What did Santa bring you? (1 Viewer)

[fmethorst]

I received three very nice K&C sets:

 

[fmethorst]

more pictures:

 

[6th Wisconsin]

CS Berdans Sharpshooters - all but the command set

K&C
marching Confederate with pipe
Winter US mortar halftrack
M10 US Tank Destroyer
Winter tank riders (the older German set that is still available)
Machine Gun Forward Germans
Moving Forward Winter Germans

Not bad!

 

[Vezzolf]

I got socks,underwear and shirts..... Oh well at least it wasn't coal......Here's hoping everyone got what they wanted this Christmas

 

[Deitz]

Shut out on toy soldiers,although, I did get shirts, sweaters, ties and socks.

 

[theBaron]

I got a digital camera! I want to thank my parents, for giving the camera, and the Lord, for giving me such a great Mom and Dad!

It's a Nikon Coolpix S210. Here are my first pictures, which I have taken myself, posted here in the forum....

These are from my Christmas display, what we call here in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Putz. No, not a jerk-off, that's Yiddish. "Putz" comes from putzen, which means "to clean, usually by scrubbing" (so you can see, then, where the Yiddish slang meaning comes from-think about it). Then further, it means "decorations", we clean and decorate our homes for Christmas.

Enough language lessons, here are the pics. This year, the display is "Weihnachtsparade 2008", with the Kaiser Alexander Grenadiers parading, and Kaiser Wilhelm taking the salute. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Jesus!

This is the color party, followed by the Feldmusik, the fifes and drums:

Here is a view of the Leibkompanie, passing the review party:

Here is a close shot of the grenadiers performing a right wheel before passing the review:

In the background is a color party of the Garde-Jäger-Abteilung, the Guard Jäger Detachment, which are by Rose (Russell Gammage).

This is a head-on shot of the color party:

And this is a battery of the Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 1 "Prinz Albrecht", to provide the salute:

I have seven of those sets, I think, or maybe eight, but four was all I could fit on the table

The Kaiser Alexander Grenadier sets are by Guard Corps, the artillery sets are from Britain's Premier Series by Charles Biggs, and the remaining figures are by Stadden, Gammage, Lasset, and one figure by Mike Ferguson (a figure of the Kaiser's eldest daughter, Viktoria Luise, as Chefin of the Leib-Husaren-Regiment.

I am still learning the features of the camera, and I would rather have had better lighting, but I'm glad and excited to be able to share these now with you all, after only watching since I first joined the forum.

A merry Christmas to you all, prost!
Brad

 

[aujj65]

I got a digital camera! I want to thank my parents, for giving the camera, and the Lord, for giving me such a great Mom and Dad!

It's a Nikon Coolpix S210. Here are my first pictures, which I have taken myself, posted here in the forum....

These are from my Christmas display, what we call here in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Putz. No, not a jerk-off, that's Yiddish. "Putz" comes from putzen, which means "to clean, usually by scrubbing" (so you can see, then, where the Yiddish slang meaning comes from-think about it). Then further, it means "decorations", we clean and decorate our homes for Christmas.

Enough language lessons, here are the pics. This year, the display is "Weihnachtsparade 2008", with the Kaiser Alexander Grenadiers parading, and Kaiser Wilhelm taking the salute. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Jesus!

This is the color party, followed by the Feldmusik, the fifes and drums:

Here is a view of the Leibkompanie, passing the review party:

Here is a close shot of the grenadiers performing a right wheel before passing the review:

In the background is a color party of the Garde-Jäger-Abteilung, the Guard Jäger Detachment, which are by Rose (Russell Gammage).

This is a head-on shot of the color party:

And this is a battery of the Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 1 "Prinz Albrecht", to provide the salute:

I have seven of those sets, I think, or maybe eight, but four was all I could fit on the table

The Kaiser Alexander Grenadier sets are by Guard Corps, the artillery sets are from Britain's Premier Series by Charles Biggs, and the remaining figures are by Stadden, Gammage, Lasset, and one figure by Mike Ferguson (a figure of the Kaiser's eldest daughter, Viktoria Luise, as Chefin of the Leib-Husaren-Regiment.

