JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS’ CLUB 2015, MEMBERSHIP FIGURES
This coming year, there will be a choice of 6 Membership figures.
Each Membership set also includes the following;
THE 2014 COLLECTORS CLUB ANNUAL, AND PRODUCT LIST SUPPLEMENT
THE 2015 CALENDAR
THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BISHOP, A Graphic Novel by Alex Credidio
The 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot, better known under its later name, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, has long been associated with Canada. After Braddock's defeat by the French and Indians in 1755, authority was granted to raise a regiment of four battalions to be recruited in Germany and from German colonists in North America. The regiment was named the 62nd, or Royal American, Regiment of Foot; but it was re-designated the 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot in February 1757. Recruiting for the Royal Americans in North America was disappointing, and more than half its strength was drafted from men rejected by British regiments in Ireland. From this unlikely collection of foreigners and cast-offs was fashioned one of the most renowned corps of the British Army.
JJCLUB-2015A
THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS 1759, 60th (ROYAL AMERICAN), REGIMENT OF FOOT, Private Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
‘Blackrobes’ was the name given to Catholic priests in the New World by the Native Americans, referring to their distinctive clothing.
The Canadian movie “Black Robe” was the inspiration for this figure. For those interested in this figure, please check out the movie
The Society of Jesus is a Christian male religious congregation of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits.
With the discovery and colonization of New France during the 17th century, the Society of Jesus and the Jesuits played an active role in Canada. When Samuel de Champlain was placing the foundations of the French colony at Quebec, he realized that this land was inhabited by native tribes that possessed their own languages, customs and traditions. These natives that inhabited modern day Ontario, Quebec, and country around Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay were the Montagnais, the Algonquins and the Huron. Champlain was a Christian man who felt that the soul was the only thing that mattered on Earth and that the souls of these Montagnais, Algonquin, and Huron must be saved. As a result, in 1614 Champlain invited the Recollects from France to spread the word of the true God, to convert the native inhabitants, and to save their souls from eternal ****ation in New France. However, in 1624 the French Recollects realized that the magnitude of their task was too much to bear alone and that they would need more missionary bodies. The Recollects sent a delegate to France to invite the Society of Jesus to help them with their mission. The invitation was accepted and Jesuits, Jean de Brebeuf, Ennemond Masse and Charles Lalemant arrived in Quebec in 1625.
JJCLUB-2015B
THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS 1759, Father Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
With World War I stalled on the Western Front by 1915, the Allied Powers were debating going on the offensive in another region of the conflict, rather than continuing with attacks in Belgium and France. Early that year, Russia’s Grand Duke Nicholas appealed to Britain for aid in confronting a Turkish invasion in the Caucasus. (The Ottoman Empire had entered World War I on the side of the Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, by November 1914.) In response, the Allies decided to launch a naval expedition to seize the Dardanelles Straits, a narrow passage connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Turkey. If successful, capture of the straits would allow the Allies to link up with the Russians in the Black Sea, where they could work together to knock Turkey out of the war.
The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16, also known as the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles Campaign, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I. The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Lack of sufficient intelligence and knowledge of the terrain, along with a fierce Turkish resistance, hampered the success of the invasion. By mid-October, Allied forces had suffered heavy casualties and had made little headway from their initial landing sites. Evacuation began in December 1915, and was completed early the following January.
JJCLUB-2015C
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918, BATTLE OF GALLIPOLI 1915, Digger Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
The United States of America declared war against Germany and the Central Powers on 6th April 1917. Spurred by the slogan "First to Fight" there was a rush of recruits into the Marine Corps. The newborn Marine Corps Reserve, mobilized on 16 April, contributed three officers and thirty-three enlisted men. The recruit depots at Parris Island and Mare Island were soon swamped, and temporary recruiting centers had to be opened at Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Norfolk Navy Yards. On 14 May, six thousand acres were leased at Quantico, south of Washington, as the beginnings of a major new base.
Maj. Gen. Cmdt. George Barnett was determined that a Marine expeditionary force would be on board the first convoy to sail for France. On 29 May, President Wilson approved the sending of a Marine regiment equipped as infantry. The stipulation was that the Marine regiment be organized and equipped according to the new wartime tables of organization developed by the Army. Marine regiments were small units of about eight hundred to a thousand men, a collection of numbered rifle companies of about 100 men each.
The companies would have to be brought up to a strength of about 250 men and organized into battalions and then into regiments, with machinegun companies added.
JJCLUB-2015D
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918, US MARINE CORPS 1918, Private Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
More to Follow..................................................................................
This coming year, there will be a choice of 6 Membership figures.
