Okay, it’s time to give your presentation to the hiring committee. Just load up the PowerPoint show. Now what was the combination again?

Tarator, a Russian steampunk modder, does computer security the old fashioned way.

Link (Google Translate) -via Make

What could possibly make the Predator alien more badass than he’s already proven himself to be? Make a full-sized likeness of him out of metal!

Standing 8 feet 2 inches tall and weighing over 11 hundred pounds, Steampunk Predator is custom made from various parts, automotive and otherwise, and recycled metal. Check out more from Kreatworks at their Etsy store link below, including a really cool Robocop and an awesome Alien.

Link –via BuzzFeed

Daniel Valdez of Smeeon modded this motorized wheelchair to look like a steampunk version of X-Men's Professor Xavier's wheelchair. Fantastic!

Check out the video clip over at Roger Ebert's Journal and the photo gallery over at Flickr.

Steampunk as a fashion trend might be fading away, but steampunk inspired inventions and designs will never die. Matt Armstrong brings his version of steampunk inspired design to these LEGO brick sculptures, and the resulting inventions/artworks are quite handsome looking indeed. With classic designs, simplistic retro flair, and the look of full functionality, this is how you put the bricks to good use!

Link –via DesignTAXI

This is so much cooler than gull-wing doors. The art collective Five Ton Crane built an art car inspired by the Nautilus from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. Alan Rorie made the RFID-controlled car door. It opens by waving a fob in front of a sensor. The window in the door with has a cover that irises with the flip of a lever.

Link -via Make

Previously by Rorie: Raygun Gothic Rocketship

These bird sculptures look as if you could wind them up and watch them take off! Created by Jim and Tori Mullan, these marvelous pieces were crafted using found objects attached to wooden bird statues. These would have fit right in during the Victorian era, and you can’t get much more steampunk than that!

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Behold the fantastic (punktastic?) Steampunk Mickey Ear, made by Christina Grey. Our pal Jen over at Epbot has got it, and I'm officially jealous: Link

I've found the secret to John Farrier's blogging prowess: it's all in where he writes his Neatorama blog posts.

Actually, no. John's still Master of the Blogosphere but the Steampunk workstation above, called the Steampunk Time Machine Antique Master Bathroom Computer Workstation, is designed by Bruce Rosenbaum and Walter Parker.

Hugh Hart of Wired's Underwire blog has more pics of steampunk neatness: Link 

See also: 3D Steampunk Robot Magnets over at the NeatoShop

Thomas Willeford of Brute Force Studios has released a guide on how to make your very own steampunk pumpkin for Halloween: Link [PDF] - via GeekDad

This custom steampunk Xbox 360 controller by MorbidStix will surely warm the heart of any neo-Victorian gamer. The lock and key is an especially nice touch! Link

If you’ve managed to put together a great steampunk version of a pop culture costume, but just can’t seem to find the right helmet, Etsy user Kyobb just might have what you’re looking for. Of course, even if they don’t work for your costume, they are simply stunning to look at and would make great home decor.

Link Via Geeks Are Sexy

The standard orange trick-or-treating bucket is going to clash with your clever steampunk Smurfette Captain America in a utilikilt costume. But no worries: Yami Guru has you covered with his steampunk buckets.

Link -via Walyou (warning: auto-sound)

First it was Zombies and now it is Steampunk Robots! Will the invasion of fantastic Neatorama exclusive products ever end? We certainly hope not!

Behold the awesome Steampunk Robot 3D Magnet Set of 4 from the NeatoShop. This amazing set comes with:

• Bludger Class Robot
• Drone Class Robot
• FOP Class Robot
• and Expansion Pack

Mix them up to create your own 3D steampunk robot fridge magnets!

The 3D Zombie Magnets is compatible with this set.  You can combine them to create your own frightening Zombie / Steampunk Robot creature.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more Magnetic fun!

