Dark ELF Manufacture - Think Kink Free Cuff Set

Deirdre
Nihal invited us to come have a peek at a new freebie cuff set at Dark Elf some time back, and as we’re doing some fun toys this week, I thought the time was right.

While these cuffs look a bit plain, they’re meant for you to discover the excellent scripting they contain, and to entice you to come buy some of the prettier DEM collars.

There are 2 scripts in each cuff, so 8 scripts total, not counting the collar. Each script is 16KB, for a total of 128KB.

For a comparison, it’s not unusual to see one pair of cuffs with scripts adding up to 5000KB.

Throw in some good poses (the leg cuff shuffle walk is really good!) and the TK III fit-everywhere system, and you have a fine set of RLV toys for the price.

The Dark Elf Manufacture is at the rear of the Think Kink store. This is a very full store, bring a bit of patience along when you visit ;)

lelo
We are spoiling you rotten this week another freebie tonight.

The script in the collar is based on the now freeware Dari House script, but Chloe did quite a bit of scripting on it herself.

It has the same options as the DEM Collar we tested a while ago, so no cheap tuned down version of the script for the freebie.

The look is quite plain, suffering a bit from what Mistress calls the black on black problem.

But remember, if you want great looks with the script check out what DEM has in the Think Kink store.

Now the cuffs, have the same look as the collar, but again this is about the script not the look.

The cuffs offer the wearer 2 option re-size and owner, the owner can lock and bind the cuffs.

Be aware that the cuff poses are set to the lowest priority so better not wear your AO with them.

Name : Dark Elf Manufacture
Owner : Nihal Quan & Chloe1982 Constantine
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blacksilk%20Forrest/220/145/25

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	10	10
Service	9	8
Store	7	7

Kcreations - Leather Catsuit Set

Deirdre
Kat’s catsuits were the first freebies we covered, waaay back in October 2008.

Some of the very first latex I wore in SL was by KCreations - a lot of people can say the same, I think.

So when she called us with new leather catsuits, we were pretty happy to hear from her. First, she’s a good friend who we don’t see enough, and second, the designs were great.

Bright colors, subtle tints, great little details like seams and zips and prim parts.. the years of experience are really showing.

The pants version of the catsuit is not ideal for the included (and excellent) ankle boots - I wore them in the blue version to demonstrate.

You’ll probably want to wear the underpants version with the boots, and save the pants for shoes or such.

Drop by Kat’s store at Little Shop of Kink and pick up some of these extremely reasonably-priced two-color packs... but careful, it’s a place that leads to more fetish shopping ;)

lelo
Woohoo, Kat is back, the maker of the most worn free catsuit in SL is designing again.

First is the leather catsuit set, and a set it is, next to the catsuit you get color matched boots and collar.

The catsuit first though, in each pack you get two colors, light and dark blue, light and dark red, pink and purple and black and white.

You get a version with and one with out zipper in under and upper layer, the pants layer is flared where the underpants layer is skintight.

To round of the cloth layer bits you get gloves and socks, she got the leather effect down pretty good, really gives the dull speckled look of the real thing.

The boots are of a simple, and i don’t mean that in a bad way, design, clean is a better word i guess, they match the texture of the catsuit perfectly and have heels that a just a bit to high.

The posture color also has the same perfectly matched texture and the smart girl put in the open collar script, why do work if there is a perfect solution out there which you can use for free.

Good base outfit in nice bright colors, wait for the best in blue competition and you should win with one of these catsuits, no guarantee on that last one thought. *winks*

Name : Kcreations
Owner : Kat Fetisov
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lineside/102/146/77

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	7	7

Bhadra's - Mistress Laced Corset and Posture Collar

Deirdre
You know how there aren’t that many prim corsets around? ;) Yeah, well.

It’s fun to be proven wrong like that, though.

Maybe I should say there just aren’t that many strangers that mail bloggers money? ;)

We were dancing at Rubber Room when our friend Juggernutz Ivanovic asked if we knew Bhadra’s. She pointed us to the new prim corset and neck corset, and we went over, loved what we saw, and voila.

