GlennHollandModels
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A new year is usually a good time to take stock of what you have, and consider where you want to go.
2025 did not see me publish many models. Most of what I have in progress has stayed that way because of the rest of life. Often, it's easy for me to forget that this is a hobby.
It's also a good time to reorganize. This photo shows all of my "older" (pre-2019 or pre BC&G 13) work, most of which have not been pulled from storage in a long time. I've also decided it may be a good idea to retire a small handful of newer items.
It's kind of a hard decision to make, because I'm no less proud of the work, but as the collection grows in number and sharpens focus in fewer directions, it's no longer practical for me to bring everything to shows or displays. Models get left in boxes the entire time - I can't use everything every time.
Part of this is the result of that sharpened focus. The farther I get into the hobby, the longer it can often take to produce new work, because I continue to raise my own standards. Development times and build times increase, and the result is the looming thought that I probably can't "do everything."
There is a positive side: the sharpened focus.
More recently, the models constructed have been built with greater purpose and contribute to a more unified goal (or set of goals) in a greater way. I wish I could do everything, or at least move faster through it, but practical limitations due to this only being a hobby, and sometimes burnout, are very real.
All of this to say - I'm certainly still enjoying this hobby. It comes in waves like everything else, but it's comforting to know that it'll always be there for me to return to during the low periods. There's still a lot I'd like to do. Who knows, maybe I'll even move track off the floor some day.
Wishing you a happy 2026. Thanks for reading.
Glenn
Inventory
A new year is usually a good time to take stock of what you have, and consider where you want to go.
2025 did not see me publish many models. Most of what I have in progress has stayed that way because of the rest of life. Often, it's easy for me to forget that this is a hobby.
It's also a good time to reorganize. This photo shows all of my "older" (pre-2019 or pre BC&G 13) work, most of which have not been pulled from storage in a long time. I've also decided it may be a good idea to retire a small handful of newer items.
It's kind of a hard decision to make, because I'm no less proud of the work, but as the collection grows in number and sharpens focus in fewer directions, it's no longer practical for me to bring everything to shows or displays. Models get left in boxes the entire time - I can't use everything every time.
Part of this is the result of that sharpened focus. The farther I get into the hobby, the longer it can often take to produce new work, because I continue to raise my own standards. Development times and build times increase, and the result is the looming thought that I probably can't "do everything."
There is a positive side: the sharpened focus.
More recently, the models constructed have been built with greater purpose and contribute to a more unified goal (or set of goals) in a greater way. I wish I could do everything, or at least move faster through it, but practical limitations due to this only being a hobby, and sometimes burnout, are very real.
All of this to say - I'm certainly still enjoying this hobby. It comes in waves like everything else, but it's comforting to know that it'll always be there for me to return to during the low periods. There's still a lot I'd like to do. Who knows, maybe I'll even move track off the floor some day.
Wishing you a happy 2026. Thanks for reading.
Glenn