" Well, not exactly a Western, although there is at least one Western themed episode, I'm watching "The Secret Adventures of Jules Vern" for the third time. This time around I noticed something odd,…"
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Would YOU live in a steampunk universe if you could?
Started Oct 30, 2020 0 Replies 2 Likes
Just a general question. The only "rule" is that you can set up that particular universe any way you want, within the broad boundaries of steampunk. For example, my CR&A universe…Continue
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Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Sitting Bull, Lillian Smith, et al.
Started this discussion. Last reply by P. Aloysius Regnad Oct 28, 2020. 1 Reply 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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Ballistol - A steampunk multi-purpose oil(?)
Ballistol (from the words 'ballistic' and 'oleum') is a multi-purpose oil, first compounded in 1904 by Dr. Helmut Klever as a response to the German Imperial Army's request for a substance that could be used to clean and lubricate a soldier's firearm, as well as protect the wooden parts, and also protect his leather gear. It was adopted by the German army in 1905, and remained in use until 1945. So it's not quite Victorian, but does predate World War I by ten years. And yes, it's still…See More
" OK, I've mentioned before that I like spaghetti westerns, and that some of them contain elements that might be considered to be steampunk. In fact, I've been thinking of typing up what I'd call an…"
" OK, one of the things that vexes me, to some extent, is trying to identify weapons (like revolvers, lever action rifles, &c.) in movies and television shows, For instance, I'm watching the movie Virus…"
" I've just discovered that "Colonel" Harland Sanders, of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame, once owned a company that manufactured carbide lamps. Unfortunately, he started his enterprise around 1922 or…"
"Good catch regardless. "
" Yeah, it's probably not intended to reference the real Sultana in any way beyond someone's hazy memory of a "famous" riverboat. Still, I couldn't help pointing it out."
"This sultana appears to be a sternwheeler. The real sultana was a sidewheeler"
"It does look like SULTANA. If so I like to think that they were just trying to preserve the fading memory. "
" OK, another "catch", this time from The Wild Wild West:
Is is just me, or does the steamboat say "Sultana" on it? If so, this discovery is NOT at all…"
" From "The Outlaw Deputy" (1935) starring Tim McCoy -
A wanted poster for The Crisco Kid? I guess these B western film makers were already incorporating little jokes for…"
" OK, I have my crystal sets back.
From left to right: basic AM broadcast band set with a standard round coil, a similar set with a "spider web" coil (and earphone attached), and…"
" Testing.... I'd forgotten about this place. So what becomes of a group with no owner, like this one?"
" Welcome. We have a writers group here called Scribblers' Den that you may wish to join."
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- At 11:48pm on April 7, 2021,
Alijandra Mogilner said…
I would indeed like to join, thank you
- 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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Ballistol - A steampunk multi-purpose oil(?)
Posted on September 4, 2021 at 1:18pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Ballistol (from the words 'ballistic' and 'oleum') is a multi-purpose oil, first compounded in 1904 by Dr. Helmut Klever as a response to the German Imperial Army's request for a substance that could be used to clean and lubricate a soldier's firearm, as well as protect the wooden parts, and also protect his leather gear. It was adopted by the German army in 1905, and remained in use until 1945. So it's not quite Victorian, but does predate World War I by ten years. And yes, it's…
ContinueSteampunk and the carbide lamp. (As a prop, and a genuinely useful item.)
Posted on March 31, 2021 at 9:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
OK, first off, I will shamelessly point out that putting "Steampunk" as the first word of the title simply gets more attention. Now on to the carbide lamp.
I used to think these things had been around for ages, but it turns out that these lamps did not come into general use until the very last years of the 19th century. (They were used primarily by miners, and cave explorers, as well…
ContinueJust something I found.
Posted on December 27, 2020 at 5:01pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
OK, for some reason, I was considering entering a post about how (in the United States) The European Grand Tour evolved into See America due to the onset of WWI. The Grand Tour was something that only the wealthy could indulge in. But the war sent thousands or "regular, everyday Americans" to Europe who would otherwise never have gone there. This reminded me of the song "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?)". When I…
ContinueSomething from the CR&A universe.
Posted on October 30, 2020 at 12:10pm 1 Comment 1 Like
I don't believe I have any talent when it comes to drawing, but I think I have managed to develop some skills with cobbling together visual images by computer manipulation. By using this so-called skill, I've made something from the CR&A universe that I've been meaning to for a long time. It's made using some found images, and various free fonts. I've uploaded the image full size, so it may look better opened in a separate window.…
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