Secret Santa 2023

[BABAR]

Yep... 2 holidays in a row. We were all sick at Thanksgiving too.

maybe you and your wife need to plan to take off on vacation a week BEFORE Valentines Day…..

 

[Alan R]

I think we all put some pie in the sky item in our wish lists, never actually expecting to see it.

Except this year... I did. Wow. Aerotech RMS hardware.

Many thanks to my secret santa for the wonderful gift. Thanks to Papa Elf for all he did.

Y'all are the best.

 

[mikewrt]

Sorry I'm slow posting, kids, wife and I have all been fight illnesses.

Santa delivered a very well packaged Doorknob kit with a nice letter. Thank you very much Santa!
Thank you Papa Elf and Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[Tractionengines]

Update:

Heard from Papa Elf, that my Secret Santa, said there was a 2nd shipment. But I never saw that ...

Since I don't have any idea who its from, when it arrived, or via what carrier, it's a little like looking for a needle in a haystack. Hopefully today I get some time to search, and ask around. I have stuff shipped to work to avoid "porch pirates". While our receiving dept does a great job of putting personal items at our desks, maybe it was sat aside to do later, and....

In any case Thanks Santa, I'll post an update, if we find something.

 

[BruceS]

3rd day of Christmas and still nothing.

 

[n3tjm]

3rd day of Christmas and still nothing.

Your Santa is reaching out to the vendor to see if they can figure out what is going on.

 

[Tractionengines]

UPDATE #2) Found 2nd item...

After asking every person again. Suddenly someone goes. "Oh this came for you while "..." was out and "..." was doing receiving.

A coffee mug came to my attention from a "vendor". It was sat aside so it wouldn't get broke.

Thanks Santa !

 

[MrSnappyTurtles]

This was my first time doing this and it wae fun thank you everyone involved

 

[n3tjm]

Started my Warlock build

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/papa-elfs-warlock-build.183906/

 

[n3tjm]

Official "Whatcha Get" List.

Participants	Opened Gift	Gift Description
0011001100	Opened	Wildman 2.6 Patriot
AcadiaRockets	Opened	Fliskits ACME Spitfire and Micomark Magnetic Gluing Jig
Alan R	Opened	Loc 1" Magnum, RMS 29/40-120, Aero-Pack 29mm Retainer
BruceS	Opened	Fliskits Diminutive Deuce, Juliet, and Trifecta
Co-Leader of the LRP	Opened	Semroc Trident, Exocet MM40: (and extra parts), batteries, and stickers
Dr Wogz	Opened	Stickers, Chute, Semroc SS Cestris
DragonRocketry	Opened	Madcow Martian Transport
Emckee	Opened	Dragon Rocketry Atomic Dragon
Frogglicker	Opened	Wildman Punisher 3
Gdjsky01	Opened	PLA, Apogee TTV, SD Card Protector
Glasspack	Opened	1010 Rail Joiners. Loctite CA Gel Glue
Jazzviper1	Opened	Parachutes and Protectors, A Radical Rocketry Little Boy kit, and Rheintochter kit.
Jqavins	Opened	Loc Patriot
Kallahan11	Opened	Loc Forte
Mikewrt	Opened	Estes Doorknob
Mooser	Opened	Loc Micro Magg, Estes Nosecones, Flis Kits Mud Wasp MMX Kit, Estes Expedition Kit, Smoked Wild Salmon. Tee Shirt
Mopo
MProcket	Opened	RMS 29/40-120 and G64-10W Reload
MrSnappyTurtles	Opened	loc bbx with the terrier booster
N3VQW	Opened	Comanche III, Little Joe II
Pabsst
Papa Elf	Opened	Loc Warloc and 54mm Aeropack Retainer
Raythain	Opened	Loc 4" V2, Nomex, Rail Buttons
Sandeja1
SkiesAreClear	Opened	Loc 2.6 Phoenix with 4x18mm and 3x24mm MMC
Sriegel	Opened	Fliskits Mako and Thunderbird
Stan	Opened	Majestic and a Partizon
Tg08	Opened	Loc 4" V2
TheBru	Opened	Eggtimer, Battery & Cables
Tobor	Opened	Estes Quinstar, Newway Exocet
Tractionengines	Opened	1.6" LOC BBX, Mug
UPScaler	Opened	nylon shock cord and a 58" Apogee parachute!
Wally Ferrer	Opened	SR-72 Darkbird, Texas Twister, Aster 15

updated 1-7-24

 

[Co-leader of the LRP]

I think you might’ve left a little extra when you copy/pasted mine haha

 

[MProcket]

Finally back home after being away for Christmas and able to open the box. Rocket Santa brought me a 29/40-120 case and reload! Thank you very much rocket Santa!! It is greatly appreciated and can’t wait to get out to a launch and use it.

 

[dr wogz]

hey all,

got some stickers, a chute, and the SS Cestris crom Semroc! yes!

 

[AcadiaRockets]

I just got home yesterday from a road trip from Maine to Chantilly Virginia and back. We went to Udvar-Hazy and the DC mall to visit the Air and space museums. I saw SO many rockets, missiles, and the Space Shuttle Discovery!
I finally got to open my Secret Santa boxes yesterday and got a Micro-Mark magnetic gluing jig and an Fliskits Acme Spitfire!
Santa must know I do love my tools! and that Acme Spitfire has been on a "buy someday" list for a long time!

 

[Glasspack]

Thank you again Santa ....
Seriously I have no idea how I could make an educated guess as to my Secret Santa was ??

 

[Co-leader of the LRP]

I have no idea how I could make an educated guess as to my Secret Santa was?

Well, if they filled out the return address that would be one way since the shipped/ordered/received post has the names in it. (I accidentally noticed this, wasn’t trying to find out who mine was but ended up doing so anyways)

 

[jqavins]

Not if it was shipped directly from the vendor.

 

[DragonRocketry]

Thank you to the SS that sent me the Madcow Martian Transport. Now to find some time to build it.

 

[Glasspack]

Thank You again Santa

And Thank You Papa Elf

 

[frogglicker]

I echo that! I love my Punisher and will be starting that build soon.

Thank you Secret Santa and Poppa Elf!

 

[n3tjm]

Got two people that still have not received their gifts (they apparently have been shipped but got "lost") and a couple people who have not reported in yet. Papa Elf and their Santa's are working on the shipping issues.

 

[BruceS]

Mystery solved. Due to a slight packaging error, it turns out that I did indeed receive my gift. Three more items off my fliskit wish list!

 

[MrSnappyTurtles]

Got my bbx soft built. It's looking nice but got a long way to go. I'm trying to go for a March launch at our big launch