Dieselpunk + Steampunk Culture
Dieselpunk Convention
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Permalink Reply by Larry on -
A good observation and some good questions. Are there any dieselpunk conventions? Not that I know of. Is there a big enough community? I think there the problem isn't the community but the lack of knowledge of dieselpunks existence. And a great "what if" question on how it would work, with booths and such.
I imagine booths dedicated to artists for one. Dieselpunk graphic arts are such a big part it seems. Some dedicated to book sellers of both factual and fiction. Certainly vintage clothing retailers. Also, music needs to be a big part of it with dieselpunk music concerts. Maybe a theater running classic diesel era films and another showing dieselpunk, such as Sky Captain, The Shadow, Hellboy, etc... Don't forget a Cosplay like situation where people could show off their outfits. I would also want to see panels. How to draw, how to get published, how to create dieselpunk outfits, etc.
Those are some ideas.
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Permalink Reply by Lawren H.B. on -
Those are great ideas - more than what I was able to think of. What about a car / bike show? Some local owners could bring a 3 or 4 period cars / dieselpunk cars or bikes.
Like with anime (and similar) conventions, people could show up in their cosplays and those who wished to would participate in cosplay contests.
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Permalink Reply by Larry on
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Great idea about the cars. Could have a local classic car club bring their vintage cars for everyone to see.
Lawren Harris-Barnett said:Those are great ideas - more than what I was able to think of. What about a car / bike show? Some local owners could bring a 3 or 4 period cars / dieselpunk cars or bikes.
Like with anime (and similar) conventions, people could show up in their cosplays and those who wished to would participate in cosplay contests.
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Permalink Reply by Lawren H.B. on
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Having dieselpunk conventions could expand the dieselpunk community to people offline.
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Permalink Reply by Tome Wilson on -
I'm in talks with The Steampunk's World Fair to include an entire track devoted to Dieselpunk in their 2011 event.
As more details come to light, I'll certainly let everyone know.
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Permalink Reply by Johnny Dellarocca on
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I was asked the same thing... I'll tell ya the truth if there was one I'd be there!
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Permalink Reply by Lawren H.B. on
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Some day I will start one in seattle.
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Permalink Reply by Larry on
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Great idea, Lawren! Seattle is going to host the Noir City 2012 film event at the end of this month. Could be a good place to find possible members for at least a group like my North Texas Dieselpunks.
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Permalink Reply by Lawren H.B. on
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I might have to go to that. I was wanting to start with creating a Steam, Diesel and Atomic punk club at my college.
Now and then I brows through the members and I see a lot of people who are from Washington. I am not sure how many of them lurk or post though.
I am currently not in a position to create a convention. I am an unemployed college student with no car. Once I get my BA, I want to move into Seattle or Bellevue (where Microsoft and, I think, Valve are HQ'd). Then I would be in a better position to work on starting a dieselpunk convention.
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Permalink Reply by Larry on
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Good idea to make contact with people in your area.
Lawren H.B. said:I might have to go to that. I was wanting to start with creating a Steam, Diesel and Atomic punk club at my college.
Now and then I brows through the members and I see a lot of people who are from Washington. I am not sure how many of them lurk or post though.
I am currently not in a position to create a convention. I am an unemployed college student with no car. Once I get my BA, I want to move into Seattle or Bellevue (where Microsoft and, I think, Valve are HQ'd). Then I would be in a better position to work on starting a dieselpunk convention.
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