Punked..Steam & Diesel Ideas and Inspiration

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There’s something magical about a car modification that costs over $30,000 and results in making a car that’s louder, rougher, smokier and objectively less useful than when you started. It’s also now only capable of 15 mph. And yet, somehow, the car is so much better than before. That’s the case with Frank Rothwell’s steam-powered Land Rover.

https://jalopnik.com/i-love-pretty-much-everything-about-this-old-guy-and-hi-1822411249

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[Story]

Yeah, I got a case of morning sickness. When I was younger, I brought a 1968 Austin-Healy Mk IV Sprite back to life in a Dr Frankenstein way (eg; 1950 Packard rear shocks @ $10 viz Lever Arms @ $150). 

So instead of English auto SOP of leaking just coolant, oil, fuel, electricity and money, this thing can leak steam, coolant, oil, fuel, electricity and money.

:-/

[ysi_maniac]

Just perfect!

[Story]

The Flame Tank (Jan, 1936)
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/the-flame-tank/



Hugo Gernsback, (born Aug. 16, 1884, Luxembourg, Lux.—died Aug. 19, 1967, New York City, N.Y., U.S.), American inventor and publisher who was largely responsible for the establishment of science fiction as an independent literary form.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugo-Gernsback

[Frank3k]

I recognized the cover artwork artist instantly - my favorite pulp artist, Frank R. Paul. The cover artwork at the Modern Mechanix link shows his signature in the lower right.

[elmayerle]

I agree with Frank3k, Frank R. Paul's art is very distinctive and recognizable.  He's probably my favorite pulp artist, too.  For modern sf, I'd probably pick Kelly Freas and David Mattingly.

[Story]

I see it as an unholy mating of a TAKOM Tadpole and a TAMIYA Char B1.

[Story]

Macabre. Look closely.

[Old Wombat]

Poor little Юные коммунист/Юный пионер (Young Communist/Young Pioneer) of the Всесою́зная пионе́рская организа́ция и́мени В. И. Ле́нина (The All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V. I. Lenin)!

Obviously "Всегда готов!" ("Always Ready!") doesn't mean "Всегда начеку!" (Always Alert!).

[Frank3k]

To take a positive view, we now have two young comrades where we previously only had one.

[Story]

I'm still stuck on the redhead.
1) Stylin' outfit for the Soviets
2) Is she taking a photo?

3) Random thought - those Pioneers look like they might be afflicted with Progeria or are just loyal Oompa Loompas.

[Frank3k]

They remind me of Vip and Vap from "Disenchantment":

[Story]

1939 was an excellent year for nightmares.

[Frank3k]

From reddit “Atomic Curse in the Blood,” cover art by Erich Pabel Verlag, c. 1960s

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[Old Wombat]

They're very good!

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