Conte's back!!! (1 Viewer)

kilted vampire said:
I was reading this whilst at the shop this afternoon. They saved it for me. I read most of it but there was so much I had to stop. I will reread tonight. I would really like to know more about this guy. he seems kind of interesting.
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Now you are running for The Understatement of the Year 2009 Award!
:D;)

LOL!!!!

Cheers...

Uthred
 
He said "Some Alamo" right? Alamo, Alamo, Alamo!!!!! I can't wait......But I do have to wait. I will wait..........I will wait..........Have I waited long enough????? Give me Alamo.........:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Great Info - It is pretty much what Richard had said to me in his emails.

I am very interested in the new facilities - they sound great. Look forward to seeing them one day.

I hope we see some of these great toy soldiers soon !
 
Capitolron said:
Great Info - It is pretty much what Richard had said to me in his emails.

I am very interested in the new facilities - they sound great. Look forward to seeing them one day.

I hope we see some of these great toy soldiers soon !
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I wish I lived closer to Raleigh...
:(

Cheers...

Uthred
 
A good read and the images remind me of a few movies. The Scots are excellent. Freedom !!!
However there is one image which looks like it is based on a movie but can somebody tell me which movie ?
It is the pair of figures about half way down the page above the Foreign Legion. Shows a bare-chested guy with dagger in one hand and stick in the other hitting another all dressed up in fur. Is that from a movie ?
Regards
Brett
 
Uthred said:
Well, I just got word my package from Conte (I won an auction from him on Ebay) has just arrived! I paid for it 12 days ago, since I live in Brazil and packages take 7 to 10 business days to arrive here, I think they sent it on the first 2 or 3 days.
:D

Fast shipping!
:D

I'd like to clear something about myself as well.

I'm Brazilian and I live in Brazil and here we have a philosophy: "Remember the good moments, forget the bad ones." I try to live through that statement and I don't look for the worst on people, only their best.

So when I say I trust Richard Conte and I have no doubt great stuff is coming soon, you, my American friends, should not think I'm naive and don't know anything about him. I've been collecting Conte's toy soldiers since 2001 and I've had my disappointments with him before.

Conte could disapoint me again, but he has credit for all the good stuff he's done. It is simply a matter of philosophy. We Brazilians believe people should be praised for their achievments, not bashed for their faults.

It is a good philosophy, it works for me.
:cool:

All the best,

Marcelo
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We must remember that Brazil is the country that gave the world the wonders of Pele and countless other great footballers and the wonders of those lovely young ladies who dance the Samba o nall those floats during the Madi Gras.
One day I would love to be in Rio for that.
I agree Marcelo.
Conte produces some of the best figures around and is worth waiting for.
 
The Military Workshop said:
A good read and the images remind me of a few movies. Shows a bare-chested guy with dagger in one hand and stick in the other hitting another all dressed up in fur. Is that from a movie ?
Regards
Brett
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I reckon they are both from his Rogers Rangers/Woodland Indians series which he based on the film Northwest Passage 1940.

The majority of his figures and poses he tends to base on characters from the movies rather than from history for example his pair of Western figures in his missive are obviously Brynner and McQueen from The Magnificent Seven, whilst the female gunslinger looks a lot like the character played by Raquel Welch in Hannie Caulder.
However, the four gun-men shown at the beginning of the article are historical but again definitely taken from a movie in this case Tombstone with Kurt Russell; Sam Elliott; Bill Paxton and Val Kilmer-portraying the Earps and Doc Holliday.

Reb
 
The Military Workshop said:
A good read and the images remind me of a few movies. The Scots are excellent. Freedom !!!
However there is one image which looks like it is based on a movie but can somebody tell me which movie ?
It is the pair of figures about half way down the page above the Foreign Legion. Shows a bare-chested guy with dagger in one hand and stick in the other hitting another all dressed up in fur. Is that from a movie ?
Regards
Brett
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I've been dreaming of those Scots for a long time! Braveheart is probably the only movie I watched over a dozen times!
:D

FREEDOM!!!!!!!!

Cheers...

Uthred
 
damian said:
We must remember that Brazil is the country that gave the world the wonders of Pele and countless other great footballers and the wonders of those lovely young ladies who dance the Samba o nall those floats during the Madi Gras.
One day I would love to be in Rio for that.
I agree Marcelo.
Conte produces some of the best figures around and is worth waiting for.
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Well, southern Brazil is the land of churrasco. If any of you gentlemen have been to a churrascaria (40 + different kinds of meat one after the other in a single meal!), you know what I'm talking about!
:D:p

Cheers...

Uthred
 
Uthred said:
I've been dreaming of those Scots for a long time! Braveheart is probably the only movie I watched over a dozen times!
:D

FREEDOM!!!!!!!!

Cheers...

Uthred
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I always find a good yelling of....

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FREEDOM!

...makes my day alot better!

Vick:D
 
Glad to see that Conte has reappeared to to speak. Lookin forward to seein those zouves up close
 
UKReb said:
I reckon they are both from his Rogers Rangers/Woodland Indians series which he based on the film Northwest Passage 1940.

The majority of his figures and poses he tends to base on characters from the movies rather than from history for example his pair of Western figures in his missive are obviously Brynner and McQueen from The Magnificent Seven, whilst the female gunslinger looks a lot like the character played by Raquel Welch in Hannie Caulder.
However, the four gun-men shown at the beginning of the article are historical but again definitely taken from a movie in this case Tombstone with Kurt Russell; Sam Elliott; Bill Paxton and Val Kilmer-portraying the Earps and Doc Holliday.

Reb
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Gee maybe he will do Sharon Stone as Ellen from The Quick and the Dead.:D:cool:
 
Spitfrnd said:
Gee maybe he will do Sharon Stone as Ellen from The Quick and the Dead.:D:cool:
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I think he may have done Sharon Stone in Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold:

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Of course the gentleman beside her is Michael Douglas in The Ghost and the Darkness! A terrific film!

Now, I don't collect colonial period toy soldiers... but maybe just those two?
:cool:

Cheers...

Uthred
 
Uthred said:
I think he may have done Sharon Stone in Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold:

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Of course the gentleman beside her is Michael Douglas in The Ghost and the Darkness! A terrific film!

Now, I don't collect colonial period toy soldiers... but maybe just those two?
:cool:

Cheers...

Uthred
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Ah well now that you mention it.:D Of couse Sharon from just about any of her roles in that time frame would be pretty hot, er ah cool.:cool:
 
Spitfrnd said:
Ah well now that you mention it.:D Of couse Sharon from just about any of her roles in that time frame would be pretty hot, er ah cool.:cool:
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Sharon Stone looked great at the time, she still does today, but she was some 20 years younger then! Anyway, the clothing on the figure, and the face as well, reminds me of her.

I may buy both Sharon and Michael, even though I don't particularly like the period. I'm a fan, you know?
:D

Cheers...

Uthred
 
Toy Soldier Brigade said:
That was Richard Chamberlain as Allan Quartermain. Michael Douglas was in Romancing the Stone.
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I realise that at Allan Quatermain the main character was playsed by Richard Chamberlain. Conte's toy solider, however was based on Michael Douglas in The Ghost and the Darkness, a much better movie, as I pointed out.
:D

Cheers...

Uthred
 
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