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Welcome to Conquest Miniatures
Manufacturer and Retailer of Quality 28mm Historical
Miniatures, including our Flagship Product:
500 NATIONS
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January 31, 2008 New
releases available now!
Just in time to celebrate the life and death
of Osceola exactly 170 years ago today, is the first in our
newest range of figures for the 500 Nations line, the Seminoles.
500-201 Osceola and Tuko-See-Mathla $7.00
The rest of the Seminoles will be arriving in
march, with no less than 5 packs of warriors, including more
heroes and Black Seminoles! The US Army will be released at
Historicon '08 so that your Seminoles have someone to kill.
Also released today are the last two packs of
French Marines in campaign dress and a second pack of
Frontiersmen, including Daniel Boone, pictured above.
FIW-012 Frontiersmen B $15.00
FIW-022 French Marines in Campaign Dress C $14.00
FIW-023 French Marines in Campaign Dress D $14.00
Also
due out at Historicon '08 will be British and French Regulars,
Miami Warriors and I plan to get some canoes finished, but I've
never made canoes, so I'm not making any promises.
Also,
any seriously talented painters want to take a stab at helping
promote my miniatures feel free to contact me. I can't pay you,
but your name will be forever ingrained into the minds of gamers
everywhere as they talk about the painters that inspired them to
move forward in their efforts. Damsels will call to you and who
knows, your mom might stop yelling at you to throw out the
trash.
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Miniatures Painting
Contest at Orccon 2008
Sponsored by Conquest
Miniatures
Bring your figure(s) for any of the
categories listed below. Entries will be
accepted beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday
until 12:00 noon Sunday in the Exhibitor
Room at the Conquest Miniatures table.
Judging will take place at 4:00 p.m. on
Sunday. Trophies and prizes for up to 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place and Honorable Mention in
each category will be awarded. One entry
will be chosen as Best of Show.
Categories
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- Fantasy Single
- Fantasy Unit
- Fantasy Large
- Science Fiction Single
- Science Fiction Unit
- Science Fiction Large
- Historical Single
- Historical Unit
- Historical Large
- Open
- Strategikids
- Single: All single 25
mm-35 mm human-sized and smaller
models. Model should be on an
appropriately sized base. The
majority of miniatures fit into
this size range. The upper limit
may reasonably include things
such as an orc on a boar
(fantasy), Space Marine
Terminator (science fiction),
and mounted cavalry
(historical). Judges reserve the
right to move entries intended
for the Single category to
Large.
- Unit: Groups of two
to twelve miniatures grouped
together as a cohesive unit.
Entry should follow legal games
system rules where available. It
is suggested you use some form
of tray for loose units but is
not required.
- Large: All miniatures
larger than a normal 28 mm
human-sized model. This may
include models such as dragons
(fantasy), tanks and similar
vehicles (science fiction and
historical), and large-scale
models.
- Strategikids: For
contestants 14 years of age and
under. Any model of any scale
may be entered. This is intended
for beginning painters.
- Open: Entry can be
anything from a single model
straight out of the package to a
sweeping diorama with dozens of
figures. Have dueling dragons,
blow-up tanks, or a completely
scratch-built model? This is
where it goes. The only
restriction is that entries can
be no larger than 18" x 18" x
18".
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RULES
- Entries must be
submitted in person
by the painter and
must be the work of
the painter
submitting them, or
else be
disqualified.
- You may not
enter any miniature
that has previously
won any type of
prize or award in
any other
competition.
- Only one (1)
entry per category
per person. An entry
may be refused if it
is too large.
- If there are not
enough entries in a
category, the judges
reserve the right to
cancel that
category. An entry
may be moved to a
different qualifying
category between
1:00 and 4:00 p.m.
on Sunday if the
original category
has been canceled.
Check back after
1:00 p.m. Sunday to
confirm category
status.
- You must have a
full-con or one-day
badge to enter the
contest.
- All entries must
be in good taste and
are subject to
disqualification if
the judges decide
that any common rule
has been violated.
