Harry Potter fans will be familiar with the Monster Book of Monsters, a magical book about monsters, which is itself a monster. V&A Steamworks is proud(?) to present his Awful Book of Awful Models, the
brown steampunk model that binds pictures of
brown steampunk models.
Guy's book included such over-hyped (aided by him adding his flickr photo to
over 30 groups) but terrible models as
Voyage to the Moon,
Brown Widow (a plane so steampunk it has "brown" in the name!),
Steamgate, and the awful
Shield Fish! In bookstores everywhere!!
Wow. Why so hateful? I understand that people have misinterpreted brown to equal steampunk, but the majority of those creations are legitimately good (the fish is kind of meh). Besides, I think that it should be noted that he built a book out of legos, which is kind of neat, no? I just don't see how the harshness of your post is really justified.
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The harshness is justified because he truly thinks that shit 2 Much Caffeine builds dictates what steampunk really is: http://www.flickr.com/groups/24604222@N00/discuss/72157621906983533/#comment72157622045027174
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ReplyDeleteI'll agree that Rod tends to stick to the browns for his steampunk builds, but, again, I don't think his models are really that bad. But I guess I can see where you're coming from.
I'M COMING FROM PREPOSITION STREET
ReplyDeleteGood to see someone's not a complete wuss when it comes to reviewing things.
ReplyDelete"Why so hateful?" What next - "Why can't we all just be friends and reflect throught rose tinted spectacles on the brick that we know and love"?
ReplyDeleteMy view: book - clever, promotion of book - over the top, models in book - pretty good, review of book in twee effect blog - honest.
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^ It's easier to write mocking articles than, you know, build. I think Kevoh has picked up Jonesy's bad habit of overwhelming whatever skill you have by the weight of your vast opinion.
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