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um i'm covered and i have no gw related goodness. must rectify thus. (30/35 hrs of tattooing in 5 years)

I've got 2 tattoos but no 40k in the near future. I've thought about it but this is somethingI am going to have to live with the rest of my life and not regret... that is the big thing with tattoos.

I have some pics of 40k related tats and a couple of others in a photobucket from a similar thread else where..

Take a gander. http://s1036.photobucket.com/albums/a445/mabbon/tattoos/

wife drew this a while ago, would be tempted to get this inked if I thought someone would do it justice.

Tell your wife to get a job at GW, she deserves it.

She tried, John Blanche liked it, but it was not what they were looking for, we figured not enough spikes :-)

Druidic wrote:She tried, John Blanche liked it, but it was not what they were looking for, we figured not enough spikes :-)

The great artisan-mage John Blanche says its good? Who cares what Jervis thinks man, Blanchitsu always. Tell your wife I think her art is awesome.

Very nice Druidic. Complements to the wife. I have no Gw stuff. I have text from Marcus Aurelius scrawled across my chest and a skeletal pirate with a buxom pirate wench sitting on his lap on my shoulder. So I may not be the person to ask but "A mind without purpose will wander in dark places" does sound good.

I worry that if I got one I would lose my middle class intellectual sophistication.

If I had to have one, I'd get the Aquila on my left arm, high up...

Henners91 wrote:I worry that if I got one I would lose my middle class intellectual sophistication.

If I had to have one, I'd get the Aquila on my left arm, high up...

Screw that! People think you're uber-though because they believe even getting a tattoo on your arm equals a razor bladed enema self administration!

@shaman: That bloody handprint chaos symbol you have a picture of is awesome!

@druidic: That picture your wife drew is also awesome. I know what you mean about finding someone to do it justice, though. It could be a pain in the ass to find someone who can handle all that detail.

Ive been planning on getting an Ork Glyph. Thats probably the only GW tat Id ever get. And itd most likely be on my forearm somewhere. I like my tats being visable. Hell Ive got my zodiac on my hand for christ sakes. Now let me tell you, that area between your thumb and pointer finger, is some painful skin to get a tattoo on.

I am almost completely covered now (Except for my elbows to wrists... silly dress codes!)

Here are the only 4 I have pictures for. These are all from when I'm 18. I've had them for 3+ years now, and I still love them. Each one has a emotional meaning for me, even though they are or look like they are from 40k.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc102/IbnRashim/Tattoos/p_00097.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc102/IbnRashim/Tattoos/mytatto.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc102/IbnRashim/Tattoos/back_left_tattoo.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc102/IbnRashim/Tattoos/back_right_tattoo.jpg

I have the Metallica Ninja Star in the middle of my back between my shoulder blades . . . for some reason your spine and the area next to it hurts a lot when havng a needle stabbed into it . . . stupid nerves =p

I would get it filled in (couldn't afford it at the time), but I'm not sure I can face the pain of spinal tattoos again . . . I'll pick somewhere less painful for the next one lol

Oshova

Nope. I'd kinda like to get one, but I don't know what. Even then, chances are it would not be anything 40k or even GW.

I must say, after working at GW, then wanting to emblazon my body with something that is theirs doesn't really appeal to me lol

But if I could come up with a great idea that incorporated an idea of either Dark Angels or Dark Eldar, then that would be alright. But it would have to actually mean something to me, and not just make me look like I've been marked by an ex-employer lol

Oshova

I've got a Crux Terminatus on my left shoulder with a Dark Angel crest on the skull. Beneath it I have a scroll that says "And They Shall Know No Fear". I'm gonna keep adding more goodies to it in the future.

I have "Marneus Calgar" tattooed in a circle right below my anal cavity. Every time I take a dump I say, "Hey Marneus, roll a cover save, you dirtbag!"

he always fails.

Furthermore, I would not recommend getting a tattoo in the anus. It is actually extremely excruciatingly painful. In Romo We Trust.

Oshova wrote:I have the Metallica Ninja Star in the middle of my back between my shoulder blades . . . for some reason your spine and the area next to it hurts a lot when havng a needle stabbed into it . . . stupid nerves =p

I would get it filled in (couldn't afford it at the time), but I'm not sure I can face the pain of spinal tattoos again . . . I'll pick somewhere less painful for the next one lol

Oshova

i have a fairly large phoenix and some words covering the top of my back...
as of now it is only the outline//wording (color appointment is in 2 days!) is done, but just that hurt more than any other ink ive gotten...
im anxiously awaiting and dreading getting it colored...

i would like to get warhammer ink, im thinking an aquila on my left arm and a mechanicus skull on my right, simple flat black symbols right below the inside of my elbow on my forearm...
failing that, i would get a full detail//color deathwing symbol, with the sword and wings and all

but on the note of gaming tattoos, i do have 2 tattoos from diablo 2, one on each ankle...
it is more of a friendship thing than a video game thing (2 of my buds got them the same time, one on his chest the other on his back), but i love what they mean in both ways
+100 internets to who ever can tell me the name of the symbols and what they mean!

