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The 2022 roundup!

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SantOrk Claus wishes you Happy Holidays! (Mini by Foundry)

It’s that time again. Spotify Wrapped, Steam Replay and, of course, my annual roundup! I got quite a lot done this year. I painted and built a total of 260 miniatures and terrain pieces, which is 17 fewer than in 2021. But when you consider that last year’s tally included a lot of tiny 1/72 minis and that this year I scratchbuilt both a very large ship and an ejection seat, the overall number of hobby hours spent this year must’ve been considerably higher. 

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Somewhat surprisingly, because I bought quite a few new minis, the size of my pile of shame remained exactly the same at 220 minis. The composition did change slightly, though. Just so you know, not all of the 260 minis I painted this year were new purchases. I also stripped and repainted quite a few old minis, including my Street Violence figures and an entire Space Marine army. 

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Period-wise World War II is best represented, as I built and painted both a British and a Danish army for Bolt Action. The second largest group is my Blood Raven army for Warhammer 40k. 

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I also thought it would be fun to plot my hobby productivity per month for the past three years.

So, that’s it. Happy holidays and see you in 2023!

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