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
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The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye (cont.)
Posts Tagged ‘Antique’ The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye (cont.) 25 Aug Well life sort of got in the way and it’s been awhile since I last posted…sorry! To continue with the mechanical cyborg steampunk eye, I’m going to show what I applied beneath the eye before I attach it. My goal for the steampunk deer… Continue reading The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye (cont.)
Adding the stabilizer fins
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… Continue reading Adding the stabilizer fins
The airship propeller
The airship propeller 31 Jan Last time I finished putting the propeller support scaffolding on the steampunk airship that is to be part of my diarama. Now I’ll start the propeller itself. I can’t emphasize enough that you don’t need to buy much in order to create amazing art. Just look around you…I save plastic… Continue reading The airship propeller
The “Hot Rod” Airship
The “Hot Rod” Airship 16 Nov A steampunk airship can take on many personalities and styles. I say this because steampunk itself embraces many sub-genres and styles and is very often blatantly anachronistic. The steampunk airships I have built have ranged in style from more classic Victorian to Grunge, and from Angry Warship to cannon-lined… Continue reading The “Hot Rod” Airship
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
Painting the fur on the deer head
28 Oct Last time, I said I’d show how I painted the fur on the steampunk deer head. Remember that there is a tooled latex over the mâché which gives the illusion of fur, and with the addition of realistic painting, the deer mount itself begins to look quite convincing. Base coats of paint Base coat… Continue reading Painting the fur on the deer head
The battery compartment
01 Sep As mentioned, the battery needs a believable housing and I started with a mint container, then cut it in half and created a lip so that a slide-on top was possible. Mint container as a battery compartment Building the battery compartment As you can see, after the battery compartment was built, I added… Continue reading The battery compartment
The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye (cont.)
25 Aug Well life sort of got in the way and it’s been awhile since I last posted…sorry! To continue with the mechanical cyborg steampunk eye, I’m going to show what I applied beneath the eye before I attach it. My goal for the steampunk deer head was to make the cyborg eye light up.… Continue reading The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye (cont.)
The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye
20 Jul First of all…an apology for not posting in so long, but after the show at the Artisan’s Bench, things got hectic. I not only got a couple orders for commissioned airship pieces, but I’ve been preparing a new workspace and all that has taken a lot of my time. Today, I’m posting how… Continue reading The mechanical cyborg steampunk eye