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Thats right folks, who amung you has a 40k tattoo?

Do you have a 40k tattoo? What is it? Why did you get it?

Have you seen someone with a 40k tattoo? What was it? Did they even know what it was?

How do you all feel on the topic? Is having a permenant mark on your body taking the hobby too far?

I see 40k tattoos everywere and more often than not the person has no idea were the icon or symbol came from. I personally love tattoos and think its a beautiful art and form of expression.

Ive seen the 8 pointed star of chaos AT LEAST a dozen times. Ive seen a guy with a huge lude daemonette on his arm (awsome tat btw ), a dude with the flesh tearers symbol on his shoulder, and others I cant call to mind right now.

I don't feel it's taking it too far at all, people get tattoos of the things they love, be it women, cars, art, or 40k. I'd liken it to someone getting a tattoo of one of H.R. Geiger's creations or Star Wars, or any other fictional universe that holds special meaning for the individual. Now this isn't to say that all 40k tattoos are awesome, just like any other tattoo, you're going to see ones that just make you wonder, 'did they actually pay for that?'. If it's done right, then more power to them, Lord knows I'd like to see more chaos runes and Aquilas running around, then it would make fellow hobbyists easy to recognize lol, sort of like Warrior Lodges...

On another note, I've noticed a higher proportion of 40k tattoos amongst military personnel, I don't know if this has anything to do with the more widely accepted view of tattoos in the military or with the fact that our lives are usually grim dark enough that we find a link to ourselves in 40k.

Either way the most badass 40k tattoo i've seen was a simple Aquila , however the awesome-ness came from the fact that said tattoo was on the forearm of a salty old bearded ex-special forces guy that used to work out with us when I was in stationed in Coronado, CA. That was the moment I realized that we as a community...are Legion...

It's okay to love 40k....just don't Looooove 40k.

If/when I get the money, and stop being such a pussy, I'd love to get laser hair removal on my back so that I could then get the Aquila scarified from shoulder blade to shoulder blade.

I don't think it is any worse than 90% of what people get. At least it means something to the person, and they usually are cool looking symbols anyway.

I personally would never do it because I'm a bit of a closet nerd. But if others want to wear it on their skin, more power to them.

Here's mine, although I didn't get it specifically to relate to 40k, I did use a 40k image for the design.

So because of an agreement based on an Apoc game a while ago, I plan on getting the symbol of Erik Morkai across the back; surely enough, when Googling the symbol, I came across the BC thread where somebody was doing the same thing! Great Space Wolves think alike!

Though I already sport several tattoos, I don't know if I'd ever get a 40k one. I was tempted for a while to get an Eve Online one when I was hard and heavy into that game, but I decided to get a t-shirt instead. I have never seen a 40k tattoo myself, though there are some pretty sweet designs out there, like the aquila with the writing "My sword is...My shield is...In the Emperor's name let none survive"...you get the point.

On a side note any tatoo specifically relating to warhammer of any kind is a breach of GW I.P. and illegal.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&pageMode=multi&categoryId=§ion=&pIndex=3&aId=3900002&start=4

Under "T-shirts, Clothes, Tatoos and the Like"

Though I have seen some very cool ones done.

I think that is taking the hobby too far if you get a tatt related directly to WH40K but if its an idea based around it then that a little better. personally i would never get a tattoo of any kind.

Shas'O Dorian wrote:On a side note any tatoo specifically relating to warhammer of any kind is a breach of GW I.P. and illegal.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&pageMode=multi&categoryId=§ion=&pIndex=3&aId=3900002&start=4

Under "T-shirts, Clothes, Tatoos and the Like"

Though I have seen some very cool ones done.

What are they gonna do, cut off my wrist?

Warhammer tats are illegal, huh?
<sighs deeply as he pulls out a hacksaw to remove his right arm>

Beer_&_Bolters wrote:Warhammer tats are illegal, huh?
<sighs deeply as he pulls out a hacksaw to remove his right arm>

Nah, you don't need a hacksaw. Just a cheese-grater.

Its kind of dumb by GW making 40k or fantasy Tatts illegal to have. Hey GW, its free advertisment for your company.

If GW ip wants to go to such measures to protect it's self they better be paying for the tat-removal

BTW one of the managers at my local GW has the chaos star on his arm LOL XD

GW and "sound marketing decisions" are idiosyncrasies at best.

I don't think aquillas would be a problem, though. You could always just say you're a Roman Legionaire at heart. Or a Nazi, but people might not like that one...

Corrode wrote:

Shas'O Dorian wrote:On a side note any tatoo specifically relating to warhammer of any kind is a breach of GW I.P. and illegal.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&pageMode=multi&categoryId=§ion=&pIndex=3&aId=3900002&start=4

Under "T-shirts, Clothes, Tatoos and the Like"

Though I have seen some very cool ones done.

