As I've mentioned, I'm working on a 1/72 scale Roman Legion for miniature gaming. As the auxiliary cavalry, I've chosen to use Numidian mercenaries. The Numidians were elite light horsemen (who rode bareback, according to accounts), and fought for and against Rome, for and against Carthage, and at Zama fought on both sides in the same battle.The cavalry will be represented by figures from HaT and Zvezda. Here you can see the HaT unpainted figures still on sprues, and the painted and assembled figures in the background (one box of 12 figures each). Eventually I plan to have 154 Numidians in the legion (144 troopers, 8 junior officers, 2 senior officers, and 2 standard bearer/musicians). Zvezda's set includes the officers and musician, while both will supply troopers. This will represent the two cavalry Ala attached to the legion (real strength ~960 troops).
Plastic Soldier review links:
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.asp?manu=HAT&code=8024
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.asp?manu=ZVE&code=8031
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