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Updated August 14, 2011
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BARBARIANS SNEAK PEEK

Our Germanic Warriors make their appearance...

Pictured here are 3 of over 20 new Barbarians arriving in our new Roman vs. Barbarians series..

As can be seen, these guys are quite formidable opponents to fight your Legions.

These stalwart fellows continue the action and excitement which began with the "Flying Barbarian" in our Rome-001 Winter Games set.

While we made some really nice Barbarians a few years back , these new guys set the new standard for toy soldier opponents of Rome.

ROMAN & BARBARIAN UPDATE

AS THESE SNEAK PEEKS WILL SHOW, THINGS ARE SHAPING UP QUITE NICELY ON
THE FRONTIERS OF THE EMPIRE THE NEXT WAVE OF ROMAN SETS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE FACTORY

As usual, we are doing our best to push the limits in terms of implied motion, action and intensity.
As these photos (and the "burning log" scenes below) show, we think we are achieving our goals quite nicely.

Like the "Flying Barbarian" Rome-001 set (already available) we are depicting our Legions in heavy
combat with the Barbarian Horde in the snow. While sculpting figures with a 'winter' look is much more
time & labor intensive than the typically depicted & produced "warm weather' costuming which all other
manufacturers do, we felt the possibilities of a battle in the snow were just too awesome to overlook.
Said differently, these Winter Games sets cost more to design and produce but we think the finished
product more than justifies the extra effort!

These 4 Attacking Figures obviously depict a general / legate on foot attacking with his troops, a
vexillarius (with the red flag), a signifer (holding the 'sign" ) and another standard bearer who is
in full attack mode. Not pictured figures from our attacking command sets are an attacking aquilifer
( eagle bearer) , a Centurion attacking, a cornicen(trumpeter) sounding orders on his 'cornu' and an
'imager' (holding a staff with an image of the Emperor) also attacking. The 'general' will be appearing
in 2 versions which have different shields and different paint schemes. The ornate shield shown here
hides much of the terrific sculpting on his chest so we've opted to make a second limited edition variation
which will only be available thru the Collectors Club.

Lots of you have been asking about "The Burning Log" Redux Rome-019 set. Long-time Conte collectors
will recall the burning log which we made for our licensed Spartacus product a decade ago which
recreated the scene in the film where Slaves were pulling flaming, rolling logs towards the Romans.
As much as I always loved that early set, there was always more which I wanted to 'do' with it. The
pics below are a tad rough and depict the set before it was molded--hence the different colors of
wax and resin and such used in the sculpts and the log itself in original painted version. This new &
improved version is now being rolled by Barbarians and as can be seen, crashing into the Romans with
all sorts of mayhem the result.

We have also revamped & improved our older marching Roman sets ( Marching to Conquest, Tremble At
the Sound, etc.) with new 'paint jobs' and minor sculpting improvements and will be adding these to
the range. So many of you have requested that we rerrun these marching sets that we decided to make
improvements and bring these back out. Pictures shortly including standard bearers, drummers, officers,
marching legionairres, cornicine, etc..... YES, several totally new sculpts are added to these older sets.

ZULU WAR SETS HAVE ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Shipment Is Here !!!!!

Restocks of the sold out & back order Zulu and 24th Foot sets have arrived!!
Now is your chance to obtain those sets which we were out of (apologies!!) when you tried to order them.

As we are all painfully aware, demand for our Zulu range far outstripped the supply which we had produced
and thought adequate to meet expected demand. Rather than allow any collector to be left 'behind' and/or
forced to pay high prices on the secondary market, we slowed production on our NW Frontier range and
concentrated efforts on restocking the highly successful Zulu range so that all who wanted these sets
could have them!!

NINE SETS HAVE ARRIVED . THESE INCLUDE #001 AND #012 WHICH HAVE BEEN 2
OF OUR BEST SELLING SETS OF ALL TIME.

ALSO IN THIS SHIPMENT #005, #009, #010, #011, #016, #017 AND #018.

If you want these sets please consider ordering now as we won't be rerrunning any of these for quite
some time as our plate is overflowing with new NW Frontier, Roman, Tombstone, Civil War ,
Collectors Club figures, the Roman War Galley and another 10 Zulu War sets!!

ZULU-001

ZULU-012

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LINKS WE LIKE UPDATE

We have added a bunch more web 'links we like' which may or may not be of interest to you including:
-- TSSD PLASTIC ROMANS
These include a link to Toy Soldiers of San Diego who are making some pretty nice looking plastic
Barbarians & Romans which hopefully will be of interest to our fellow plastic collectors. I've already
ordered mine and suggest you do the same . Ask for Nick or Deanna and tell em we sent ya!!.

