"Steampunk" Highlander at Watch City Festival

**grizzbass** · 21st May 17, 09:02 AM

a real nice series of shots

**Me cousin Jack** · 21st May 17, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

The Steampunk thing is pretty cool.

At Cons you see Steampunk Star Wars, Steampunk Disney characters, Steampunk Game Of Thrones.

At this year's (2017) Long Beach Comic Expo I spotted this amazing Steampunk dog

I've never done Steampunk, the closest I've come is my Black Watch KD uniform, here at LA Anime Expo. (All I need, I guess, is to throw some goggles on that pith helmet!)

Oddly, people kept asking "are you the guy from Jumanji?" I had to look it up to see what they were talking about.

I was thinking you looked like the Grandpa from Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, though he wore nickers.

**DotDLL** · 21st May 17, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

I've never done Steampunk, the closest I've come is my Black Watch KD uniform, here at LA Anime Expo. (All I need, I guess, is to throw some goggles on that pith helmet!)

Goggles or not, I think you look fantastic in that picture! Nicely done!

**OC Richard** · 21st May 17, 07:23 PM

Thanks!

I should have worn my round glasses, in vintage metal frames like those worn by British troops in both World Wars. But for some reason I wore my modern glasses. (Happily I don't need glasses any more and I look more "legit" in historical uniforms.)

**Celtadonian** · 22nd May 17, 02:34 AM

This is one amazing outfit! The steampunk community really does need more kilt wearers ;)

**slothead** · 22nd May 17, 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by Me cousin Jack

I was thinking you looked like the Grandpa from Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, though he wore nickers.

How do you know if either of them is wearing nickers?

**Me cousin Jack** · 22nd May 17, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by slothead

How do you know if either of them is wearing nickers?

Admittedly I have to look that up...yikes!

**Mike in Dayton** · 22nd May 17, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Celtadonian

This is one amazing outfit! The steampunk community really does need more kilt wearers ;)

The Steampunk conventions I have attended the number of kilts increase every year. Not a lot of them but they are increasing in numbers. Even one of the vendors had kilts for sale.

Always enjoy seeing kilts incorporated into Steampunk. Good job putting yours together.

Mike

**OC Richard** · 28th May 17, 08:58 AM

What I usually see amongst Steampunk kilt outfits here are Utilikilts, a bizarre anachronism.

It's strange how quickly you began to see Utilikilts at the Ren Faires, too.

You're doing it right, keeping your Highland Dress in line with the Steampunk Victorian ethos.

**Crawdaddyjc** · 28th May 17, 06:54 PM

i will be wearing my utilikilt to dragoncon here in atlanta in september. me and the wifey dress in steampunk and have an awesome time. i love all the pics so far!