| Chris Palmer | 24 Aug 2011 12:38 p.m. PST |
August was a slow painting month for me, but I did manage to get a few things done. A female lacepunk figure, and a VSF landship crew, are pictured on my blog: link -Chris |
| John the OFM | 24 Aug 2011 1:16 p.m. PST |
Oh, Chris…
You of all people, using the word "Lacepunk"…
I hate that word.  |
| Jovian1 | 24 Aug 2011 1:34 p.m. PST |
Fitting use of the word, I say. Oh, and very nicely done too! |
| abdul666lw | 25 Aug 2011 2:31 a.m. PST |
A cute yet impressive French or American SuperAgent – Revolutionary? Not necessarily: the blue / white / red three colors constituted the French King's livery. |
| surdu2005 | 25 Aug 2011 2:40 a.m. PST |
Somehow, I pictured Betsy Ross a little more fully clothed. :) |
| abdul666lw | 25 Aug 2011 6:24 a.m. PST |
French Elisabeth du Val ('Babette' aka 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'), a top field agent of Louis XV's Secret du Roy… PS: should really have be posted on the 18th C. gallery, btw. I'll post a link there, if you don't mind.
TMP link |
| Chris Palmer | 25 Aug 2011 6:55 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the comments, guys. John, if there was a commonly used alternative term I'd use it. ECSF: Eighteenth Century Science Fiction? GSF: Georgian Science Fiction? Abdul666lw- Thank you for the information on du Val. I'll file that away for a game someday. And feel free to repost the link if you'd like. I don't mind, I'm flattered. |
| abdul666lw | 25 Aug 2011 6:58 a.m. PST |
There were several Kings Georges, and besides none of them 'characterizes' a period as Victoria does. And 'Victorian' is understood in any tongue, while 'G' or 'EC' would be purely Anglo-English.
'Lacepunk' refers to the 'Lace Wars'. Theoretically would exclude the AWI (no longer much lace, and chiefly, at least for one side, a war wagged by enraged 'civilians in arms', not by full-time professionals 'playing the game' without hatred). And I confess 'Lacepunk' does not have to imply the dystopian atmosphere of 'Cyberpunk' -but neither does 'Steampunk'. |
| Chris Palmer | 25 Aug 2011 7:19 a.m. PST |
Maybe TSF: Tricorn Sci-Fi |
| abdul666lw | 25 Aug 2011 7:44 a.m. PST |
TSF: Telegraphie Sans Fil: the old French name for wireless telepgraph. Would be catching in French-speaking countries, but not very explicit…  |
| Clovis Sangrail | 25 Aug 2011 7:08 p.m. PST |
Actually a group of us in the "Steampunk" community prefer the turn "Gaslight Romance." |
| abdul666lw | 26 Aug 2011 4:58 a.m. PST |
I started using 'Lacepunk' some 7 years ago on Yahoo groups such as 'Lace Wars' (of course!) and SOCDAISY, then on TMP.
A possible alternative (yet lending to far less explicit initials MSF) could be 'Munchausenian Science-Fiction', though apart from the cannonball ride (YouTube link from the 1943 movie YouTube link) Munchausen ('Big Mouth')'s writings contain far less SF than Cyrano de Bergerac ('Big Nose')'s ones. |
| Chris Palmer | 26 Aug 2011 6:09 a.m. PST |
Another option (albeit American-centric) would be Franklinian Science Fiction for the famed 18th century inventor/visionary, Benjamin Franklin. |
| Chris Palmer | 26 Aug 2011 6:31 a.m. PST |
Based on this discussion, I have started a poll question to get others' ideas and opionions: TMP link |
| abdul666lw | 26 Aug 2011 1:13 p.m. PST |
For other 18th C. 'unconventional' women, some of Foundry Elves, while unfortunately of the 'Big Foot' clan, can be suitable:
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Two other 'hidden' 18th C. 'adventuresses' posted here: TMP link
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| abdul666lw | 27 Aug 2011 2:45 a.m. PST |
Reportedly Napoleon said that a good image is worth 100 lengthy blah-blah, so:
Foundry
(Valiant 'Pilgrim')
And of course many of the numerous 'pirate ladies'
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TheBeast  | 28 Aug 2011 10:36 a.m. PST |
All I know is, John Ross would NOT be amused. Doug |
| abdul666lw | 29 Aug 2011 11:10 a.m. PST |
In the vein of 18th C. 'Agents of the Crown' (and as minis 'diverted' from their original objective, which always adds some enjoyable spice), Privateer Press (Warmachine) Cygnar Arcane Tempest Gun Mages
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with their tricornes and black powder pistols could be original yet credible. Maybe specially appropriate for 18th C. games of 'Strange Aeons' or 'Chaos in Carpathia'? linkTMP linkTMP linkor 'Chaos in Carpathia'? link
With some conversions (headswaps to wear tricornes, 'archaization' of shooting weapons), Aberrant Games Vatacina Guard
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could also become 18th C. Provost-Marshal's 'SWAT' or some kind of light infantry with an uniform no more 'exotic'' than that of the historical 'Arquebusiers de Grassin'.
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finishes his initial Rust Devils force.
