Since the last Mystery Model thread is buried two pages deep by now, I thought I'd post this here instead ....

Check out the new Morphing Blunt Cut hairstyle at DAZ for another glimpse of Stephanie (the Mystery Model).

I can't find the Morphing Blunt Cut hair at DAZ. I looked in both the New Rreleases and the Hair section, but I don't see that style anywhere. Melanie

Yep.. me neither. Anz

Melanie, there is a second page. It is there

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Jerry McCant

On the New Releases I should add, lol

In a world filled with causes for worry and anxiety...
we need the peace of God standing guard over our hearts and minds.
 
Jerry McCant

http://store.daz3d.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ZP1&Product_Code=ps_ac240&Category_Code=ps_hv It is under hair, but not on the new releases page. bottom of the hair page

Attached Link: http://store.daz3d.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ZP1&Product_Code=ps_ac240

Ok. Here is the link. And the text on the page even states that Stephanie is the Mystery Model.

Looks like Vicki will indeed have some competition. I just hope DAZ follows through and has Vicki's clothes fit her. CAn't afford another wardrobe

In a world filled with causes for worry and anxiety...
we need the peace of God standing guard over our hearts and minds.
 
Jerry McCant

Here's a convenient quote from the DAZ site: Note that you can easily interpret the identity of the Mystery Model 2 different ways, depending on the way the commas are used: **** This paragraph appears to identify Stephanie as the Mystery Model: "Who says one hairstyle cant flatter everyone? This easy maintenance look can conform to Stephanie (the Mystery Model), Michael, Victoria, and the Millennium PreTeen." **** But you move the comma, and you might think the Mystery Model is someone else, and Stephanie and Michael are the same person. "Compatible with the Mystery Model, Stephanie Michael, Victoria, Michael 2.0, Victoria 2.0, Millennium PreTeen" Notice, Mystery Model is seperated from Stephanie by a comma. But Stephanie Michael are together. So is Stephanie the same as Michael? **** This reminds me of all the clues people found to convince them that Paul McCartney of the Beatles had died back in the 1960's or 1970's. Or it could just be bad punctuation. Ron

Mendi posted a picture in the thread Dan F started. I think Stephanie was wearing one of Jim Burton's Victoria Essentials outfits. I hope both Vicki's clothing and textures work with Stephanie.

Little Dragon, if you are refering to the DAZ "Morphing Flat Top", I think you are looking at Victoria. They reference Victoria 2 in the compatiblily text above the images. Perhaps we should use that Victoria image as a comparative reference to Stephanie when it finally comes out. LOL Pinto

I should have updated the page before I replied. Sorry about that. Pinto

OK, I found it (thanks milamber42, for the link). The first four figures in the illustration are Stephanie. The reference to the Mystery Model is in parentheses, which means Stephanie is the Mystery Model. I guess she's not such a mystery anymore. But, hey, I'm still excited. How often do we get a real human figure for free? A new character for the Poser universe is more than welcome. Melanie

You are so right Melanie! It is exciting but I am really praying all I have is workable with her!

In a world filled with causes for worry and anxiety...
we need the peace of God standing guard over our hearts and minds.
 
Jerry McCant

If you read this paragraph, it is not so clear about Stephanie being the Mystery Model: "Compatible with the Mystery Model, Stephanie Michael, Victoria, Michael 2.0, Victoria 2.0, Millennium PreTeen" The Mystery Model is separated from Stephanie by a comma. However Stephanie and Michael are together.

"Pretty Woman walking down the street..." Ms. Trie at her finest ;) (posted with permission of Daz3d) Clothes by Jim Burton, Hair by moi...

Well, There we are. I guess that settles that. Thanks Mehndi. Pinto

Take another look Ron....

Am I the only person who would prefer that Daz offer something else like a Michael Texture, Michael Clothes, Michael anything to another female figure? Does this mean that this is the mystery model? I am sorry, but I don't see the point of another female figure. I guess I just don't get it. Oh well, too bad for me!

Someone has been editing the web page as we speak. I copied and pasted the text, so there is no chance that I made a typo. Oh well, I am a good proofreader!

Well I'm excited about the whole thing, I can't wait to see exactly what's going on... I hope that this means that they'll turn Vicky into a male figure next! I like having more than one option for a character... no matter what you do to them Michael and Vicky characters retain certain aspects that give them away... Stephanie doesn't look like Michael, you've got to give her that much, and she doesn't really look like Vicky from what I can tell from the pictures I've seen... so it's a great option... I really really hope that they'll turn Vicky into a male character next to give us even more options for people in our scenes (hint, hint DAZ folks). It looks like from Mehndi's picture, and the one from Ms. Trie, that Stephanie can wear Vicky clothes, so you don't have to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe, and if they turned Vicky into a Male character that could fit into Michael's clothes, even better! I'm excited about a brand new poser figure for the first time in months! Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of characters that have come out recently that I'm still excited over... Mehndi's wood elf, and Xena's Pamela for examples, but this is a WHOLE NEW figure to make ALL new characters with! This is exciting news! At least for me. :)

gee Cin- I turned Vicki into a male figure and everybody thought it was creepy. Did anyone notice that Vicky and Stephanie are the same height, prehaps that should tell you something?

