http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/posts/tags/lego/page/1/ all hail Verne and Tesla en Vox Tue, 06 May 2008 09:02:37 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss lego http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 06 May 2008 09:02:37 -0700 <div>&#160;<br /></div> <div><a href="http://www.spookylibrarians.com/uploaded_images/minifig_prize-707224.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://www.spookylibrarians.com/uploaded_images/minifig_prize-707218.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></div> <div><br /></div> <div></div> <div><br /></div> <div>Look, a fun LEGO steampunker! This can be yours if you enter <a href="http://www.buysteampunk.com/steampunkblog/2008/03/21/contest-win-this-lego-steampunk-mecha/"><strong>the contest that Buy Steampunk is holding in conjunction with Jamie Spencer</strong></a>; send in your own artistic&#160;effort that incorporates&#160;Jamie&#39;s Kriegerhund and/or Dardenbahst LEGO mechas. Oh, and the winner also gets this:</div> <div><br /></div> <div></div> <div><br /></div> <div></div><p><img alt="" src="http://www.spookylibrarians.com/uploaded_images/kreigerhund_prizeshot-744015.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /> <div><br /></div> <p>The deadline has been extended to Friday, so send in your artistic renditions fast!</p> <p>The Maker Faire <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/maker_faire/"><strong>has come and gone</strong></a>, but it looks like it was a fantastic time for all, <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/05/giant-deep-sea.html"><strong>especially the steampunk types.</strong></a></p> <p>For me, there&#39;s a connection between Rube Goldberg machines and steampunk. Maybe it&#39;s all the intricate detail involved in both. At any rate, Gawker has put together a list of <a href="http://gawker.com/386830/13-greatest-rube-goldberg-machines"><strong>the best Rube Goldberg machine videos out there at the moment</strong></a>. </p> <p>Has anyone tried out PMOG, otherwise known as <a href="http://pmog.com/codex/"><strong>the Passively Multiplayer Online Game</strong></a>? It looks really fun, but I have no real spare time right now...</p> <p>One of the stranger remakings I&#39;ve seen lately transforms <a href="http://www.yvonneleeschultz.com/work/porcelain-pistol/"><strong>pistols into porcelain art</strong></a>. Soon porcelain rayguns will probably appear on the scene.</p> <p>Not punk, but quite Victorian, <a href="http://www.treehouseworkshop.com/port_projects_02.html"><strong>this treehouse</strong></a> looks perfect for the post-oil abode. In the meantime, you can still wear <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5000224"><strong>funky cufflinks</strong></a> and enjoy the air conditioning while you can!</p></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500f48cf57ad30003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> games lego art contest steampunk machines