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Old 10-05-11, 03:08 PM   #1
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Interesting pictures I found.

http://englishrussia.com/2009/01/25/...ng-fortresses/
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Old 10-05-11, 03:24 PM   #2
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Hate to see that in IL2, the TB-3 is bad enough...
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Old 10-05-11, 03:25 PM   #3
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Old 10-05-11, 06:38 PM   #4
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This is Bigboy:
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Old 10-05-11, 10:59 PM   #5
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That's the Real McCoy BigBoy...

4-8-8-4 I hope to see one in RL some day.
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Old 10-06-11, 10:05 AM   #6
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Dam, I love this loco, but look at the soot.
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Old 10-06-11, 06:18 PM   #7
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Would blend in well in one of the Chinese industrial regions
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Looks like they run out of coal and used old tyres!!
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Old 10-06-11, 07:05 PM   #9
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Would blend in well in one of the Chinese industrial regions
Or in their Navy:
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Old 10-05-11, 07:17 PM   #10
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That site has some interesting stuff to read.
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Old 10-05-11, 07:39 PM   #11
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"In many ways, Bob's Big Boy never left. He's always offered the same high-quality meals at competitive prices."

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Old 10-05-11, 07:47 PM   #12
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Anyone can think up and build a giant plane. It takes skill and vision to build them small...

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Old 10-05-11, 08:03 PM   #13
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Anyone can think up and build a giant plane. It takes skill and vision to build them small...

XF-85 Goblin. Originally designed to work this this big boy.

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Old 10-05-11, 07:59 PM   #14
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"In many ways, Bob's Big Boy never left. He's always offered the same high-quality meals at competitive prices."



Known as Frisch's Big Boy around these parts, and very much a part of the local consciousness. Or at least it is for those of us who grew up with one nearby.
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Known as Frisch's Big Boy around these parts, and very much a part of the local consciousness. Or at least it is for those of us who grew up with one nearby.
I grew up with Bob's in Cantafordya. When I moved to Utah it was JB's Big Boy. Interesting.
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