toy_soldier

John Jenkins Designs

54/60mm MINIATURES

Traditional hand-painted toy soldiers. These are produced in high quality metal, made in China

and are 60mm scale, measured from foot to top of head.

**We are still updating the website, images and pages will be added on a regular basis...

	JJ DESIGNS COLLECTORS' CLUB
THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745 This new series will initially concentrate on the Battle of Culloden Moor. In April 1746, Charles Stuart decided to turn and fight Cumberland's army. The two forces met at Culloden Moor on 16th April. Cumberland's army devastated the Jacobites and Charles was forced to flee from the battlefield.	THE RAID ON ST. FRANCIS Of all the episodes embraced within Robert Roger’s chequered career, none gained him greater fame than his 1759 raid upon the Abenaki village of St. Francis. It could be said to be the most incredible feat of the French and Indian War.	THE BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES 14th March 1758 On March 14th 1758 a small battle took place in the wilderness of north America. The total number on both sides did not exceed 500 men. This battle has become known as “The Battle On Snowshoes”
BATTLE OF THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM 1759 The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, took place on the 13th September 1759, and was a pivotal battle in the French and Indian war between the British and French which went a long way in deciding the fate of New France.	BATTLE ON THE MONONGAHELA 1755 On 9th July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock's army, a mixture of British regulars and American Militia, was devastated, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300. This defeat and subsequent chain of events ultimately led to the start of the Seven Years' War.	GORDON AT KHARTOUM The Gordon At Khartoum Vignette is based on the famous painting by George William Joy, an irish painter born in 1844. He was probably best known for his painting of the death of General Charles Gordon, a British national hero and icon, who died defending Khartoum against the Mahdi. (Painted in 1885 and on display in the Leeds City Art Gallery).
THE FIRST SUDAN WAR 1884-1885 The Gordon Highlanders were one of the British Army's most celebrated regiments. It was the local regiment of the North East of Scotland, was first raised in 1794 by the Duke of Gordon, was was assisted by the Duchess.	THE WAR OF 1812 On July 5th 1814, , British and US troops met on the plain at Chippewa, Canada. The Battle was to last nearly 3 hours. The battle was to show the whole world that the army of the young country of America had become a professional military arm, capable of holding its own against the world’s best armies.	KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES The Aces were the top pilots of each nation who had downed at least 5 enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The governments promoted them to raise morale, civilians adored them for their courage, and skill, and the press were to memorialize them as “Knights Of The Skies"
THE CONDOR LEGION The Condor Legion was the expeditionary force of soldiers and airmen sent by Hitler to aid Franco’s Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.