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JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 25th MAY 2026 THE 20th ANNIVERSARY CAPTION CONTEST #20.01 The JJD CAPTION CONTESTS have always been fun and something special to look forward to. Since this is a particularly special year, there will be at least 3 Caption Contests held throughout this twentieth...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861. 2nd WISCONSIN INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1861 Following the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 16th 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation to call for 75,000 volunteers to put down the rebellion. The war...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE ANGLO ZULU WAR THE BATTLE OF GINGINDHLOVU, 2nd APRIL 1879. The Battle of Gingindhlovu was fought on 2nd April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the siege at Eshowe, and a Zulu impi of king Cetshwayo. The British soldier would refer to it as the...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA THE INCA EMPIRE The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The Inca civilization rose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the early 13th Century. The administrative, political and military centre of the empire was in...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THUNDER ON THE PLAINS THE FIGHT WHEN ROMAN NOSE WAS KILLED, 17th SEPTEMBER 1868 CHEYENNE WARRIORS. While hunting was a male activity woven into the interests of the family, fighting was an activity institutionalized in the organization of the tribes’ warrior...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE GOLD RUSH A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in the United States, Canada, Australia, Greece, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, and South Africa. Gold...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745 CUMBERLAND’S ARMY The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father. It took place during the War of The Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AMERICAN ARTILLERY The Continental Army’s growing pains through the first years of the war caused Washington considerable irritation. Professional armies cannot be developed overnight, and the fits and starts of the Continental...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS 1759 ROGER’S RANGERS Roger’s Rangers was a company of soldiers form the Province of New Hampshire raised by Major Robert Rogers and attached to the British Army during the Seven Year’s War (French and Indian...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF GREECE AND MACEDONIA THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN ARMY KARDAKE INFANTRY The Achaemenid Empire c. 550–330 BC, also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire based in Western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great. Ranging at...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMOUR On 10 May 1940, Germany launched its long-prepared western offensive against the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. The campaign marked the second demonstration of Germany’s revolutionary doctrine, dubbed Blitzkrieg or...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2026 20th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION SERIES THE LAST STAND AT GANDAMAK, 13th JANUARY 1842 The Battle of Gandamak on 13th January 1842 was a defeat of British forces by Afghan tribesmen in the 1842 retreat from Kabul of General Elphinstone’s army, during which the last...

Brad, The Automatic Subscription some are requesting is all or nothing. If you want just a few figures, you are free to order those each month on your own timeline. Julie

I did speak with John this week, but I didn't think to ask about pricing. As an assumption, I would think the figures will be in line with regular releases as far as price. And yes, Tariffs are still in place, and shipping rates will probably go up due to gas prices. All factors in the cost of...

Oh I Love it when rescues do fun bios! My Duck had a great one. Rip's wasn't as interesting (they called him Henry), but his face caught me anyway! I have considered fostering many times but fear I'd be a foster fail and have far too many dogs :LOL: Julie