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Contents

Guide

The Illustrated Researches of

Various Fantastical Devices by Sir Herbert Jobson,

with Epistles to the Crown, Her Majesty Queen Victoria;

Steampunk

LEGO

by Guy Himber

Steampunk LEGO

. Copyright 2015 by Guy Himber.

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,

electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval

system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher.

First printing

Printed in China

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ISBN-10: 1-59327-528-5

ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-528-0

Publisher: William Pollock

Production Editor: Serena Yang

Jacket Design: Sylvain Amacher

(http://www.facebook.com/captainsmog/)

Interior Design Concept: Chris Gould

Developmental Editor: Riley Hoffman

Copyeditor: Paula L. Fleming

Compositors: Ryan Byarlay, Laurel Chun, and Serena Yang

Proofreader: Alison Law

For information on distribution, translations, or bulk sales, please contact No Starch Press, Inc. directly:

No Starch Press, Inc.

245 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

phone: 415.863.9900; info@nostarch.com;

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Himber, Guy, 1965-

Steampunk LEGO : the illustrated researches of various fantastical devices by Sir Herbert

Jobson, with epistles to the Crown, Her Majesty Queen Victoria / Guy Himber.

pages cm

ISBN 978-1-59327-528-0 (hardback) -- ISBN 1-59327-528-5 ()

LEGO toys 2.

Steampunk fiction. 3.

Steampunk culture.

I. Title.

TS2301.T7H55 2014

688.7'25--dc23

2014013785

No Starch Press and the No Starch Press logo are registered trademarks of No Starch Press, Inc. All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective holders. Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. LEGO, the Brick and Knob configurations, and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this book.

The information in this book is distributed on an As Is basis, without warranty. While every pre caution has been taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author nor No Starch Press, Inc. shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in it.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously.

To the memory of Herb Jobson,

the original Steampunk

Acknowledgments

Id like to thank V.P. Himber for his support, enthusiasm, and love

of the bricks.

Thanks also to Serena Yang and Riley Hoffman of No Starch Press

for their infinite patience, understanding, and mad publishing skills;

and to Bill Pollock for publishing this book and so many other great

books about LEGO.

To the LEGO Steampunk community, especially Rod Gillies and

Sylvain Amacher, and to all the other amazing LEGO AFOLs:

it has been my pleasure to meet you all and share in your contagious

passion for the infinite possibilities of little plastic bricks. This book

couldnt have happened without the generosity of your talents

and wit.

Contents

What Is Steampunk?

Steampunk is a creative genre that imagines an alternate history of 19th-

century technology. Its devotees employ a fanciful blend of fantasy, science

fiction, and historical adventure to tell their stories. Electricity has just started

to enter the realm of the common inventor, but steam-powered machines are

the tools of the day. Clockwork gears and mechanisms are often exposed for

ease of service and ease of appreciation. Daring inventors float through the

skies and roam the countryside in their fantastic contraptions.

The artists, authors, and filmmakers who work in the Steampunk genre

value independence, creativity, and whimsywhich makes LEGO a perfect

embodiment of the Steampunk philosophy. LEGO builders dont want mass-

produced, generic things but tools from which we can build our own unique

ideas and creations.

Within these well-worn pages you will find an extensive collection of the

worlds greatest Steampunk builders and the wonders they have created. Page

after page of mechanical marvels and scientific mysteries await you, intrepid

reader! Top up the oil in your lamp, put on your favorite goggles and top hat,

and lets explore!

Yours in Steampunkery,

Guy Himber

V&A Steamworks

Sir Herbert Jobson

Sir Herbert Jobson is a trusted and highly regarded member

of Queen Victorias royal entourage. The Queen has seen

fit to honour him with knighthood in the Most Distinguished

Order of Fanciful Devices and appoint him to the post of

Queens Chronicler of Technology. In this capacity, he ven-

tures around the world and reports on exciting developments

in the Sciences and their potential for civilian and military

applications. His military know-how and seasoned diplomatic

savoir faire

serve him well as he compiles this Domesday

Book of scientific wonders.

If you come into possession of this journal,

it means that I have fallen at the hands of a

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