I managed to get some time with Mizzy this evening and decided it was time for her hair.
I am going for a blue-black using Vallejo’s ‘Lotus Black’ Xpress.
I also did a bit on the eight Moria (Hobbit) goblins. These have been sat unfinished for about a year and a half. I still hate the Hobbit film and their updated Goblins, but these are actually going to be used for Silver Bayonet.
Well I worked some more on Mizzy this evening and I can honestly say that it was the most stressful painting session ever!
As you can see, I achieved eyes. I now need to lie down in a darkened room. I was shaking like a sheep shitting razor blades!
I deliberately chose blue as her eyeliner. I originally was going to go for black. As her hair is going to be a dark colour then I wanted something brighter.
Well I have just hit new year andxam on day one of year three.
Rita, remember her has progressed a bit more now…
Combat: 3 no change
Construction: 0 no change
Cooking: 6 now 7
Crafting: 4 now 5
Farming: 6 now 7
Healing: 2 no change
Intellect: 4 no change
Physical: 2 now 3
So she has improved a bit in what she is good at. She is becoming less useful on expeditions that require her to scavenge things. Her physical attributes mean she can’t collect stuff. She is still useful on just exploring new places though as she has found a load of useful plants.
So I thought I would explain about some of the nasty things I have found nearby. So we have the Shrieker. So named because of the terrible noise it makes. By all accounts it is a nasty insect that transforms its food into sharp spikes that grow on its tail. These spikes are the flung at its foes. Oh yeah it can bite and rend too! Sadly more and more nests are being spotted around my base. Once I get armour made then I am going to have to go Shrieker hunting!
I decided to play the game on easy and chose peaceful, this means my base won’t get attacked. However the nests mean I can’t go gallivanting without the potential of meeting some of these. As an example there is a nice bit of wreckage in between two nests… too dangerous to try and salvage it.
Oh and Rita did well and tamed one of the feral dogs this yesr. In year two she also tamed a couple of Ulfen (the huge cows). These have since had a calf.
My base has grown again. I now have nine wind turbines, four solar panels and a diesel generator.
Well that is me technically done with my most amazing little school. Technically because I am still the principal there until August 12th. By amazing I mean the most awesome children, parents and staff. It was really hard to step out of the door for the last time. The last six months have been a nightmare roller-coaster of emotions with today being a bloody nightmare. But you are not here to listen to me ranting.
I really couldn’t be arsed to do anything this evening, but forced myself and managed to get some more done on Mizzy.
There is definitely less white showing now. Really just the hair and device as the main bits and the metallics and corks.
One thing that struck me this evening was that I was worried that I was wasting paint. But then it dawned on me that I am putting one small drop of paint and about 4-5 times the amount of medium.
I reckon I will get her finished sooner rather than later… well plucking up the courage to do the eyes may take a while, so look for July 2025 as a rough plan.
This evening I achieved a little bit more on Mizzy. I got her bottles and bow started.
I am thinking of leaving the bottles as they are and working a bit more on the bow.
I also plucked up the courage and did a bit of work on her lips.
I bought the AP Thunderbird Blue a good while ago because I thought it was a nice colour. It worked well for what I wanted here. My first thought with the bottles was to have two different colours, but I bottled it, no pun intended. I just didn’t think I had enough ideas on what two to choose that wouldn’t spoil the overall effect.
Today I have evidently made my 90th post in a row. 10% of my longest run, but hey nearly three months of daily posts.
As I have worked on Mizzy I have found that I am really enjoying the pace of things. I have been perusing other busts and wonder if that is where my printing should go.
I have this lot printed…
And a couple that are still to go…
I have been looking at my knights etc and was thinking ‘Snap city’ if I drop them then how much will break off.
This evening I got the third layer done on the bodice and am now happy with the colour.
It is definitely different to the waist now. So I would say that is a success.
I will hopefully get the bow and bottles done tomorrow.
I am eventually going to have to tackle her face. I am slowly running out of other bits to paint.
Oh and WordPress has done the same again. I went from 84 posts in a row to three yesterday. Not sure if it is WordPress or actually Jetpack… whichever one it is, it is getting bloody annoying.
This evening I did the second layer on Mizzy’s leather top and glove.
You should be able to notice the difference even if the photo on the right isva bit washed out.
My plan is to do three layers in total. Hopefully that should give a real tonal shift from the waist.
I was going to do the two bottles on her belt, but decided against it as the bodice was still wet. That would be just asking for trouble.
As you can see, I did a smidge more on the 28mm miniature.
Well I thought I would give you a bit of a breakdown on one of my survivors… as I already have her photo I thought I would go with Rita Ibori:
Lively and strong-willed, Rita always had an interest in plants, so it was no surprise that she graduated top of her class in xenobotany. What shocked everyone was her decision to decline a job as a lecturer and sign up for a programme helping planets on the verge of ecological collapse. This would take Rita to all sorts of weird places around the universe – something that she greatly enjoys and treasures.
Her starting stats are as follows:
Combat: 3
Construction: 0
Cooking: 1
Crafting: 1
Farming: 6
Healing: 2
Intellect: 3
Physical: 1
Her two traits are:
Natural Curiosity: Has chance to field Observe unknown species during Expeditions
Cheerful Personality: Has permanently increased Happiness
Her stats after a year and a half are now:
Combat: 3
Construction: 0
Cooking: 6
Crafting: 4
Farming: 6
Healing: 2
Intellect: 4
Physical: 2
I took her for her farming, mid range combat and intellect. She has an interest in cooking so I let her run with that whenever she wasn’t off exploring.
Mental health has a major part in this game, luckily I have a buff with her being cheerful.
Her troubles are that she feels like she is a cave dweller -5 (she is in a bare room with a bed and a light). Evidently to remove this I need to give her a carpet and decorations.
Her pleasures are:
Now she has lot of positives there, but if truth be told, these can disappear and the negatives can appear. As an example if she goes on an expedition she will not sleep in a bed, eat at a table etc which causes her to lose happiness.
Rita’s happiness is at 82%, Ember on the other hand is on the verge of a meltdown, hers is 23% luckily she had some of the positives that Rita had, but she is drowsy -6 as well as the -5 for the cave dweller. She has just gone to sleep so won’t get the comfy bed perk.
My biggest problem right now is food supply.
Here is my camp earlier in the evening…
Since the photo was taken I have added electricity in the shape of solar and wind power.
Well Mizzy and I have made up and I did a bit more this evening.
Now her top looks very similar to her waist. It is a totally different colour, but as the paint was so thin then it will take a few coats to darken up. I used Vallejo ‘copper brown’ and ‘ork skin’ this evening.
I am really liking how this coming out. Eventually though, I am going to have to bite the bullet and do her eyes!
Bogenwald 