12-17-2003, 03:59 PM
I hate to rain on your parade Alus, but as reenactors one of our jobs is to educate the public through demonstrations and displays. As such, having over 5000 troops is rediculous, but having a varied <strong>cross section</strong> of Roman military members and accoutrements is a testament to a group's flexibility and ingenuity. So what is "right" for your world might be fine with you, but others I am sure see things differently. Neuralmancer is also correct, your associations of animal hide types with rank is speculative, and based mostly on sculpture. We have no hard evidence of this either way. All we know "for sure" is that the more important standard, the more "Exotic" the skin, but this was likely heavily influenced by the types of animals found in certain regions.<br>
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Flavius, do as Rusty says regarding Ebay and brass eagles. We snagged an awesome one with the wings even in the proper position, and it was very inexpensive. From there, you can probably make the rest of it (base, bolts, wreath, pole, etc.)<br>
<p>Magnus/Matt<br>
Legio XXX "Ulpia Victrix" Coh I<br>
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"Lay your hand, or thy tongue against the greatness of Rome, and feel my wrath." - Matt Lanteigne<br>
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Flavius, do as Rusty says regarding Ebay and brass eagles. We snagged an awesome one with the wings even in the proper position, and it was very inexpensive. From there, you can probably make the rest of it (base, bolts, wreath, pole, etc.)<br>
<p>Magnus/Matt<br>
Legio XXX "Ulpia Victrix" Coh I<br>
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"Lay your hand, or thy tongue against the greatness of Rome, and feel my wrath." - Matt Lanteigne<br>
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- Number of posts: current +1248</p><i></i>
