Crabfu (Mr Huang) has done it again – above is his Steam Beetle, freshly finished and just oozing amazing Steampunk ingenuity.  Inspired by the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle, and perhaps subconsiously by the anime Time Bokan (featuring giant, time-travelling all-terrain insect robots, of course), the Steam Beetle is a pretty tough diminutive vehicle!

There’s a video of it in action – with remote controllable wings, a whistle (how cheeky!) and it makes short work of clambering over ‘giant logs’ of several inches in total height!  The Steampunk Forum was treated to some work in progress videos a little while ago, and got an unusual sneak peek into the process behind crafting the carapace.

Do check out Mr Huang’s page for a lot more of the nitty gritty behind getting this live steam creature up and tooting!  Thank you again, Crabfu – it’s always facinating.

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 10:11 pm by Tinkergirl and is filed under Steampunk Images.