Steampunks gather for the world record attempt at the Steampunk NZ Festival in Oamaru.

Leslie Craven is hopeful a world record attempt to gather the most steampunk enthusiasts together in one place will be successful.

Craven hoped to submit the documentation to support the attempt, which was organised during the Steampunk NZ Festival earlier this month, through the Guinness World Record website this week.

"The current world record for the most steampunks assembled in one place is for 185, and we got 228," Craven said.

Craven said as soon as he looked out from the Oamaru Club Hall and saw the huge crowd of steampunkers, he felt confident.

"At that point, I knew we had it in the bag," he said.

Craven, who organised the attempt said it was a victory for both Oamaru and New Zealand, but "it could be some time before we know officially".

The current record was achieved by The League of S.T.E.A.M. at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 24, 2010, according to the official Guinness website.

Two Waitaki District councillors, Melanie Tavendale and Jim Hopkins, and Constable Regan Wilson, of Oamaru, served as official witnesses who would submit official reports.

Video evidence of the attempt would also be submitted for analysis.