5TH ANNUAL SECRET SANTA GROUP BUILD - Santa's Ace

I'd like to apologize to my recipient for any amateurish packaging and/or card (which I custom made instead of leaving it to the professionals, and therefore did poorly).  On the other hand, I think you'll find the contents very much to your liking.  Hope, anyway. :)

[UPDATE: Santa informs me the package is now about 4/5ths of the way to its recipient.  Woot!]

Wanted to let everyone know what a good day today was.  First, I got my package sent out and when I returned I had a package on the doorstep for me.  Funny how that all worked out.  Hope everyone is doing well and that our friends in the midwest aren't buried in too much snow.

Mike

We got a few inches, that's all.  Just enough for them to cancel my Daughters school.....  Argh!!!

swingr1121

Wanted to let everyone know what a good day today was.  First, I got my package sent out and when I returned I had a package on the doorstep for me.  Funny how that all worked out.  Hope everyone is doing well and that our friends in the midwest aren't buried in too much snow.

 

Mike

We got a good foot of snow, maybe a bit more. Work sucked last night so I pretty much slept all day to prepare for tonight. I will try to get to the post office tomorrow.

Meanwhile here in Denver, we are 47 degrees at 10:15pm, and not even a snowflake in the air {unless you travel 45 minutes west into the mountains}.  Talk of 60+ degree temps Tuesday.

I want a white Christmas!!!!  My wife and daughter want it even more!!!!  Damm 'La Nina' weather patern.....

Had a wet spring.summer here so far, but a great day today with the sea breeze blowing up the river taking the edge off the heat .

Andrew

You all suck, ive been dealing with 80+ temps all weeks,  Doesnt go much below 60 at night latley either. (Fahrenheit, i converted it for all you yanks lol) I hate summer. 

Well, we get summer here too, it just doesn't happen at the same time of year (if that made sense..)  Besides, you don't have to go driving through the snow, slush and ice to get your Xmas shopping done like we do.  So there are a few positives.  Of course, we don't drive to do out shopping.  There is nothing that cannot more easily be gotten on eBay than in a mall.

Scorpiomikey

You all suck, ive been dealing with 80+ temps all weeks,  Doesnt go much below 60 at night latley either. (Fahrenheit, i converted it for all you yanks lol) I hate summer. 

Don't listen to him, Mikey.  We actually don't get summer in the Northern Hemisphere, its all a hoax: 

http://www.cbc.ca/photogallery/canada/4226/

(Hey look, they actually have a little 'pizza' emoticon! --->     )

I thought that was your summer?

Headed to the post office in a few minutes here. Hopefully it gets to them on time.

To the person that sent me something, I GOT IT!

ww2psycho

To the person that sent me something, I GOT IT!

And now you get to look at it for 10 1/2 days before you can open it!

I know, its torture for sure! I personally appreciate the note that came with it. I did not have time to do the same for my guy (ended up working a different shift than expected for awhile), BUT the gift has been sent!

My friend is nagging on my to open it, which is not helping by any means... should have just left it in the fedex box

Open it.

Then You Will Know What I Got You

Hang on, we dont have fed ex here!

Done tell him that, now he will know

Yes things are slow here right now :P

Andrew

I figure there are a few ppl that would have fedex ship it so it really wouldnt matter if i said it or not.

Got a package in the mail today from someone named Santa and it wasn't ticking. This time. Oh man, what could it be? Arrrgh. I can't stop staring at it. Gonna be a long 10 days, lol.

My Mig 15 comes in the mail today, hopefully that can keep my from opening presents early!

I have an order from Squadron coming soon as well.  Brings out the 'little kid in me' again due to the anticipation.

Santa just dropped off my gift today, and just in time, too.  Had a really rotten past 24 hrs and this brightened things considerably. :)

I got to open one early last night. guess what i got

A nerf gun, squeeeee!!! i love it so much....now to take it apart and repaint it in slightly less garish colours lol

Funny, I was just thinking about doing something like that recently.  I suggest the arctic camo pattern on the Steyrs used in COD: Black Ops.  Maybe add a laser sight too if you can get an old dollar store laser pointer.

Thats the best part, IT COMES WITH ONE (laser pointer)

I was thinking more steampunk styles. brass and copper with mechanisms poking out.

Like the bottom one, which is the one ive got.

Given that its a pistol, I'll agree with you this time, but before you start, don't neglect the idea of maybe a 50's ray gun design?  Just a thought. :)

So i'm just wondering, is there an official roster for this yet? or is that something we have to wait for?

ww2psycho

So i'm just wondering, is there an official roster for this yet? or is that something we have to wait for?

I listed the list on the first post - but it doesn't hurt to list again.

The Secret Santa's

DiscoStu - Sparrowhyperion - mph34 - ww2psycho - Hans von Hammer - BGuy -  

swingr1121 - Konigwolf13 - Bullet21- Scorpiomikey

BGuy

Given that its a pistol, I'll agree with you this time, but before you start, don't neglect the idea of maybe a 50's ray gun design?  Just a thought. :)

I certainly wont my good man. Hmmm, i wonder if you can extend the barrels without affecting the performance of these?

Ah! Ah! Extend the barrel(s), you say?  If it's a ray gun, the barrel should be capped with a sort of expanding cone anyway, not a straight narrow barrel.  That'd add extra length (sort of) without interfering with any projectiles!

good plan. hmmm, chrome spray from the hardware store should suffice for the bodywork, some red and blue on the details. A few "cooling fins" and itle look very 50's ray gunish.

Don't forget some alternating copper stripes (maybe on the cooling fins) to top it off.  Look around at old pulp magazine and/or films for ray gun prototype ideas. :)