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Steam-powered steampunk Land Rover (project).
Frank had a dream after reading steampunk classics like The Court of the Air – to build the world’s first fully functional steampunk…
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August 2021
July 2021
NewsSteampunk
Spring heeled Jack: the Victorian super-villain that terrified London (video).
How did a crazed serial attacker in 1830s London become an urban legend, then a fictional anti-hero, then the inspiration for Batman? It’s…
June 2021
ReviewBooks
The Dalliances Of Monsieur D’Haricot by Barbara Stevenson (book review).
As soon as I saw the cover of ‘The Dalliances Of Monsieur D’Haricot’, I knew I wanted to read it. A dapper Frenchman…
NewsCons
Tea duels at dawn at Steampunk NZ Festival 2021 (con report).
Some truly savage tea duelling contests are being held as part of the Steampunk NZ Festival 2021, in Oamaru, New Zealand. I believe…
NewsSteampunk
Steampunk stage coach versus the bison monster (model-making tutorial).
Our best model maker, Boylei, is back with another model-making tutorial – this time, it’s more Wild Wild West-style hijinks with a steampunk…
May 2021
NewsSteampunk
Steampunk City built in Minecraft: no extra charge for the airships (video).
There’s a new floating airship Steampunk City built in Minecraft – a labour of love which took seven months to complete – which…
NewsSteampunk
Go steampunk, young man, with the mech-wagon (model-making video).
It’s time for another how-to video in the model-making field, and this time, the enigmatic individual known only as Boylei, brings us some…
NewsGames
Airship Academy steampunk computer game (news).
There’s a new steampunk fantasy computer game coming out from Steam in 2022 called Airship Academy which involves a nice bit of airship…
April 2021
NewsGames
Iron Harvest steampunk/dieselpunk strategy game gets an American-themed expansion – Operation Eagle (game news).
If you like your real-time strategy games with a dieselpunk and steampunk twist, then you are going to like the new Operation Eagle…
NewsFantasy
Shadow and Bone: constructing a Russian-themed steampunk world for Netflix (video).
Shadow and Bone – a new fantasy/steampunk TV series – is coming on April 23rd 2021 to Netflix, and this little mini-documentary explores…
NewsSteampunk
Brickpunk, the new steampunk range from Hornby (model kit news).
Hornby – best known for their model railways – is launching a new range of steampunk-themed brick model kits from their Bassett-Lowke sub-brand.…
ReviewSteampunk
The Nevers: HBO steampunk TV series (think: Victorian X-Men) (trailer and episode 1 review).
Here’s the latest trailer for HBO’s new TV series, The Nevers, which can best be described as a Victorian X-Men – or Wildcards,…