Making his debut at this Exposition is Brassy Galore’s faithful metal companion, Grover Marland the Second. Brassy encounters more than few spooks and spirits in her line of work, and most of them are not at all civilized. For detection of such malevolent beings, Brassy is always sure to have Grover loyally standing by her side. His special mechanical sensory devices are able to detect the faintest traces of ectoplasmic material and his flashing tail beacon provides a warning that is easily seen in dark places. He is tenacious in his defense of Brassy, lending credence to stories of his power source being derived from the soul of a particularly fierce chihuahua.
Come see Grover Marland and many, many contraptions and oddities at our Exposition, starting tomorrow. We are still trying to reach our Kickstarter goal to cover the costs of this huge endeavor, so please donate if you have not. Every dollar counts!
Excuse me, madam. Is your dog relieving its steam residue on my tree?
The miracle of near-instantaneous messaging notwithstanding, recording and decoding telegraph messages is, at least, massively time consuming and, at worst, is the type of barbaric labor that a gentleman should avoid. Dr. Torque happens to be such a gentleman and has devised an elegant solution to this conundrum. Torque Laboratories is proud to present the Automated Torque Telegrapher, or A.T.T. for brevity’s sake. This ingenious contraption converts the crude dots and dashes of a wired transmission into a finely penned manuscript fit for the civilized eye. Its operation is a closely-guarded secret, and any specious mention of “orphan’s souls” will be met with the fiercest of lawsuits.
Come see the Apparition Abolishers at “The Steampunk Exhibition” (SPEX) at Dragon*Con 2010. It will run SUNDAY from 4:00 PM EST until 5:00 PM EST in the Peachtree Ballroom at the Westin Hotel. The Westin Hotel (home to all Steampunk and Whedonverse programming) is only two short blocks up Peachtree from the front of the Hyatt Regency.
The freshest names in Steampunk literature come together in Kerlak Publishing’s Steampunk anthology “Dreams of Steam”.
17 authors including Nick Valentino, Kimberly Richardson, H. David Blalock, Sara M. Harvey, Angelia Sparrow, Stephen Zimmer, Allan Gilbreath and many more come together to delight you with a book of Steampunk short stories.
Order here for signed and train stamped copies from Nick Valentino for his Steampunk/weird west story Engine 316.
Dr. Torque initially fashioned a dainty, lady-like weapon for Brassy, but she subsequently demanded the largest hand-held weapon the doctor could make. Amused and intrigued, the good doctor created a steam-powered weapon over five feet long – with double barrels of brass that fires large, explosive, charge-reversing shells. Brassy dubbed the weapon Rusty Koontz and mounted a skull over the sight on the top of the cannon, facilitating an unshakeable, spirit-guided aim.
The cannon includes dual Aether Density Attenuators™ and a patented recoil-absorption system. Future upgrades will include a counter-balanced active suspension harness for better mobility. Until then, Scrappington Hauley has an optional side-mounted gun rack where Brassy can rest the cannon for long journeys.
