Some new additions including a new headgear room, aka: "my office"

[DougB]

Doug, all I can say is WOW!!!!! Love the Canadian BDs!!!!
Now I have a question for you..in the bottom of one of your cases you have 2 mint unissued Tank or Truck decals for Canadian Armoured units.

Did you happen to buy them within the past 2 months??? If so I know where they came from..let me know.

Dean O
Ajax Canada

Hi Dean, yes I just bought them on eBay from a Canadian seller recently. I love old unapplied decals and have quite a few unapplied Canadian helmet decals in a badge case. Thank you!

[DougB]

Without doubt, i think its the finest collection of militaria in the world, those BDs are staggering, enough to equip a small army, do the windows at the side have anti glare to stop the uniforms from fading, also you keep adding so much its getting confusing as to which helmet your leaving me lol

Why thank you Dave, it's high praise indeed but there's some great collections that are not shown publicly. The windows have metal blackout blinds, sun is never a problem. As for the helmet I've put it in a special place for you :-)

[Aleksander P]

Hi Aleks, the Tank Corps framed display is made up of some period photos / postcards, a British Tank Corps and Canadian 1st Tank Btn cap badges and a Canadian Tank Drivers trades badge along with a period sewn pillowcase which was common in the era made by the wives/sisters/mothers of the servicemen as a home reminder / memento to denote the branch of service their loved one served in overseas. No history behind any of the items I am afraid, all were merely eBay purchases over the years which I had framed up. The pillowcase was mounted on an old board when I bought it wich was all warped and shrunk due to age so I had the framers remove it and re stretch the pillowcase and it turned out quite well. Thanks for the compliment!

Thank you for the info! Proper display makes wonders!

[DougB]

This is by far the most amazing collection I have ever seen. I could spend hours just looking over one section of what you have. What is the rearest and oddest pieces you have???
Thanks for sharing your war room with us.

John

Hi John,

Thank you! My rarest and oddest, wow that's a tall order. Good question. I like to collect the rare and odd so I am not really sure off the top of my head. Let me chew on that and get back to you.

Cheers
Doug

[DougB]

To all else that left a note or liked the thread thanks for the responses gentlemen.

[MAP]

Damn! I could look at this pictures all day, every day, over and over again.........

Is this what Heaven is like?

Michael

[Duff]

HOLY CRAP!..... If I could put 3-4 swear words together and not get deleted - that would still not come close to how I truly feel about this collection! Sweet baby Jesus!..... This is PHENOMINAL! THANK YOU for sharing! Truly, truly a work of art, history, patience, and immense love for the hobby! At this point, I cant even say its a "hobby." This had to of been a full time JOB for you Doug..... WoW!.................. I'm impressed!.....

[Gunny Hartmann]

wow!!!!

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

My God Doug ! That has to be one of the worlds largest military museums !!

Outstanding

Nick

I think you are right Nick, I think mine is one of the smallest museums in the world!!! Not complaining though, I am fortunate to have what I have. Once again Doug, wonderful to see, I am now going to watch Zulu to "cheer" myself up! Leon.

Before I do , here are some other bits of my "postage stamp" museum"( sorry Doug)

[centigas]

Fantastic collection Doug, you have some incredible pieces,thanks for showing them. Have you ever thought of publishing any detailed photos of your stuff for us mere mortals?
You also have some great items Leon,must be well chuffed with your display.