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n3tjm

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:hohoho:Secret Santa 2015:hohoho:
Once again it’s time for Secret Santa! Christmas time is fast approaching and all the elves here at the North Pole are busy working overtime to make sure all the good boys and girls get all the rockets, motors, and accessories they deserve.

:present:PAPA ELF SPECIAL::present:
To encourage more people to sign up and not wait till the last day, Papa Elf will send a special gift to one lucky participant. Every person who signs up will be entered in a drawing. Their name will be entered in the drawing on a daily basis starting the day they sign up, till Thanksgiving Day. So the sooner you sign up, the more entries you get! (note – if you want to opt out of the drawing, please let Papa Elf know when you submit your entry)

:tree:Rules::tree:
- DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF SENDING A GIFT
- Signup deadline will be Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 26th at 11:59pm. You will be contacted via e-mail with your recipients name, TRF handle, address, and wish list starting as early as November 28th
-Feel free to post your wishlist within this thread too. It is fun to see what other people are wishing for.
-You are encouraged to change your signature to advertise this event.
- Buy a gift for your recipient. How much you spend is optional, but typically most people spend about $20-$30 for their recipient. Participating vendors will be posted in another thread soon.
- Contact Papa Elf and let him know the gift is ordered.
- Receive your gift and report you got something in the mail.
- Christmas Morning - open your gift! Woe to the one that opens their gift early!
- Post whatcha got and guess who sent it. Don’t forget to say thanks

:candy:HOW TO SIGN UP! :candy:
If you want to participate, send an e-mail titled "Secret Santa 2015" to "[email protected]". Note: the old n3tjm e-mail will still work. In the e-mail, include the following information:

TRF Handle:
Real Name:
Address:
Phone #:
Wishlist:

Please start a new line for each field, this makes it easier to enter the data into Papa Elf's spread sheet of good boys and girls. Your Phone number will remain private, Papa Elf just needs it in case he needs to contact you.

Example: (This is Papa Elf's actual wishlist)
N3tjm <Enter>
Douglas Gardei <Enter>
125 Penn View Drive <Enter>
Penns Creek, PA 17862 <Enter>
555-555-5555 <Enter>

Wishlist:
Aerotech: Arreaux, Barracuda, Cheetah, G-Force, Initiator, Sumo

Estes: Alien Invader, Argent PS, Ascender PS, Astron Elliptic II, Astron Sky Dart II, Black Star Voyager, Blast Off Flight Pack, Blue Ninja, Christmas Ornaments, Cobra, Conquest, Cosmic Interceptor, Dark Silver, Der Red Max, Designer Kit Special, Eliminator-E, EPM 010, Equinox, Executioner, Fletcher, Fusion X25, Goblin, Honest John, HiFlier XL, Interceptor E, Jetliner Mini, Laser Lance, Load Star, Long Tom, Magician, Majestic PS, Maxi Alpha III, Mega Der Red Max, Mercury Redstone, Mini Max, MIRV, Nike Smoke PS, Outlander, Partizon PS, Phoenix Bird, Photon Probe, Quinstar Red, Green, Gold, Yellow, or Pink Crayon, Satellite Interceptor, Screaming Eagle, SLV, Solar Warrior, STM 012, Stormcaster, Stratocruiser, Trajector PS, Vector Force, Ventris PS, V2;. E12-0, E16-0. E16-4, F15-0 and/or F15-4 motors.

Fliskits: Adfecta, Buckshot, Celtic Thunder, Cut Away Model Rocket Motor, Decim8, dooDad, Journeyman, K’tng’a, L-13, Mercury Redstone, Mako, Nantucket Sound, Nell, Proxima Centauri, S.P.A.D., Tesla, Trifecta, V2, V2-WAC Bumper;


Loc: Expediter, Minie Magg, Phoenix Barebone Kit, Star Fighter 152, Viper III or IV, Warlock

Pemberton Technologies: Bucky Jones, Space Ark;

Quest B6-4, C6-3, C6-5 motors, 24pk igniters, Aerospace One, Full Betty, SHX Stilleto.


Semroc – Geehod, Little Joe II, Mars Lander, Moon Glo, Orbital Transport, Satellite Killer, Saturn 1B, SLS Lil' Hustler, Starship Excaliber. Yung’un’s Nuke.

Other: CTI E75 Motors. CTI 24mm 2 grain case, closures, Possibly Loads.
Pack of F24-4W and F35-5W’s from Hobbylinc.
Any G Reload from Hobbylinc
Gift Certificate for AMW
Gift visa to buy Gas.
Anything from Wildman
Anything you think Papa Elf would like.

Have Fun!

Papa Elf
 
For some reason this thread was locked, but its fixed now :). Several people signed up already. Don't forget to sign up! It's going to be a lot of fun!
 
