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Happy Birthday William H. Macy (1950)

Mar 13, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration13/03, Jurassic Park, Mercedes, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes-Benz AG, scale model, scale models, Unimog, William H. Macy

William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Drama…

Happy Name Day Angelina (11/03)

Mar 11, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration11/03, 21 Angelina, 550 Maranello, Angelina, Ferrari, Gone in 60 Seconds, 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…

Endeavour’s STS-123 Mission (2008)

Mar 11, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/03, 2008, Canadarm, Endeavour, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, SPDM, STS-123

STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was February 14, 2008, but after the delay…

Happy Birthday Per-Gunnar “P-G” Andersson (1980)

Mar 10, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/03, 1980, Fiesta, Ford, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, P.G. Andersson, Per Gunnar Andersson, scale model, scale models, WRC

Per-Gunnar “P-G” Andersson (born 10 March 1980 in Årjäng) is a Swedish rally driver. He is a two-time winner of the Junior World Rally Championship. In 2011, Andersson competed in two WRC events with a Ford…

Happy Birthday Walter Röhrl (1947)

Mar 7, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration07/03, 1947, Abarth, Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Opel, Porsche, Rallye, scale model, scale models, Walter Röhrl, WRC

Walter Röhrl, born 7th of March 1947 is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia, and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford, and BMW.…

Happy Birthday Shaquille O’Neal (1972)

Mar 6, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration06/03, 1972, scale model, scale models, Shaq, Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O’Neal (born March 6, 1972), commonly known as Shaq , is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed “Diesel”, he is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who…

US Navy Fighter Weapons School – TOPGUN is founded (1969)

Mar 3, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/03, 1969, Aircraft, F14, Fighter Weapons School, McDonnell Douglas, scale model, scale models, Tomcat, TOPGUN, US Navy

The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as Top Gun (stylised as TOPGUN), is a United States Navy training program that teaches air combat manoeuvring tactics and techniques to selected naval aviators and naval flight officers,…

Ford purchases Volvo (1999)

Feb 28, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1999, 28/02, Ford, scale model, scale models, Volvo

Volvo Car AB trading as Volvo Cars, is a Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles. Volvo is headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg. The company manufactures SUVs, station wagons, and sedans. The company’s main marketing revolves around safety and its Swedish heritage…

Happy Birthday Klaus Niedzwiedz (1951)

Feb 24, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1951, 24/2, Ford, Klaus Niedzwiedz, RS500, scale model, scale models, Sierra

Klaus Niedzwiedz (born February 24, 1951, in Dortmund, West Germany) is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist. Niedzwiedz rose to prominence when driving a Ford Capri for Zakspeed in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft. The turbocharged 1.4 L engine from…

Happy Birthday Bruno Saby (1949)

Feb 23, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1949, 23/02, Bruno Saby, R5, Rallye, Rallye Driver, Renault, scale model, scale models, Turbo

In 1981, Saby (born 23/02/ 1949) became French Rally Champion in a Renault 5 Turbo. He drove for the works teams of Renault, Peugeot, Volkswagen and Lancia during his career in the World Rally Championship. He took two World…

Maiden Flight of the Airbus A320 (1987)

Feb 22, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1987, 22/02, A320, Airbus, Aircraft, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models

The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus, and is the best-selling airliner ever built. The A320 aircraft programme was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987,…

Term “Jeep” is Coined by the Washington Daily News (1941)

Feb 20, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1941, 20/02, 4x4, Jeep, scale model, scale models

Prior to 1940 the term “jeep” had been used as U.S. Army slang for new recruits or vehicles, but the World War II “jeep” that went into production in 1941 specifically tied the…

Happy Name Day Dorothy (19/2)

Feb 19, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration#32, 19/02, 500 SL, Dorothy, Gone in 60 Seconds, Gullwing, Mercedes, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes-Benz AG, 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 Alexander Wurz (1974)

Feb 15, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration15/02, 1974, Alex, Alexander Wurz, Fiesta, Ford, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, WRC

