Lifesigns!

The last post here has been over a year ago, so I guess its time for an update. The rezzing system has been completed since and it works very well and I am going to do a couple more things in the store slash showroom in the next couple of weeks (yes, there has been some inactivity on on my end - how did you guess?). I am also happy to announce a new product: *drumroll*

The Dieselpunk Gyrocogster!

The Dieselpunk Gyrocogster in its standard-version.

The idea for this one came from the the Prof and me discussing possible events on his sim. Like the usual things like dances, film nights and exciting academical pleasures like readings and radio-plays, there was the recurring topic of an air-combat-event he brought up. Since the Steampunk Gyrocogster is quite ideal for this purpose, well, apart from being unarmed, unarmoured and not very fast, I decided to make a more "beefed up" variant. With armour plating, a machine gun, higher speed - and the super low-lag TCS combat system!

And in the popular rezzer-variant.

The new version also got an overhauled guest mode and a colourize script for the metal bands along the hull, for personal/team colours.

Lots of shades. Including grey. Its Drow Science after all!

You can find the new Dieselpunk Gyrocogster at the Drow Science Mainstore & Showroom, and at the SL Marketplace. The rezzer-version of course too!

There is also a little Christmas-surprise in the works for all current owners of the Prometheus. But I won't tell you more right now!

Now Available: Historic Airship Replica Santos-Dumont No. 9

Alberto Santos-Dumont, son of a rich plantation-owner developed early a fascination with flight. As adult he moved over to Paris - back then one of the hot spots of early aviation - and soon became known as constructor of airships. He built several models and did fly them at exhibitions and contests. His favourite model was the No. 9, which he gave the nickname "Baladeuse" - "cart". It was his most compact airship and it seems to have been quite ideal to casually fly with it over the rooftops of Paris and land in front of a café for a coffee break, which he did!

I built this replica after historical photographs and modern reconstructions to get all the little details right.  It was a welcome challenge, after not really building much over the summer and I went really nuts on the engine, which makes it quite surprising even to myself that it has a land impact of only 8!
Special thanks to my friends Jack Tracker, who gave me the idea of building it, and Prof. Zen Wickentower, who spend a lot of effort in creating a historical correct flying pose for it!

The Santos-Dumon No. 9 now available at the Drow Science Showroom and at my Marketplace Store. Also feel free to drop by at the Baitoushan Aviation Museum, where it is currently on exhibition:

New Gadget: Mad Scientist's Backpack

Sometimes inspiration comes from out of the blue. It can be something you have seen or heard the other day, a memory, or it jumps kinda in your face - like in the case of my Mad Scientist's Backpack!

Please meet the Mad Scientist's backpack!

Half of the inspiration for it comes from this fun little trailer here with cute and nerdy (and pretty mad) scientists:

The other half was induced by the theme for last Saturday's Z&A dance: Weird Science!

I guess its no surprise that something in my brain clicked. And it was so much fun to build and dressing up myself for the party - and actually wearing it that night!
I might have went a bit mad with adding more and more fun things to it - including an authentic steampunk license plate!

You can pick up the Mad Scientist's Backpack now at the Marketplace and at the Drow Science Showroom!

Steam: The Hunt XI - Realms of The Deep

One of the dates in the SL-year I am looking forward the most is the Steampunk Hunt, or Steam: The Hunt, as its friends call it!

This year's theme was quite a welcome opportunity for me to do something new, since I never really delved (or dived!) into nautical things - and doing something new keeps us on our toes!

I rather quickly decided to make a small deep sea exploration submarine. It helped of course that it is a vehicle (and who knows me, knows, I love building vehicles), but they also have a natural cuteness and a quite distinctive design - and last but not least is there this famous novel about a Captain and his submarine by Jules Verne... so its hard to find a more steampunky turn to the theme really!

Another novelty is that this miniature is wearable, so it will accompany you everywhere you go - no matter how deep you dive!

Steam: The Hunt starts March 1 and will go throughout the whole Month. For more information, check out their blog.

The submarine will be available at the Drow Science Show-room (the hint is rather easy, so no worries, you will find it!).