Steampunk LEGO

Filled with dirigibles and floating cities, penny-farthings and pirate ships, curiosities and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated collection of Victorian-era sci-fi treasures, all built from LEGO. Curated by award-winning LEGO builder and special effects master Guy Himber, this full-color coffee table book showcases an eclectic variety of models designed by dozens of the world's best LEGO artists. Grab your brass goggles and join fictional explorer Sir Herbert Jobson as he travels the world cataloguing its technological wonders for Queen Victoria. His entertaining descriptions of an imaginative alternate history bring these delightful LEGO models to swashbuckling life.

Report

"Steampunk LEGO will amaze and delight."
Gizmodo

"Plenty to enjoy, with not a superfluous cog in sight."
io9

"A feast for the eyes and imagination."
San Francisco Book Review

"Includes just about every notable LEGO steampunk creation of the past five years."
The Brothers Brick

"Steampunk LEGO is a very cool book."
The Brick Fan

"Showcases weird and wonderful steampunk creations."
Brickset

"I m in complete awe of Himber and how he managed to collect such an amazing collection of LEGO parts that fit the color, style, and mood of steampunk."
GeekDad

"Exceptionally impressive."
GeekMom

"No actual rivets were used in making this book."
ScienceBlogs

Product details

• Authors: Guy Himber, Himber Guy
• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9781593275280
• ISBN: 978-1-59327-528-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 262 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Model-making; Humanities, art, music > Art; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Technology: general, reference works; Lego (Bausteine), CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899