r/steampunk

Per usual, I build my creations with 95+% antique fittings, gauges & unique steam related items.

Per usual, I build my creations with 95+% antique fittings, gauges & unique steam related items.

Spent the last few months rendering 'The Tower' for my urban steampunk fantasy project. Here is how the lower district looks like. The story follows Gina, a burnt-out office worker who survives a catastrophic subway blast only to wake up in "The Tower", staggering, multi-layered vertical labyrinth made of interlocking bronze pipes, churning gears, and green steam. Here, every soul is judged, their earthly obsessions burned onto their wrists as a numerical
"soul weight." AMA

Just put up my first episode. Repurposing and DIY are going to be a big part of my whole thing. The first installment is goggles made from recycled drink cans, so I figured it would fit well around here. I'd also appreciate some feed back. Check it out, please!

https://youtu.be/cC7pZ9JCPTc

This is Nini! They are an automaton and they’re my little bean, I love them so much 😭 I need more steampunk novels ngl

Had some scrap and some superglue lying around…

An illustration i just finished

A custom order someone made for a Gear Watch. I am so happy how it turned out.

Hi everyone,
My name is Eddie. I build mechanical sculptures, animatronics, and automata in my workshop.

I’m currently working on a series of automata/music box sculptures featuring dystopian animals with mechanical characteristics in a post-apocalyptic world.

In this video you can see KBTO-M, a Hercules beetle, which is the first piece in the series.

I’d really appreciate any thoughts or feedback from the community.

I just got this sweet bomber jacket from Schott's, it's awesome. It gives steanpunk aviator vibes, I feel. Real buffalo leather with quilted nylon lining and a detachable sheepskin collar. The fingerless leather gloves are from English manufacturer Dent's. The still shiny "astig" bar-spring nickel-plated pince-nez were made sometime during the Edwardian era circa 1910 and are in *exceptional* condition. Had to play the online antiquities eyeglasses frames lottery like 6 times to find a good pair worth putting prescription lenses in lol. The earclip safety chain is also a genuine antique.

There's something so wholesome about resurrecting a French artisan's handmade pince nez eyeglasses for use in the modern age. I see remarkably well out of those tiny eyeglasses. I have a *gorgeous* sterling silver Tiffany & Co. Case made in the Victorian era for them, lined with radiant purple velvet. Someone recommended I post here. It's not strictly steampunk persay, but it takes me back to the days when it was considered popular. This setup isn't just decorative though, it's functional. I find it highly amusing wearing this in public and seeing how people will react haha.

Edit: resubmitting because my post was autoremoved for some reason the first time???

A couple months back I posted the brass version of this mechanical heart pendant here, and the top comments said it'd read way more steampunk in copper with some patina instead of staying shiny.

Fair enough. So here's the copper one — I've been carrying it and hand-patina'ing it daily for about 4 months now. No chemicals, no forced aging, just skin oils and everyday handling. Even the tubing went dark.

Honestly think you were right — it reads way more steampunk aged like this.

Source: Coppertist.Wu

This is the FUTURE of transportation! Truly a wonder to behold - why walk when you can bike, and why pedal when you can steam your way to and from your destinations?!