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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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 Post subject: B-17???
PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:59 am 
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Is this true:

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I find this image here:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/t ... pic+search


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In a word, NO.

Can you spell photoshop?

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Here's the original photo. I've seen it in many books..I think it was a boeing PR shot of a factory-fresh bird.

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Sorry, my mistake :oops: On the link above is the text in the top where is clearly noted that this is fake photo.

Sorry for waste your time :(


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No worries...I've always thought it was a cool bit of photoshoppery. One of the guys in our model club actually built it in 1/144 scale!

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Would that be called a Big-EZ? :lol:


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is Burt Rutan building bombers now or just retro-fitting them??

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