Archive for May, 2008

Ars Technica Article on Steampunk Games

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

A little while ago, Mike Thompson contacted me about an article for Ars Technica entitled “The Memories of Our Future” about the Steampunk genre in computer/video games, and I’m very pleased to see that the article has just appeared on the site and I share the honour of being interviewed with Mr Sanders of the [...]

Isembard Kickass Brunel and Co.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Mr Curtis of Ramshackle Games creates miniatures for the squad based tabletop game, Nuclear Renaissance.  A post apocalyptic setting, Nuclear Renaissance has gangs and tribes of people of various styles – and some of them are wonderfully Steampunk.  The most wonderful of these is the above “Isembard Kickass Brunel“, engineer without peer and visionary for [...]

The Journeys Of Prof. Pleasant Pennywhistle

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Guten Tag my fine compatriots, I hope you’ll forgive me for my lack of posts, however I was been hoping to attend an event before I posted again. Sadly, the fates have been conspiring against me and that was impossible. The event I’ve been itching to attend is “THE JOURNEYS OF PROF. PLEASANT PENNYWHISTLE and [...]

The Horological Steampunk – Episode I

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

So, you’ve decided that your Steampunk outfit won’t be complete without a pocket watch, and you’ve started to look around for a nice vintage one to use. What should you be looking for? What should you watch out for? What exactly is that watch you’ve found and is it a good one? Hopefully this [...]

For Your Consideration: A Steampunk Review of Last Exile

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Before I begin my review, I should mention that I met Wil Wheaton at SuperCon on Sunday and told him about Brass Goggles. When I asked him what he thought of Steampunk, he told me to pass on to all of you that he loves it, especially the Steampunk aesthetic and the Victorian feel of [...]

Steampunk USB Stick

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Spotted on Gizmodo and created by Tarator on the TopMods.net forum.
Don’t you just love the sight of brass and copper used for something this nice?
(Also suggested by Kristopher, thank you!)

The International Telectroscope wave!

Monday, May 26th, 2008

My loved people who dwell in the wonderful areas of NY and my favorite city across the pond, London.
Let’s have an Event shall we? Let’s wave at each other across those thousands of miles dressed as best as we can, thus in a small way talking over that time and space.
I propose to you [...]

Spatterdashes for the Discerning Lady

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Spats are, as any good Victorianist (or neo-Victorianist) knows, an lovely addition to one’s wardrobe, for reasons beginning with “rows of buttons” and ending with “style and panache.” A few tutorials on how to make your own are floating around the æther, including one in Steampunk Magazine Issue 3, page 38, which has a [...]

Whom Shall You Telegraph?

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Photo taken by Abby Armada
Why the Ghostbusters, of course! This dapper gent answers to the name Josh Freeman and for his attendance to the Comic-Con International 2007, he meticulously constructed this fine wood and brass “proton accelerator” complete with a deployable ghost trap.
Keeping the decorum of a true Gentleman, Mr. Freeman traded in the [...]

The Sound to Light Machine

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

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JingleJoe of our Steampunk Forum has come up with this rather whimsicle “dohicky” that converts audio waves into light. He created it using a circuit that he also made that makes the LEDs in the valves light up. I particularly like the fact that it turns on via a wind-up key. This would be perfect [...]