I thoguht the thiefs default models were really boring and really pointless, but since they were good at fighting i thought why dont i change their look, so i stuck the arabian horse archer skin onto the thief and replaced their default dagger with the assassins sword. I also stuck some new animations onto the thief, he may still have his default attack, but not just that :P.
I personally loved the thiefs new look, but thats just me. I just hope u love it too :).
Just stick the files into your Stronghold 2/meshes/Units/models folder and put the files in the animtions folder in your stronghold 2/meshes/Units/animations folder.
This mod goes great for ppl who have crusader mods :).
Dont forget to backup ure existing files.
Enjoy and rate :).