The crazy steampunk machine

Jamie “Morgan19” Spencer‘s first venture into steampunk resulted in a beast of a machine called the Dardenbahst, Workhorse of the Deutsches Reich. The most appealing parts of this model are the custom spray painted metallic gold parts (using Krylon’s metallic gold spray) and the detailed mechanisms that suggest functional form. The minifigs too deserve a closer look for their unique decals.

As usual, there is the accompanying signature m19 schematic from the talented graphic designer.

32 comments on “The crazy steampunk machine”

zkee March 13, 2008 at 9:22 am

Totally blown away by this true craftsmanship. Beautiful!

legobeast March 13, 2008 at 12:00 pm

That looks beast!

petnos March 13, 2008 at 12:28 pm

good job.

Shadowviking March 13, 2008 at 12:36 pm

I love the brass bits! The torso decals are great too. All-in-all, quite fantastic.

Rev. Mecharius March 13, 2008 at 12:45 pm

Absolutely marvelous! Bravo, I say!

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Joker March 13, 2008 at 4:35 pm

Congratulations, you’re on http://www.boingboing.net :)

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legovaughan March 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm

The leg assembly is something else – looks totally functional! So many details, truly fantastic.

Jai March 13, 2008 at 5:40 pm

That is one heck of a rowboat.

connor March 13, 2008 at 6:00 pm

That is a really cool machine if that is what it is!!!!! It really inspired me and made me want to work HARDER on my lego building!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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wusmand March 13, 2008 at 7:50 pm

SOME1 ANSWER ME, ARE THOSE CUSTOM TORSOS, I MUST HAVE THEM AT ONCE!!

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Itkovian March 14, 2008 at 2:20 am

Totally awesome!

toa March 14, 2008 at 3:40 am

LDraw LDR or it didn’t happen.
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Morgan19 March 14, 2008 at 6:13 am

Wow! Thanks for all the kind comments, folks– I had no idea this guy would be so popular, but that certainly makes me happy! :)

I’ve got to throw a shoutout to just about every builder on Brickshelf who’s ever worked in steampunk, as well. Since I hadn’t built within this theme before and it was more than a little intimidating, I spent a *long* time just soaking in all the steampunk creations there and getting a feel for what’s what before launching into my own take on it.

I’m really glad the brass bits stand out as one of the best parts. Steampunk seems to be firmly rooted in the black/brown/grey” school of building so I wanted to try doing something different, and to be honest in all the steampunky sources I’ve seen (like my favorite, Steamboy), what really stands out to me are the machinery bits and the shiny golden metallics, so that was an overriding goal when I was building.

m19

Chris Pitchford March 14, 2008 at 7:40 am

I loved the movie, “Steamboy,” as well! I can see the inspiration, I think. To add to the others’ kudos: congrats on a fine build!

Missy March 14, 2008 at 7:51 am

This is some inspiring work! A lot of steampunk gets crazy and has a tendency to be overdone with extra attachments/add-ons… this is right on.
Seems like you added just the right amount of attachments – Nicely done.

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