so couldnt sleep last night. couldnt go out. so i i figured. hey. ill play some music. grabbed my guitar. and started going through some of my favorite songs on youtube... started up one of my favorite songs of all time.
and it hit me like Buzz Aldrin hits a conspiracy nut.
steam punk. i love it... you love it... possibly?
so i worked for a bit to get my first prototype. heres what i got so far.
wondering what you guys think. and also. im planning on building a sky port. and possible a wet dock. a few other things in the area. which is fairly virgin territory at the moment. if anyone wants to help let me know. and im generally looking for people to help or build in my world anyway.
looks good, although unbalance with have the blip at the front, perhaps some rotors at the back ?
at the moment it has no back. lol... im trying to stay away from rotors. id have to make them very large to look even somewhat decent so i put theoretical alchemical turbine engines on it instead (just made that up, don't tell anyone). that's the stone and red tear drops on the side. it will also have fins that resemble solar sails but im having trouble getting the shape right. also it will look more balanced in the end since the over hang on the back will be the same or some what similar as the front. its supposed to be somewhat unbalanced. and when the sky cap is increases... sorry, IF the sky cap is increased the blimp will get a major overhaul to increase its size and improve its overall shape. like i said this is a prototype.
also wolf you got skillz if you want to add to the dirigible armada feel free to join me. i need help building the structures for the docks and more blimps. ive got a couple ideas but im up to my eyeballs in unfinished projects at the moment. and if you know anyone looking for a public server im planning to open mine up soon.
Pretty cool. I've always enjoyed steampunk designs. Sometimes I think about trying it, but something this good takes some skill and creativity. Only thing that looks awkward is the size of the balloon, though I'm sure it's difficult to make a large balloon that doesn't look bland. Perhaps two or three smaller blimps evenly spread across the ship, depending on size. How big do you plan on making this thing?
I agree with wolf once you pop on some big rotors it will look more balanced...
However, I would never think of building a blimp that looks like that so it's a grade A creation out of many that I see =p
Good job keep up the work... And all that good stuff; right now I sound like your boss soooooooo "get back to work!"
Pretty cool. I've always enjoyed steampunk designs. Sometimes I think about trying it, but something this good takes some skill and creativity. Only thing that looks awkward is the size of the balloon, though I'm sure it's difficult to make a large balloon that doesn't look bland. Perhaps two or three smaller blimps evenly spread across the ship, depending on size. How big do you plan on making this thing?
Pretty cool. I've always enjoyed steampunk designs. Sometimes I think about trying it, but something this good takes some skill and creativity. Only thing that looks awkward is the size of the balloon, though I'm sure it's difficult to make a large balloon that doesn't look bland. Perhaps two or three smaller blimps evenly spread across the ship, depending on size. How big do you plan on making this thing?
are we talking about ballon theory again nose job jeez. lol jk. yea the blimp is in some ways the bane of my existance. love the deign of it but wanted to make it so much bigger vertically speaking.. unfortunately without the supports it is only one block away from sky cap and with them its hitting the ceiling. and if i lowered it enough to make it bigger itd be way to close to the ground and surrounding mountains. hopefully if we get the sky cap increase ill have the room to expand it... i like the multi blimp idea and have plans to use it for one of the other ships that will be docked here. along with an integrated blimp ship that looks more Jules vernian. almost like a flying nautilus
I agree with wolf once you pop on some big rotors it will look more balanced...
However, I would never think of building a blimp that looks like that so it's a grade A creation out of many that I see =p
Good job keep up the work... And all that good stuff; right now I sound like your boss soooooooo "get back to work!"
YES SIR! lol. no rotors. .. im not building the shield helacarrier out of wood haha. but it may have wings. i just dont think i could make rotors that fit this and look right. they'd eiither be way to big or the props would look like pinwheels.
Pretty cool. I've always enjoyed steampunk designs. Sometimes I think about trying it, but something this good takes some skill and creativity. Only thing that looks awkward is the size of the balloon, though I'm sure it's difficult to make a large balloon that doesn't look bland. Perhaps two or three smaller blimps evenly spread across the ship, depending on size. How big do you plan on making this thing?
i actually really love steam punk. not sure why it took so long for me to build something like this.... im currently building a steam punk guitar as well... if UPS hadn't lost my pickups itd be done by now. ironically. they made it here from china the day after they were ordered and where then lost by UPS which is located 1hr from my house
next time im hand winding them myself. it'll look more steam punk that way anyhow. all exposed, electromagnet and studs. and probably give it a unique sound.
