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For Elf Fantasy Fair 2011 I decided to go steampunk. It's much more fun going dressed than in plain clothes, and steampunk has the added advantage of playing with mechanical type things in making one's outfit.
Here is my first attempt. Not altogether unsuccessful as a number of people with expensive looking camera's asked if they could take my picture. And some didn't ask :-)
It's nowhere near the best steampunk I've seen, but I had fun making it and wearing it. I tried to buy as little as possible and make the outfit from stuff I had or junk that I bought on the market.
The outfit consists of (from top to bottom):
- hat, with cog badge and steampunk 'feather';
- goggles - see my other instructable;
- dressshirt (no mods);
- ribbon tie (made from 2 straps from a boutique shopping bag);
- waistcoat with tails (made from an old curtain);
- fobwatch on a chain;
- steam thrower - see my other instructable;
- wrist steam pistol;
- old trousers with some minor mods;
- chap-spats (the arms cut off an old leather jacket bought at the market);
Any ideas for improvements? I know there's lots to improve on, but I'm interested in your ideas.
Here is my first attempt. Not altogether unsuccessful as a number of people with expensive looking camera's asked if they could take my picture. And some didn't ask :-)
It's nowhere near the best steampunk I've seen, but I had fun making it and wearing it. I tried to buy as little as possible and make the outfit from stuff I had or junk that I bought on the market.
The outfit consists of (from top to bottom):
- hat, with cog badge and steampunk 'feather';
- goggles - see my other instructable;
- dressshirt (no mods);
- ribbon tie (made from 2 straps from a boutique shopping bag);
- waistcoat with tails (made from an old curtain);
- fobwatch on a chain;
- steam thrower - see my other instructable;
- wrist steam pistol;
- old trousers with some minor mods;
- chap-spats (the arms cut off an old leather jacket bought at the market);
Any ideas for improvements? I know there's lots to improve on, but I'm interested in your ideas.
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Signing UpStep 1Wrist Steam Pistol
As it takes quite some time to build up steam in the steam thrower, I made a wrist steam pistol to dispatch baddies while the steam builds up. It has a spherical storage which holds enough steam for one shot (so I must be extra accurate, I can't afford to miss). The barrel is made of a bit of water pipe, with a fitting on each end (closed at the back, open at the front). It is fixed onto a leather strap (with eyelets and a shoe lace on the inside of the wrist to hold it firmly on the wrist) using copper wire and 2 rusty brackets. The barrel is a bit short, I might make it longer some time to increase the accuracy of the pistol.
You must be careful to mount it correctly otherwise you might shoot your own elbow off.
You must be careful to mount it correctly otherwise you might shoot your own elbow off.
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I especially love the wrist pistol, definitely going to make one of my own.
So is this like every-day wear for you, or do you save it for when your Star Trek uniform is at the cleaners?