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7 Neat Nixie Tube Clocks

03 Aug

Way back when I first started this blog, I wrote a short article on Kev Stenning’s Steampunk Nixie Tube Clock, an extraordinary blend of science and artistry, and I have found that the more I research for imagery and ideas to help me build my Intrepid Engine world, the more I keep bumping into these things, so I thought I might showcase some of my favorites in this most retro of inventions.

Steampunk Single Digit Nixie by Blue Metal

Slightly reminiscent of the Eye of Sauron, this gorgeous Nixie would look great on any Steampunk’s writing desk.

Nixie tube clock in Voltmeter Case by shklaw

Again, another fascinating upcycle, this time incorporating an old Voltmeter and replacing the gauge plate with a Nixie.

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The Accidental Dieselpunk

11 Apr

I’m not one for simply posting random pictures of pretty ladies, but I found this one interesting. Steam/Dieselpunk without even really trying.

sasphotos: itakesexypics: She knows she’s a smooth operator… how did this photo get so much lovin?!

 

TRON Poster by largemick

28 Mar

Okay, I understand this does not fall into the category of Dieselpunk, Steampunk, or even Cyberpunk, really, but I love the graphic design on this poster. So clean, yet containing so much information, like all the best propaganda.

largemick: TRON

 
 

My new web cam is totally Flash Gordon! Love it!

28 Mar

Just got this beauty from Amazon.com. I haven’t tested it yet, but it looks really spiffing even if it doesn’t really work…

My new web cam is totally Flash Gordon! Love it! (Taken with instagram)

 

The Big Smoke

12 Jan

I had a copy of Joseph Conrad‘s “The Secret Agent” that used this painting on the cover. So wonderfully evocative of London in the late 1800s: The Big Smoke.

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Greetings From Shell Beach!

09 Jan

Shell Beach, the ultimate escape from Dark City…

Greetings From Shell Beach!

 
 

Very cool painting. doctormonocle: Curfew

08 Jan

Very cool painting. doctormonocle: Curfew

 
 

The first air show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. September 30th, 1909.

08 Jan

thejunctioned: The first air show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. September 30th, 1909. Photog

 

One day you’ll grow up to be as big as daddy! – buying an offshoot from Edison’s cactus

29 Dec

Thomas Edison wasn’t just an inventor, he was also a lover of plants, especially plants he felt he could cultivate and use in his pursuit of the ultimate rubber-free tire.

On the grounds of Thomas Edison’s house is a greenhouse, which is filled with exotic plants brought from the across the country, many of which are varieties he created or are still growing. One of the agave cacti he brought back from his travels is enormous and still alive in the greenhouse, so obviously when I saw that I could purchase a small cutting from the cactus, I jumped at the chance. My little agave, out of focus in the front of this picture is named Harvey.

Yes. Harvey Agave. All my claims to be smart and original have now been debunked.

One day you’ll grow up to be as big as daddy! - buying an offshoot from Edison’s cactus

 
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Entrance to Edison factory

28 Dec

Entrance to Edison factory (Taken with instagram)

 

Chemical bottles at Thomas Edison’s lab

28 Dec

Chemical bottles at Thomas Edison’s lab (Taken with instagram)