That big tower poking up in the centre? That's the museum.
Yes, it really is down a road called "Green Dragon Lane".Once you get past the main entry desk, one of the first things you see is a huge face. Actually from a train, I believe, but it looks like it has come out of Girl Genius! This is taller than I am.
This is called "Darth Vapour".
Goggles with ear piece.
A lobster made of cutlery and stuff.
A beautiful ring. Complete with tiny little cogs.
A large ring, with cogs, and an eye.
Side view of same.
The famous Thunderbuss.
Lady Raygun by the same artist as the Thunderbuss.
Part of the museum. Glorious pipes and at the weekends you can see it working!
Dials and gauges and pipes! Oh My!
A steampunk outfit designed by a Lady Elsie. Inspired by both Vivian Westwood and the Edwardian style, there's a bustle at the back (which I regret not photographing).
More pipes and machinery.
Machinery from above.
More dials. I am tempted to use this as my phone background.
Pipes.
A steampunk... parking meter? Labelling throughout the exhibition was... well just not there.
I believe this is a space outfit, missing the lower part.
Wrenches.
This actually was labelled. It is an Bomb Disposal Specialist outfit by Thadeus Tinker.
Closeup of the chain mail. It is real chain mail not painted garter stitch!
Close up of the tools.
Part of the museum that caught my eye. This is left over I suspect from when the museum was a pumping station not a museum.
Steampunk K-9. Uncredited.
Part of a case full of toys, some dolls, some steampunk-y robots, some prams and stuff.
My view of the exhibition? It was interesting, and I always like going to the Steam Museum, but I certainly wouldn't call it "The Greatest Steampunk Exhibition". I'm sure that it's better at the weekend when the exhibits are manned and events are happening (or at least I hope so). I was very disappointed at the lack of credits on the exhibits, which meant it was hard to credit the artists behind most of the pieces. If anyone can let me know who to credit the uncredited pictures to, I shall amend to credit them.
This is called "Darth Vapour".
Goggles with ear piece.
A lobster made of cutlery and stuff.
A beautiful ring. Complete with tiny little cogs.
A large ring, with cogs, and an eye.
Side view of same.
The famous Thunderbuss.
Lady Raygun by the same artist as the Thunderbuss.
Part of the museum. Glorious pipes and at the weekends you can see it working!
Dials and gauges and pipes! Oh My!
A steampunk outfit designed by a Lady Elsie. Inspired by both Vivian Westwood and the Edwardian style, there's a bustle at the back (which I regret not photographing).
More pipes and machinery.
Machinery from above.
More dials. I am tempted to use this as my phone background.
Pipes.
A steampunk... parking meter? Labelling throughout the exhibition was... well just not there.
I believe this is a space outfit, missing the lower part.
Wrenches.
This actually was labelled. It is an Bomb Disposal Specialist outfit by Thadeus Tinker.
Closeup of the chain mail. It is real chain mail not painted garter stitch!
Close up of the tools.
Part of the museum that caught my eye. This is left over I suspect from when the museum was a pumping station not a museum.
Steampunk K-9. Uncredited.
Part of a case full of toys, some dolls, some steampunk-y robots, some prams and stuff.
My view of the exhibition? It was interesting, and I always like going to the Steam Museum, but I certainly wouldn't call it "The Greatest Steampunk Exhibition". I'm sure that it's better at the weekend when the exhibits are manned and events are happening (or at least I hope so). I was very disappointed at the lack of credits on the exhibits, which meant it was hard to credit the artists behind most of the pieces. If anyone can let me know who to credit the uncredited pictures to, I shall amend to credit them.
2 comments:
Wow, that was an amazing trip.
I had no idea you were a stem punk-er! What a cool museum. I love the face at the beginning. I'd be disappointed at the lack of signs. I like to know what I'm looking at.
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