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Happy Birthday Jordana Brewster (1980)

Apr 26, 2026Selldon0205 Tuned Cars, Selective Coloration1980, 26/4, Fast and Furious, Ford, GT40, Jordana Brewster, Mia Toretto, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models

Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in an episode of All My Children in 1995 and next took on the recurring…

Happy Name Day Marsha (25/04)

Apr 25, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0202 Convertibles, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration2000, 25/04, 41, 41 Marsha, Gone in 60 Seconds, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond Pluto (1983)

Apr 25, 2026Selldon0002 Stamps, Selective Coloration1983, 25/04, Pioneer 10, Pluto, satellite

Pioneer 10 was launched on March 3, 1972, at 01:49:00 UTC by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from Space Launch Complex 36A in Florida, aboard an Atlas-Centaur. The third…

The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into Space (1990)

Apr 24, 2026Selldon0007 Lego Models, Selective Coloration1990, 24/04, Hubble Space Telescope, Lego, Space Shuttle, STS-31

STS-31 was the 35th mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the tenth flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The primary purpose of this mission was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) into low Earth orbit. Discovery lifted off…

Happy Birthday Lee Majors (1939)

Apr 23, 2026Selldon0203 US Cars, Selective Coloration1939, 23/04, GMC, Sierra

Harvey Lee Yeary (born April 23, 1939), known professionally as Lee Majors, is an American actor. He portrayed the characters of Heath Barkley on the American television Western series The Big Valley (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin on the…

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is Retired from Service (2008)

Apr 22, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration2008, 22/04, Aircraft, F-117, Lockheed, Nighthawk, scale model, scale models

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic, twin-engined stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology.…

ViewBug “The Frame Award” Badge (2026)

Apr 21, 2026SelldonSelective Coloration, VIEWBUG Accredited Images2026, 21/04, 330i, BMW, The Frame Award, VIEWBUG

ViewBug honoured me with “the frame award” on 21.04.2026 at 16:05h. They wrote: “This is Awesome. Selldon Photography Some images stay with you long after you’ve taken them. Not because…

Happy Birthday Kelly Collins (1965)

Apr 21, 2026Selldon0203 US Cars, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1965, 21/04, C5, Chevrolet, corvette, Kelly Collins

Kelly Collins was active for many years as a driving instructor at the Skip Barber Racing School and worked as a stunt driver on Hollywood film productions. His racing career…

Happy Birthday Dries Vanthoor (1998)

Apr 20, 2026Selldon0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1998, 20/04, 24h, 24h Le Mans, BMW, Dries Vanthor, Rowe, Spa24h

Dries Vanthoor (born 20 April 1998 in Heusden-Zolder) is a racing driver from Belgium who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and in the IMSA Sportscar Championship with BMW M Team WRT.[2] In his previous role as an…

The German Government Returns to Berlin (1999)

Apr 19, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration19/04, 1999, Berlin, Büssing, German Government, scale model, scale models

The Reichstag, a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention,…

Maiden Flight of the Convair YB-60 (1952)

Apr 18, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration18/04, Aircraft, Convair, YB-60

The Convair YB-60 was a prototype heavy bomber built by Convair for the United States Air Force in the early 1950s. It was a purely jet-powered development of Convair’s earlier mixed-power B-36 Peacemaker. The YB-60 had 72% parts commonality…

The Ford Mustang is Introduced (1964)

Apr 17, 2026Selldon0202 Convertibles, 0203 US Cars, Selective Coloration17/04, 1964, Ford, Introduction, Mustang

The first-generation Ford Mustang was manufactured by Ford from March 1964 until 1973. The introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobiles known as pony cars. The Mustang’s styling, with its long hood and…

Happy Name Day Carol (16/04)

Apr 16, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0203 US Cars, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration16/04, 1999, 8, Carol, Gone in 60 Seconds, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Happy Birthday Sir Peter Ustinov (1921)

Apr 16, 2026Selldon0012 Graffiti, Selective Coloration16/04, 1921, 9000, Miklos Rozsa, Movie, Poirot, SAAB, Sir Peter Ustinov, UNICEF

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, director, and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was…

Maiden Flight of the Boeing B52 Stratofortress (1952)

Apr 15, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration15/04, Aircraft, B-52, Big Ugly Fat Fucker/Fella, Boeing, BUFF, Stratofortress

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American nuclear-capable subsonic jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF)…

Maiden Flight of the “Roc” (2019)

Apr 13, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration13/04, 2019, Aircraft, Model 351, roc, Scaled Composites, Stratolaunch

The Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch, or “Roc”, is a solitary testbed aircraft built by Scaled Composites for Stratolaunch Systems to carry air-launch-to-orbit (ALTO) rockets, and subsequently repurposed to offer air launch hypersonic flight testing after a change of ownership. It was…

Maiden Flight of the Bristol Blenheim (1935)

Apr 12, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration12/04, 1935, Aircraft, Bristol Blenheim, RAF, WWII

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as…

Happy Birthday Jeremy Clarkson (1960)

Apr 11, 2026Selldon0206 Limousines, Selective Coloration11/04, 1960, Jeremy Clarkson, scale model, scale models, The Grand Tour, Top Gear

Jeremy Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author who specialises in motoring. He is best known for hosting the television programmes Top Gear…

The VW Rabbit is Launched in the US (1978)

Apr 10, 2026Selldon0206 Limousines, Selective Coloration10/04, Golf, I, Rabbit, USA, Volkswagen, VW

The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the…