I am still learning the features of the camera, and I would rather have had better lighting, but I'm glad and excited to be able to share these now with you all, after only watching since I first joined the forum.

A merry Christmas to you all, prost!
Brad

Well Brad!...........worth waiting for there isn't going to be any stopping you now then!

Very nice collection so far.

Jeff

 

[Deitz]

Very Nice, Baron,

I too finally got a digital camera and will be posting picutures.

I look forward to more of your pictures.

Brian

 

[thebritfarmer]

What a great gift Brad (and also for us too as we now get to see your collection )

Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[theBaron]

Thanks Jeff, Brian!

I will take some time and break out groups of figures in that display and takes some more pics, to show the ones I painted. Basically, all of the figures in the review party, in the second and third ranks, plus the Kaiser and his daughter, were all unpainted figures and kits that I picked up.

Eventually I want to add civilians, and a proper reviewing stand. Imperial and Trophy's Victorian/Edwardian civilians would fit very well, I think.

My second idea for the Putz was "Samurai Christmas", with the Reeves, Del Prado and Colaric figures I have, but I think I'll save that one for next year

Prost!
Brad

 

[wadepat]

I got a digital camera! I want to thank my parents, for giving the camera, and the Lord, for giving me such a great Mom and Dad!

It's a Nikon Coolpix S210. Here are my first pictures, which I have taken myself, posted here in the forum....

These are from my Christmas display, what we call here in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Putz. No, not a jerk-off, that's Yiddish. "Putz" comes from putzen, which means "to clean, usually by scrubbing" (so you can see, then, where the Yiddish slang meaning comes from-think about it). Then further, it means "decorations", we clean and decorate our homes for Christmas.

Enough language lessons, here are the pics. This year, the display is "Weihnachtsparade 2008", with the Kaiser Alexander Grenadiers parading, and Kaiser Wilhelm taking the salute. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Jesus!

This is the color party, followed by the Feldmusik, the fifes and drums:

Here is a view of the Leibkompanie, passing the review party:

Here is a close shot of the grenadiers performing a right wheel before passing the review:

In the background is a color party of the Garde-Jäger-Abteilung, the Guard Jäger Detachment, which are by Rose (Russell Gammage).

This is a head-on shot of the color party:

And this is a battery of the Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 1 "Prinz Albrecht", to provide the salute:

I have seven of those sets, I think, or maybe eight, but four was all I could fit on the table

The Kaiser Alexander Grenadier sets are by Guard Corps, the artillery sets are from Britain's Premier Series by Charles Biggs, and the remaining figures are by Stadden, Gammage, Lasset, and one figure by Mike Ferguson (a figure of the Kaiser's eldest daughter, Viktoria Luise, as Chefin of the Leib-Husaren-Regiment.

I am still learning the features of the camera, and I would rather have had better lighting, but I'm glad and excited to be able to share these now with you all, after only watching since I first joined the forum.

A merry Christmas to you all, prost!
Brad

Hi Brad,

My compliments for a most impressive display and for a wonderful collection! I am glad you received the camera for Christmas as we may now get to see more of your outstanding collection!

Happy New Year to you and yours!

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

 

[damian]

I got a digital camera! I want to thank my parents, for giving the camera, and the Lord, for giving me such a great Mom and Dad!

It's a Nikon Coolpix S210. Here are my first pictures, which I have taken myself, posted here in the forum....

These are from my Christmas display, what we call here in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Putz. No, not a jerk-off, that's Yiddish. "Putz" comes from putzen, which means "to clean, usually by scrubbing" (so you can see, then, where the Yiddish slang meaning comes from-think about it). Then further, it means "decorations", we clean and decorate our homes for Christmas.

Enough language lessons, here are the pics. This year, the display is "Weihnachtsparade 2008", with the Kaiser Alexander Grenadiers parading, and Kaiser Wilhelm taking the salute. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Jesus!

This is the color party, followed by the Feldmusik, the fifes and drums:

Here is a view of the Leibkompanie, passing the review party:

Here is a close shot of the grenadiers performing a right wheel before passing the review:

In the background is a color party of the Garde-Jäger-Abteilung, the Guard Jäger Detachment, which are by Rose (Russell Gammage).

