Embroidered badges (or patches) in My Etsy Emporium!

I've finally got some special insignia produced for you lovely people, and they are available in my Etsy Shop, first up is the classic "Herr Döktor's Laboratory " logogram, in exquisite black and white:

 

Herr Döktor's Laboratory Embroidered badge

Next is the "Minion (First Class)"* badge, which you may wear with pride, knowing that you are helping Herr Döktor make the world a better place by doing his bidding:

 

Herr Döktor- "Minion (First Class)" Embroidered badge

Thirdly, you can demonstrate that you are a true devotee to the cause, by wearing this "Victim (Second Class)** badge:

 

Herr Döktor "Victim (Second Class)" Embroidered badge

Please enjoy these small offerings, and do tell your friends!

*No actual minioning required, no allegiance required, no hard work or heavy lifting.

**No actual victimisation, no actual harm or experimentation to be done upon your person, no unpleasant bending.

An Herr Döktor Original

About time, really- you can now purchase some rather nice things from my Etsy shop, including those Brass Goggles rings of mine, and hopefully more items in the near future:

An Herr Döktor Original

Do have a look, and keep an eye on it, as things may arrive without warning!

"STEAM PISTOL" Revisited

Just over two years ago, I finished my Steam Pistol (see here for more details), since then, the metallic finish had become tarnished, the markings had begun to peel, and the wood effect plastic handle had begun to get on my nerves.

So, over a quiet weekend, I found the time to re-finish the old girl:


Close-up of the new markings:

These have been etched on brass using salt-water electrolysis, a simple but very effective method:

The new handle has been hand turned on a lathe from a piece of cedar, or possibly mahogany (the joy of off-cuts!):
The metallic finish is a chrome-effect over gloss black, giving a very bright, highly metallic finish.

The "COMMODORE" Plasma Ray Pistol

Back from the ASYLUM (Europe's largest Steampunk Convivial), where I was able to deliver this little item to it's new owner:


It comes in a velvet lined box, and has a pair of tools and a flask of liquid plasma:


You might just be able to make out the label, and that it is "My Favourite!", according to one N. Tesla:


Delivered by hand to it's new owner, one Mr. Robert Rankin, the well known wit, raconteur and writer of far-fetched-fiction, this now completes a pair of rayguns, the other belonging to his good lady wife, Lady Raygun, which may be seen here.


The Commodore was most gratified to receive his raygun, and I shall hopefully soon have a picture of the presentation to share with you.

Workshop Day at Kew Bridge Steam Museum

A splendid time was had by all at Kew Bridge this past weekend, many frocks were modified, much tea was duelled with, and the Pax Britannica author Mr Jonathan Green came along and did a fine reading from his latest opus, as well as a finer report than anyone else could imagine:



Mr Green flatters me deeply with his words, and I am blushing!

Do come along to the next themed weekend, a Fashion event over the weekend of the 16th and 17th of July.

The Art Of Steampunk

As you may know, I exhibited at Oxford's Museum of the History Of Science last year, an exhibition that was curated by Art Donovan, further to this, the contributors to this show are to be featured in a book edited by Mr. Donovan.

Although this book isn't available until August, I thought it worth mentioning if only to publicly thank Mr. Donovan for all his hard work.

Available for purchase here, and here.

Kew Bridge Steam Museum Steampunk Exhibition

Those nice people at Kew Bridge Steam Museum are graciously hosting a display of Steampunk art from the four corners of the world, including a few items of my own construction:

My completed Rocket back pack, with Protective helmet,

completed especially for this Exhibition.

Every weekend afternoon, you can partake in the Ancient and Noble* art of Tea Duelling:

A dueller is caught mid nom.

The Exhibition runs until the end of August, and will host special events on most weekends, some of which I've been threatened to appear at.

More information on both the Exhibition and Kew Bridge Steam Museum may be found here.

The rules of Tea Duelling may be found here.

*Recent and Silly, not Ancient and Noble.