August 3rd History

August 2nd History on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_3Wikipedea

Special Happy Birthday goes out to:


Major Events August 3rd 


1914 : World War I: Germany declares war against France.



Battles on August 3rd in history 
8 BC : Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bathinus.
881 :  Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
1645 : Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.








WWII 
Timeline of WWII  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_II

8/3/1940: The USSR formally annexes Lithuania.

8/1-4/1940: Operation Hurry, the first of the Malta Convoys, is accomplished.

8/3/1941:

8/3/1943:

8/3/1945:

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August 2nd History

August 2nd History on Wikipedea

Special Happy Birthday goes out to:
*1932 – Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor (d. 2013)
**1953 – Butch Patrick, American actor and singer 

Major Events August 2nd  
1610: Henry Hudson sails into Hudson Bay   
1776 :  The Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took Place.        
1876 :  Wild Bill Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)  When shot, Hickok was playing five card draw, and was holding a pair of aces and a pair of eights, known as the Dead man's hand.      
1934 :   Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer Of Germany follwing the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.    
1937: The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 (INFO) is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.      

1939 :  Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.       
1943 :   World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
 1945 : World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.  
 1964 :  Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident: North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox.   
 1985 : Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.   
 1990 : Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.    

Battles on August 2nd in history 

 Battle of Chaeronea: 338BC (INFO)   A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
 The 2nd Punic War: 216 BC  (INFO) : Battle of Cannae (INFO) :  The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro.
1897 : Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states adjacent to India's North West Frontier Province. 

WWII 
Timeline of WWII  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_II

8/2/1940: 2: General Charles de Gaulle sentenced to death in absentia by a French military court.
: The USSR annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina.

8/1-4/1940: 1-4: Operation Hurry, the first of the Malta Convoys, is accomplished.

8/2/1941:  2: All civilian radios in Norway confiscated by the German occupation.^[1]
: SS Commander Hans Krueger (alternative spelling, Hans Krüger) orders the registration of hundreds of Jewish and Polish intelligentsia in Stanisławów, who are subsequently tortured and murdered. This is the first implementation of the "one bullet one Jew" method in Galicia.^[5] 

8/2/1943:  2: 2,897 Romani are gassed when their camp at Auschwitz is liquidated.^[1]
: John F. Kennedy's PT-109 is rammed in two and sunk off the Solomon Islands. 

8/2/1945: 2: End of the Potsdam Conference: Issues such as the expulsion of Germans from the eastern quarter of Germany and elsewhere in eastern Europe are mandated in the Potsdam Agreement.   

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July 31st History

July 31st History

July 31st History - wikipedea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_31

3rd Battle of Ypres:
history channel: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-battle-of-ypres-begins-in-flanders
Battle of Alexandria (30 BC) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alexandria_%2830_BC%29
Battle of Passchendaele OR 3rd Battle of Ypres (WW-One Wikipedea):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele
The Battle of Britain (7/25-7/31/194): http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0022.html 

This Day in History in WWII according to Wikipedea:

1940: July 31: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring, orders SS general Reinhard Heydrich to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired final solution of the Jewish question."
: The Japanese naval ministry accuses the United States of intruding into their territorial waters at Sukumo Bay, and then fleeing. No evidence is offered to prove this allegation.^{[citation needed]}
: Lewis B. Hershey succeeds Clarence Dykstra as Director of the Selective Service System in the United States.

1945: July 31: U.S. conducts air attacks on the cities of Kobe and Nagoya in Japan.

The Boy's Earth Day Diorama

My son had the assignment of making a piece of art to represent Earth Day, and he was excited because he could make a diorama. I shaped the base for him and I had him apply the glue and add the ground cover. He picked out and modified the pieces and I glue them on the base. His class mates were very impressed by the final results.

Epoch of my pre-pubescent Hobbing 1974

Quite the title. This was a time when I transitioned from pursuing building models to surfing. Days after this photo I started surfing and gave up modeling for about 23 years.


Models Shown:
∆ Jagpanther
Review of 1/25 model on Modelers Alliance HERE http://www.modelersalliance.com/reviews-and-news/217-kits/507-tamiyas-125th-scale-jagd-panther-first-look-review


TV Memories of that era and earlier and later eras (Enjoy!)
Saturday Morning

HR Pufnstuf  (Sid&Marty Krofft)
#1 The Magic Path:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbG7vvZmCKM
102 The Wheely Bird:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3w65w2xNpU

Land of the Lost  (Sid&Marty Krofft)
#1 " Cha Ka" (1974):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOa2sVws-m4

Lidsville  (Sid&Marty Krofft)
Girl for Hoo Doo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-3KOKjHvg

Sigmund The Seamonster (Sid&Marty Krofft)
 Holloween : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JkZu8bb7VI