What are they gonna do, cut off my wrist?

Don't tempt them. . .

Shas'O Dorian wrote:On a side note any tatoo specifically relating to warhammer of any kind is a breach of GW I.P. and illegal.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&pageMode=multi&categoryId=§ion=&pIndex=3&aId=3900002&start=4

Under "T-shirts, Clothes, Tatoos and the Like"

Though I have seen some very cool ones done.

If they want to remove the scar design of the eight pointed star from my flank and sue Buddha for having come up with it first they're welcome to try.

As much as its pretty epic, its a tad obsessive don't you think?

Shas'O Dorian wrote:On a side note any tatoo specifically relating to warhammer of any kind is a breach of GW I.P. and illegal.

I doubt they would do much about it.
a) who's gonna pay for the removal?
b) who's gonna report it- "ooh, that's a registered trademark of GWS inc. 2000..."
c) who's gonna sue a gamer for having a tattoo?

Fafnir wrote:

Beer_&_Bolters wrote:Warhammer tats are illegal, huh?
<sighs deeply as he pulls out a hacksaw to remove his right arm>

Nah, you don't need a hacksaw. Just a cheese-grater.

I've heard a mixture of salt and lemon juice is good for helping cheese-grater wounds heal too.

Right...A&E is chock-full with cheese-grater-related injuries...Such a high mortality rate...

Gw are too uptight about their IP.
about shirts and tats
A) Why don't you sell T-shirts? I'd buy 'em
B) why would you even bother ripping on people with tats?

I think GW would have way more fans if they didnt have a big old stick up their butts. I would love to see a "Warhammer tattoo competition"
and again, what the shpadoinkle is stopping you from making t-shirts?!?!?!

GW Tatoo IP wrote:As always, we cannot allow third parties to obtain money from our intellectual property...

If they really go overboard and come after you ask them to prove that you paid for the service.

Tattoos are usually seen on toolbags. In order to get 40K/whatever game tattoo, you'd have to be a super duper kameyameya toolbag.


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Commander Endova wrote:If/when I get the money, and stop being such a pussy, I'd love to get laser hair removal on my back so that I could then get the Aquila scarified from shoulder blade to shoulder blade.

I'm guessing the pussy portion is related to the scarification/tattoo, since the laser hair removal isn't very painful at all.

Unfortunately, this plan will backfire terribly on you, since laser hair removal is not permanent, and the darker pigment of the scar/tattoo will interfere with any follow-up attempts to remove hair. You'll have to wax or shave after that.

Toolbag or not, that guy is buying your games and putting money in your pocket. Punishing him for being your fan is shpadoinklingly redarded!!

I don't have any 40k tattoos or tattoos in general but I know Dave Taylor has the Aquila and a Mark of the Blood Pact.

If I were to get something 40k related as a tattoo eventually I would consider what I use as my avatar.

Get Imperial Aquila. Look like Nazi.

Terminus wrote:Tattoos are usually seen on toolbags. In order to get 40K/whatever game tattoo, you'd have to be a super duper kameyameya toolbag.


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Commander Endova wrote:If/when I get the money, and stop being such a pussy, I'd love to get laser hair removal on my back so that I could then get the Aquila scarified from shoulder blade to shoulder blade.

I'm guessing the pussy portion is related to the scarification/tattoo, since the laser hair removal isn't very painful at all.

Unfortunately, this plan will backfire terribly on you, since laser hair removal is not permanent, and the darker pigment of the scar/tattoo will interfere with any follow-up attempts to remove hair. You'll have to wax or shave after that.

I fail to see how tattoos make you a tool bag. Now I understand there are some horrible white trash, poorly done, or just the same tat everyone and there mom has.

But many of the tattoos that the crowd of people I hang out with are pieces of art and personal expression. No tattoos are not the symbol of uniqueness and rebellion they once were as everyone has tattoos, but I still think they are a great art and way to show ur devotion and thing you have passion for in life.

I dont think id ever get a 40k tattoo as I don’t particularly feel that strongly about any philosophy in 40k, but I wouldn’t knock anyone down if they did. Actually think it shows a level of commitment I would never give to this hobby, but good for them.



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Anyone else have tattos to post?

Terminus wrote:Tattoos are usually seen on toolbags. In order to get 40K/whatever game tattoo, you'd have to be a super duper kameyameya toolbag.

well aren't you prejudice, millions of people have tattoos. toolbags may like tattoos, but definetly not all people with tattoos are toolbags.

Pyro-Druid wrote:

GW Tatoo IP wrote:As always, we cannot allow third parties to obtain money from our intellectual property...

If they really go overboard and come after you ask them to prove that you paid for the service.

that the main point, GW would only be able to go after the tattooist and as 99.9% of tattooist use cash only there is no hard evidence that they did it