This is a very good looking corset, with a wide assortment of textures on an excellent shape. You should be able to wear this with almost anything.

I don’t just mean color-wise; both v2 alpha masks and v1 invisiprims are available to help you fit the corset to your silhouette.

The matching neck corset is a real posture collar, keeping lelo’s head up in a rigid attention pose.

This is a very good piece of kit, as lelo put it. (blame the BBC) We need to stop by Bhadra’s more often!

lelo
Ok another prim corset tonight, will i ever get bored with them? Will Mistress ever stop lacing me up in them.... keep tuned to this blog.. *winks*

Well first things first Bhadra succeeded were most failed, this corset is the first one we found that can be adjust along 3 axes, ok it’s still a job but made much easier this way.

There are numerous options in the corset and it takes a little while to find them all, but i’ll try and do it justice.

First there are the look options, 20 in all, 9 different black texture and quite a few plastic colors.

Then there are the boobs and the pussy string, which we didn’t show because of our rating, i know you all love Mistress’s little hearts but in this case we took the easy road.

Another thing i love is the addition of the cloth layer corsets, letting you wear the corset without all the awkwardness of prims in SL, great for a shopping trip.

Then there is the RP fun part we see in most corsets made by bondage bunnies, the slow lacing of the corset, this time sadly no preview of the finished product but with 10 steps it should be great. *smiles*

Usually we skip the posture collar but this time it’s worth mentioning the extra features it offers.

Next to a lock function. RLV compatible of course, you get a chain to option and and this is as far away from PG as you can get in my book, a plastic bag option, don’t try this at home kids.

Both corsets use note cards to set owners and options, at least keeping that out of the already pretty big menu.

So another great prim corset, and one that should fit most in SL, i wonder which improvement we’ll find next.

Name : Bhadra's Fetish Shoes & Toys
Owner : Bhadragura Rodenberger
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bronlen/42/11/36

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	8
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	7	7

Neurolab - Cyber Collar X-2

Deirdre
We hadn’t visited Neurolab in a while, and saw those cool cuffs and collar in a little shop he has on Oxymoron.

Well lelo will buy anything with a blue LED on it, so I made her a little gift ;)

We swung by the main store too, just to see how it was looking these days. Well it’s futuristic, it’s cyberpunky, it’s cool, and it’s dark. Lighting will be a big problem in the future, it seems.

So. This beautiful collar and cuffs set has a pretty impressive color HUD for the LEDs, and looks pretty awesome out of the box with the lights flashing.

(We set them to solid for the pic, but if you like bling, you’ll enjoy them.)

So spoil the cyberfetishpunkshiny doll in your life and bring her to Neuro ;)

lelo
Finally a toy on the blog, it’s been a while and it was high time we found something new and exciting.

You get a male and female version in the box and no they aren’t trans so no partner look right out of the box.

There is no RLV or other locking scripts in these cuffs or the collar, but if need be there are a few free scripts available in SL.

The script in the prims give you a very nice working re-size option and under textures you will find an option to switch the lights from flashing to solid.

The real fun of these except for the good look is in the options you get from the supplied HUD.

With it you can set the colors of the lights, the Neurolab symbol, the barcode and the standby light. And i mean you can set the colors, there are 8 presets, 32 shades, there is the usual color-field and if that’s not enough you can enter the RGB code.

And if that’s not enough for you you can also set the Transparency, glow and shininess.

Enough to keep you busy for months, so.. great design, which will match any outfit you might have...

Name : Neurolab
Owner : Ono Zinner
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/NLAB%20Inc/91/128/38

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	8	8

Carters Custom Designs - Collars

Deirdre
We received a call from Iain Wandsworth, the friendly lady who maintains Carter’s Custom Designs’ blog, among other things.

Would we be interested in seeing some lovely new collars? I admitted that we might.. possibly.. have a space in our schedule.. right now! ;)

With lovely names like “Stylish”, “Gothic”, “Glamour” and “Girl’s best friends”, they are suitable for a fashion look or a submissive one, depending on how you wear them.

