Trojan soldiers (1 Viewer)

[zulucollector]

I am surprised none of the large matte toy soldier manufacturers picked up on this a potential opportunity especially after the movie Troy came out. I picked up a single figure ie an old delprado release for my fall of Troy diorama. Collectors could use their greeks (from K&C, First Legion and TG) vs Trojans as opposed to Persians.

 

[Currahee Chris]

I think you raise a good question but ultimately I think it comes down to whether or not a significant amount of collectors care enough to have Trojans differentiated from Macedonians. I know AeroArt tosses the occasional Trojan out there but beyond that, there is scant selection. Me personally, I'd grab up any of the Athenian Greeks offered today and call em Trojans and call it a day.

 

[theBaron]

I had the Atlantic plastic figures, back in the day. I picked up a set each of their Trojans and Greeks. They were 1/72, as I recall, and so, I couldn't use them too well with the Airfix Romans, who were in HO scale.

As far as 54mm or 60mm go, there aren't even very many Trojan figures among the catalogs of the various Russian studios, either, are there? Maybe there's a Hector, but I don't recall having seen one.

Prost!
Brad

 

[katana]

The Trojans were a late Bronze Age culture and had Bronze Age arms and armor entirely different from the later Greek Hoplite. A number of Russian manufacturers have made some excellent Bronze Age Trojans and Mycenaean figures; including several with plate Bronze armor of the Dendra type and Boars Tusk Helmets. The Greek Armies by Peter Connolly is an excellet reference for the Homeric period, with many superb illustrations of arms, armor, shields and chariots. Available on Amazon.

 

[Currahee Chris]

The Trojans were a late Bronze Age culture and had Bronze Age arms and armor entirely different from the later Greek Hoplite. A number of Russian manufacturers have made some excellent Bronze Age Trojans and Mycenaean figures; including several with plate Bronze armor of the Dendra type and Boars Tusk Helmets. The Greek Armies by Peter Connolly is an excellet reference for the Homeric period, with many superb illustrations of arms, armor, shields and chariots. Available on Amazon.

Correct- Im not saying my presentation would be "Historically accurate"- just saying it would be a compromise between what has been offered and what a collector might try to achieve in representation of Troy.

 

[Currahee Chris]

I had the Atlantic plastic figures, back in the day. I picked up a set each of their Trojans and Greeks. They were 1/72, as I recall, and so, I couldn't use them too well with the Airfix Romans, who were in HO scale.

As far as 54mm or 60mm go, there aren't even very many Trojan figures among the catalogs of the various Russian studios, either, are there? Maybe there's a Hector, but I don't recall having seen one.

Prost!
Brad

DUDE!!! Those sets WERE THE BEST!!! I still like looking at them on ebay and at the shows. I used to have all of the 1/32 Greeks, Romans and Egyptians. As a boy, I enjoyed the colorful collector booklets with the boxes.

 

[katana]

Dragon Can Do put out about 8 figures based on Troy in 75 mm plastic. The figures were well done and can be found on eBay.

 

[Russoldiers]

We have some figures of Trojan War soldiers and invite you to visit our website https://russoldier.art/magazin/folder/drevniye-tsarstva