18 Dec Another of the 12″ steampunk airships that I built for the 2012 World Steam Expo in Dearborn Michigan. Similar in shape and design, but with some modification. Like my other airships, it uses recycled, repurposed materials. 12″ Steampunk Gunship Airship 02 If this ship is one that you would like to have built… Continue reading Small steampunk gunship #2
Category: Steampunk Art
18″ Steampunk airship 003
22 Apr Today’s post is a mid-range size steampunk airship. This dirigible has a more “grunge” gondola with the propeller mounted on it instead of on the airship envelope like others I’ve done. It also has a pillar mount rather than the more Victorian looking netted suspension and the fins are a plate copper design.… Continue reading 18″ Steampunk airship 003
Propeller process
07 Mar I get asked all the time how I made a particular part on one of my steampunk airships. I’m also told that I should do DIY pictures and videos, and truthfully, I do take progress photos when I’m working on an airship. I do this because I have always thought that someday I’d… Continue reading Propeller process
Adding the stabilizer fins
07 Feb In building the stabilizer fins for the steampunk diarama airship, I first had to choose a shape. On other ships, I’ve made them rounded, but I like the feeling of a scalloped fin. I’ve also made different scalloped fins before, with some being a solid fin with ribs and others having a support… Continue reading Adding the stabilizer fins
Steampunk Airship Diarama
10 Jan I have done many airships and those of you familiar with my work may have seen them at World Steam Expo, which is sadly, no more :-(. This project is one that I wanted to approach a little differently. I still wanted to do an airship, but one that was the same style… Continue reading Steampunk Airship Diarama
Airships in Chicago
14 Dec Early in November, I got a call from a man named David Krause of Big Works, Inc. Seems David, or “Big” as he is called, was hired to stage a corporate holiday party in Chicago. The theme of the party was to be steampunk and he found my website and wanted to commission… Continue reading Airships in Chicago
18 inch Victorian steampunk airship #1
13 Dec This is the first of a new mid-range sized airship I started which is about 18″ long. This particular airship has a Victorian aesthetic, with a ship-like gondola, suspended with netting and cable. The propeller is a frame and sailcloth style, rather than a solid style. 18″ Victorian Steampunk Airship From the bow,… Continue reading 18 inch Victorian steampunk airship #1
‘Snowman’
Let’s get a handle on things! 24 Nov Before the Thanksgiving Holiday, I showed you the clasp on the Calvin & Hobbes snowman themed ukulele case I’m building. Now, I want to show you the handle I concocted. A ukulele isn’t very heavy, and even with the weight of the recycled cardboard and paper case,… Continue reading ‘Snowman’
Adding steampunk accessories
18 Nov Now, I’m wrapping up the steampunk deer head so I can post some airship stuff! To do this, I start adding the accessories that turn this sculpture from typical deer head into a steampunk sensation! In order to speed things up, I’m going to post a bunch of pictures in succession with captions,… Continue reading Adding steampunk accessories
Painting the fur on the deer head
18 Nov Now, I’m wrapping up the steampunk deer head so I can post some airship stuff! To do this, I start adding the accessories that turn this sculpture from typical deer head into a steampunk sensation! In order to speed things up, I’m going to post a bunch of pictures in succession with captions,… Continue reading Painting the fur on the deer head