Bram.T Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hello everyone,I have already read a lot of topics on this forum but i have never posted anything untill today, so I thought that it would be a good idea to start with a topic about my collection.I try to focus my collection on the personal items that the common GI could have carried with him during the war. I also collect 35th Inf. Div. items, mainly because I am a member of a reenactment group called the 35th Infantry Division Belgium.So here it goes: There goes the First Nebraska, and all hell can't stop them ! http://www.35thinfan...sionbelgium.be/ http://www.trgb.org/ Always looking for items related to the 35th Infantry Division during WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
Bram.T Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 The start of my second display cabinet: Items on the wall: There goes the First Nebraska, and all hell can't stop them ! http://www.35thinfan...sionbelgium.be/ http://www.trgb.org/ Always looking for items related to the 35th Infantry Division during WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
Bram.T Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 My latest project:I'm trying to make a display that is based on the first GI in this photo of the 35th Inf. Div. in Lutrebois (near Bastogne).Since it's not that clear what equipment he is wearing, i have improvised a little. I still need a second medic brassard, a litter and a pair of Shoe Pacs to finish this project. There goes the First Nebraska, and all hell can't stop them ! http://www.35thinfan...sionbelgium.be/ http://www.trgb.org/ Always looking for items related to the 35th Infantry Division during WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
kyhistorian01 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Nice display and collection. thanks for sharing!! Link to post Share on other sites
norwegian blue Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 hello really nice, clean cut display and collection! Nothing distracts the eye, only good stuff, displayed with taste... what, me worry? Link to post Share on other sites
67Rally Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 That is a very tasteful display. I would love to do something along these lines for PTO sailors (shipboard and shoreside)...but that is a spendy endeavor. I do not profess to be a militaria expert, but I conduct as much research as I am capable of and then write about my findings.Check out my blogs, The Veteran's Collection (general militaria) and Chevrons and Diamonds (military baseball) Link to post Share on other sites
RustyCanteen Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Great collection! Very nicely displayed too. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." *Sherlock Holmes in "A Scandal in Bohemia"* Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Excellent! You've hit the ground running! "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Bugme Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 What can I say, it's clean, neat, attactive and well done! You can be proud!! "There is no such thing as an expert, only students with different levels of education." Link to post Share on other sites
Bram.T Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thank you all for the positive comments. There goes the First Nebraska, and all hell can't stop them ! http://www.35thinfan...sionbelgium.be/ http://www.trgb.org/ Always looking for items related to the 35th Infantry Division during WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
Corsair pilot Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Very nice collection and well put together. I like the wool patch. Thanks for sharing! Link to post Share on other sites
Bram.T Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 My latest acquisition :-).Shoe Pac, 12-inch, M-1944.Mfr: Hood Rubber Company Inc There goes the First Nebraska, and all hell can't stop them ! http://www.35thinfan...sionbelgium.be/ http://www.trgb.org/ Always looking for items related to the 35th Infantry Division during WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
doyler Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well done.Outstanding display and great detail of smaller items. In Memoriam:Lieutenant J.Kostelec 1-3 First Special Service Force MIA/PD 4 March 1944 ItalyI HAVE SEEN THE ENEMY AND IT IS DAYLIGHTForget about the tips..We'll get hell to pay (AC/DC)"If you cant get out and run with the big dogs then sit on the porch and bark at the cars going by.." Have you Hugged a Clown Today? You Cant Get A Sun Tan On The Moon.. Link to post Share on other sites
Bram.T Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 New items from this month . All of the new items in place A wooden table with sewing machine that I bought at a Flea market in Antwerp. There goes the First Nebraska, and all hell can't stop them ! http://www.35thinfan...sionbelgium.be/ http://www.trgb.org/ Always looking for items related to the 35th Infantry Division during WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry 9 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Great looking diplays! Great collection! Link to post Share on other sites
Ches-Gen-4 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Bram. T, you have done a great job presenting your mannequins and artifacts. The photography is very good also. Thanks - Dedicated to my Uncle Ches - General Ferdinand Joseph Chesarek United States ArmyFeb. 18, 1914 to Nov. 20, 1993 Link to post Share on other sites
carbinephalen Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 A VERY clean and well organized display room! LOVE IT! I enjoy seeing collections pertaining to one Division or unit. I will keep my eye out for 35th Division items for you! Visit My 76th Division Collection Website! http://76thdivisioncollection.blogspot.com/ Always looking for 76th Infantry Division Items and Information!! 385th, 304th, and 417th Infantry Regiments : 355th, 364th, 901st, 302nd Field Artillery Battalions 301st Medical and 301st Engineer Battalions Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpin Jack Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hello Bram, What I like about our Belgium collector friends is their attention to detail, and well defined collections. I live in the land of the 35th Infantry Division (Kansas), but being a general collector, I don't zero in on material of the 35th. You have done very well! Jack Angolia Link to post Share on other sites
Nine O Nine Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Awesome display Bram. Particularly the personal items http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2013.gif[/img WANTED. Omaha and Utah Beach photos any Normandy campaign Items from pre Embarkation and D Day to the Falaise gap. Always looking for photos of Medics in The ETO Looking for WW2 Medical Items and items/Groupings connected to Medical Personnel serving in The ETO and MTO Link to post Share on other sites
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