18 October 2018

Trojan War, part 1

Let's take a closer look at some of the new Trojan War Greeks from Eureka:

This first pic is a comparison between some of the 28mm Greek figures out there.  Hoplites, not in period of course, are book-ending the Trojan War fellows.  The Redoubt spearman is a bit more slim and short compared to the Black Tree Trojan, while the Eureka Greek is a bit more stocky.  The Redoubt figure does have the thinnest base amongst the figures above - a shim would help him up somewhat.  In their own units, I think that all of them would look just fine.  It is my understanding that the Foundry Trojan War figures match well with Redoubt, and they are on my shopping list.



With the exception of the Redoubt spearman on the right, all of these figures are from Eureka.  Wonderful figures.






These are some heavy infantry, three with Dendra armor including an amazing commander type with a lion skin draped over his head and back.



And a few civilians - a priest, a Helen look-alike, and some ladies-in-waiting.

This last pic is the most surprising to me at least:

The pic is not perfect, but one can see the big difference in the Figure-8 shields between Redoubt (left) and Eureka (right).  The redoubt shield has a well-done interior (not pictured) but it is much larger than the Eureka version.  I am not completely certain if that is historical in scale or not.
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12 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag18 October, 2018 04:20

    Good comparison. Looks like the Eureka figures fit right in among the other manufacturers. All would look fine on the table. Foundry Trojans fit in well with the others too.

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    1. El Grego18 October, 2018 15:00

      Thanks. Foundry miniatures are on the to-get list, along with their spin-off group Casting Room Miniatures.

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    2. Jonathan Freitag18 October, 2018 19:57

      I picked up a few of the CRM chariots. They are quite nice!

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    3. El Grego19 October, 2018 14:33

      Good to know - thanks

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  2. LeadAsbestos18 October, 2018 05:39

    Check out this guy's work too:
    http://displacedminiatures.com/Hachimantaro/gallery/1562/

    Gorgeous pics of the Redoubt line. I found a few of them to be very wonky sculpts, esp the Myrmidons, but overall I love 'em. I still say Foundry has the best line available in terms of sculpting. Don't forget BTD too, beautiful stuff, and cheap!
    Keep it coming! I'm all excited abt the Bronze Age again too!

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    1. El Grego18 October, 2018 15:02

      Dean (Hachi) put a lot of great pics on the net! I think that many companies will eventually end up in the collection, and I am glad to get your gears turning for this project again!

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  3. DeanM18 October, 2018 06:20

    Thanks for posting these comparison pics, Greg. I had not realized Eureka had such a large range for this. I do like the "ladies in waiting" - may pick them up. Oh, and yes - the Redoubt Fig-8 shields are a bit large. In fact, when I based them, they are all resting on the ground. The Tower shields are also on the large side - compared to Foundry. I think the Foundry Fig-8 shields are better sized.

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    1. El Grego18 October, 2018 15:03

      This is not all of the miniatures that Eureka has available - skirmishers, archers, and chariots are out now also.

      It is unfortunate that the shields are not available separately...

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  4. Prufrock18 October, 2018 06:45

    They are very nice!

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  5. Vasiliy Levashov18 October, 2018 07:23

    Very useful info. Thanks a lot

    BR,
    Vasiliy

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