Hello all Steampunk fans!
I'm Alex, I'm 20, and I come from the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in the UK. I have been looking around this forum for a while, and I've noticed that some of the UK members of this forum were planning a meet there.
But anyway, on to other news.
I'm not a steampunk myself, but I quietly approve of the idea of 'going back in time' to an age where chivalry and technology worked hand in hand. I mainly registered here to carry out research on the steampunk lifestyle, so I'm saying sorry in advance if I appear to be skeptical.
If I could wear Steampunk stuff (if I wasn't scared enough), I would dress as a proper gentleman, with short shoes or boots, brown trousers, an Indiana Jones style hat, a white linen shirt (linen's been used as clothing for a long time, I think) and either a brown cloak or a rugged brown coat - concealing twin holsters with pistols - or a rifle holster over my back.
As for weapons, I have a few water pistols, a water rifle (that I bought during a holiday in Spain) and other bits and pieces in my garden shed - but I lack confidence in trying to modify them, especially as I'm worried that if my sister or other young people found out, I would become a laughing stock.
Anyway, I like Steampunk weapons a lot, especially some of the insane projectile weapons, like the revolvers, pistols and rifles.
Some of my other interests:
Formula One and Le Mans
Classic cars from the 1960s and beyond
World Rally Championship and IRC
Anything with high technology (including alternative power systems like hydrogen)
Racing and shooting computer games
Story writing
Top Gear (notice 'The Man In White - i.e. The Stig' reference

Anyway, hopefully I haven't scared anyone, and if anyone wants to talk to me via MSN, just ask for my e-mail address, and I'll send it to you via a PM.