private mw Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 old dinky britains vehicles and lead soldiers timpo ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampant rivet Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well apart from the vehicles, I have a fair collection of uniforms, webbing etc and a few deacts but I also Collect early pre war O Gauge railway track Basset lowke etc not Hornby, though I have some of that as well and have built a couple of engines / rolling stock. Only trouble is it takes up so much room :nut: need a bigger shed :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river6 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Pressure Lamps, Pressure Stoves, Technical Manuals and Land Rovers! Its a hobby..... Alec You must be under a great deal of pressure.:-D:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 30x170mm ammunition ( RARDEN, KCB etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 30x170mm ammunition ( RARDEN, KCB etc...) Saw a Rarden last week, think its gone now, will double check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well apart from the vehicles, I have a fair collection of uniforms, webbing etc and a few deacts but I also Collect early pre war O Gauge railway track Basset lowke etc not Hornby, though I have some of that as well and have built a couple of engines / rolling stock. Only trouble is it takes up so much room :nut: need a bigger shed :nut: And I passed up an oppurtunity to get some of this before xmas! Will let you know in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Saw a Rarden last week, think its gone now, will double check. Thanks Rick, appreciated. The collection about a year ago. I am in the process of adding more shelves as it's grown quite a bit in the last year. Will post picks when finnished in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks for that, will double check it tomorrow. A note from the Elves who drink Safe Tea (because elfin safe tea is very important): Do NOT use (wear, put on, or especially breathe through) ANY gas mask manufactured before 1956 (possibly later if it's not a UK or US manufactured one). All the earlier ones contain asbestos fibre in the filters (esparto grass pulp mixed with asbestos fibre to make the filter paper, etc) and this will have degraded to the point where it is shedding fibres. The British "Service Respirator" (mask with hose and oval canister) contains crocidolite (blue asbestos) The British "Duty Respirator" (mask with canister on the front) contains chrysotile (white asbestos), as do the civilian gas masks. The green "Contex" filter fixed to the front of the civilian respirators (to protect against Arsine (Arsenic Hydride)) also contains blue asbestos. Later filters with red and green bands may also contain blue asbestos. (The Arsine filters were the result of confusion on both sides during WW2: the Germans captured some British gas detector kits which included test papers for the presence of Arsine (because British scientists thought it was possible the Germans might have/use it); the Germans concluded that the test papers meant the British had stockpiles of it and issued instructions and test kits of their own; news of this reached the British, confirming their suspicions and upgraded filters were promptly produced to meet the (nonexistent) threat. Arsine, though rather toxic, is not a very effective poison gas for military purposes.) Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 If I'm being honest, mostly old junk:-D ditto also got hundreds of navy warship postcards (collecting dust) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampant rivet Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Books ! how could I have forgot ! hundreds, have lost count how many, all military mainly WWII am running out of book shelves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffyHerrbert Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Old amusement machines built 1975-85 - neglected wrecks are my personal favourite as half the fun, having found them rotting somewhere and rescued them, is the challenge of bringing them back to life :-\ A heads up of anything related, even if it's just a piece of glass, would be much appreciated Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 British army practice grenade spotted today, for Saturdays auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 German Iron Crosses 1813-1957 cant afford the helmets any more ....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Love the WW1 helmet Ashley. It would look great in my display cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 A retouched up ARP helmet I think! A something a little bizarre, a vintage electro shock therapy machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My collection to show the changes over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Apart from the pamphlets and publications Clive, do you collect anything related to R.U.C.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungaman Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 old amusement machines built 1975-85 - neglected wrecks are my personal favourite as half the fun, having found them rotting somewhere and rescued them, is the challenge of bringing them back to life :-\ [attach=config]87082[/attach] a heads up of anything related, even if it's just a piece of glass, would be much appreciated rick. i also collect old amusement machines, but 50 s and 60s also jukeboxes and pinballs.....a great shame last year i put all my late stuff. Glass fronts parts etc on ebay for a pittance so that someone would make use of them, would rather given them to you if only i had known !! Oh well thats life !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Apart from the pamphlets and publications Clive, do you collect anything related to R.U.C.? Eh? Well that stuff there Rick. 8.5 kg of manuals & two vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeferret Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I collect old mining artifacts and pictures from the 1800's about the region I am in...Also my Canadian Army Ferret MK1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffyHerrbert Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 i also collect old amusement machines, but 50 s and 60s also jukeboxes and pinballs.....a great shame last year i put all my late stuff. Glass fronts parts etc on ebay for a pittance so that someone would make use of them, would rather given them to you if only i had known !! Oh well thats life !! Cheers Munga (at least you didn't throw them away eh - no doubt you'll have heard operators tell of filling skips with old stuff - one mentioned he threw a load of JPM Sys80 PCBs on a bonfire - JPM System80 games were among my favourites as a kid) Sounds like an interesting collection - whereabouts are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Eh? Well that stuff there Rick. 8.5 kg of manuals & two vehicles. Yes! ... And the rest ...... I can vouch for the growing collection, albeit only seen a small selection of fascinating items ... :wow::wow::wow::readbook::readbook::whistle::whistle: The question should be.... What don't you collect in connection with the RUC ... Hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwimmer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I collect WW2 German vehicles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Spotted today among other items, German WW2 dog tag, WW1 German water bottle, British and German WW2 compasses, ARP badge, Chernobyl medal, 1880s french bayonet and a British WW2 RAF headset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorfahrer Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Waterbottle looks very Austrian but missing drinking cup Interesting stuff Collecting Austrian vehicles not necessarily military ones as there are no Austria in WW II and WW I are very rare. Motorfahrer Edited March 1, 2014 by motorfahrer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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