1988 – Selldon Photography

Happy Name Day Virginia (12/05)

May 12, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration12/05, 1988, 43, 959, Gone in 60 Seconds, Movie, Movie Car, Porsche, scale model, scale models, Virginia

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…

Intercity Experimental reaches 406km/h (1988)

May 1, 2026Selldon0170 Trains & Trams, Selective Coloration01/05, 1988, DB, high speed train, ICE, Intercity Experimental, train

The Intercity Experimental, later renamed ICE V, was an experimental train developed by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for research into high-speed rail in Germany. It is the predecessor of all Intercity Express trains of the Deutsche Bahn. The train…

Maiden Flight of the Space Shuttle Buran (1988)

Nov 15, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration15/11, 1988, Buran, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle

Buran was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran program. The Buran orbiters were similar in design to the U.S. Space Shuttle.Buran completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988, and was…