--BATTLE SCENE PRODUCTIONS
We have agreed to work with the talented people at BSP to create a very exciting "Sgt. Conte" series of
adventures ........ Be sure to check out their amazing WW2 dioramas and Great Crusade multi media presentation which heavily
rely upon Conte WW2 figures & buildings including our amazing US Airborne metal range .They are doing
exciting work and merit your kind attention!

-- PARAGON MINIATURES
Another plastic figure manufacturer who you should take a look at. They have some really interesting
Apaches and US Cavalry which really have me thinking of the John Ford film Fort Apache and the Burt Lancaster
flick Ulzana's Raid. I really like the look of their 'scouts' set.

-Click here to see other links we like

SHOW VOLUNTEERS-
We will be attending the OTSN show in Chicago late September and also doing the "East Coaster"
or Hackensack show in early November. If you are interested in helping us set up, sell and/or pack
up in exchange for cash or toy soldier payment we would love to hear from you!!!

BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING
A LONG LOST FRIEND RETURNS IN LARGE SCALE

"YOU'LL NEVER KILL HIM BOY----
KILLING'S HIS TRADE
HE WAS BORN TO IT"

AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAD THIS BEAUTIFUL LARGE SCALE (APPROX. 12" TALL INCLUDING BASE)
NORMAN KNIGHT SCULPTED SEVERAL YEARS BACK.

I'VE DECIDED --AT LAST-- TO MAKE A SMALL RUN OF THESE FOR MYSELF AND THOSE OF YOU WHO KEEP ASKING FOR HIM.

CLEARLY, THIS IS A WORLD CLASS SCULPT--ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE EVER
DONE AND THE FIRST TIME WE'VE OFFERED SOMETHING
OUT OF OUR NORMAL 1/32 RANGE.

I'M HOPING FOR A STRONG FOLLOWING FOR THE OCCASIONAL FIGURE IN THIS SIZE.
IF ALL GOES WELL, WE WILL HAVE A VIKING IN THE SAME SIZE NEXT FOLLOWED BY AN ANCIENT FIGURE.

DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING AFTER THE FACTORY QUOTES US PRICES & OPTIONS.

CLICK HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO PRE-RESERVE ONE OR TO BE SENT UPDATES.

CIVIL WAR REINFORCEMENTS ON THE WAY
PRE-ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN

THREE ADDITIONAL 'HAND TO HAND' SETS OF UNION ZOUAVES FIGHTING
CONFEDERATES ARE IN PROCESS.
THESE ARE :

Hail Collectors !!

Wow. You guys amaze me. It seems a frenzy has started.
Less than 16 hours after posting the return of the Roman Fleet, we've already
received enough pre-reservations to make this project a 'go'.

A bunch of questions have come in as well. Here's a sampling:

1) I own Roman Galley #1. Will I be able to order any of the add-on sets
announced with #2 individually for use with my original ship?

YES. All of the add-on sets can be used equally on either of the galleys . These
items will be available to owners of either ship.

(2) I want to buy more than one ship. Can I get an extra discount on the 2nd one?

YES. When you order 2 ships, the 2nd will receive a 15% discount in price. Makes
it easier for you to build a fleet

SEE MORE questions on our Q & A Page

OK OK OK.......

YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED ME INTO IT....

THE ROMAN WAR FLEET RETURNS !!!

BACK IN 07 WE RELEASED OUR FIRST ROMAN WAR GALLEY (LET'S CALL IT GALLEY #1) RETAIL PRICED AT $750.00 EACH. WE MADE 500 OF THESE BEAUTIES WITH OVER 50 FIGURES INCLUDED IN EACH & SOLD OUT QUICKER THAN CAESAR COULD SUBDUE GAUL. BY 09 THEY HAD ALL SET SAIL FROM THE WAREHOUSE....

WE GET REQUESTS SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK FOR A RE-RELEASE OF THIS BEAUTY, WHICH WAS SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST THANGS WE EVER DESIGNED OR PRODUCED.

NOW, TO GO ALONG WITH THE RELEASE OF OUR MAJOR ROMANS VS. BARBARIANS LINE WE'VE HEARD YOUR PLEA AND HAVE DECIDED TO RELEASE A NEW ROMAN WAR SHIP!!! (LET'S CALL THIS NEW BEAUTY, GALLEY #2)
WE ARE NOT RERELEASING GALLEY #1 AS WE WANT COLLECTORS TO RETAIN THEIR INVESTMENT VALUE IN A SOLD OUT ITEM. ALSO MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE SHIP AS THE PRICE OF GALLEY #1 WAS UNATTAINABLE FOR MANY....

THE NEW SHIP IS SIMILAR TO YET DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL SOLD OUT WAR GALLEY ....

THE HULL, MAIN DECK, OARS, BOW AND STERN WILL BE THE SAME AS GALLEY #1 BUT THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT GALLEY #2 DOES NOT HAVE THE LOWER ROWING DECK WITH THE 48 ROWERS AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR(WHIP MASTER). THE 50 PAINTED FIGURES WHO WERE 'BELOW DECKS' (ON GALLEY #1) AND THEREFORE HARD TO SEE , WHILE BRILLIANT IN THEIR SCOPE , HAVE BEEN JETTISONED THIS GO AROUND SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE COST OF THE SHIP DOWN FOR COLLECTORS. THERE ARE ALSO VARIATIONS IN THE PAINT SCHEME OF THE NEW BEHEMOTH .....

SAID DIFFERENTLY, THE LOWER DECK WILL BE CLOSED OFF . NO ROWERS ON GALLEY #2.

#2 WILL BE A LIMITED EDITION (LIKE #1) BUT WE HAVE NOT SET THE EDITION SIZE AS OF YET

LIMITED EDITION SIZE WILL PROBABLY BE NO MORE THAN 300 OF THESE BEAUTIES.
250 FOR COLLECTOR AND DEALER PURCHASE AND 50 FOR A MAJOR SEA BATTLE I WANT TO SET UP.....( A DREAM PROJECT OF MINE)

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR HOW MANY ARE PRE-RESERVED (BELOW) BEFORE MAKING THAT DECISION.

A SMALL 'CREW' OF 8 FIGURES (NOT THE 56 WHICH WERE WITH GALLEY #1) ARE INCLUDED WITH GALLEY #2. THESE INCLUDE (1) COMMANDER, (2) LOOKOUT, (3) & (4) TWO CLIMBING THE RIGGING, (5) + (6) TWO HELMSMEN AND (7) A DRUMMER.

"ADD-ON" SETS WILL BE IN ABUNDANCE SO YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE THE ACTION ON DECK TO YOUR LIKING....A MINI SCORPION OR JAVELIN THROWER & CREW, MINI CATAPULT, DECK BOARD ACCESSORIES, OBSERVATION 'TOWER', ARCHERS & MARINES ARE ON THE SCULPTING LIST.

AS TO TIMING, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO BRING THE SHIP TO YOUR SHORE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS 2011--POSSIBLY EARLIER. THE ADD-ON SETS WILL PROBABLY ARRIVE EARLY 2012.

PRICE IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED BUT THE CLEAR GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS DEVIL MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE THAN GALLEY #1...DESPITE THE FACT THAT #1 SOLD OUT, I'VE ALWAYS FELT BAD ABOUT THE ROMAN COLLECTORS WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND WHO STILL WANTED A ROMAN SHIP.......I ALSO MUST ADMIT TO LOVING THE IDEA SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE HAD ABOUT WANTING TO PUT A FLEET OF THESE INTO ACTION AND IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT A NEW LOWER PRICE WAS NEEDED.

WE ARE MAKING GALLEY #2 AVAILABLE FOR A NO OBLIGATION PRE-RESERVATION BY CLICKING HERE

PRICE WILL DEPEND UPON THE QUANTITY WHICH WE MAKE AS PRODUCTION RUN COSTS DIMINISH AS THE QUANTITY INCREASES.

ROUGH ROUGH GUESS IS $499.99 BUT OIL PRICES WILL HAVE AN AS OF NOW UNKNOWN EFFECT

(AS ALWAYS WITH PRERESERVATIONS/PREORDERS YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE--WE SHALL SUPPLY PRICING AND MORE DETAILS AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM FROM THE FACTORY; BY CLICKING YOU GUARANTEE YOURSELF A SHOT AT ONE OF THESE BUT ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PURCHASE AT THIS TIME )

THE SHIP WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS & DEALERS WHO ARE COLLECTING OUR OTHER ROMAN SETS AS THE CONTE FLEET ONLY TRANSPORTS CONTE TROOPS. OUR CONTE COLLECTORS CLUB WILL HAVE SEVERAL EXCLUSIVE FIGURES DESIGNED FOR USE ON THE SHIP!!