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Etsy seller Faustus70 started out with a Nerf Barricade. He turned it into this beauty with slats from an old wooden chair and aluminum sheeting riveted into place by hand. The scope, like the gun, is completely functional at a magnification of x3.

Link -via Technabob | Previously: Steampunk Nerf Gun

Jordan Thomas is an artist who creates amusing and imaginative steampunk robot sculptures. His other works include characters from BioShock, The Wizard of Oz, and WALL-E. My favorite, though, is his R2 unit.

Flickr Photostream and Website -via Kicking Ewoks for Fun

Photo: Counse [Flickr]

What? You think that great cosplay costumes can only be found at Comic-Con? Well, take a look at the gallery of Dragon*Con cosplayers over at Geeks Are Sexy.

If I had to pick my favorite, it'll be the Steampunk Dalekettes above, because if your toilet got clogged, they've already got the tools to "unplug-erate" your drain!

Gallery from Day 1 | Day 2 - Thanks Yan!

Brass Farthing is a barbershop harmony vocal group that performs in steampunk-style costumes, including aviator goggles and copious amounts of the color brown. Here they are performing a song about a rascally trombonist who seduces the narrator’s wife.

Official Website -via Make

You cannot resist the power of the Steamy Side. This steampunk mask made by Michael Salerno “represents the Imperial aspirations of the European powers in the 19th Century.”

Link -via Bit Rebels | Previously: Steampunk Darth Vader Mask

A Filmmaker named Jeremy Noritz with a passion for Steampunk began renovating his 1.3 million dollar apartment when he bought it in 2006. Now he is selling the Manhattan dwelling for 1.75 million which is now fully Steampunk including the bedroom which resembles an exploded blimp. See more photos at the link.

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Get it? A steampunk pug. Robin Latkovich made this picture. He’s considering turning it into a t-shirt design.

Question: are people born steampunk, or is it a lifestyle choice?

Link -via Uniblog

jAdis is, on the surface, a prop shop in Santa Monica, California. It was opened by Parke Meek in 1976 and filled with things he built, collected, and worked on since he was born in 1924. Although he died last year, jAdis remains as a monument to his life and interests.

In truth, the place defies definition. Part museum, part curiosity shop – Jadis represents a lifelong interest in technologies and their evolution in the pre-computer era.

As photographer Kasey McMahon said, “Parke was steampunk before it had a name and they’re working hard to keep the place alive.” See an artful gallery of the offerings at jAdis’ new website. Link

(Image credit: Kasey McMahon)

If you have a handful of thousand-dollar bills and a penchant for all things clockwork, this might just be the best day of your life. Richard “Datamancer” Nagy is taking pre-orders for the Victorian Laptop for the first time. I’m not super interested in steampunk, but I do think Nagy’s handiwork is rather beautiful. There are lots of pictures on the website, with styles ranging from hardcore industrial to streamlined deco. Link

via Dvice | Image: Richard Nagy

Hail to the king, baby! Clifton created and wore this costume of Army of Darkness‘s Ash Williams to DragonCon:

Being relatively new to cosplay and having almost no experience with sewing, I knew that the most difficult aspect of creating my steampunk costume would not be its design, but its construction. Fortunately, my girlfriend taught me the basics of using a sewing machine and reading patterns, and with her help, I created the vest and ascot, and modified the pants and shirt. I was also fairly inexperienced with prop making, but with a lot of time, effort, and only minor injuries, I was able to create the props the way I envisioned them. The base of the chainsaw is an actual Homerunner XL chainsaw (as used in the movie) that I purchased from eBay. I gutted the casing, took apart the engine, and then heavily modified the shell and blade with actual copper tubing, spare parts from a bike shop, and a variety of parts I found while thrifting.

Link via Nerdcore | Photo: L Jinto

CatherinetteRings, an Etsy seller from Montreal, made this music box that looks like a robotic spider. When wound, it plays “Frère Jacques.” I think that taxidermed eye really sets it apart from other steampunk spider music boxes.

