Happy New Year to everyone.
We all hope you have a terrific 2010 and that you will enjoy John’s work even more this year. This year we are going for quality, not necessarily quantity. So I think these new releases will be a very pleasant winter release. So this month we visit the heat of Sudan and the cold of Canada. Plus we add a new Club figure just to make it interesting.
As always hope you enjoy. These we will have on the web site later this morning.
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745
The two-handed sword, or CLAIDHEAM-MOHR (big sword) was the original Claymore, and was most common in the 16th and 17th centuries. As elsewhere in Europe, the two-handed sword was essentially a specialist weapon, mainly used by the gentry or bodyguards .Is blows were deadly. At the Battle of Killicrankie in 1689, these weapons were mainly responsible for the defeat of a small government army. The battlefield was covered with severed heads and limbs. It was reported that there were bodies cut in half at the waist or even split from the head downwards.
This set includes the first of 6 grenadier figures for the 4th Regiment of Foot.
JR-16
COMBAT SET #3
Highlander with 2 handed Sword and Grenadier
2 Figures (2pcs)
Limited Edition 500
Retail us$70
GORDON AT KHARTOUM
Flags in the Mahdiyya served 3 main purposes.
They were symbols of rank, and in the early days of the revolt the Mahdi conferred flags on those who were his leading Emirs and supporters.
The word flag “Rayya” also came to mean a division or a body of troops under a commander.
The Flags were also instruments of propaganda. Almost all flags carried the proclamation that the Mahdi was the successor to Muhammad.
The standard inscription which was mainly on one side of the flag, was as follows
“O God, O Merciful One, O Compassionate One”
“O Living One, O Subsisting One, O Lord of Majesty and Honour”
“There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Apostle of God”
“Muhammad al-Mahdi is the Successor of the Apostle of God”
SUD-03
MAHDIST WITH FLAG
(2pcs)
Not Limited Edition
Retail us$52
BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES
Jean-Baptiste Levreault de Langis de Montegron ( Langy) was known as Montcalm’s favourite scout. On November 2, 1757, Montcalm wrote to Governor Vaudreuil in praise of Langy, “Sieur Langis de Montegron has never ceased being used for the most interesting of scoutings, also the most laborious, and who has always distinguished himself.”
Especially after the famous Battle on Snowshoes, Langy appeared to become the nemesis of Rogers’ Rangers, constantly a thorn in their side. He has been praised as “the most famous of the French Canadian partisans,” “the Rangers’ most daring rival,” and the “Rangers’ most daring adversary.”
The last mention of Langy is in Pierre Pouchot’s journal, ‘Memoirs on the Late War in North America Between France and England’,
“This officer, the best leader of raids among the colonial troops, was unfortunately drowned while trying to cross a river in a canoe with two of his men”
SF-07
BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES 1758
ENSIGN LANGY
(1pc)
Limited Edition 350
Retail us$32
THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS
The Woodland Indians were not as nomadic as the plains Indians. Their villages were built on much more of a permanent basis. The village was usually surrounded by a stockade fence 14’-18’ high.
Styles varied, and some villages would have had “battlements“ or walking platforms, and occasionally watch towers. Also two stockade walls around a village was quite common.
Moats were not dug, but some walls were supplemented with dead thorn bushes as an added deterrent to intruders.
Entrances were usually narrow gaps in the Stockade fence that could easily be defended, and covered up in emergencies.
WISTOCK-01
INDIAN VILLAGE STOCKADE
Indian Village stockade
(2pc)
Retail us$46
Model Dimensions 7”x 1 1/8”x 7 1/2”
Each set contains 2 different Stockade sections.
To create a full Woodland Indian Stockade, with a diameter of 26”, 6 sets of WISTOCK-01 will be needed.
An Entrance set, and Watchtower will follow in a few months time.
THE BATTLE OF CHIPPEWA July 5th 1814
BCH-14
THE WAR OF 1812
The Battle of Chippawa, 5th July 1814
1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots)
Wounded Line Infantry
(5pcs)
Limited Edition 500
Retail us$56
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB 2009
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB SET#1
STATUS -SHIPPING END OF JANUARY
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB SET#2
STATUS –IN PRODUCTION
LIMITED EDITION
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB SET#3
Probably the most requested figure by collectors of the Monongahela series is an officer to command the Grenadiers.
“William Dunbar was a Lieutenant in the 44th Regiment of foot in 1755. He was apparently serving with the grenadier company and fought in the advance party at the Battle on the Monongahela. He was later employed in delivering provisions to the garrison at Fort Oswego in March 1756”
Extract taken from “The Orderly Books Of Major General Edward Braddock”
The basic unit of organization in the British regiment was the company. The normal strength of this company would be 40-60 men plus the officers. Typical organization would be:
1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Sergeants, 3 Corporals, 1-4 Musicians (drummers, fifers or pipers) and 30-60 privates.
STATUS- 30 DAY PREVIEW JANUARY 1st 2010– JANUARY 31st 2010
JJCLUB-SET#3
Battle On The Monongahela 1755
Lt. WILLIAM DUNBAR,
(1pc)
Limited Edition (To be Determined)
Retail us$34
RETIREMENTS
The following sets have now been retired
QFCAV-01
Hope you liked them
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
We all hope you have a terrific 2010 and that you will enjoy John’s work even more this year. This year we are going for quality, not necessarily quantity. So I think these new releases will be a very pleasant winter release. So this month we visit the heat of Sudan and the cold of Canada. Plus we add a new Club figure just to make it interesting.