I'm going to get flamed for this but Steampunk is one of those things that is really over done in Minecraft. It's one of those things that nearly everyone makes. Other than that, your ship looks cool.
are we talking about ballon theory again nose job jeez. lol jk. yea the blimp is in some ways the bane of my existance. love the deign of it but wanted to make it so much bigger vertically speaking.. unfortunately without the supports it is only one block away from sky cap and with them its hitting the ceiling. and if i lowered it enough to make it bigger itd be way to close to the ground and surrounding mountains. hopefully if we get the sky cap increase ill have the room to expand it... i like the multi blimp idea and have plans to use it for one of the other ships that will be docked here. along with an integrated blimp ship that looks more Jules vernian. almost like a flying nautilus
YES SIR! lol. no rotors. .. im not building the shield helacarrier out of wood haha. but it may have wings. i just dont think i could make rotors that fit this and look right. they'd eiither be way to big or the props would look like pinwheels.
Then put two giant F'ing plane engines on both sides with glowstone coming out the back so it looks like it's moving.. Or maybe even warping. Dear god what have I done!
I'm going to get flamed for this but Steampunk is one of those things that is really over done in Minecraft. It's one of those things that nearly everyone makes. Other than that, your ship looks cool.
lol. everything's overdone in minecraft... especially pixel art.. dear god the pixel art.... but millions of people building hundreds if not thousands of things. and steam punk just kinda fits with minecrafts over all theme. think of all the castles and sky scrappers though... i have both in my world as well... there really is nothing new under the sun. all we can do is try to make something great.
Then put two giant F'ing plane engines on both sides with glowstone coming out the back so it looks like it's moving.. Or maybe even warping. Dear god what have I done!
it has jet engines.... well. alchemical turbines. also its not moving.. its going to be docked.. itd be pretty dangerous to leave the engines running while its docked.
its done..... sort of. well its half done. lol... this side is done except a little detail work.
ive also given the ship a name... its funny actually. ive been throwing a few names out to see what sounded good. but nothing really stuck... then minecraft provided me with a muse in the form of a wolf, who spawned directly under the ship in a hole. the ship is now dubbed the bower wolf.... bower being an elegant room or structure. and since this is a vessel both beautiful and dangerous. it seems to fit..... i was going to call it. dayrlig ulv i figured other doctor who fan would get a kick out of that. but bower wolf just fits the ship. the wolf is alive and well i saved him from the hole, he is now the ships first mate.
UPDATE 2: progress so far completely done with the first ship "the bower wolf" working on a large gear mechanism. and docks. and there's a little dude in a blimp
Maybe for those vines you could put something like trapdoors under them.
I always stick trapdoors on the sides of my buildings.
I find they give some extra dimensioning with little to no effort.
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Maybe for those vines you could put something like trapdoors under them.
I always stick trapdoors on the sides of my buildings.
I find they give some extra dimensioning with little to no effort.
yea that would probably work for a building but not sure how trapdoors would look on massive gears ya know. especially randomly placed and i want them to drape jsut not all the way to the ground.
yea that would probably work for a building but not sure how trapdoors would look on massive gears ya know. especially randomly placed and i want them to drape jsut not all the way to the ground.
Ahhh yea.
It's a difficult one then.
Maybe vines of ungowingness
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Looks good Killenjoke,
I know i'm a bit late to the party, but it's never too late to learn so I have been trying to understand what Steampunk is, if it isn't fashion. I still don't get it but it seems early Sci-Fi and comics from authors like Jules Verne and H.G.Wells have provided much inspiration for Steampunk.
So the only ideas I have to offer to inspire your large replica builds are; Prudent from Masters of the World, The Time Machine..., The Nautilus from Cpt. Nemo, and Martian Cylinders and Fighting-Machines from WOTW.
