Roy Bent
@roybent.bsky.social
Lover of guitars and Moog synthesisers. Woodworker, CAD doodler, 3D printerer and model builder. Movie fan. Vinyl record person.
As thanks for my efforts (and panic) test building the 1:32 Fokker EV/DIII in time for Scale Model World, Richard at Aviattic has sent me another one for my very own 😱. And a 1:32 Nieuport 28c.1. No deadlines this time but the kits are so good they just have to get built soon 😊
#HistScaleModels
#HistScaleModels
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
As thanks for my efforts (and panic) test building the 1:32 Fokker EV/DIII in time for Scale Model World, Richard at Aviattic has sent me another one for my very own 😱. And a 1:32 Nieuport 28c.1. No deadlines this time but the kits are so good they just have to get built soon 😊
#HistScaleModels
#HistScaleModels
KCOM 🙄
Currently paying £21.99 per month for 100mbs and the contract isn’t due for renewal until 27/03/2026. If I choose 300mbs now it will cost me an extra £30 but if I defer will these options still be available? And why is 300mbs cheaper than 100mbs? And why can’t I talk to someone on the phone?
Currently paying £21.99 per month for 100mbs and the contract isn’t due for renewal until 27/03/2026. If I choose 300mbs now it will cost me an extra £30 but if I defer will these options still be available? And why is 300mbs cheaper than 100mbs? And why can’t I talk to someone on the phone?
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
KCOM 🙄
Currently paying £21.99 per month for 100mbs and the contract isn’t due for renewal until 27/03/2026. If I choose 300mbs now it will cost me an extra £30 but if I defer will these options still be available? And why is 300mbs cheaper than 100mbs? And why can’t I talk to someone on the phone?
Currently paying £21.99 per month for 100mbs and the contract isn’t due for renewal until 27/03/2026. If I choose 300mbs now it will cost me an extra £30 but if I defer will these options still be available? And why is 300mbs cheaper than 100mbs? And why can’t I talk to someone on the phone?
I had the Tamiya C9 kit but I gave it to my brother who was going to do a super-build and enter it at Scale Model World (he’s won two golds in the past). In the end he switched to a Talbot Lago (and didn’t win).
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I had the Tamiya C9 kit but I gave it to my brother who was going to do a super-build and enter it at Scale Model World (he’s won two golds in the past). In the end he switched to a Talbot Lago (and didn’t win).
Another of my favourites: the Sauber Mercedes C9. Tamiya used to do a 1:24 kit. I don’t know if they still do.
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Another of my favourites: the Sauber Mercedes C9. Tamiya used to do a 1:24 kit. I don’t know if they still do.
Such a great looking car. A favourite in Gran Turismo 7 👍😊
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Such a great looking car. A favourite in Gran Turismo 7 👍😊
This was at Gatwick Air Museum in March 2018 😊.
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This was at Gatwick Air Museum in March 2018 😊.
Got some decals for the next project - a classic Tamiya kit that’s been in the stash for some years. I’d forgotten I’d bought some add-ons for it.
Hopefully a quick and easy job this time 🤞
#HistScaleModels
Hopefully a quick and easy job this time 🤞
#HistScaleModels
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Got some decals for the next project - a classic Tamiya kit that’s been in the stash for some years. I’d forgotten I’d bought some add-ons for it.
Hopefully a quick and easy job this time 🤞
#HistScaleModels
Hopefully a quick and easy job this time 🤞
#HistScaleModels
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson.
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson.
It’s that time of year again 🎅🏻🥷💀🐗
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s that time of year again 🎅🏻🥷💀🐗
Mazda 787B detuned for an 800pp race at the Yas Marina Circuit. It feels a bit like cheating. Maxed out it’s my weapon of choice for 900pp and 950pp GT1 races. Easy on fuel and tyres and goes like shit off a stick.
#GranTurismo7 #GT7
#GranTurismo7 #GT7
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Mazda 787B detuned for an 800pp race at the Yas Marina Circuit. It feels a bit like cheating. Maxed out it’s my weapon of choice for 900pp and 950pp GT1 races. Easy on fuel and tyres and goes like shit off a stick.
