I built a ZX Spectrum Using All New Parts

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

This video is kindly sponsored by https://www.pcbway.com/
Purveyors of printed circuit boards, CNC machining, 3D printing and more.

In this video I assemble a brand new ZX Spectrum from 100% new parts.

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Links:
Lee Smith's Workshop: https://leesmithsworkshop.co.uk/
ByteDelight Harlequin Kits: https://www.bytedelight.com/?product_cat=harlequin128
Retroleum SMART Card: https://www.retroleum.co.uk/smart-card

YouTube Friends:
Special thanks to @MoreFunMakingIt for sending the Toastrack ROM over to me, I will cherish his blue painters tape.

Thanks to @leesmithsworkshop for creating the Mechtrum and making my birthday this year by agreeing to print me one in Lime Green.

Thanks to @ByteDelight for compiling the Harlequin kit, and furnishing me with Stroopwaffels (excellent dunkers by the way).

Music:
Music by Kevin MacLeod:

"Groove Grove"
"How It Begins"
"AhDah"
"Deliberate Thought"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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