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First posted 17 November 2008
*  Update 22 August 2011  *

The Engine Room
Below Decks in Steam Freight Ships
circa 1920 through 1940
views by Roy D. Pounds II
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/steamfox/
http://www.furry.org.au/cakitfox/index.html

Steampunk 1949 (Melissa Pendragon) by Roy D. Pounds II
"Steampunk 1949" by Roy D. Pounds II
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/steamfox/
"The lovely Melissa Pendragon, (AKA Millie Mink), at work in her boiler room
and replying to some other crewmember's smart @$$ remark."

Pete's Hot Spot (thumbnail) - by Roy D. Pounds II
Pete's Hot Spot - by Roy D. Pounds II - (Larger image here)


"Hot Times At Pete's Place" (Miss Flambe) - by Roy D. Pounds II
"Hot Times At Pete's Place" (featuring Miss Flambé) - by Roy D. Pounds II  *

Dividers (engine room) (thumbnail) - by Roy D. Pounds II
Dividers (engine room) by Roy D. Pounds II (larger image here)

Midnight before the steam meet (thumbnail) - Roy D. Pounds II
Midnight before the Steam Meet - by Roy D. Pounds II


"Strangers in the night..." (thumbnail) - by Roy D. Pounds II
"Strangers in the night..." - by Roy D. Pounds II
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/steamfox/
Steamfox comic strips

Pop goes the Whee-stle! (thumbnail) by Roy D. Pounds II
 
"Pop! - Goes the Whee-sle" (Mr. Foxy, from the SteamFox comics)
by Roy D. Pounds II
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/steamfox/

"Just Fix It!" (thumbnail)  by Roy D. Pounds II
A slight problem in the auxillary spaces - and delegation of responsibility
By Roy D. Pounds II - A larger version of this image is here.

Steamfox gets assist from Millie (thumbnail) by Roy D. Pounds II
Steamfox (Mr. Foxy) gets an assist from Millie, down in the ship's machinery.
(higher resolution image is *here*)


Can't enjoy his Chinese noodles! (thumbnail) by Roy D. Pounds II
Mr. Foxy can't enjoy his spicy Chinese noodles! (Even in the Port-Side Shaft Alley!)
 
(higher resolution image is *here*)

The S.S.Athena
in the Engine Room, with her mostly female crew
Uniflow engines of the Athena (thumbnail) by Roy D. Pounds II
The Uniflow engines of the Athena [Athena's engines - larger format]

Millie finds a problem (thumbnail) - by Roy D. Pounds
Millie finds a problem [Millie's problem - larger format]

Tazzie strikes! - by Roy D. Pounds II
Tazzie strikes!


The Assistant Engineer

First watch in the engine room (thumbnail) by Roy D. Pounds II
First watch in the Engine Room--First Engineer on duty


Emergency Repairs on the engines (thumbnail) by Roy D. Pounds II
Emergency Repairs on the Engines

Checking the firebox on the boilers (thumbnail) - by Roy D. Pounds II
Checking the Firebox on the Boilers


STEAMFOX
a comic strip by Roy D. Pounds II
Mr Foxy and his fellow engineroom crew keep the steamships steaming!


In the Stokehold, during a storm



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