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[โ€“] boatonthehill@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I thought tankies were adult fans of Thomas the Tank Engine.

[โ€“] lemann@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago

Chooooo chooo ๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿšƒ๐Ÿšƒ๐Ÿšƒ

I'm personally a Maglevie ๐Ÿš…๐Ÿš‹๐Ÿš‹๐Ÿš‹ floaty zoom zoom

I found the diesel.

[โ€“] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow someone actually made Thomas into a literal Tank engine ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's Soviet MBV-2, two were made in Kirov manufacturing plant in Leningrad in 1936-37, though i guess the transformation of one of them into a Thomas was post war development (second one is preserved in museum).

[โ€“] Zoldyck@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] Gork@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

c/bitchimatrain