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ripley:
What are your go to tank books ?  I've been lending a few of mine out to guys from the LHS as they really have no clue where to look for info on paint schemes , stowage and kit bashing options . The 2 general one I use are the old ( old ) standards - Encyclopedia of German Tanks , and British and US Tanks in WW2 . Both great for showing you the various versions of tanks , half tracks and SPGs . Lots of prototype , display and in action / combat photos . Great for ideas on stowage and battle damage . The smaller book , Weapons of WW2 covers the more popular Infantry , Artillery , Tanks , Planes and Ships of the major combatants of WW2 . Plus its got some nice color scheme drawings of most weapons covered .  Not a stand alone book but great as a secondary reference .

As well I 've  got various Squadron / Signal , Osprey / Vanguard , Ambersand , Tankograd , Tankpower ,Concord , Schiffer and a few other one offs  dealing with one   vehicle  type  or Unit in combat . Just picked up the latest Haynes - Panzer III , great addition to the others , word is they plan a Stug book in the near future

So what books do you use for your builds , conversions and paint schemes ?

ultravanillasmurf:
I have the Osprey books (New Vanguard), I tend to get the one relevant to my next project.

The British Tanks in Normandy by Ludovic Fortin seems pretty good.

I have found the Tankograd books quite useful, though the range is limited.

ripley:
Yes , Tanks in Normandy is a great book , picked it last fall , after I built my Sherman  ::) . The Tankograd line has some good books but a limited range in WW2 , they have  a lot more on  modern stuff . Some are OOP at this time , but they do reprint them from time to time . Thinking about getting the one on the Opel Blitz truck variations and maybe a couple of their US Army vehicle manual reprints , M4 , M8 , M5 , maybe more than a couple . :-[

ultravanillasmurf:
I have a lot of the modern Tankograd books, only the Opel and the Studebaker ones so far for WW2.

Ballardian:
I think there are others here who can point out excellent historical & technical sources so I'll concentrate on books I've found useful as painting guides.
 Those produced by Mig Jimenez for AK Interactive are pretty good (with titles covering Late war German camo & Soviet schemes).
The book by Reuben Tarragosa & Mig Jimenez (again) 'Painting Wargames Tanks' is good, both as a starting point for those wishing to explore the current approaches to highlighting (modulation, zenithal etc) & weathering, while having enough depth to always have a useful tip to those with more experience.
 The Mig (yes, him again) FAQ books are pretty much the final word on painting & weathering (& have the price to show it), but a considerably lower cost, the 'Step By Step' books by Glenn Bartolotti are a reasonable substitute.
 The 'Tank Art' series by Micheal Rinaldi (Rinaldi Studio Press) are excellent, covering a good number of subects, also Adam Wilder's 'Adam's Armour' series.
 Hope thats useful!

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