As for small design ideas, maybe you could use buttons to look like rivets?
jules verne thats a good place to start...... you cant really peg steampunk though... it spans genres and generations... it pretty much started with literature. but it is fashion. music. art. and to some a way of life.... it can be post industrial revolution or focus on victorian architecture. it can have magic. or solely focus on science.
bascally think if steam engines and computers had ben invented at the same time. victorian dresses and airships with ipad docks. lol
working on the second air ship and dock area along with a large port structure. im currently working on a redstone heavy gate idea. and a large radar/compass.
and it hit me like Buzz Aldrin hits a conspiracy nut.
steam punk. i love it... you love it... possibly?
so i worked for a bit to get my first prototype. heres what i got so far.
wondering what you guys think. and also. im planning on building a sky port. and possible a wet dock. a few other things in the area. which is fairly virgin territory at the moment. if anyone wants to help let me know. and im generally looking for people to help or build in my world anyway.
at the moment it has no back. lol... im trying to stay away from rotors. id have to make them very large to look even somewhat decent so i put theoretical alchemical turbine engines on it instead (just made that up, don't tell anyone). that's the stone and red tear drops on the side. it will also have fins that resemble solar sails but im having trouble getting the shape right. also it will look more balanced in the end since the over hang on the back will be the same or some what similar as the front. its supposed to be somewhat unbalanced. and when the sky cap is increases... sorry, IF the sky cap is increased the blimp will get a major overhaul to increase its size and improve its overall shape. like i said this is a prototype.
also wolf you got skillz if you want to add to the dirigible armada feel free to join me. i need help building the structures for the docks and more blimps. ive got a couple ideas but im up to my eyeballs in unfinished projects at the moment. and if you know anyone looking for a public server im planning to open mine up soon.
However, I would never think of building a blimp that looks like that so it's a grade A creation out of many that I see =p
Good job keep up the work... And all that good stuff; right now I sound like your boss soooooooo "get back to work!"
are we talking about ballon theory again nose job jeez. lol jk. yea the blimp is in some ways the bane of my existance. love the deign of it but wanted to make it so much bigger vertically speaking.. unfortunately without the supports it is only one block away from sky cap and with them its hitting the ceiling. and if i lowered it enough to make it bigger itd be way to close to the ground and surrounding mountains. hopefully if we get the sky cap increase ill have the room to expand it... i like the multi blimp idea and have plans to use it for one of the other ships that will be docked here. along with an integrated blimp ship that looks more Jules vernian. almost like a flying nautilus
YES SIR! lol. no rotors. .. im not building the shield helacarrier out of wood haha. but it may have wings. i just dont think i could make rotors that fit this and look right. they'd eiither be way to big or the props would look like pinwheels.
i actually really love steam punk. not sure why it took so long for me to build something like this.... im currently building a steam punk guitar as well... if UPS hadn't lost my pickups itd be done by now. ironically. they made it here from china the day after they were ordered and where then lost by UPS which is located 1hr from my house
next time im hand winding them myself. it'll look more steam punk that way anyhow. all exposed, electromagnet and studs. and probably give it a unique sound.
lol. everything's overdone in minecraft... especially pixel art.. dear god the pixel art.... but millions of people building hundreds if not thousands of things. and steam punk just kinda fits with minecrafts over all theme. think of all the castles and sky scrappers though... i have both in my world as well... there really is nothing new under the sun. all we can do is try to make something great.
it has jet engines.... well. alchemical turbines. also its not moving.. its going to be docked.. itd be pretty dangerous to leave the engines running while its docked.
its done..... sort of. well its half done. lol... this side is done except a little detail work.
ive also given the ship a name... its funny actually. ive been throwing a few names out to see what sounded good. but nothing really stuck... then minecraft provided me with a muse in the form of a wolf, who spawned directly under the ship in a hole. the ship is now dubbed the bower wolf.... bower being an elegant room or structure. and since this is a vessel both beautiful and dangerous. it seems to fit..... i was going to call it. dayrlig ulv i figured other doctor who fan would get a kick out of that. but bower wolf just fits the ship. the wolf is alive and well i saved him from the hole, he is now the ships first mate.
what do you mean? you just posted.
I always stick trapdoors on the sides of my buildings.
I find they give some extra dimensioning with little to no effort.
yea that would probably work for a building but not sure how trapdoors would look on massive gears ya know. especially randomly placed and i want them to drape jsut not all the way to the ground.
Ahhh yea.
It's a difficult one then.
Maybe vines of ungowingness
jules verne thats a good place to start...... you cant really peg steampunk though... it spans genres and generations... it pretty much started with literature. but it is fashion. music. art. and to some a way of life.... it can be post industrial revolution or focus on victorian architecture. it can have magic. or solely focus on science.
bascally think if steam engines and computers had ben invented at the same time. victorian dresses and airships with ipad docks. lol
working on the second air ship and dock area along with a large port structure. im currently working on a redstone heavy gate idea. and a large radar/compass.