Osprey series' color plates

migueldiaz · 20th December 2008, 10:26 AM

Armies of the Crusades, continued ...

migueldiaz · 20th December 2008, 10:28 AM

Armies of Islam ...

migueldiaz · 20th December 2008, 10:31 AM

Armies of the Ottoman Turks ...

migueldiaz · 20th December 2008, 10:33 AM

Various (Arab legion, siege weapons, etc.) ...

migueldiaz · 20th December 2008, 10:37 AM

Gurkhas ...

Emanuel · 20th December 2008, 12:02 PM

Great post Miguel! Nice representation of weapons. I can pick out a kris, barong, loads of tulwars, saifs, Mameluke sabres, yataghans, khanjars, tabars, and khukris.

It's too bad Osprey stuck with the myth of the black-clad "ninja" though. Some of the Islamic swords look a tad too western to me. I was also expecting to see Attila sporting a curved sabre instead of a straight sword. Nice books all in all, thanks for the link.

Emanuel

fearn · 20th December 2008, 03:48 PM

Hi All,

While I do love the Osprey series, and I do appreciate Miguel's efforts. On the other hand, I think we need to think about whether we want to post so much copyrighted material without attribution.

What's the dividing line? A lot of us (including myself) have posted pictures from other websites, and that's okay so far as I can tell. I, for one, wouldn't like to see an entire book posted, unless it was not copyrighted or if the copyright had lapsed. What's the acceptable middle ground?

My bias is towards paying authors and artists for their work, mostly so that they can afford to keep producing the art I enjoy. Since I enjoy the Osprey series artwork, I would argue that we should buy the books.

Fearn

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Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Great post Miguel! Nice representation of weapons. I can pick out a kris, barong, loads of tulwars, saifs, Mameluke sabres, yataghans, khanjars, tabars, and khukris. It's too bad Osprey stuck with the myth of the black-clad "ninja" though. Some of the Islamic swords look a tad too western to me. I was also expecting to see Attila sporting a curved sabre instead of a straight sword. Nice books all in all, thanks for the link. Emanuel

20th December 2008, 03:48 PM	#7
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi All, While I do love the Osprey series, and I do appreciate Miguel's efforts. On the other hand, I think we need to think about whether we want to post so much copyrighted material without attribution. What's the dividing line? A lot of us (including myself) have posted pictures from other websites, and that's okay so far as I can tell. I, for one, wouldn't like to see an entire book posted, unless it was not copyrighted or if the copyright had lapsed. What's the acceptable middle ground? My bias is towards paying authors and artists for their work, mostly so that they can afford to keep producing the art I enjoy. Since I enjoy the Osprey series artwork, I would argue that we should buy the books. Fearn