09/08/2026 – Selldon Photography

Hot Wheels Crack Ups! Side Banger (2026)

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Two other innovations were introduced briefly in Hot Wheels cars in the 1980s – Thermal Color Change paint, and rotating ‘crash panel’ vehicles (“Crack-Ups”). The former was able to change color on…

Rudolf Diesel is Granted the Patent for the Diesel Engine in the US (1898)

Aug 9, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration09/08, 1989, Diesel Engine, Rudolf Diesel, scale model, scale models

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is also called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine).…