SAILORS & MARINES WANTED

SIGN ON TO VISIT EXOTIC LANDS
MEET & GREET FOREIGN PEOPLES

CAESAR NEEDS YOU!!!!

WHAT IT WILL COST YOU EMPERORS TO AMASS YOUR LEGIONS ?
Why It Pays To Pre-Order...( you save loads of denarii )
What Are Pre-Order Specials Likely To Be??

QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS WITH REGARD TO WHAT IT WILL COST FOR EACH OF YOU EMPERORS TO PUT YOUR LEGION INTO THE FIELD AGAINST ROME'S ENEMIES.

WHILE EXACT PRICES ARE STILL SUBJECT TO FINAL CALCULATION WITH THE FACTORY & ARE ALWAYS DEPENDENT UPON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE FIGURE(S) AND THE DIFFICULTY OF THE PAINTING, I BELIEVE PRICES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Pricing & Pre-Order Pricing

--- A COMPLEX SET SUCH AS ROME-001 PICTURED ABOVE ORIGINALLY RETAILED FOR $119.95 AND INCLUDED 3 FIGURES AND A TERRAIN BASE & A WHOLE LOT OF SCULPTING & ENGINEERING. PRE-ORDER PRICE ON THIS WAS ONLY $105.00 OR $35.00 PER FIGURE AND INCLUDED THE TERRAIN BASE.......

--- A MORE STANDARD SET WITHOUT TERRAIN BASE SUCH AS THE 2 FIGURE ROME-012 "ROMANS ATTACKING" OR ROME-013 OR ROME-014 WILL RETAIL FOR $69.95 WITH A PRE-ORDER PRICE OF $59.99 OR $29.99 PER FIGURE.

-- A 3 FIGURE SET SUCH AS ROME-009, ROME-01O OR ROME- 011 --THESE ARE THE SHIELD WALL SETS -- SHOULD RETAIL FOR 94.95 EACH AND INCLUDE A TERRAIN BASE. PRE-ORDER PRICE ON THESE WILL BE $84.99 OR AN AMAZING $28.33 PER FIGURE !!!

What Will Pre-Order Specials Be?

---AS USUAL THERE WILL BE FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA ON PRE-ORDERS OF 3 SETS OR MORE ORDERED AT 1 TIME.

$0.00 FOR SHIPPING

---AS WE DID WITH THE ZULU RANGE, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE THESE ROMAN SETS ARRIVING IN 'WAVES' OF 6 SETS AT A TIME. WE WILL BE DOING SPECIALS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH ZULUS-- BUY ALL 6 NEW SETS AND RECEIVE ONE OF THE SETS FREE.
AS AN EXAMPLE ONLY --IF ALL SETS 'IN A WAVE' WERE LIKE ROME 012 WITH 2 FIGURES , THEIR PRE-ORDER PRICE WOULD BE A DISCOUNTED $59.99 PER SET OR $359.94 FOR 6 SETS

OUR SPECIAL THANK YOU PRICE FOR BUYING ALL 6 WOULD BE TO RECEIVE ONE OF THE 6 SETS FOR FREE, MAKING THE SPECIAL $300.00 OR $50.00 PER SET OR AN ASTOUNDING

$ 25.00 PER FIGURE!!!!!

---WHEN IT COMES TO THE 'SHIELD WALL' OR TO THE MARCHING LEGIONNAIRES SETS, WE REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO BUY A BUNCH OF THESE IF YOU ARE TO MAKE THE SET-UP WHICH YOU NEED TO CONQUER AN EMPIRE.
A SHIELD WALL & MARCHING SPECIAL WILL BE IN PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY 2ND , 3RD, 4TH -AS MANY AS YOU WANT --DUPLICATE SETS AT 25% OFF OF PRE-ORDER PRICES.
ASSUMING A SHIELD WALL SET WILL HAVE A PRE-ORDER PRICE OF $84.99 , THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU WANT A 2ND , 3RD, 4TH, ..R\ETC... SET OF THE SAME ITEM/SKU, EACH WILL COST YOU ONLY $63.75 PER SET
OR

$21.25 PER FIGURE!!!!!!!!!!

