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Models of 2023

Another year, another set of builds. I was a little bit more productive than last year, with about 15 builds. I did have a lot of work travel, including trips to Portugal and Hawaii, but I spent a bit more time at home. My production is still a lot less than, say, ten years ago. Some of that is because I have less time to build, but some of it is also due to the increased complexity of the builds. The Sprinter van, for instance, may look simple, but includes half-stud offsets and SNOT-building. While building a similar van might have taken me an hour or two fifteen years ago, building this one took most of a day.

Looking at the collection, I'm pretty happy. They may not be as impressive as some of the larger aircraft models that I used to build, years ago, but I have really been enjoying building minifig scale vehicles. The mega windmill transporter is one of my personal favourites. That said, I am also very happy with my completely rebuilt 1/36 scale F-15C.

With the pandemic officially over, I've displayed models at several events this year in Ede in the Netherlands, Dublin, Washington and the UK, and they've been tremendous fun. I'm looking at visiting several events in 2024 too.

I have a few tentative plans for new builds. In my regular group of friends from BrickFair, we've been discussing building models from the battle of the Atlantic for next year's event. The Swordfish I finished a few weeks ago is intended for that, but I am looking at building a few more models. I may also rebuild some of my old 1/36-scale aircraft models and will likely build more minifigure scale vehicles.

Taken on: December 11, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Models of 2023 • Annual Reviews

Groups appears in: • LEGO • LUGNuts more » • LEGO wheels • LEGO Vehicles • Lego 35+ • A year in Lego « less

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