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Title: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: zaliis on March 23, 2013, 03:38:20 PM
Saw this online and thought the picture might give you inspiration for your books
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/106711/steampunk-dining-table
First time I saw steampunk furniture but I am sure there is more out there.
Title: Re: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: logistics on August 02, 2013, 12:07:45 PM
Saw this online and thought the picture might give you inspiration for your books
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/106711/steampunk-dining-table
First time I saw steampunk furniture but I am sure there is more out there.

Personally, I've always wanted to have an excuse to get one of these laptops. Heck, could put together some forum kickstarter to have an official Cinder Spire machine for Jim to write these on. Not exactly practical, and outdated by now, but fun anyway.

http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.htm (http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.htm)

Title: Re: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: Quantus on August 02, 2013, 12:45:39 PM
Still Awesome!

I wonder if you could get a more generic shell, something that would fit a modern laptop?
Title: Re: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: logistics on August 05, 2013, 06:28:18 PM
I suppose I might as well keep going as far as Steampunk related things. Happened to run across an excellent web/print comic called Girl Genius that's in the same genre (though the authors call it "Gaslamp Fantasy"). Spent the last week reading it, and I still have a ways to go. If you haven't heard of it, check it out - it's won 3 Hugos. Plot is aptly summed up as 'Mad Scientists rule the world. Badly'. Something to keep our minds occupied waiting for publication.

The first page:
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104



Title: Re: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: Ulfgeir on August 06, 2013, 12:51:38 AM
I suppose I might as well keep going as far as Steampunk related things. Happened to run across an excellent web/print comic called Girl Genius that's in the same genre (though the authors call it "Gaslamp Fantasy"). Spent the last week reading it, and I still have a ways to go. If you haven't heard of it, check it out - it's won 3 Hugos. Plot is aptly summed up as 'Mad Scientists rule the world. Badly'. Something to keep our minds occupied waiting for publication.

The first page:
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104

It's a brilliant comic. Sadly the update-tiimes seem to be drifitng a bit.

/Ulfgeir
Title: Re: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: logistics on November 08, 2013, 02:34:02 PM
Still Awesome!

I wonder if you could get a more generic shell, something that would fit a modern laptop?

Happened to be digging around that site today completely on a whim, and to my great surprise, it was actually updated. Looks like he has a 2.0 version of the Steampunk Laptop - much more modern architecture then the original. Now, I only have to find 10 grand in spare change stuck in my mattress and I'll be all set.

http://www.datamancer.com/cart/datamancer-victorian-laptop-p-219.html
Title: Re: SteamPunk Inspiration
Post by: Ulfgeir on November 08, 2013, 08:06:52 PM
Wow, that was a nice-looking machine.  I want one...  ;)

/Ulfgeir