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n3tjm

Papa Elf
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Secret Santa 2018
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.

PAPA ELF SPECIAL
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 daily 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)

Rules:
- First Rule of Secret Santa is talk about Secret Santa!
- Speaking of Rules, Read the Rules
- DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF SENDING A GIFT.
- DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU DON’T PLAN ON CHECKING IN WHEN SENDING & RECEIVING.
- Signup deadline will be Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 22nd 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 23rd.
- All check-in’s should be sent to [email protected]. Posting your check in on this thread is optional. Check in when you receive your e-mail, ordered your gift or sent your gift, and received your gift.
- 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

HOW TO SIGN UP!
If you want to participate, send an e-mail titled "Secret Santa 2018" 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 and with the wish list please keep everything on one line (Don't hit Enter). 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:

Nar Membership Renewed (Expired 10/31/18 but don’t have money to renew it :()

Aerotech: Arreaux, Arreauxbee-Hi, Barracuda, Cheetah, G-Force, Initiator, Sumo, RMS 29/120, 180, 240, 360, RMS 38mm Set, RMS 54-1706 motor and K550 load. Q-jet motors.

Estes: Airborne Surveillance Missile, Alien Invader, Alpha VI 60th Anniversary, Argent PS, Ascender PS, Astron Elliptic II, Astron Explorer, Black Brant III, Black Star Voyager, Blast Off Flight Pack, Blue Ninja, Citation Patriot, Checkmate, Christmas Ornaments, Cobra, Conquest, Crossbow SST, Dark Silver, Der Red Max, Designer Kit Special, Eliminator-E, EPM 010, Equinox, Executioner, Expedition, Explorer Aquarius, Firebolt, Fletcher, Fusion X25, Goblin, Honest John, HiFlier XL, Indicator, Interceptor E, Jetliner Mini, Laser Lance, Little Joe 1, Little Joe II, Load Star, Long Tom, Lynx, Magician, Majestic PS, Mammoth, Maxi Alpha III, Mini “A” Heli, Mini Max, Nike Apache, Nike Smoke, Nike Smoke PS, Outlander, Panavia, Partizon PS, Phoenix Bird, Photon Probe, Puma, Quinstar, Red Nova. Red, Green, Gold, Yellow, or Pink Crayon. Sahara, Satellite Interceptor, Saturn V, Scion, Scorpion, Screaming Eagle, Shuttle, SLV, Solar Warrior, Space Shuttle, Starship Orbiter, Sterling Silver, STM 012, Stormcaster, Stratocruiser, Super Big Bertha, Super Neon, Super Nova, Trajector PS, Twin Factor, Vector Force, Ventris PS, V2;. E12-0, E16-0. E16-4, F15-0 and/or F15-4 motors. Blast Off Flight Packs

Dynasoar - IntR/Ceptor, Spyplane, X-plane RC Kits.

Loc: Bruiser-EXP3, Expediter, Minie Magg, Mega Magg, Phoenix, Star Fighter 152, Viper III or IV, Warlock

Pemberton Technologies: Bucky Jones, Space Ark;
Quest: B6-4, C6-3, C6-5 motors, Q-Jet Motors24pk igniters, Aerospace One, Full Betty, SHX Stilleto.

Semroc – Baby Orion, Der V-1.5, Geehod, Little Joe II, Mars Lander, Moon Glo, Orbital Transport, Satellite Killer, Saturn 1B, SLS Lil' Hustler, Starship Excaliber, Space Shuttle, Yung’un’s Nuke.

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

Have Fun!

Papa Elf
 
I'm in..... email sent.

Wishlist

Any Wildman kit
Any Madcow kit
Any Binder Design Kit
Any MacPerformance Kit
Any LOC kit
Any 3”-4” fiberglass kit
AT 29/40-120 reloads
AT 24/40 reloads
OneBadHawk Harness
Quick links
Barrel swivels
Rocketpoxy
1010 rail buttons
Kevlar cord – 300 to 700 lb
Drogue parachutes – 9” to 12”
Shock cord protectors
Nomex blankets – 6” to 12”
Missileworks RRC2+
Missileworks T3 GPS Tracker
Any Eggtimer/Eggfinder product
Printed sled for Eggfinder or Missleworks GPS trackers
Avbay hardware
Altimeter wiring kits, rotary switches
Charge wells 2 gram and up
Strap-on Booster Pods (Apogeerockets)
Igniters
CTI ProDat 54
Mobius/808 camera
Camera Shroud
Small toolbox for launch day tools
Any rocketry related gift card
 
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Is it possible and would anyone else want, to have the sign up ended a day or two sooner. If I have my lucky person a little sooner, they can get more from early black Friday deals. Like Wildman's Wednesday sale.
 
In again but like Everytime no wish list prefer to be surprised!
But I do agree with Eric on possibly ending a week earlier for the different deals that end before BF
 
I'm in! I used to do this on other hobby forums and it was lots of fun!

I like surprises, but here are some wishes...
Pemberton Tech: Little Bucky Jones
Aerotech: Any but like the Cheetah
Estes: Hi Flier XL, Mean Machine, Executioner, Lance Beta, Nike-X, Blast Off Flight Pack
 
I’m in but also want the sign up to end early as to take advantage of the sales. Please papa elf?
 
