Andrew Holmes
@evenpickier.bsky.social
Military history, wargaming, science&technology.
Some Sci-fi, food and especially chocolate.
Some Sci-fi, food and especially chocolate.
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.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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.
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
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.
If I do go this route, I'll have a load of 20mm buildings to shift.
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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.
If I do go this route, I'll have a load of 20mm buildings to shift.
The speed of this is insane.
15mm scale, 3H25M expected.
15mm scale, 3H25M expected.
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The speed of this is insane.
15mm scale, 3H25M expected.
15mm scale, 3H25M expected.
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.
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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.
Foreword to 2001: A Space Odyssey
September 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Foreword to 2001: A Space Odyssey
Your best Zoonie face.
August 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Your best Zoonie face.
If you see this, post a tank.
August 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you see this, post a tank.
QT this post with someone you wish were still alive.
August 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
QT this post with someone you wish were still alive.
Just an extract from Hansard. Causing a million pounds of damage and fear among staff evacuating is far beyond the Greenham Common protests.
August 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just an extract from Hansard. Causing a million pounds of damage and fear among staff evacuating is far beyond the Greenham Common protests.
The Thunderbirds Tracy Island project.
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The Thunderbirds Tracy Island project.
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.
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.
July 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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.
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.
Losses up to the end of August 1944 were:
July 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Losses up to the end of August 1944 were:
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.
June 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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.
If you see this, post a tank.
June 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If you see this, post a tank.
In juxtaposition.
Soft power left, hard power right.
Soft power left, hard power right.
May 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
In juxtaposition.
Soft power left, hard power right.
Soft power left, hard power right.
James Bond was a punctuation fan. He was particularly fond of ellipsis.
May 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
James Bond was a punctuation fan. He was particularly fond of ellipsis.
If you see this, post something red.
May 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If you see this, post something red.
If you see this, post something green.
May 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you see this, post something green.
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.
May 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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.