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2441. Thomas Willeford

a.k.a Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone

Thomas Willeford is an author, artist, and maker.

He may be best know for creating the mechanical steampunk arm worn by Nathan Fillion in episode 3.4 of the television series Castle. His Iron Man 1889 costume won the Comic Con International 2014: Costume Contest on the Marvel Stage.

Thomas is a design contributor to Lantern City, a television show planned by Bruce Boxleitner. His leatherwork has appeared in print, in Anatomy of Steampunk. His work has been shown in art show and museum exhibitions, including University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science and at the Hangaram Design Museum the Seoul Art Center IDA in Seoul, South Korea.

He has written two books for maker's projects - Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts (2011) and The Steampunk Adventurer's Guide: Contraptions, Creations, and Curiosities Anyone Can Make (2013).

Thomas appeared in an episode of Shipping Wars, when the Giant Robot he built for the Steampunk World's Fair in New Jersey was being transported in time for the convention. Also, he was one of three judges on the first season of GSN's steampunk reality game show, Steampunk'd.



External Links
Interview - Airship Ambassador
Interview - The Pandora Society
Interview - Steampunk R&D


See Also
2430. The Steampunk Gazette
2432. Steampunk Oxford Exhibit
2433. Steampunk Art Unfurled: Art of Victorian Futurism
2434. Lantern City
2477. Steampunk'd
2479. GSN - Game Show Network
2497. Ave Rose
2498. Charles E. Mason
2499. James Neathery
2500. Josh Kinsey
2501. Karianne Gottschalk
2502. Morgan Olson
2503. Niki Phillips
2504. Eddie Thayer
2505. Tayliss Forge
2506. Tobias McCurry
2441. Thomas Willeford
2507. Kato
2508. Matt King
2509. Jeannie Mai
2510. Jennifer Duncan
2529. Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts
2530. The Steampunk Adventurer's Guide: Contraptions, Creations, and Curiosities Anyone Can Make


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Maker