- Display bases
are not considered
for purposes of size
restrictions or for
judging of the
miniature itself.
Conversions and base
scenics may
contribute overall
to a miniature's
ranking but are not
the primary
consideration for
judging. Judges will
rank entries based
on painting
technique, neatness,
skill in execution,
coherent color
scheme, and overall
appearance. The
judging team
consists of notable
artists in the
miniature-painting
community who are
well versed in the
craft, and their
decisions are final.
- The greatest
care will be
afforded to all
entries, by staff
who share a passion
for the
miniature-painting
hobby, but
Strategicon and
Conquest Miniatures
staff, volunteers,
and judges cannot be
held responsible for
damaged or lost
miniatures. We will
do our best to
ensure the safety of
all entries.
- All entries must
be reclaimed by
12:00 noon Monday.
Entries must be
reclaimed by the
person submitting
them unless plans
have been
established and
approved beforehand.
ID will be required.
- All entries will
be photographed, and
submission into the
competition
indicates permission
for Strategicon and
Conquest Miniatures
to use such images
for any purpose,
including posting to
the online photo
gallery.
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January 21, 2008
Pre-orders are open for the two Seminole Characters,
Frontiersmen pack B and French Marine packs C and D. They can be
found in their appropriate sections; 500 Nations and The French
and Indian War.
Pre-orders will be shipped by February 1st
2007, but probably sooner as most of them are packed already.
Pictures are up for all of the pre-orders
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November 24, 2007
The HUGE SALE is over!
Thanks to everyone who placed an order. I have
sent off several of the orders so far and have about 35 to go,
so be patient and you'll have your loot in no time.
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November 15, 2007
HUGE SALE on almost everything in the 500 Nations, French &
Indian War and Pre-Painted Terrain sections!
$14.00 packs are now $10.00! That's 28% off!
$18.00 packs are now $14.00!
Over half of the Terrain items are 20% off or
retail.
Mounted Comanche* are now available for just
$12.00!
Sale ends on Black Friday (November 23, 2007
at 11:59pm PST)
*Comanche are on the old
horses. These horses are thinner than I would like and will be
replaced eventually. Note that the riders do not fit very well
on these horses because of it. If you have basic skill with
green stuff, you can sculpt blankets over the horses to make the
riders fit better. There are 9 different horses, if you buy a
'War Party' set, you will get 2 each of 8 poses and 4 of one
pose. Anything else will be random poses, some are running, some
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November 12, 2007 NEW
PEGASUS HOBBIES PRE-PAINTED TERRAIN!
In stock now and 20% off of retail price
Go
here for all your
terrain goodness
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October 31, 2007
We're celebrating Halloween by having a sale
on our Pygmy Zombies!
On October 31st, 2007, save 20% off of our
Pygmy Zombie blister packs and 25% for the Pygmy Zombie War Band
deal!
Follow the link below to take advantage of our
spooky savings!
Pygmy
Zombie Sale - Still Going
On Through November!!!
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October 27, 2007
New Greens!
Over the course of the evening, I will be
posting new greens of Seminoles, more French Marines and
Frontiersmen. In the meantime, enjoy Osceola above.
-Eric |
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May 29, 2007 Price and
Postage Increase!
Starting June 1, 2007 I will be raising the
prices on all Conquest Miniatures packs from the 500 Nations,
French and Indian War and Improbable Armies! miniatures lines. I
will be changing prices over the course of three days, so some
packs may be higher than others if you place an order, until all
have been changed.
I wish I didn't have to but my costs have gone
up dramatically since starting in 2003, from sculpting,
packaging and now pewter, big time. Since I contract my casting,
I pay even higher than one who casts for themselves. However,
I'm not really going to make too many excuses as I think my
miniatures are under priced as it is. When I compare them to
Artizan, Copplestone and even Foundry, I'm convinced mine are
easily as good. I know this won't make everyone happy, but the
bank lender should be satisfied;-)
Postage will also be going up from $5.00 to
$6.00 for U.S. orders, and international postage will increase
as well.
-Eric |
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