The Bugaloos
Home is our Hassle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wKtO61MWBg

The Lost Saucer
Pilot:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJlmdgIxyg

The Ghost Buster (Sid & Marty Krofft) 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdPfUYgY6nw

Far Out Space Nuts (Sid&Marty Krofft)
It's all in your mind:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgvYgobd17w

The Kroffts Supershow
Opening Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS_TmRtoO2k

Wonderbug
The not so great race:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqPc2rGO9XU

Magic Mongo (The Krofft Supershow)
The Kissing Bandit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HioCv2wAV20

Doctor Shrinker (The Krofft Supershow)
The Other Brad:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W_ph68w6SM

Electra Woman & Dyna Girl (The Krofft Supershow)
The Empress of Evil:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKtI8CcoBc
Unaired Pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPGVQUA6ms

Kaptain Kool & The Kongs 76-77:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFzxvdP--i8

Si Rose Interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3HkoTBPjg
The Secrets of Isis
#1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Zo3UiJkHs
#5:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtYVmtkrpEY

Groovie Goolies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIPjNlKX7I

The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show - 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCKVpIZxC4

The Monkees
Unaired Pilot Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlpCwxfC9L8
Better version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRw304BkMYs
The Wild Monkees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFjK73ro8Qg

More Cartoons to Reference: Josie & The Pussy Cats, Hong Kong Phoey, The Oddball Couple, Chan Clan, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Addams Family, Funky Phantom, Lancelot Link, Gilligan Planet, Jackson 5, Star Trek, Shazam
SATURDAY MORNING TV MEMORIES 1964 - 1976 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBVyEPaY9ks

FLASH BACK COMPULATIONS
Saturday Morning Memories 1964-1976:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBVyEPaY9ks
Classic '60s & '70's Commercials:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mkr3GureeA
36+ New TV Shows of Fall TV 1963:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzPMO6nWgQ
CBS 1966-67 Fall Preview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks3GmChQWrs
The 16 new shows of ABC fall TV 1966: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwR2IxywaZk
Memories of 1968 - Where were you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7gHBrJI_ww
NBC 1969-70 TV Fall Promo Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKfm-uDlyDg
23 new shows of fall tv 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7FYLwvKqQ
28 shows of ABC summer 1968: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhCxtfd9_9o
CBS 1968-69 Fall Preview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgsKKTyJ-Uc
ABC Fall Preview 1970: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2CogEYLViU 
25 new shows of fall 1972: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2nilt9b2tw
ABC 1974-75 Fall Preview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHt8zDzzd8
27 intros to a lot of bad 70's tv shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSQKVr3Dats
19 more Good, bad, & Ugly 70's TV intros(+2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH8t9HJ40BY
Fantasy 60's TV lineup 1966-69: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlizNcf0OWw
9 tv sitcoms theme - one season wonders of the 1970's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCP3nxsOSVo
60's Commercials :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWTsFVkrFc
13 Sci-Fi TV Series Failures of the Late 70's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfZerhRy8lc
11 intros to Tacky 80's Sci-Fi's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_87i7FhkIs
18 Short Lived Sitcoms of the 70's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGybFEcLxA&spfreload=10
Strangest TV pilots ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtTuM7RIyA8
The Solarnaughts (1967):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVe-rT4TpJI
Star Trek unaired Version 2nd Plot Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFtc2Ypwzl0
Star Trek unaired Version 2nd Plot RECONSTRUCTED  :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORBGSaBZynw
Childhood Memories, 1960's and 70's:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy4kIO8eptI
20 classic 60s'-70's TV commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcXaR3V38Zw
Vintage TV Adds 50's, 60's & 70's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoXkomJZT40
70's Rare Retro Toy Adds:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-4uQ0z_ok
Memories of 1977 - where were you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLakMvb1US0
I love 1978: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fTwiPKz7E
The TV Season that almost Wasn't 1980-81: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3OVae9rDRo
I Love the 80's (1980):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4OXwDvqB7c
ABC Fall Promo Reel 1982:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iFq-PMOv-U

58 TV Adds from 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zzRp-jxx0E
22 New shows of Fall TV 1977:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wMAnxfZIJ0
22 New Shows of Fall 1983:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt7hdKty7s0
Awesome 80's TV Adds part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH8au4ckD0Y

The Early 1660's - A Time of Innocence:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-GgFinUhc
The Sixties - Years that shaped a Generation(2hr doc. 2005):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUc2eLe-ruI
Born Dropped out- 12 questions for hippie kids (20min. doc):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIQv1TZhWLA
What The 1960's Did to America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls7LJ2Bk0LY


