Curious Steampunk Contraptions.

[Tacogeddon]

So, what happens when you mix Victorian England, Pulp Fiction, and a bit of creativity? You get steampunk, a mash-up of sci-fi tech and Victorian aesthetics.

Like this amazing keyboard here, sure the vintage typewriter keys and intricate little brass designs don't make much sense, but that's why it's awesome!

Then you can take it a step further, an entire laptop made steampunk, it even starts up with a crank key.

Going beyond PC mods, you have all sorts of neat props. For example, perhaps you need to defend yourself from some unwashed ruffian, what do you use? A raygun of course.

This fine bit of weaponry is the Manmelter 3600-ZX Sub-atomic disintegrator pistol, made by Weta, a company that makes all sorts of awesome and insanely expensive collectibles. But money is no object when it comes to self-defense right?

Now, for the consumer who takes Venusian game hunting seriously, there is no finer gun than a Ray-Blunderbuss. You'll be able to melt endangered species into puddles at the pull of a trigger!

Steampunk has found its way into lots of media, from books such as the wacky Larklight series and the City of Ember, to movies like Wild Wild West and Steamboy. Not to mention, just about anything by Jules Verne is steampunk nowadays.

Just about anything can be steampunk...

From an iPod...

To Star Wars.

Yes, that IS a clockwork Darth Vader.

So, here's hoping you like steampunk, maybe you've seen it before and didn't know the style had a name, and maybe you'll make your own props and gadgets. More curios shall be on the way!

 

[Tacogeddon]

That's some pretty cool technology. It reminds me of Bioshock's rapture where most technology is futuristic but vintage.

Screenshot of DNA manipulation technology

It looks like primitive technology yet exceeds our own! If you like steampunk Tacogeddon, you might enjoy this video game.

Yeah, Bioshock had a neat Art Deco twist to it, sort of a late 40's kind of thing.

Now you can wear Steampunk!

 

[Rogue planet]

How strange; Very Bioshock-esque as Improfane said. It is aesthetically appealing, but it wouldn't be very practical and could probably become damaged very easily. I don't even want to think how much it would cost to buy one of those items.

 

[Tacogeddon]

How strange; Very Bioshock-esque as Improfane said. It is aesthetically appealing, but it wouldn't be very practical and could probably become damaged very easily. I don't even want to think how much it would cost to buy one of those items.

Most Steampunk gadgets are made out of parts, candlesticks, old gauges and things like that. The Manmelter 3600-ZX raygun costs almost $700 USD though. Yeah, I know. :P

 

[dolce.]

That laptop is.... incredible. I wish my computer started up with a crank key. )':
Steampunk is one of my favorite genre's. So much fun!

I love that cosplay dude's top hat. <3

 

[ruby]

I've always liked steampunk. :]

One anime I watch in particular is very steampunk orientated, Last-Exile.

 

[Aether]

I adore the steampunk genre, it really is cool to see steam-powered clockwork contraptions that you couldn't even envision in modern times. It feels truly magical in comparison to stuff like cyberpunk. :)

 

[zerwey]

Star Wars steampunk...and even an iPod. :# What can I say? xP

 

[Yamikarasu]

One of my friends is really into steampunk. He draws a lot too; here's his take on what a steampunk iPod would look like (It's a link to the drawing on his deviantart account):

https://steampunkpainter.deviantart.com/art/The-clockwork-ipod-93108588

As for myself, I think it's a really interesting genre, but I know less about it than I would like.

 

[Romeo_Delight.exe]

I'm not a big fan of Steampunk, but.....

STEAMPUNK RANDY RHOADS!

STEAMPUNK DEAN!

 

[Zanny77]

Even better keyboards:
https://www.datamancer.net/keyboards/keyboards.htm
Too bad there isn't a big steampunk community in Maine. :( There's me and my friend. THAT'S IT.
BTW, the have steampunk music, but EVERY SINGLE ONE SINGS ABOUT FRICKIN' AIRSHIP PIRATES. Seriously, there's more to steampunk than airships.

 

[Tacogeddon]

For those of you who play Pen & Paper RPGs, try these for a bit of steampunk.

 

[BHwolfgang]

Seriously, each of those gadgets that I mentioned above looks extremely fragile, more fragile than the average appliances.

$700 USD?! Huh, I wonder who would buy something like that? It's extremely appealing; but, still, it's just a merchandise, right, and not an actual self-defense weapon?

 

[Tacogeddon]

Seriously, each of those gadgets that I mentioned above looks extremely fragile, more fragile than the average appliances.

$700 USD?! Huh, I wonder who would buy something like that? It's extremely appealing; but, still, it's just a merchandise, right, and not an actual self-defense weapon?

The Victorian style does tend to give a delicate kind of look to things.

Like I said before, it's vastly cheaper to make your own, these props have all been made by people out of various junk.

I can see all sorts of plumbing parts in there.

Bunch of candlestick bits, and maybe a door handle or some kind of decorative molding thing on top.

Loads and loads of parts, wires, piping, maybe vintage heater and hairdryer bits.

 

[BHwolfgang]

The Victorian style does tend to give a delicate kind of look to things.

Like I said before, it's vastly cheaper to make your own, these props have all been made by people out of various junk.

Now, I wonder, would YOU buy something like these?

 

[Tacogeddon]

Now, I wonder, would YOU buy something like these?

Nah, that'd be silly, they make for great reference pictures though.