I’m wearing Girl’s Best Friends, for example, without the little bell in the middle. The earrings come in a belled or no bell version. They’re a little bigger than I love, so I skipped them here. The Stylish ones are fun, though.

A few notes on the scripts : the resize has two very good settings, minimum size (which fit me best) and maximum size, which is about the size of a swimming pool - I tried it and had a chuckle. If lelo ever loses me in a crowd, I have a nice locator ;)

The attachment point for the collars is the chest; not bad, but not convenient for me, so I changed it to the spine (I was losing my Drawmachine dress fluff!) The collar appeared between my legs.. took me a moment to find it ;) Lower end of the spine, apparently.

Iain told me the store was nice, but she understated things. The plaza is gorgeous, each department of Carters a separate store. Classy, easy to navigate.. the collars even have their own teleporter stop. Definitely worth a visit.

Good pictures and descriptions here : http://carterscustomdesigns.wordpress.com/4-products/submissive-collars/

lelo
Want your sub to look fashionable or do you want to bind the lady of your heart to you?

Here is the solution, collars made by a jewellery designer aka lockable jewellery.

Kimber was smart and used the now open source Dari Haus script, arguably the best collar script in SL.

She tweaked it a bit, for instance she added a nice resizing script to them.

Some die hard BDSM fans will find these collars too fancy, but what’s wrong with making your sub look good and fashionable?

Every collar comes with matching earrings and i’m sure you can find some matching jewellery in her shop.

I especially love the lace on the gothic, looks really with the jewels. It’s tempting but still not putting my good old Amethyst away. *winks*

Name: Carters Custom Designs
Owner: Kimber Carter
The SLURL:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/CCD/127/97/902

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	9
Price	7	7
Service	9	8
Store	9	9

Real Restraints - Vixen Leather Cuffs

Deirdre
A tip from Pet, a call to Marine, and lelo is once again tightly restrained - the International Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to lelo will have a fit!

Introducing the awesome Vixen Leather Cuffs by Marine Kelley.

This is quite a complete and versatile kit, as you see from the pictures. The posture collar looks great, and has a convincing feel of solidity.

As with the armbinder we reviewed, I’m impressed with the authenticity of the designs. These toys were made after examining closely (and spending time in) good, solid leather restraints.

Be sure to have a peek at Marine’s blog if you want a detailed and lavishly illustrated description of the set.

lelo
New and improved cuffs by the one and only Marine Kelley, Miss RLV herself.

In the box you’ll find 9 items, not including the 3 manuals, yes these cuffs come fully loaded.

There really are way too many options in them to list here and do them all justice. So here are the ones that caught my eye.

Most of the good “old” options of the metal cuffs which are in my opinion the, till now, best restrictive cuffs in SL can be found in these.

The collar gives you 4 options, from a basic leather collar to the high posture collar shown here.

The yoke is a great new feature, the adjustment is a piece of cake and the sound effects are great fun.

Finally i want to point out the vixen texture options, making it possible to match the cuffs to most outfits.

Name : Real Restraints
Owner : Marine Kelley
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pak/76/61/105

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	9
Price	8	8
Service	9	9
Store	8	8

Dark Elf Manufacture - Collars Update

Deirdre
Remember a certain cool announcement I hinted at a couple of weeks back?

Dark Elf Manufacture has released their new line of collars, and the secret is out : a new and improved kneeling pose that doesn’t make your sub look like a levitating fakir.

Pictured here, lelo with her old Amethyst at left, and the new improved DEM pose at right.

To be fair, it only partly fixes the problem : feet will always prevent ground contact, but this looks a whole lot better than the old way.

The collars themselves are lovely, if you liked them just for decoration you wouldn’t feel cheated.

Once again, this is just a small sampling of the line of designs.. drop by the store and see the variety for yourself!

lelo
Three more designs by Dark Elf Manufacture, if Nihal doesn’t work too hard we might even catch up with her.

At least Chloe seems busy rewriting the scripts in the Think Kink toys so no updates in the near future script wise that is.. though you never know with these bondage scripting bunnies.

The prim work is very good, just like with the previous collars we showed you, have a look i’m sure there is one you’ll like.