Dinosaurs (circa 1990)
Into [1:04]:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwMKhfHHo20
I'm The Baby, Gotta Love Me (Music Video) [3:20]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y4qnQ0tEUE

Favorite Blog Sites & Resources

FAVORITE  BLOG SITES

http://anotherslipperyslope.blogspot.com/

http://antonswargame.blogspot.com/

http://afistfullofplastic.blogspot.com/

http://arewenotmen.blogspot.com/

http://blitzbattles.blogspot.com/

http://dqscaleworks.blogspot.com/

http://dyzioscalemodels.blogspot.co.uk/

http://jacksarge.blogspot.com/

http://kitnoob.blogspot.com/

http://miniaturesterrainpage.blogspot.com/

http://miniafv.blogspot.com/

http://matejson.blogspot.com/

http://miniaturearmy.blogspot.com/

http://plasticwarriors.blogspot.com/

http://panzermarch.blogspot.com/

http://paulsbods.blogspot.com/

http://sigwaldssafehouse.blogspot.com/

http://sixtwentyeight.blogspot.com/

http://squadpainter.blogspot.com/

http://wargamingbeginer.blogspot.com/

http://ww20mm.blogspot.com/

http://forwardtothewest.blogspot.com/  (Russian front focus)

http://figurfanatikern.blogspot.com/

http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/

http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/

http://christopher-bunkerhill.blogspot.com/

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/beaty/    (milgeek)

Awesome Illustrative site:   http://www.o5m6.de/main.html

Germans:  http://www.german.o5m6.de/

Soviets:  http://www.o5m6.de/index.html

MUST Resources 

Blogs of War: http://wargamesblogs.blogspot.com/

Benno's Figures: http://bennosfiguresforum.com/  &  http://bennosfigures.com

Henk of Holland:   http://henk.fox3000.com/

PSR:  http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Index.aspx

http://missing-lynx.com/index.htm

http://theminiaturespage.com/

http://www.dakkadakka.com/

The Guild:  http://www.guildwargamers.com/phpBB3/index.php

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Fine scale Modeler:  http://cs.finescale.com/

Military Modelling: http://www.militarymodelling.com/

http://www.scalemodelguide.com/

http://www.armorama.com/

http://www.modelloursworkshop.com/

Osprey Publishing's "The Modelling News" http://www.themodellingnews.com/

Camo Central (reference site) http://www.kamouflage.net/

PanzerWorld:  http://www.panzerworld.net/

http://www.larryleadhead.org/

German half-track Reference site:   http://www.pietvanhees.nl/

INTERESTING Blogs

http://www.1-72depot.com/

http://figurfanatikern.blogspot.se/

http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/

http://warwickkinrade.blogspot.com/

The Armor Site:  http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/main.html

Weapons In Mass Production  http://mojosquantentunnel.blogspot.com/

http://amateurairplanes.wordpress.com/

Paper models:  http://papermau.blogspot.com/

Paper model Tanks!:  http://worldofpapertanks.com/index.php

FOREIGN AFV BLOGS & SITES:

"Mis Minis" (Spanish) 15mm good YouTubes.   http://misminis.blogspot.com/

INTERESTING HOBBY SITES:

Spanish painter in espanol and great camo & videos:   http://www.heresybrush.com/

http://mojosquantentunnel.blogspot.com/

Plastic Panzer Addiction:  http://panzeraddiction.wordpress.com/ 

MINIAFV few really good Turkish modellers very nice: http://miniafv.blogspot.com/

WWPD podcast, news & More : http://www.wwpd.net/

Wargaming Girl : http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/

http://panther-zone.blogspot.com/

AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY&FIGURES:  http://miniawi.blogspot.com/

Resin manufactures Blog: http://minairons-news.blogspot.com/

Commercial site w/news, reviews, forum: http://hfmodeling.kitmaker.net/

FORUMS:

guildwargamers.com  http://www.guildwargamers.com/phpBB3/index.php

Plastic Modeling - Share & Learn_   http://www.plamo.outthere.info/forum/

Benno's Figures Forum:   http://bennosfiguresforum.com/

Wikipedea Tank Resources & More

T-34 Prototype

WIKIPEDEA FAVORITE RESOURCES

TANKS

History of the Tank:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_tank

Tanks in the German Army: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_German_Army#Tank_Destroyers_used_in_WWII

Tanks in the Soviet Union:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_Soviet_Union

Tanks in the British Army:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_British_Army

Tanks in the United States:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_United_States

Tanks in the Japanese Army:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_Japanese_Army

Tanks in the Spanish Army:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_Spanish_Army

Tanks in the Chinese Army:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_Chinese_Army

CAMOUFLAGE

Military Camouflage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_camouflage

List of military clothing camouflage patterns: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_camouflage_patterns