WE VALUE OUR FELLOW COLLECTORS AND ARE CONTINUALLY SHOCKED AT WHAT WE SEE OTHER COMPANIES CHARGING FOR FIGURES.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO RECONNAISSANCE ON OTHER ROMAN RANGES BEFORE BUYING OURS AND COMPARE SCULPTING, PAINTING , ANIMATION, ACTION AND PRICES.

COLLECTORS ARE TELLING US THAT SOME COMPANIES ARE CHARGING $55 OR MORE PER BASIC FIGURE!!!! OTHERS ARE TELLING US THAT OUR ENTIRE ROME-001 WINTER GAMES SET WITH 3 FIGS & TERRAIN BASE COST THEM LESS THAN ONE "RUSSIAN' FIGURE......

THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT OF OUR LABOR OF LOVE

Preview of Rome-021 Hand to Hand Set

AFTER THE ROMANS* , there was the breakdown of law and order........
...................................the Dark Ages.....

Lawlessness & Misery Were Rampant Throughout The Land..........

Until The Marshal , His Brothers & Tubercular Friend Sought To Root Out Evil
& Restore Order

*got it? Zulu restocks followed by NW Frontier First wave followed by Romans
first wave followed by Tombstone

"Been (Bin) Had"

CAN YOU NAE HEAR THE PIPES LADDIE?

ONCE WE'VE FINISHED RESTOCKING THE 24TH FOOT & ZULU SETS, OUR ATTENTION
SHIFTS TO THE ALWAYS TURBULENT NORTH-WEST FRONTIER . THESE 11 SETS SHOULD
BE ARRIVING IN THE FIRST WAVE OF OUR GORDON HIGHLANDER VS. AFGHAN SETS.
RESERVE YOURS NOW.....

AS USUAL THERE WILL BE PRE-ORDER SPECIALS ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE SETS ARRIVE

NWF-001 Gordon Officer With Colours
(single figure firing pistol with amazing Queens Colour )

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NWF-002 Gordon Sergeant Advancing Firing Pistol
(single figure)

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NWF-003 Gordon Firing Set #1
(2 standing firing/loading poses)

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NWF-004 Gordon Firing Set #2
(2 kneeling firing /loading poses)

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NWF-006 Gordons Casualties Set #1
(2 figures)

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NWF-007 Gordons Piper
(single figure)

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NWF-008 Gordons Rescue Under Fire #1
(wounded being carried off )

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NWF-010 Gordons Officer Leading Charge With Regimental Colour

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NWF-018 Gordons Advancing Set
(2 figures)

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NWF-023 Regimental Water Bearer aka Gunga Din
WHAT WOULD THIS RANGE BE WITHOUT HIM??

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NWF-026 Gordon Carrying Wounded
(2 figures)

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ZULU REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE SOON!!!

RESTOCKS OF 15 SOLDOUT SETS ARE COMING NEXT

As many of you know, our Zulu War range has been hugely popular and sales have far outpaced our supply of product.

One of the toy soldier magazines described our series as the best Zulu War figures ever made and then 'word of mouth' spread amongst collectors and ..... we have had a tough time keeping these in stock ever since. Most of our Zulu sets sold out in such an amazingly rapid fashion that many collectors and dealers were turned away when they tried to place an order.

Since we believe that no collector should be left behind & since we know many of you want to order multiple sets of firing 24th Foot and attacking Zulus, we've ordered additional production runs of 15 out of the first 21 Zulu War sets. These will be our next 'new' sets to arrive.
That is the great news......

Doing a new production run of so many Zulu sets has inevitably caused a delay in our producing our North-West Frontier sets ..that is the bad news.

(The NW and our Gordon Highlanders will follow shortly after the restocks of the many Zulu set numbers)

We apologize to our NW fans but felt we needed to fulfill all demand for Zulu sets before producing a completely new range.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN AWAITING ANY OF THESE 15 ZULU WAR SETS WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLACE A 'RESERVATION' FOR THE SETS YOU NEED NOW BECAUSE WHEN THESE PRODUCTION RUNS HAVE SOLD OUT , IT MAY BE A LONG TIME (OR NEVER) BEFORE WE RUN THESE SETS AGAIN. We have scores of NW Frontier and Roman vs Barbarian and Civil War sets and others which we are chomping at the bit to move into production.

