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Updated July 26 2010
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You Have Been In Afghanistan I Presume?
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So begins the timeless story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson....and so begins the tale of our new range. Now that we have successful Zulu War, Civil War Zouaves & Rome At War ranges well underway--with Medieval Highlanders, Religious, Wild West and Collector Club series gathering steam , we've decided it's time to unveil one of my pet projects that has been gnawing at me for years.

The North-West Frontier has always been a land of mystery, intrigue & conflict...with the conflict unfortunately continuing today. Nightly news reports speak of Kabul, Kandahar, the Khyber and Afridi, Wazi and Pathan Tribes just as Victorian newspapers did more than a century ago.

We've decided that it's high time that the Afghan Wars during the period of 1879 -1900 cry out to be recreated in military miniature form. While Gordon Highlanders are pictured above, keep a close eye on the site as we unveil Bengal Lancers, Afghans, Sikh Infantry, the Last Stand of the 66th Berkshires at Maiwand, Gurkhas, Russian Advisers, British Adventurers, and the even the Regimental Beastie delivering water...

Films such as Gunga Din, Lives of A Bengal Lancer, Man Who Would Be King, Kim, Charge of The Light Brigade, Wee Willie Winkie, Drums, Far Pavilions, King of the Khyber Rifles, etc. have all fueled the imagination for decades along with television efforts like 77th Bengal Lancers . At long last, I'm doing something to rectify this situation.

Look for our range to have buildings, terrain, a suspension bridge(gotta have one of those!), snake pits, Pathan watchtower, mountain guns, Thuggees(the original Thugs), Highlanders Charging, V.C. winners, the Queen's Own Corp of Guides defending the Residency at Kabul to the last , "Bobbie"-a highly decorated canine and more.

Peachy & Daniel will be made proud.

While some of our sculpts for this range are updated versions of figures which we made for some "Scotland the Brave' play sets years ago, the bulk of this endeavor consists of brand new sculpts by wizard Robert Ortiz who continues to translate my designs more ably than any other sculptor .
An example of where we are going can be seen in the the set pictured above wherein a Bengal Lancer is about to finish off a a running tribal leader. The second foot figure has already had his fate sealed by a 2nd Lancer who has already ridden past.

Yes the likeness is intentional. Maybe the Lancer will get a reward?

What Can I Say?

Joe Baker continues to amaze with his diorama showmanship and photographic excellence. Here he is pictured in his 'director's chair' planning his next series of masterpieces. What a treat it was for me to watch him at work--absolutely a delight to see him work his magic.

Dozens of additional North-West Frontier photos will be appearing on his blog here on our site in the very near future. I can't wait to see what he does with Afghans lurking in the rocks with their jezail rifles taking aim on a British column..... or Highlanders storming the Heights?


	You didn't think Mr. Baker was only playing with Afghan War scenarios, did you? Look for some new Civil War beauties as well---ALL ON THE #1 BLOG IN THE TOY SOLDIER WORLD

We've added music to our site--please adjust your volume up or down depending upon your feelings regarding the skirl of the pipes. The pipe major is playing "Cock O' The North" today". This amazing sculpt will be available in our Collector Club later in 2010.The piper sculpt & photo pictured here is of Piper Findlater who won the V.C. for continuing to play & remaining unprotected and 'in the open' despite having been shot in both legs.

Civil War Plastic Sale
Museum of the Confederacy Charitable Donation
~~July 1st- 21st~~

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND UNTIL AUGUST 10^th

During the next 3 weeks, we shall have four (4) of our unpainted plastic American Civil War sets 'on sale' at special prices designed to induce you to make a purchase. Better still, from each purchase we will be making a cash donation to the world famous Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond , Virginia. This amazing museum is home to some of the greatest & most treasured artifacts from the Confederate States of America including uniforms & personal equipment of Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart and other luminaries. The museum also is home to the greatest collection of Confederate Battle Flags. We felt it was time to raise some money for the museum and are making some offers you can't refuse which hopefully will make it easy for you to contribute. The deals are so good even our Yankee friends will want to help out!

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EMAIL BLASTS/ Are You On The Email List?

We have now sent out our first full email blast to all on our mailing list detailing information/prices /specials regarding the 9 new sets which are arriving here this week. Unfortunately, several hundred addresses on our list did NOT receive the blast because (a) your address had errrors or needs updating, (b)your system rejected us as a sender or (c) your computer or server treated our email as 'spam"!!! We apologize if you didn't receive the 'blast' but there's nothing we can do--YOU need to clear us and/or supply a new email address.
Our blasts will come from either viceroyz@aol.com or einar1eye@aol.com so please approve/clear both of these addresses so we can communicate with you!!

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We Are Under Construction

We are making some major changes to the Conteco web site and ask for your patience and understanding whilst we make a few(actually, a bunch of) improvements.

Warning
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Use of our photos and/or images and logos on ebay or other internet sites for the purpose of internet sales is expressly prohibited.

Requests for usage of photos will be considered on a case by case basis.

About Our Site

We are deleting all sorts of items which have made the site cumbersome & at the same time adding a number of features which hopefully will make your visit more enjoyable.
New "tabs' are being added for such things as (a) toy soldier shows, (b) News (c) specials, (d)the Collector's Club, (e) Links we like and so forth. We also will be gradually updating & editing all existing sections to eliminate old news & make it easier for you to find what you are looking for. We also are looking into the addition of sound & video.

We've already updated the Q & A section and are working on several others as you will see.
This revamping will be a gradual process which will take months.

Presently, the site has this informational section and a second site which is the Conte 'online shopping" site. We will probably combine everything into one site rather than the 2 which currently exist as I've never understood why we have both.

At the top of this page we've added a 'last updated' heading which will show you when we've made any changes. Thanks for your understanding & patience.
Hail Einar

Breaking News --9 New Sets Shipping Late June

We should be receiving NINE NEW PAINTED METAL SETS on or about June 25th.

These 9 sets are :

--ROME 001 Winter Games
--Zulu021 The Flying Zulu
--Civil War 001 Hand To Hand
--Cvil War 002 Hand To Hand
--Civil War 003 Hand To Hand
--Zouaves 002
--Zouaves 003
--Zouaves 004
--Zouaves 005

The four Zouave sets are arriving in limited supply and we may not be able to fill all orders.
Pictures of each of these 9 sets may be found by clicking here.Prices & specials may be found there.

We expect to begin shipping of these sets sometime around June 26. If you have placed a preorder, we will be contacting you to confirm charge card info & such. AS ALWAYS preorders are being rewarded with specials & discounts from retail. If you have not already ordered we suggest you do so asap.