Ouargistan Landships!

Breakthroughs in power technology in the late 19th Century made possible large steam-powered fighting vehicles as early as 1880. Upon hearing of German experimental models, the British established the RNLS (Royal Naval Land Service) in 1882, and the French and Americans soon followed suit. The German landship sent to Ouargistan for testing so awed the native chiefs that the other powers had to bring in landships of their own to save face, launching an absurd arms race in the primitive subcontinent. This is the fictional universe for the Landships of Ouargistan games

http://zeitcom.com/majgen/60lshp.html

Emhar 1-72 Mk.IV 'Female'

The British "heavy" tanks of WW1 can be considered the starting point of all modern tanks. British design started with "Little Willie" then moved quickly into "Mother". The really interesting part to me is that during their inception and initial deployment, the naval arm of the British was in charge of these "landships". Once the teething problems with "Mother" were figured out, the Mk.I hit the battlefields of France.

http://www.wwi-models.org/IM/British/mk_iv.html

Victorian SciFi Showcase- Industrious Vehicles

I beheld two ministries,
One of air and one of earth --
At a thought I married these,
And my New Age came to birth!
- Kipling, The Inventor

http://marbles.frothersunite.com/vsf_vehicles.html

DyeHard's VSF: Paper Tanks of the Great War

How I Build Them:

http://15mmvsf.bagofmice.com/vsf/builder_pt.htm

1901 Siberia

(Great ideas for VSF, pulp, and back of beyond.)

http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/mes/books/fraser/siberia.htm

This volume lays claim to give nothing more than personal
impressions of a journey made across Siberia and through
Manchuria in the autumn of 1901. I went to Siberia on a
mission of curiosity, with the average Britisher's prejudice
against things Russian, and with my eyes wide open to see
things I might criticise and even condemn.

Images of the US Navy in the late 1800s

The photographs in these pages were
found in a book about Admiral Dewey,
the Battle of Manila Bay and the
Philippine Campaign:

http://www.boat-links.com/Old-Navy/index.html#05

Vehicles in the Steampunk asthetic

Air Travel

Time Travel

Land Travel

Water Travel

http://etheremporium.pbwiki.com/Transport

Steam Trek

These are the voyages of Her Majesty's Æther Ship Dauntless.
Our mission, to explore romantic new worlds, seek out life, and
expand civilization, to boldly go where no gentleman has gone
before.

Where Steampunk and Star Trek become one.

Steam Trek combines the interaction of a Play-by-Email game
and the creativity of a Story Writing message board. The goal
is to generate stories of Science Fiction and Scientific Romance,
playing the role of one of the main characters onboard the HMAS
Dauntless. These penny-dreadful stories should contain humor,
suspense, action or what ever the group wishes to write.

Commodore A.R. Maxby K.C.M.G. of Ætherfleet Command
invites all of you to peruse the site where you can find all manner
of Steam-Trek background and information.

http://www.steam-trek.com/index.php

IRONCLAD WARSHIPS And Forgotten Sea Battles

This site will focus on my favorite ships and sea battles, in the age between the first ironclads and the modern, 'Dreadnought'-type battleships. This is a period of naval history that is often overlooked, but I love it for the often-bizarre and sometimes graceful ship designs.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8088/warindex.html

The Electrolux Death Ray!

Another spectacular find by Tas at

http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/

and in his words,

"This one is more pulp than steampunk,

but its a cracker:"

Brotonic Weapons presents:
The Electrolux Death Ray!

"Yesterday's future...today!"

http://www.brotron.com/main/main.html

Chinese Navy

Photographs and history of the ships of the Chinese
Navy, from 1860s


http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/chinese_navy.htm

Imperial Japanese Navy Exercises

The Admiralty from Naval
Headquarters in Osaka announced
exercises in and around the
Formosa Strait for the next few
weeks. The Admiralty also wishes
to assure all governments concerned
that these are long planned and
scheduled training maneuvers,and
there is no cause what so ever for
alarm. The Imperial Japanese
government wants to maintain
nothing but amicable relations with
all her neighbors.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Being an account of the recent amazing
adventures of Professor George E. Challenger,
Lord John Roxton,
Professor Summerlee, and
Mr. E.D. Malone of the 'Daily Gazette'.

http://silentmoviemonsters.tripod.com/TheLostWorld/lostworldindex.html The Challenger Adventures

• The Lost World
• The Poison Belt
• The Disintegration Machine
• When The World Screamed

100th Mark Reached!