As for the script improvement, that’s great, means i won’t have to carry my pose pillow around with me anymore. *winks*

Name : Dark Elf Manufacture
Owner : Nihal Quan & Chloe1982 Constantine
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blacksilk%20Forrest/220/145/25

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	7	7

PS : I couldn't resist adding a third collar pic! Deirdre

Dark Elf Manufacture - Collars

Deirdre:
In the far right corner of the Think Kink main building, you’ll find a small store called DEM, with a wide range of pretty collars.

We were lucky enough to run into Chloe and Nihal a while back, and they gave us a few samples to show the variety of designs they carry.

They even have a free collar, in a basic design, so you can inspect the menu and see if you like it.

There’s a good chance that you will, as the scripts are based on Dari’s Haus original ones, which she released in the public domain. In an uncharacteristically cool gesture, DEM gives Darien Caldwell 10% on every sale.

Chloe confided that she was working on something big. No, I can’t tell you what it is ;) But it will be awesomely cool, and will deal with a common problem a lot of collars have. We’ll keep you posted when it comes out. (Hey, Chloe, is that ancillary enough?)

lelo:
It was high time to do some collars again, we had run into Nihal and Chloe at Think Kink a while ago and had seem their great looking collars.

The overall look of the collars is a bit dark/Gothic but then i guess that's what you can expect from collars *smiles*

Nihal does the sculpting and Chloe takes care of the scripting, a script that is based on the Dari collar script.

The fun little box the collar comes in is quite full and transferable, as a good collar should be.

Next to the collar you get a leash anchor, leash post, leash holders in different versions, a pose stand and an instruction card, which starts with telling you the script is based on Dari’s original.

The script has been cleaned, modified and Adapted to the use the latest RLV features.

Now stop reading and hurry to Think Kink and try out that free one, i’m sure you’ll be hooked..ehh .. collared in minutes. *winks*.

Name : Dark Elf Manufacture
Owner : Nihal Quan & Chloe1982 Constantine
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blacksilk%20Forrest/220/145/25

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	7	7

L and G - Oceana

Deirdre:
We found L&G on one of our regular shopping trips at the Rubber Room mall.

We followed a link that dropped us on the third floor - be very careful if you land there by mistake : that tiny section is for buying franchise vendors. (The big red Stop signs should be a hint that you’re not in the main store).

Oceana, then, is Lava’s latest release. It’s a neat outfit, and all the details are right : mod pants, gloves for painted nails, good pic in the box to show your friends. It all screams “professional”, and we see a *lot* of boxes, so trust me when I say that ;)

The stripes are good, and so are the reflections. Even the crotch area (where most designs break down) is quite good.

The store has a cool, industrial look to it, with a group of marble statues in the middle that might seem a bit out of place, but don’t look bad at all.

See Lava’s blog for her latest releases : http://lavababii.wordpress.com/

lelo:
Don’t adjust your set, this isn’t your screen having a defect.. *winks*

Vertical stripes aren’t something i’ve seen on a catsuit in SL so far, so bonus points for that.

Another fun thing is that when you wear the “gloves” your fingernails are painted in a matching color to the outfit.

The pants are full mod so you can adjust length, fit and cuffs, so you can adjust them to fit the shoes or boots you are wearing.

The breasts aren’t fully covered, but the top is busy enough that you don’t feel naked.

Finally there is a spike collar include in the kit, it doesn’t have any scripting, open collar anyone?

Name : L & G
Owner : Lava Babii
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cyratto/25/32/138

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	8	7
Store	8	8

MSM Restraints - Fiddle

Deirdre:
A neat bondage toy to add to lelo’s toy chest, this is MSM Restraint’s Fiddle.

I peeked at the entry on XStreet, and the fiddle wearer is referred to as the “victim”, which I thought was cute. “Poor lelo is the victim of Deirdre’s cruelty again” ;)

The fiddle is a faithful reproduction of the RigidCuff fiddle in RL, an aluminum bondage device with the hefty price tag of 650 Euros. Aren’t you glad you can buy it in Second Life ?

