2022: Year End Review

I must be getting old, because the years seem to be slipping by much more quickly. If you asked me, 2000 was just a few years ago, not 22! Anyway, this is mostly a hobby blog, so let’s get around to seeing how we did on the 2022 hobby/blog goals.

At the end of December 2021 I set a few goals for 2022. I did achieve 4 out of 6, maybe 5.

1. Dioramas. I had a goal of 6 if I got ambitious. Well I guess I was ambitious, I got 13 completed. Five of those were various flying circus WWI planes. I made one base and parked each plane on the base, but each did get it’s own pilot!
2. MCP miniatures. The goal was a box per month, mission accomplished!
3. Large Scale painting, I wanted to give this a try, and I ended up doing 3!!
4. Blogging. The goal was one post per week and I nearly doubled that effort.
5. Games Workshop Gaming. I did head over the the local GW Store and tried my hand some Kill Team, it just didn’t click.
6. Gaming. I got a few games in, but nowhere near the every other week.

I’m not sure setting a bunch of goals is the best plan. It feels good to do it, but I rarely come back to this page to review them. Outside of hobby, I set a few personal goals, generally goals that I want to grow into good habits, so it’s easier to achieve and change if need be, by choice or circumstance.

Anyway, I’m going to throw out a few.

1. Dioramas and vigenettes. I have quite a few models on the shelf, and I’ve added more this month, so I think the 2021 goal is still a good one – one every other month. The habit? Work on one at a time. Far too many times I start two or three, because I like the building process, and then one or two sit while I work on painting, and in the end I rush the base work, because I want to clear the work bench and get building more models. I have to move ideas from my head to completion.
2. MCP. I have a large collection of miniatures. They are simple to paint and I really like the idea of having a miniature of comic book heroes and villains from my youth, but since the gaming opportunities as few and far between, I think 12 boxes is too many. I see them as the off month filler, so 6 boxes for 2023.
3. Model Rail Roading. A rekindled passion. I like the idea of combining so many hobbies into one larger hobby. I would like to get the table layout up and running sessions. I would like to get at least 75% of the scenery built. I want to work on automation, which will force me to learn new skills!
4. Gaming. Zombicide should be a regular flex. I’ve started a “meet-up” group, so let’s see if I can get some regular gaming events scheduled and run. The new Kickstarter needs to be painted, as well was some of it sold. Five Parsecs from Home and/or a WWII based solo gaming effort is something I’d like to rekindle. Sounds like a weekly gaming night might be the way to go, Just need to find the time.

So that’s it. It looks simple written down, but there is a ton of work behind those goals. And I need to be realistic about time for hobby, as each one could be a very large time sink all on its own!

This post makes my 10th in a row not sure I’ve ever posted that many times, back-to-back-to-back …., and starting tomorrow I’ll be traveling to visit faraway family (actually, I think I’m the family that is faraway from everyone else) and will most likely break this cycle.