“Build a comedy ford”, old timey version of bouncing suspension once found in rap music videos. Modern Mechanix 1933 – Link. Sled stove for skating parties, Modern Mechanix 1933 – Link. Back in world war II people would conserve gas and use battery powered/pedal powered ways to get around, Popular Mechanics, 1941. Steampunk remote controlled […]
As covered here previously, Jake von Slatt is going to make a steam-powered car out of a 1929 Mercedes Gazelle SSK replica made by Tiffany Motor Cars sometime in the ’70s. Here he takes an initial survey of the car and what he’ll need to do to get it in shape for a steamy retro-fit. […]
Over at the Steampunk Workshop, Jake inaugurates a new Guest Artist Project feature with the wonderful Molly “Porkshanks” Friedrich as the first artist in residence. Molly shows how to update an antique Cannonball Empire headset with modern headphone innards. Porkshank’s Dieselpunk Headphone Mod – Link Related: The Ambiance Enhancer (retro MP3 player) – Link
Lovely Da Vinci-esque hand-cranked fantasy vehicle by Pablo Lavezzari. Kinetic Art – [via] Link
It seems so obvious. If you live in an area with a decent winter, you can create a fridge on the outside wall of your kitchen that opens to the elements to create an “ambient air fridge” (AAF). If you’re wondering what you do on an unseasonably warm day, the builder keeps a few jugs […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 the National Toy Hall of Fame brought out part of their massive collection of old (and what I think are timeless) toys. They also had a full time Etch-a-sketch artist, Tim George – cranking, er, twisting out tons of of art on site. To date, the following 38 toys have […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 it was reassuring to see ViewMaster, I figured they were long gone since the TuberNet has since dominated both eyes for while – but they’re around and have a unique line of ViewMaster products. For the most part it looks like they’re promoting custom runs, makes sense – they’ll even […]