I'm in! Have been WAITING for this! Wish list and info to follow shortly!!!!!

THANK YOU Papa Elf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I missed the last two, but definitely won't miss another. I'm in!


Wishlist:
Any fiberglass kit
CTI 24mm 6 grain case and closure
AT 29/40-120 reloads
Wildman/Madcow/Bay Area Rocketry gift cards
Eggfinder Quark kit
Fiberglass 75mm motor tube
Loki 54mm tail cone
 
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I would like to be in. Sending email this evening.

Wishlist: You guys probably know more what I could use than I do. :)
Estes:
Leviathan, Ventris, Argent, Sidewinder, Phoenix
MAC rockets:
Black Fly
MACH 1 rockets: AIM 66, X-AGM, starlight, Blackhole
MADCOW:
AGM 33-PIKE 1.6" , Black Brant
Sirius Rocketry:
Eradicator

Motors: D-E
Ripstop Parachutes 15"-18"
Surprises are fun!
 
I'm in

Wishlist:

NAR membership

ESTES: Alpha VI, Conquest, Cobra, Lynx, Mini Comanche 3, BULLPUP12D, Sci-Fi nose Cone Assortment (003173), Der Red Max, Fletcher, Tomcat

QUEST: Harpoon, Cobalt, Q2 Launch Controller

ODD’L ROCKETS: F-16 Fighter fleet

APOGEE/DYNASTAR: Snarky, SR-72

SIRIUS ROCKETRY: Interrogator Standard

MPC ROCKETS: Star Trek USS Enterprise, USS Reliant, Klingon

NewWay: Exocet NWY-24, Mark 4 Square

Rocketarium: Aster Military Missile RK – 1018, jay Hawk Deluxe RK-1109b, Anti-radiation Missile RK- 1110

Surprise me J
 
Wow. That time already. Snuck up on me!
I'm in. Last year I had to tap out at the last minute. Surely not this year.
Will get my list made up soon.

Here is my Wishlist. It is always changing as my mood changes or new products are brought to my attention.

LOC: Mini Magg, Micro Magg, Onyx, Nano Magg, NORAD, Park Flyer Hawk, Lil Nuke
Madcow: 2.6" Hawk, 2.6" fiberglass Lil Goblin
MAC Performance: Blackfly
Mach 1 Rocketry: Spektor, X-AGM-Piercer BT55, Antigravity, Boost BT50, Pulse BT 55
Mercury Engineering: Grave Danger, Mutant Daddy, Invader, RDR II, Hijacker
Public Missiles: MR-1
Binder Design: 3" Excel
3D Rocketry: Circulus 3, 3-Demon

Eggtimer: Quark, Proton, Eggfinder Mini transmitter, Quantum, WiFi switch
Loki: 38/480 hardware, 38/120 reloads, 38/240 reloads, 54/1200 hardware
SCP Concepts: 5"x75mm thrust plate
Aeropack: 75mm flanged retainer
Top Flight Recovery: 36" X-Form, 3" Crossfire

3" PML Quantum Tube, 5"x75mm centering rings, 5" fiberglass nose cone 4 to 1 or 3 to 1, shock chord protector sleeves, US composites 150 medium epoxy
 
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Wishlist: You guys probably know more what I could use than I do. :)
Estes:
Leviathan, Ventris, Argent, Sidewinder, Phoenix
MAC rockets:
Black Fly
MACH 1 rockets: AIM 66, X-AGM, starlight, Blackhole
MADCOW:
AGM 33-PIKE 1.6" , Black Brant
Sirius Rocketry:
Eradicator

EXOCET parts to make a rocket kit

Motors: D-E
Ripstop Parachutes 15"-18"
Surprises are fun!

Can a moderator delete this post please. Did not mean to add another wish list to thread, I was just trying to edit a previous post.. Doh!!!!
 
Sweet! I'm in.

Wishlist:
Any dual deploy kit to be my first dual deploy kit.
Any dual deploy Altimeter to be my first
Any dual deploy hardware
Any color, size or style of Bama recovery Chutes
Any Dr. Rocket or Monster Motor hardware
Any Loki hardware or reload
AT 24/60 hardware
I prefer kits to be military or sounding rockets but anything cool is cool. long and skinny is better than short and fat. Some lighter Sci-Fi stuff is cool.
Any Wildman kit
Any Madcow kit
Any LOC kit
Any 2.6", 3” or 4” fiberglass kit (except Nike Smoke)
Any 5" or larger Nike smoke kit
AT 29/40-120 reloads
Any recovery gear; Kevlar harnesses, swivels, links, etc..
Any Eggtimer/Eggfinder product
Printed sled for Eggfinder GPS trackers; prefer Labrat for eggfinder/eggfinder mini for 38mm nosecones
54 to 38 Aeropack motor adapter
AeroTech or compatible 29mm forward/aft closures
Madcow Honest John 2.6"
Madcow Black Brant II fiberglass 2” or 4”
Madcow 2.6" V2
LOC Terrier Booster
LOC 2.26" Iris w/ 38mm motor mount
Loc 2.26″ Sandhawk w/38mm motor mount
Loc 2.26″ IQSY Tomahawk w/38mm motor mount
Estes Saturn V
Tripoli membership
2019 yearly MDRA dues and/or yearly launch fee
Lifetime NAR membership LOL!

