Sauce on the arm?

ITT gears glued onto shit.

there is one functional item so far, unless the clock in #3 actually works.

These are pretty. But that's all they are, minus. #7. That shit is pretty cool.

>>340

HA HA! that's such an original and funny statement. Your so damn clever sometimes. I mean I totally agree with you. Except that there are literally only 3 glued gears in all of the pictures combined.

And I totally agree that none of this stupid and unoriginal crap actually works. Except for the computer screen... which was made by Jake Von Slat. and works perfectly. And there's the working watch. and the computer mod... of the actually working computer. Oh and that stupid hand that clearly doesn't have any functioning parts. Well at least We can say for certain that the two guns at the bottom don't shoot.

But aside from that stuff you are totally on top of things. I'm glad we have so many smart people around here.

>>341

It's modern technology with gears and brass glued to it. It's pretty, but it's just dressed up modern technology.

The hand is useless, but at least it actually works based on the design that went into it, and not because it's dressed up modern technological hardware.

Sometimes it's pretty, but it's all gears and brass and leather glued onto other things. At best, usually, modern bits of technology that actually function. None of the steampunk crap actually DOES anything.

So yes. It's all crap. with gears glued on. Or strips of brass bent around it.

>>346
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>>339

gtf over it. we're all nerds for something. everyone in the world. period.

>>348
pay more attention, you quoted me twice and some random guy asking for more info.

>>350
sorry, i was tired

>>352

Yeah you really don't have to apologize to Dra. No one likes him anyway.

>>353
I like me. And the rest of you ain't no pack of roses either.

>>354
I really think this chans slogan should be
"we really are much nicer than /b/"

>>355
I think we should add "/b/" to the spam filter and turn the one hour auto ban into 3 days.

P.S. I'm not a nice person. Sage for no contribution.

>>357
Meh. There's plenty of good reasons to mention /b/. Such as:

> I found this pic on /b/ and thought it would be better appreciated here.

fr'instance.

>>357
and yet i have failed to not find decent advice here, and btw, OC will be coming to this board soon

Dra's problem is that he apparently has the idea that technology shouldn't have any any freedom of design beyond the bare necessity of functionality. You'd have a hard time finding any consumer technology, modern or otherwise, that doesn't have some kind of intentional asthetic.

I agree that adding components that look like they should perform a function, but don't, to an otherwise functional device - e.g. gluing gears on - is silly and pointless. But the only object like that is #4, the computer case. Everything else shown here is either a functional device (#1, #3, #6), or a completely non-functional model or piece of artwork (#2, #5, #8).

In the case of non-working models, yeah, well no shit they don't work. It's a raygun, what do you expect? Its sole purpose is to look good. I have a pewter statue of a plane on my mantelpiece, but it doesn't actually fly.

In the case of the functional devices, the computer up top best illustrates my point. All of those components serve a function. If you take away the keys, or the frame, or the pedestal, then you reduce the functionality of the computer. You could replace them, yes, with plastic components. In the same way, you could replace the upholstery of your car with hemp sacking. The car would still work, but it sure as hell wouldn't be as nice to use. It's exactly the same here. Why, exactly, is replacing components of the computer with components which are functionally identical, but aesthetically superior, a bad thing? Answer: it's not, regardless of what motif you choose to use.

#3 appears to be a watch with a cover which you can open by flexing your wrist. Nearly all the components I can identify seem to be involved either with the pulley mechanism or with holding the device together. The same principle applies: you have functional components which look good while maintaining their functionality. No sane person could have a problem with that.

tl;dr I have no idea what the hell Dra is going on about.

>>636
Nope. My problem is that none of the steampunk "technology" that I've seen actually, in any way, involves steam technology. Aesthetics are fine. But when the realities of a subject are ignored for aesthetics, over and over again...It seems rather pointless.

The computer mod is pretty. yes. It's purely aesthetic. My issue is that every single steam punk mod I've seen, even the "Functional devices" in no way utilize alternative power sources, eg "steam". It's all aesthetic, wither it's replacing the plastic hardware on a screen with copper and brass, or the keys of a keyboard with typewriter keys.

Actually looking at that computer case again, I'm fairly sure the piping is for a water cooling system...if not, it should be.

Here's the issue for me in a nutshell. Steampunk is about the "pretty" about the concept of viable steam based technology, instead of normal electrical energy sources. Now, out there, currently, there are all SORTS of interesting devices that with a minor amount of work, could be just as decorative and pretty...and operate by burning coal and running boilers.

Not a single "steam" punk I can think of has a steam powered device. Or even one ran by clockwork. If the device does something at all, it's a normal, every day household device of some description covered in brass and copper, leather and wood.

You take the romance of a concept, the attractive parts. But no one is willing to put forth the effort to adopt the practical side of the same concepts. That's what I don't like about steam punk. It's not like it's a bunch of larpers going "oh, there's a dragon over in that field, and we have to go slay it". The technology of the books and comics and so on? It exists. It's there. With some tinkering and know-how, people could produce steampunk devices that are actually unique. Steam or clockwork driven. Large, immensely impractical devices that require fine tuning and constant adjustment and tinkering. Custom machines that you have to know inside and out. To me, that's the soul of steampunk. The DIY concept. And Everything here? It touches on the skin of it. yes. It really does mostly look very nice, it's mostly hand made materials...But it's skin deep. It's no more real than a runway model showing off this years fashion, or TV wrestling.

If that's the case, then don't complain about aesthetic mods that are perfectly good in their own right just because they aren't working custom-built steam-powered machines. Very few people have the expendable time, space and money to invest into building "large, immensely impractical devices that require fine tuning and constant adjustment and tinkering". Am I to assume you do? If so, I'd love to see some of your creations, because it sounds wonderful. But whether you do or not, don't bitch about people who simply can't expend those kinds of resources on a hobby.

Anyway, for your pleasure, here are some working steam machines. All of these, you'll notice, are in miniature, since even dedicated enthusiasts can't afford to build the sorts of things you apparently want.

>>641
I accidentally posted in a new thread, but it deserves its own thread anyway.

http://www.megachan.net/ste/res/642.html

>>641
See, those are amazing examples of what you can DO with the technology of the "culture" in which people enjoy playing. And obviously, not everyone, indeed, not many people, can go to the extent that it can be done.

My irritation is with the fact that so many people look at the surface, go "ooh, shiny" and then disregard all practical sides of the concept. It's actually really nice to see that some people take it beyond the cosmetic...

And, looking back in time, re-reading the post again anon. You're kind of missing the point of my initial rant. Read OP's post. " Steampunk mods that aren't just a sepia spraypaint and a couple of plastic cogs". It's the pot calling the kettle black. The quality of the imitation is better for these works. They are, in fact, in most cases quite pretty to look at. But wither the veneer on the outside of your store bought device is machined brass or sprayed on brass colored paint, it's still a thin coating of something else.

Again. Skin deep. Cosmetic. I can't see a problem with pointing out that something IS a thin coating of fantasy on top of a real device. obviously we disagree quite strongly on this point.

Then again, I guess it's a cultural thing. I don't like boob jobs or facelifts, but I do like tattoos...and they are both, in their own way, cosmetic, just as much as these are.

>>654
Well, it reads like he was asking for steampunk-flavoured mods that actually involved significant modification, which the examples do. I agree that they're just cosmetic (well, except for the wrist clock and the hand). I just don't think there's anything wrong with that. And really, the aesthetic of steampunk is what attracts most people to it in the first place, so if they can't spare the resources to "get real" about it it's perfectly reasonable for them to focus on cosmetics, IMO.