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Updated February 11, 2014 919-957-3700  ARRIVING IN FEBRUARY "WAVE 2" OF ROME AT WAR 6 NEW ROMAN & BARBARIAN SETS AS WE ADD TO THE WORLD'S PREMIER LINE OF ROMAN MINIATURES PRE-ORDER SPECIAL & INTRODUCTORY PRICING. As usual, we are offering pre-order pricing to those who buy early and support our Labor of Love. Thank you ! A (very) Few Of Each Available For Shipment Now ROME 007 "BARBARIANS ATTACKING" RETAIL $84.95 - PREORDER $74.95 ROME 008 "BARBARIAN CASUALTIES" RETAIL $84.95 - PREORDER $74.95 ROME 009 "SHIELD WALL SET #1" (3 FIGURES AND BASE) INCLUDES LIONHEAD FIGURE !!! At long last a proper shield wall for the toy soldier collector!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Figures are removable from terrain base so you can set up your shield wall as you command;mix these with the figures from the other shield wall sets to build a unique 'wall') RETAIL $119.95 - PREORDER $94.95 ROME 012 "LEGIONARIES ATTACKING SET #1" RETAIL $84.95 - PREORDER $74.95 ROME 013 "LEGIONARIES ATTACKING SET #2" RETAIL $84.95 - PREORDER $74.95 ROME 014 "ROMAN CASUALTIES" RETAIL $84.95 - PREORDER $74.95 SPECIAL-SPECIAL-SPECIAL: ORDER ALL 6 NEW SETS & SAVE. Retail Price of the six is $ 544.70 Pre-order Price of the six individually is $ 469.70 SPECIAL IS BUY ALL 6 IN ONE FELL SWOOP NOW & PAY ONLY $ 425.00 incl. USA shipping. Terrific Zulu War Diorama From One Of Our Fellow Collectors We thought you might like to see an amazing recent set up done by Conte collector Joe Quintini which really shows off our Zulu range. (I see a few figures in there from other mfrs. but the main action is all Conte--just the way we like it !!! Thanks for sharing Joe. We wish we were there playing with these with you rather than packing boxes !! CONTE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW RANGE KHARTOUM 1884-1898 Oh My Beloveds You Collectors of The Desert May Conteco's Blessings & Peace Be Upon You RC Commands Me To Speak For I Am The Mahdi--The Expected One Did I Not Promise That A Miracle Would Fall From The Forehead of RC & Conteco? And Was This Not So? We Fight A Holy War in Toy Soldier Scale To Restore Happiness In A Collectors World Let Mountains & Desert Tremble Let Cities & Other Manufacturers Shudder Let The Fat, Rich & Corrupt Mark This Moment & Turn In Fear Of Those CONTE Toy Soldier Miracles To Come Conte Collectibles Has Heard The Sad Cry From Collectors That Other Manufacturers Have Failed To Meet Their Khartoum Needs --After All How Can One Tell of Khartoum Without The Mahdi & Gordon Pasha???? To Restore Order/Happiness We Are Releasing A Limited Number Of Sets Including Character Figures of The Mahdi & General Gordon (shown here) As Well As Camel Corps Hand To Hand Done Conte Style.. FYI, The Most Believable Eyewitness Accounts State That Gordon Went Down Fighting --- We Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way....Hail Einar North-West Sneak Peek    Afghan Tribesmen Being Readied For Production  Only a few of the more than 18 poses pictured here.  Bengal Lancers & Additional Afghans will follow   Along With More Gordon Highlanders     If you haven't enlisted , click here to do so...... UPDATES & NEWS ON SEVERAL FRONTS: 1--THE VAULT IS NOW OPEN WITH OUR FIRST WAVE OF RARE SETS NOW AVAILABLE (Click here to go to Vault sale) 2--PICTURES OF NEW PAINTED ZULU WAR, NORTH-WEST FRONTIER AND BARBARIAN SETS ARE PREMIERED 3--ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR THE FIRST 5 NEW ROMANS VS BARBARIANS SETS BEING ACCEPTED NEW SETS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE AUGUST 4--MAKE SOME ROOM ON OUR SHELVES METAL SET SALE CONTINUES FOR THE TIME BEING BUT YOU'D BETTER HURRY (THERE IS A $!00.00 MINIMUM ORDER TO QUALITY FOR THE SALE) (Click here to go to the Make Some Room Sale) CLEARLY, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ARE ONGOING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT CONTECO AS WE TRY TO CLEAR SOME SPACE IN THE WAREHOUSE, MAKE AVAILABLE SOME EXTREMELY RARE QUALITY CONTROL SETS TO OU LONG TERM SUPPORTERS, TAKE ORDERS ON THE INCREDIBLE NEW ROMAN ARMY & BARBARIAN SETS AND INTRODUCE SOMEREALLY NICE NEW PIECES WHICH HAVE NOT PREVIOSULY BEEN SHOWN IN PAINTED FORM. WITH REGARD TO ROMANS, WE HAVE JUST APPROVED