IT'S BACK! Secret Santa 2: Rudolph Strikes Back

DrewH wrote:

Circuitrider wrote: Great job, Jon!  Thanks for all your work!!   Well done again Jon  ps: Am I allowed to be this years 'evil' santa

DrewH wrote:

Azgaron wrote: Not here anyway! (so far) Azgaron   I'm like the real Santa - Can get to all your stash closets in one night

Oh no! I thought my stash was safe

Azgaron

razordws wrote:

Evil Santa???   Did I miss something?  I'm not going to get a lump of coal in my package am I?

 Oh, no coal Dave. But since you build 72 scale, how about your santa sends you a 72nd C-5 Galaxy or for who ever is the santa for hkshooter needs to send him a 1/48 B-17 complete with all the AM goodies

DrewH wrote:

razordws wrote: Evil Santa???   Did I miss something?  I'm not going to get a lump of coal in my package am I?  Oh, no coal Dave. But since you build 72 scale, how about your santa sends you a 72nd C-5 Galaxy or for who ever is the santa for hkshooter needs to send him a 1/48 B-17 complete with all the AM goodies

DrewH wrote:

razordws wrote: Evil Santa???   Did I miss something?  I'm not going to get a lump of coal in my package am I?  Oh, no coal Dave. But since you build 72 scale, how about your santa sends you a 72nd C-5 Galaxy or for who ever is the santa for hkshooter needs to send him a 1/48 B-17 complete with all the AM goodies

A C-5 in 1/72??   Now that would be evil!!!

Hay all. I know this is late but I would like to join in this again this year. Sorry I have not been on had the wife thing. Sooooooooooooooo if there is 1 more opening please add me in and if not Hmmmmmm guess I will wait till next year.

Thanks

Bud

P.S. Yes that Bud...................LOL

Two14 wrote:

P.S. Yes that Bud...................LOL

You mean "Bud" like in "Dubau" ? 

Well,

I got my gift for the guy I have to deal with.  Also threw in some sftermarket goodies so I hope that'll be OK with him,.....I guess I'll find that out.  I'm gonna mail mine the day after Thanksgiving.  I don't want to have the guy stewing to long before the 25th!!

Regards,

Freddie from LI

Hmmmm... I'm a bit stumped at the moment.  I looked through the local LHS today and came up empty.  I will be down by the other one tomorrow so hopefully that one will have something for me.  Given the rise in the Canadian Loonie over the US buck I dare not order something on line as I understand it could take a long time to get here with the increased traffic in parcels.

I hope my Santa is having an easier time!  

What to get,  What to get????. Checked the first LHS and nothing jumped out so I will look at a larger shop next week. Then again there is also a fine selection from the stash. They all seem like family though. I will have to try find out more info on my recepient before making a final decision.

Steve

Well, first my fingers always look like they have been a bag of cheetos - cause they have been

Second, went to the LHS this afternoon, saw the perfect thing for my recipient! And then raided my AM bins for any goodies I had for it, sure enough I did have some things so in they went! I think my recipient will like it. It's a 32-48-72 scale single-twin-multi engine with stars-bars-swastikas-roundels-meatballs and tricycle gear with a tail wheel

This is pretty fun....my recipient's preference is so different from mine I rarely even pay attention to these kits....It's good fun to walk the other aisle of the LHS and see what they have on that side!

I wish my LHS had models on more than one side of the aisle

I think it's great fun to go looking for kits that I don't (normally) build myself! I just hope I don't add to the umpteenth kit of that kind

Azgaron

Azgaron wrote:

II just hope I don't add to the umpteenth kit of that kind Azgaron

That's what I'm worried about.  I think we should have to submit a stash list with our kit preferences

btp2k2 wrote:

This is pretty fun....my recipient's preference is so different from mine I rarely even pay attention to these kits....It's good fun to walk the other aisle of the LHS and see what they have on that side!

 But I think I've got it figured out.  It really does pay to go back and search for the person's name and look at the posts that they make.  I'm gonna run to the LHS tomorrow, and if they don't have what I want, I'll order it tomorrow night.  HO! HO! HO!  We need Santa emoticons...this is the best I can do... Too bad its not a red santa hat...

Mist086 wrote:

Let him in.  He's gone thru hades for awhile.

Yeah, let him in! I'm ready to make "Spare-Santa".

BTW I already chose what to buy, but I still have to order it:
Saw a nice ### for my recipient ###. 

Hey my keyboard must be broken; I swear I wrote the name of the model I chose and the one of my recipient!  

DrewH wrote:

jwb wrote:  sidure wrote: You are going to send Drew his recepiants email to him. Are you MAD!!!. He will drive his santa totally nuts till Christmas gets here. HAHAHAHA. Steve Good point..... Oh, Dreeeew......   Yessss   And I ain't tellin you all what I found in those (yes -plural) closets either

Drew? My rottweiler got to feelin' sickly the other day. I took her to the vet and he told me I shouldn't be feeding her Cheetohs!

DREW??!??!?!?!?!?!

Two14 wrote:

Hay all. I know this is late but I would like to join in this again this year. Sorry I have not been on had the wife thing. Sooooooooooooooo if there is 1 more opening please add me in and if not Hmmmmmm guess I will wait till next year. Thanks Bud P.S. Yes that Bud...................LOL

Brother, it wouldn't be the same without you!

You are in!  

Another good question came up-

Someone asked should you put your return address on the package- good question!

I'd say yes, as the post office may not deliver otherwise. Sure, it will let part of the secret out- but not the kit!

We did it the same way last year, and I think it actually increased the excitement!

One word of warning: Several guys said their their wives thought they were ordering kits they'd promised not to- and almost threw them away! LOL So give her a heads up- this is a legitimate Christmas present!

If I need to send a note home with you, I can. LOL 

TLP- you should be OK in this area!  

Another question- when should the kit be sent?

I'd recommend no later than November 31st, to ensure it gets to your recipient on time. Sending outside the US may also take longer. I've sent some packages to Canada, and it has taken 4 weeks. Not sure how shipping to Europe is. Might want to check with the post office in your area for details. I do know in the US, 4 weeks is usually plenty of time. 

Thanks Guys and Girls

Bud

jwb wrote:

I'd recommend no later than November 31st, to ensure it gets to your recipient on time. Sending outside the US may also take longer. I've sent some packages to Canada, and it has taken 4 weeks. Not sure how shipping to Europe is. Might want to check with the post office in your area for details. I do know in the US, 4 weeks is usually plenty of time.

 If you are shipping to Canada do it as quickluy as you can.  With the stronger Canadian dollar the Customs here are being avalanched by parcells being ordered from the States.  Just a heads up. 

Drew those Cheetos are bad for your heart.  My diabetic friend use to eat them all the time and now his arteries are 60-90% blocked

razordws wrote:

Azgaron wrote: II just hope I don't add to the umpteenth kit of that kind Azgaron That's what I'm worried about.  I think we should have to submit a stash list with our kit preferences

I know what y'all mean, but let me tell you what happened to me.

The kit I got was the exact kit I'd finished just a few weeks before- but I was still super excited about it. (Yes, it was a Spitfire.... LOL)

All the stuff that I thought "I wish I'd have done a better job"- I got to do the better job! It's on display now down at the LHS!

Remember- the excitement is in the giving and the friendships! People appreciate being thought of!

And I'm so happy to see all these posts showing all this excitement- this is what it's all about friends!

God bless all fo you! 

Also- don't forget you can use this larger image of the badge for a home-made card or other use when sending to your recipient: