So, a big box turned up on my doorstep today. Being a frequent recipient of big boxes, I paid little heed and was just about to ravage the sellotape when a little return-lable logo caught my eye... (Classy return lable, btw!):

I recognise that
Avatar!
Looks like my Secret Santa has arrived, thanks to the most excellent Oldfast!

As promised, here it is under a tree

. The Xmas tree is sadly gone, but I did find a tree of some kind!
That's a hella big box

. Let's take a look!

Inside in the warm and dry. Labels covered for security, but that was some postage mate! Apologies - if there's one load of people getting their Xmas bonus this year, it's the post office, that's for sure!

Free newspaper - score!


Ah-hah! I spy a box! What could it be?

Aww! Look at all those bows!...

... And that adorable doodle! It's either Santa, or Oldfast with an Xmas hat on

Tis the season indeed! Dayum, I need to take some lessons from this packaging for next year, hehe.

I KNOW WHAT IT IS I KNOW WHAT IT IS OMG OMG

How awesome is that?? As far as I can remember I spoke of being interested in safe dial manipulation only on a different forum aaaages ago so mad props to Oldfast for finding that one! It's very very cool and something I probably wouldn't have gotten around to buying for myself for a while, but something that I really wanted to have a crack at - now I have it, there's no excuse not to start learning!

Sweeeet

I made the mistake of screwing this in, then had to dismantle the lock block to try and figure out how to remove it, whoops! I may have also gotten distracted spinning the dial around and trying to figure out how the thing actually works


Lovely solid display stand - now I just have to figure out how to mount it!

Couldn't resist

. I still don't have much of an idea actually -how- it works from a mechanical standpoint, but I'll learn!
And that's my Christmas taken care of! Thank you,
THANK YOU again to Oldfast for this awesome, awesome gift - I really appreciate it mate, and I look forward to many frustrating hours trying to manipulate it in the near future

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