Steampunk airships in Lego

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]

[#1 posted by Pixel , February 27, 2009 5:20 AM]

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.

[#2 posted by Pixel , February 27, 2009 5:25 AM]

Actually, I actually need to use the word actually more in my comments.

[#3 posted by Rob Beschizza , February 27, 2009 6:23 AM]

Sorry! Fixing the post.

[#4 posted by MadFist , February 27, 2009 8:34 AM]

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.

[#5 posted by Anonymous , February 27, 2009 9:26 AM]

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

[#6 posted by Anonymous , February 27, 2009 1:06 PM]

Lego and steampunk. If you could somehow work in a magical girl playing ukele you'd be a complete parody of boing.

[#7 posted by TooMuchCaffeine , March 2, 2009 1:42 PM]

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.