Titus Wells
Rogue Ætherlord
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Forward The Steamtomaton Apocalypse!
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« Reply #25 on: July 20, 2009, 08:30:47 pm » |
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Have you found Googles Street? There's a good where's Wally hunt in london! I found him, can you?  |
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"Who would have guessed that behind the formidable brow of his, which appeared to be made of some kind of rook, there lay so strange a mixture of memories and thoughts?"  |
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Angus A Fitziron
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
Research Air Ship R.A.S. 'Saorsa'
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« Reply #26 on: August 03, 2009, 08:55:26 pm » |
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I know its not really steampunk, but I found a helicopter flying in Scotland, whilst I was engaged in a steampunk investigation! http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=57.220342,-2.1824968&z=19&t=h&hl=en-GB |
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Airship Artificer, part-time romantik and amateur Natural Philosopher
"wee all here are much troubled with the loss of poor Thompson & Sutton"
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« Reply #27 on: August 04, 2009, 09:08:31 am » |
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This is the largest ship graveyard in the US. It is the scuttled fleet of wooden ships built for WWI which never saw service.
Thanks, I'd been ignorant of this before your post. http://dnr.maryland.gov/naturalresource/winter2001/ghostship.html |
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A scrimmage in a Border Station
A canter down some dark defile
Two thousand pounds of education
Drops to a ten-rupee jezail
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« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2009, 02:00:29 pm » |
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JingleJoe
Immortal
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The Green Dungeon Alchemist
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« Reply #30 on: August 06, 2009, 02:43:03 pm » |
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I have just discovered how to link to google maps... Anyone want to guess what this is? It is a giant peice of elastic  |
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« Reply #31 on: August 06, 2009, 02:46:48 pm » |
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it's a spaceship travelling at 3,569 mph.
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and doesn't Mr. Kipling make exceedingly good cakes.......
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« Reply #32 on: August 06, 2009, 02:47:05 pm » |
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I have just discovered how to link to google maps... Anyone want to guess what this is? It is a giant peice of elastic ... a left-over from the early Russian Space Program? "Sling shot into space" |
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« Reply #33 on: August 06, 2009, 10:04:59 pm » |
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This is a great thread. Since I just posted about the Midway Village events I thought I would look for the village on Google Maps. It looks like they were still assembling the 1905 barn when this picture was taken, as now the area is a mix of mowed grass and restored tall grass prairie. You can see the Village here. We went for a private tour when we were sorting out the details of our events next year and they did take us a little bit in the woods to the south of the village. Even though I know they are on 140 acres it is still a shock to see how much land they have. The "road" to the west of them is a paved walking path in a pasture that they also own. Since the area around them is built up with strip malls and office parks it is nice they have a large buffer between them and the modern world. |
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jringling
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« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2009, 07:07:54 pm » |
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« Reply #35 on: August 09, 2009, 07:57:03 pm » |
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Lucy Heart
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« Reply #37 on: August 16, 2009, 04:07:07 pm » |
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THERE ARE BALLOONS.
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« Reply #38 on: August 16, 2009, 08:20:07 pm » |
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I was looking at this site on google maps just last week. I thought about posing it, but didn't have the time... |
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Angus A Fitziron
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
Research Air Ship R.A.S. 'Saorsa'
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« Reply #39 on: September 04, 2009, 08:40:12 pm » |
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GarethG
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« Reply #40 on: September 09, 2009, 08:21:58 pm » |
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You, sir! Make an effort!
"a drifting spirit was in our hearts, and we ourselves could not understand it. We just sold our farms and set out north-westwards to find a new home."
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Vampyre Master
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« Reply #41 on: January 10, 2010, 01:42:57 pm » |
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I have just discovered how to link to google maps... Anyone want to guess what this is? sadly its just a fault with your graphics card V |
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Grumfoss
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« Reply #42 on: January 10, 2010, 03:21:22 pm » |
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Wow look at all those B52's I would love to spend a day there. Excellent find |
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« Reply #43 on: January 10, 2010, 07:38:05 pm » |
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So it's every hand to his rope or gun, quick's the word and sharp's the action. After all... Surprise is on our side.
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Angus A Fitziron
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
Research Air Ship R.A.S. 'Saorsa'
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« Reply #45 on: January 10, 2010, 08:12:11 pm » |
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Greensteam, I have since found a way to provide Google Earth urls and thought I had added one for the Zeppelin, but there you go! First locate your object of interest and centre it in the Google Earth map. Then go to File, select View in Google Maps (Ctrl+Alt+M) Copy the url from the browser address bar at the top of the screen (highlight then Ctrl+C) eg the url for the Lawn in Lincoln is http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=53.235121,-0.54374575&z=17&t=h&hl=en-GBPaste it in the usual way between url brackets. May not be the only way, or the best way, but it works for me! ffitz |
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GarethG
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« Reply #46 on: January 10, 2010, 09:49:13 pm » |
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Not steampunk, but might be of interest to Patrick McGoohan fans: I am not a number! |
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
Governor
Time Traveler
United Kingdom
Herr Döktor, and friend.
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« Reply #47 on: January 10, 2010, 10:03:01 pm » |
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Ah, blessed Portmerion! I haven't been back for a while, but as I now have the jacket, I should... Portmerion: Be Seeing You! I'm going to attempt to grab a picture from the interactive Google Earth, as it's a bit odd... |
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clockwork creation
Immortal
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Rapscallion Smile
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« Reply #48 on: January 10, 2010, 10:27:25 pm » |
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I am a freak in control not a control freak
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« Reply #49 on: January 11, 2010, 12:41:29 am » |
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Thought I'd pop on the links to some of the Medways Napoleonic defences Grain Tower Battery http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&ll=51.451498,0.73124&spn=0.000456,0.001206&t=h&z=20 Hoo Fort http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en-GB&geocode=&sll=51.854303,-0.397707&sspn=3.528845,7.69043&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=51.4032,0.581181&spn=0.001827,0.004823&z=18Darnet Fort http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en-GB&geocode=&sll=51.854303,-0.397707&sspn=3.528845,7.69043&t=h&ie=UTF8&ll=51.406745,0.596228&spn=0.00174,0.005799&z=18Garrison Point Fort http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=51.446846,0.744774&spn=0.001825,0.004823&z=18 |
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To quote Mister Williams
Honi soit qui
mal y pense,
Fait vos jeux,
reconnaissance,
Hammersmith Palais de Danse,
Badinage,
ma Crêpe Suzette.
Double entendre,
restaurant,
Jacques Cousteau,
Yves St Laurent,
Où est la plume de ma tante?
C'est la vie,
ma Crêpe Suzette.
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