M.W.Chase Take a look at this amazing, custom-made airship model by Rich Plotczik. The airship is built entirely from spare parts and whatnot (as all steampunk artifacts should), and follows a whimsical, catamaran type design. I would personally be afraid to fly in it, but it is certainly very cool.
Wild and whimsically, the monowheel was a 19th century mode of transportation that never really took off.
Monowheels first appeared in Europe around the 1870s, and remained somewhat of a hobby curiosity. Numerous inventors worked to create monowheels that were fast, fuel efficient vehicles.
For the most part, monowheels remained the purview of Popular Mechanics covers, hobby clubs, and eccentric inventors. Of course, nothing makes for a better steampunk gadget than an impractical gadget invented by an eccentric genius.
You can tell this particular monowheel inventor is an eccentric genius by his hair (his name is J.A. Purves by the way).
And it even seems the British Army was interest in monowheel tanks.
I’m not sure how that would have turned out, to be honest.
Nevertheless, there are few vehicles that look more steampunk than a monowheel. For more on Monowheels, drop by Dark Roasted Blend’s article on Monowheels. It’s worth a read!
In a nostalgic flashback to Japanese anime of the 1980s, Space Pirate Captain Harlock is returning in a new 3D animated movie. James Cameron says of the film “This movie is already legendary.” Judging from this trailer, it does look to be pretty awesome. It’s been a long time since the old days of the Captain Harlock, Queen Emeraldas, and Galaxy Express 999, so we’ll just have to see how this film plays out.
Have you ever wanted to know how to fight like a true gentleman of the late Victorian era? Then look no further than the gentleman’s martial art of Bartitsu, developed by Edward William Barton-Wright and made famous by the distinguished detective Sherlock Holmes.
I have just completed a major overhaul of the Mythania site, and things should be looking a whole lot better now. The web site menu, layout, navigation, and other features should be a lot easier to interact with, and I also have an image gallery up, so take a look at that as well!
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Take a look at this awesome airship battle illustration by Alex Koshelkov.
And now for the really cool part: he also posted a video of how he made it! Very impressive stuff.
Check out this short independent steampunk film, Airlords of Airia. Although the dialog is weak, and the English dubbing not so good (I think it’s from Germany), but overall it’s a neat little 12 minute piece. It’s also just part one, apparently, and I guess they’ll be looking for more crowdfunding over at their site.
Check out the latest music video from Abney Park, Steampunk Revolution, with clips from more than a few steampunk enthusiasts from around the world.
Pretty cool! It looks like the video is mainly there to advertise their latest CD, but who can blame them for some smart self-promotion?
Check this out: Abney Park, the steampunk band, has an awesome new airship pirate board game. Right on!
You can get it here.
According to IBM’s Social Sentiment Index, based on an analysis of more than a half million public posts on message boards, blogs, social media sites, etc., steampunk inspired by the clothing, technology, and social mores of Victorian society, will be a major trend in 2013 – 2015 (and possibly beyond).
According to the report:
You can read the full press release here, or check out the article at Forbes (yes Forbes) for more details.
And be sure to check out this really cool accompanying graphic!