Secret Santa GB 2018 - Nearing the Finish Line!!

You know I’ve ALMOST bought an Airfix kit again and again. Now that I have to shop for one i’m almost certain to buy something for myself...no i mean tell my wife to buy it for me for Christmas haha.  I’ve got a trip planned to the LHS for our local club Christmas party on the 17th which should still give me time to get it there before the holiday. Going to be fun.

I got my shopping done. I hope they find it interesting, fun and appropriate to their wishes .

BrandonK

We have a last minute entry that tosses the numbers around. We have decided that one of us will be drawn from a list and that person will get two kits so as to get everyone both giving and receiving.

And the winner is ModelCrazy. Looks like we can expect twice as much fun from Steve.

I have my gift figured out for my giftee, I hope the rest of the elves are having similar luck. I look forward to seeing all the sweet kits on Xmas day.

BK

 

BrandonK

We have a last minute entry that tosses the numbers around. We have decided that one of us will be drawn from a list and that person will get two kits so as to get everyone both giving and receiving.

And the winner is ModelCrazy. Looks like we can expect twice as much fun from Steve.

I have my gift figured out for my giftee, I hope the rest of the elves are having similar luck. I look forward to seeing all the sweet kits on Xmas day.

BK

 

Woot Woot!!! You go Steve!!!  What a great surprise!  Can't wait to see what you get!

We have a last minute entry that tosses the numbers around. We have decided that one of us will be drawn from a list and that person will get two kits so as to get everyone both giving and receiving.

And the winner is ModelCrazy. Looks like we can expect twice as much fun from Steve.

I have my gift figured out for my giftee, I hope the rest of the elves are having similar luck. I look forward to seeing all the sweet kits on Xmas day.

BK

I could do that, after they show and win a metal.

I have no idea how we could do it, but it would make it really fun if you had to ship your finished kit the sender. But, I have no idea how you could ship one of these and have it live through the trip.

BK

goldhammer

Got it,  this is going to be fun doing the shopping

 

Like Eagle, it's my favorite part.

Got it,  this is going to be fun doing the shopping

Ok, everyone should now have a PM with your giftee and their requests. 

PM me ASAP if you did not get this info.

Entries are now closed.

Everyone have fun hunting for the requests. Make it interesting and fun.

BK

BK,

You have mail.

modelcrazy

I can't wait to see who and what I get to shop for. This is just too fun. 

 

Same here.  The buying is just as fun as the waiting to see what you get!!

I can't wait to see who and what I get to shop for. This is just too fun. 

You know you're going to buy one for yourself anyway, it might as well be a suprize.

Come on out and play folks......This is even better than what the spouse or others stuff under the tree. 

BK is going to be drawing and matching tomorrow, still not too late to get the feet white in the Christmas snow.

I've had some good questions from some of you of just how to go about this GB. We don't really have any hard and fast rules, but we need to keep a few things in mind. 

One, don't spend a ton of money on a kit that may make the other builders in the GB feel poorly of what they got. Try to keep the cost of the kit to $25-30ish or so.

Two, try to make it somewhat easy for the buyer by making your wish list a bit broad to make finding a decent kit easier AND TO MAKE IT A SUPRISE to what you get to build. Asking for a specific kit takes the suprise clean out of the season. I like going "hey, hadn't thought of this one, this will be cool".

Third, we need to make this a fun GB and do the best job we can with the gift we get to honor the person that was kind enough to get it for us. Even if the kit is not one you would have picked for yourself, we need to do our best to make it a diamond as a thank you for the gift.

Finally, unless life totally derails your ability to get the kit finished, we need to get these done sometime during the year so as to not disappoint the peron who went to the effort of getting you the kit. This GB has one thing that seperates it from all the other GB's and this is the kit was GIVEN to you out of kindness. Do your best to say thank you by completeing it.

I hope that helps give a clearer picture of what SSGB is all about. Most of all enjoy each other and have fun.

BK

modelcrazy

Hey DS, I was just saying to BK the other day I hadn't seen you around in a little while (granted I've been on and off this last year). I just must not have bee looking in the right places.

Glad to see you again.

 

Thanks!  I have been MIA for a while.  We had a new addition to the family so my free time isn’t what it used to be.  I’ve been trying real hard to get back to the bench.

BrandonK

I am happy to annouce that Steve, ie ModelCrazy will be co-hosting this event as I will take all the help I can get. Thanks for your help, Steve. It is always greatly appreciated.

BK

 

Hey DS, I was just saying to BK the other day I hadn't seen you around in a little while (granted I've been on and off this last year). I just must not have bee looking in the right places.

Glad to see you again.

Good day!  I'd love to participate in this again.

I am happy to annouce that Steve, ie ModelCrazy will be co-hosting this event as I will take all the help I can get. Thanks for your help, Steve. It is always greatly appreciated.

BK

Looks like we have a good crew of Elves lining up to help Santa out. I am really looking forward to doing another one of these. I, like Steve, really put extra effort into the kit I get to make the sender proud. This is gonna be a blast.

BK

Bump

This looks like fun. I will be out of town for about two months so will not be able to work on many of my current projects. Most of my supplies will be coming with me, but I am not able to spray anything other than Mission Models or Vallejo. I will still be taking part of this and the Modern Armor GB.

Isn't Thankgiving the 22nd? Just saying 

Thanks for the assist, Steve. You hit the nail right on the head. 

Welcome everyone!

BK