Link via Boing Boing

Steampunk ascetics glorifies the Victorian age though creating retro futuristic technology. This computer terminal goes all the way.   See link for full gallery. Link

Professor CaT Pardus took a Nerf Maverick revolver and made it all steampunk-y. Despite the heavy modifications, the “Dreameater” remains fully functional for all your Nerf defensive needs.

I really like the little details that Pardus included, particularly the dials on the side and the curled work in the trigger. You can view several more pictures and a video at the link.

Link via Walyou

The car that was built for the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is up for auction at eBay.

Built on a custom ladder frame chassis, many old world forms of car building were employed, and modern technology stepped in to create a vehicle which was both accurate enough to fool veteran and classic car experts, when held under the scrutiny of 70mm cinema cameras, and durable enough to withstand everything from driving in sand, cobbled streets and down staircases. The bonnet is crafted of polished aluminum; the boat deck is hand-crafted of red and white cedar built by boat builders in Buckinghamshire, and the array of brass fittings were obtained from Edwardian cars. Even the alloy dashboard plate is from a British World War I fighter plane! The car weighs approximately 2 tons and measures 17 1/2 feet in length and is powered by a Ford 3 litre V-6 engine mated to an automatic transmission.

Other vehicles were built for the film to be used for special effects, but this particular car was the only one that actually worked. And it only has 44 miles on it. However, bidding has started at a million dollars. Link -via the Presurfer

Toy modder Jonathan Kuriscak made an intricately detailed steampunk Iron Man figure, along with Tony Stark. You can view several more pictures at the link.

Really, giving Stark a big handlebar mustache was a great decision and should probably be used in the next Iron Man movie, regardless of time period.

Link via Technabob

Previously by Jonathan Kuriscak: Star Wars Bounty Hunters from World War II

Instructables user lizzomarek made an amazing model of the castle from the anime movie Howl’s Moving Castle. It’s made in the Japanese pottery tradition of raku-yaki and given a steampunk flair. There’s a really neat video about halfway down the page at the link showing the castle, still glowing red hot, coming out of the kiln.

Link via Make

Previously: Two models of Howl’s Moving Castle in paper

Yes, we’ve seen steampunk mice before, but none that come with a pre-installed brain! Builder Peter Balch notes that “Every self-respecting Victorian Scientist needs a brain in a jar.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. You can see in-process photos at the link as well as an explanation of how he built it.

Link via Technabob

UK artist Tom Hardwidge makes intricate steampunk insect sculptures he calls Arthrobots from recycled materials, including deactivated ammunition and watch parts. Some of these delicate artworks are for sale!

Link | Artist’s site -Thanks, John!

The Way Station is a steampunk-themed bar that just opened in Brooklyn. It features a toilet room shaped like a TARDIS. Although it may look small, the owners assure customers that it’s bigger on the inside.

Link via io9 | Bar Website | Photo: Kimberly Fenwick

Chet Phillips, who created the Literary Pets trading card set, has completed another set of art cards. This one, called the Order of Nefarious Villains, portrays twenty different evil Victorian and steampunk masterminds ready to do battle with the forces of good. Some of their  characteristics are reminiscent of evil villains you already know. Link -Thanks, Chet!

Sure, anyone can hack together a clumsy steampunk costume. But when professional prop makers, costume designers, and photographers come together, you get a high-grade product like this. Full credit to David Ashby Linda Hamilton, Christa Wood, and Matt Nicholson for their marvelous creation.

Link | deviantART Gallery | Photo: Matt Nicholson

Here are more scenes from the Edwardian Ball and World’s Faire 2011 last month in San Francisco, where the man with the Goldfish Bowl Helmet caught our attention. The Los Angeles version is scheduled for March 5th. -Thanks, Mark Day!

