Steampunk, Dieselpunk, etc.

[David Conwill]

The only bad part being that my need to read list has almost doubled.

I think Michael Moorcock's collection A Nomad of the Timestreams is pretty much the genesis of the genre. A darned good read, to boot. The stories take kind of a dim view of Americans, however.

I dabble in writing "dieselpunk" (I can't stand the "-punk" suffix either) stuff, but I have difficulty ever finishing anything. I think I know too much about actual history and have trouble setting that aside and being completely free.

Perhaps this strays too far from the subject, but anyone who likes alternate 20th Century history would probably enjoy Harry Turtledove's Timeline-191 stories. They're not truly dieselpunk because all the technology is appropriate to the era (albeit named slightly different) but they're still good reading.

-Dave

 

[Diamondback]

There's also some interesting steampunk-ish gadgetry (albeit technically-possible and could-have-been-built) in Harry Harrison's Stars and Stripes trilogy, an unusual what-if of Victoria attempting to exploit the Civil War for a divide-and-conquer.

 

[Josephine]

...Harry Harrison's Stars and Stripes trilogy, an unusual what-if of Victoria attempting to exploit the Civil War for a divide-and-conquer.

But she was! Haven't you seen the second National Treasure?

 

[Diamondback]

But she was! Haven't you seen the second National Treasure?

No, I haven't. Although, if Prince Albert hadn't used his last days to defuse what Harrison used as his flashpoint/"point of divergence", Victoria was certainly enough of a looneytune to go for it... power and emotion, not good bedfellows! Especially when you add Hapsburg congenital insanity on top of it...

Come to think of it, CinC-House has been talking about that one, so if they're both still running, I'm thinking to suggest a doubleheader with Charlie Wilson's War. May even be able to use the "regular" passes now...

 

[Story]

Cap'n Nemo's watch
http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=3425116&rid=0

 

[Shearer]

Cap'n Nemo's watch
http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=3425116&rid=0

That's really beautiful Story! I'd be tempted to change the band, myself. But I'm really digging the tiny studs on the crown.

I don't think I have the heart to guess at a pricetag

 

[Story]

I don't think I have the heart to guess at a pricetag

If you have to ask, Sugar... (Probably at least your firstborn, with an option on a later infant)

 

[CharlestonBows]

If they had laptops in the 20s...

I thought this was pretty neat.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/122315/

1921 laptop? lol

 

[RetroBabydoll]

That's really neat. That's exactly how it would look....or I think it would look in the 20's.

 

[Lincsong]

I wonder if it would have been like a crystal radio????

 

[jamespowers]

No crank on the side like an old Victrola?

 

[Miss Neecerie]

we have been discussing this over in the Steampunk thread

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=22348&page=10

 

[saturnoir]

I read a reference to dressing "steampunk" and was unfamiliar w/ the term. So I checked Wikipedia.
Was wondering if anyone here experiments w/ this pseudo-victorian sci-fi look.

My passion for steampunk is actually how I found this forum. I am currently working on disguising a Zune with a pocketwatch chain with vintage styled suits.

 

[saturnoir]

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=22348&page=10

neat. didn't know there WAS a steampunk discussion. thanks!

 

[Story]

Another steampunk machine gun

from gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kg/swedish_kg1.htm

 

[Story]

Turn your Nerf launcher steampunk.
http://gizmodo.com/349300/steampunk-nerf-weaponry

 

[Murph351]

Here's a neat Steampunk ipod skin

 

[dr greg]

qualifier?

I saw this the other night, and I think you could pretty much call the mise-en-scene steampunk
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403407/

 

[Blackjack]

ALL of this is so awesome!!!! If I only had a spare million laying around to buy it all.

 

[Copper]

I do love the Steampunk aesthetic:

I ran across this today - a German built Steampunk motorcycle that uses a 1440cc single cylinder engine from a tractor and has a front fork built with ash bound in iron. It appears to be based on a motorcycle from a comic book.

The shovel seat is a little over the top for me, but still, the overall look and design is amazing.