- 1800
- Twelve months after unearthing the Rosetta Stone, Napoleon's troops in Egypt uncover a large, ancient Egyptian artifact. It is taken to Paris for exhibition, but ends up in storage.
- 1940
- Germany occupies France. In the vaults of the Louvre Museum the artifact is found and taken to Berlin. Himmler learns of the artifact and commissions a team from the Ahnenerbe, the Nazi Occult Bureau, to investigate.
- 1941
- German scientists discover that the artifact is a gateway back to Earth's prehistoric past. Teams are sent back and return with living dinosaurs.
- 1942
- Hitler orders the creation of a new weapon of terror - the Kreigsclaw - units of mounted dinosaurs and pterodactyls.
The famous film director Dino de Laurentis is commissioned to make a propaganda film demonstrating Germany's conquest of the primeval forces of nature.
* (historical information from the research of Greg Hallam)
Eureka Miniatures U.S.A. Jurassic Reich figures will preview at Historicon in July.
There are four variants of the Kriegclaw Gruppe (mounted) figures, and three variants of the Pterowaffe (Stukasaurus) figures. All of the figures are 28mm.
The mounted figures are $13.50 USD and the flying figures (flight stand not included) are $12.50 USD.
The complete Kriegclaw Mounted Gruppe (four variants) is $48.00 USD. The Stukasaurus squadron (three variants) is $34 USD.
For those who want the complete Kriegclaw Lightning War unit, the price for all seven figures is $77.00 USD.
All of these figures can be pre-ordered for Historicon pick-up.