Scene no 92: African warriors (Cherilea Toys)
dance in front of the Vodun shrine (Unknown manufacturer), where they
communicate with their ancestors and deities.
The text: From The Philosophy of History, by
Georg Hegel.
2026/06/13
UNDEVELOPED SPIRIT
2026/05/08
SKY-RIDER OF THE SPACEWAYS!
«Issue No. 4,
wherein the gleaming alien journeys to Asgard
to battle Thor,
represents yet another apex of Marvel art – for
a second issue in a row.»
Scene no 91: The mighty Thor (Diamond Select Toys, Marvel Premiere Collection, Resin statue no 561 of 3000) against the Silver Surfer (TOY BIZ, Marvel Legends Action Figure, Series V, 39 points of articulation). Recreation of the famous cover of comic book THE SILVER SURFER No. 4 (Pencils, John Buscema; inks, Sal Buscema; February 1969).
The text: From The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978, by Roy Thomas.
2026/04/19
ROBERT E. LEE
«A nation which
does not remember what it was
yesterday
does not know where it is today.»
Scene no 90: The overall commander of the
Confederate States Army (COMANSI toys, Legendary personages of The Wild West,
hand painted figurines, ref. 19500) and the General Lee 1969 Dodge Charger car from
the television series The Dukes of Hazzard (NOREV toys, Charger, 1:43 Metal).
The quote: Famous statement of Robert E. Lee.
2026/03/23
RAGING SEA
«The Ocean has its silent caves,
Deep, quiet, an alone;
Though there be fury on the waves,
Beneath them there is none.
The awful spirits of the deep
Hold their communion there;
And there are those for whom we weep,
The young, the bright, the fair.»
Scene no 89: Warships (Unknown manufacturer, wooden small models) that are sailing in a raging sea (IMAI plastic models, Operation Sail).
The verses: The first two stanzas from the poem The Ocean, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
2026/02/22
MEIFUMADO
«Our lives are indestructible.
Immortal!
Though waves break and blood flies, never shrink.
Though my body falls, never quail.
Though
my eyes shut, my lips close…
Do not fear.
In that world of rebirth,
I’m still your Father.
In that world and all worlds,
You are my Son!
We are Father and Child!
Forever!»
Scene no 88: Itto Ogami and son Daigoro (Improvized
models and scenery by an unknown artist) abandoned the way of men to walk the
demon path to hell. Always surrounded by enemies (Aoshima Japan History
Miniature Model Series).
The text: From the twenty-eighth and final volume
of the epic LONE WOLF AND CUB by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima.
2026/02/03
YELLOW SUBMARINE
«So we sailed on to the sun
Till we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine.»
Scene no 87: The legendary submarine (Sutcliffe model, The Sea Wolf Atomic Submarine, boxed tinplate clockwork toy) is preparing to dive into the green sea of 60s pop music (McFARLANE Toys, The Beatles Yellow Submarine, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band).
Lyrics: From the song “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles.
2026/01/04
THIS ENGLAND
This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,
This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings,
Feared by their breed and famous by their birth,
Renowned for their deeds as far from home
For Christian service and true chivalry.
Scene no 86: English knights (Britains Swoppets, 15 th
Century Knights, The Wars of the Roses, 10 different plastic figures) protect
the throne which encloses the Stone of Scone (Britains Toys, Coronation Chair).
The lyrics of the play: By William Shakespeare. From «Richard II», Act
2, scene 1.
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