Archive for February, 2009

Steampunk LEGO

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Over on The Web Urbanist, there is a rather fine selection of twenty Steampunk LEGO creations: 

 
 Please follow the below link for a plethora of Steamed LEGO and related links:
Brass and Bricks

Antipodean Steampunk PC: ‘The Communicator’

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Our Correspondant maduncle informs us of his rather spiffing computer mod:

Deep in the antipodean wilderness one man struggled to find the reason as to why he was constantly compelled to find new ways to join old brass and steel machine parts together to create spectacularly useless mechanical devices.
 
Then a good friend introduced the world of [...]

The Return of Steam to Britain’s Rails

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Mr. Gazongola writes to tell us:
Yes Ladies and Gents, the first mainline steam locomotive to have been built in over five decades has made her maiden voyage. 
On Saturday the 7th of February, the brand new loco, dubbed ‘Tornado’, set out from Darlington at 0745 GMT and arrived at King’s Cross Station at 1400 GMT

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The CHAP Magazine

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Although not strictly Steampunk, the Chap Magazine harks back to a time when men were men, and women were mysterious creatures that were to be worshipped and feared in equal measure.
  

This bi-monthly publication is always a joy to read, and features very strongly the sartorial qualities that  intersect with Steampunk- to wit: hats, tweeds, grooming [...]

Prof. Albrecht Von Taggërt’s Marvellous Monoggle

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Prof. Albrecht Von Taggërt tells us of his most marvellous monoggle project:
 
The PAVT Ind. IORA (Interchangeable Ocular Replacement Apparatus) monogoggle was developed for soldiers who had lost the use of their vision in one eye thus making them inefficient on the battle field. Upon further experimentation it was noted that the wearers began having faster [...]

Steampunk TARDIS Console

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

               
May I direct your attention to this rather wonderful work in progress, as made by one ‘douglas442′, more details can be viewed here.