As always hope you enjoy. These we will have on the web site later this morning.
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745
The two-handed sword, or CLAIDHEAM-MOHR (big sword) was the original Claymore, and was most common in the 16th and 17th centuries. As elsewhere in Europe, the two-handed sword was essentially a specialist weapon, mainly used by the gentry or bodyguards .Is blows were deadly. At the Battle of Killicrankie in 1689, these weapons were mainly responsible for the defeat of a small government army. The battlefield was covered with severed heads and limbs. It was reported that there were bodies cut in half at the waist or even split from the head downwards.
This set includes the first of 6 grenadier figures for the 4th Regiment of Foot.
JR-16
COMBAT SET #3
Highlander with 2 handed Sword and Grenadier
2 Figures (2pcs)
Limited Edition 500
Retail us$70
GORDON AT KHARTOUM
Flags in the Mahdiyya served 3 main purposes.
They were symbols of rank, and in the early days of the revolt the Mahdi conferred flags on those who were his leading Emirs and supporters.
The word flag “Rayya” also came to mean a division or a body of troops under a commander.
The Flags were also instruments of propaganda. Almost all flags carried the proclamation that the Mahdi was the successor to Muhammad.
The standard inscription which was mainly on one side of the flag, was as follows
“O God, O Merciful One, O Compassionate One”
“O Living One, O Subsisting One, O Lord of Majesty and Honour”
“There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Apostle of God”
“Muhammad al-Mahdi is the Successor of the Apostle of God”
SUD-03
MAHDIST WITH FLAG
(2pcs)
Not Limited Edition
Retail us$52
BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES
Jean-Baptiste Levreault de Langis de Montegron ( Langy) was known as Montcalm’s favourite scout. On November 2, 1757, Montcalm wrote to Governor Vaudreuil in praise of Langy, “Sieur Langis de Montegron has never ceased being used for the most interesting of scoutings, also the most laborious, and who has always distinguished himself.”
Especially after the famous Battle on Snowshoes, Langy appeared to become the nemesis of Rogers’ Rangers, constantly a thorn in their side. He has been praised as “the most famous of the French Canadian partisans,” “the Rangers’ most daring rival,” and the “Rangers’ most daring adversary.”
The last mention of Langy is in Pierre Pouchot’s journal, ‘Memoirs on the Late War in North America Between France and England’,
“This officer, the best leader of raids among the colonial troops, was unfortunately drowned while trying to cross a river in a canoe with two of his men”
SF-07
BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES 1758
ENSIGN LANGY
(1pc)
Limited Edition 350
Retail us$32
THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS
The Woodland Indians were not as nomadic as the plains Indians. Their villages were built on much more of a permanent basis. The village was usually surrounded by a stockade fence 14’-18’ high.
Styles varied, and some villages would have had “battlements“ or walking platforms, and occasionally watch towers. Also two stockade walls around a village was quite common.
Moats were not dug, but some walls were supplemented with dead thorn bushes as an added deterrent to intruders.
Entrances were usually narrow gaps in the Stockade fence that could easily be defended, and covered up in emergencies.
WISTOCK-01
INDIAN VILLAGE STOCKADE
Indian Village stockade
(2pc)
Retail us$46
Model Dimensions 7”x 1 1/8”x 7 1/2”
Each set contains 2 different Stockade sections.
To create a full Woodland Indian Stockade, with a diameter of 26”, 6 sets of WISTOCK-01 will be needed.
An Entrance set, and Watchtower will follow in a few months time.
THE BATTLE OF CHIPPEWA July 5th 1814
BCH-14
THE WAR OF 1812
The Battle of Chippawa, 5th July 1814
1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots)
Wounded Line Infantry
(5pcs)
Limited Edition 500
Retail us$56
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB 2009
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB SET#1
STATUS -SHIPPING END OF JANUARY
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB SET#2
STATUS –IN PRODUCTION
LIMITED EDITION
JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB SET#3
Probably the most requested figure by collectors of the Monongahela series is an officer to command the Grenadiers.
“William Dunbar was a Lieutenant in the 44th Regiment of foot in 1755. He was apparently serving with the grenadier company and fought in the advance party at the Battle on the Monongahela. He was later employed in delivering provisions to the garrison at Fort Oswego in March 1756”
Extract taken from “The Orderly Books Of Major General Edward Braddock”
The basic unit of organization in the British regiment was the company. The normal strength of this company would be 40-60 men plus the officers. Typical organization would be:
1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Sergeants, 3 Corporals, 1-4 Musicians (drummers, fifers or pipers) and 30-60 privates.
STATUS- 30 DAY PREVIEW JANUARY 1st 2010– JANUARY 31st 2010
JJCLUB-SET#3
Battle On The Monongahela 1755
Lt. WILLIAM DUNBAR,
(1pc)
Limited Edition (To be Determined)
Retail us$34
RETIREMENTS
The following sets have now been retired
QFCAV-01
Hope you liked them
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
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