So! I’m back (but not properly unpacked and sorted out yet) and was very recently directed to a very generous post by Andy_W with a mass of great Steampunk costuming links. While many of those links are ace (and he’ll be releasing his own Steampunk page in the future too) the link to the prop making company, Kropserkel was by far and away the one that captured this Steampunk-er’s eye the most.

The above is a one of a kind, brass retro-blaster scavenged together from various found parts. I’m lead to believe that some parts of it light up too, which is just delightful. There are other retro-blasters on that page, as well as ‘light sword’ handles described as being the lightsaber that Nemo would have weilded. Beautiful, whimsical, stuff.