Zulu-001 Zulu Triumphant
Price: $80.00
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Zulu-003 Ammunition!
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-005 With Some Guts Behind It
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-006 Zulu Iduna
Price: $36.00
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Zulu-008 Taking One With Him...
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-009 Zulus Charging
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-010 Brits Charging
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-011 Zulus Attacking
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-012 Saving The Colours
Price: $125.00
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Zulu-013 24th Foot Standing Firing
Price: $65.00
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Zulu-014 24th Foot Kneeling Firing
Price: $65.00
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Zulu-016 Zulu Wounded
Price: $69.95
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Zulu-017 Zulu Casualties
Price: $69.95
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Zulu-018 Washing of the Spears
Price: $75.00
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Zulu-021 The Flying Zulu
Price: $84.95
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ROMAN & BARBARIAN ARMIES
TAKE SHAPE

AS THE PHOTOS SHOW, WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY GETTING OUR LEGIONS
AND BARBARIAN HORDE
INTO BATTLE-READY MODE. WHILE NOT WILLING TO REVEAL PAINTED FIGURE
PHOTOS YET, WE ARE NOW READY TO TAKE ADVANCE RESERVATIONS FOR THIS AMAZING NEW RANGE.
(CLICK NEXT TO EACH SET TO 'PRE-RESERVE' ; WE SHALL BE SENDING OUT PRICING AND COLOR PHOTOS OF THE FINISHED PAINTED PRODUCT VERY SOON)

WE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL COMPANIES WHO HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING
TO COPY OUR HIGHLY ANIMATED POSES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND AS A RESULT, WE HAVE BEEN A TAD RELUCTANT TO SHOW TOO MUCH TOO SOON. WE INTEND THIS ROMAN RANGE TO BE ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC YET FAIRLY PRICED ROMAN RANGES AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET. THE FIRST WAVE OF SETS LOOKS TO INCLUDE:

ROME-001 WINTER GAMES
---OUR 1ST SET WHICH HAS ALREADY BECOME A RUNAWAY HIT---WE'VE REORDERED MORE OF THESE AND SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF THEM IN STOCK WHEN THE REST OF THE HORDE ARRIVES....
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ROME-002 BEHOLD THE POWER OF ROME (REDUX)
---A MIGHTY BARBARIAN CHIEF HOLDING HIS ROMAN VICTIM'S HEAD ALOFT. THIS SET IS SIMIAR TO OUR GREAT BEHOLD THE POWER SET FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT 10 TIMES BETTER!!!!! TERRAIN BASE INCLUDES SPRUCE TREE WHICH IS CURIOUSLY ABSENT FROM THIS PHOTO. FIGURES ON TERRAIN BASES ARE REMOVABLE (MUCH LIKE THE ROMAN'S HEAD)
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ROME-003 ROMAN GENERAL-- MOUNTED-POSE A
---ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC POSES WE'VE DONE. THIS 'CHARACTER" LET'S CALL HIM MAXIMUS RICARDUS AS A WORKING NAME WILL REAPPEAR IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT KEY POSES AS WE SEE HIM IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION ALL OVER THE BATTLEFIELD....AS WELL AS IN THE CAMPAIGN TENT
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ROME-004 ROMAN CENTURY COMMAND SET PART 1
---THIS TIME AROUND ALL OF OUR SIGNIFERS, AQUILIFERS, VEXILLIFERS, CENTURIONS & SUCH ARE FIRST APPEARING IN ACTION COMBAT POSES--WE DID ENOUGH MARCHING AND STANDING ROWS WITH OUR PREVIOUS SERIES OF ROMANS DON'T PANIC LADS AS THE MARCHING AND STANDING IN ROWS FELLOWS ARE COMING IN WAVE 2 ALONG WITH MUSICIANS..... WE AIM TO GET THE ROMAN ARMY DONE RIGHT THIS TIME AROUND.......
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(Rome-004 Includes the two figures on the LEFT)

ROME-005 ROMAN CENTURY COMMAND SET PART 2
---TO BE HONEST , THERE ARE 2 MORE 'COMMAND' GUYS DONE IN ACTION & I MAY SWITCH THESE UP AS I GET A BETTER 'FEEL' FOR WHO WORKS WELL TOGETHER.....
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(Rome-005 Includes the two figures on the RIGHT)

