There were all sorts of amazing and wonderful costumes at Steam Powered. I found myself stopping people in their tracks, in hallways and in the vendor area, asking them to back it up so I could take in their get-ups. Now normally, people might be a little creeped out if you stopped them so you […]
This delightfully crazy bugger built a mini-sub 1/10th replica of Captain Nemo’s Nautilus from Disney’s film version of Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, along with replicas of diving suits and undersea rifles from the film. Disney Nautilus homebuilt submarine [via Boing Boing]
Image by Telstar Logistics Slapping a baby into your Illegal Soapbox Derby car: Makes the baby the luckiest kid in the world (or, is he crying?) Will come back to haunt you when aforementioned baby reaches driving age And probably lessens your chances of getting arrested Here’s a good account of what conspired. An excerpt: […]
Datamancer was sorely missed at this weekend’s Steampunk Convention, but he was anything but idle. Check out this lovely ergonomic keyboard he just uploaded to his site. The M-15 Ergonomic Keyboard More: “Maker” is what I do, “steampunk” describes the style
[All pics by Gary Mattingly] Another highlight of Steam Powered, the Steampunk Convention, was meeting Jeff and Ann VanderMeer, editors of the most excellent Steampunk Anthology. They gave a talk called “Steampunk: Inside and Out.” A few highlights: Jeff shared with us his steampunk equation: Mad scientist inventor + [invention (steam x airship or metal […]
[Pics by Gary Mattingly] Steam Powered, the first California Steampunk Convention has drawn to a close. What a fantastic, inspiring event! Bowlers and top hats off to Ariane Wolfe, Tofa Borregaard, Richard Bottoms, and everyone else who made the con come off so well. I met tons of cool, friendly, and talented people, marveled at […]
I’m here in Sunnyvale, CA to cover Steam Powered, the first dedicated steampunk convention. Set-up is now underway. The local San Jose freebie, Metro, ran a nice cover piece on the event and steampunk 101. That’s Abney Park on the cover. The article emphasized the maker aspects of the genre and the non-serious roleplaying involved. […]
