Models of 2022
The end of the year is always a time for looking back. For me personally, 2022 was a much better year than 2021. My role at work has changed for the better; I've spent a much larger part of my time doing interesting things and had a few great opportunities. A downside is that I've also been really busy and away from home a lot. I tallied them and found that I've spent close to 50 nights in various hotels, on work travel.
As a result, in terms of LEGO building I've had a very slow year, building a lot less than last year. In fact, I've been making these overviews since 2010 and there hasn't been a single year in which I built as few new models as in 2022. Furthermore, a fair few of the models are quite small.
That said, though, I think I built a few of my best models to date, such as the YF-22, and some really interesting ones, like my DPRK missile train.
After the worst years of the pandemic, I have attended a few LEGO events: Brick Feile in Ireland and The Great Western Brick Show, in the UK. I intend to attend a few in 2023 as well, including Modelshow Europe in the Netherlands, BrickFair Virigina and The Great Western Brick Show.
I am making plans for new builds for 2023. There'll definitely be more minifig scale models, I'm looking at rebuilding some of my 1/36 scale aircraft, and there will probably be a couple of 1/22 scale car models at some point, but I'll have to see how much time I have. If my current plans for January and February are anything to go by, work travel won't abate much in 2023.
Models of 2022
The end of the year is always a time for looking back. For me personally, 2022 was a much better year than 2021. My role at work has changed for the better; I've spent a much larger part of my time doing interesting things and had a few great opportunities. A downside is that I've also been really busy and away from home a lot. I tallied them and found that I've spent close to 50 nights in various hotels, on work travel.
As a result, in terms of LEGO building I've had a very slow year, building a lot less than last year. In fact, I've been making these overviews since 2010 and there hasn't been a single year in which I built as few new models as in 2022. Furthermore, a fair few of the models are quite small.
That said, though, I think I built a few of my best models to date, such as the YF-22, and some really interesting ones, like my DPRK missile train.
After the worst years of the pandemic, I have attended a few LEGO events: Brick Feile in Ireland and The Great Western Brick Show, in the UK. I intend to attend a few in 2023 as well, including Modelshow Europe in the Netherlands, BrickFair Virigina and The Great Western Brick Show.
I am making plans for new builds for 2023. There'll definitely be more minifig scale models, I'm looking at rebuilding some of my 1/36 scale aircraft, and there will probably be a couple of 1/22 scale car models at some point, but I'll have to see how much time I have. If my current plans for January and February are anything to go by, work travel won't abate much in 2023.