Imperial Steam Walker

Brilliant!

Babbage Analytical Engine reborn!

Well Huzzah and Hoorah - Babbage's ingenious locomotive sized wonder may be constructed once again, breathing new steam into innovation!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11530905

Bravo and thanks to DC for the heads-up!

Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women

The year's foremost journal of progressive armaments and weaponry! Behold the latest line of defense captured in action!

The second book to emerge from the printshop at Grordbort Industries, Victory follows in the footsteps of the trans-galactically successful Dr Grordbort's Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory that was released last year.

Filled to the brim with first hand tales of exploration and progress from the great heroes of our time, picture strips of unimaginable escapades on the frontier, never-seen-before portraits of dazzling damsels and monstrous villains, and laudable accounts of man and robot pitted against our greatest enemy (the uncivilized world), Victory is an onslaught of action-packed scientific adventure in full-spectrum color - containing facts that every boy and literate girl should know.

Written and illustrated by Weta Workshop Conceptual Designer Greg Broadmore, this book sumptuously details a science-fiction history that never was. Hearkening back to the classic sci-fi serials of yesteryear, it reveals the backstories and mythos of Weta Limited's highly limited ray gun collectible line.

This gorgeous 64 page full-color hardcover will be available mid-November.

You can pre-order now (I already have!) directly from Weta here:
http://www.wetanz.com/victory/

Build your own Ray-gun

For those us who have looked longingly at various ray-guns around the place but dont know where to begin, this article is a great start:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Raygun/

Alhazared's Victorian Landships!

Some splendid Landships and a dazzling undersea battle!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/banging1out/tags/victorian/

Steampunk Laptop

Yep, another amazing steampunk retro!

This may look like a Victorian music box, but inside this intricately hand-crafted wooden case lives a Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 laptop that runs both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. It features an elaborate display of clockworks under glass, engraved brass accents, claw feet, an antiqued copper keyboard and mouse, leather wrist pads, and customized wireless network card. The machine turns on with an antique clock-winding key by way of a custom-built ratcheting switch made from old clock parts.

http://computers-review.com/steampunk-laptop/

Thanks to Karsten for emailing me this link!

More Ray-Guns and antique weapons

Up there with the Weta range of steampunk zappers are these great gadgets from Kropserkel creations

An online workshop gallery of some of the world'smost elaborate costumes and props.This site demonstrates examples of our creative efforts to enhance, distort, and conceal the human form inand for all media. Our 10 year showcase includes original Kropserkel creations and painstakingly accurate reproductions of objects and characters from popular media.

I would also have to say that the idea and concept of a Captain Nemo light sabre (shown below) was both original and awesome!

http://www.kropserkel.com/propguns.htm

And thanks to the boys at "VSF and 15mm Wargaming" for the heads up and link!

Technology,... saving lives

Philosophical endeavours may still fail us at preventing armed conflict with our neighbours but technological advances may promise a decrease in loss of life as our wake through this century grows ever longer. The most important question is, how many will you order?

http://www.hydraminiatures.com/

They're finally online and active with a shop.

Blazar V4 Pin Pulsar

Introducing the first of its kind, the VanDeco* Blazar V4 Pin Pulsar!

* A subsidiary company of Vanvlak Industries Pty Ltd


The design is a pup-sci-fi design messed up by a meddling time traveller who dumped it in his labs in 1899. His assistant is still baffled by the glass device fitted on one side. It's a bit scuffed and corroded, and what appears to be a sighting device is scratched, but it still appears to be functional.




The Blazar V4 was a spurious name assigned to the gun returned by a time traveller to the VanDeco Institute, the V4 designation intended to confuse spies. The Institute subsequently manufactured a mass-produced version, the Blazar 1900, which WOULD have more brass etc.

But I still have to build that - it's in the future of that past... er.... I think....



Well done Sah! Well Done indeed!

WANTED: Raygun!

Weta Originals "Miniature Manmelter 3600ZX"

I have been a steadfast fan of Weta Originals products for years and they really helped me out during the Martian cylinder incident a few years ago. They have also helped me out of a bit of bother in boarding actions against the Boche and filthy pirates too, but that is another story for telling over a Brandy or five.

Unfortunately, I missed Weta's recent promotion of their Miniature manmelter 3600ZX (to be fair I AM on the other side 0f the world you know...).

http://wetanz.com/holics/index.php?itemid=353&catid=4

It looks like just the thing that every good Officer should have one! I was wondering if there were any spares around that might be available. I am willing to offer in trade my gilted sword which was gifted to me my the London Times for my exploits in Asia, but that is another story for telling over a glass or three of port.

Search your Laborotories!

Search your Armouries!

Let me know!

Seriously, if you have a one spare or available (or know where one is) please let me know and I'd be delighted to make you an offer.

Electrolux Death Ray!

This one is more pulp than steampunk, but its a cracker:

Brotonic Weapons presents:
The Electrolux Death Ray! "Yesterday's future...today!"


See the fantastic advertising trailer here:
http://www.brotron.com/main/main.html

I have a sudden hankering to go searching for an old vacuum cleaner now!

Steampunk Desktop

For the erudite gentleman who takes his decor seriously!


How to...
http://steampunkworkshop.com/lcd.shtml

Dr Grordbort's Infallible Aether Oscillators & other Marvellous Contraptions!

An incredible website, selling all manner of revolutionary equipment including the latest in steam powered rayguns, including the MANMELTER 3600ZX Sub-Atomic Disintegrator Pistol and the GOLIATHON 83 Infinity Beam Projector, shown here by Dr Grordbort's lovely neice Leila.

Even if you arent in the market for the latest in death ray breaththroughs, you must check this site out!

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Also includes a "Bestiary of the Cosmos" section with the latest zoological discoveries, including the Vesuian Double Backed Shrovel and the Mountain Meat Beetle.

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http://www.wetanz.com/holics/index.php?catid=4

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Thanks for the great link Maks!