Soviet control panel pr0n

Soviet control panel pr0n
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OMG, I think I just blew the lid off my chrome dome in peals of rhapsodic techno-bliss over this photo set of Soviet-era nuclear control gear. Paging Dr. Strangelove!


Kurchatov Nuke Equipment

8 thoughts on “Soviet control panel pr0n

  1. Anonymous says:

    “OMG, I think I just blew the lid off my chrome dome in peals of rhapsodic techno-bliss over this photo set of Soviet-era nuclear control gear. Paging Dr. Strangelove!”

    Oh, man.

    If I had a dollar for every time I heard that EXACT sentence…

    …I’d have a dollar.

    You made me LOL.

  2. Tim says:

    So beautiful. I love the finish on 50’s era electronics.

    1. Michael Saunby says:

      The technology of the nuclear war that never happened, certainly shaped the world we now enjoy. Here’s some British cold war tech –

      http://www.btplc.com/today/art83627.html

      http://www.picdownload.net/BT_Bunker/

  3. Jack says:

    Beautiful stuff! I’ve always loved control panels and stuff like that. Not sure why, but buttons and switches and meters make me smile/

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