Here's what you can do on a relatively frugal budget. My humble collection, after a little more than a year and around $3,500.
And, yes, I know that the butter dish is postwar, and yes, the helmet is the notorious one I restored. I still like it more now than when I got it.
Actually, I started out doing the diorama, then I got the bug to restore some helmet shells, and finally I went for having a collection of basic infantry gear, etc., as well as books and movies to round out the collection.
I also some period newspapers and a soldiers photo album, at the bottom of the glass case.
Oops! The pics are on "My Humble Collection II."
And, yes, I know that the butter dish is postwar, and yes, the helmet is the notorious one I restored. I still like it more now than when I got it.
Actually, I started out doing the diorama, then I got the bug to restore some helmet shells, and finally I went for having a collection of basic infantry gear, etc., as well as books and movies to round out the collection.
I also some period newspapers and a soldiers photo album, at the bottom of the glass case.
Oops! The pics are on "My Humble Collection II."