We ARE secret santa'ing this year! (formerly Are we secret santa'ing this year?)

puddingwrestler · October 25, 2009, 05:45:48 PM

Are we secret santa'ing again this year? I notice it did not happen last year, and I want to know 'cause I'm interested in doing it this year. Mostly the thrill and challenge of opening a box and thinking 'what the hell am I going to make out of three pairs of woolen socks?' before realising they are from my mother... (Sorry Mum; I know you have yet to give me socks, but I was sort of lost for a gag there...)

Captain Canada · October 25, 2009, 07:03:18 PM

I've always enjoyed the SSGB. I think that there should be one Clause, tho....if you don't build it by the time the next one rolls around, you're out !

noxioux · November 13, 2009, 11:52:23 PM

I've only done the SS build twice, and both times it was a real pleasure. I wouldn't mind seeing it come back.

puddingwrestler · November 14, 2009, 02:01:35 AM

Well, we'd better make our minds up soon to allow for the vagueries of international parcel postage...

Ed S · November 14, 2009, 06:04:45 AM

Since the last Secret Santa GB was before I joined this group, I'm curious how this works. What sort of rules/guidelines are applicable?

Ed

nev · November 14, 2009, 12:15:44 PM

Basically, you get sent a random kit from the stash of someone else in your country/continent, you send someone else a random kit and so on. You then have to build the kit you are sent as a whiff. Kits are sent out around Christmas time, hence the name Secret Santa. Hey, d'ya think you could help with delivery? Would really help with the postage costs

We did one back in 2006, and it was a roaring success, so much so that we did another one the next year which wasn't anywhere near as succesful and it got dropped.

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?board=22.0

puddingwrestler · November 14, 2009, 01:37:30 PM

I think we're ready for a new one; there are a decent number of new members who joined since then and would be up for it.

Jschmus · November 16, 2009, 04:09:40 PM

Let's see. For the first one, I sent a kit to Leigh, and anthonyp sent me two. I botched one horribly, and ended up selling the other kit unbuilt. Leigh won that first contest. For the second go-around, I traded kits with AeroplaneDriver. I gave him a kit he really wasn't interested in, but he still made an effort. I was out of work at the time, and made a good bit of progress with sub-assemblies and pre-painting, then three things happened. I got a new job, lost it a week later, then had to move in a great hurry. That kit (USMC MH-69 Cougar) is still in the box waiting for me to come back to it. Last year, noxioux and I did a swap. He managed to throw most of what I sent him together, while mine is still sitting in the box. I'll sit this one out, thanks.

If I should manage to complete the Yak-39 before I move again, I'll restart the Cougar next.

Brian da Basher · November 16, 2009, 05:29:11 PM

The Secret Santa GB is an excellent way to ~~foist your unwanted kits on the unsuspecting~~ spread holiday cheer!

Brian da Basher

puddingwrestler · November 16, 2009, 06:32:16 PM

Might I suggest that any ~~gullible fools~~ people who want to participate sign up via this thread. I figure if we get more than say ten, we'll run things. Also indicate your country of residence so we can work out the cheapest postage rates for box sending (no point anyone from Alaska sending things to me down here in Aus after all!)

Therefore:

Mr. P.W. Restler of Australia has indicated an urge to participate.

Amphion · November 17, 2009, 10:14:11 AM

Amphion of Sweden

ChernayaAkula · November 17, 2009, 12:58:08 PM

Señor Escualo Negro of Reinhardshagen, Germany, would also take part.

Mossie · November 17, 2009, 01:31:08 PM

Quote from: puddingwrestler on November 16, 2009, 06:32:16 PM
Might I suggest that any ~~gullible fools~~ people who want to participate sign up via this thread. I figure if we get more than say ten, we'll run things. Also indicate your country of residence so we can work out the cheapest postage rates for box sending (no point anyone from Alaska sending things to me down here in Aus after all!)

Therefore:

Mr. P.W. Restler of Australia has indicated an urge to participate.

The way we did it before, we tried to limit it within countries. This was possible because of the number of participants, although IIRC, there were a few that had no-one to swap with. If there's lower numbers, this may be difficult.

We also agreed a kit price of around £10, (currently about US$16, AUS$18, CAD$17, 11 Euros). No resin, vacform or started kits unless agreed with your swap buddy. Maybe a slight increase due to the current financial climate?

I enjoyed it the first year I entered but never finished the kit I was given, so I'm going to tentatively say I'm in.

Oh, edit to say I'm in the UK.

puddingwrestler · November 17, 2009, 04:14:07 PM

Cost restrictions are fine; I was expecting that. I think we should restrict it to having cost that much to buy; a lot of us refuse to pay retail and get things from eBay, which can lead to reduced prices (sometimes to a ridiculous extent)

Weaver · November 18, 2009, 01:27:12 AM

Weaver of Great Britain, signing on Sah!

Got a few things that I picked up primarily as swap-fodder (good quality, mind).......