Mikk has a nice variety of RLV enabled devices. Do have a look at his store, or XStreet :
https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1647076

lelo:
Another fun toy tonight and something we haven’t had yet, a fiddle, but don’t expect any music from me.

The fiddle is a simple looking device, two little locks appear when locked.

The length of arm is easily adjusted to fit the length of your arms.

As is to be expected the is RLV compatible and all of the usual RLV features are available.

Access to the fiddle can be set to: the keyholder, a group or everyone.

A fun new feature on this fiddle is the cam restriction, which can be set for 4, 8 or 12 meters. When you go past this range with your cam your view goes all grey. Great way to get some privacy from your sub.

Finally you have a timer and leash function, so more than enough options to play with.

I found one big plus with the fiddle compared to the usual yokes, this way i can walk through doorways.. *winks*

Name : MSM Restraints
Owner : Mikk Morane
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Cascades/93/141/806

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	7	7
Price	8	8
Service	7	7
Store	7	7

VirToys - Black Sin Lovedoll Avatar

Deirdre:
One of our friends called Downy Swain, of VirToys, and suggested she get in touch with us.

A few hours later, we were visiting VirToys with this tiny charming pixie... and discussing sex dolls and breast implants :)

Downy produces toys that are a little more hard-core than our usual topics in here, but we agreed that fetish isn't just about pretty boots - a little variety shouldn't kill us.

Virtoys, then, has a variety of sex doll options : mostly avatars, but accessories as well.

There is also a "friends" wall, with items from related designers.

Drop by the store and have a look; you will enjoy the experience, and probably learn a thing or two ;)

lelo:
Where to begin on this one? it's a complete avatar kit, with some "interesting" RLV extra's.

Lets start with the basic kit, it comes with everything needed for a Avatar, a lovedoll Avatar in this case.

So you get, shape (didn't use the VirToys one in the picture), skin, earcovers, mouthpussy, pussy and collar. You also get the basic doll implants from Implant Nation.

All the prim items come with a RLV lock option so you can be securely locked up.

The breast implants have a couple extra options like: milk control, bounce options, excite! like touch options and of course the always fun size options (seems they go all the way to the prim limit, though we didn't try as our bedroom is kinda small *winks*).

The collar is where the real fun begins: it offers a wide range of mind control functions, including programming, direct mind control and the option to make your doll say what you want it to say.

VirToy offers a nice selection of avatar kits from pink barbie dolls to this somewhat demonic Black Sin version.

So get your's today and the rubber uniform of choice and let your significant other lock you in... enjoy *smiles*

Ohh don't forget to get the free doll candy, no doll should be without it.

Name : VirToys
Owner : Downy Swain
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Valhalla/54/139/21

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	8	8

Dari's Haus: Heavy Metal collar tall

Deirdre :
My first thought when I saw lelo wear it was "Wow. This is a serious collar."

And sure enough, the commands match the look.

The readme command (/1 lrreadme, prefixed with lelo's initials and off channel cause we hate channel spam) produces a 648-line notecard. That came to 22 pages when I pasted it in Word for easier reading.

Half of the note relates to the Restrained Life Viewer, and since that is not part of our play, I'll skip over it except to mention that you must enable it, and you should really read the documentation ;)

A terrific feature that I will mention is the invisibility option. Clicking the collar and selecting Remove (or typing /1 lrremove in our case) appears to remove the collar, but in fact hides it from view and makes it ignore commands.

We've been to PG sims where we didn't want to attract attention - taking a class at NCI, for example - and such a feature would have been quite welcome.

A striking piece of jewelry to clasp around your sweetie's neck. Definitely recommended.


lelo :
Presenting you the heavy metal collar by Darien Caldwell, to be honest we somehow missed her till now, but i must say i'm very impressed by her work.

She offers loads of different looks of collars, so something for everyone out there, we opted for the heavy metal look.

The scripting feels very solid and is partly menu and partly chat driven, the update everywhere option is very good, no need to go to a server to update and judging from the revision history the script is improved regularly.

I won't bore you with a list of all the functions (yet), but there are many. Well ok, just a few :

The collar is a full functional RLV relay, 40 poses and (partner)animations are included and it offers a full AO, lock, shock, post, link and title functions.

