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Happy Birthday Steven Spielberg (1946)

Dec 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/12, 1946, autobot, bumblebee, Movie, scale model, scale models, Steven Spielberg, transformers

Steven Spielberg (December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most…

Maiden Flight of the Douglas DC3 (1935)

Dec 17, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration17/12, C47, DC-3, Douglas, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Skytrain

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner that was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger,…

Sir Christopher Cockerell has the First Hovercraft Patented(1955)

Dec 12, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration12/12, 1955, Hovercraft, Patent, S.R.N.6, scale model, scale models, Sir Christopher Cockerill

Cockerell’s theory was that instead of just pumping air under the craft, as Thornycroft had, if the air were to be instead channelled to form a narrow jet around the…

STS-116 Shuttle Discovery Launches to ISS (2006)

Dec 10, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/12, 2006, Discovery, ISS, Shuttle, Space Shuttle, STS, STS-116

STS-116 (also known as ISS-12A) was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on December 9, 2006 for her 33rd flight at 20:47:35 EST. A previous launch attempt on…

STS 61 Endeavour Launches to Repair Hubble (1993)

Dec 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration02/12, 1993, Endeavour, Hubble Space Telescope, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS-61

STS-61 was NASA’s first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on December 2, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The mission restored the space-borne observatory’s vision…

Ford Motor Co. Introduces the Conveyer Belt (1913)

Dec 1, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration01/12, 1913, Assembly Line, Conveyer Belt, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Transit

In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Earlier models were produced at a rate of only a few a day at a rented factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan and later at the Piquette Avenue…

First American Automobile Race (1895)

Nov 28, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1895, 28/11, Chicago Times, First Motor Race, scale model, scale models

The Chicago Times-Herald race was the first automobile race held in the United States. Sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald, the race was held in Chicago in 1895 among six motorised vehicles: four cars and two motorcycles.…

Happy Birthday Ross Brawn (1954)

Nov 23, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1954, 23/11, Benetton, F1, Ferrari, Ross Brawn, scale model, scale models

Ross Brawn (born 23 November 1954) is a British Formula One managing director, motor sports and technical director. He is a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal, and has worked for a number…

Happy Birthday Sōichirō Honda (1906)

Nov 17, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration17/11, 1906, Honda, Honda Motor Company, scale model, scale models, Soichiro

Soichiro Honda (17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile…

Patent is Granted for the Distinctive Coca-Cola Bottle (1915)

Nov 16, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration16/11, 1915, Coca Cola, Coke, Coke Bottle, scale model, scale models

The Coca-Cola bottle, called the “contour bottle” within the company, was created by bottle designer Earl R. Dean and Coca-Cola’s general counsel, Harold Hirsch. In 1915, the Coca-Cola Company was represented by their general…

Michael Schumacher Wins His First Formula One Championship (1994)

Nov 13, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration13/11, 1994, Championship, F1, Michael Schumacher, scale model, scale models

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Schumacher won a record-setting seven Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles, tied by Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and—at the…

Happy Birthday Alain Delon (1935)

Nov 8, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1935, 8/11, Actor, Alain Delon, Ferrari, scale model, scale models, Testarossa

Alain Delon (French: (8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged…

Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-66 (1994)

Nov 3, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/11, 1994, Atlantis, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS-66

STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on November 3, 1994, at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on…

Maiden Flight of the Airbus A330 (1992)

Nov 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1992, 2/11, Airbus, Airbus A330, scale model, scale models

The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340 quadjet, and launched both designs along…

Singapore Airlines Carry Out Their First Flight with Passengers on the Airbus A380 (2007)

Oct 25, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration2007, 25/10, Airbus, Airbus A380, scale model, scale models, Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its hub located at Changi Airport. The airline is ranked as a 5-star airline and has been ranked as the world’s best airline by Skytrax five times. Singapore Airlines operates…

Founding of the UN Charter (1945)

Oct 24, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1945, 24/10, Jeep, scale model, scale models, UN, United Nations, Willy's

The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organisation established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 and entered into force on the 24 October 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security,…

Happy Birthday Sir Roger Moore (1927)

Oct 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/10, 1927, Esprit, James Bond, Lotus, Movie, Roger Moore, scale model, scale models, submarine

Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray Ian Fleming’s fictional secret agent James Bond in…

Happy Birthday Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974)

Oct 10, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/10, 1974, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hammerhead, Nascar

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974), also known as “Dale Jr” or simply “Junior”, is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, broadcaster for Amazon Prime…

Happy Birthday Christopher Reeve (1952)

Sep 25, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1952, 25/09, Christopher Reeve, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models, Superman

Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed several stage and screen credits in his 34-year career, including playing…

Air Canada was Founded (1937)

Sep 1, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration01/09, 1937, A220, A320, A330, Air Canada, Airbus

Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of…

Maiden Flight of Shuttle Discovery (1984)

Aug 30, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1984, 30/08, Discovery, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The space-plane was one of the orbiters from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the third of…

Happy Birthday Russell Brookes (1945)

Aug 16, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration16/08, 1945, Ford, Ford Escort RS1600, Rallye, Russel Brookes, scale model, scale models

Russell Brookes (16 August 1945 – 30 October 2019) was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an…

Maiden Flight of the Panavia Tornado

Aug 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/08, 1974, Aircraft, ECR, IDS, Panavia, RAF, scale model, scale models, SEAD, Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants:…

First Free Flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Aug 12, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration12/08, 1977, Enterprise, SCA, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle

The final phase of flight testing involved free flights. These saw Enterprise mated to the SCA and carried to a launch altitude, before being released to glide to a landing…

STS-85 Launch of Shuttle Discovery (1997)

Aug 7, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration07/08, 1997, Discovery, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle, STS-85

STS-85 was the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle Discovery that performed multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. The main STS-85…

Firestone Tyres are Founded (1868)

Aug 3, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/08, 1868, Firestone, Firestone Rubber And Tyre Company, Racing Truck, scale model, scale models

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires for fire apparatus, and later,…

Happy Birthday Mikko Hirvonen (1980)

Jul 31, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1980, 31/07, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, Mikko Hirvonen, Rallye, scale model, scale models, WRC

Mikko Hirvonen (born 31 July 1980) is a Finnish former rally driver, and a current Rally-Raid driver, who drove in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers’…

Happy Birthday Stig Blomquist (1946)

Jul 29, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1946, 29/07, Audi, Blomquist, Quattro, Rallye, S2, scale model, scale models, Stig

Stig Blomqvist (born 29 July 1946) is a retired Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won…

Swiss TV Goes on the Air (1953)

Jul 20, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1953, 20/07, scale model, scale models, Schweizer fernsehen, Swiss TV SF

Schweizer Fernsehen (SF; “Swiss Television”) was the German-language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in Switzerland for German-speaking Switzerland. It had its head…

Happy Birthday Vin Diesel (1967)

Jul 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/07, 1967, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models

Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world’s highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying…