Zarathustra Suicuine wrote: They do look nice, shame perry don't do Byzantines, from what I've heard, I'm thinking the Black Numenorians would stick out more from the Harad forces, yes they have mingled, but when their Numenorian heritage is their claim to authority/power/superiority, I think they would try and maintain the "Numenorian" aspects of their Identity more.
I think it depends a lot on the time. When the Numenoreans first settled in Harad they of course were very different in appearance, but as the years passed, many Black Numenoreans mingled with Haradrim and most Numenorean traces seem to have washed out after 933 Third Age when the Black Numenoreans and Haradrim of Umbar were driven off while Gondor captured Umbar. My 'Black Numenoreans' were made for that time (very much like Haradrim, but slightly different).
By the way, most of the Black Numenoreans, the King's Men, were descendants of the House of Hador of the First Age, who were blond! So, most of the early Black Numenoreans were in fact blond!
I am not sure if their Numenorean heritage would be claim to power over the Haradrim. I don't think anything is mentioned as to why they were excepted by the Haradrim. I personally don't think their heritage would be their claim to power amongst them, but this is of course debatable. 
Anyway, here are some more ideas for alternative miniatures.
- Gripping Beast Moors: http://www.grippingbeast.com/shop.php?CatID=25 or Byzantines http://www.grippingbeast.com/shop.php?CatID=8
Especially the Black Guard and Andalusian Infantry might be useful.
- Warlord Games Assyrians http://store.warlordgames.com/collections/assyrians or Persians http://store.warlordgames.com/collectio ... d-persians
- Artizan Designs Moors http://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php? ... 106&page=1
- Musketeer Miniatures Caliphates http://www.musketeer-miniatures.com/sto ... ical&id=23 or Byzantines http://www.musketeer-miniatures.com/sto ... ical&id=56
Hope you can find the models you like, but as you see, there's lots of choice!
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