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2016 Collectors Club

This coming year, there will be a choice of 6 Membership figures, released over 2 months. The first three figures will be available in January. The second three figures will be available in February.
"2016 will be the tenth anniversary of jjDesigns. As a small thank you to those who have supported, encouraged, collected and contributed to the success of jjDesigns, over the last ten years, I have dedicated this year’s Membership figures to a few of the collectors who I have had the pleasure to get to know. I apologize to the many that I have not been able to include, but please be assured that I am extremely thankful and grateful to everyone, without whom I would not have been given the opportunity to produce and develop my work over the last ten years." - John Jenkins

Please note: This year the Club figures are offered separately from the
Annuals, Product Lists, and Calendars.

Wheels Across the Desert

     In 1915, Egypt was the centre of the war effort in the near East. Units would strike westwards into the Sahara desert to deal with dissident tribes who were goaded into action by the Turks, or were sent northwards into Gaza to confront the Turkish army itself.
     The Sennussi were a warlike Arab religious sect encouraged by the Turks to tie down as many British troops as possible. Model T Ford cars, escorted by Rolls- Royce armoured cars were used to patrol the desert, and to launch daring raids against the Sennussi. The most important British armoured car of the first World War was undoubtedly the Rolls-Royce. In terms of the numbers built, effective design and all round quality it was unequalled, and is now taken to typify the vintage armoured car.
     The Hedjaz Armoured Car Section, was an unit of three Rolls Royce armoured cars, which operated alongside the irregular forces inspired and guided by T.E Lawrence. This unit also acted independently and mounted long range raids, such as the succesful raid against the Amman railway bridge in September 1918. The armoured cars earned Lawrence’s respect for their reliability and effectiveness, and in his “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” he mentions that “a Rolls in the desert was above rubies”.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2016A	Captain Randall Bond, JUST RELEASED	$40.00

Raid on St. Francis

A military engineer's position in the 18th century can be reduced down to two things, building and destroying forts. An engineer in the 18^th century were mainly classically trained military engineers. They constructed forts, and if attacking forts, their job was to determine the most effective method of destroying the fort. They were also architects, since an engineer also designed the buildings inside the fort.
There were three basic levels of engineers — the lowest level built houses and such mundane buildings, then the military engineer who built forts, and the top level, the castle builders. None of these engineers really had the social position we associate with engineers today. Today, an engineer holds an elevated and respected position in society. In the 18th century there was a real prejudice against men who worked with their hands rather than their minds. A Gentleman would not condescend to do that. People of the middle or lower class who labored were hired for these positions. An engineer in the 18^th Century would rank somewhere around a master stone mason or a master carver.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2016B	Engineer Ken Dunne, JUST RELEASED	$40.00

Knights of the Skies

     James Bigglesworth, nicknamed "Biggles", is a fictional pilot and adventurer, the title character and main hero of the Biggles series of youth-oriented adventure books written by W. E. Johns (1893–1968). Biggles first appears as a teenaged "scout" (fighter) pilot in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during World War I. He has joined the RFC in 1916 at the age of 17, having conveniently "lost" his birth certificate. Biggles represents a particularly "British" hero, combining professionalism with a gentlemanly air. Under the stress of combat he develops from a slightly hysterical youth prone to practical jokes to a calm, confident, competent leader. He is occasionally given "special" (secret) missions by the shadowy figure of Colonel (initially Major) Raymond (Wing Commander/Air Commodore in later books, reflecting the creation of the Royal Air Force with its own ranks), who is already involved with the intelligence side of operations. Biggles is accompanied by his cousin Algernon ('Algy') Lacey and his mechanic Flight Sergeant Smyth, who are to accompany Biggles on his adventures after the war; added to the team in 1935 is the teenager Ginger Hebblethwaite.
     Algernon Montgomery Lacey or “Algy” is a cousin of Biggles, who is posted to Biggles' flight in 266 Squadron by the influence of his aunt. Despite initial misgivings, the two soon become very close friends and eventually Algy adopts the role of Biggles' second in command. In the books set in the 1930s, Algy, Ginger and Smyth become Biggles' regular companions.
     W.E. Johns was a First World War pilot, although his own career did not parallel that of Biggles particularly closely. The author's initial war service was with the infantry, fighting at Gallipoli and on the Macedonian front. He was commissioned, seconded into the RFC in September 1917 and posted back to England for flight training, serving in England as a flying instructor until August 1918 when he transferred to the Western Front. On 16 September 1918 his De Havilland DH4 was shot down on a bombing raid. His observer, Lieutenant Amey, was killed (in two of the stories in Biggles Learns to Fly observers flying with Biggles are killed or badly wounded) but Johns survived to be taken prisoner of war. Johns remained with the RAF until 1927, although his final rank was Flying Officer (equivalent to Lieutenant in the RFC) rather than the "Captain" of his pen name.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2016C	Captain Al "Algy" Coleman, JUST RELEASED	$40.00

For 2015 there will be 6 different Collectors Club Membership Sets to choose from.
Each set will include the following:

The 2014 Collectors Club Annual, and Product List Supplement,
The 2015 Calendar and
The Adventures of Billy Bishop, A Graphic Novel by Alex Credidio

The purchase of any of the membership sets automatically makes you a member of the John Jenkins Collectors Club.
There is no necessity, however, to join the club to purchase Collectors Club figures.

