Gather ye sources while ye may 3

One of the most popular current sources of material for wargamers are books from Osprey Publishers. Interesting to see that a fair portion of them can be sampled online through Google Book Search, such as Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941-45. Dunno if this is a good thing – in this hobby, spending hours browsing through shops is one of its many pleasures. Coldly looking online – I guess it works for some, especially those enthusiasts in remote location. If a title happens to have the colour spread you want (a major reason to buy these books), then that’s the jackpot right there – but so many others will miss out on some revenue. Hmm.

On a related topic, Google Book Search points to a free copy of The Art of War by Sun Tzu.Why not just go to Project Gutenberg and get it in various formats (including audio book) from there?

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Basing is progressing well. Tonight, many of the bases will be glued, flocked and some basic scenic effects applied. Half of a modular hill will go to the spare room for final flocking and glue-sealing.

Over in Tankoberg, the two 251 Cs’ tracks came up beautifully from the Doug Chaltry technique. I wasn’t so wrapped with my inking – may see about fixing that tonight.