dunce002917 Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Just in case you want to cosplay as Ramos for Halloween or Comic-Con http://www.designbuzz.com/sculptures-steam-punk-creepy-creatures.html cool huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Loving that one in the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Steampunk is something that's gotten further and further from what I felt was steampunk. The Industrial Revolution* was a period when things were aesthetically functional (note that aesthetic taste may vary), not just made from recycled watch parts. While this might sound a bit harsh, there ain't no steam in those spiders, and recycled does not punk make. They're well made, but not what I'd call steampunk. *No, steampunk is not the industrial revolution, but was certainly influenced by it, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunce002917 Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 true. I just thought these spiders looked fun... if I were to design one of these badboys, I'll use the spider's body as a boiler and have hydraulic pistons by the leg joints... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yeah, they're nice design, I just am tired of people calling themselves or their creations steampunk when they really mean "made out of brass and leather." Then again, steampunk got co-opted by other unsavory folk, long before designers got their mits on it, so maybe I'm objecting about not being true to what no longer exists... BTW-- love the sig pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunce002917 Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yeah, they're nice design, I just am tired of people calling themselves or their creations steampunk when they really mean "made out of brass and leather." Then again, steampunk got co-opted by other unsavory folk, long before designers got their mits on it, so maybe I'm objecting about not being true to what no longer exists... BTW-- love the sig pic I understand what you mean. I guess, we just have to accept that anything that becomes mainstream would end up being corrupted by the non-purists... grunge, emo, steampunk, and now Zombies... oh well. Hehehe... my opponent thought he had won last week when he tried to kill Lady J with 3 positive damage flips (which a severe flip would have killed her) until the last card came out as the Black Joker... we had to review the rules just to be sure. Well, that's Malifaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRC Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 While I agree with the poster above, for me the pre-industrial "steam-punk" period is characterize by the complete lack of generic/universal/one-size-fits-all/interchangeable parts period that came out of the efficiency of the assembly line. It's a period when everything was hand made to the customers request and no two items were exactly alike. No, it wasn't like that at all, but that's the myth I think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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