (at Man Cave til February 11th, then at main store)
- Tiller Yoggi’s Sweater (at Man Cave til February 11th, then at main store)
- Deadwool Broberry jeans
- NX-Nardcotix Jude Ankle Boot
- NX-Nardcotix Darrel briefs (comes in set with tank top)
- The messenger bag is by Thirst from a gacha set named Winter City Vibes. If they have it at their store, they are hiding it pretty well, cause I can’t find it.
- Lelutka Guy & NX Nardcotix David Shape Travis. The look in Marketplace is totally different, but it is the shape I used for this blog post. It also includes an altered shape to use with the Deadwool Broberry Jeans.
- LISP Bazaar Jasmine bed
- Jian Kitten pillow
- Second image shot at Puddle Church
What’s Eating TMP 23
What’s eating TMP? For starters, people who still refer to them as TMP. It grinds their gears because they’ve been trying to get away from that past with their new name “Meshbody”. Rumour has it (oh, I feel an Adelle song coming on) that they’ve commented on some bloggers who still call them TMP. Meanwhile they keep rubbing content creators the wrong way by offering second class support. Take the latest addition to their male mesh body line up, Athletic Meshbody, for example. That body has been out for months and months and still they haven’t given designers a dev pack. Instead they’ve been telling them to guesstimate the rigging. What the forking shirt balls?! (I have been re-watching The Good Place).
Luckily some items that have been rigged for Legacy Meshbody do seem to work with this Athletic version. The Babylon Crop by Noche is out right now at Equal 10 and fits perfectly. It’s one of those items that includes a hud to add your own graphics, so I popped in a somewhat narcissistic letter B. Then I put on the Noche Robinson pants and socks and the Modulus Lewis Hat & Hair for a complete baseball inspired look. With the Legacy body you would be able to wear the pants without the socks. The knees on the Athletic body are too chunky for these pants, so you need the socks to hide your legs completely.
I don’t think the difference between Legacy Meshbody and Athletic Meshbody is very noticeable. I can see that the abs on the Athletic version are more defined and maybe some other subtle changes have been made to the mesh to allow for a more buff appearance, but in the end the shape you use with it will have a big impact too. If you’re only going to get one mesh body, I would advise against getting the Athletic one, because you’ll miss out on a lot of nice underwear and swimwear options you get with the Legacy version, like the Noah jockstrap you can see on the two other avatars. I rummaged around in my underwear draw, tested some items and found that you can get away with Noche’s Tom Thong on the Athletic body, so I guess the situation isn’t totally hopeless. Other than that, I’m not experiencing any issues with the actual body and of course I think it looks great naked. Duh!
Credits
- Noche: Babylon Crop (at Equal 10 until February 5th), Robinson pants & socks, Noah Jockstrap, Athletic Socks (this is the name of the socs, they don’t actually work with Athletic Meshbody), Tom Thong. All rigged for Belleza Jake and Legacy Meshbody.
- Mesh bodies: Athletic Meshbody (wearing the crop top), Legacy Meshbody (lying down), Belleza Jake (standing on the left)
- Mesh heads: Lelutka Luka (the black avatar) and Lelutka Andrea (the redhead)
- Skins: Birth Ozias for Lelutka (black avatar) + their body skin for Legacy Meshbody (works on Athletic Meshbody), Stray Dog Breno for Lelutka (redhead) + their body skin for Belleza and finally the Clef De Peau body skin for Legacy on the one lying down (not much use mentioning the head)
- Hair: Modulus Lewis Hat & Hair, Stealthic Hysteria (redhead) and Sintiklia hair Stephan (lying avatar)
- Shape: Kedar shape for Lelutka Luka 2.5 and Athletic Meshbody