Alexander Wurz (born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former racing driver, motorsport executive and businessman, who competed in Formula One between 1997 and 2007. In endurance racing, Wurz is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996 and 2009 with Joest and Peugeot, respectively. Amongst several test driver roles,…

Happy Birthday Burt Reynolds (1936)

Feb 11, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models11/02, 1936, bandit, Burt Reynolds, Matchbox, Movie, Movie Car, Pontiac, Smokie and the Bandit, Trans Am

Burt Reynolds was born as Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. on February 11, 1936, in Lansing, Michigan. As an American actor, most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. Reynolds played leading…

Maiden Flight of the Boeing 747 (1969)

Feb 9, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration09/02, 1969, 747, Aircraft, Boeing

The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size, to…

Veltins Brewery is Founded (1824)

Jan 30, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration30/01, scale model, scale models, Scania, truck, veltins

Brauerei C & A Veltins is a brewery in the west German city of Meschede-Grevenstein. In 2015, Veltins ranked fourth among Germany’s best selling beers. The small guesthouse brewery of Franz Kramer opened its simple…

First Monte Carlo Rallye (1911)

Jan 21, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models1911, 21/01, Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo Rallye, scale model, scale models, Volkswagen 1500

Today we celebrate the first Monte Carlo Rally. On the 21st of January 1911 Prince Albert I incepted the rally and from the start was intended to demonstrate improvements and…

Coca Cola is incorporated (1889)

Jan 15, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models15/01, 1889, Chevy, Coca Cola, Coke, scale model, scale models, soda

On this day 137 years ago one of the most successful companies today was incorporated. This company was the first to actively use Marketing to sell their products and gain…

🇮🇹 Festa del Tricolore (7th January) 🇮🇹

Jan 7, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration07/01, 2025, 2026, Ferrari, Festa del Tricolore, Flagday, Italy, scale model, scale models

Today we celebrate the „Festa del Tricolore“, Italy’s flag or tricolour day. What way to celebrate this great nation with a Hot Wheels car dedicated to the country of Italy……

Happy Birthday Jim Downing (1942)

Jan 4, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models04/01, 1942, HANS-Device, Jim Downing, Mazda, scale model, scale models

Today we celebrate the US racing driver Jim Downing’s Birthday. Born on the 4th of January 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, Jim Downing drove for VW, Ford, Toyota, Renault, and Mazda.…

Happy Birthday Michael Schumacher (1969)

Jan 3, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/01, 1969, Ferrari, Fiat, Formula One, Indianapolis 500, Michael Schumacher, Renault, scale model, scale models

Today we celebrate the multiple German Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher’s 57th Birthday. What way to celebrate this great racing driver and to wish him all the best, with…

US National Science Fiction Day

Jan 2, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models02/01, Enterprise, Enterprise NX01, scale model, scale models, science fiction, science fiction day, star trek

Today we celebrate the US’ „National Science Fiction Day”. What way to celebrate this great nation’s great day with a famous TV Spaceship – the USS Enterprise NX01 … If…

Renamed Air Canada commences flights (1965)

Jan 1, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration01/01, 1965, A330, Air Canada, Airbus A330, Aircraft, scale model, scale models, Star Alliance

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 Montreal. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and…

First Paris-Dakar Rallye (1978)

Dec 27, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1978, 27/12, Dakar-Rally, scale model, scale models, The Dakar

The Dakar Rally or simply “The Dakar” (Le Dakar), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (Le Rallye Paris-Dakar), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than…

First Launch of a Ariane Rocket (1979)

Dec 24, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1979, 24/12, Ariane, Ariane 1, ESA, Maiden Flight, Rocket, scale model, scale models

Ariane 1 was the first rocket in the Ariane family of expendable launch systems. It was developed for and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), which had been formed in 1973, the same year that…

Maiden Flight of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat (1970)

Dec 21, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1970, 21/12, F-14, Grumman, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, tandem two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy’s Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A…

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