The Doctor Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I want one of these... Ex-STEAM-i-nate!! Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoes Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 whoa.. that is totally bad a** The Musical Blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Wow, a steampunk Dalek. Alert Dr. Who! ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Alva Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 How did this come about? Movies, television, games? Ummmm... yes! It's sort of "all of the above." From my point of view as the casual observer, it takes most of its inspiration from movies like First Men on the Moon and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I don't know if any of the founders of steampunk literature would admit to it, but considering they are our contemporaries, I suspect those films (and others like them) figured predominately in their childhoods as they did in ours. Or, barring that, the original sources... Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and possibly to a lesser extent ERB. It hopped to the gaming world first via Space:1889 and then GURPS Steampunk (at the time I really despised the term steampunk, and during playtest tried like hell to convince the author to change the title, which is why I figure I didn't get playtest credit in that book... yeah... sour grapes... ). At the time of its printing, GURPS Steampunk was on the cutting edge. The amount of steampunk activity 10 years ago was nil compared to what you can find today. let's not forget the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. "Disobediant Monkeys will be shot, Disobediant Undead Monkeys will be shot repeatedly until morale improves" "They Says Cap'n Alva went funny in the head and turned to Cannibalism while marooned on a peninsula."- Overheard in a nearby camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorian Lasseter Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Here's a place all the SteamPunk folks need to move to; Steamtown, PA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamtown_National_Historic_Site Granted, it's centered around the railroads, but... imagine a conversation at an event... "Hello there fellow Steampunker, where are you from?" "Steamtown..." "Haha! that's great! really, where are you from?" "Uh, really.... Steamtown, PA..." Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Help! I came across a site that had tie on bustle skirts out of taffeta that were pin-tucked in the back and I forgot to bookmark the site. If anyone can find this for me I'd appreciate it. I wasn't going to get into this stuff, but apparently my friend/sales partner is doing Steampunk on Sunday of the Pyrate Daze (Pyrate Daze) event in Sept. (it's suppose to be Steampunk day) so I decided to go along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPirate Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 anyone notice that BG seems to be down? or have they moved? I've never visited their forums but after getting bit by the brass bug I thought I'd take a look. Time flies when you're having rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPirate Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Help! I came across a site that had tie on bustle skirts out of taffeta that were pin-tucked in the back and I forgot to bookmark the site. If anyone can find this for me I'd appreciate it. I wasn't going to get into this stuff, but apparently my friend/sales partner is doing Steampunk on Sunday of the Pyrate Daze (Pyrate Daze) event in Sept. (it's suppose to be Steampunk day) so I decided to go along with it. dresslikeapirate.com has a steampunk section with some stuff like that Time flies when you're having rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbuster Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Airship-steam-diesel pyrates and hardcore period correct scurvy dawg pyratin' are great. Both fit into my personality and experiences of reenacting. Coupled with my current scoutmaster experiences and pack-rat-itis...so many gadgets, so little time... Fair Winds and Ether currents to all, thunderbuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Black Jack Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 What the fuck is this? Steam PunK??? I have never heard of this!!!! Its a little weird to me, and for me to say that must mean something. What is with the "PUNK" part of this?? I had a mohawk for like 20 years. Does this have anything to do with that kind of punK? I rally need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 The name Steampunk is a play off of the name Cyberpunk.... Some people are into the Punk aspects of the concept, and others prefer calling if Gaslight Fantasy, or neo-Victorian... like it or not, the name Steampunk kinda stuck. Steampunk is set in a kinda alternative Victorian setting, with mechanical computers, airships, ray-guns, and other sorta-Science fiction elements. One of the fun things about Steampunk is that because it never really existed, your imagination and creativity are allowed more freedom to make or create something that is a mix of Victorian and modern gadgetry. The Steampunk Keyboard is a good example of the concept... a modern computer keyboard that looks like it was made in the Victorian time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Black Jack Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Well....that actually sounds fun. I had no idea. So me and my Victorian house, my 1890's suit and my welding goggles could actually get into this. I do remembr the cyberpunk thing when that was going on, but it didn't stick for me then. This could be cool. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 What or who is BG????? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Brass Goggles, a steampunk forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Brass Goggles is the Steampunk Forum (as Jill said), you can see it here.... http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php And Spare Goggles is their back-up for when BG is down... http://sparegoggles.forumotion.net/index.htm Also, sometimes Steampunk Fashion has some interesting stuff... http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks Jill and Patrick! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'd love to find some Victorian shoes without high heels. If anyone comes across such shoes that are flats please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'd love to find some Victorian shoes without high heels. If anyone comes across such shoes that are flats please let me know. Hey... ask in the Steampunk fashion board (as posted above...) .... they talk/type about womans shoes quite a lot... so someone there may be a able to help you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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