my small collection

[Tom C.]

thanks mike thats a fantastic set you have and thanks for the clarification always good to know

best regards
tom

[Seewolf]

Well Tom, not bad for the beginning
A very good start. Surely some pieces can be upgraded and in the meantime you can always have a look on your beauties.
Do you want to go mainly to Kriegsmarine or is there no special section?

Keep on your good work.....it´s worth it

[Tom C.]

hi Rüdiger

i am really after 1 of each and of course upgrade all the later ones to early ones when money permits i think the eboats going to be a bit hard but i suppose its all in the hunt

best regards

tom

[Nigel N]

Hi Tom!!
One of each will make for a great looking collection, but i think most of us here started like that, but we all seem to have found our own favorite area of collecting!
I'm not saying that will happen to you but.................
Dont be surprised if you wake up in the middle of the night with a sudden urge to collect EK's or Luft or KM or.............you get the picture!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good hunting with whatever you decide to go for!!!!!!!
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[Seewolf]

I can only echo Nigel.

I too was collecting every 57er that i could find. Fro KM to Heer up to LW and some civilian like Luftschutz and so on

It was really that ...

- i never saw a chance to get that all complete
- the market was in move - pieces were harder to find, prices rised (but slowly)
- as ususal money was/is limited

So i decided to go only to KM. It took me 3 years to complete only the ususal KM awards and i am still not really finished as an early Hilfskreuzer is still missing.
But nearby i collect KM ribbon bars and minis and if possible.....DK and RK bars from KM and Heer. And of course i´ll finish my KM wartime display with the missing awards, luckily these are always on the market

I have much less stress now with that hobby. It was really that i got stressed about finding nothing or i found too much and money was limited that i had to let pass some pieces. These days are gone

[LuckyLuudje]

I haven't made a choice yet about what to collect.
I still wait for the moment that I will wake up in the middle of the night with a sudden urge to collect

[Tom C.]

2 more 57 items thanks to our 2 mods
first is a 57er ribbon bar thanks to Nigel
and second a deumer Iab thanks to Mike
http://s1061.photobucket.com/albums/t471/foghorn6/

small collections getting bigger
still crap photos though

best regards
tom

[LuckyLuudje]

Some very nice additions
I like the Deumer IAB the most and in your case I would get rid of the numbered PAB.

A small collection is getting bigger and bigger.
And I know that there is already a nice FJ badge heading your way

I can only echo Nigel.

I too was collecting every 57er that i could find. Fro KM to Heer up to LW and some civilian like Luftschutz and so on

It was really that ...

- i never saw a chance to get that all complete
- the market was in move - pieces were harder to find, prices rised (but slowly)
- as ususal money was/is limited

So i decided to go only to KM. It took me 3 years to complete only the ususal KM awards and i am still not really finished as an early Hilfskreuzer is still missing.
But nearby i collect KM ribbon bars and minis and if possible.....DK and RK bars from KM and Heer. And of course i´ll finish my KM wartime display with the missing awards, luckily these are always on the market

I have much less stress now with that hobby. It was really that i got stressed about finding nothing or i found too much and money was limited that i had to let pass some pieces. These days are gone

I can't agree more.

Nowaday's it is hard to find any good early 57's.
I also have many gaps and they missing items are almost impossible to find.
It is frustrating when you search for hours and hours and hope that you will only "1" piece that fills one of the gaps only once every few months.
And if you find something, you must be on top of it, otherwise you are too late or have to expect to pay rediculous high prices.
It is so frustrating that I had many moments I did stop collecting 57's.
But there were always people that kept me in this field with items or questions that I came back every time.

Nowadays I only check the recources only once a week and only hope I will find something. Last week I did get a sickpin and a war merit KC. But this week all my efforts were for noting
It doesn't frustrate me anymore if I find nothing a I am patient and I just admire the stuff I did get in the earlier days.

Collecting must be fun, not frustrating!

[Tom C.]

Some very nice additions
I like the Deumer IAB the most and in your case I would get rid of the numbered PAB.

A small collection is getting bigger and bigger.
And I know that there is already a nice FJ badge heading your way

Collecting must be fun, not frustrating!

im trying to think about a good thing i can do with the pab might stick it to my bike
heheh fj badge

i think that quote sums up everything about collecting!!!

best regards
tom

[xmember]

Then you have me!!!!

I love collecting 57 items - all of them. I have no particular specialty. And I'm bad, once I get started on something, I really go for it. Although, I do love my TR Kreigsmarine items which I continue to collect. I have a decent size minesweeper collection. Now I have reached my spending limit and have to sell some items to my regret and just focus on certain things which I still have to decide. I'm going to get rid of my IAB's this weekend and my pilot badge just to pay for items I have on layaway. My diplomate patches will go as well and I love them.
Oh well, everyone warned me when I first started - Rudiger was the first to tell me I believe.
By the way Rudiger........????????????????
Regards
Rudy

[LuckyLuudje]

Then you have me!!!!

I love collecting 57 items - all of them. I have no particular specialty. And I'm bad, once I get started on something, I really go for it.....
....Oh well, everyone warned me when I first started - Rudiger was the first to tell me I believe.
By the way Rudiger........????????????????
Regards
Rudy

Ha ha, sound like me.
I am also a pretty uncoordinated collector.
I still hope that I will get more focussed but I just have problems with parting some stuff (even the ones I have double).
And I STILL don't know where I have to focus on

Ah, good old Rudiger warned you. Seems you didn't listen well
I think he will be back soon. He most likely drunk may beers to try to forget yesterday.

im trying to think about a good thing i can do with the pab might stick it to my bike
heheh fj badge

Good idea.
Practicing target shooting works out well for me

[Tom C.]

Good idea.
Practicing target shooting works out well for me

oh i wish but our nancy goverment won't let us have guns without a ton of paperwork we only really have deactivated guns here (which i collect anyone want a mg34 deact)

best regards
tom

[Mike Yokum]

My budget forces me to have to razor focus on what I collect and what I leave for others. Sadly, it's always the first factor.

After that, it's availability, which as Luud states isn't in our favor these days. 57er's weren't produced in the numbers their TR brothers were, so finding the good stuff can be a lot like work (edit) make that a labor of love!

Fortunately, we have our group here and we all help each other finding pieces, paying for pieces and so on. It helps each of us build our collections and it's built an unbreakable camaraderie that is something quite unique in my experience. Our band of brothers is something very special.

Tom, some nice additions buddy! Both very collectible items! lI'll take that MG34! I'll trade you and S&L Glider for it!

[Tom C.]

Tom, some nice additions buddy! Both very collectible items! lI'll take that MG34! I'll trade you and S&L Glider for it!

nice try Mike

best regards
tom
ps as you say a razor focus im now similar hence the guns going to new homes just to big and 57ers bit easier to store only one gun stays with me my SLR brings back fond memorys