Reply To: Historical accuracy when painting minis. How important is it to you?

[denzien 27807xp 0]

I’ve been painting lots of red coats recently and have made an effort to get the correct facing colours on the uniforms for the battle I want to recreate despite the fact my friends I play with wouldnt notice. I want to get theses things correct because I cant understand why anyone wouldnt want them right if your interested in history it just seems natural. But it does help on the table top telling the units apart. In a similar way I make sure my Zulu Impis have the correct shield colours. Where I fail to stick to accuracy are things that are just too much effort such as stripes on Hessian trousers.