Ersenmuster pea-dot pattern: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea-dot

Pea-dot pattern wikipedea link: http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00117.php

Splittarnmuster pattern:  http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=35

Ochre (color): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre

Universal Camouflage Pattern: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Camouflage_Pattern

GERMAN WWII AFV Camouflage Colors

TANKTACO post: WWII Mid-War Disruptive Pattern Colors: HERE

Sturmgeschutze vor! - German Vehicle Camouflage - A Gamer's Guide: http://stugiii.com/germanvehiclecamouflage.html

FOW Hinterhalt camo scheme part1:  http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3318

part2:  http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3329

part3:  http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3347

German Wehrmacht Camouflage RAL color WWII:  http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/22313-german-wehrmacht-camouflage-ral-color-ww2/

FOW StuG Camo Video:  http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&art_id=3555

Beast of War 29min video Tiger Camo:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p05TeLAOxvg&feature=endscreen

SOVIET WWII AFV Colors

SquadPainter on painting 1/72nd  T-70 Tank (excellent painting reference SITE)
Post 1: psc-russian-t-70-tank-airbrush-detailing
Post 2: psc-russian-t-70-tank-done
Post 3: psc-russian-t-70-tank-done-more-dirt

YouTube Ref.

Painting the SU-100 Assault Gun (SBX14) from Battlefront Miniatures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8sj303yM4

Painting the Soviet M4 76mm Sherman (SBX15) from Battlefront Miniature

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCCw2xCjKz4&noredirect=1

DUNKELGRAU RAL 7021, The Ubiquitous "Panzer Grey"

Dunelgrau Defined:   http://www.dict.cc/german-english/dunkelgrau.html 

DUNKELGLEB RAL 7028, Color lost in History

Models in progress in Vallejo

I love this hobby. I restarted out on this hobby to take my mind off work and to pursue a spark of enthusiasm I had as a adolescent before dropping all aspects of scale modeling for the acceptance of new teenage peers. Roughly twenty year later I bought a couple models to take my mind off the 24/7 mind set I was in from running my own business. This was not a calculated decision but more of a yearning. After a couple of models, I boxed up the models for a dozen or so years and now I'm pursuing scale modeling again and trying to understand what void this hobby is filling and how it is doing it. Along with the intrinsic craft aspect of the hobby, I think it is the investigating of given subjects and the historic knowledge that is revealed as I delve into past details, facts & perceptions. I'm learning about history that is applicable to modern day life and this enthralls me.
     Dunkelgleb is the kind of subject that has the gravity which sucked me into this hobby at full speed. I originally went into the hobby shop just wanting a rattle can of the mustard color that WWII German tank were painted because the rattle can of Panzer Grey(Model Master FS 36076) was too dark for my taste, and I liked the look of that mustard color because it reminded me of my old "75 Toyota FJ40. I searched the Internet and decided what I needed was a can of Tamiya Dark Yellow(Tamiya TS3 85003). Well, the hobby shop guy said he did not have spray can of that color and probably would not be able to get it, because tamiya supplies were unpredictable( i think he could of but wanted to sell me a airbrush which he did months later..... To be continued

My Questions:
Why did Wehrmacht change from dark gray to dark yellow for there overall base color?
Does the dark yellow have better camouflage properties than dark gray and green and what are they?
If dunkelgrau was previous base color, was there camo schemes with dunkelgleb applied in field?

Dunkelgleb RAL 7028 (in English dark yellow)  Below are various links to sites & forums discussing the topic of Dukelgleb

Previous Tank Taco color info post including Dunkelgleb HERE & Vallejo color charts and other charts can be found HERE.

FOW on Dunkelgelb:  http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=454

Panther template for camo planning: http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Modelling/PantherPlanner.pdf

Dunkelgleb & Dunkelgrau Camo scheme: On Dunkelgrau for TIKI, Tiger I nº812 of 2SS Das Reich in march/april 1943 with over coat of dunkelgelb. dunkelgrau basecoat with 80% XF65 + 20% XF20, because the 1st attempt with only XF65 was too dark grey look to my taste.( tiki model sample: ( http://www.track-link.com/gallery/2978  )

Panzer world on German Tank Colors: http://www.panzerworld.net/colours

Alt Colors for FOW armor: http://not2oldtowargame.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/flames-of-war-dead-flesh-is-the-new-dunkelgelb/
Good Post w/paint swatch comparison and a useful quote on painting order for dunkelgleb
****Shade: Vallejo's Middlestone
****Mid-Tone: LC(lifecolor) mid tone
****Highlight: AK47 or LC highlight

http://sixtwentyeight.blogspot.com/2013/01/dunkelgelb-are-you-there.html 

Conclusion: