GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by Denster » Tue Dec 27, 2016 12:31 am

Awesome efforts this year guys.


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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by Super Dragon 64 » Tue Dec 27, 2016 8:32 am

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Super Dragon 64 you are a total legend. Can't describe how happy I am with these.

I'm glad that you enjoyed them :toot:

Chalmers, thank you for running this :wub: I'm already excited for next year :toot:

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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by KjGarly » Tue Dec 27, 2016 9:16 pm

Scheiss dem Fenster wrote:Awesome efforts this year guys.


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This!

And well done Chalmers for both being an awesome Santa and for running it like a pro!

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by Green Gecko » Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:45 am

I've finished building my SLR. I gave it a constructivist, 40k Ork sort of look. WAAGH!!

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Took my first photos of 2017 with it. Woot. :)

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by LewisD » Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:11 am

Green Gecko wrote:I've finished building my SLR. I gave it a constructivist, 40k Ork sort of look. WAAGH!!

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Took my first photos of 2017 with it. Woot. :)


Awesome :)
Was it fun to build or fiddly and a pain in the arse?

Still well happy you liked it all, best reaction I've had to a gift this year :)

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by Green Gecko » Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:54 am

There was a tiny spring and a cog rolled under the puff so it wouldn't wind on, apart from that my ninja hands got it done no problem. I found it when I was finished. :fp: You identify most the things with pictures. Oh and I put the lens together upside down or something the first time. But I only mixed up 2 screws.

The instructions are pretty good and the hardest part, the light chamber, is pre assembled, but they give you instructions in case you want to dismantle it and put it together again. :dread:

It was fun and I didn't really get irritated at any point. It only took me longer because I insisted on filing and sanding all the pieces. :lol:

The mirror is very good quality as well, looks as good as my vintage F1. Obviously the optics are plastic for a reason but it has very nice depth of field. Which is most the point of an SLR besides clarity.

We'll see when we process the film! :D

There's probably a market for lenses as well and there's a flash available.

Oh and my brother who's a Japanese hipster nerd has assured me it "looks dope", so that's good.

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by Green Gecko » Mon Jan 02, 2017 7:50 pm

DAN.TA CLORZ IS COMING TO TOWN wrote:Well done Chalmers, you've done a tremendous job! :wub:

Green Gecko - I'm so sorry for being a reverse Vesp and not being around to receive my gift! I hope you'll forgive a later reveal!

Hey man, when are you back at work? I hope it hasn't gone missing. :(

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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by JChalmers » Wed Jan 04, 2017 12:05 pm

Right back from the festive break and finally got internet back in my life.

A huge thanks to everyone who participated this year, hope you all enjoyed it and that I made a decent Buff replacement. Will happily run it each year if you guys want me to.

Chalmers

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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by Herdanos » Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:53 pm

So firstly - I'm sorry for the late reveal! Thanks for keeping the thread unlocked for me :wub:

Secondly - Green Gecko is a master present wrapper :o

Third and finally - here's what I got:

These lovely packages! (State of that carpet :datass: )
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And this nice card.
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With this personalised cover.
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Cheers GG!
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Even the back was GR'd.
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Nice use of blank space here :lol:
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GG also got me a gift card. I believe it grants me moderator status, yes? :datass:
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Yes it does. :toot:
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Gift one: cool custom Zelda tee!
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It has a giant Z on the back:
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Not sure if it's meant to be reversible (I don't think it is) but it has the GR logo on the inside.
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My first Amiibo! And... party rings! Again GR'd. But... no, these aren't party rings...
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It's a custom RDR decal!
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With instructions! (Does that say 'burnish'? What does that mean?)
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Thank you so much, Green Gecko! :mrgreen:


Merry christmas, everyone!


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by Green Gecko » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:11 pm

:lol: The card is for burnishing down the decal onto the thing. http://www.instructables.com/id/Apply-B ... r-Bubbles/

You don't need to use the wet method for this, and obviously you don't need to cut it up. You don't even need to create a hinge. Should be fine as a peel off, stick down, rub down one-shot thing. It's pretty self explanatory and it's not a complex decal that would give you challenges. I've already burnished it on the back actually, so just peel it off when you've figured out where to put it, with the graphic facing DOWN, take the transfer, flip it, stick it wherever and burnish / rub down hard with the card over the decal on your surface and then peel off the app tape at a sharp 30 degree angle. It sounds way more complicated than it is. You can use the card to work out bubbles and flatten it a bit more. I often feel like I should include meticulous instructions with decals but I've sold hundreds of them with no instructions and I haven't been hunted down by an angry mob yet. :o

Got it a bit more rolled up than I had hoped (I don't like rolling them and wobbling it) so flatten it out a bit this way too.

Also I strawberry floated up that shirt twice. Originally it was gold and I forgot to reverse the design, and then I printed the Z on the back upside down and only noticed right at the last minute. :fp: I kept that one and made it again lol. And this is meant to be my job. To be fair, I had a cold.

Glad you like them! :D

Oh and my girlfriend wrapped them. :slol:

Oh and there are actually spoilers under the spoiler, if that makes more sense!!

My dad totally told me F Zero HD Online is coming, he works for the Nintendo.

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by Herdanos » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:56 pm

Green Gecko wrote:Oh and there are actually spoilers under the spoiler, if that makes more sense!!

My dad totally told me F Zero HD Online is coming, he works for the Nintendo.


I tried peeling the tape back but it just ripped the card. :lol: :oops:

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by Green Gecko » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:13 pm

Bloody electrical tape doing what it's supposed to do. :x

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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by gaminglegend » Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:26 pm

Shadow wrote:Massive thanks to Falsey for my little hamper of goodies!!

Beautifully wrapped with ribbons and cute Christmas confetti:

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And then inside I got:
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An LFC scarf and desk calendar, a lego rally car and a pack of chocolate coins. The card is an adorable Star Wars one with Rey and BB-8.

Thanks Falsey! :wub:

Edit: Nothing from Gaminglegend to so much as confirm receipt yet. :( He hasn't actually posted since Dec 1st.


Sorry dude! Will post an image when I'm home :D

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PostRe: GRcade Secret Santa 2016 - Full Reveal pg22 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
by KjGarly » Sat May 20, 2017 6:43 pm

I wonder if he's home yet :shifty:

Over 5 months later and Jack finally gets released from the box :wub:

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by Ecno » Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:46 pm

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by Victor Mildew » Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:54 pm

What year is it

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by KjGarly » Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:26 pm

Ad7 wrote:What year is it


12th. May. Thursday.

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