What'd u get ?

Since you asked I'll tell you:
My wife and kids got me a new watch, some cologne and a couple of DVDs of old movies that I had remarked I would like to have.

But on the subject of men and their toys I don't like to get big gifts for Christmas since I prefer picking out my own. A few months before Christmas I "gifted" myself a new computer, new video card for another computer. new DVD player and HiDef LCD television for my study.
Now I've got my eye on the Orb Audio home theatre speaker system...swweeeett

http://www.orbaudio.com/

 

I can relate to that. A little over 10 years ago I bought my very first own pair of pliers when I moved out from my parents. They cost around 0.50 euros per pair. This christmas Santa gave me a new pair of pliers because I finally had lost my first pair of pliers forever for I don't know what place. The new pliers cost "slightly" more than 50 cents...

Santa gave me a Victorinox multitool, 99 euros in the local boy scout shop

 

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'99' euros Wow, that's a lot of euros, got to be about £70 sterling!
Reminds me of the story of the beautiful young girl who had lots of admirers. When they asked her what she would like as a present she always asked for a 'Victorinox' army knife and she eventually had a drawer full of them. When asked why? she answered, "Now, I am young and beautiful with many young men, but one day I shall be old,..........
and those Boy scouts will do anything for a Victorinox army knife!!"

 

My wife bought me a book on tanks by George Forty.

A little basic but it is up to date, which is a great help.


Now for the touchy-feely bit -

The best present was having the whole of my wife's immediate family (including spouses & children) travelling from all corners of the country to be together at her parent's house (last time ever, her parents are moving).

Oh, and seeing my sister and my niece!

 

T-26 obr.1939 by Mirage, UM plastic link & lenght tracks for it and Eduard PE set for Savoia Marchetti SM-79. All in royal scale (1/72) of course

 

Ah, you got lucky!

Last time I got a model kit as a present was around 10 years ago, and yet everybody knows I have the hobby...

 

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If this is tha same plane, Barce aerodrome was covered with bits of them,
destroyed in a LRDG raid, led by Jake Eason-Smith of David Stirlings command, 30 planes were destroyed.
They were still there in 46.

 

Yes this is Savoia SM-79. It will be black 9 (No.3705) of 81. samostalna bombarderska grupa (81. independant bomber group) of JKRV (Royal Yugoslav Air Force) april 1942.
for profiles from decal sheet look here

 

Oh, thanks for the link! That gives me an idea for my Me-108 kit...

 

Yugoslav Me-108 had fixed wooden prop made by Schwartz otherwise they were identical to B-1 series. Lift-Here 1/48 set for this plane included resin prop.

 

Well im 15 wouldn't that make me 2nd youngest?

 

It does now

 

few modle kit on the 1:72 scale, books on tanks, Luftwaffe, tand the end of WWI. Miami Vice on dvd. Biltzkrieg 2 and Blazing Angels for PC. oh and pants that didn't fit

 

when you get to be a husband and father you dont even really think about your own presents much ..you mostley stress about making sure your wife ,children , in laws ,parents , siblings ..ect have nice gifts ...at least i have a small son ,so i get to enjoy xmas toys all over again through him...me , i get socks ,shirts ,sweatpants mabey ...christmas is really for small children ..if i didnt have any , i would hardly take notice....

 

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It's so expensive?well i got it for free when i enlisted into army..every recruit has one...It costs less than 20 bucks here on army credits...

 

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Victorinox has multiple different tools, price ranges goes from about 5 euros to over 150 euros.

Edit: Correction, top of the line model Price USD: $70,000.00

http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/Pro ... uct=55102&

 

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what do you get for 5 euros? about £3.50, a tooth pick?

 

lol - and a pair of tweezers!

 

Hubsu: have you ever thought about getting something else than Victorinox?
Like Wenger:

 

lol - that thing is huge! Is it designed to be vehicle mounted?