For sculpting or paint a figure, an important, often vital thing is the documentation.
In case you do not have known, here is a link to a site of online hundreds of plates uniformologique and military books.
The page is in Russian, but with google chrome and its translation, no more problem.
take a look at it, I'm sure you will find your happiness.
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/pasha2777/albums/
Here's is some example :

http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/pasha2777/view/759341?page=2

http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/pasha2777/view/450184/?page=0

http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/pasha2777/album/341359/

Really much to discover or rediscover
Highly recommended without moderation
Thanks to Pasha2777

Thanks for the link

Swedish Infantry from the Swedish-Russian war of 1808-09. Where we lost Finland.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson