Door to Der Bunker.

[Maximiliano]

Is the paradise!


Bery nice bunker,

Cheers,

Maxi.

[Ralph P]

Hey Ralph...thanks for sharing with us your little hide away museum with your walk through pictures that were so interesting to view. Thanks...Ralph

[HunterSS]

What can I say.....very impressive.

[CollectRussia]

I like the secret entrance, a very nice touch, like the batcave. But erm... doesn't posting photos of the hidden door on the internet sort of defeat the purpose of a secret entrance?

Ah, maybe its a clever ruse. Behind the secret door is actually Spike, the doberman's, kennel, right!?

[Heer Flak]

Great Display! To have your own room to display your collectables is sure nice. I often dream about that and what it would be like.

Eric

[Greg Sebring]

Ralph,

Thanks for the tour. Everything is tastefully blended together. I took special notice of your Standard Oil items. My dad ran two S.O. service stations over a 14 yr period. I also noticed what you don't see.....dust bunnies and clutter. Excellent housekeeping on your part . What a privilege to see the place.

Greg

[Chris_Werner]

What a warm, cozy place to hang out. I'll bring a couple of Cubans and a good bottle of cognac!

[Tyler Ramsey]

WoW! That's one bunker I wouldn't mind fighting in.

[Waffen-Mike]

...to my little friend. My favorite cartoon superhero, when I was a kid.

There's no need to fear...
Underdog is here!

Thanks for looking.

I didn't know Underdog was a decorated Nazi! Ralph, congrats on a great collection and a fantastic room

Best Regards

Mike

[Jim Baker]

Hi Ralph,

I like your room. Definitely a place a guy could hide out in.

In post #35, to the left I see a Rikers mount with an EK and Hindenburg cross. Between them, it looks like you have a minature EK. Could we please see a close up??

Thanks.

[oli4vercammen]

pin

hello, that pin with the blue swastica in post #44 is it NSNAP? Is it possible to post a larger picture or scan?

Olivier Vercammen

[Ralph A]

Thank you all.

Answers:

1. "Doesn't posting photos of the hidden door on the internet sort of defeat the purpose of a secret entrance?"

It's not a secret from anyone who is a fellow collector and/or member of this forum. Welcome! Besides, it really is wired to a security company, there's a surveillance camera with a battery backup, all the electrical, a/v, digital lines are dedicated; not to mention the bolted pocket door and the well-armed owner with the dog and the brown belt in Judo. Me, not the dog. And I'm home most of the time.

2. Dust:

You don't see any dust because the whole room is sealed off. Before I began to build the interior, I double-insulated the walls, put up soundproofing, and then caulked and sealed everything with silicon and rubber gasket. Ventilation is controlled; separate hook up to the A/C, and there's an exhaust fan rated for about 10x what should be necessary for a space that size! Yes, the Bunker is a Smoking Room, and you'd never know it! I smoke cigars... that's why the Luftwaffe tunic is under wraps - just in case. But there is absolutely no smoky aroma. I address the scent of the place somewhere in a post, above. Awesome! Its the second thing first-time visitors remark upon, after they put their eyeballs back in their heads. "It smells great in here..."

But its not due to any air freshener; its the accumulated scent of antiquity and its hard to describe - sweet, "nostalgic"; like what you get when you open a cedar chest... sort of...

You know, I've had this Bunker three years now, and I've never had to dust! It's amazing. It's like having a display cabinet you can walk around inside, which was my aim when I built it. The dust that does come through the door (minimal, due to the fact that the "hidden" door and vestibule acts as sort of an "airlock") is attracted to the static electricity on the monitors. I simply wipe it off.

3. Cubans and Cognac:

Already on-hand, along with some very old Scotch and some super fine Sour Mash! Just c'mon by, and we'll talk about our hobby.

4. Underdog:

Wears an 1870 commemorative miniature. Polly Purebread would never have anything to do with a Nazi.

5. EK mini:

Panzerman, I posted it in the Imperial Forum for you.

6. Blue swazi pin:

Supposedly a Dutch-Nazi thing, but it's a fake. If you want a pic, I'll post it for you. Drop me a PM. For the record, of all that you have seen, there are seven documented fakes in the Bunker: one bad EK1 1914, a suspect helmet cover, two nsdap pins (you pointed out one! Good eye.), the Luftwaffe helmet's national emblem was added post-war (bummer! gotta replace that lid some day...) and two SS pins. Others may be discovered over time.

I think I covered it? Thank you very much for the comments, gentlemen!