So, we’re now seeing the Death Korps of Krieg cosmetic set recycle into the FOMO mtx store.
However, there are some issues with this that painfully undercut the value of these “premium” sets, and the fact that Fatshark is charging extra for these is quite frankly…somewhat absurd.
First, the Zealot seems to have gotten a proper helmet this time around. The set previously just had a stupid zealot flap gasmask with a Death Korps Grenadier skull on it, that looked truly stupid, now it’s got a proper helmet. This is a huge change from the last time the set was made available, and while I applaud a proper helmet being introduced, it appears to be trying to get people who bought the set before to buy something that should have been there to begin with, which feels painfully scummy.
Likewise, the Ogryn just got the gas mask last time, and had to pay for the helmet, now it appears its just being included in the base set. For people that bought the sets last time around, this feels too feels scummy.
More to the point however, the Zealot helmet somehow manages to be…wrong, if it’s going for the Grenadier thing. The skull bit doesn’t extend far enough, the eyepieces are both badly proportioned and incorrectly positioned, while the helmet shape is wrong and lacks the frontal reinforced Aquila plate and the flare extends too far.
What we’re getting now looks almost Darth Vader-ey or like the Fedayeen Saddam
Second the Veteran is still…AWFUL. It still looks like the Adia artist in China just referenced a comic-con cosplay outfit made from random army surplus bits instead of the actual Forgeworld models and 40k artwork.
The chest rebreather is still monstrously oversized, it should fit entirely within the chest webbing, not extend outside of it. It looks like a huge empty breadbag and clips into nearly everything the Vet is wearing.
FS first tried to fix this by just pancaking it, making it even more stupid, but it needs a complete rework. It’s should be sized just like the Psyker one.
Next, the web gear is again, badly modeled and wrong
This looks weird, that doesn’t lay naturally at all
Somehow FS avoided the issue with this set…looks great here.
More to the point however, this webbing is also…wrong. The back should be Y-straps.
This isn’t even getting into issues with the coat being too short or its tails “breaking” and sticking straight out at times, nor the helmet/gas mask being totally off, with eye pieces that are bigger than they should be, incorrectly placed, the helmet crest too tall, and the flare too long.
TL;DR: This set has serious quality problems for the premium that’s being charged here, and anyone who bought the Zealot/Ogryn skin last time really should get the Helmet skin for free.
