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JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 31st MARCH 2025 ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF GREECE AND MACEDONIA MACEDONIAN PRODROMOI/SARISSOPHOROI In ancient Greece the Prodromoi were skirmisher light cavalry. The translation can best be represented by “runners-before”, or “runners ahead”. This implies that these cavalry...

I got side-tracked yesterday and ran out of time to add this section before the gorgeous weather was screaming at me to walk the dogs at 4pm!!! But more of the Recent Consignment additions and Sale items marked down! Ted Toys, Little Legion & Fusilier FUS-Churchill - Winston Churchill...

Careful on here once again guys. Name calling, personal attacks and slander (even when you think you are just poking fun at them .... from your keyboard), politics, etc. When I delete I implode them all. I shouldn't have to continue to say this. Julie

Next round of Recent Releases in the "New To You Soldiers" Category of Consignment! 30mm Figures DDP-ACW - Diorama of 14th NY Redlegs at 2nd Bull Run Flats-17 - British Kings East African Rifles Native Troops, 1914 Flats-18 - Washington's Guard Firing - 19 Figures Flats-19 - Washington's Guard...

Tacky Wax works and can be wiped off later. Julie

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 24th MARCH 2025 THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745 THE ARTILLERY 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...

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 to...

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR THE THIRD CARNATIC WAR 1756-1763 THE BATTLE OF WANDEWASH, 22nd JANUARY 1760 THE BRITISH ARMY The Battle of Wandewash was a confrontation between the French under the command of The Comte de Lally, and the British Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo French...

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 17th JUNE 1775. THE ASSAULT ON THE REDOUBT AT BREED’S HILL Boston was the third largest town in North America, and stood on a Peninsula connected to the mainland by a neck just wide enough to cross at...

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 rushes were typically...

NEW RELEASES FOR APRIL 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 what they...

NEW RELEASES FOR APRIL 2025 THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF THE NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIANS The New Kingdom, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the sixteenth century BC and the eleventh century BC. It was Egypt’s most prosperous time and marked the peak of its power. It is also...

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For the record, Dealers cannot just increase prices, those are set by the Manufacturers. Same reason those of us who adhere to the rules do not discount unless those sale prices are approved by the Manufacturers. Julie

No Carlos this year! Realized I didn't see him until end of the Show! Usually he attends as he visits family in the area as well. Julie

THIS!!!! I had an ultimate collector tell me "I don't have time for the internet or a cell phone, I am too busy adding to my collection weekly and enjoying it daily". Kind of resonates, he has one of the largest collections in the world and he thoroughly enjoys it. Kind of hit home for me in...