Steam Wars is the creation of Larry Blamire; artist, actor and writer-director of the indie cult film The Lost Skeleton Of Cadavra, released by Sony Pictures. The concept began as an image from a mural he painted in high school and over the years has become something of a "dream project", in paintings, stories, copious notes, film treatment, and--eventually--film itself.
(from the gallery) The US samson class battlerig "Ulysses" has seen better days. Top of its line, the 1907 rig was first to feature electric lighting. Note alternating stacks, another first.
(from the sketchbook) Goliath class gunrig
(from memorabilia) Only surviving photo of the wreck of the ajax class William B. Travis, felled at the battle of Duluth. Smaller steam rig took direct hits from Prussian 15-pounder and just "sat down" at the edge of some woods. Crew scrambled out with, amazingly, no casualties. More clunks and clanks here.
