Numidian Light Infantry

I've been plodding along with these guys in the run up to the holiday weekend:

 Four units of 18 light infantry, plus a command base. You can tell the command guy because he has a big shield - must be rich or something.

Each unit also has a small command group of its own. No big shields, but they can afford proper white clothing. One of them even has a sword!

I went for quite bold but random designs on the shields. presumably they are made from various animal hides and bits of leather stitched together - goatskin and whatever else comes to hand.

The bases are deliberately sparse to make them look like scrubland. Figures are by Crusader Miniatures. I have another 144 of them for the closer based units to go with the Companion Miniatures figs I already have. Crusader's style works well with Companion. Crusader also offers other foot options as part of their range: trained infantry and also imitation legionaries. For the moment, I'm sticking with these generic warriors. I will eventually get around to the legionary types when we need them later in the campaign.

I think this will be quite an unusual army - I don't think I've ever seen a whole Numidian army, at least not in this size, 15mm being more common. I'm going to need them, though - Jugurtha has appeared and is busy looting chunks of Roman North Africa, along with the odd massacre or two of Roman citizens. Reprisal will be on its way soon...