Many people assumed that Crawler Town by Dave DeGobbi was inspired by the book Mortal Engines.
Salthook apparently wasn’t populated by pirates in the book, but they certainly lend a sense of whimsy to the thunderous roar of doom. Dave’s version is also fully motorized, so we can hope for a video at some point soon.
I’m not sure how long Amacher Sylvain (CaptainSmog) has been posting his LEGO models but his work is new to me. Which is neat as he’s made some fantastic steampunk creations that I’d never seen before.
Found via Klocki.
It’s been several months since we’ve featured any “classic” steampunk, so I find this three-legged walker by cm946 surprisingly refreshing.
The armor piece from what I assume to be Knight’s Kingdom makes a great central element, while the washtub cockpit and minuscule boiler provide an adorable contrast to the spindly legs.
Canadian builder Dave DeGobbi has created a massive, steampunk-inspired creation that takes a small city and puts it on a mobile platform! The idea is crazy enough to work both in concept and execution. This creation is supposedly a luxury resort set in a post-apocalyptic world. What wouldn’t I pay for a trip to this exotic paradise?
See more of this amazing marvel of LEGO engineering
We all have those dreams — flying around in our sleep. The ironwork supporting Nathan Proudlove‘s Mistral II steampunk aircraft carrier is inspired by Gustave Eiffel’s architectural masterpiece, topped with a lovely pavilion reminiscent of the Palais d’Industrie from the 1855 Paris World’s Fair.
Naturally, the crow’s nest hangs down, and the flight deck is primed with five auto-gyro bombers. I’m not sure I’d want to be in a glass pavilion with gatling guns blazing away around me, but it sure is pretty…
See what we though of Nathan’s original Mistral way back in 2006.
The Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities existed since the Renaissance to collect intriguing man-made and natural artifacts. Guy Himber (V&A Steamworks) does the same in LEGO with his rendition of wunderkammer in a steampunk style, collecting artifacts from various builders.
Felix Greco (gipmetro) is excited about the upcoming release of the LEGO Atlantis sets, as am I. As sets trickle into stores, Felix may be the first to build a creation of his own design — this lovely submersible:
The submersible is accompanied in its undersea endeavors by a certain Artimus Rhodes:
Nathan Proudlove says his latest steampunk creation was inspired by Dark Cloud 2, a Christina Aguilera song, and the steam spider by Crabfu Steamworks.
In contrast to a lot of steampunk creations of the past, Nathan includes big splotches of color. The big flywheel gives it the classic steampunk touch, but the turquoise boiler and accents take this beyond the world of brown and gray.
A good amount of my day yesterday was spent talking about the US Air Force and LEGO steampunk with a cousin-in-law who is coming out of his dark ages. So it seemed fortuitous that Rod Gillies (2 Much Caffeine) posted pictures of his steam jet powered P2 Thunderbolt of the US Air Cavalry, circa 1906.
Bryan, you’re not alone.
The LEGO steampunk 100-Piece Challenge just ended, and Drew (dover) came in right under the wire with this colorful contraption.
I’m not entirely certain what that dark blue piece is, but knowing Drew, it could be anything from Duplo to Galidor.
V&A Steamworks has released yet another incredibly detailed clockwork sea-creature into the ocean depths. This one wants to sting you.
Crimson Wolf uses great techniques and parts for this Steampunk creation. I particularly like the parts used on the windows:
It probably helps that I’m a sucker for sepia tones in photography, but I like that the treatment on this gives it a sort of “old-timey” flair.
You can check out more entries for the 100-Part Challenge at the Steampunk Flickr group.