My militaria collection!!

[Spanish Freiwillige]

great and rare stuff you have here!!!! just im sorry to say your manequin is ugly

Too white....?

[ww2boy]

You have an amazing collection .

How long have you been into militaria? Must be hard to get those SS militaria..

[wehl]

Too white....?

yop just paint him a bit

[mark65.026]

No, no..helmet cover is oone of those made of original material but post war, what I did do was add original rocker clips.......

my way of thinking is that fakes are so good when t comes to covers...for the time being I felt unsafe in spending big bucks on one.....

All the rest is original...smock....gear etc....

Totally with you on that score. They are a bit out of reach for my budget and I too have purchased a copy/repo as a "fiiler" for that reason. I asked the question partly because I am trying to work out how to age it a bit to match the wear of the helmet. They do look better if they have a worn look. I thought you might have some suggestions on how since the look of your cover is exactly what I'm trying to do.

Regards Mark.

[sunny59]

You really keep up the good work. Blue div is part of my family history from my father side, I once meet a vet 30 years ago!!

[Spanish Freiwillige]

You have an amazing collection .

How long have you been into militaria? Must be hard to get those SS militaria..

when it comes to SS iterms I guess it comes to having the $$ to afford them and knwing your subject in order to avid fakes...

I have been tno militaria since 1989, but seriously collecting since 2000....

[Spanish Freiwillige]

yop just paint him a bit

everybody tells me that...I just nedd to get inspiered and go ahead...

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Totally with you on that score. They are a bit out of reach for my budget and I too have purchased a copy/repo as a "fiiler" for that reason. I asked the question partly because I am trying to work out how to age it a bit to match the wear of the helmet. They do look better if they have a worn look. I thought you might have some suggestions on how since the look of your cover is exactly what I'm trying to do.

Regards Mark.

you see mark replica covers made out of cannibalized Zelts are getting near perfect....so on this side I would hate to get burned for big$$$ on a perfect fake..that is why I went for my near perfect replica instead.....

to age it its simple....(since I´m a modeler) a little coffee....sand paper on the edges, outdoor exposure for a bit and dirt...it will match more or less the original period clothing....

But a big issue is getting original rocker clips..that is a must.....!!!!

that way you have an all original component replica....looks a lot better....

[Spanish Freiwillige]

You really keep up the good work. Blue div is part of my family history from my father side, I once meet a vet 30 years ago!!

Thanks sunny....so many areas of german militaria collecting facinates me...but when it comes to Blue Division relics...I get blown away...

I have been lucky to make the right contacts in Russia in that sector and they have struck gold....not many Blau relics outthere

did the vet tell you any stories?

please share them with us....

[mark65.026]

you see mark replica covers made out of cannibalized Zelts are getting near perfect....so on this side I would hate to get burned for big$$$ on a perfect fake..that is why I went for my near perfect replica instead.....

to age it its simple....(since I´m a modeler) a little coffee....sand paper on the edges, outdoor exposure for a bit and dirt...it will match more or less the original period clothing....

But a big issue is getting original rocker clips..that is a must.....!!!!

that way you have an all original component replica....looks a lot better....

Thanks mate for the advice on how to do it. Will give it a go.
Appreciate your help, regards Mark.

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Thanks mate for the advice on how to do it. Will give it a go.
Appreciate your help, regards Mark.

Just make sure its original material made replica with the correct construction and get the original rocker clips.....

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Some rare items......

you can guess what they are ....

[Spanish Freiwillige]

[Spanish Freiwillige]

Interesting experiment when You put them against light....

[Tom B]

Very nice !