Stemapunk Gun : Before , After and After and After

 The toy gun I bought, it was $1.50 from Sams Warehouse

and batteries WERE included

Steampunk Alchemist Gun

 So I am working on this gun, for my steampunk outfit.

I'm going to go for an Alchemist look

Its still not finished. Need to add a little more to it to make it right.

I'm going more silver and black steampunk than bronze and white.

Though as you can see I have added some gold and bronze.

The steampunk dragon caduceus is the same as the patch I got for my steampunk bag

(though it occurs to me I probably haven't yet blogged about the bag.)

Anyways it's a match

Its a light and sounds gun so the two white balls light up all red and blue but I want to still put a few coats of glow-in-the-dark on the balls for when the guns lights stop working.

The semi-pointed tip is also glow-in-the-dark.

These were originally highlighters from some medical company when I was working as a medical receptionist.

I have glued the tips inside them shut so hopefully that will prevent loss of the ink.

The ink is contained inside another tube so they look pretty cool and I've wanted to do something like this with them.

So I have attached two of the lids to the top of the gun and this will act as the loading device.

Then the 4 capsules are interchangable

Book Review: Riveted (Iron Seas #3)

Riveted by Meljean Brook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Oh I really loved this one. The ending made me cry and the action left nothing wanting. Annika is marvelous innocent but no social concience to tell her what not to say and a really unique style. Small yet able. And David - WOW a real steampunk man with alterations, though neccassary its nice to have one of these guys as a lead. There is a 'MINE' moment but David doesn't seem to actually want to own Annika which makes a wonderful change.
Can't wait for the next book to come out.

This book can be read without reading either of the other books as these characters are completely seperate from Yasmeen and the Iron Duke.

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Book Review: 11 Scandals - Last book in series.

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved book one, book two was very nearly as exciting and this book certainly followed through with the entertainment. However I just couldn't figure out why she would ever want to be attached to Simon. Duke of disdain is an excellent name for him.
I do however love that all the characters came back from the previous two books and had rather large parts in Julianna's life since she was a very big part of theirs. Though I found it annoying that after everything her brothers and in-laws did and complete acceptance of her she still couldn't let them in.
Outwardly she seemed as strong as the other women in the series but her thoughts betrayed her as the complete opposite.
It was also dissapointing the see the was Callie has turned out, opting for a 'smart match' for Julianna, I really had hoped she would have understood after everything she did in book one.
A great series however and I am glad that I read all three books. Definatley a series you must read in order though.

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Flying Books

Book Review : Heart of Steel - Book 2 Following The Iron Duke.

Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

How refreshing to have an actual kickass female lead who takes the lead and a leading man suitable that doesn't change who she is.
Yasmeen is a sky captain and a very good one, she also has some secrets. When the man that she threw off her airship and into a pack of zombies (in Iron Duke - book 1) returns from the dead to reclaim his find and intent on falling in love with her things start off a little bumpy. While still not impressed by some of his methods Archimedes Fox never steps over that line and gives Yasmeen every reason to love him in return. As they travel together under the guise of marriage intent on justice a mutual respect grows into love.
I love this world that Meljean has created, and I love these characters a lot. Unlike the Iron Duke I never hated Archimedes and Unlike Mina Wentworth I never thought Yasmeen was an idiot of biblical porportions.
The slave bracelet came close to crossing a line but not only did Archimedes not cross that line he was well aware of the line and his limits so as to not cross it.
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!


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Book Club Book Review: Poison Study

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An amazing story about a girl sentanced to death for killing a man who's father took her in off the street and clothed and fed her.
In a world where there are no excuses to crimes and punishment is set in stone Yelena is offered an oppurtunity for life, a life where she is constatly in danger of dying.
People are not what they seem and its hard to know who you can trust so is it worth it?
I was pulled into Yelenas story and followed her journey through her training and discoveries and found this book very hard to put down.
Yelena is a mere girl when a torturous life forces her to commit the sin of murder. The book opens with Yelena in the dungeon, she's been there almost a year. She is to hang for her crimes and confesses, she did kill him. Now comes an incredible choice, face the gallows and die now or take a job as the Commanders food tester, never sure when you may die from an assasination attempt. Yelena has more than just poisons to worry about though as the father of the man she killed tries to have her killed and with more enemies then friends, its very hard for Yelena to know who to trust and there is a reason since everyone seems keen on ending her life.

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