Reversed Images

willb · Post by **willb** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:59 pm

Looking through the Rise of Rome book i noticed that some of the images of miniatures have been reversed. In particular the Roman Triari looks very sinister. I am guessing that the reversing of the images was done in order to provide a better graphic image.

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:26 pm

Actually it is a conspiracy by the Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria (Illuminati).

I noticed one in Storm of Arrows too.

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:37 pm

Many years ago when I was doing lots of live action roleplaying I used to know several of the staff from Asgard miniatures who came along and played at Treasure Trap.

Asgard did a range of fantasy minatures and they decided to imortalise their characters in lead with three new figures, a wizard, a rogue and a cleric with kite shield. The review of these three figures in White Dwarf was very interesting as it reversed the image. The catch was that Pank (the cleric) was actually left handed and he carried his large shield on his right arm.......

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:49 pm

Looking through the Rise of Rome book i noticed that some of the images of miniatures have been reversed. In particular the Roman Triari looks very sinister. I am guessing that the reversing of the images was done in order to provide a better graphic image.

OK, what does that mean? which picture out of interest?

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:44 pm

dave_r wrote:
Looking through the Rise of Rome book i noticed that some of the images of miniatures have been reversed. In particular the Roman Triari looks very sinister. I am guessing that the reversing of the images was done in order to provide a better graphic image.
OK, what does that mean? which picture out of interest?

The Triarius photo on page 7 could be argued to be holding his shield in his right hand and spear in his left. Now this isn't strictly true as the photo is depicting a kneeling Triarius and his shield is actually on neither arm but the arrangement of items is strange.

Normally in an army shields are on the left arm and weapons in the right. What you did if you were a left handed legionary I don't know. Probably just fought right handed because that is what everyone else did.

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:57 pm

Didn't you get chucked in a river or burnt at the stake for being left handed?

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:18 pm

dave_r wrote:Don't you get chucked in a river or burnt at the stake for being left handed?

I hope not

<---- left-handed

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:40 pm

I thought that being left handed was equated to being a witch. So (in this country anyway) traditionally you were chucked in a river or burnt at stake.

Hey, I don't make the rules

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:33 pm

hammy wrote:
The Triarius photo on page 7 could be argued to be holding his shield in his right hand and spear in his left. Now this isn't strictly true as the photo is depicting a kneeling Triarius and his shield is actually on neither arm but the arrangement of items is strange.

Roman shields are never "on the arm" anyway as they are all centre grip

willb · Post by **willb** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:06 am

the other two reversed images that i saw in Rise of Rome were the cataphract on page 54 and the thracian on page 65.

korvus · Post by **korvus** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:11 am

Oh Hammy, never admit in public you've LARPed...

Cole
Who fortunately dodged that bullet...

RichJones · Post by **RichJones** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:04 am

Arrrr but they were the days of real live roleplaying - we spent many an hour in the Asgrad Minis shop in Nottingham and it was always a shock for people who tagged along to find people making proper chain mail in the corner

Hammy - I still have those figures somewhere!