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.
Dave Taylor's sculpture of a Tommy pictured with some added colour. Southend-on-Sea war memorial.
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Dave Taylor's sculpture of a Tommy pictured with some added colour. Southend-on-Sea war memorial.
As seen last month.
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
As seen last month.
Ford gives you more. A nice bit of colour on the Essex Riviera. Pleased to get a snap of this beauty on the move along the seafront, albeit only one frame. I got a thumbs up from the owner. Happy days.
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ford gives you more. A nice bit of colour on the Essex Riviera. Pleased to get a snap of this beauty on the move along the seafront, albeit only one frame. I got a thumbs up from the owner. Happy days.
Ongoing fun and games with the Embar Bedford breakdown lorry. Snap 1 is a dry fit thingy to see how it will look. I've got some decals from the Hannants cave of wonders in the mail. The wheels and hubs needed fettling but its all good. The results, so far, are really pleasing. #histscalemodels
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ongoing fun and games with the Embar Bedford breakdown lorry. Snap 1 is a dry fit thingy to see how it will look. I've got some decals from the Hannants cave of wonders in the mail. The wheels and hubs needed fettling but its all good. The results, so far, are really pleasing. #histscalemodels
Fun times pushing the Emhar 1/24 scale Bedford OSB breakdown lorry to the finish line. The main components all have paint and things are looking ok. Lots of details to complete, but so far, so good. #histscalemodels
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fun times pushing the Emhar 1/24 scale Bedford OSB breakdown lorry to the finish line. The main components all have paint and things are looking ok. Lots of details to complete, but so far, so good. #histscalemodels
Having a tidy up. Found this 1979 U2 EP "Three" in its original plain review issue cover I kept from my Melody Maker days. I was way down the queue for the singles box but I found a few gems in my time. Stuff I liked was kept. Mates would divvy out others. Stuff we hated went on our rifle range.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Having a tidy up. Found this 1979 U2 EP "Three" in its original plain review issue cover I kept from my Melody Maker days. I was way down the queue for the singles box but I found a few gems in my time. Stuff I liked was kept. Mates would divvy out others. Stuff we hated went on our rifle range.
Ford Mustang Mach 1. The Essex Riviera.
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ford Mustang Mach 1. The Essex Riviera.
Remembrance Sunday on the Essex Riviera.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Remembrance Sunday on the Essex Riviera.
Sunset on the Essex Riviera.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sunset on the Essex Riviera.
This one looks tidy. I'm going to a track day at Brands in December which will hopefully be a decent snapping day.
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This one looks tidy. I'm going to a track day at Brands in December which will hopefully be a decent snapping day.
Castle Combe 2016. Looks a bit like an @navalairhistory.com artwork.
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Castle Combe 2016. Looks a bit like an @navalairhistory.com artwork.
Ghosts, the Ring of Remembrance, Notre Dame de Lorette, Armistice Day 2017.
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ghosts, the Ring of Remembrance, Notre Dame de Lorette, Armistice Day 2017.
Hoar frost, 37th Division memorial at Monchy-le-Preux, December 2016.
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hoar frost, 37th Division memorial at Monchy-le-Preux, December 2016.
4th November 2018, the Great War memorial event at the Tower of London. The Yeoman Warder's name is Dave, since retired.
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
4th November 2018, the Great War memorial event at the Tower of London. The Yeoman Warder's name is Dave, since retired.
My attempts to rebalance my train infested Bluesky universe continues with this lovely Renault 4, Menorca summer 2000. I also took a lot of pix of my kids on that holiday, so it was normal service.
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My attempts to rebalance my train infested Bluesky universe continues with this lovely Renault 4, Menorca summer 2000. I also took a lot of pix of my kids on that holiday, so it was normal service.
My feed is being bombarded with pix of trains and I don't know why. Please accept this snap of a Renault 6 in retaliation. (Menorca, summer 2000).
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My feed is being bombarded with pix of trains and I don't know why. Please accept this snap of a Renault 6 in retaliation. (Menorca, summer 2000).
1983 Welsh International Rally. Jimmy McRae debuts the Opel Manta 400 during this round of the British Rally Championship. I wish I could remember the stage, it might be Penmachno. #rallying
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1983 Welsh International Rally. Jimmy McRae debuts the Opel Manta 400 during this round of the British Rally Championship. I wish I could remember the stage, it might be Penmachno. #rallying
1979. The Cavalier belonged to my mate Mike. He prefers Alfa Romeos these days. The Supermirafiori and the Cortina make a suitable backdrop.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
1979. The Cavalier belonged to my mate Mike. He prefers Alfa Romeos these days. The Supermirafiori and the Cortina make a suitable backdrop.
Nice to think my daughter and her family will wake up to this most days. Four months of renovations are almost up. Thursday is my last day on the job.... until the next one. Happy days.
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Nice to think my daughter and her family will wake up to this most days. Four months of renovations are almost up. Thursday is my last day on the job.... until the next one. Happy days.
Sunset on the Essex Riviera. The first one I've snapped in quite a while. Fujifilm X100V.
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Sunset on the Essex Riviera. The first one I've snapped in quite a while. Fujifilm X100V.
I've made progress with the Embar 1/24th scale Bedford breakdown lorry. The cab interior and body are dry fit for now. Parts fit well and the whole thing is unfussy and placid. Sadly, one of the side lights pinged off to who knows where. It may turn up. #histscalemodels
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I've made progress with the Embar 1/24th scale Bedford breakdown lorry. The cab interior and body are dry fit for now. Parts fit well and the whole thing is unfussy and placid. Sadly, one of the side lights pinged off to who knows where. It may turn up. #histscalemodels
Fun times building this lovely 1/24th scale Bedford breakdown lorry from Emhar. It's a substantial bit of kit with a feel of what Warhammer models want to be when they grow up. I'm building this for my bro-in-law as a surprise. He loves Bedfords. Its good to be back playing again. #histscalemodels
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fun times building this lovely 1/24th scale Bedford breakdown lorry from Emhar. It's a substantial bit of kit with a feel of what Warhammer models want to be when they grow up. I'm building this for my bro-in-law as a surprise. He loves Bedfords. Its good to be back playing again. #histscalemodels
Sidney Beadell's pic of a 2 seater variant at Farnborough in Oct 45. It wasn't selected for preservation.
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sidney Beadell's pic of a 2 seater variant at Farnborough in Oct 45. It wasn't selected for preservation.
I usually warn people off terrible films or TV shows saying "I watched it so you don't have to". Shock horror; I watched something I really liked. Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey are excellent and the supporting characters are very good. I was almost sorry to get to the end of Ep:7.
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I usually warn people off terrible films or TV shows saying "I watched it so you don't have to". Shock horror; I watched something I really liked. Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey are excellent and the supporting characters are very good. I was almost sorry to get to the end of Ep:7.