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[ThePlasticJedi]

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Wow! Why didn't I think of this??

I'll see what I can do.
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[ZombieSolo]

Because you're not awesome, like us, of course.

[EmperorZombie]

DonSolo you have done it again, brilliant! I may enter with a nice little TIE fighter....

-Emperor
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[strwrs429]

Just to clarify, make a plausible real life vechicle that hints toward it's star wars origins? Just want to make sure before I build.

-Strwrs429
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[EmperorZombie]

Steam punk is a style of building that makes it look like a new version of old steam powered vehicles such as cars or trains. Here are a few good ones:blimp, steamdart, and big flying thing. So do you see? There is a lot of usage of pipes and propellers, there is usually a boiler, or smokestack of some sort, and most have come to associate the color brown with it.

Hope I helped.

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[ZombieSolo]

Um... not really strwrs429. Steampunk isn't necessarily plausible, but rather theoretical. It's an imagined reality where typically Victorian and early wester era technology has advanced far beyond it's known capabilities, and vehicles are powered solely by steam via pistons, propellers, visible gears and all that exciting stuff. As an example, here are a few choice samples of Star Wars Steampunk concept art images I've found online for you real quick... a funky Tie-plane, this crazy Jules Verne looking Deathstar, these airship star destroyers... it's all open to interpretation. It should look sort of functional, but that's not the point. There are lost of good non-Star Wars steampunk MOCs on brickshelf and flickr - browse around for some inspiration.

And while this wouldn't really apply to the contest as it's just a character, it's the first thing in my mind from Star Wars I wanted to see steampunkified...


edit to add: that "big flying thing" Emp posted would be close enough to a Y-Wing to be an entry, had it not been an existing MOC. Sure, it could be more steampunky and more Star Warsy, but again - it's all up to your take on the style.

[ThePlasticJedi]

[TurkGuy19]

Now this is a contest I can get excited for! I haven't done steampunk in a while, and I still have a week and a half of nothing to do! Hopefully I can come up with something.

Oh, and Emperor, thanks for using my Steamdart, and Iron Goose as examples of Steampunk
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[ZombieSolo]

Awesome, I look forward to your entry then Turk seeing what you've already done in the style (I didn't know that Goose was yours). Guys, if you're still not sure what to do, as him! He's got it pretty pinned down judging by those examples.

[EmperorZombie]

[ZombieSolo]

Another great one from brickshelf that would almost make for a entry had it been scaled different is this Spider Walker, which seems like a nice interpretation of an ATTE. Walkers have a lot of potential in the steampunk genre... this seems like it had a bit of inspiration from the ATST and this could have spouted from the Clone Scout Walker.

[KungZombie]

QUESTION: What's "steampunk stlye?"

I hate to be a pedant, but it's in the freakin' subtitle you slacker.
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[ZombieSolo]

Stop the presses... Don can't tpye?!

[Zomkeeken]

[Zombiegoo]

This seems to be a cool contest.

Too bad I don't own any propellers. That sets some limitations..
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[RebelZombie]

Now this is a fantastic idea for a contest. I normally don't do contests but I might give this a shot (in between my other projects). Don and dW are totally boobs.
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[DarthPineapple]

A really good idea for a contest! Now let's think of a verhicle...
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[ZombieSolo]

[DarthPineapple]

And could anyone gve me a list with what a steampunk verhicle should have? like a boiler etc. Thanks in advance.
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[Jedd the Zombie]

Hmm, Steampunk isn't exactly my specialty but I'll try to cook something up. A Steampunk-ified A-Wing perhaps?
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[dWhisper]

There are no set things that a Steampunk vehicle should have, it's much more like a genre of ideas. Like Don mentioned earlier, anytime you see something Jules Verne, you're seeing the very origin of Steampunk.

While it is simply a loathsome movie, a great example of Steampunk style would be the movie Wild Wild West. The only thing it got right was the idea of Steampunk. Beyond that... go take a dive through Wikipedia or Google, it has all kinds of ideas.
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[imperialshadows]

[Joedward]

Who's judging?
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[CommanderJake]

Ed, it's gonna be a poll.
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[dWhisper]

Actually, it's two-stepped for judging. The evil MODs (and perhaps some other members of the staff, after we Evil® them up a bit) will narrow down the field and then post a field. It's the second section in the initial post.
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[Rook]

For those of you looking for more source material checkout:

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Wild Wild West
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV)
Back to the Future Part III
Serenity (TV series was Firefly)
Atlantis - The Lost Empire
The Time Machine
Van Helsing

And the list goes on in my head. Also use that thing Al Gore invented... the internet (Ok, that's a joke for those of you that didn't know). For those of you that think that this idea new and amazing let me enlighten you.

ericpoulton.blogspot.com — "I decided I wanted to reimagine the Star Wars universe in a steampunk context. I know, whenever anyone reimagines anything, they either make it a) adult and edgy (99%) or b) steampunk (1%), so I'm not getting any originality points, but it's still a pretty exciting idea for me."

That was posted in early 2007. Sorry Don does not have a monopoly on genius. Applying it to a lego contest is a start.
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[General Veers]

Count me in!
I love steampunk. you might even see some... froggy features
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So long everyone, my flight's leaving soon.

[CommanderJake]

[advanced recon commando]

Hmm I might try a tri fighter.
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