Nerfpunk

[Dr. Moustache]

Some friends and I recently got together and decided to do a group steampunk costume at DragonCon 2010 the likes of which had never been seen before!

These outfits are for those of you who chafe at the purely brown and black aesthetic of steampunk, and long to express yourself in bright, hideous colors!


In the above photo, I'm the one on the top left.

[Legba]

assez bon!

[Dr Fidelius]

I saw your pictures on one of the photo sites.  Brilliant!  That is the type of creative approach I expect from Steampunks but only rarely see.

Are we tired of seeing Nerf guns painted to match a sepia-tinted wardrobe?  Well then you can mod your costume to match the Nerf colours instead.

Brilliant inversion of a trope.

[ForestB]

I saw you guys at the record photo event- I thought it was a brilliant twist on the modding concept!

[AlegrahEredschtadt]

I adore it! I'm one who loves bright colors of any sort, and I would most definitely do this. :] I in specific love the skirt and bustier of the woman with cyber-locks. It's something I'd wear on an every-day basis! I'd love to see a full-length picture of the woman who insisted on sitting in both pictures. I'm very curious about her mint colored overskirt/jacket. To me, nerfpunk makes wearing steampunk easier for day-to-day outfits, as some of us wish we could dress. Just takes an accessory here and there to make it categorized as steampunk along with the correct attitude and tailoring of clothes, really!

[Aleister Crow]

One of our members has a couple more pictures over in Tactile (click me). Excellent idea; I bet there'll be a ton of copycats next year.

[Utini420]

I had the pleasure of meeting the young lady on the floor in the lower pic; our hotel rooms were off the same hall.  Lovely lass, and dear god, does is the joke behind this whole thing brilliant.

[Dr. Moustache]

Here's a photo of Innah. =)

[Clym Angus]

Yes, Dr. Moustache you have been observed and commented on over on the tactile subsection of this metamorphic publication. In general the, general consensus of the judging panel has been. Gordy & spangly steampunks for the win."

Congratulations.

[Dr. Moustache]

Yes, I didn't see the original post in Tactile until after I'd made this post. When it was brought to my attention, I moseyed on over there and made a comment about the outfits.

[AlegrahEredschtadt]

Here's a photo of Innah. =)

Thank you! I adore her outfit. I'll most likely take influence for a future outfit that I'm making. :]

[Captain Brandsson]

The whole idea is as brilliant as the colors it utilizes.

The name, "Nerfpunk" is made all the more charming for it's humorous unfortunate-ness.

[Argus Fairbrass]

The fact that you have pulled that off without just looking more 'Cyber' is a real testament to your eye for details. Definate props!

[Dr. Moustache]

Thank you all so much!

Really, these outfits were a whole lot of fun to put together, and I do hope that we see more people doing things like this, pushing the envelope of what is acceptable in steampunk. =)

[Prof. Jericho Wahl]

The thing is, the color schemes represented here is actually more historically accurate to what folks wore way back when- the true meaning of the word "ironic"!

My favorite is the lovely young lady all in yellow...

I still love me some mavericks, though.

[Captain Brandsson]

I do hope that we see more people doing things like this, pushing the envelope of what is acceptable in steampunk. =)

If nothing else, just adding more color would be nice. 

[Utini420]

... I do hope that we see more people doing things like this, pushing the envelope of what is acceptable in steampunk. =)

Or poking fun at some of the genre's "sacred cows" and basic assumptions.

[AlegrahEredschtadt]

I do believe I'll be adding some royal blue and more brighter greens from now on. I use a lot of mint and sage colors, but bright colors would be lovely!

[captaninnah]

We had a blast doing this... glad you all loved it. Next year... its Buzzbee vs. Nerf... who's on the Buzzbee team with me?!

[Dr Fidelius]

The thing is, the color schemes represented here is actually more historically accurate to what folks wore way back when- the true meaning of the word "ironic"!

My favorite is the lovely young lady all in yellow...

I still love me some mavericks, though.

(copy&paste standard "aniline dye" lecture)

[Samuel Crowe]

I'm actually quite offended with nerfpunk. I think it needs to be called nerf-victorian. It will need it's own section too, because, as Steampunk borrowed from Cyberpunk, nerfpunk borrows from Steampunk. In fact we may want to start up a new forum.... maybe call it foamgoogles or some such...

[SheyShey]

another of the NerfPunks checking in.  I carried the Blue firefly.

We are soo excited you guys like this as much as we did.  When Dr. Moustache & his wife invited us to join in we laughed our asses off for like a week, then as soon as we caught our breaths, replied hell yeah we wanted to be a part of it.

don't listen to that buzz bee fiend, it's Nerf or Nothing.

[Eleanora]

Buzzbee for me, thanks!



If the name NERFpunk doesn't appeal, what about Victorianerf?

[Ginny Blundy]

Love this with all of my plastic-painted-bronze heart.

[Malcom Kane]

Nerf or Buzzbee ? BOTH , Buzzbee for my long arm (somthing about a lever action , box magazine shotgun that chambers and ejects shells)  and for a sidearm you can't beat the sheer massiveness of the Maverick.