Helenos, prince of Troy

First post of 2026, and my first painted miniatures of the second quarter of the 21st century! Here we continue with the project to build 28mm heroes and contingents for the Trojan War with Helenos, the prince of Troy and favourite of Apollo. All miniatures are from the Eureka Miniatures Bronze Age Greeks range.

These four warriors will forming the core of Helenos' promachoi. They have come to me third-hand, and it is great to be putting them to good use. The chap on the left had a broken plume which has been substituted for another, more robust one I just happened to have lying around. 

I went with a red and white theme this time - although I am aware that my 'red' is more terracotta. Simply put, I care not; I like it.

The bow-armed promachoi have been ordered, along with a bunch of other bits and pieces for the project, from Eureka.

Helenos himself is the Greek Priest model from the range and works well as a princeling calling on his patron deity or reading the flight of birds. Helenos was an able warrior in the Iliad, and will be equipped with shield and throwing spear, so I added those, propped in the sand within easy reach.

Here is Helenos next to Penthesileia to give an idea of how well the two ranges scale: Eureka on the left, Lucid Eye on the right. I have no qualms at all having them fight side-by-side against those avaricious Achaean sea-wolves.