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We had an inquiry about the dimensions on this sets so since I had to take it out for that, figure why not set it up and take some additional photos and take a quick video! Very neat set! I truly identify with the student looking around or the one with head on table taking a nap... Click the...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 27th APRIL 2026 THE ANGLO ZULU WAR VOLUNTEERS, IRREGULARS AND AUXILIARIES NATAL CARABINEERS With the beginning of the Crimean war, what was a small British garrison in the Natal colony was under the threat of being withdrawn for service in the Crimea, which would leave the...

NEW RELEASES FOR MAY 2026 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...

NEW RELEASES FOR MAY 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 MAY 2026 THUNDER ON THE PLAINS THE BLACK HILL WARS 1876-1877 THE BATTLE OF THE ROSEBUD, 17th JUNE 1876 US ARMY FRONTIER SCOUTS The role of the frontier scout was vital during the period of expansion between 1840 and 1890. These men possessed a priceless knowledge of the...

NEW RELEASES FOR MAY 2026 THE FUR TRADE 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...

NEW RELEASES FOR MAY 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 MAY 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 Army’s...

NEW RELEASES FOR MAY 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 MAY 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 MAY 2026 THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMOUR On 10 May 1940, Germany launched its long-anticipated offensive in Western Europe, striking simultaneously into the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. This campaign demonstrated the full maturity of Germany’s revolutionary...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 6th APRIL 2026 THE GOLD RUSH The discovery of gold or silver in the West was usually followed by a rush of people attempting to arrive at the new district first to get established in mining or business. New mining camps were hastily constructed out of materials that could...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 30th MARCH 2026 THUNDER ON THE PLAINS THE FIGHT WHEN ROMAN NOSE WAS KILLED, 17-19th SEPTEMBER 1868 CHEYENNE WARRIOR, WOQINI Roman Nose (c, 1823 – September 17th, 1868) also known as Hook Nose, in Cheyenne Vohkoxenehe, also spelled as Woqini and Woquini. He was a member of...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 23rd MARCH 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...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 16th MARCH 2026 THE MOUNTAIN MEN JOHN COLTER John Colter (c.1770-1775 – May 7th 1812 or Novemebr 22nd 1813). Was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 – 1806), but is probably best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807 -1808, when he...

New Releases April 2026 THE CRUSADES THE GREAT SIEGE OF MALTA 1565 In the mid-16th Century, a long running conflict between two of the most powerful world religions is building up to a climactic battle in the Mediterranean. Facing each other are the knights of the Order of St. John, a small but...

New Releases April 2026 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...

New Releases April 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 April 2026 THUNDER ON THE PLAINS THE BLACK HILL WARS 1876-1877 THE BATTLE OF THE ROSEBUD, 17th JUNE 1876 US ARMY FRONTIER SCOUTS The role of the frontier scout was vital during the period of expansion between 1840 and 1890. These men possessed a priceless knowledge of the...

New Releases April 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...