The Edwardian Ball is an annual art fair and dance focused around steampunk and goth styles in reflection the work of artist Edward Gorey. The most recent one took place just a few days ago in San Francisco. One costumed attendant was spotted wearing a helmet that looked convincingly like a fishbowl with life fish inside.

via Crackajack | Official Website

UPDATE 1/28/11: Commenter Laurasita clarifies the term “Edwardian”. It refers to artist Edward Gorey, not King Edward VII.

Simon Lanson’s record player is an odd juxtaposition of technologies. It’s powered by a tiny steam engine and controlled by an Arduino processor. In the above video, it plays “God Save the Queen” by The Sex Pistols.

Link via Technabob

Software engineer Skytee made a steampunk-style bandwidth meter. He (she?) calls it the TorrentMeter:

I got a 1908 voltmeter in a brass housing, about 20cm (8in) in diameter. It had a resistor made from a wire wick. The gauge’s internal resistance without that is now about 67 ohms, eats up 150mA when the handle is at full scale, and wants about 10V. That’s too much to be driven directly by a micro controller. A switching amplifier, made from a couple parts, shall help.

Link via Make

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Atlantis- An Inconvenient Truth, an animation created and produced by Christopher Hempel, Martin Kohler, Christian Stadach and Simon Prager, won the Team Entry Excellence Award at the CG Society Steampunk Challenge last year. It’s a steam powered retelling of the legend of Atlantis.

This man won the Marvel comics cosplay competition at the New York Comic Con. Speaking of which, here‘s an interesting line: “Steampunk is when goths discover brown.” (via) Do you agree?

Link via DVICE | Photo: Judy Stephens

Craftsman Chris Schaie made a custom door that looks like a hatch from the submarine Nautilius in Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. This brass and wood piece includes an iris peephole and a hand wheel that unlocks the door. Two videos at the link show how this amazing machine works.

Link via Super Punch | Artist’s Website | Photo: Chris Schaie

Peter Montgomery made a name for himself in Glendale, California with his over-the-top Halloween decorations. This year, he plans to build a steampunk drill emerging from the earth! This picture is the concept art. Montgomery is trying to raise the necessary funds through Kickstarter, and will give credit and other prizes to those who donate. Also see pictures and videos of his Halloween creations from years past. Link -Thanks, Will!

This steampunk iphone dock, designed by artist Scott Freeland, is fully functional and has the retro look I love. It is hand-sculpted and hand-cast in urethane resin and is for sale on Etsy.

Link – via Book of Joe

Artist Sarah Calvillo made a steampunk version of Mr. Potato Head. Calvillo works in a wide variety of media, so she also made a vintage-looking wanted poster, offering a reward for the capture of this ungentlemanly spud. At the link, you can view photos of it, as well process photos for the figurine.

Link via GearFuse | Artist’s Website

The Encline Designs team has created this cool steampunk model of Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader in the Transformers universe, which transforms from robot to steam train.

The model features functional lights and wheels that roll, and a detachable trailer that Optimus uses as a secondary weapon, similar to the trailer in his well-known firetruck mode.

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Walyou has the larger pic (check out the neutrona wand!) Link

See also: The League of S.T.E.A.M (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management)

Ivan Mavrovic of Mental Design makes awesome steampunk designs of pens, jewelries, watches and more – but I’m very impressed with his steampunk cell phones: the one above is a working Nokia 2330!

Techi has more pics: Link | More at Ivan’s blog

La Machine, the French production company based in Nantes France, and  famous for La Princesse,, a 50-foot mechanical spider has done it again. This times its a flying greenhouse.

You can see their prior project, La Princesse, here.

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Cake Central is having a steampunk cake competition, with three pages of entries you can browse. I love this ornate wedding cake! Link -Thanks, Jackie!

Actually, it’s a leg covering, but I think that the artist’s goal was to create the impression of a functional, steampunk-style artificial leg. deviantART user Skinz-N-Hydez made this 13-14 pound leg and his gallery is filled with similarly wearable works of leather and brass.

Link | Gallery