The Celestial Sphere

Once one has a Space Helmet to gad about on the surface of a distant world, how does one actually get there?

Why, by steam-powered CELESTIAL SPHERE, of course!

The ship on it's launch platform


Bird's-eye view


The view you would get as you approach the Ship


The cargo door and crane

Launch platform and shunter

This project took place over several months, and a detailed account of it's construction may be found here:

Brassgoggles- From Planet To Planet in My Celestial Sphere!

Per Ardua, Ad Astra!

An Outing

My good Lady and I in the beautiful environs of Painshill Park.

I'm on the left.

MADNESS!

It's all been a bit busy in the Castle D'arrogance recently, trying to finish a couple of my own projects and a small commission: a modified gauntlet for a Zeppelin crew member:



It has been tinted with a brass finish, and has an altitude gauge, with a bright, variably flashing warning lamp.

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My own projects are a slug-throwing steam powered pistol, here in it's constituant parts:



And all together in it's primer coat:



I'll give it it's own write up when it's completely finished.

And my my second project is a Steampunk Sonic Screwdriver, variously called a 'Sonic Steamdriver', 'Steamdriver', or 'Ætheric Screwdriver':



It, of course, has the requisite lights and sound (liberated from a 'toy' Sonic), and switches from red to blue:



'Overload' warning lamp on the back:



And with it's 'descendants':


(you can 'click' on the above photos to see them in a larger size, I'm getting the hang of this now...)

The "THUNDERBUSS"

Ladies and Gentle men, presenting my latest invention, the THUNDERBUSS, a Gentleman's Sonic Hunting Rifle:

Note the Intensity and Range dial:
The range settings do, indeed, go from 'QUIET' to 'PARDON?'

The twin accumulator valves, which glow with power:


The business end:

A detailed account of this device's construction may be viewed here:

http://brassgoggles.co.uk/bg-forum/index.php?topic=12576.0

Steamboy's STEAMBALL

I only got around to seeing the rather excellent anime film Steamboy a few weeks ago, and I was rather taken with the key device, the Steamball.

So I made one:

Steampunk Space Helmet

While we're all waiting for the next big thing, here's some photographs of a Steampunk Space Helmet:

And finally, on a brief visit to Mars:

(Photograph manipulated by Smaggers)

Introduction

Welcome, welcome! I wondered how long it would take me to start one of these things, and, after only five years, here it is!

I'll be rambling about the state of the universe, and about the things I make , and anything else that takes my fancy.

Regards,

Herr Döktor