Best gift the wife got ya??

[Rijkvv]

Of making what? The kids or the kits? 

[alvinlwh]

45 minutes ago, Rijkvv said:

Of making what? The kids or the kits? 

That will be a build thread too far. 🫣

[urban warrior]

Although the best woman of them all really likes my hobby, I don't expect her to buy me my stuff. I love it when she surprises me with funny gifts. One of the best is a bottle opener in shape of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC1701), it meets my interests and it works great. I really love it to this day. The last gift is a t-shirt with the word "Ka-tas-tro-phe" (catastrophy), which is related to a TV series running here in Germany: "Steel Buddies" and "Morlock Motors" which represent a "company" here in Germany that buys all sorts of stuff from the U.S. Army and tries to make some sort of living from that (and a lot more).

After being through several relationships and one marriage it seems that I finally found the "girl" that suits me as perfect as possible. One time we visited the toy fair in Nuremberg and she went through it like Alice in Wonderland. And I am so grateful that she is as childish as I am. Well I will turn 60 this month and she will turn 50 next year, and she's been with me longer than any woman before her. One evening we built the Saturn V from LEGO IDEAS together. And she insisted that the rocket has to be represented in our living room. How lucky can a man be?

If the wife, girlfriend or spouse does not like a mans hobby at all and she shows it, that can be quite depressing. After my wife, I told every woman who came into my life: "That's my hobby and you can have me with it or you won't have me!"

On 11/6/2024 at 12:48 PM, magnumb said:

A man doesn't seem to mature until he stops seeking validation and approval from a woman.

Men and maturity? I thought that doesn't comply with each other! We have another quote here: "Men only develop until they're 10 years old, from there on they only grow in size!"

[OnTheTrail]

Before my wife was my wife, she bought me my first RC plane radio and kit for Christmas one year.  My future in-laws bought me the glow engine.    Been into RC for about 35 years and I jokingly reminder her from time to time that this is all her fault!  

[Carmine A]

18 hours ago, simalarion said:

So, just me that really enjoy the process off making them then

Oh, no.... I love the building process! Maybe more than running them.

[Ferruz]

On 11/5/2024 at 4:32 PM, Nick-W said:

There’s some lovely, heartwarming and funny replies here already.
Allow me to get back to what’s really important by saying, genuinely, the best gift my wife gave me was a Mercedes C11 (left)! 

Same here.

Best gift RC wise from my wife so far has been a Mercedes C11 c̶a̶t̶  car

[TurnipJF]

If we equate best to fastest, the best RC- related gift my wife has given me is also a Mercedes C11.

 

[Carmine A]

42 minutes ago, TurnipJF said:

If we equate best to fastest, the best RC- related gift my wife has given me is also a Mercedes C11.

 

That counts...... but no cat! 🤪

[Rijkvv]

I did get an M08 once, and that was a  very nice kit. She sometimes lacks a bit of self-confidence though, and asks id I rather had an M07 which was also on the wishlist. Takes me some effort to convince her I'm happy with her gift.

[TurnipJF]

11 hours ago, Carmine A said:

That counts...... but no cat! 🤪

True, no cat. But if we are talking animal gifts, the best one my wife has given me has to be this guy:

 

[Old_Corny]

17 hours ago, TurnipJF said:

True, no cat. But if we are talking animal gifts, the best one my wife has given me has to be this guy:

 

Beautiful creature but it gives me the willies just looking at it 

[Kpowell911]

My girlfriend got me an Avante Black as a surprise last Christmas which really shocked me!