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.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2015A	Raid on St. Francis, 60th (Royal American) Regt. of Foot, Private Jenkins (Includes figure, Club Annual, Calendar and Graphic Novel)	$46.00

     ‘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.
     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. 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 damnation.
   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.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2015B	Raid on St. Francis, Father Jenkins (Includes figure, Club Annual, Calendar and Graphic Novel)	$46.00

By 1915, World War I was stalled on the Western Front. Rather than continuing with attacks in Belgium and France, the Allied Powers were debating going on the offensive in another region of the conflict. 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 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.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2015C	Battle of Gallipoli, Digger Jenkins (Includes figure, Club Annual, Calendar and Graphic Novel)	$46.00

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.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2015D	Great War, USMC 1918, Private Jenkins (Includes figure, Club Annual, Calendar and Graphic Novel)	$46.00

The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the houses of Lancaster and York. They were fought in several sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487, although there was related fighting before and after this period. The conflict resulted from social and financial troubles that followed the Hundred Years' War, combined with the mental infirmity and weak rule of Henry VI, which revived interest in the alternative claim to the throne of Richard, Duke of York.
The final victory went to a Lancastrian claimant, Henry Tudor, who defeated the last Yorkist king, Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth Field. After assuming the throne as Henry VII, Henry Tudor married Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV, thereby uniting the two houses. In an era leading to what is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age" of Elizabeth, the House of Tudor ruled England and Wales until 1603.

Item #	Description	Price
JJCLUB2015R	The War of the Roses, Richard Jenkins (Includes figure, Club Annual, Calendar and Graphic Novel)	$46.00
JJCLUB2015H	The War of the Roses, Henry Jenkins (Includes figure, Club Annual, Calendar and Graphic Novel)	$46.00

Item #	Description	Price
JJClub2014A	British Light Infantry, 55th Foot Regiment, Private Jenkins	$43.00
JJClub2014B	British Royal Engineers, Lt. D.P. Jenkins - The Peninsular War	$43.00
JJClub2014C	Army Service Corps, 9th Divisional Train Asc, 104th Company - Private Benjamin Davies with Pack Horse	$88.00
JJCLUB2013A	British, 35^th Regiment of Foot, Private Jenkins	$42.00
JJCLUB2013B	British 95^th Rifles, 2^nd Battalion, Captain John Jenkins	$42.00
JJCLUB2013C	Capt.William Stanley Jenkins	$40.00
JJCLUB 2012A	The Battle On The Monongahela 1755, Samuel “Sandy” Jenkins, Wagoner*	$37.00
JJCLUB 2012B	The Anglo-Zulu War, 24^th (The 2^nd Warwickshire) Regiment Of Foot, Pvt. James Jenkins, and Pvt. David Jenkins (These two figures are designed to supplement existing collections and will not be part of a new series.)	$72.00
JJCLUB2011A	Ranger Jenkins	$35.00
JJClub2011b	ADC Jenkins-Worth, Battle of Chippewa War of 1812 (purchase of this figure makes you a member of the collectors' club). Comes with 2010 annual, product list and 2011 calendar.	$70.00

JJCLUBSET19	Jacobite Rebellion, Regiment Royal Ecossois, Officer with Colonel's Colors, JUST RELEASED	$60.00
JJCLUBSET18	Battle of Fort Carillon, Ticonderoga 8^th July 1758, Lieutenant General Marquis de Montcalm, JUST RELEASED	$42.00
JJClubset16	Travelling Blacksmith's Forge - Raid on St. Francis	$80.00
JJClubset15	Roger's Servant - Battle on Snowshoes	$39.00 SOLD OUT!
JJClubset14	Mortar Wagon	$75.00
JJClubset12	Lieutenant Francis James Buchanan, and Light Coehorn Mortar	$43.00
JJClubset10	Battle On The Monongahela 1755 Lieutenant Spendelowe, and Midshipman Haynes	$72.00
JJClubset09	The Battle of Chippawa, 5^th July 1814 Captain JOHN NORTON, “THE SNIPE” -Mohawk War Chief	$38.00 SOLD OUT!
JJClubset08	Battle On The Monongahela 1755 VIRGINIA LIGHT HORSE, CAPTAIN ROBERT STEWART, with Wounded Horse	$78.00 SOLD OUT
JJClubset07	Red Jacket, Chief of the Senecas, Battle of Chippewa.	$38.00 SOLD OUT!

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