Mark Barnes
@markbarnesn16.bsky.social
Retired Fleet Street foot soldier (1975-2024). Ink in my veins. Arsenal fan. Indifferent runner. Life on the Essex Riviera, photography, cars, military history, model making, armour, aviation, other nonsense.
Oh mate, your stash puts mine to shame. I was in my local model shop today and escaped with seven quids worth of paint, as opposed to 180 quids worth of kits I wouldn't build by this time next year.
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Oh mate, your stash puts mine to shame. I was in my local model shop today and escaped with seven quids worth of paint, as opposed to 180 quids worth of kits I wouldn't build by this time next year.
Oh mate. What a beauty
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh mate. What a beauty
A thing of beauty
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A thing of beauty
Thanks, Matthew. Its not too taxing. I hope I can do it justice.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thanks, Matthew. Its not too taxing. I hope I can do it justice.
Eleven years for me. I've definitely had my ups and downs and am still single, but I've built a life that works. My kids lives keep me busy. I had to deal with PTSD from a previous life and I'm on top of it. Exercise, books, music and hobbies keep me on the straight and level. Things do get better.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Eleven years for me. I've definitely had my ups and downs and am still single, but I've built a life that works. My kids lives keep me busy. I had to deal with PTSD from a previous life and I'm on top of it. Exercise, books, music and hobbies keep me on the straight and level. Things do get better.
I'm sure I read somewhere that he took money from business owners to defuse bombs on/near their establishments (??)
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I'm sure I read somewhere that he took money from business owners to defuse bombs on/near their establishments (??)
Davies was a GC recipient. His career was ended over allegations of dodgy behaviour. As an aside, I was treated for burns in the German Hospital in Dalston when I was a wee lad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Davies was a GC recipient. His career was ended over allegations of dodgy behaviour. As an aside, I was treated for burns in the German Hospital in Dalston when I was a wee lad.
It feels like it
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It feels like it
Looks like what is now Gunners Park. I run around it occasionally.
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Looks like what is now Gunners Park. I run around it occasionally.
Lovely work. The weathering is top quality.
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Lovely work. The weathering is top quality.
In mitigation, t's more than reasonable for any of us to be confused by whatever shit they come up with at the Daily Express.
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In mitigation, t's more than reasonable for any of us to be confused by whatever shit they come up with at the Daily Express.
She should have seen the kids at my secondary school in 1973.
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
She should have seen the kids at my secondary school in 1973.