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Last day of the Con!

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Wow, I’ve had a great time at the Science Fiction Convention!  I’ve met and talked to some really interesting people, and had the pleasure of demonstrating the new BF Carbon Truss Telescope to some of them, while sharing my enthusiasm for astronomy too.

I’ve also managed to raise a little bit of money for Relay For Life with the generous purchase of the scope by a number of people.  As I write this, the Con has raised over L$1.1 million for RFL!  That’s a fantastic result, and we still have today to push it higher!

A big thank you to Merky (rickmerk), Beth Delaunay (isilmeriel), Starwolff (starwolff2000), and Benjamin Brougham for the sim builds, and all the other organizers, event managers, exhibitors, and helpers that made such a wonderful event possible.  This was my first time as an exhibitor at a major event, but it certainly won’t be my last!

I hope you’ve had time to visit, and if not, this is your last chance as the Convention closes today!  So, run and have a look before it’s all gone for another year!

I’ll leave you with this photo on the bridge of a starship.  Of course, Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup is standard fare between the stars 😉

TP to the Con!

 

Gypsy enchantments

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I got to wander around the latest round of Enchantment: The Iron Throne over the past weekend, and while the theme is Game of Thrones, I found the most wonderful separates that just cried out “boho/gypsy chic” to me.  A little mix-and-match and you’ve got a look that is perfect for role play… or for every day.  Well, every day for me, anyway!

I don’t know about you, but I find that working with separates can definitely be more challenging — I tend to forget what separates I have in my wardrobe, and finding pieces that go together can be very hit-or-miss.  But it’s very exciting when it does, and creates a look that is very unique to the individual.

Mahalo!  A hui hou kākou!

The telescope in action

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If you haven’t visited the SL Sci Fi Con 2019 yet, you are missing out!  There is some absolutely wonderful creations to see, not the least is the landscaping done by the build team!

There’s a hunt, a puzzle involving purple C3PO statues around the event (yes, purple!), live DJs, and more!

Don’t forget to donate what you can to Relay For Life when you visit, it’s a truly worthy cause!  (You can donate by voting for the Blue’s Fantasy booth hehe)

Blue’s Fantasy Carbon Truss Telescope (marketplace link, but please visit the Con until the 26th of May!)

BF Carbon Truss Telescope debuts at the SL Sci Fi Con!

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Blue’s Fantasy is very excited to finally debut version 1.0 of the Blue’s Fantasy Carbon Truss Telescope at this year’s Sci Fi Convention!

This telescope, similar to the BF Newtonian Telescope, allows you to view the entire Sloan Digital Sky Survey footprint wholly within Second Life.  You can view (and load) textures in the system for slideshow viewing as well.

Unlike the previous telescope, this scope is equipped with a CCD camera and so comes with a computer system (including monitor, keyboard, mouse, and PC).  You also get the desk and chair to place the system, and sitting at the desk activates the telescope.

But the most impressive thing about this system is that the telescope moves on its mount to realistically point at the part of the sky that you’re viewing!

Drop by the Sci Fi Con and check us out!  30% of all purchases of the telescope via the vendor at the Con will be donated to Relay For Life!

Blue’s Fantasy Carbon Truss Telescope (marketplace link, but please visit the Con until the 26th of May!)

Fantasy Faire 2019: A piece of a rainbow

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Consider this a ‘thank you’.  While I have a little stockpile of shots of the Fantasy Faire sims that I will post to flickr here over the next few days, this is probably the last set of product shots from the faire, the lovely petite from Fallen Gods that I picked up on the very last official day of the Faire.

This little one is the Garden Sprite from Fallen Gods.  Alia uses the Yabusaka petite as a base, and adds a skin with normal and PG versions, and a HUD with 6 facial/makeup variations.

Garden Sprite was a special for the Fantasy Faire, and to be honest, I’m not sure if we’ll see it in the shop or not.  But I couldn’t resist showing this, because to me, she is a little sparkle of sunshine, a dewdrop on an orchid.

Garden Sprite appears to be based off of Fallen Gods‘ Evolution series of skins, but the beautiful blue base is not available as a normal skin for normal avis at this point.  Mind you… I would love to be able to wear this on my normal avi!  Garden Sprite is complete, with hair and a little mesh bikini.  I swapped out for my own hair — this is Athena from Truth Hair, the unrigged/resizable version.  It works just perfectly.

Sprits’s wings are, unfortunately, unscripted.  They’re wonderfully textured with just the right hint of translucence.  I need to see if I can drop an animation script in there for a little flutter!

This little one is a piece of the rainbow, light diffracted and shining, a little bundle of colour… mischievous, laughing, hiding… sparkling.

As of yesterday, the tally for Fantasy Faire 2019 is just over L$17 million.  That’s USD$68,000.  Just… WOW.  People have come together from around the world to shop, to share, to support.  Maybe you weren’t thinking about the fight against cancer, and maybe you were.  Maybe you thought “well, I shouldn’t, but it’s for a good cause”… and you did.

On behalf of all of us, mahalo nui.  Thank you for everything!