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JadenX

@jadenx.bsky.social
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Just a 🇬🇧 hobbyist somewhere out there on 🌏. RC/3D Printing/Cinema/TV/Comics/Video Gaming/Model Making/Paintball/Collecting random knick-knacks... et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...

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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BBC News - Nobel Prize awarded for showing how nerve cells shape feelings www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nobel Prize 2026 awarded for showing how nerve cells shape feelings
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq... Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86 - BBC News
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Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BBC News - Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Bonnie Greer: British-American author and critic dies at 77
Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and now Optimus Prime. 72hrs of total suck-age.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
BBC News - Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Peter Cullen: Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor dies
Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
RIP Dolly and Tim.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As for Tim Curry, there's many performances that I recall, some with fondness, and I agree with most that his performance in Clue is probably my favourite but a single scene that always comes to mind is in Home Alone 2. The line said with utter pride. "The finest in New York!".
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
... Stream appearing in my music collection so I can't claim to be a fan of her music. Movies wise, Steel Magnolias and 9 to 5 deserve a call out. Strangely, neither of which are amongst my video/DVD/Blu-Ray collection. I don't really recall anything else of her but I still admired her goodness.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Y'know what? I've been reading a lot of posts/tributes regarding Dolly Parton and then Tim Curry, RIP to them both, and I've been trying to think about my faves of them. For Dolly I love her philanthropy most as her songs weren't really my thing. There's only 9 to 5, Jolene, and Islands in the...
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0... Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80 - updates - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80 - updates
In a statement confirming her death, the singer's team says she will be remembered as an "inspiration" and for her "wit, warmth, and kindness".
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Finally got around to watching the new Spiderman movie and gave in to my inner child to buy this Spiderman head popcorn bucket. £30 with popcorn in it. Bloody expensive that inner child, I tell ya! I'm thinking of putting one of my Paintball goggles on it. 😅
Mmmm... Chilled Spidey Brains!
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I haven't had the opportunity to try any Elegoo stuff as yet. I'll try to remember to look at their stuff when I'm next in need of more filament. I've just started opening up my last order so that might be a while.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I still have 2.5 spools worth of 3DQF Reworked PLA to use. Being made from recycled PLA meant that I'd experienced difficulty with print quality but I'm hoping that I can use it up for Gridfinity bins with, hopefully, as few failed prints as possible. 1 drawer used up 4 x 1/2-3/4 full spools.
1 drawer done using up the remaining part used spools of 3DQF PLA filament. There were some failed prints which would've allowed me to get about 1/3 of another drawer done, I think, if there wasn't any failures. N.B. White filament was  some old PLA+ from E-DA.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My 'go to' remains JAYO (budget), with Bambu, Geeetech and eSun getting joint second place. I've found that quality across all of these brands has been consistent across ABS, PLA and PETG, with no real problems using them through the AMS.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
After finally using several spools of 3DQF PLA filament I can honestly say that I can't recommend them for Bambu X1C with AMS use. Although it prints fairly nicely I've had so many feed issues (both loading & retracting) that it has made a few days worth of printing take almost 2 weeks.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I'm thinking that this Phaetus Conch V6 & Olsson Ruby nozzle combo might just be my primary 0.4mm setup from now on. If I could replace all my nozzle sizes with equivalent gemstone tipped nozzles I'd be a very happy bunny. 😄
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
... fill ABS for the first time and I'm sure I'll print with carbon filled filaments more in the future. The Conch itself is holding up well. I did have a blockage early on but that was due to the Bambu Support for ABS filament being difficult during the recent heatwaves.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Kinda forgot to say but I'm currently using a Pheatus Conch V6 with my Olsson Ruby nozzle. I'd bought the ruby back in 2017 to use on my Tevo Tornado but that printer never printed well enough for me so this expensive little nozzle never saw use... until now. 🙂 It's awesome. Printed with carbon...
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What used to be my RC top drawer is filling out okay. I might end up moving things around as I think my Makera stuff should be at the top with tools in the second drawer... Or maybe tools in the top drawer and move RC stuff down to drawer 3? All other drawers are semi-randomly filled at the moment.
RC Drawer 1 in current drawer 1 (Top Drawer). Custom designed bins (so far) for 540 motors, 9cc Tamiya Damper Oil, 20cc Tamiya Damper Oil, and standard sized servo (x5) holder.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I've been trying to reorganise my space so that I can get on with things and I've fallen down an Ikea Skadis and Gridfinity rabbit hole...
One of six drawers getting the Gridfinity treatment. Gonna need a lot of those Gridfinity bins.Ikea Skadis. I'm using this freestanding one as a "Current Projects " board.Ikea Skadis. This is meant for completed paintball markers but, seeing as I haven't completed any yet, these are there to just have something to look at.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Trying to celebrate my 50th (and Sir David Attenborough's 100th) with a little home-made Lechon Baboy and some "Special" Fried Rice. It's also almost a whole calendar year since everything happened, with the anniversary of my sibling's death coming up in a couple of days to start level 50 for me.