THE QUALITY CONTROL MASTERS FOR THE FIRST 5 SETS OF THE ROME AT WAR WINTER GAMES COLLECTION. THESE SETS ARE LISTED AND SHOWN BELOW AND MAY NOW BE PREORDERED. WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THESE LATE AUGUST. AN ADDITIONAL 6 NEW SETS ARE EXPECTED LATESEPTEMBER AND ARE ALSO SHOWN IN ROME AT WAR SECTION. ARRIVING LATE AUGUST: Rome-002 Rome-003 Rome-004 Rome-005 Rome-006 Click Here to preorder AVAILABLE NOW --WE HAVE FOUND A LIMITED SUPPLY OF AN OLDER ROMAN SET SPQR017 POINTS WELL TAKEN --SPQR016 POINTS WELL TAKEN---- A Roman cavalryman being unhorsed by three Barbarians in a dramatic vignette on a terrain base. $ 135.00 plus shipping. WE ARE ABOUT TO OPEN...... THE VAULT We've finally managed to begin the ongoing process of sorting extremely rare quality control sets and factory prototype sets. In most cases the sets we shall be offering are sold out and /or discontinued sets from years ago......many of these go as far back as 1998. Before a product is 'run' at a factory, we usually receive a handful of 'master' sample sets which are reviewed by me personally for correctness in painting and perfection in molding. Then, after a production run is started another small handful of quality control sets are sent to me for examination/approval. These rare sets are usually NOT boxed in the official set boxes and do NOT contain any set specific paperwork. Many have the set /figure numbers taped to the underside of stands rather than having these identifying details stamped into the metal itself. While the 'paint jobs' of these sets is supposed to be representative of the entire production run, these sample or QC sets are oftentimes the best painted of all of the sets as we suspect several of our former factories sent us sets which they had cherry-picked as the best. These are effectively the siblings of the sets which are in my personal Conte collection. In summary, these are rare, rare & rare. All have been inspected by me. In general the paint jobs are some of the best. Most of the sets we are about to offer for sale have been sold out and highly sought after for years. In most cases these are the very last of their kind and once gone we are unlikely to ever find any more copies. If you've been searching for these sold out beauties , now is your last chance to obtain them directly from us. Each set will come with a letter of authenticity signed by me attesting to their unique history. Depending upon the set we have as few as 1 copy and as many as 5 copies being made available. We will be making these sets available in manageable groups or waves. The first wave will have perhaps 30 different sets listed. We will follow in due course with several more 'waves' of 20 or so different sets. Hail Einar ZULU WAR UPDATE Recruits for the 24th Foot continue to flood in... A few more for you Zulu collectors This week we are showing a wounded officer flag bearer with the Queen's Colors who is a variation on our Gordon Highlander Colour Bearer (yes the British spelling eh what !). He might become a Conte Collector Club pose; and yes we have a different color bearer coming with the Regimental Colours His hair-do still needs a bit of work so expect a minor change. Also a mortally wounded pose; his helmet and rifle are loose so you can place as you see fit....A couple more dead/wounded will be shown shortly. And a very new & we think exciting 24th Foot Lt. leading a charge with pistol and saber He should look very nice in front of our bayonet charge--which reminds me we need to finish Sgt. Bourne thrusting with bayonet....... ZULU FANS UPDATE Obviously we are getting a bit carried away as we strive to meet your requests MORE TO COME.....a bunch more In that famous charge it was a most beautiful sight To see the regimental pipers playing with all their might; But, alas! one of them was shot through both ankles, and fell to the ground, But still he played away while bullets fell on every side around... Reinforcements Being Announced soon for our North West Frontier Gordon Highlander range. 