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Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Sitting Bull, Lillian Smith, et al.
Started Mar 3 0 Replies 1 Like
I suppose Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) is the person who ties everyone in the title together, so I listed him first. I believe all of these people qualify for an entry in the…Continue
Programming language question
Started Nov 3, 2019 0 Replies 1 Like
OK, so not exactly steampunk, but I've had good results getting answers from other steampunks in the areas of cryptography, botany, and entomology, so I'm giving this a try. For a good 30+…Continue
Steam Powered Machine list...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Captain Jan 11, 2018. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I'm trying to think up a list of steam powered machines that people find interesting, impressive, or fun, to see. There's a reason, but telling it might be a spoiler. Anyway, so far I have: …Continue
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- About you:
- I am cautious and suspicious by nature. Also terribly lazy. I spend a great deal of time inside my own head. I believe in Truth, Freedom, Justice, and Hope. I sleep a lot, and that lets me dream.
Since 2012 I have managed to type up several stories which take place in a steampunk universe. I suppose that makes me a writer, but I prefer the term "storyteller". I had some of these tales posted on the old steampunk empire site. I'm not certain what to do about them, at this point.
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" I've gotten back into watching spaghetti westerns I can find on the net. Most I've seen before, some I barely remember, and even a small number that I haven't seen. This is really good for…"
" Well, I may have found an acceptable solution to the lack of "period" American (United States) replica currency, but it will be awhile before I can report on it. Maybe not 'til the end of the…"
" I've said that I've wanted to type up this story for quite some time, and that it's "rather important", despite being so short. Here's why - It introduces the character of…"
Steampunk props: #1 - Replica coins and currency
I'm going to try and recreate this series all over again. I like to have "period" (like there's an actual Steampunk period, right?) items around to inspire me, and to "use" if I ever go to any kind of steampunk event. Replica money is as good a place as any to start. (The whole issue of replica money is clouded by the fact that some people (and maybe agencies) think this is the same as counterfeiting. I don't see this as the case, but it limits what's available.) I've scoured…See More
" Here's something I found floating around:"
Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Sitting Bull, Lillian Smith, et al.
I suppose Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) is the person who ties everyone in the title together, so I listed him first. I believe all of these people qualify for an entry in the Steampunk Real Life Role Models thread, or at least in the Western Steampunk group, but are also important enough as…See More
Dreams as Inspiration.
This was originally posted under the title "Where do (my) ideas come from?" on the old Steampunk Empire website. And things in square brackets [ ] are modern insertions.- (WARNING - This post contains what those reading [ or having read ] my CR&A stories may consider to be spoilers. [ Or maybe not. It's quite possible that no one reading this is familiar with my material. ] Anyways, proceed at your own risk.) I considered a lengthy introduction to this, but have…See More
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" Ha ha! Yes, and his tie is somewhat green, so perhaps a Kryptonite dye?
(Or maybe just arsenic. During the late 19th century, bright green dyes, and paints, were created using…"
" OK, I'm sure I had found a site that had all sorts of information on automata, including other pictures of Maelzel's trumpeter, but I can't find the bookmark, or manage to rediscover it. But I seem…"
Steampunk, and Musical Machines
[This was originally a post in a group I had created on the old Steampunk Empire website, dedicated to classical music, and its relationship to steampunk.]- Machines used to play music are nothing new. Carillons have been automated since at least the 17th century, and small music boxes have been around since at least the 18th. By the 19th century, musical machines of many types began to be produced. One of the most famous was the Panharmonicon, invented by Johann Nepomuk Maelzel. …See More
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- At 2:21am on May 1, 2018,
Carl Jackson said…
Thanks I will check it out!
- At 3:23pm on January 11, 2018,
The Specialist said…
Thank you for the friend add.
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Regnad and the Gunfighters, a CR&A gaiden.
Posted on April 25, 2020 at 5:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Alright, I've decided to post a CR&A story. This is a short one, but it's one I've wanted to type up for some time, and now that I have, I'd like to let others read it. It's in my script format, and everything in it belongs to me! (Sorry, but I feel I need to say that.) Anyways -
P. Aloysius Regnad Presents:
A (rather important) CR&A Gaiden
"Regnad and the…
ContinueSteampunk Pastimes: Faro, a nearly forgotten card game.
Posted on April 24, 2020 at 9:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
By the standards of movies, and television, one is lead to believe that the most popular card based gambling game in the old west was poker. This is NOT true! It was Faro. (Or Pharo, or Pharaoh.)
Faro is a game of chance played with our "normal" 52 card deck, in what is now called "poker" size. (In the days of the Wild West, they were just as likely to be called a Faro Deck.) Faro requires a "layout" that looks like this:…
ContinueSteampunk props: #2 - Replica gaming (gambling) items.
Posted on April 24, 2020 at 2:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
OK, once one has decent replica coins and currency, one needs a way to spend it, right? So what better way than to plunk it down on the poker, faro, blackjack, or craps table! (At least in the Wild Steampunk West, where my CR&A character lives.) So that means playing cards, and dice. Cards first -
There are pretty much two options - the Highlanders 1864 deck…
ContinueSteampunk props: #1 - Replica coins and currency
Posted on April 23, 2020 at 11:00pm 1 Comment 1 Like
I'm going to try and recreate this series all over again.
I like to have "period" (like there's an actual Steampunk period, right?) items around to inspire me, and to "use" if I ever go to any kind of steampunk event. Replica money is as good a place as any to start. (The whole issue of replica money is clouded by the fact that some people (and maybe agencies) think this is the same as counterfeiting. I don't see this as the case, but it limits what's…
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