Archive for October, 2009

Victorian Airship Classic Novel Re-Released.

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Roll up, roll up. For the first time in over a century the marvelously malicious, devastatingly delectable, catastrophically creative tale of “HARTMANN THE ANARCHIST” is back in print .
  Originally published in 1892 by public schoolboy, E. Douglass Fawcett, it tells the tale of Rudolph Hartmann; an anarchist who uses a dirigible named ‘The Attila’ [...]

The Latest from Dr.Grordbort!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

From  the current Dr.Grordbort newsletter:
“Pre-orders placed for The Victorious Mongoose – Miniature Version and the Righteous Bison have been shipping from our US warehouse for a week or two and the feedback we have is almost embarassingly positive. In fact, there are rumours that rave reviews are about to hit the Electric Web as well [...]

The Steampunk Clocks of Eric Frietas.

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

What could be more iconic of Steampunk that gears? (well, lineshafting SHOULD be, if we really want to talk steam power and its transmission to devices, but don’t get me started..)
Ahem.. As I was saying ? Ah yes.. What could be more iconic of Steampunk that gears? Which leads to clocks. Eric Frietas does some [...]

Steampunk Light Switch Plates.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

To continue the ‘Steampunk Home” theme from yesterday, we present Jake Von Slatt’s delightful handcrafted light switch plates.

Wander on over to – The Steampunk Workshop for more, including pictures of the build process.

The Steampunk Home

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Have you ever wanted to steampunk-ify your abode? Well then, you are not alone.  There’s a wonderfully quirky blog that discusses that very premise, and has a great selection of pictures, links, and resources.

Check out the The Steampunk Home Blog

The oddly amusing World of Fubbs.

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Are these games? Well, perhaps not, but they are gratifyingly strange and have a rather Steampunkish look to them. Timewasters for sure, but oddly ammusing.

The World of Fubbs
(submitted by Chronographia von Strangehours, via email)

Truly the latest magazine editions

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

As you may have gathered, my last post was published with a little delay, therefore, I give you now the links to truly the latest issues of our two steampunk online magazines:

Click here for issue #6 of SteamPunk Magazine
Click here for issue #8 of the Gatehouse Gazette

 
SteamPunk Magazine takes on “The Pre-Industrial Revolution” as [...]

“Winan’s Cigar Ships” – Verne’s Inspiration for the Nautilus?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Did these ships, made in the mid 1860’s, inspire Verne for the design of his Nautilus?

The cigar ships were designed and built by the Winans family, successful railway engineers from Baltimore, Maryland who moved into marine engineering with enthusiasm and great expenditures of their family wealth, but less success. Their radical marine design concept included [...]

Halloween in New York – Steampunk Haunted House

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Zach Morris and Third Rail Projects are presenting a Halloween Steampunk Haunted House in New York City.
“This Halloween, enter an immersive world of churning gears, mechanical monstrosities, and steam-powered cyborgs as the Abrons Arts Center’s historic Playhouse and catacombs are transformed into New York’s first Steampunk Haunted House.
Elegantly designed, and staged under [...]

Announcing the “UK Steampunk Network”

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

From Dylan comes this:
” The UK Steampunk Network is an entirely un-exclusive club house for anyone involved in, wanting to get in involved in, curious about or entirely unaware of the Steampunk scene in the United Kingdom.
The idea is that you come along, tell us about anything Steampunk-esque you’re involved in, organising, attending or [...]