09-09-2009, 12:46 AM
OK, I apologise in advance for this very naive question, but I gather there is something rather wrong with Osprey from the limited things I have heard about them, mostly concerning innacurate reconstructions, illustrations, representations and so on.
Giving that they do not paint your typical fantasy 'hollywood' image of antiquity but apparently fall short of re-enactment standards, I ask, what is actually wrong with their illustrations? I bought a ''Hadrians Wall AD 122-410'' and rather like it, illustrations included, but being myself an amateur historian and still inexperienced re-enactor I am probably oblivious to a lot of innacuracies.
So, can someone elaborate on this? Whats with their reputation? Why, is it always wrong? Etc ...
P.S: Something I do rather hate is the lovely £13 price tag for 65 pages of ''booklet'', a complete rip-off.
Thanks.
Giving that they do not paint your typical fantasy 'hollywood' image of antiquity but apparently fall short of re-enactment standards, I ask, what is actually wrong with their illustrations? I bought a ''Hadrians Wall AD 122-410'' and rather like it, illustrations included, but being myself an amateur historian and still inexperienced re-enactor I am probably oblivious to a lot of innacuracies.
So, can someone elaborate on this? Whats with their reputation? Why, is it always wrong? Etc ...
P.S: Something I do rather hate is the lovely £13 price tag for 65 pages of ''booklet'', a complete rip-off.
Thanks.