Congratulations are in order we've reached the one hundredth post!

Don thanks for dreaming it up and setting us all closer to bankruptcy

from starting up yet another collection...) Was and is a great idea, also I would like to thank the other contributors and our godfather Tas and his inspiring group "Yours In a White Wine Sauce"...)

History Of Dr Phineas W.Steel I.

My group in conjunction with her Majesty's Secret Service
have discovered some rather interesting facts regarding
your family history.In fact there are items that are were
officially classified until the recent passage of the Freedom
Of Information Act passed by parliament.

It has been known by the relevant agencies that your great
grandfather and namesake was declared an official enemy of
the Empire by queen Victoria herself after an incident in June
of 1882.

The facts concerning this and many other incidents were kept
from public knowledge for the obvious reason that knowing at
that time of such advanced weaponry and devices would undermine
the peoples confidence in the government. It was also determined
that your great grandfather was at the center of many crisis's involving
our and other governments running from the 1880 to 1920. One
astounding and peculiar facet in all this was the fact that "apparently"
your great grandfather did not age after 1890. All reports on him

simply ceased on or about 1924.

Our agency in compliance with the FOIA will be slowly releasing all
it has over the coming months regarding the activities of
Dr Phineas W. Steel I. at our official web page.

Don M
Founder and Contributor
VSF15MM

The response from the good Doctor:

My dear Don,

Indeed, it seems that the inevitable truth is coming to light. I must
admit that I too am uncovering such details of the "larger picture"
and as you discover such information through this avenue, I too begin
to realize the scope of what shall be revealed.

I look forward to the information you may have access to, likewise I
shall continue to delve into the rather foggy memory-banks of my
transformation. I do not rule any possibilities out.


Sincerely,
~Dr. Phineas Waldolf Steel

Palmerston Forts Society

The Palmerston Forts Society was formed in 1984 by a group of people enthusiastic about the Victorian fortifications of Portsmouth - which include of course, the Forts on Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth. These, together with the forts surrounding Plymouth, Pembroke, Portland, Dover, Chatham, Medway, and other lesser fortresses, were built on the recommendation of a Royal Commission which reported in 1860. Its findings were supported whole-heartedly by the Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, whose name quickly became associated with the Forts and gives us the name for our Society.

http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/art/gal1.htm

British Victorian Artillery

A subject near and dear to my hart: Artillery!

Any artillery pieces that are Victorian (1837 to circa 1901 and as late as WWI) provided they were mounted to defend the British Empire and its colonies or coaling stations; from any location, worldwide. Thank You Tas for pointing this out!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/victorianartillery/

Gaslight

Rules for Adventures in the Victorian Era

by Christopher Palmer and John R. "Buck" Surdu

http://www.gaslightrules.com/

STEAMPUNKOPEDIA

Welcome to STEAMPUNKOPEDIA, the improved and rearranged steampunk resource site. STEAMPUNKOPEDIA is the international section of Polish RETROSTACJA, probably the world's largest steampunk website (over 200 pages, operating since 2002). Our three popular projects: Steampunk Chronology, Steampunk Links and Steampunk TV, now have been gathered in one place - easy to find, use and observe. Subscribe to our RSS feed and May The Steam Be With You!

http://steampunk.republika.pl/

An interview with Dr Steel:- a White Wine Sauce exclusive!

Tas over at "Yours In A White Wine Sauce" has been

corresponding with the good (yet unstable and unhinged)

Doctor and recently requested an email interview in which

he would answer some posed questions. To our great

pleasure, this dapper gentleman replied:


My dear Tas,
I would be delighted to appear in your blog.

http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/2007/09/interview-with-dr-steel-white-wine_02.html