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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…

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)

Juli 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)

Juli 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)

Juli 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)

Juli 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…

Happy Name Day Donna (14/07)

Juli 14, 2025Selldon0206 Limousines, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration#33, #33 Donna, 14/07, 1999, CL500, Gone in 60 Seconds, Mercedes Benz, 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…

Ferrari Wins Their First Grand Prix at Silverstone (1951)

Juli 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/07, 1951, British Grand Prix, F1, Ferrari, scale model, scale models, Silverstone

Scuderia Ferrari, currently racing under Scuderia Ferrari HP, is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing. The team…

Happy Birthday Harrison Ford (1942)

Juli 13, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration13/07, 1942, Carbonite, Episode V, Han Solo, Harrisson Ford, Movie, scale model, scale models, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, he has starred in many notable films over seven decades, and is one of…

Happy Birthday Michelle Rodríguez (1978)

Juli 12, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration12/07, 1978, Charger, Dodge, Fast and Furious, Hellcat, Michelle Rodríguez, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models

Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film Girlfight (2000), where she…

Happy Birthday Richard Lee Petty (1937)

Juli 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration02/07, 1937, Plymouth, Richard Lee Petty, scale model, scale models, Superbird, the King

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed „the King“, is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National…

Happy Birthday Dominic Keating (1961)

Juli 1, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration01/07, 1961, Dominic Keating, Enterprise NX01, Malcolm Reed, scale model, scale models, star trek

Dominic Keating (né Power; born 1 July 1961) is a British television, film and theatre actor best known for his portrayals of Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond’s and…

STS-57 Shuttle Endeavour is Launched (1993)

Juni 21, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1993, 21/06, Endeavour, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS, STS-57

STS-57 was a NASA Space Shuttle-Spacelab mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched June 21, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission was launched on the summer solstice. During…

Porsche 911 RSR #92 „Pink Pig“ wins 24h Le Mans GTE-Pro (2018)

Juni 17, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration#92, 17/06, 2018, 24h, 24h Le Mans, GTE-Pro, Le Mans, Pink Pig, Porsche, Porsche 911, Porsche 911 RSR, scale model, scale models

On 17th of June 2018 in the factory-run Porsche 911 RSR #92, Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) crossed the finish line first in the GTE-Pro.…

European Space Agency is Founded (1975)

Juni 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/06, 1975, ESA, Rocket, scale model, scale models

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023,…

Happy Birthday Anthony Montgomery (1971)

Juni 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration02/06, 1971, Anthony Montgomery, Enterprise NX01, scale model, scale models, Travis Mayweather

Anthony Montgomery (born June 2, 1971) is an American actor and graphic novelist. He is best known for his portrayal of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the UPN science fiction television…

Happy Birthday John Billingsley (1960)

Mai 20, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1960, 20/05, Dr Phlox, Enterprise NX01, John Billingsley, scale model, scale models

John Billingsley (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor best known for his role as Doctor Phlox on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. He was cast as Professor…

First Carrera Panamericana Motor Race (1950)

Mai 5, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration05/05, 1950, Carrera, Panamericana, scale model, scale models

The 1950 Carrera Panamericana was a motor race held in Mexico from 5 May to 10 May 1950. It was the first edition of the Carrera Panamericana. After the Mexican…

Happy Birthday Dwayne Johnson (1972)

Mai 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration02/05, 1972, Dwayne Johnson, Fast and Furious, Luke Hobbs, scale model, scale models

Dwayne Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor and professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on…

Happy Birthday Jordana Brewster (1980)

Apr. 26, 2025Selldon0205 Tuned Cars, Selective Coloration1980, 26/4, Fast and Furious, Jordana Brewster, Mia Toretto, Movie, Movie Car, scale models, Toyota GT86

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…

New Coke is Launched (1985)

Apr. 23, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1985, 23/04, Coca Cola, New Coke, scale model, scale models

New Coke was the unofficial name of a reformulation of the soft drink Coca-Cola, introduced by the Coca-Cola Company in April 1985. It was renamed Coke II in 1990 and…

German Government Returns to Berlin (1999)

Apr. 19, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration19/04, 1999, Berlin, 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,…

First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Apr. 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/04, 1977, Boing, Boing 747, SCA, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…

Maiden Flight of the Shuttle Colombia (1981)

Apr. 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/04, 1981, Colombia, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Shuttle

Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female…

Maiden Flight of the Boing 737 (1967)

Apr. 9, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration09/04, 1967, 1968, Boing, Boing 737, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models

The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet…