On the painting tray for May 2011

In April I finished off the last of the Velites for my Republican Romans.  For May, I have ordered the first of my unarmoured cavalry, a dozen figures from Crusader Miniatures.  I'm doing this more or less for the sake of completeness, but I'm certain they will come in handy.  I don't really have enough lighter cavalry with javelins; for the campaign, my trusty old Essex Tarentines have been standing in for all sorts and it would be good to have some other options.  I'll do the shields the same as their heavier compatriots, with LBMS transfers designed for Aventine Velites.  Work also continues slowly with Beth's Stuka, but there's no rush.