Going to start doing concept images tonight

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 11:46 — babychaos

I'm having trouble finding

I'm having trouble finding images I like. I have this mental concept where the steam part is jury-rigged on, so you have a normal ship, and the steam part is overtly in the rear of the device (pipes, big funnels etc).

I'll keep looking...

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 11:53 — brainwipe

I like the ideas of the jury

I like the ideas of the jury riggedness. I think I can do that. I was also thinking of having the helm on a gantry on top of the boiler.

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 11:54 — brainwipe

It for steampunk, it could

It for steampunk, it could be real world images of things people have made in that vein. I am thinking wood, leather, brass, etc.

Should the ships have sails?

I was also thinking that the ship should have two speeds, going faster if someone is stoking a boiler with coal.

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 11:58 — babychaos

Ships should definitely have

Ships should definitely have sails.

Within the design concept I put up ships speeds were covered. Sail would be faster than steam, and there was the concept of "hot spots" to allow players to improve default performance (blantantly stolen from Air Buccaneers)

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 12:04 — brainwipe

super, ignore this post,

super, ignore this post, then. Just post up steampunk stuff.

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 12:06 — brainwipe

How about this sort of

How about this sort of stuff:

http://steampunkworkshop.com/keyboard.shtml
http://steampunkworkshop.com/lcd.shtml
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/23/steampunk-mp3-player.ht...

Lots of stuff:
http://boingboing.hexten.net/steampunk/

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 12:13 — babychaos

Very victorian and

Very victorian and elegant

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/07/09/steampunk-motor...

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 13:32 — Evilmatt

http://www.girlgeniusonline.c

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/

this comic is steam punk some good art stuff in there

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071109

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021125

http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20030307

Wed, 28/11/2007 - 14:07 — brainwipe

Thanks gents, getting

Thanks gents, getting something of a collection now.

Mon, 10/12/2007 - 14:49 — Evilmatt

some pseudo steam punk

some pseudo steam punk blender images in this months gallery

http://www.blender.org/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=upl...
http://www.blender.org/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=upl...

Fri, 21/12/2007 - 16:10 — Skunty

Am thinking this makes the

Am thinking this makes the good basis for a small one/two man boat, almost no protection from incoming fire but looks light and nimble, I imagine it working on water with a waterwheel driven design:

http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/1873monocycle/2381700

Fri, 21/12/2007 - 16:35 — brainwipe

Brilliant find. Love it. I

Brilliant find. Love it. I have seen video of this nutter somewhere. I think a one-person design is the way to go. :)

Fri, 21/12/2007 - 17:08 — Skunty

Apparently the description

Apparently the description of riding it is fast in a straight line but turning is entirely based on leaning. I was thinking this might make it a good two man vehicle, with a gunner who has to negotiate not only the sway caused by waves but also any tilt from turning.

I'd say I can get sketching but I have no idea how to translate 2d pics to 3d...

Will be picking up UT3 tonight btw.

Sat, 22/12/2007 - 12:12 — Skunty

Also some very nice

Also

some very nice steampunk inspired character designs:

http://rebelconcept.net/Artwork/line/steampunk-designs.jpg

Sun, 06/01/2008 - 19:23 — Evilmatt

This is a great cgi short

This is a great cgi short film with some wonderful steam punk influence

http://www.stage6.com/user/vernini/video/1594216/A-Gentlemen's-Duel

Tue, 15/01/2008 - 00:12 — Evilmatt

I got bored and drew

I got bored and drew this

http://mattwarriner.deviantart.com/art/Steam-Pirates-Concept...

Tue, 15/01/2008 - 01:01 — Evilmatt

mythbusters had a american

mythbusters had a american civil war steam powered machinegun on a recent episode. It used centripetal force to sling projectiles. Maybe we should copy the original design. http://mythbusters-wiki.discovery.com/page/Episode+93:+Confe...

Tue, 15/01/2008 - 10:16 — brainwipe

Cool drawing. I like the

Cool drawing. I like the backpack, it's almost like a steam version of a Ghostbusters proton pack. :)