If the X-wings posted here recently are steps forward in time, and thus evolution, is a Victorian X-wing devolution? Not if it’s this cool:
Very nice, Adrian Drake!
Tag Archives: Steampunk
Random Links for May 2, 2007
Scaled-down versions of classic Technic sets by the Arvo brothers (via Klocki) and Sugegasa’s Waterside Station:
LEGO Design School on LEGO.com (via LegOficina dos Baixinhos.
NXT Rubik’s cube solver by Daniele Benedettelli (via LEGO.com MINDSTORMS NXT News).
Tim “Spook” Zarki’s microscale Maintenance and Repair Vessel (via Moyblik):
Legohaulic’s Steampunk Police Flyer
One thing you can do to make your LEGO creation “steamier” is to add way more propellers than the vehicle could ever possibly need. Legohaulic takes this to its logical extreme with his police flyer:
Don’t miss this formidable law enforcement vehicle in action against a nefarious speeder:
Steve Vargo’s Stirling Flyer
Tank Me Up
Jonesy, Classic-Castler and co-founder of NeutronBot, has just released pictures of his latest MOC: a Soviet-era inspired tank whose driver appearently has delared war on daisies.
Spacey christmas presents – Thomas E. Dewey By Adrian Drake
Hey all! There have been a pretty good output of nice models during the holidays – in addition to spending time with family and friends, it seems people are taking the time to finish old projects. A good thing! Lets start by taking a look at Adrian Drake’s Thomas E. Dewey, the steam powered airship:
The Dewey has been under construction for a long time – the earliest pictures (depicting the starting construction of the hangar bay) came up on Adrian’s flickr in May 2006. Heck, the smaller crafts this beast carries were finished in April! With a unique, sculpted exterior and a deliciously detailed interior, this ship is nothing but a work of art.
Lukas giving us a look at steampunk
Lukas has written (is in the process of writing?) a short article on what steampunk generally is considered to be. It is one of the best introductions to the theme I’ve seen lately, so I’d recommend having a look. Good work, man!
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Look! Up in the sky! It’s space! It’s castle! It’s steampunk!
Wow, I’m still here. I’m sorry I haven’t contributed for the last month or so. I blame my new part-time job, college classes, and brickfilms.com, roughly in that order. Anyway, to jumpstart my comeback, I’m going to invade Linus’ domain (please forgive me!) and feature this extremely cool airship by Felix Greco:
I especially like the use of the Jabba’s Sailbarge sails and the bubble canopies as magical air balloons. I only wish there were more pictures.
Into the heart of danger with the H.M.A.S Fearless
These won’t be news for those of you who saw the work-in-progress pictures on Flickr or who saw them at NWBrickCon, but I finally took decent pictures of my three recent steampunk creations. Enjoy!
H.M.A.S. Fearless
The brave women of Her Majesty’s Royal Flying Corp pilot the steam-powered gunship Fearless into most certain danger!
Leftenant Cavendish’s Marvelous Amphibious Contraption
On a voyage of discovery in deepest uncharted Asia, Leftenent Henry Cavendish of Her Majesty’s 13th Expeditionary Forces improvises a means of vehicular transport, using a native canoe, wagon wheels, and a boiler of his own invention. His musket also spews Greek Fire.
Mr. Renoir’s Ornithopter
Unbeknownst to most modern historians, Pierre-Auguste Renoir followed in the footsteps of great artist-inventors of the past (including his hero Leonardo Da Vinci), fabricating fantastic winged contraptions and flying them throughout the French countryside.
And of course the full photoset on Flickr.
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Dave DeGobbi’s Goliath Steampunk Airship
First, the video:
Dave DeGobbi of Burnaby, B.C., Canada attended NWBrickCon 2006 over this past weekend, and stole the show (well, at least the steampunk section) with his Goliath airship:
Naturally, the Goliath won the Best Steampunk prize for the show! Inspired by my favorite movie of all time, Hayao Miyazaki’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky, the airship includes many cool features:
Dave says it took him about eighty hours to build, based on three years of parts collecting. The movement is powered by seven regular LEGO motors and one micro-motor. He estimates that Goliath includes over 7000 LEGO elements, which he spent more than $1000 CDN to purchase. (Multiple Yoda sets on clearance helped with the tan.)
Those of you who transport large LEGO creations may also be interested to learn that Dave included a 3/4″ x 1 1/4″ x 4′ Brazilian cherry beam in the Goliath, which makes it strong enough to survive long trips. As an added bonus, it makes the airship strong enough to hang from the ceiling. Here’s a picture of the DUPLO cradle and straps he uses to secure the Goliath:
Be sure to check out the full photoset on Flickr for lots of detailed shots. Dave’s awesome airship has been showing up in lots of Flickr photostreams, so you might see some new details in other people’s photos as well. Thanks for sharing this info and sending me the video, Dave!
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The Burrower Brickneath!
From Mark Stafford, a man who hardly needs an introduction. Click the image for more pictures, with descriptions, on MOCpages. Via, oh, pretty much everywhere.
