I just got wind of this moments ago, so unfortunately I have little information – but what I do see is that the third Bioshock game, Bioshock Infinite, will take the immensely popular, beautifully produced and wonderfully written franchise in an entirely new direction. The last games were hailed for their intense steampunk style; though [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Airships’
Plans, Imagery and Resources for the Intrepid Airship Builder
Mar
04
I’ve become a great fan of airship history and lore. As captain and creator of the USAS C.E. Rosendahl, accuracy, plausibility and function are all very important to me when creating my floating gas bag based transport. My research has come from various sources; books, the Internet Archive, hundreds of images, real world ships, and [...]
Vintage Clothing, Militaria, Devices and Gadgets for the Historical Steampunk
Feb
03
Steampunk fashion and culture can be DIY, modded, recreated, adapted, changed or created from the ground up. As a fashion and device aesthetic, it can come from or be any time period. Military clothing, badges, devices and gadgets are perfect for collecting or showing off. It’s even better when they’re actual historical pieces. World War [...]
New Abney Park album “Aether Shanties”
Jan
31
If you are unfamiliar to the band Abney Park, you are either new to the Steampunk sub-culture or have somehow ducked any and all reference to them ubiquitously scattered throughout the aether. Regardless, I am sure the rest will be simply delighted to know that the newest album from Abney Park – “Aether Shanties” – [...]
The Stolen Airship by Karel Zeman
Jan
21
Airships, Zeppelins, dirigibles and lighter-than-air steam powered travel are common motifs in both steampunk ideology as well as fiction. The days of the airship have not fully vanished, and continue to occupy a fancy in the collective steampunk consciousness. It’s a timeless craft, from giant balloons supporting old ships to the modern, sleek blimps and [...]