Each Membership set also includes the following;
THE 2014 COLLECTORS CLUB ANNUAL, AND PRODUCT LIST SUPPLEMENT
THE 2015 CALENDAR
THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BISHOP, A Graphic Novel by Alex Credidio
The 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot, better known under its later name, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, has long been associated with Canada. After Braddock's defeat by the French and Indians in 1755, authority was granted to raise a regiment of four battalions to be recruited in Germany and from German colonists in North America. The regiment was named the 62nd, or Royal American, Regiment of Foot; but it was re-designated the 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot in February 1757. Recruiting for the Royal Americans in North America was disappointing, and more than half its strength was drafted from men rejected by British regiments in Ireland. From this unlikely collection of foreigners and cast-offs was fashioned one of the most renowned corps of the British Army.
JJCLUB-2015A
THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS 1759, 60th (ROYAL AMERICAN), REGIMENT OF FOOT, Private Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
‘Blackrobes’ was the name given to Catholic priests in the New World by the Native Americans, referring to their distinctive clothing.
The Canadian movie “Black Robe” was the inspiration for this figure. For those interested in this figure, please check out the movie
The Society of Jesus is a Christian male religious congregation of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits.
With the discovery and colonization of New France during the 17th century, the Society of Jesus and the Jesuits played an active role in Canada. When Samuel de Champlain was placing the foundations of the French colony at Quebec, he realized that this land was inhabited by native tribes that possessed their own languages, customs and traditions. These natives that inhabited modern day Ontario, Quebec, and country around Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay were the Montagnais, the Algonquins and the Huron. Champlain was a Christian man who felt that the soul was the only thing that mattered on Earth and that the souls of these Montagnais, Algonquin, and Huron must be saved. As a result, in 1614 Champlain invited the Recollects from France to spread the word of the true God, to convert the native inhabitants, and to save their souls from eternal ****ation in New France. However, in 1624 the French Recollects realized that the magnitude of their task was too much to bear alone and that they would need more missionary bodies. The Recollects sent a delegate to France to invite the Society of Jesus to help them with their mission. The invitation was accepted and Jesuits, Jean de Brebeuf, Ennemond Masse and Charles Lalemant arrived in Quebec in 1625.
JJCLUB-2015B
THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS 1759, Father Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
With World War I stalled on the Western Front by 1915, the Allied Powers were debating going on the offensive in another region of the conflict, rather than continuing with attacks in Belgium and France. Early that year, Russia’s Grand Duke Nicholas appealed to Britain for aid in confronting a Turkish invasion in the Caucasus. (The Ottoman Empire had entered World War I on the side of the Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, by November 1914.) In response, the Allies decided to launch a naval expedition to seize the Dardanelles Straits, a narrow passage connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Turkey. If successful, capture of the straits would allow the Allies to link up with the Russians in the Black Sea, where they could work together to knock Turkey out of the war.
The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16, also known as the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles Campaign, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I. The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Lack of sufficient intelligence and knowledge of the terrain, along with a fierce Turkish resistance, hampered the success of the invasion. By mid-October, Allied forces had suffered heavy casualties and had made little headway from their initial landing sites. Evacuation began in December 1915, and was completed early the following January.
JJCLUB-2015C
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918, BATTLE OF GALLIPOLI 1915, Digger Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
The United States of America declared war against Germany and the Central Powers on 6th April 1917. Spurred by the slogan "First to Fight" there was a rush of recruits into the Marine Corps. The newborn Marine Corps Reserve, mobilized on 16 April, contributed three officers and thirty-three enlisted men. The recruit depots at Parris Island and Mare Island were soon swamped, and temporary recruiting centers had to be opened at Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Norfolk Navy Yards. On 14 May, six thousand acres were leased at Quantico, south of Washington, as the beginnings of a major new base.
Maj. Gen. Cmdt. George Barnett was determined that a Marine expeditionary force would be on board the first convoy to sail for France. On 29 May, President Wilson approved the sending of a Marine regiment equipped as infantry. The stipulation was that the Marine regiment be organized and equipped according to the new wartime tables of organization developed by the Army. Marine regiments were small units of about eight hundred to a thousand men, a collection of numbered rifle companies of about 100 men each.
The companies would have to be brought up to a strength of about 250 men and organized into battalions and then into regiments, with machinegun companies added.
JJCLUB-2015D
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918, US MARINE CORPS 1918, Private Jenkins,
(1pc)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COLLECTOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP SETS INCLUDE THE 2014 ANNUAL, PRODUCT LIST, 2015 CALENDAR, and GRAPHIC NOVEL.
More to Follow..................................................................................