I'm in, just have to finalize my wishlist and an email will be sent!
 
I'm in; email sent; here is my list:

Wishlist:

* Egg Finder GPS Starter...
* Perfect Flight Altimeter
* 3" Altimeter sled (3D printed) These are made by additive Aerospace
* Dual altimeter wiring kit from Dog House Rocketry
* Most anything rocketry will do... just think HYBRIDS!!!!!

Thank you for hosting and working the Secret Santa for us again!
 
Dadgummit. Im in. Sounds fun. Whoever gets me be sure to check back here as I see this list evolving and changing often.

Email sent.

Wish list:
Madcow Rocketry: 4" Tembo, Thin Wall Fiberglass mini Cowabunga, 2.6" Thin wall fiberglass Little Goblin, 2.6" Thin wall fiberglass Piranha

Wildman: Drago, Drago Mini

Loc: Minie-Magg (why not), Little Nuke, Onyx

Sirius Rocketry: Interrogator, Deimos, S.S Cestris

Dr Zooch: Vostok, Sputnik

ModelRockets.us: Blobbo

Estes: Panavia, Scion, Sahara

I would like just about any fiberglass mini (38mm) or short stubby rockets (which is why Tembo is first on list!). And just about any kit from Wildmans or Madcow

Perfectflight Stratologger, Missileworks RRC2+ or RRC3 (just about any dual deploy controller) Any from Eggtimer will be great as well, just as long as it is assembled, I already ruined a Quark.
Rechargeable lithium battery packs for a dual deploy controller (small 7.4v packs)
Aerotech 29/40-120 hardware set
Gift certificates to Sirius, Madcow, Wildmans, HobbyLinc or any of the other big guys
29mm retainer - either Aeropak, PML HAMR, Slimline, one designed for minis would be swell (for rocketry Warehouse hurricane 38)
29 to 38 Aeropak adapter
Aeropak 38mm P (for madcow 4" Cowabunga paper rocket)
38 mm printed sled
15 minute epoxy

Mike
 
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Should we expect any confirmation email once we 'register'? I sent an email but since I haven't heard anything back I have no idea if it was done correctly.
 
I'm in too.

In no particular order:


Estes: Little Joe II, Nike Smoke PSII


Dr. Zooch: Jupiter C, Saturn IB (standard version), Space Shuttle


Rocketarium: AMRAAM AIM 120, Arcturus


FlisKits: Decim8, Robert Goddard's Nell
 
Here it is. :) TO MY SECRET SANTA: I might add or subtract stuff from the list so please check here for an updated list.
Wish list:

Kits:
- Pembertan Tech. King Kraken
- Wildman darkstar Jr.
- Pretty much any kit with a 38mm or larger motor mount.

Building Supplies:
- Laminating epoxy
- Solid core wire for av-bays
- Aeropac Motor Retainers (38mm or larger)
- Airframe/motor mount tubes - 38mm to 4"
- HP shock cord
- Please no parachutes...

Electronics: (New or Used)
- EggTimer/Timer TRS/Finder
- Pretty much any DD/staging altimeter
- An onboard video camera (rocket landed on my last one)

Motor Hardware: (New or Used)
- AT 54mm Hardware - Any size is awesome!
- Loki 38mm Hardware - Any size is also awesome!

Miscellaneous:
- Gift Cards - BuyRocketMotors (local, so no HAZMAT), Apogee, Giant Leap, Wildman, etc...
- Rocketry Related t-shirts
- Rocketry bumper stickers
- New Launch Box (I've outgrown the one I have :p)
 
I will do it again.

Wish List:

Onebadhawk
25' x 7/16" Tubular Kevlar Harness w/ 2 loops
25' x 7/16" Tubular Kevlar Harness w/ 3 loops

Tru-Core: 76mm 3/4" 2 grain casting set


Bluetube 2.0: 2.15 (54mm X .062 wall X 48") airframe

54MM Von Karman nosecone

ACME: 54MM fincan

Carbon fiber cloth

AP or other research supplies

Gift Certificate:

Wildman

Rocketry Warehouse

Madcow

Apogee

Fruity Chutes
 
I'm in ! first time !
Here's my list !
yes I am a scale model fanatic.