I noticed a few things that show how involved Darien is with the BDSM scene, this is the first collar i've seen that offers a safeword to the wearer and the option to restrict the number of owners or to release the use of the collar to the public is something i haven't seen yet.

I also noticed how she lets the commands you give automatically change the RLV settings.

The options to fine tune the collar to your own need is covered in the advanced users part of the manual, including messaging and partner animations.

I think i forgot half the options i found and i guess i only found half of them so far, this is an impressive piece of scripting.

I'm coming close to putting my Amethyst in the closet, still that one has been around my neck for almost 2 years now.

Name : Dari's Haus
Owner : Darien Caldwell
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zebulon/176/75/27

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	9
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	8	8

Messmerize : Fur Collar and Cuffs

Deirdre:
A fur collar is not something you see every day. Fur-lined handcuffs, maybe...

Rolland Messmer is a young and energetic designer. His fur collar is already popular with the furry crowd, and he's quite enthusiastic about design... We can probably expect good, inexpensive poses from him soon - he just laid hands on QAvimator ;)

Everything he makes is mod copy no trans. This is a bit different from most collars, which are generally expected to be given by the dominant to the submissive. He encourages his clients to modify his items, and to take safety copies beforehand.

Gifts are handled by a clever card system - refillable, reusable, givable. As he says, "give the gift of bondage!"

Don't hesitate to drop by and say hello, he's quite friendly.


lelo:
First of all a small warning with this collar and these cuffs, you'll spend ages playing with the color settings for them, there are 70 colors to choose from and 3 items to color per cuff/collar.

I guess that's what you get when a fashion designer gets hold of the open collar scripts, loads of fashionable options. You'll find his fashion collection in his store as well.

As fun as that is, there is a small drawback and hopefully something Rolland might solve in a future edition, the set doesn't communicate, so you have to set the colors for each one separately.

The collar has the 3.101 version of the open collar script with all the usual options we have come to expect from it.

Sadly the cuffs don't have any scripting except for the color and texture changes, they do contain the lockguard script so they will chain to your favorite toys.

It's a different look from our usual leather and latex, but as fur and rubber is a dangerous combination i better get back my usual collar. *smiles*

Name : Messmerize
Owner : Rolland Messmer
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caribou%20Creek/148/201/31

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	7	7
Price	8	7
Service	-	-
Store	7	7

Guest Blogger Ophelia Hax : OpenCollars

Hello everyone.. Deirdre here, introducing a guest blogger. Ophelia mentioned the OpenCollar project to us, and I suggested she tell us more. Here is the result.. with any luck, we may see more excellent posts by Ophelia soon.

(lelo was kind enough to stand still while I snapped all those collar pics.. thank you, sweetie)
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The one thing that every submissive needs is a collar. There are many collars available, good and bad. It used to be that you got what you paid for. That is no longer true since OpenCollar has arrived.

Opencollar is a full-featured collar, with loads of poses (including my favorite - subhug), locking, advanced owner management, and full RLV support.

And it's free! You can pick one up at the OpenCollar project headquarters. If you join the group (you may have seen people wearing the 'Ask about Opencollar' tag), many cute, elegant, playful, themed, or just bluntly brutal designs are available.

I had a nice chat with one of the founders of OpenCollar, Athaliah Opus, while we were relaxing on cushions in a skybox.

Ophelia Hax: You the founder of the OpenCollar project - what role are you playing in it?
Athaliah Opus: OpenCollar was created as a small project between friends that quickly grew. Nandana Singh and I started it going but now we have many scriptors and other people donating time to help improve it. We gave out the scripts only using word of mouth and it just started to spread and grew to what it is today. It came from a simple idea to make submission free in SL.

OH: What do you think is the best feature of the OpenCollar?
AO: You mean other than the ability to hand a full perm collar to someone where they can look at the scripts and learn how it is put together and how each part works? There are so many features in it, and we add more to it all the time.

My personal favorite is the badwords feature. Here's how it works. Every time I say a word that is on the badwords list, I get warned by the collar. Then it places me into the punishment animation, which the owner can set.

Mine is set to put me underground so that I am not able to be seen by anyone on the same level unless I type out the penance phrase. The default one is set to be "pet is very sorry for her mistake" but again, the owner can set it to be anything thing from "Uncle" to "My owner is an amazing god and I grovel at my owners knees to beg forgivness".

There is a lot of fun that can happen with a creative owner. And I will say, when you’re frantically trying to get that penance phrase in, it can take a few tries.

OH: Are there any features that you are still missing in the collar?
AO: Not that many. We encourage everyone to go to our code site and put in suggestions on what they think is missing. Sometimes there is discussion, and sometimes something is added quickly as it was forgotten. Open Source has always been been flexible in that way.

OH: Opencollar is Open Source, GPL [Gnu Public License]. Are you going to enforce that?
AO: Yes, each collar has the license inside of it. I will be following up on it, but in my mind people are smart enough not to pay a lot for something they can get free at the headquarters.

OH: Are you concerned that someone will insert malicious code into OpenCollar?
AO: Not really as we do have a few checks in it and we have some very smart scriptors that are amazing. Everything is tested several ways before being released to the OpenCollar group and then some time is spent before it is placed as a stable release.

OH: How many contributors do you have?
AO: Oh my. I can give you a list but the ones that have contributed a lot have a donation board with their name under it in the Headquarters. We didn't at first, but had to add them because we had so many requests on how to thank people. My part of the donations also go towards support tier.

OH: If our readers feel compelled to contribute work ... what should they focus on?
AO: Find a part of it that interests them and improve on a part of it. Passionate people make great things. We also have a help wiki where we need help adding more content and making it a better resource. All of the URLs and code database URLs are kept in the group notices so that anyone can help.

OH: OpenCollar is quite successful. What is the next big thing we may expect from you and the group?
AO: We have gotten a lot of requests for other things but for now we are going to focus on the collars. Well, it also depends on what others want to help with. If we get a lot of people inspired to make things to go with the collar, we will see.

OH: I have seen a few other OpenCollar devices - personally I like the hood/helmet!
AO: That is a very unique hood Collar. Quitero Klaar made it and a lot of other non-traditional designs.

OH: One last question: Do you still find time to USE your OpenCollar?
(Athaliah laughs). I do but most of the time I tend to use mine to show the features to Masters/Mistresses at the headquarters. Also I use it a lot to try and duplicate issues. OpenCollar keeps me busy.

OH: Athy, thank you so much for this interview! And thank you and your group for Opencollar! OpenCollar is great!
AO: Thanks! (Athaliah giggles).

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Ophelia Hax: Rereading the interview, I am still amazed by Athy's enthusiasm and devotion to the project and its free products. The collars are beautiful and feature rich, everything you find in the standard collar and then some. Highly recommended - not only for those who start in SL-BDSM, but for everyone to find out what Opencollar might add to their D/s experience.


The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Keraxic/86/220/24

Link to the OpenCollar Developer Site and Wiki :
http://code.google.com/p/opencollar/

Kayliwulf Kingdom : Red Dragon

Deirdre:
One thing I love about Kayliwulf is how *rich* the colors are. This Red Dragon outfit is straight off a fire engine, and makes the shine really stand out. I feel like I should still have the new car smell ;)

As this little red dress leaves a lot of skin bare, I decided to accessorize a bit for a change and add a few items from other designers, as we do in real Second Life.

The jacket is from Cipher, and is similar to the one I reviewed in black. I thought the white would look awesome, and what do you know? I was right!

The collar is from Sweetest Sin, and since I was going white here, I bought a second one and made it white with a leather texture I stole, chopped up, lightened, and generally tortured in Photoshop until it looked good, then uploaded, applied, stretched.. if that leather isn't distressed, then it was meant to be kinky.

Great lacing on the boots, dress and gloves, great prim heels.. this dragon is the starting point of great outfits!


lelo:
If you have a good look at Red Dragon you might recognize Yin Yang in it, which we reviewed a while back.

