Reader Pixel’s steampunk airship is the only way to travel. If you’re a minifig, that is! [Pixel's flickr]
In similar vein, the Empire of Steam is a steampunk world-building exercise implemented entirely in Lego. Elephant-mounted missiles in the Boer War? Check.
[Empire of Steam via Web Urbanist and Brass Goggles]
Actually, I had sent a link to BB not too long ago about an actual contest over at http://www.reasonablyclever.com/
to actually build the biggest and best Steampunk Millennium Falcon out of actual LEGO, but they didn’t actually post it.
Oh well.
I say, chaps, is that airship rated for Venus?
Ruddy Martian liftwood’s rotting out of the old aetherflivver, what-oh. Damned scaly wogs can’t get the ruddy bugs out of the caulking, and you can’t find good old British tar & oakum anywhere on the bloody planet!
Anxiously awaiting your reply, I remain, yours, &etc.
–Captain F. Reade
Venusport
Southeast Wogistan
Venus
The image you have up is actually my LEGO airship the HMAS Lord Vladek
http://flickr.com/photos/improbcat/sets/72157594366700176/
And while Empire of steam is a very cool undertaking, my airship actually has nothing to do with it.
Actually, I actually need to use the word actually more in my comments.
Hello…
Been away with work and not checked online for a while. Only just seen your link to Empire of Steam
Thank you for featuring it. It’s a little labour of love and constructive comments like yours make it feel worthwhile.
Lego and steampunk. If you could somehow work in a magical girl playing ukele you’d be a complete parody of boing.
Sorry! Fixing the post.