Finally!
a small sample of the Disney Studios contribution to the WW2 war effort
Above was the insignia for the USS Escambia (AO-80) fleet refueler.
Created by famed Disney artist Hank Porter, the man responsible for creating the lion’s share of combat designs at the studio during the war.
Escambia fueled ships during the invasion of the Marshall Islands, aircraft carriers as they launched strikes against the Philippines, task forces vessels supporting the invasion of Okinawa, and aircraft flying raids against Japan.
This mobile naval gas station was represented by a 50-gallon drum and Jose Carioca, a character made famous in Disney’s two South American films, Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros.
The cover of the 13th Armored Division’s greeting card featured the unit’s Disney-designed insignia, a collection of bad luck symbols. Men in this unit paid no attention to the superstitious overtones of their unit number. They felt it was the enemy who would suffer misfortune when encountering them.
Found on http://www.americainwwii.com/galleries/disney-to-the-front/ via http://toonsatwar.blogspot.com/
Alejandro Lee came to Comic Con for his 1st time, and I got to see some of his new work... and learn he's going to make an animated short!
From his Facebook page 47ness: https://www.facebook.com/pages/47ness/1186062348077400
or his personal site with more art https://www.facebook.com/alejandro.lee.18
More of his portfolio is on his website: http://47ness.daportfolio.com/
The animated short looks like it will be Sally Sprocket and Piston Pete (robots and steam punk! I'm in!)
"Lesson Number 40" Cathy Dubuisson
winner of Grand Prix of the Most Beautiful Photo of 2012 International Automobile Festival in 2013, this was the result of a chance night walk when she stopped to take pictures of the curves of a 1964 Ford GT 40, which then won the Grand Prix of the Most Beautiful Photo of 2012 International Automobile Festival in 2013.
"The car was there for me to bring out the best photo. If I had gone a meter further, I may not have seen these curves that were available to me ... "she says.
Under the eyes of Cathy, the noble curves are similar to the Ford naked body of a woman. Romanticism and sensuality emanate from this photo that she called "Lesson Number 40", in a nod to Aubade. This is THE cliché of 2012, a lesson!
http://www.cathydubuisson.com/#!__classique
Found on http://www.retromobile.com/retromobile/Le-Salon/Actualites/Cathy-Dubuisson-femme-photographe-automobile
Snoopy's home ice Zamboni, at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa Ca
https://www.snoopyshomeice.com/zamboni.html
Trivia:
Machine No. 4 is in the US Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, MN and machine No. 21 (originally sold to the Boston Bruins in 1954) is presently at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada.
Frank J. Zamboni was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY in 1988.
The shape of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine (like the shapes of the Jeep® grille and the Coca-Cola® bottle) is a federally registered trademark.
On January 1, 1995, Rotary International’s Tournament of Roses Parade float entry titled “Lending a Helping Hand” featured Snoopy at the wheel of a Zamboni machine, surrounded by the PEANUTS characters.
Charlie Brown said it best: “There are three things in life that people like to stare at: a flowing stream, a crackling fire, and a Zamboni clearing the ice.”
best tats I've seen in a while
Found on Facebook