This shows how combining different colors can make a whole new outfit, and Laz is a master at that game.

Here you can see how with some little extras, you can change a good outfit to a great outfit.

You can find the jacket at Cipher:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MoonCat%20Izumo/118/165/26

And the collar at Sweetest Sin:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sweetest%20Sin/193/192/24

Now don't you all go getting this outfit, one gorgeous woman wearing this is more than enough for me *winks*

Name : Kayliwulf Kingdom

Owner : Lazarus Luan & Daphne Goodnight

The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kayliwulf%20West/220/128/64

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	9
Store	7	6

Kinky-O! Black Leather Spiked collar

Deirdre:

Lelo had trouble with her Amethyst collar some time back, and when I mentioned this to Kailani Ling, she immediately offered me a replacement from her Kinky-O! collection. She has showed time and again that she is not just a smart businessperson but a thoughtful, friendly lady.

(To finish with the Amethyst collar script crash : we never heard back from her, and lelo figured out how to fix the problem - resetting the script. She lost all her configurations but it got the collar working again.)

The Kinky-O! collar is well-made, in a leather and spikes way. Lelo's more of a rubber doll, so it was a change for her.

The commands are straightforward, similar to Amethyst's, so there was no confusion or long learning curve.

With sixty animations included for free - it will be a fun evening or three going through all of them ;)

So if you are looking for an intro collar, I would definitely recommend this one.

lelo:
Simple collar of a simple design, the real great thing about the Kinky-O! collars is the many, many versions Kailani offers.

We have chosen the black leather spiked collar, it's got a simple leather look and the spikes give it a bit of a goth look.

It doesn't offer all the options the Amethyst does but it has all the things you need: 60 pose, owner system and leashing.

The collar is controlled with the usual chat commands, and has the useful channel option to cut clutter in local chat, as well as the prefix option (useful if you have more than one collared slave).

This collar is a great option for someone who wants a stable, inexpensive collar with a personal design.

The Kinky-O! scripting is much more advanced and stable than what you'll find in freebie collars - those crash each and every time there is a Monday in the week.

One thing i miss is the option to put an owner's name, or any other text, on the collar.

Going on the experience we have with Kailani, the customer service should be way better than the service Amethyst offers... or better, doesn't offer.

Even if you're not looking for a collar, you should have a look at the Kinky-O! Shop, loads of nice toys and most you can test in the shop itself *smiles*

Name : Kinky-O!

Owner : Kailani Ling

The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pattaya%20Island/127/231/22

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	7
Price	8	8
Service	-	-
Store	8	8

Amethyst : Collar, slim

Deirdre:

Collars are great fun. Aside from the visible mark of ownership, the leash and the rest of the controls really add to the experience of D/s in Second Life.

The "yank" on a leash to rapidly bring a slave to heel just *has* to be done once.. boom, you'll be addicted ;)

lelo:
In my humble opinion, the Amethyst collar is the standard collar in SL. i have been wearing this collar since day one and i never regretted it.

The design is simple and not overdone, which i like; the scripting is the same and that's something i truly love.

You can control the color, the text on the collar and the little bell through the menu, or with voice commands. The newer designs come in a variety of models - something for every one.

The collar offers the option of one primary owner and several secondary owners. (Owners are the people who can give the wearer commands) It also comes with a wide variety of poses and a couple of animations.

The leash holder has a nice special option (aside from making the leash end up in the owner's hand, and not somewhere in their stomach.) It also gives you the option to control your subs movement, which can be great fun.

Another great feature is the fact that you can put third party scripts into the collar. We only use the couples plug-in, but i have seen some very nice tracking and speech control options.

The collar has an option for setting the commands to a channel, rather than main chat. i wish more people used it, as hearing everyone give their slaves orders really is chat spam.

Take it from me, using a channel is easy and makes it more exciting for the sub.

PS: while preparing for this story, the collar developed a malfunction. i just contacted the people at Sensations for help. i'll keep you posted!

The store name : Sensations
The owner : Amethyst Rosencrans
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sensations/121/208/49

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	9
Price	7	7
Service	7	6
Store	6	6 (lag)