Trying to celebrate my 50th with a little home-made Lechon Baboy and some "Special" Fried Rice.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
May the 4th... and all that! Read this webcomic. They don't post on here but the comic is fun, Star Wars goodness. 👍
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I won't redo the plate as it's 'ok' but the jig might get a rework before being redone. I think I was trying to be clever and accidentally overdid its design. I think I need a 2nd jig that allows more clear access to the base of the upper receiver. 🤔
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
which showed up as misaligned milling as I moved to the next side of each model. Even the finish was affected. After I'd done the jig and the underside of the mounting plate I'd gotten so frustrated that I had to try to figure out Makera CAM. After that the top side of the plate finished nicely.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
First 2 pieces made on my Carvera Air: A jig to help with milling a Spyder upper receiver (the cage thing) and a mounting plate for the self centering vice. I recommend against using Fusion 360 to setup the g-code. I was having major inconsistencies, particularly with Z height and model placement...
First 2 pieces made on my Carvera Air: A jig to help with milling a Spyder upper receiver (the cage thing) and a mounting plate for the self centering vice.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
+ point: I've got a Carvera Air desktop CNC to start making (and modifying) parts. It doesn't encompass the functions of a CNC Lathe so I won't be able to get everything done but it's a start. I just hope it doesn't take me a decade to get up to speed. 3D Printing took pretty much that long for me.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
that old. Parts are harder to find, companies have gone, forums have disappeared, and all my info about my markers is either forgotten or outdated. Luckily I'm in possession of most of the pieces to complete my projects. Unfortunately that's leaving only custom-made/modified parts to make.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
missed opportunities. Unfortunately I'm unable to afford all of my hobbies in both money and time (not to mention space) so I'm going to have to concentrate on Paintball projects alone. Thanks to the many years away from this hobby I'm now looking at a much harder time because my gear is just...
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
For the past month I've been thinking about stepping away from my RC hobby to concentrate on my Paintball hobby instead. Today I've decided that this is what I'm definitely doing now. It's almost a year since everything happened to my Mum and Brother, a year of thinking about wasted time and...
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
BBC News - Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81
A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce... Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - BBC News
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Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
The ex-US ambassador had been under investigation over allegations he shared market-sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein while a government minister.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3... US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 - live updates - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 - live updates
The US president remembered Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s, as a good man with
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
BBC News - Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
The Oscar-winner died
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
BBC News - Police framed man for murder, new evidence suggests - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Police framed man for murder, new evidence suggests
Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in murder conviction of Omar Benguit, Panorama finds.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
BBC News - Men jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Men jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester
They were planning what police say could have been
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
BBC News - Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek actor, dies aged 48
The father of six starred in multiple popular shows and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
BBC News - Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor
The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl... Met Police reviewing misconduct allegations after files suggest Mandelson sent government information to Epstein - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
Met Police reviewing misconduct allegations after files suggest Mandelson sent government information to Epstein
Documents released as part of the Epstein files suggest that Lord Mandelson forwarded internal emails when he was business secretary in 2009. He has been approached for comment.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce... Catherine O'Hara, star of Schitt's Creek and Home Alone, dies at 71 - follow live - BBC News
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Catherine O'Hara, star of Schitt's Creek and Home Alone, dies at 71 - follow live
The Canadian-American actress was best known for her portrayals of comedic matriarchs Moira Rose and Kate McCallister.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7... Live: Agents involved in shooting of Minnesota man Alex Pretti put on leave - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
Live: Agents involved in shooting of Minnesota man Alex Pretti put on leave
Pretti, a US citizen, was shot and killed on Saturday in an incident which has sparked ongoing protests.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
c.org/XJN6fmpG4Q
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Sign the Petition
Hold by-elections for MPs who resign or defect
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
BBC News - Tearful Carol Kirkwood announces she will leave BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Carol Kirkwood: BBC Breakfast weather presenter to leave after 25 years
The 63-year-old said it had been an
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
BBC News - Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj... One person dies in Minneapolis shooting involving federal immigration agents - BBC News
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One person dies in Minneapolis shooting involving federal immigration agents
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says he has spoken to the White House about the shooting, calling it
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Out comes the espresso cups! This one was from IKEA many moons ago. My first (of many) Vanilla Espresso hit of caffeine boost goodness! 😁
Out comes the espresso cup! This was from IKEA many moons ago.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp... I will not yield to Trump's pressure on Greenland, Starmer says at PMQs - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
I will not yield to Trump's pressure on Greenland, Starmer says at PMQs
Starmer says Trump's apparent change of heart on the UK's Chagos Islands deal is an attempt to pressure him on Greenland, which Trump wants to take over.
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Percol Espresso Noir instant coffee! I literally haven't been able to buy this in my local shops since 2022. 😤 It's my personal bio-NOS choice so I'm hoping it's gonna keep being available. So, for now, I'm back baby! 😈
Percol Espresso Noir instant coffee! I literally haven't been able to buy this in my local shops since 2022. 😤 I'm back baby! 😈
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
BBC News - Greenland: Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Greenland: Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
Transatlantic relations aren't broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they'll have to stick together, writes Europe Editor Katya Adler
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JadenX @jadenx.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
BBC News - Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
The Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation said the fashion designer died peacefully in Rome.
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