On Saturday I joined an interesting Twitter chat about Steampunk Down Under. Lots of crazy ideas were exchanged like mad mechanical penguins, steampunk swimming costumes, and steampowered bush rangers a la Ned Kelly. Afterwards I hunted down some inspirational pictures on the internet.

Steampunk Penguin Professor by Bendragonx

Obyekt

And I just couldn't resist this steampunk kangaroo:

Andrew Whitehouse

Local steampunk events coming up: the Winter Magic Steampunk Parade takes place in Katoomba on Saturday 23 June 2012.