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**Cheesecat**

Guitardian wrote:I just think they should be more brutal and bulky instead of stripped down power bra stripper boots. It fits the 40k theme better. I really don't care about sci/fantasy cliches of hot chicks in skimpy armor, or what wierd S&M fetishes go into the idealism of it, they just don't look that tough. I think it's kind of lame and wouldn't want to field an army of 14 yr sci/fantasy fetish models if I'm playing a game about giant killing machines, superhuman hulks, and horrid aliens. I had some D&D figs when I was a kid who were doing the chainmail bikini, or short cut robe sorceress thing for an outfit and they were embarrassing back then as they are now. Dragon magazine had a cartoon back in the 80s where some chick is in the tavern, in her big boob chainmail bikini outfit chatting with some lusty gamer looking guy.. bunch of arrows stuck in her armored areas... and the quote underneath is "...thankfully I was wearing my armor..." kind of shows whats up with women characters in games mostly played by men. Why aren't they tanked up like the guys are? oh yeah... cuz they're chicks. When I see a fat angry bald lesbo bitch model for sister supreme I'll be a little more convinced.

Brutal and bulky, is not the theme of warhammer 40k the theme of warhammer 40k is grimdark and the rule of cool. If nuns with guns wearing power armor shaped to there fine feminine figure that feature breast cups, is consider cool

and grimdark then warhammer 40k has it.

**bravelybravesirrobin**

Melissia wrote:
Blanche set the visual tone of 40k.

People keep saying this, but I don't see it. Blanche's art doesn't fit in with 40k in any way.

What!!?

Blanche is the definitive 40K artist. He produced some of the earliest artwork for 40K. Between him and Jes Goodwin they came up with what the world of 40k looks like. His art is scratchy, wild, crazed and energetic. It incorporates lots of gothic designs as well as some stylistic features that are actually present in gothic period artwork such as the oddly proportioned figures.

If Blanche isn't a 40k artist then who on earth is?

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Melissia wrote:
bravelybravesirrobin wrote:
Melissia wrote:There, we will have to disagree.

I think it looks stupid, not cool . Cool would be if they gave a medieval knight appearance to their armor, like futuristic gothic plate mail-- which they kinda do, except for the chest and abdomen. Which clash hideously with the rest of the armor. Instead it looks like they let that farce of an artist (when it comes to the female form at any rate) John Blanche get far more input into the artistic design than he ever deserved, and so he decided "they need giant tits and corsets".

Course, they must have reigned him in somewhat, or they'd have looked like [edit: removed the link, I just realized it's NSFW. I must be tired if I didn't realize most of his art regarding women is fetish porn...]

See I happen to think that John Blanche is a great artist and next to Jes the guy most responsible for the GW aesthetic. I love his work and I wished more models looked like it.

John Blanche MIGHT be a good artist, if you get hit in the head and forget what real art is like and all, but he cannot draw women to save his life.

I'm a little amused by this as I just spent my Saturday in an art gallery.

I was looking at examples of Japanese esoteric buddhist artwork.

A lot of it was done in inks and is scratchy, oddly proportioned and very stylised. I guess it must be bad art too.

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Asrodrig wrote:Sorry for going back to the OT, but here's some pictures I like. Sorry if I've posted any repeats.

This is extremely well done but the corset is wrong. Although shaped like a corset it should be metal textured not leather.

**Melissia**

Cheesecat wrote:the rule of cool.

So when are they getting rid of the very uncool looking corset?

**Terminus**

To each his own, again. I think the corsets look very cool.

**Cheesecat**

Melissia wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:the rule of cool.
So when are they getting rid of the very uncool looking corset?

Well too a bunch of greasy nerds who play with toy soldiers, those corsets that capture the lovely curves of the sisters are considered cool.

**Terminus**

Well, one instance where corsets are not cool is cosplay. I don't know what it is about miniature gaming, but the prevalence of obesity eclipses even video gamers or general sci-fi/fantasy geeks, and that unfortunate trend extends to the (miniscule) female subsection of the mini-wargamer population.

Nothing worse than a fat chick in a corset.

They look badass on Jes' miniatures, though, especially if they are painted well.

**Asrodrig**

I saw a big fat guy dressed as Sailor Saturn once.

**WARBOSS TZOO**

Asrodrig wrote:I saw a big fat guy dressed as Sailor Saturn once.

Sailor Bubba! Man, I love that guy.

Terminus wrote:Yikes, I may be intrigued, but nowhere near curious enough to venture into THAT cesspool.

Yeah, sorry, saw it there too. I'll keep an eye out for it again though.

**Terminus**

Whut?

**Emperors Faithful**

I've seen worse cosplays. Much worse.
*considers posting image*

...No.

**bravelybravesirrobin**

Man-fey anyone?

I'm lucky enough that I live in Japan where obesity is incredibly rare. The one time I actually went to a cos-play event all the cosplayers, boys and girls, were incredibly hot.

**Emperors Faithful**

Please, please, please. We've already talked about Chainsaw phalic symbols and corsets. Please(!) let's not drag this thread down into the realms of Cosplay fail.

**Nightsbane**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Please, please, please. We've already talked about Chainsaw phalic symbols and corsets. Please(!) let's not drag this thread down into the realms of Cosplay fail.

lest the warp swallow us whole.

**Skizzik_NZ**

Nightsbane wrote:
Emperors Faithful wrote:Please, please, please. We've already talked about Chainsaw phalic symbols and corsets. Please(!) let's not drag this thread down into the realms of Cosplay fail.

lest the warp swallow us whole.

That could be a better alternative...

**Kilkrazy**

I recommend you to do research in DeviantArt which has a substantial collection of 40K material, much of which is rubbish but some of which is rather good. You can also commission work from some of the artists.

Apart from that I think this thread has fulfilled its useful ife, so I will now lock it.

If someone wants it to be unlocked, please feel free to contact another moderator.