ROME-006 BARBARIANS ATTACKING SET 1
---THIS TIME AROUND, OUR BARBARIANS ARE HAIRIER, MORE MUSCULAR AND INFINITELY MORE DANGEROUS THAN OUR HORDE FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO....
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ROME-007 BARBARIANS ATTACKING SET 2
---I WANTED THE HORDE THIS TIME TO LOOK DEADLY & UNWASHED, TO LOOK IMPERVIOUS TO THE ELEMENTS AND MORE THREATENING TO OUR STALWART ROMAN LEGIONS. FLEAS & LICE NOT INCLUDED.
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ROME-008 BARBARIAN CASUALTIES
---THIS LOOKS TO BE A 3 FIGURE SET & I THINK THE FELLOW WITH SWORD IN HAND , FALLING MAY BE CHANGED TO BE DROPPING A SHIELD.......THIS RANGE WILL BE FILLED WITH OUR USUAL CARNAGE & THEN SOME SO EXPECT TO SEE AT LEAST 2 OR 3 CASUALTY SETS ON EACH SIDE AND SOME GORY 'HAND -TO HAND' ACTION........
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ROME-009 THERE STANDS THE DEFENSE OF ROME SHIELD WALL PART 1
---IF THE SET(S) NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR, IT IS BECAUSE WE HAD A SIMILARLY NAMED SET YEARS BACK IN OUR EARLIER ROMAN RANGE; AS GOOD AS THOSE FIGURES WERE, THEY NEVER WERE EXACTLY WHAT I HAD ENVISIONED FOR OUR SHIELD WALL...THIS GO AROUND, I THINK WE ARE FINALLY GETTING IT RIGHT WITH CLOSELY PACKED TROOPS, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, SHIELD OVERLAPPING SHIELD..... EACH "SHIELD WALL SET" WILL HAVE 3 FIGURES
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ROME-010 THERE STANDS THE DEFENSE OF ROME SHIELD WALL PART 2
---ONE SHIELD WALL SET HAS 3 LEGIONNAIRES WITH HELMET, ANOTHER INCLUDES THE SIGNIFER IN LIONHEAD, THE THIRD HAS A WOUNDED LEGIONNAIRE, ETC.....
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ROME-011 THERE STANDS THE DEFENE OF ROME SHIELD WALL PART 3
---EACH SET OF SHIELD WALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF INTERLOCKING WITH OR ADJOINING THE OTHER SHIELD WALL SETS..SO U CAN ARRANGE THE ACTION TO YOUR LIKING...
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ROME-012 ROMAN LEGIONNAIRES ATTACKING SET 1
---WE'LL POST THE REST OF THESE NEXT WEEK; HAND TROUBLES LIMITING HOW MUCH WE CAN TYPE OR LIST AT ONE TIME...BE PATIENT. THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE KICK ASS RANGE....2 FIGURES IN FULL ADVANCE MODE
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ROME-013 ROMAN LEGIONNAIRES ATTACKING PART 2
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ROME-014 ROMAN CASUALTIES
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ROME-015 CATAPULT & CREW
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ROME-016 CATAPULT COMMAND SET
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ROME-017 BALLISTA & CREW
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ROME-018 DOMINA BARBARIAN PRINCESS OF DEATH
---THINK ILSA SHE WOLF OF THE SS BUT ONLY 1900 YEARS EARLIER....every great range deserves at least one great female figure??
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ROME-019 THE BURNING LOG (REDUX)
---YEARS BACK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, WE DID A 'BURNING LOG' FOR OUR SPARTACUS RANGE--WE SOLD CLEAN OUT OF THOSE BEAUTIES AND AS MUCH AS I WAS PROUD OF WHAT WE'D ACCOMPLISHED, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS WOULDN'T LET ME DO WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO DO WITH THE SET---i.e. to explore the moment of impact as one of these fiery devils makes contact with the Roman shield wall--you get the idea.....
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ROME-020 BARBARIANS CHARGING
---YOU DIDN'T THINK WE'D DO THE BURNING LOG WITHOUT MORE BARBARIANS TO FOLLOW IT!!
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Conte Star Dick Vincent In The News!!!!
Talented Member of Our Team Makes Big Time In Great Scale Modeling Magazine

Many of you know Dick as the friendly & knowledgeable fellow who answers most of our collector phone calls.
Now you can get to know him as an extremely talented modeler, painter, diorama maker who just won 2 prized positions
in "The Year's Best Models" by this well respected magazine!!!

We've tried not to embarrass Mr. Vincent, but he is very , very talented gentleman
and we thought you'd like to see a couple of his latest efforts.

WINTER GAMES EXPLODE--ROMAN & BARBARIAN FANS GET READY...

You may now 'sign-up' to receive updated information/photos and to preorder our sets from this absolutely amazing range.

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Pictured here a preview of a few of the new sets. The testudo, catapult, ballista and shield wall will be pictured soon.