My low power build pile already needs to be built down but any of the following would be awesome too:
Dynastar Stonebreaker (5028)
Dynastar AeroDactyl two stage
North Coast Rocketry Hobgoblin
North Coast Lance Delta
North Coast Bounty Hunter
Quest Future Launch Vehicle
Quest Navajo AGM 2 Stage
Quest Quad Runner
Estes Black Brant III
Estes super big bertha
Estes Mega Der Red Max
Estes Der Red Max mini (2245)
Estes Silver Comet (2141)
Estes Python (2129)
Estes Tomcat (2086)
Estes Phoenix (1380)
Estes SR-71 (7003)
AeroTech Warthog

I will constantly update my wants list via the post in the thread as my mind catches up
 
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Giftcards: Anything/anywhere rocketry related (eBiz/Semroc, Estes, Apogee, MadCow, etc.)

Aerotech: 18/20 complete motor kit, 24/40 complete motor hardware, 24/60 complete motor hardware, 29/40-120 hardware kit,

Accur8.com: Mercury Redstone Skin & Molded Fins set (Estes)

ESTES: Alpha III, Alpha, Alpha VI 60th Anniversary, Big Daddy, Big Bertha, Citation Patriot, Conquest, Der Red Max, Executioner, Honest John, Mean Machine, Mega Mosquito, Nike X, Red Nova, Super Big Bertha, Super Neon, Scion,

LOC Precision: LOC-1, LOC IV, LOC 4” Gobin

MADCOW: 2.6” Mozzie, 1.6” Mini DX3, 1.6” Mini Black Brant II, 3” Little John

MoreRockets.com: Mach 10 Boost Glider, The Viper, The Super Viper

North Coast Rocketry: Bounty Hunter

Odd’l Rockets: Breakaway

Quantum: Eggtimer

Rocketarium: Mega Vortico, Mega Rebel, Retro Rebel, Turbo Vortico, Vortico Odd Roc

Semroc: SLS Brighton, Bandit, Blue Bird Zero, Ranger, Shrike

Sirrius: Any Interogator G
 
Wishlist: Bold are Items I especially like or need.

Aerotech: Initiator, Mirage, Sumo, G-Force, HV Arcas, 29/120 Case, Reloads: 24/40, 24/60, 29/40-120, 29/120-180-240, 38/120-240-360-480-720, Any 24-54mm Single use motor.

AMW: Gift Card, Fiberglass Bigger Daddy, NSL Big Bertha, Fibermax Honeycomb Skins

Apogee Rockets: Gift Card

Mad Cow: Any kit, Gift Card, 2.6" Patriot, 4" Patriot, 2.2 Fiberglass Scarab, 2.6 Hawk, 2.6 Fiberglass Black Brant II, 2.6 Fiberglass Nike Smoke, 2.6" Fiberglass Honest John, 4" little John, 4" Fiberglass Nike Smoke, 4" Squat.

Mac Perfomance: Any kit except 54mm and 4" Black Flies, Gift Card, 3" Black Fly.

Mach 1: BT60 Scat

PML: Gift Card, 1/6 Patriot,1/4 Patriot, Striker, Black Brant VB, Mystic, Spitfire, Miranda

LOC: Any Kit, Gift Card, Any Sandhawk, 2.6 Patriot, Any Magg, Any IRIS, Onyx, 4" Goblin, 4" Patriot, Door Knob.

Misc: Any vendors gift cards. Jolly Logic Chute release.

 
I'm in.
Wish list is pretty short

Quest: One of (in order of want) Q-jet D16-4, D16-6, C12-4, C12-6,
Estes: (in no order) Flip Flyer, Red Nova, Expedition, SLV, Explorer Aquarius, Astron Explorer, Quinstar
 
I'm in

Wishlist:

NAR membership

ESTES: Alpha VI, Conquest, Cobra, Lynx, Mini Comanche 3, BULLPUP12D, Sci-Fi nose Cone Assortment (003173), Der Red Max, Fletcher, Tomcat

QUEST: Harpoon, Cobalt, Q2 Launch Controller

ODD’L ROCKETS: F-16 Fighter fleet

APOGEE/DYNASTAR: Snarky, SR-72

SIRIUS ROCKETRY: Interrogator Standard

MPC ROCKETS: Star Trek USS Enterprise, USS Reliant, Klingon

NewWay: Exocet NWY-24, Mark 4 Square

Rocketarium: Aster Military Missile RK – 1018, jay Hawk Deluxe RK-1109b, Anti-radiation Missile RK- 1110

Surprise me J

2nd post to add:
Squirrel Works: Dogfight, Firebird SST, Arapahoe-E

Morerockets.com: Blackhawk, USS Atlantis

Greedy, Maybe...forgetful, absolutely :)
 
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