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Roy Bent

@roybent.bsky.social

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Lover of guitars and Moog synthesisers. Woodworker, CAD doodler, 3D printerer and model builder. Movie fan. Vinyl record person. NO POLITICS PLEASE! Follow fishing = block.

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · Jan 28

More pictures of the 1:24 scale Seafire Mk.III.

#HistScaleModels

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 9h

Wow! Stunning work just to advertise light bulbs.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 9h

'Paintings by Maxfield Parrish for General Electric’s Mazda light bulbs, 1919-1928'

robed woman with a tree behind, she is brightly lit
two men, dark, are at her feet

a figure, much like Mars, a bruised sky and mountains behind

a group of people sat around a fire, they are sat on rocks next to a tree

a person playing a musical instrument to a child, it looks like they are in a temple

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 9h

A 1:24 scale submarine would be cool. And big.

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 10h

My campaign to have the world’s biggest chocolate bar collection has been given a huge Boost.

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 10h

A lovely job 👍😊. You must have enough for your own Imperial Air Force by now.

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Badger🇬🇬🦡🏏 @grumpybadger62.bsky.social · 14h

Nakajima A6M2-2...basically a Zero with floats. A 1970's vintage kit by Tamiya. Cheap and a quick bit of fun.

#histscalemodels

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 10h

Live At The Fillmore East is one of the finest live albums of all time 👍

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Rich I'll do it dreckly. ME/CFS @richardjdeacon.bsky.social · 10h

Music just don't get much better than this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRE3...

The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica | Live at University Of Florida Bandshell (1982)

YouTube video by Allman Brothers on MV

www.youtube.com

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 10h

If it’s a Corsair with a Fleet Air Arm option it’s an instant purchase for me.

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 1d

A Trabant. The Berlin wall. Am I detecting a theme?

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Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely old school Airfix but the rivets and panel lines are inset. The decals are definitely for scanning purposes only.

Roy Bent @roybent.bsky.social · 1d

I have been gifted a kit I’ve been after for some time! Complete with literature. The decals might be a bit iffy though.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 1d

Guy Fawkes was born around Aprill in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was baptised at St Michael le Belfrey (below) on the 15th of that month. His father, a Church of England lawyer, died when Guy was eight. His mother later married a Catholic, which, along with Guy’s schooling at St Peter’s