Don Solo (Flickr) just calls his latest creation “thing,” but I call it cool. Reminiscent of a speeder bike or swoop, my favorite detail in this creation is Don’s use of two shovels on the front.
Tag Archives: Steampunk
Admiral Merryweather’s Amazing Flying Machine
Having posted a steampunk creation that isn’t an entry for the Steam-Wars contest, Aaron Andrews provides a convenient check-list so we can confirm his creation’s adherence to steampunk standards.
My favorite: “Total disregard for physics – Check.” Click the image to read the other items in Aaron’s list.
Steam Naboo Fighter
Mark Stafford presents a steampunk version of the Star Wars Naboo Fighter. Look closely and you can spot many interesting details, like a horned helm on the tip of the ship. I particularly like the monkey replacement of R2-D2.
Stinger Monobike by Kaitimar
Kaitimar continues to update his Flickr photostream with wonderful creations, both old and new. The “Stinger” (above) is a new variation of his earlier steam hornet.
And as bonus, a steampunk blimp we missed previously in Kaitimar’s Brickshelf gallery, the Moon Moth:
Snow and steam
One of my own. Not sure if I’ll enter this in the Steam Wars contest but I had a lot of fun making it. I hope it doesn’t need much description.
London Calling
The highly unique thwaak provides us with a very original entry to the FBTB Steam Wars contest. In his own words he ‘tried for something more sophisticated looking; something that looks … like priviledged Victorian life’ and I think he succeeded admirably. My disappointing suspicion is that it won’t do so well due to its lack of cliched, steampunk stereotypes but it’s a winner in my books. EDIT: I wrote the previous sentence believing that the contest was a public vote rather than judged and would like to extend my apologies to the judges for appearing to insult them.
Darling Apollo IV: Machina Nosejob
My first model in about a year is one for the Steamwars contest. It’s a steampunkified pod racer. Yay!
The Darling Apollo, here in the Machina Nosejob edition, is a craft without equal. Made of the finest wood and iron, it’s not only a beauty a look at – it also pack a mighty punch. The immense engines gives it a power of nearly five horses combined, but due to it’s hovering nature it handles terrain much better than the land-based creatures. At such dizzying speed the vehicle’s controller must be sharp-witted, precise and elegant – all prerequisites fulfilled by gracious driver Trenton Telgaard.
You can see more of it on flickr. Prepare to race!
Gettin’ steamy with Rocko
Rocko‘s second entry in the FBTB Steam-Wars contest (following on his world-famous TIE fighter) is an excellent speeder bike. The boiler is simple yet effective, and the multiple propellors (for lift and forward propulsion) give this classic Star Wars vehicle a truly steampunk flair.
(Incidentally, Matt Forcum has been working on a speeder with a similar front and back end, but with a very interesting — and hilarious — twist. Not to detract from Rocko’s great speeder, but I’m also looking forward to Matt’s.)
Steampunk TIE fighter
Rocko transformed the classic TIE fighter in the theme of steampunk for the Steam Wars contest on FBTB. The model is easily recognizable and at the same time completely novel. Good luck in the contest Rocko.
The Darque Pontiff takes to the skies!
His Evilness Pontiff Paeyn of the Darque Empire aloft in his sky sled, as captured for posterity by Fedde (aka cthulthu).
If this building trend keeps up, we may need to add a whole new category for all these magical flying contraptions! (Steampunk+Castle for now, and mental note to think about this later…)
News: Don and dW’s Steam-Wars contest on FBTB
Don Solo and dWhisper on FBTB Forums have started an interesting contest that should generate some very cool LEGO creations. The idea is simple: Recreate any Star Wars vehicle in a steampunk style.
As a (small) example of the sort of design the judges are going for, Don posted this adorable little steampunk R2-D2:
I can’t wait to see what sort of cool vehicles people will come up with.
The secret of the Zephyr
Can you spot the very special way in which Tim Zarki‘s flyer is powered?