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Steam Noir. Concepts, WHIFs, and more

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bluedonkey99

April 11, 2009, 08:29:20 AM


I found this interesting blog after recovering from a visit of the 'in-laws'

http://www.freewebs.com/steamnoir/aircraft.htm

whilst there is a fair but of steam punk whiffery, the aircraft section a nice mix of 19th C.  WW I, WWII and "to the stars, and beyond" whiffing going on!

worth a perusal,  even something for the Canucks!!

Mossie

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April 11, 2009, 10:03:00 AM
Nice find.  I love that 'Berlin to New York' Rocket, very Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon!
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Jschmus

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April 11, 2009, 11:07:20 AM
Quote from: bluedonkey99 on April 11, 2009, 08:29:20 AM


I found this interesting blog after recovering from a visit of the 'in-laws'

http://www.freewebs.com/steamnoir/aircraft.htm

whilst there is a fair but of steam punk whiffery, the aircraft section a nice mix of 19th C.  WW I, WWII and "to the stars, and beyond" whiffing going on!

worth a perusal,  even something for the Canucks!!


From the same site, the Kaiser Cannon:



QuoteThis giant gun was the brain child of Dr. Ing D. Reathmier of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. It was his wish to bombard the English back to the Stone Age with this huge cannon by firing concrete shells into L.E.O. The gun's barrel was of a new steel and titanium matrix that did away with the need for support at the top of the gun's barrel. The shell was so massive a steam crane was added as a permanent part of the loading equipment. The four-engine R-plane seen in the foreground was to track windage down range of the target, however this proved ineffective due to the shock of the shells passage knocking the plane out of the sky. It took six hours to reload and set up for the next shot. The shockwave upon firing would render all people in a five kilometer radius deaf and unconscious! Undaunted, Dr. Reathmier planned to extend operations and shell the United States, but the whole idea was canceled when it was found that the shells were burning up on reentry in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Taiidantomcat

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September 29, 2010, 08:58:06 AM






:wub:
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An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

Doc Yo

#4
September 29, 2010, 09:40:02 AM
 marvelous link, Blue-thanks!

Jschmus

#5
September 29, 2010, 10:51:38 AM
Wow.  That steam-punked AT-AT...  There are just no words...
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sotoolslinger

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September 29, 2010, 02:13:07 PM
Saved to HD Must build steam AT-AT :wacko:
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Scooterman

#7
September 29, 2010, 05:42:50 PM
FECK

ME

RUNNING

sotoolslinger

#8
September 29, 2010, 06:13:39 PM
I think I have an AT-AT ...I can't remember :blink: :banghead: But everyone needs to start sending me scale appropriate gears ;D :rolleyes: :blink:
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sotoolslinger

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September 29, 2010, 06:17:49 PM
My wife is going to be so mad at me when I use her jewelry chains on this :blink: :party:
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ChernayaAkula

#10
September 29, 2010, 07:35:44 PM
It already looks cool just in grey. Imagine it in all it's iron, brass and wooden glory, belching smoke from the chimneys and hissing sound from steam valves!  :bow:

Quote from: sotoolslinger on September 29, 2010, 06:17:49 PM
My wife is going to be so mad at me when I use her jewelry chains on this :blink: :party:

That anger will wear off over time! :wacko: Go Ron!
Cheers,
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sotoolslinger

#11
September 29, 2010, 08:28:03 PM
One of the reasons I married her :wub: :bow: I sent her a link to the thread and she is looking for gears and chains :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
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Cliffy B

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September 29, 2010, 09:20:35 PM
Quote from: sotoolslinger on September 29, 2010, 08:28:03 PM
One of the reasons I married her :wub: :bow: I sent her a link to the thread and she is looking for gears and chains :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

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philp

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September 30, 2010, 12:09:31 AM
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Radish

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September 30, 2010, 01:55:51 AM
Pure genius!!
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