Archive for February, 2008

Prof. Zuntaras’ Steampunk-Modded CD Player

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

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Above, you may feast your eyes on Prof. Emilio Zuntaras’ Bi-Orbital Spectral Audiometer, an utterly wonderful CD player modification from newly-realised Steampunk fan, Professor Zuntaras, of the Steampunk Forum.  It is exceptionally hard to believe, but most impressive to know, that this started out life as a standard dull $14 CD player, but that now [...]

Bostodelphia Interview with Jake Von Slatt

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The practical and extraordinary, Jake Von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop has just managed to escape neo-Victorian Daleks in a steambath, and more life-threateningly, has survived an interview with Bostodelphia Blog! Questioned by Messers Impaler and Cod Peace, Mr Von Slatt explains what his version of Steampunk is, why he likes building things - [...]

ConceptArt.Org’s Steampunk Penguin Professor Challenge

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Over at ConceptArt.org, those terribly skilled artists are deep in the depths of the Character of the Week challenge, or CHOW once again - and this week’s challenge is a Steampunk Penguin Professor (with assistant) in the Arctic.  They’re on to the final thread, the Final Burning, and there’s already some utterly stunning (and exceptionally [...]

Wicked - Musical Steampunk Fantasy in Oz

Monday, February 25th, 2008

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I’m not dead!  I apologise for being absent so, but it’s back to pleasure as usual and I’d first like to mention that when I was in New York (for the Dances of Vice festival, more on that later) I was fortunate enough to get tickets to see the musical Wicked on broadway.  Oh, such [...]

Cailler Advert - Steampunk Hero In An Airship

Friday, February 8th, 2008

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Imagine if there were a dashingly handsome gentleman, on call to solve disasters and problems all around Europe.  Imagine if that gentleman and his manservant globetrotted in a pedal powered hot-air-ship of delightful design.  And finally that solving problems that had stumped other great minds, was all about creating just the right chocolate for the occasion.  [...]

Gothic Glow - Mad Scientist Lights Pre-Made

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Mr Berman saw the wonderful ‘mad scientist lights’ that people had been making - but was saddened that there weren’t brass and wood ones available - so he made one for himself!  And then his friends wanted some, and then other friends of friends and eventually he decided to make them available to others, online [...]

Il Tempo Gigante - Steampunk Racecar

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

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Einar very kindly wrote to open my eyes to what seems to be a phenomenon that had completely passed me by - the Norwegian animated film, Flåklypa Grand Prix (also known as the Pinchcliffe Grand Prix).  This stop motion animated tale from the 1970’s featured an eccentric but kind inventor and his friends entering a [...]