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Reply To: Sources for historicals: where, who, what?

April 30, 2021 at 1:08 pm #1641207

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I also tend to use the Osprey books as a starting point, and look at the references cited within for further books on a particular topic if I want to dig deeper. Ditto with looking in rulebooks – sometimes they have a list of texts that were used in the back. I also read a fair few historical wargaming blogs where people often also review books, or mention them as sources for their paint schemes/scenario set ups etc.

In terms of painting guides, the Baccus 6mm site is worth a look, as they have some good guides to get you pointed in the right direction for a few eras. Depending on the era, there is often a lot of ambiguity over what the ‘right’ uniform was (for example it can sometimes be very hard to get a definitive consensus on particular Napoleonic uniforms). I tend to find a reference picture that has it at least ‘mostly’ correct, and work from that rather than getting too bogged down in picking through conflicting sources.