2 poses from 'wave 2" featured above along with a wonderful antique card which shows the action on Dargai Heights on the front and a description of the action on the reverse. (The gallant thoughts excerpted from the famous poem by William Topaz McGonagal ) Want Updates? Sign up for our mailing list here: Click Here to Join ZULU WAR UPDATE BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS ON THE HORIZON This is one of my favorite sculpts -EVER-- The Officer is removable from the larger bottom terrain base. I'm considering making an alternate base with mealie bags in lieu of rocks. I like the image of this stalwart fellow at the center of a last stand up in the rocks at Isandhlwhana. (I also see a modified version painted up in khaki for use with our 66th Foot at Maiwand on the NWF !!! ) Collectors Have Demanded Additions To Our Wonderful Range of British 24th Foot & Zulu Warriors & We are Heeding The Call. Fifteen new sets are being readied for production. The next 'wave' will have loads of 24th Foot in action as well as wounded and dead and a couple of super hand to hand vignettes. I don't want to ruin the fun by saying too much about the other sets--I think it best for them to be unveiled here on the site little by little. Pics are of rough sculpts and minor changes may be made before the factory starts producing these. The different colors evidence different colors of wax and or resin used in the sculpting process.Please don't write and ask why the colors are different on certain parts.... The finished versions of these are intended for our painted metal collectors but we are considering making a small run of these in 'single color' red for the Brits and brown for the Zulus so that plastic collectors can add these poses to their extensive Conte Zulu collection. (please let us know if you would like to see these in 'single color' as we will only do them if plastic collectors show enough support to justify the expense of the run)) This fellow is part of a 2 figure set of casualties. Many of the sculpts were designed to fit in with any number of close hand-to-hand combat scenarios. The Colour Sarge here is a good example as the Zulu knobkerrie in his hand would seem to indicate that he's under intense attack and that he has just removed the club from an attacking Zulu. We might add another cartridge box to help support the lanyard to the pistol. I like this fellow a bunch and think he'll reappear attacking with a bayonet quite soon. Also look for a 'flying squad" of men who are good with a bayonet being led by a 24th Ft Lieutenant. As usual, ALL figures which are shown on larger terrain bases are removable so you can use them as you see fit in commanding your troops. Another set with interlocking terrain base is on the way to expand the action seen here. BARBARIAN PRINCESS An advance look at the first of our Barbarian women warriors ( in raw sculpted form ) from our new Rome At War series. She will be in set Rome-018. We should have photos of the painted version up in the next week or two along with a color brochure showing the first 16 or 17 sets from this exciting new range. TOMBSTONE UPDATE SNEAK PREVIEW IN ADDITION TO THE TOMBSTONE CHARACTERS WE HAVE A PASSEL OF COWPOKES, BANDIDOS, PISTOLEROS & DANCEHALL QUEENS ON THE WAY. Unlike toy soldier versions of Billy produced by other manufacturers over the years, we have elected to show him firing his pistol with his left hand as his wounded right arm hangs at his side. Contemporary accounts (backed up by reports of the wounds he suffered) describe him being shot in the right wrist at the opening of the gunfight & then switching his gun to his left hand so he could keep the fight going. While it is always difficult to decide 'what moment' should be depicted in sculptures of a gunfight, this seems to be the right moment to us... Frank McLaury will be appearing next...and i haven't decided whether he should have a bullet hole in his head or not....decisions, decisions.... Conte Collectibles SHOWS webpage has been updated. Click Here To See the Schedule NEW RANGE UNVEILED TOMBSTONE Click here for additional information on Tombstone The NON Vikings The rumors are true. We will at long last be releasing a few figures from a new range which I am calling "the NON Vikings". Crazy you say? I agree....but read on. Our corporate logo is directly based upon the design of the sail on Ernie Borgnine's flagship known as The Great Snake. Since the beginning , we have routinely ended collector correspondence