I'm wondering if anyone has found a really good source for painting Old West wagons in authentic period colors? I've seen lots of wagons that are from the period (I live near California's gold rush region) and I've seen plenty of wagons with modern paint jobs. Trouble is, the old wagons show really, really old wood and I don't know if the modern paint jobs are authentic - and certainly the modern paint won't match to the period colors available.
Why such desire for authenticity? Well, I will be painting a total of eighty wagons, carts, and stagecoaches - and even a couple of army limbers and gatling gun carriages. This will be for my Old West setup. Yup, I'm a bit obsessed when it comes to my old west collection.
Appreciate anyone who can shed some light. I know I can check the painted work of other modelers but I can't know if there color choices were imaginative or based on authentic information.
Thanks!