Anyone into "digital" Militaria?

[curioandrelic]

In an effort to keep my physical "stuff" under control, I have been doing a lot of collecting of "digital" Militaria.  (don't worry, I still have a good assortment of the real thing)

I have a non-commercial website that I am hosting that might be of interest here.   https://curioandrelic.com 

 

I've got photos of military museums and displays, old documents, a searchable collection of photos, an online Enigma machine simulator, and an archive of about 500 military manuals in PDF form.  

Take a look, let me know what you think.   I'm also working on 3d printing of replica munitions and have a pretty decent life size model of a Japanese Type 89 knee mortar and would love to chat with someone who has access to a real one to improve my model. 

[javimetal]

Welcome to the forum.

Thank you for your contribution to that website.

I've been looking around.

It has a lot of information and manuals. It seems very interesting.

Best regards

[hardstripe]

Very interesting website loaded with excellent information. Nice Work!

[ShibaLegend]

Very cool. It would be an amazing resource to have every numbered tech manual in one place, yours is a good start.

[ludwigh1980]

I prefer pre-m81 (woodland) myself.....

[ScottG]

I can help you with the Type 89, we have one at Michigan's Military Heritage Museum in Jackson Mi. mimhm.org or on Facebook at Michigan Military Heritage Museum.

      Scott

[JohnK83882]

Internet archive has a lot of manuals and guides posted. https://archive.org/details/1941PatchKingPage001_201604/Page 006.jpg

 

The United States Army In World War II is a nice book set but more handy in pdf format. 

[curioandrelic]

18 hours ago, ScottG said:

I can help you with the Type 89, we have one at Michigan's Military Heritage Museum in Jackson Mi. mimhm.org or on Facebook at Michigan Military Heritage Museum.

      Scott

That would be great.   Jackson Michigan isn't too far from me.  If I came up, would it be possible for me to take measurements of the Type 89?  Are you associated with the museum yourself?    

Andy Welter.  

[ScottG]

    Hi Andy, yes you could get measurements and photos and I am the founder and current Board Chairman. I am at the museum on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11-5. You can also reach me at mmhminfo2020@gmail.com          Scott

[curioandrelic]

1 hour ago, ScottG said:

    Hi Andy, yes you could get measurements and photos and I am the founder and current Board Chairman. I am at the museum on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11-5. You can also reach me at mmhminfo2020@gmail.com          Scott

Thanks! 

Will send you an email with pics of what I have so far, and I'll find a date to visit when you are on site.