#GranTurismo7 #GT7
#GranTurismo7 #GT7
The Gran Turismo 7 Spec III update is excellent. I’ve been learning the Yas Marina Circuit today and I’ll have a go at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve tomorrow. The Renault Espace F1 is a lot of fun!🤪
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Gran Turismo 7 Spec III update is excellent. I’ve been learning the Yas Marina Circuit today and I’ll have a go at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve tomorrow. The Renault Espace F1 is a lot of fun!🤪
The wildlife has returned now the drain is flowing again 😊
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The wildlife has returned now the drain is flowing again 😊
Two classic American films exploring a similar theme. Thirty years apart and very relevant today. Both absolutely smoking movies.
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Two classic American films exploring a similar theme. Thirty years apart and very relevant today. Both absolutely smoking movies.
Perfect timing as I’ve just found this buried deep in the stash 🇫🇷
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Perfect timing as I’ve just found this buried deep in the stash 🇫🇷
If you have Amazon Prime Video and a spare 1hr 36min I highly recommend this. A road trip through the South of France in a 1960’s Fiat 500, starting at le Port du Vallon des Auffes in Marseille and heading West. Gentle, heartwarming and surreal with echoes of Jacques Tati 😊
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you have Amazon Prime Video and a spare 1hr 36min I highly recommend this. A road trip through the South of France in a 1960’s Fiat 500, starting at le Port du Vallon des Auffes in Marseille and heading West. Gentle, heartwarming and surreal with echoes of Jacques Tati 😊
This has either been dry or muddy for many months.
Thankful for the recent rain and snow.
Thankful for the recent rain and snow.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This has either been dry or muddy for many months.
Thankful for the recent rain and snow.
Thankful for the recent rain and snow.
While hunting in the loft for the Tamiya P-51D I found this. I have absolutely no recollection of buying it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
While hunting in the loft for the Tamiya P-51D I found this. I have absolutely no recollection of buying it.
Still battling on with the Italeri Sunderland. ‘Nearly’ ready for paint. After this and the Aviattic 1:32 Fokker EV/DVIII I’m ready for something straightforward that doesn’t require large amounts of plastic engineering, so I’m following @richardjdeacon.bsky.social ‘s advice and going Tamiya 👍😊
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Still battling on with the Italeri Sunderland. ‘Nearly’ ready for paint. After this and the Aviattic 1:32 Fokker EV/DVIII I’m ready for something straightforward that doesn’t require large amounts of plastic engineering, so I’m following @richardjdeacon.bsky.social ‘s advice and going Tamiya 👍😊
MOT day today 😰🤞. A bloody marvellous little car!😊
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
MOT day today 😰🤞. A bloody marvellous little car!😊
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just noticed the Malta Spitfire in the artwork 😊
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Just noticed the Malta Spitfire in the artwork 😊
Another one added to the 1:24 scale stash 👍😊. It's a shame that a very British brand has to manufacture in India though.
#HistScaleModels
#HistScaleModels
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Another one added to the 1:24 scale stash 👍😊. It's a shame that a very British brand has to manufacture in India though.
#HistScaleModels
#HistScaleModels
Here's a little job for the cold, dark winter nights: put together a BMW 801 radial engine in CAD for the Airfix 1:24 FW190A then 3D print it. There is a resin one available from Super Hobby but it's £60 once shipping is added and the DIY approach is much more fun.
#HistScaleModels
#HistScaleModels
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Here's a little job for the cold, dark winter nights: put together a BMW 801 radial engine in CAD for the Airfix 1:24 FW190A then 3D print it. There is a resin one available from Super Hobby but it's £60 once shipping is added and the DIY approach is much more fun.
#HistScaleModels
#HistScaleModels
I’m well stocked up for this one 👍
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I’m well stocked up for this one 👍
Airbrushes cleaned ahead of the big Sunderland paint 👍😊. There’s going to be quite a lot of masking on this one 😰
#HistScaleModels #HeaviesGB
#HistScaleModels #HeaviesGB
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Airbrushes cleaned ahead of the big Sunderland paint 👍😊. There’s going to be quite a lot of masking on this one 😰
#HistScaleModels #HeaviesGB
#HistScaleModels #HeaviesGB