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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 😊

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December 17, 2025 at 10:38 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?
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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
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
Such a great looking car. A favourite in Gran Turismo 7 👍😊
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This was at Gatwick Air Museum in March 2018 😊.
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 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 🤞

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December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson.
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It’s that time of year again 🎅🏻🥷💀🐗
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 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.

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December 5, 2025 at 8:13 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!🤪
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The wildlife has returned now the drain is flowing again 😊
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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
Perfect timing as I’ve just found this buried deep in the stash 🇫🇷
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 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 😊
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This has either been dry or muddy for many months.

Thankful for the recent rain and snow.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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
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
MOT day today 😰🤞. A bloody marvellous little car!😊
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Comes with paint masks 👍

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November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just noticed the Malta Spitfire in the artwork 😊
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 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.

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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 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.

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November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I’m well stocked up for this one 👍
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Airbrushes cleaned ahead of the big Sunderland paint 👍😊. There’s going to be quite a lot of masking on this one 😰

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November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM