Numidian Cavalry: WIP No.2

The Numidians are very nearly complete - all that is left for me to do is finish up some minor details, a little dry-brushing here and there and making the bases look pretty with grass and stones. Photos of the finished unit will be posted this weekend so stay tuned!

I wanted the shields for these horsemen to look as if rough hides had been stretched and fitted to the frames, and while they didn't turn out exactly how I had envisioned them, I think they look pretty good. The skin tone was a bit tricky at first - I wanted to avoid the deep black colors of southern Africans and so I finally ended up choosing Vallejo's Mahogony Brown (139) which turned out to be a beautiful and rich shade for the skin.

My original plan was to base the Numidians all individually, but I really do prefer the aesthetics of multiple figures on a base, and so these will be two figures to a 60mm x 60mm base. The slightly larger base size allows me to space them out a bit more than normal and position them in interesting angles to help give the unit a more open-order feel to it.

Colors used for the Numidians:

	Vallejo: Mahogany Brown
	Citadel: Rakarth Flesh
	Vallejo: Tan-Earth
	Citadel: Khorne Red
	Citadel: Abaddon Black
	Citadel: Ushabti Bone
	Citadel: Steel Legion Drab

Colors used for the six horses:

	Citadel: Tallarn Sand
	Citadel: Snakebite Leather
	Citadel: Mournfang Brown
	Citadel: Doombull Brown
	Citadel: Rhinox Hide
	Vallejo: Burnt Umber