I picked up these two interesting figure at the 19th NJ Toy Soldier and Miniature Show. The Indian on the left is by Giocas and was made in Italy. Checking EBay Italy, I found it was a Kinder like offering , I will have to do more research.
The other figure is a civilian and is 2 1/4 inches high. The figure reminds me of a ring hand figure. I have no idea who made it.
Be careful Kinder Eggs are verboten in the US cuz your little kiddies might get confused between chocolate and plastic,LOL.
Brian
I am quite aware of the problem with kinder eggs in the U.S. I have documented some of the problems people have had bring the eggs in before. When I get them over in Europe, I eat the chocolate there to avoid any problems.
LOL!!!
Yeah, they are DANGEROUS! Why, one of our Border Patrol was credited with stopping a weapons smuggling ring by stopping a truck load of Kinder Eggs from getting in the country. He saved lives! LoL!!!
lol
Vielen Dank,wir werden wachsen Kinder
Ganz Komisch, Erwin!
The unknown figure looks like it could be the IRWIN farmer.
Kent
Thanks for the identifying of the figure. I have seen very little of Irwin’s production in my markets and shows so it is easy for me to miss it. Nice little figure
Does anyone have any idea what is happening with “Conte”? The web site has not been updated since last September. Mr Conte is a bit of a strange fellow I think, I once phoned there Shop/Studio when he was in Las Vagas (this was quite a while ago) to ask about something, It was obvious the person there did not have a clue what they were selling. I was then asked to hold a min, Then the man himself came on the line. & started on about something (not what I had asked about) & before I could reply the line went dead. It was quite expensive to call from the U.K. at the time & then just be cut off.
Nothing confirmed, but if I was to guess I would think he’s done. It’s been what six years since he came out with anything plastic. The metal has been sporadic at best, stick a fork in him, he would appear to be done.
As far I know Conte stop producing plastic for good long ago after not enough profit and in fact losses in the plastic market versus his cost production. Now with EF in the lead abroad and CTS,TSD,PARAGON and AUSTIN so far with new release I doubt they will launch to compete again so small profit world. Pretty much AIP had stopping making any so far too over a year and nothing in horizon so far soon.
I thought it was pretty much official he was out of the plastic world after the Spartans and had gone into metals. I haven’t been to his site in over a couple years, I don’t collect metals so what’s the point? Now it seems he’s out of metals. I do know he appears to be selling off his warehouse stock on Ebay.
I got a kick talking to him the couple of times I called and got the “man” himself; it was always fun listening to his plans. Sadly, his reach too often exceeded his grasp.
He was always had cool plans and got everyone excited about upcoming releases and future endeavors. However, they very seldom came to fruition. It was disappointing to say the least. What he did produce was good stuff, but for me at least he never quite fulfilled my expectations.
Yes, this hobby have to be done a drop by drop, as sale by drop must time, unless you are millionaire and like to waste few million as nothing with out care, unfortunately that is the way that work. I had even see few rich people who collect plastic, they got so much money as to buy double playsets for fun and give to grandkids, and family children friends as regular gift on weekends/else; still they do not offer a penny in behalf of the hobby and few who in the pass ask for help cooperation to produce. Sad but true
I heard he did have money, lots of it, or had. I guess you can only believe half of what you hear though. I’m sure he spent a lot of it coming out with all those sets though. He must have come out with at least 15 different play sets. I’m sure that was a considerable expense. By now he must have gotten a good percentage of it back.
TSSD seems to have the best plan making use of their figures in more than one set, sort of like Marx used to do in the past.