Check out this awesome steampunk cyborg skull prop. It’s on Ebay for another hour, with zero bids! The minimum bid is only $49 and includes free shipping. I’m so tempted to buy this.
What a gorgeous steampunk butterfly! This was created by Urslav on DeviantART. You can purchase high quality prints HERE.
Not only is this an incredible drawing, but I love how she writes on her blog, pretending to be a steampunk explorer. Very creative!
Be sure to visit her website to view the full entry.
From the journal of Lady Absentia Wrathbone:
Have finally succeeded in sketching one of the clockwork insects present at this location. It appears at a distance to be a common skipper butterfly, but upon closer examination, it became apparent that there had been extensive technological modifications to the creature…
Here’s a steampunk brass barometer for sale at Weather Station Products I think this looks totally awesome, and would make a perfect addition to any steampunk collection or mad scientist lab.
The brass design has a clear sphere with open barometer movement. Display shows barometric pressure with complimentary dials for temperature and humidity. The listed price is £109.95.
Sputnik barometer weather station
Forecast
Barometric air pressure
Displayed in Hekro-pascal (hPa)
Weather symbols Temperature & Humidity
Measure units : °C
Temp range: from -15 °C to 55 °C
Relative humidity: 20-100% Dimensions
Of the unit 220mm
I09 has an interesting article about the upcoming SteamCon on Oct. 23-25 in Seattle.
This year, you won’t be able to buy books. Huh? That’s like going to a Comic-Con without comics.
Long before steampunk costuming and fashion became so popular, steampunk was born and bred in novels. From H.G. Wells, Mark Twain and Mary Shelley, to modern novelists such as James Blaylock, Tim Powers and George Mann – steampunk is first and foremost Literature.
The good news, io9 points out, is that SteamCon still has time to secure a bookseller for the dealer’s room.
With the con still a couple months out, there’s still time for the organizers to make a renewed effort to get a bookstore in there….Steam-powered metal piston fingers crossed!
Despite lack of books, I’m sure SteamCon will be filled with awesome gadgets and costumes. I wish I lived near Seattle so I could go!
This so cool! Terry Gilliam and animator Tim Ollive have joined forces to bring us a humorous steampunk movie called 1884: Yesterday’s Future. It’s a retro-futuristic spy comedy using CGI and puppets, and the trailer is now live on the web!
A story of outstanding heroism in the face of deception, subterfuge and treachery. Conjuring up the belief that it was made forty years before film was even invented, 1884: Yesterday’s Future tells of a future that might have been but never was. Directed by Tim Ollive, the film is a mix of animation, puppetry and two dimensional and three dimensional computer generated imagery (CGI) set against backgrounds created using stunning artwork, model sets and period photographs from the Hulton Picture Library division of Getty Images.
Combine these idiosyncratic production techniques with a script of mind boggling ingenuity and you have a hilarious comedy film the like of which you will not have seen before. So, put your tongue firmly in your cheek, stiffen your upper lip and prepare to be shaken and stirred by 1884: Yesterday’s Future.
No word yet on a street date for this film. I think it’s a long way off – this trailer not only promotes the film, but also serves as a test to prove this film can be made in the first place. From AlamMarques.com:
This promotional video was produced from test material filmed by Tim Ollive (on his kitchen table!) using amateur equipment in order to prove the techniques to be used in the production of 1884: Yesterday’s Future.
I sure hope this pans out. I’d love to see the full 100-minute movie. Good luck, Guys!
So if you could watch a movie at any theater in the world…which one would you choose?
I think my vote would have to be this very cool, Captain Nemo-style home theater. Only problem is, I think I’d be investigating the theater’s Steampunk goodness whilst the movie went unwatched.
Olly Klassen, who had loved the movie “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” as a child, was inspired to build his home cinema in a similar fashion to the Nautilus.
Check out his site to see “before” and “after” photos. Amazing job, Olly!
Here’s an exciting look at the concept art for Disney’s upcoming steampunk Wii game, codenamed Epic Mickey. This looks really dark and gritty, I’m so surprised Disney is behind this. But the artwork is absolutely fabulous, and I’m sure this game will be a huge hit.
No word on a street date yet, but I’ll keep my goggles peeled for any upcoming news.