Wishlist:
Estes:
Little Joe II, Designer's Special, PS Nike Smoke,SR-71,
Mega Der Red Max, Mean Machine, mercury redstone, Hi Flier XL,
Astron Skydart II, STM 012, Black Star Voyager, Conquest, ESTES SLV,
E2X Mammoth, Spaceshipone, Executioner

Real Space Rockets:
New Horizons Atlas V, Delta II, CST-100 Atlas V, Delta IV Medium,
Delta IV heavy

Dr. Zooch:
Saturn IB, Saturn V, SLS, Titan IIIC

SEMROC:
Little Joe II, Saturn IB

FLiskits:
Tartar, Saturn IB

Roachwerks:
BT-80 X-20 Dyna-Soar nosecone

New Way Rockets:
sky Fighter, Quad Goblin

Modelrockets.us:
Nike Smoke 2.6", Honest John 2.6", Tartar 2.6"

The Launch Pad:
AMRAAM, Nike Hercules, Bullpup AGM-12B, Pershing

Rocketarium:
AMRAAM, Jayhawk

RMS Hardware:
AEROTECH 24/60, AEROTECH 29/40-120,
CTI 29mm aft closure ring

Engines: Blast off Flight pack, B6-4 bulk, A10-3T B6-4, C6-3, C6-5, C11-3,
D12-3,D12-5, E12-4, E16-4,E18, F24, G75 metalstorm, G80 blue thunder

Building supplies:
BT-80 nosecone, BT-80 Couplers, all Bt sizes 12", 14", 15" 18", 24", 30 and 36" ripstop parachutes
 
Im in this year, will make a wish list and send the email this weekend. :) My first time! Im into scale stuff.

Wish List:

Estes Little Joe II
Estes Bull Pup 12D
Estes SLV

Quest Harpoon
Quest Future Launch Vehicle

Dr Zooch
Space Shuttle
Soyuz
Sputnik
Saturn V
Titan IIIC SLV5


C6-3 motors
Motors for above

Foam safe CA

Suprise me :D
 
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Email sent in
Wish List:

RSR Little Joe II, Delta IV Heavy, Atlas V , Delta II RSR, Atlas V AV551

Delta II GPS, Delta 4m Medium, Delta IV 5M

Neubauer LJ II 4inch

J&H Aerospace Switchblade S or XP R/G Kit

ESTES Titan IIIE

2 paks of 24 G2 Q2 ingitors
 
Count me in again. Email sent.
Wish List:
Pro 24 hardware
Estes retainers
Gift visa gas cards
Parachute protectors
Epoxy
Oddrocs
 
Should we expect any confirmation email once we 'register'? I sent an email but since I haven't heard anything back I have no idea if it was done correctly.

Nope. But you should see a list of Secret Santa Participants published here soon.
 
I'm in as well! Here's my list...

Estes - Panavia, Hi-Flier XL, V2, MDRM, STM-012

LOC/Precision - Graduator, Lil' Diter, ISIS/IRIS, IV

Madcow - 2.6" Fiberglass Patriot, 3" Aerobee Hi, 3" Little John, 1.6" Fiberglass Mini Black Brant II, 1.6" Mini Screech, 1.6" Mini Tomach, 1.6" Mini DX3, 4" Patriot

Jolly Logic Altimeter or Chute Release

Gift Certificates for Madcow, Apogee, BuyRocketMotors
 
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I'm in, working on the wish list.
Email when finished.

EDIT: still working on the wish list.
I can tell you the first item, but it won't happen.
I want my shop back!!! :cry:
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Finished my list and sent the email.

Wishlist:
Kits:
Anything fiberglass (29mm motor and up)
X-15 rc rocket glider
2.6" Nike Smoke Thin Wall

Motor Hardware:
Any Loki 38m Hardware (new or used)
Aerotech 18/20

Misc:
Ape RC 38mm Head End Altimeter Bay
Bay Area Rocketry gift card
Wildman gift card
Madcow gift card
Aeropack 38mm MD ported retainer
Eggtimer Quark
Jolly Logic Chute Release
 
Email sent.

Wishlist: any MPR/HPR kit or gift certificate from LOC, Pemberton Tech, Madcow, Performance Rocketry, Wildman or Estes. OR, any Onebadhawk recovery harness (I fly anything from 6" to 29mm rockets).

Thank you!
 
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Okay here it is, my wishlist! First time doing this so please don't think I am trying to be "greedy"!!! ANYTHING is appreciated!

Newway Quad Goblin
Newway Vigilangle

Quest Astra
Quest Big Betty
Quest Zenith II
Quest Magnum Sport Loader
Quest Aerospace One
Quest Quad Runner

Estes der Red Max
Estes Alpha
Estes Interceptor
Estes Alpha III
Estes Baby Bertha
Estes E-Interceptor *OOP
Estes Mercury Redstone
Estes Big Bertha
Estes Altimeter
Estes Mini Fat Boy
Estes Mini Commanche 3
Estes Alien Invador
Estes Payloader II *OOP
Estes Photon Disruptor *OOP
Estes Tercel (glider)
Estes Loadstar II
Estes Astron Sprint XL
Estes Goblin

Thanks!

Can't wait to see who I get to send presents too as well! This is going to be fun!
 
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