This is a head-on shot of the color party:

And this is a battery of the Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 1 "Prinz Albrecht", to provide the salute:

I have seven of those sets, I think, or maybe eight, but four was all I could fit on the table

The Kaiser Alexander Grenadier sets are by Guard Corps, the artillery sets are from Britain's Premier Series by Charles Biggs, and the remaining figures are by Stadden, Gammage, Lasset, and one figure by Mike Ferguson (a figure of the Kaiser's eldest daughter, Viktoria Luise, as Chefin of the Leib-Husaren-Regiment.

I am still learning the features of the camera, and I would rather have had better lighting, but I'm glad and excited to be able to share these now with you all, after only watching since I first joined the forum.

A merry Christmas to you all, prost!
Brad

Das Wunderbar

 

[1879fanatic]

Brad,
YOU GOT IT!!! A Daisy Red Ryder Auto Shot Camera! Don't shoot your eye out! What a gift from the rents.
Your set-up is so very "Prussian" Great Putz!
Mike

 

[Eazy]

It was a good one for me - I got the MG02 Airborne Jeep plus the new Polish paras. I need only four more figures to be up to date with my Market Garden collection.
I'm loving that Airborne Jeep though - i'd have hated to miss out on it.

 

[Sahara]

I can't complain to much. I have always put off getting the WS070sl in anticipation that a new release would be coming soon. Well I finally gave in and put it on the old xmas wish list knowing that it was well out of my wifes price range and that I would probably not get it. On xmas morning there was one present left under the tree wrapped in barbi xmas paper....as my daughter ran towards it my wife quickly stopped her and said this ones for daddy. My first impression was you gotta be kiddin me this must be a joke present wrapped in barbi paper but to my surprise when I opened it I found WS070sl. Needless to say I was grinning from ear to ear.

 

[noli-poli]

2 M26 ARV(KC)
2 M3 Lee (Figarti)
1 "Monty" Grant (Figarti)
1 GI Medic (HB)
1 Guard Tower (Build-a-Rama)
2 Gold Series Sherman (HB)

 

[desk11desk12]

2 M26 ARV(KC)
2 M3 Lee (Figarti)
1 "Monty" Grant (Figarti)
1 GI Medic (HB)
1 Guard Tower (Build-a-Rama)
2 Gold Series Sherman (HB)

Holy Crap!

So you're the one that cleaned out Santa before he got to my house.

Carlos

 

[Capitolron]

I can't complain to much. I have always put off getting the WS070sl in anticipation that a new release would be coming soon. Well I finally gave in and put it on the old xmas wish list knowing that it was well out of my wifes price range and that I would probably not get it. On xmas morning there was one present left under the tree wrapped in barbi xmas paper....as my daughter ran towards it my wife quickly stopped her and said this ones for daddy. My first impression was you gotta be kiddin me this must be a joke present wrapped in barbi paper but to my surprise when I opened it I found WS070sl. Needless to say I was grinning from ear to ear.

CONGRATS !

A great German Tank Set - what a lucky guy you are !

I have never been able to pull the trigger for one of those - because spending $400 + on one set is very hard. Well, with todays prices - I guess not that much anymore - ugh ?

Anyway - That is one of my "Must Haves" in the WWII Collection as well - I keep an eye out on Ebay all the time for this devil and he keeps selling at the $400 + mark ..... and I keep waiting to grab him at the $300 mark - hehehe - well we will see what this economy brings in 2009 as lower prices on ebay.

I might have to break down soon and just buy the darn thing at the high price

Well - CONGRATS AGAIN - that is a wonderful Christmas Present !

 

[bromhead]

Great items and photos

 

[theBaron]

Brad,
YOU GOT IT!!! A Daisy Red Ryder Auto Shot Camera! Don't shoot your eye out! What a gift from the rents.
Your set-up is so very "Prussian" Great Putz!
Mike

LOL!

Thanks, Mike, it's nice to be able to show my stuff now in the forum, after only being able to comment.

More pics going up in other threads now....