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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Pigeons are getting more skills.

A pigeon hangs upside down on a feeder to get at the seeds.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Quote skeet with a game released in the year you were born.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Name your first celebrity crush. No contest.

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward from the TV series Thunderbirds.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

At least there's still Harpers Tea Rooms.

A scene from the Sharpe TV series. Sgt Harper sits by a campfire and offers a cup of tea to Sharpe.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Alternatively photo bombing yourself. Autobombing?

A picture of Roman artifacts at the British Museum. The taker is captured in the reflection.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Willkommen, buenvenu, welcome! Boarding will commence shortly.

A row of model British ships of the Napoleonic era.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I have this which is a personal account from a crew member. It mostly records their attempts to "acquire" stuff along the way.

Cover of a book titled In At The Finish by J G Smith.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

WO291/270 Operational Research report documenting defences on all beaches in terms of weapons per linear frontage.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Tonight's dinner. Brisket of beef à la bourginonne. One bottle of wine didn't seem enough so I added another half. Served with parsnips, carrots, brocolli, dwarf beans and boiled potatoes. A German pinot nor to accompany it.

A push of beef bourginonne with vegetables.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Which fictional Labour MP would you nominate for the leadership race

The UK Home Secretary from the TV series Secret Service in 2026.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Share one of your favourite movie posters.

A poster from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, showing a spaceship emerging from a Space station orbiting the Earth.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Maybe next time wear one of these.

Someone wearing a reproduction Roman helmet, sitting behind a reproduction Roman shield.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

A little cheer from the Funnies for you.

A ceramic mug displaying a blue rectangle which holds the number 1233.
This is a formation number for a regiment of 79th British Armoured Division in WW2.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Quote and actor in the wrong film. "We're going to need a bigger boat."

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Parliament Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

It mushroomed right after the acquisition of my first 3D printer. I now posess a 20mm model of Bénouville church. A mere 45cm long. One day I may get to paint it.

A 3D printed model of Bénouville Church, Normandy in 20mm scale.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Pleased how this came out. My skirmish games use 20mm toys but I'm more inclined now to use 15mm sized buildings as they portray the footprint closer to the ground scale for Chain of Command. If I do go this route, I'll have a load of 20mm buildings to shift.

A 3D printed villa of a type found at Oosterbeek, Arnhem.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The speed of this is insane. 15mm scale, 3H25M expected.

A Bambu Labs A1 3D printing a house from @sabotag3d

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Seen on the promenade at Burnham on Sea today. These two plaques commemorate the 50 old destroyers gifted to Britain by President Roosevelt in 1940. They materially helped us defend the ships bringing essential supplies across the Atlantic. Each one was renamed, including one as HMS Burnham.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Foreword to 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

QT this post with someone you wish were still alive.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Just an extract from Hansard. Causing a million pounds of damage and fear among staff evacuating is far beyond the Greenham Common protests.

Extact from UK Parliament Hansard record of Government statement on proscribing P*******e Action.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The Thunderbirds Tracy Island project.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I asked an AI called the Lyric Machine on Poe to compose a poem. The subject is the assault of Sword Beach on 6th June 1944 by DD swimming tanks from 13th/18th Royal Hussars. Here is the end product after 1 iterations which gradually polished the composition.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Losses up to the end of August 1944 were:

Alied losses in Normandy, June to August 1944.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Just in time for D-Day, this arrived yesterday. My game mat for Eisenhower covering the entire Normandy invasion area up to about 20 miles inland. Its enormous at almost 15 feet wide by 5 deep.

A game mat of the Normandy invasion area, measuring 15 by 5 feet.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

In juxtaposition. Soft power left, hard power right.

Two mugs. One with the Trans Pride symbol, one with the badge of 79th British Armoured Division.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

James Bond was a punctuation fan. He was particularly fond of ellipsis.

A mobile phone showing the message "ELLIPSIS".

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

If you see this, post something red.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

If you see this, post something green.

Town sections for Eisenhower. 2mm Irregular castings on 75mm square bases.

Terrain pieces for Eisenhower. 3D printed woods, marhes, hills and bocage on 75mm square bases.

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Andrew Holmes @evenpickier.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Our contribution to Monday's Street party. Chocolate mascarpone cheesecake. I added the nuts this time. They're in the recipe but I usually omit them. Hope the weather holds out.

A chocolate mascarpone cheesecake in the tin.

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