Grey_cat... you did? I must've missed it, is it for sale, or freebie download somewhere? I'd love to take a look at it... does your figure fit into Michael's clothing?

No, because of the size diference between Vicki and Mike the joint centers won't line up. Only Vicki's clothes will fit him.

Wow! This really is an amazing model for DAZ to be giving away as a gift.:) I'm hoping that there is enough of Mike still in her that Mikes morphs will work with her as well as her own.

She still looks like a dude ;)

Umm...forgive me for looking for flaws already, but (to me) there seems to be a bit of weirdness with her exposed breast (squarish looking corner bulge thing) & also where the shoulder & upper arms meet (after the delts).....Does anyone else see them?

It is probably my very fast whupped out pose Lucy Fur ;) Everyone here knows I am not a good poser artist, and have to rely on the experts to do my art for me... and this is no exception I am afraid :)

"Dude looks like a lady".... (as the song goes) Scarab <-seen worse in New Orleans....

Wow, I like her. A complete new Daz Posercharacter and for free - I see no reason to complain. Now gimme :-)

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I just want the hair :) Does she remind anyone else of Daryl Hannah? Lyrra

She has always reminded me of Darryl Hannah :) And the hair will be here soon Lyrra... gosh, I just need some time to do some more work on it ;)

except that daryl hannah looks like a girl... "stand by your man..." (message to daz)

Blunt cut hair? Blunt cut? Well, just DON'T try to say THAT 10 times very fast. As for the Mystery Model, well, yea, I was hoping for something for Mike like a decent addition to his wardrobe or something. But, hey, it's free! And, I guess if we really, really want to be really, really sexist we could say that Stephanie IS something for Mike. I said we COULD. Didn't say we had to. And I think I already have a role for Stephanie in an upcoming project. So, it does work for me. I appreciate the thought behind the gift from Daz. Too few companies do what they do for their customers. Take care and be well. casamerica

LOL... no, it is not quite like that ;)

Okay... mm........ well.. it seems its like this. Stephanie is a character, or rather, a set of morphs for mike that change him into a her (ala Mehndi's pics) Now also this model can use Vicki clothes though I'm not sure about the texturing issues as of yet. now... as far as the pictures go, Mehndi got special permission from someone at Daz to tantalize us just a bit more with some new pics. Also, she is used in the demonstration pics for the new hair and teeth models at daz. That clear things up Poserfool? Anz

Mostly I posted to show that she IS feminine. This is NOT Michael anymore guys... not a scrap of him left. It is a female model, not a morph target on top of Michael. And of course, by posting, you then all amuse me all night long with your comments and speculations ;) I need that. I am so tired I could die right now, and I cannot stop yet.

Heh...... :grins: even better. Glad to be misinformed occasionally. Glad we can be some small bit of service, Mehndi :Grins: Anz

I thought that Dan Farrs "Mystery model" post explained pretty clearly the concepts, thinking and reasons behind the Stephanie figure (Isnt the "mystery" tag a bit redundant now?) Remember this isnt a freebie or gift in itself, weve been given an opportunity to own what will probably be the next DAZ character for a lot less money than some other people will have to pay for it. And that`s a good thing B).

Hey Mehndi!- She looks damn good to me, you posed her super! And she has the clutch in her hand too, I was hopeing people were actually going to use that, just like real life, she doesn't have any pockets, where does she put her stuff?

smiles Thank you Jim ;) I have an even prettier version of that one now, and several others. Hopefully they will be put to some good use in a few hours ;)

Hi, Ron, I think the quote you saw at DAZ might be a typo on their part. Here is what I just copied and pasted directly from the Blunt Cut hair ad page at DAZ: "Who says one hairstyle cant flatter everyone? This sexy cut can conform to Stephanie (the Mystery Model), Michael, Victoria, and the Millennium PreTeen." I think this means that Stephanie is the Mystery Model, because it's in parentheses. I could still be worng, but that's how it looks to me. Just my opinion. :) Melanie

Poserfool, it's probably the beta testers who already have access to using her. Melanie

poserfool, DAZ usually has a select and fortunate few people who beta test their products for them. They keep quiet about the product until DAZ gives them the OK. Since Mendi was given the green light to post a picture, DAZ is probably getting close to releasing her. Usually DAZ releases products on a Friday afternoon (evening -- US time). I just hope they are prepared for the site traffic when they release her.

ROFL Well... this select and fortunate few... erm... one... is heading to bed now. Haven't slept hardly at all in 3 days whilst testing. Hrm... do I feel fortunate? I will think on that after I get some sleep ;) I do feel happy though, she is a GOOD work... and I got to help make her that way.

I for one am excited about the prospect of a new female character and Stephanie looks wonderful...can't wait! So all you "select and fortunate" people go get some sleep knowing you did good. :-)

My idea of rebooting is kicking somebody in the butt twice!

Mehndi, When you awaken from your well deserved slumber can you tell me if there are ERC, EMC (whatever they're called) problems between Stephanie and Michael?

If this is a new model what does it have to do with michael? Either its a new model (new geometry) or a modification (morph) of an old model (sharing geometry). Is there an option I'm missing? Lyrra

Hihi Bam, you know? I have been so busy on other testing things I have not even found time to load Stephanie into a scene with Mike to check for crosstalk issues. I hope that is what you mean by ERC problems... and I am not sure what the correct term is either ;) However, as I understand it, all morphs bearing the same name will have crosstalk problems perhaps... I am not an expert here :( I wish I knew more. Maybe Jaager knows?

Lyrra, apparently Stephanie is based on the Michael geometry, however, it still makes her a new "character," being that she's not Michael, but a female character. I think it's going to be a great addition to the collection. Not all characters should look alike and any new ones are more than welcome. I'll really looking forward to getting her. Melanie

It -IS- Dorkerina for Mike!!!!!

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***You sayin' I ain't purty?***

P.S.: Cake1's Pearls for Vicki, Koz's Alice hair. Thanks, guys.

Hiram... you make me sad sometimes. Anz

Hiram, that just kills me! ROFL

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a sweet disorder in the dress kindles in clothes a wantoness,
do more bewitch me than when art is too precise in every part

"Hiram... you make me sad sometimes." What?!?

actually, Stephanie is looking pretty good, I can see a lot of potential (from Mehndi's preview.) I like her head better than Vicki's already. Hmm, darnit, should i go pay for mike2 now then? will i still get stephanie for free now? :/ I'm just a hobbyist with a non existent budget for poser addons. :( Hiram, it kills me, that's gotta be worse than making someone sad. You bad bad girl.

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a sweet disorder in the dress kindles in clothes a wantoness,
do more bewitch me than when art is too precise in every part

It was a line from.. oh nevermind :grins: Very funny. :grins: Anz

Oh. Okay. But now I have to know!!!!

Sweet. Now you get to bed or I'll post more of Michelle.

Please don't. :grins: it;s from Newsradio (one of the best tv shows ever!) matthew just did something very bad and stupid and dave just turns to him and says "Matthew... Sometimes you make me sad." So I imagine the line is MUCH funnier to me :grins: Anz

Ah. I get it. Sorry. I guess was just a bit timid after the way some of the other threads have been going. I just didn't want to start a PC flame war.

LOL... won't happen from me, ever. :grins: I may decide to state an opinion now and again but I don't care enough to get into the kind of fights that happen around here sometimes :Grins: No worries. Anz

nice Mehndi, but the trademark michael shady upperlids is too apparent in that render - thought they'd have fixed that. :/ Make the eyesockets shallower or something, so even lighting newbies shouldn't get it. I quite liked the first pic of her i saw... I guess it wasn't as noticable cos of the dark lights. But in light scenes it shouldn't be there.

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a sweet disorder in the dress kindles in clothes a wantoness,
do more bewitch me than when art is too precise in every part

yo, where did that post go! lol

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April, in my render you are looking at me turning morph dials, not the default face ;) And one of the morph dials I turned deepened her eye sockets, cause I happen to like that look ;)

The pic above that you have posted is her default face with no morph dials turned :) She has a classicaly beautiful face, very neutral and able to take almost any form.

Oh, one more note on the above render... unless I am mistaken, that has been rendered in Lightwave, Maya... something with a radiosity renderer, which drastically affects lighting and shadows and shading.

Every time a new DAZ figure comes out, there's a plethora of criticism and negative comments. It seems to go with the territory. For some reason, there's a percentage of people here who take a microscope and go looking for flaws. I'm just grateful for a new character that will look different from the others. The real world is made up of different faces and looks, not all the same, so Stephanie is a very welcome addition to the Poser Population. I just hope we all get her soon. Hey, does this mean Michael has a sister? She's from his gene pool, right? LOL Great work on the sample renders, Mehndi. Melanie

As a side note, when she is released.... check Morph World on that day. Big surprise bonus for all Steph owners. grin I can say no more. -Trav

As far as I know, unless something changes in strategy, or last minute additions to her are added, she is to be released today.