Anyone here into Steampunk?

[Wildcat45]

Robert I would seriously consider getting in touch with Professor Elemental that car would look great in one of his videos.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Wildcat45 said:

Robert I would seriously consider getting in touch with Professor Elemental that car would look great in one of his videos.

Especially if you fit a tea urn to the car somewhere.

[ivanhoew]

Good point wildcat. Funnily enough one of my goals with the cAr was to get a photo/vid of it sideways at night with smoke pouring off the tyres and 12 4 inch exhaust stubs belching blue flame. With me driving wearing a dinner suit a fez and smoking a hookah sat in the passenger seat.

[Dibble]

ivanhoew said:

Good point wildcat. Funnily enough one of my goals with the cAr was to get a photo/vid of it sideways at night with smoke pouring off the tyres and 12 4 inch exhaust stubs belching blue flame. With me driving wearing a dinner suit a fez and smoking a hookah sat in the passenger seat.

I’ve no idea if your car qualifies as steampunk, but it’s brilliant, bonkers and I love it! It looks superb. Not the kind of thing you’d necessarily nip out in for a “big shop”, but utterly fantastic nonetheless. I’d love to do a Scandinavian roadtrip in it, because... reasons.

[defblade]

Pat H said:

ApOrbital said:

You have the best car on ph chap.

You know what, I think you are right.

That really is magnificent!

I never realised PH was a competition, but.... WE HAVE A WINNER!

[xe mini]

Steampunk porn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAGzxOO0J70

[Clockwork Cupcake]

xe mini said:

Steampunk porn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAGzxOO0J70

Ok, I'm seeing some brass details and some gears, but apart from that there isn't a lot that screams "Steampunk" about that car (pretty though it is). If anything it's more Dieselpunk.

That's not to detract from what is obviously a very professional build.

[Wildcat45]

xe mini said:

Steampunk porn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAGzxOO0J70

Oh that disappointed me. I was expecting buxom girls in brass goggles doing rude things.

[2xChevrons]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Ok, I'm seeing some brass details and some gears, but apart from that there isn't a lot that screams "Steampunk" about that car (pretty though it is). If anything it's more Dieselpunk.

That's not to detract from what is obviously a very professional build.

Yeah, if it's internal-combustion powered then almost by definition it's not steampunk. The basic premise of the entire genre's aesthetic is 'what if the internal combustion engine hadn't been invented?', hence all the steam-powered motor bikes and double-decker steam trams and Cayley-esque flying machines.

Granted, diesel punk is more Art Deco and streamlining (think LMS Coronation, Boeing 247, Chrysler Airflow and EMD FT) rather than just a fairly conventional, if very nicely made, hot rod with a fancy clock. Calling it steampunk is the sort of thing that gets Mr. Pikedevant very upset - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCuE5rHbPA

Now THIS is a proper DieselPunk hot rod: http://www.motortrend.com/news/airplane-engine-193...

If that 1933 Ford had had the steam motor from a Sentinel steam wagon or a Shay locomotive then that would be steampunk!

[ivanhoew]

defblade said:

Pat H said:

ApOrbital said:

You have the best car on ph chap.

You know what, I think you are right.

That really is magnificent!

I never realised PH was a competition, but.... WE HAVE A WINNER!

Too, too, kind........ (waves hand like mr bridger at the end of the italian job .)

[Clockwork Cupcake]

2xChevrons said:

Calling it steampunk is the sort of thing that gets Mr. Pikedevant very upset - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCuE5rHbPA

"Just stick some gears on it and call it Steampunk".

[ivanhoew]

br d said:

What a fantastic machine!

Well done.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...





just read this whole thing in one go , absolutely brilliant Brad , thank you ...now i want to do the same trip in Medusa ,,but maybe a bit slower on my 7.50 16 winnebago tyres

regards
robert.

[ivanhoew]

Wildcat45 said:

Robert I would seriously consider getting in touch with Professor Elemental that car would look great in one of his videos.

Am now in communication with the Professor , thank you Wildcat great suggestion ,and much appreciated.

regards
robert.

[RadoVR6]

The datamancer website is well worth a look.

[Wildcat45]

ivanhoew said:

Am now in communication with the Professor , thank you Wildcat great suggestion ,and much appreciated.

regards
robert.

That's great!

[Ayahuasca]

I quite like the steampunk look.

If I were going to get into dressing-up, that is what I would go for.

Just Victorian with a dash of technology right?


And I already have that exact model Sterling engine on my desk - who knew I was already a Steampunk.

[anonymous-user]

I happened upon a steam punk event the other weekend, my niece loved the tea duelling, she was over the moon that she won 3 rounds against seasoned competition.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Wildcat45 said:

Its quite an interesting listen, if you've got time.

https://youtu.be/99J4h1srO7o

Thanks for this. I missed your post at the time and only just saw it now and watched it. How marvellous!

Re: the Stirling Engine that someone mentioned... is that LindyBeige? I recently discovered his YouTube channel and really enjoyed a lot of his vids. It was the one about the Stirling Engine that cause me to discover him. So thankyou whoever posted that.

[Ayahuasca]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Thanks for this. I missed your post at the time and only just saw it now and watched it. How marvellous!

Re: the Stirling Engine that someone mentioned... is that LindyBeige? I recently discovered his YouTube channel and really enjoyed a lot of his vids. It was the one about the Stirling Engine that cause me to discover him. So thankyou whoever posted that.

I got my Sterling engine thanks to Lindybeige too!

[Wildcat45]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Thanks for this. I missed your post at the time and only just saw it now and watched it. How marvellous!

Re: the Stirling Engine that someone mentioned... is that LindyBeige? I recently discovered his YouTube channel and really enjoyed a lot of his vids. It was the one about the Stirling Engine that cause me to discover him. So thankyou whoever posted that.

Glad you enjoyed it.