ISO Accent? Or is this another "We give you one key, you don't deserve another." like a lot of keysets these days, considering there has been a reply on 40s kitting but not the ISO Accent.
The ThemeWhy Pompeii and lava? It's pretty much known that lava didn't reach Pompeii, right? The eruption wasn't an effusive type which produces lava flows to a great extent, it was explosive (Plinian/Vesuvian eruption (wonder where they got that name from)), so instead of flowing lava it was mainly an eruption based on ash, pumice and ending with pyroclastic flows which is superheated gas and other volcanic materials (ash, pumice, rock fragments, etc). If it was just volcano themed? Sure, makes sense. But for
Pompeii? I'm not seeing the connection other than volcano go boom. Not even Herculaneum which was much closer got hit by lava.
Also,
The NoveltiesSome of these I think are fantastic, the
Temple of Jupiter 'skyline'? The volcano eruption for the most part? The broken pillars of the past? Great, looks good, I dig these.
Where I think it falls apart is on a lot of the others.
R1.1 - Isn't this the bust of the
Statue of David used in a lot of Vaporwave styling? Which was made 1400+ years after the destruction of Pompeii?
R1.2 - I feel like a skull, whilst sure, death and destruction and volcano. Sticks out and doesn't fit the vibe of the set other than it being about as said, Death and Destruction
R1.3 - Struggling to even make out what this one is, is it a pot? A ruined bust?
R1.4 - Is this meant to be a hand melting because of the heat? (See comments below)
R1.5 - I take it this is a
Stone Pine which is common around the Pompeii area, and often in ancient records it was stated that the eruption from Vesuvius looked like one of these. Even was written down by Pliny the Younger (same Pliny as to why it's called a Plinian style eruption). The theme fits, but I feel most people won't understand the reference for it. (I asked some people what they thought and answers I've got are burning pizza and lava through a valley as two examples.)
R3.Both - I like these.
R4.1-4 - Whilst I can't speak for the dead, putting inaccurate deaths of people where it looks like they're getting consumed by lava? Just doesn't fit the vibe. You've got some cracking ones with ruins, let the dead rest and do more ruins of their legacy which still stands. (Would you do drowning people for an ancient flood themed set? People buried by rocks for an ancient earthquake?) There is so much history in this time period, in this area, which you could call from here.
R4.5+6 - These I also really like.
