PH Secret Santa 2020 - The Santae, lockdown edition

PH Secret Santa 2020 - The Santae, lockdown edition

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oldbanger

4,316 posts

240 months

Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Yes. thanks Captain - you’ve done a great job

xmasxmasxmas


Retro_Jim

389 posts

53 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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I meant to post this sooner but thank you PHSS I love my hat - it's been keeping warm whilst working in the garage and the beard lights have been great for brightening up my face.

This was my first time doing PHSS but it's been great fun!

The Rotrex Kid

30,552 posts

162 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Thanks to my PHSS for my second part of the present, I won’t post it up as it’s got my full name and workplace in it but it was very much appreciated. I’ll give it pride of place on my desk at work.

OzzyR1

5,779 posts

234 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Is there anyone who hasn't yet received a PHSS gift this year?

If not, that's a good effort from all participants!!

pidsy

8,062 posts

159 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Happy new year to all my fellow Santa’s.

Rushjob

1,889 posts

260 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Bon fin d'année mes amis beerbeerbeer

Captain Raymond Holt

Original Poster:

12,231 posts

196 months

Friday 1st January 2021
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Happy new year all.

I trust everyone had a... spicy evening last night.

hehe


Captain Raymond Holt

Original Poster:

12,231 posts

196 months

Friday 1st January 2021
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andburg said:
troc said:
BertieWooster said:
Captain Raymond Holt said:
These seductive beauties:



Isn’t my wife a lucky lady rofl
I think you need to post up a photo of you sporting those biggrin
No. No he doesn’t. Please god. No.
This.
And I was just readying myself frown

indigochim

1,556 posts

132 months

Saturday 2nd January 2021
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Captain Raymond Holt said:
xmasxmasxmasxmasxmasxmasxmasxmas

After 2 or 3 years of playing Santa I think I’ll duck out for 2021 and let one of you reprobates harvest everyone’s data instead hehe

xmasxmasxmasxmasxmasxmasxmasxmas
Thanks for all your efforts, I can imagine it's a fair bit more work that it originally appears.

indigochim

1,556 posts

132 months

Saturday 2nd January 2021
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indigochim said:
The car may get built after I've cooked dinner. Looks more of a challenge than first appearances. I'll enjoy building that.

So it took a little longer getting round to opening the kit.

From the info on the box and image I was expecting a few parts and a 15minute assembly. Pleasant surprise there was a lot more assembly and parts I'd say just short of a hundred and teh instruction booklet was very well but together with good directions and images. Not your normal poorly written/translated number.


Gearbox and motor assembled.


Crank, Pistons and Heads assembled. There's actually ~34 pieces making up this section.


"Engine" and gearbox assembled.


Rear axel added and fuel cell assembled. It uses a magnesium plate as an anode and a carbon sheet as the cathode with saltwater as the electrolyte.


Model complete. It took a couple of hours leisurely building it which included filing off the plastic where it was cut from the moulds. I enjoyed every minute and learnt something too. I only wish I'd been able to build it with my nephew who would have enjoyed it too. I think disassembly would be too hard for him to build a 2nd time as the part numbers are key to the instructions. I've not yet run the model with the saltwater Although it has 3 magnesium plates I may save that to share with my nephew when we can meet up again.


Thanks again PHSS it's a great gift and the kit was great quality and right up my street V8 4x4 with portal axels what's not to like, well researched or great guess I don't care. I'll get round to properly checking the map out now all the Christmas junk is cleared away and I've less risk of creasing it.

DRFC1879

3,446 posts

159 months

Monday 4th January 2021
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Still a few who haven't posted pics of their gifts. As a parting shot are you planning on giving them a friendly chilli intrusion, Captain?

Bullett

10,896 posts

186 months

Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Tyre Tread said:
Thank you Santa!

The picture is vert hard to photograph but when backlit there is a 3d image of a German Shepherd (we currently have our fifth dog having lost the 3rd last September and having to give up the 4th - all rescues). Very emotional gift - thank you.

And I do like a good pun (nonseq please note I said GOOD pun smile )

As for the curry- who doesn't like curry?


All guarded by the Xmas dinosaur of course.
I'm going to out myself as your Santa.
The backlit picture is a Lithophane of George, not a generic GSD, it was taken from the thread on breeders and 3D printed.


Tyre Tread

10,542 posts

218 months

Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Bullett said:
Tyre Tread said:
Thank you Santa!

The picture is vert hard to photograph but when backlit there is a 3d image of a German Shepherd (we currently have our fifth dog having lost the 3rd last September and having to give up the 4th - all rescues). Very emotional gift - thank you.

And I do like a good pun (nonseq please note I said GOOD pun smile )

As for the curry- who doesn't like curry?


All guarded by the Xmas dinosaur of course.
I'm going to out myself as your Santa.
The backlit picture is a Lithophane of George, not a generic GSD, it was taken from the thread on breeders and 3D printed.
Oh wow, thank you Bullet. Now I look closer I see that it is, indeed George. bow

I hope you liked your gifts as much I liked mine and that you, your wife, son and daughter had a good Xmas and New Year wink

Oh and the curry is good too! I've had to add another website to my favourites. lick

giblet

8,882 posts

179 months

Friday 8th January 2021
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Can I blame my secret santa for the weight I’ve put on?

The mini marzipan butter stollen things in my parcel are ridiculously addictive. Thanks once again PHSS!

andburg

7,380 posts

171 months

Friday 8th January 2021
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Of course!

I’m blaming everyone for the 1st weight gain since October, well except myself!

troc

3,798 posts

177 months

Friday 8th January 2021
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Please let my Santa know that, despite all attempts by Covid-infected delivery elves, my package arrived safe and sound. It was stuck for so long in the Dutch warehouse of doom that they assumed it was being returned due to incorrect address details but then it arrived.

I’ve just finished building the (not)Lego mini and will put up some photos when I stop being useless.

So around June probably smile


Jonboy_t

5,038 posts

185 months

Thursday 21st January 2021
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I’ve just cracked open the bottle of wine my PHSS gave/made for me for Christmas - bloody hell, it’s good!!! If this is home brew, I have to get your recipe for it, I’ll beg if needs be, pleeeeeeeeeease!!

DRFC1879

3,446 posts

159 months

Friday 22nd January 2021
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I can only assume my victim wasn't happy with the box of goodies I sent. No pic posted and not so much as a line of text feedback.

I thought I'd done well to get a couple of very personal gifts and a few little treats on top but I must've come up short. DIsappointed face.

pidsy

8,062 posts

159 months

Friday 22nd January 2021
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DRFC1879 said:
I can only assume my victim wasn't happy with the box of goodies I sent. No pic posted and not so much as a line of text feedback.

I thought I'd done well to get a couple of very personal gifts and a few little treats on top but I must've come up short. DIsappointed face.
Name and shame!

vixen1700

23,263 posts

272 months

Friday 22nd January 2021
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pidsy said:
Name and shame!
yes