with the salutations "Hail Einar", "Hail Ragnar" or "Hail Ragnar's Beard". Longterm Conte collectors know what I'm talking about. The Vikings remains my all-time favorite movie and Spartacus remains the most important 'message' film in my book. Years ago, we had the licenses to make product based upon both " The Vikings" and "Spartacus". My childhood hero , Mr. Kirk Douglas had produced and starred in both epics and to this day still owns both movies. He had approved the projects and with the help of his people we acquired the rights to make figures and play sets based upon these labors of love. Licensing for Spartacus was via Universal Studios and went along swimmingly and we ultimately released some memorable toy soldiers. Licensing for The Vikings was with MGM and turned out to be one of the most frustrating and disappointing experiences in my life. That is an understatement... Watch for more details of the NON-Vikings.... Hail Ragnar's Beard MERRY CHRISTMAS & SEASON'S GREETING TO ALL WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS This beautiful figure of Christ is the first figure from our new range of religious sculptures. We thought this was the perfect time for his debut. Thank you all for your kind support for another year! HAIL ROMAN & BARBARIAN BUFFS A Few More Peeks At This Amazing Range MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHAT IT TAKES TO JOIN CONTE'S FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION, HAVEN'T YOU? The rest of the bullets you stop won't hurt as much as that first one. Keep shooting, you scum! You'll get a chance yet to die with your boots on! Everybody does his duty at Zinderneuf, dead or alive! We'll make those Arabs think we've got a thousand men. I am Sergeant Markoff. I make soldiers out of scum like you, and I don't do it gently. You're the sloppiest looking lot I've ever seen. It's up to me to prevent you from becoming a disgrace to the Regiment. And I will prevent that if I have to kill half of you with work. But the half that lives will be soldiers. I promise you! (Pictured --the great Mr. Brian Donlevy--one of our favorite actors. Doing our best to keep his memory alive . Check him out in Beau Geste, Wake Island, Jesse James, Union Pacific and countless other films!!) ENLIST BELOW Name: Email: Phone: THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS ARRIVE!!!!!! Our North-West Frontier Afghan War series is in stock. Note: In these photos some of the bases/stands are partially impaired and "cut-off" by folds of black velvet cloth. NWF-003 Gordon Firing Set #1 Price: $74.95 Special Price: $66.00 NWF-010 Gordons Officer Leading Charge With Regimental Colour Price: $79.95 Special Price: $72.00 NWF-007 Gordons Piper Price: $36.95 Special Price: $33.00 NWF-023 Regimental Water Bearer aka Gunga Din Price: $35.95 Special Price: $32.00 NWF-008 Gordons Rescue Under Fire #1 Price: $79.95 Special Price: $72.00 NWF-018 Gordons Advancing Set Price: $72.95 Special Price: $64.00 NWF-006 Gordons Casualties Set #1 Price: $69.95 Special Price: $62.00 NWF-002 Gordon Sergeant Advancing Firing Pistol Price: $37.95 Special Price: $34.00 NWF-004 Gordon Firing Set #2 Price: $74.95 Special Price: $66.00 NWF-026 Gordon Carrying Wounded Price: $72.95 Special Price: $64.00 PRE-ORDER SPECIALS EXPIRED We've tried as usual to keep prices as low as possible despite greatly increasing costs and the intricate painting required by the kilts and the highly detailed faces. 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 or Email us at: ConteCollectibles@gmail.com to inquire or place an order. This range will continue with more Gordons plus the first sets of Afghans in early 2012 including NWF-001 (to the right) 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 : CivilWar-004 Check to Reserve: CivilWar-005 Check to Reserve: CivilWar-006 Check to Reserve: CLICK TO PRE-RESERVE. AS USUAL YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE BUT BY PRE-RESERVING YOU WILL RECEIVE A PRE-ORDER SPECIAL. Name: Email: Phone: Comments: 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. "Been (Bin) Had" 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!! 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.......

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