It was a GREAT show once again this year! The Club puts on a great event and there was a lot of foot traffic with a sold out Vendor area and jam-packed Competition area!
It's a Show you should check out at least once (or every year!)
I've brought back some copies of the book put out by the club...
JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 20th OCTOBER 2025
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION
SETTLERS AND REFUGEES
European settlers came to North America from a variety of social and religious groups, including adventurers, farmers, indentured servants, tradesmen, and a very few from the aristocracy.
From the...
Corrected for you Matt!
The West Coast Toy Soldier Show is booked!
Sunday March 8th 2026
Double Tree by Hilton
7000 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA 90620
9:30AM-3PM
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
THE BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION, JUNE 9th, 1863
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAVALRY CORPS
The high ground on the farm of Richard Cunningham served as wing commander Brig. Gen. John Buford’s command post for much of the battle. Cavalry corps commander Alfred Pleasonton also...
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 Battle of “GIN GIN I LOVE...
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 mainland Europe. It proved...
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 War).
The unit was quickly...
THE ANCIENTS
ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF ANCIENT ROME
ROMAN AUXILLIARY CAVALRY
As Romans were never considered exceptionally good horsemen, and the role of the cavalry not as important in the Roman thought process, the Equitatus was generally made up of non-Roman horsemen. While they would play an...
NEW RELEASES FOR NOVEMBER 2025
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
GERMAN ARMOUR
In the windswept expanse of the Libyan desert, the arrival of the 15. Panzer-Division (15. Pz.Div.) in the spring of 1941 marked a critical shift in the Axis campaign in North Africa. Created in late 1940 from the experienced...
You guys lost this thread until I return to the office.
Attacking each other over college football....
Do not open a new thread as I'll just delete the whole thing on Monday morning. Once I delete the rest of the unnecessary comments on here.
Julie
Yeah that was a bummer when I was there in July as well.....plus the crowd of people in the way....I stood in the back of the room to honestly get any sort of view of it!
Julie
Finally coming up for air after driving back and unloading and getting some items sorted in between shipping and more!!!!
I have posted photos and video shorts to our SmugMug and Facebook!
Working on some YouTube videos as well....
I've got mini-interviews with Nate of Nate's Garage and Jake...
Oh boy - we were looking a bit peaked at this point in the night and I think I was on my way to the bar....Stacie was being good and helping Aron with the last loads out to the trailer!
Julie
JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 29th SEPTEMBER 2025
THE ANCIENTS
ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF GREECE AND MACEDONIA
THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN ARMY
KARDAKE INFANTRY
Kardakes translated means “foreign mercenaries”
The Kardakes are a part of the Persian army that also appears towards the later empire, it is uncertain...
A few more interesting items packed up today! Some flats in a glass case with story!
And some more St. Petersburg Collection figures not on the Website yet! First option to buy will be in person at the Show!
Looking forward to seeing everyone who is attending!
Julie
JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 22nd SEPTEMBER 2025
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION
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...
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