I lamented in one of my isolation posts about my weight loss journey and how it had been disrupted by COVID-19. Since getting back to school when New Zealand went down to Level 2 I was able to resume my restricted kilojoule intake and get the last pesky kilograms off. It wasn’t always easy to…
Level 3 day 12: Airbrushing
This isolation has allowed me to finally get started on airbrushing my Zoids models that I have a backlog of (and intend to get more of too). I have been finding it rewarding and challenging but I like the end result so I will keep practicing and learning more as I go. My undercoat of…
Level 3, Day 1: Fast food fix
It has been termed ‘Level 4 with takeaways’, but so far my impressions of the Level 3 Response to COVID-19 have been pretty good. On the one hand, traffic has increased so I expect my students will hear the sounds of trucks accelerating up the hill in my Looms more often, but on the other…
Isolation day 33: Gendered Hobby Stereotypes
I have lots of different hobbies, some of which I spend more time doing than others. However, there are some of my hobbies which are stereotyped as ‘for women’ or ‘or men’. While I may be an introvert at heart (as shown by many of my hobbies being individual rather than group activities), and I…
Isolation day 32: Monster Hunter
I was introduced to Monster Hunter while at university. One of my groups of mates were gamers and whenever I went over they were playing some game or another. One year there was a Nintendo Wii with Monster Hunter Tri in the lounge and a couple of the guys were working together to beat the…
Isolation Day 31: Political Reflection
New Zealand is going down from Response Level 4 to Response Level 3 at 11:59pm Monday the 27th of May. That means that items classified as non-essential (such as Gloss Top Coat for Gunpla and fast food) will be available as some businesses which were restricted or closed can reopen (provided they follow social distancing…
Isolation day 29: Miso Ramen
Here is my take on homemade miso ramen. The recipe serves one for dinner or two for lunch and only requires the use of one pot. Essential Ingredients Boiling water 1 200g pack of ramen noodles (your choice of thickness and style) 1 egg 2 sachets of instant miso soup (I prefer Marukome brand) Soy…
Isolation day 21: Shiny!
Just a quick post today as I’ve got meetings in 15 minutes. Yesterday the humidity was around 50%, the temperature was 15 degrees and there was barely a breeze, so I finally cracked out the airbrush. These pieces have four coats and, depending on how much paint I have left after coating the other pieces,…
Isolation day 20: Back to school
I am both looking forward to going ‘back to school’ tomorrow and feeling a bit uncertain of how it will look long term. My Looms are ready, my posts on Google Classroom have been scheduled (mostly) and Education Perfect is one of many online resources that schools have been given access to. There shouldn’t be…
Isolation day 19: Progress report
Yet another project that has been in progress for far too long; my custom Lightning Saix. This is only my second attempt at a custom, and the first one where I will be trying an airbrush finish. I accidentally stumbled across colourshift paints last year, and as soon as I saw them I knew that…
Eclectic Hobbies 