This will be a major painted metal endeavor for us during 2011 and beyond as we at last take steps to make this period come to life.

We are strongly considering producing some poses in injection molded plastic...yes we said plastic and others as single color
metal figures painted a solid color which matches the plastic.

Please let us know if you are interested in seeing this range made forplastic collectors!!

LINKS WE LIKE
( Or At Least Find Interesting or Possibly Amusing)

Years ago we had a listing of links to various interesting web sites which are of interest to us and might be of interest to some of you. I've been asked to reinstate this section and honestly don't recall who or when it was discontinued years ago.

Some dealers, forums, museums, charities, etc. have asked us to list them and we are pleased to oblige and hopefully can help draw collector attention to the fine work that these people do for all of us in the industry.

We are starting with a random list but will gradually be organizing it into sections such as toy soldiers, toy soldier buildings, museums, movie-related, charities, toy soldier shows, magazines & periodicals, artists/illustrators, historical places ,humor & cool items, etc...and some purely random ones that we find amusing .

If there is a great or worthwhile link which you think other collectors might enjoy, please send these to us so we can consider including them.

As an example, we like the new movie The Eagle and you might want to check it out Any time anyone makes a movie with the Roman Army we say 'thank you' and encourage folks to support such projects. The movie reminds me of some sculpts which just might make there appearance here in the near future.

THIS IS COOL--SOMETHING REALLY POSITIVE AND AMAZING WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD SHARE
Thanks to Ron Angleton for sending me this great photo of a costume worn at a festival in Lucca , Italy.
We thought we were toy soldier buffs but this guy is off the charts awesome!!!!!!

VIVE LA FRANCE !!!!
ATTENTION FRENCH COLLECTORS...FREE SHIPPING

We are seeking a new Conte dealer in France; please contact us if you are interested or know of a high quality and professional dealer.

Until a new dealer is found, we are offering free shipping on figure set orders of $150 or greater going to France

This Amazing Masterpiece Battle Diorama Set Up & Photographed by Joseph
Quintini and then enhanced by Alan Critchley. Thanks to both gentlemen
for such awe inspiring use of our figures!!!

Click Here To Shop Our Zulu Range

Private Winkie would like to announce that a bunch of additional never before seen Highlander poses will be posted very soon on the NW Frontier Page--including Gunga Din , mounted officer, regimental colour bearer, an all new wounded set, charging highlanders and more.... (in case you are wondering, The Wee Willie Winkie figure is an old one by Danbury Mint)

COLLECTOR CLUB PRE-ORDER
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

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.

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!!

Attention Collectors:
Our phone lines are now open daily from 9:30 AM until 5 PM Carolina Time Monday thru Friday. Please call us at 919-957-3700
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to inquire or place an order.

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
ALL photos, images & text featuring toy soldiers are the copyrighted property of Conte Collectibles and/or Legends of the Silver Screen Ltd., and may NOT be used in any form without our express approval.

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

Thanks to these gentlemen for getting this started for us. Be on the lookout for some terrific Zulu metal set-ups by Joe Quintini of Maine....really awesome stuff!

Diorama, photo and sentiment courtesy Mr. Quintini--we couldn't agree more!!

Reaction to these two sets has been so overwhelming.

Click on the Arab Chief to see RC's 2010 forecast

Oh My Beloved
You Men of the Desert
You Brave Collectors of Toy Soldiers
You Leaders of Miniature Warriors
It Is Time To Arise From Your Couch or Lazy Boy
And To Prove Your Worth & Devotion To Our Hobby

Join With Me At The Conte Collectibles Tables
At The Hackensack , New Jersey Toy Soldier Show
THIS SUNDAY, November 1st !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon Petite Legionnaires... You Sweet Hommes sans nom

We know you are working so hard on the dig to locate Iskander
such hard work--tres difficile, n'est ce pas? Nine years the search has gone on but you have found nothing.....nothing

You must be tres fatigue? All the digging...the sand..always more sand...and all of this especially after your disappointment in being unable to find what you are hoping to collect at the various toy soldier souks..... must be very disappointing?

Why don't you brave & courageous monsieurs come to the Casbah where we poor villagers of Conteville might amuse you with our humble offerings-- perhaps I can dance for you and tell you tales of the Lost Tomb----- if that is what you seek ,,,,,, we know you've been waiting for some excitement and a return to the joi de la collecte......

Je pourrais vous amener a ce que vous cherchez !!! But do not tell the Capitaine...s'il te vous plait......
He must not know that you are speaking to me or my friends.......