The SteamCon II SteamPunk Convention is scheduled for November 19th – 21st, 2010. They’ve just announced a new website (much of it still under development), which is very nicely done.
The 1st SteamCon was a huge success. I had sent Omega7Red’s own infamous Captain Jamison Dao of the HRMAS Prometheus to the SteamCon event. However, he failed to report back. Apparently, he was killed in a duel, most violently. (hit the more to read on)
Now, this is cool, no matter who you are. A self-propelled Victorian house. This is an HDRI photo of the Neverwas Haul. And it’s not just pretty, it’s actually functional. It even sports a pseudo-periscope called a “Camera Obscura”. I only wish that there were more photos of the interior; as well as a generous amount of scantily-clad Victorian prostitutes and Whiskey.
Neverwas Haul, a self-propelled 3-story Victorian House, made from 75% recycled equipment and materials, returns with new interiors, operating system, and collections from its travels around the world (i.e., oddities of the Jules Verne era including a Camera Obscura, described below). The Haul measures 24 feet long by 24 feet high and 12 feet wide and is built on the base of a 5 th wheel travel trailer.
A cooperative effort of a number of artists, photographers and lens makers, the Camera Obscura is installed in the turret of the Haul. With the support of a trained technician, the public sees many a spectacular view. A camera obscura is a series of lenses creating an image that is projected onto a concave screen table (sketch included below) [not on this site]. The size of the unit is approximately 12 feet tall by 3 feet wide and is made from hand-made glass lenses, recycled brass fittings and antique ironwork.
