"15mm Trojan War Miniatures. Heros?" Topic

Hi Guys
Can anyone recommend a manufacturer of 15mm Trojan War 'Heroic' type miniatures?
I have a mix of Chariot Miniatures, Essex Miniatures and even some Black Hat and Museum Miniatures but none of them seem to produce a 'General's' pack.
Rank and File types i have aplenty. I'm looking for some individual 'Hectors' and Achilles' types.
Any suggestions?

Depending on the gaming system, if generals are "markers" rather than fighting units it's always possible to use 28mm figures for the really "heroic" look …

This is a Xyston 28mm general with some 15mm Greek foot.

Ummm,… no.
I'm after individual figures that can be used to represent hero's such as Hector and Paris etc.
Not interested in giants

Have you looked at Old Glory 15s? They have an MY01 "Command" pack – link

I was going to suggest the same source as GurKhan. Depending on your view of the Trojan War, the Sea People and Hittite command packs might also produce useful heroes for the siege of Troy.

Depends on how you want to game the war, historical or Homeric? OG15 is in my opinion one of the better historical options. Homeric is a bit more difficult. I haven't found a great Geometric range, which probably represents Homer's view better. Mick Yarrow miniatures didn't quite hit the mark for me, nor Essex. Shame, as there are so many Early Hoplites out there. Just a few more with a sword and a dipylon shield to stck on. That would probably do the trick.

Jim

Hmmm. 15mm common louts, and 18mm heroes?

Madaxeman

Is that one of the Nephilim? :)

Dan

He looks more like Hannibal.

I think the dismounted Museum Miniatures charioteers which come with Dendra panoply and shields make excellent command figures. You can paint the same figure mounted and dismounted

I have all the heroes in 15mm all converted head swops slung shields added plumes with green stuff and wire weapons can be done with a little bit of imagination. good luck.

I have all the heroes in 15mm all converted head swops slung shields added plumes with green stuff and wire weapons can be done with a little bit of imagination. good luck.

and the miniatures you used to do that were,…. ?

When I did my 15mm Trojan War Homeric Hack project I think I ended u using mostly Gladiator (Black Hat) for my heroes. They are chunkier and have some great personality so they stood out a bit from my rank file who were from other companies.

It was a fun project and I used a mix of every Late Bronze Age range (and a few others) I could get my claws on.

Look at Donnington's 15s.

They're a bit bigger and a little bit older (meaning not Bronze Age) but they have a lot of character. That's what I'm going to go with once I stop buying books!

Dave Crowell has a great suggestion too. Black Hat (the old Gladiator line) has some awesome figs that are chunkier and somewhat taller than Chariot and Essex, though they mix in pretty well (depending on the figure) with OG15s. For that matter, OG15s mix pretty well with Museum.

Also, Mag. Milletum (the old Chariot line) have shield packs in 15mm, so you can convert Assyrian or other figures to heroes just by adding a shield. Also, if you look at the Spanish in the 'Roman Enemies' by OG15s, you'll find some cool figures as well that can be used.

Mick Yarrow's figures are a bit too 'static' for me, but he has some cool Minoan priestesses.

This is the guy I was thinking of for a great Trojan or Trojan ally hero:

link

If you take a gander at their Villanovan range or some of their other nations within "The Great Wars in the Mediterranean" range, I'm sure you will find something. For the Acheans and their allies, I would say Museum or OG15s. Some of the OG15s command figs have great character potential.