The first is a Zod rune which adds indestructible to any item. I think the second is Fal. Been a while since I played. IIRC there is no rune word that is just Zod and Fal, so I will go with the obvious and combine what they do:

Indestructible Strength?

KingCracker wrote:Ive been planning on getting an Ork Glyph. Thats probably the only GW tat Id ever get. And itd most likely be on my forearm somewhere. I like my tats being visable. Hell Ive got my zodiac on my hand for christ sakes. Now let me tell you, that area between your thumb and pointer finger, is some painful skin to get a tattoo on.

Damn! I've always wanted to get a (non horus/ra) open eye in my left palm but always stopped short not so much in fear of pain but more about people telling me a hand tat fades away quickly due to skin changing a lot in that area .
Job issues do count minorly as well since my not so lightly tatooed right arm (from shoulder to forearm) is already a bit of an issue when I don t cover it up ( I still think most jobs that don t accept that can go suck it but I have experienced financial crisis as well so for now I will pretend to bow down to the pigs)

Well in some cases having obvious ludicrous tats would definitely stop you being employed (such as a teacher, or as a very formal person) mainly because it detracts from the whole point of the job. Now if the tats were covered, then that is different, and how much skin should a teacher be revealing to students? lol

Oshova

Catyrpelius wrote:I want to get an Imperial Aquila later this summer, and i plan on getting a tatto of a B-52 bomber dropping kittens someday.

+5 interwebz points for anyone that can tell me where the second one comes from.

Questionable Content?

Oshova wrote:Well in some cases having obvious ludicrous tats would definitely stop you being employed (such as a teacher, or as a very formal person) mainly because it detracts from the whole point of the job. Now if the tats were covered, then that is different, and how much skin should a teacher be revealing to students? lol

Oshova

I did make mine smoke weed once (had a bad day,fight with ze missus,fight with ze boss,not getting paid on my other job) back when I was an english sub
Students regarded me as a sort of trim non pg 13 Jack Black since then

Also I think my tat fits my teacher posse since it spells "knowledge is power"

I actually have one 40K tattoo, the Seal of the Inquisition. I want to get another one, a purity seal dedicated to my daughter (kinda cheesey i know, but im a sentimentalist), but i cant find an artist who can do it justice.

El_Gostro wrote:

KingCracker wrote:Ive been planning on getting an Ork Glyph. Thats probably the only GW tat Id ever get. And itd most likely be on my forearm somewhere. I like my tats being visable. Hell Ive got my zodiac on my hand for christ sakes. Now let me tell you, that area between your thumb and pointer finger, is some painful skin to get a tattoo on.

Damn! I've always wanted to get a (non horus/ra) open eye in my left palm but always stopped short not so much in fear of pain but more about people telling me a hand tat fades away quickly due to skin changing a lot in that area .
Job issues do count minorly as well since my not so lightly tatooed right arm (from shoulder to forearm) is already a bit of an issue when I don t cover it up ( I still think most jobs that don t accept that can go suck it but I have experienced financial crisis as well so for now I will pretend to bow down to the pigs)

Oh I should of said its on the TOP side of my hand. But a buddy of mine has a palm tattoo. He said it didnt hurt so bad, but it does fade rather quickly. He usually gets it redone about every 2 years or so.

darkness wins

and im pretty sure claypool wins in regards to b52 kitten bombs...

Heres 2 of my 3. Third still needs a touch up.

Back: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs192.snc1/6454_240934970091_648605091_8557102_575612_n.jpg

Right arm: http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/2892/tat.jpg

Nothing wargaming related just yet. Havn't found anything of that nature I'm willing to have on me forever.

KingCracker wrote:

El_Gostro wrote:

KingCracker wrote:Ive been planning on getting an Ork Glyph. Thats probably the only GW tat Id ever get. And itd most likely be on my forearm somewhere. I like my tats being visable. Hell Ive got my zodiac on my hand for christ sakes. Now let me tell you, that area between your thumb and pointer finger, is some painful skin to get a tattoo on.

Damn! I've always wanted to get a (non horus/ra) open eye in my left palm but always stopped short not so much in fear of pain but more about people telling me a hand tat fades away quickly due to skin changing a lot in that area .
Job issues do count minorly as well since my not so lightly tatooed right arm (from shoulder to forearm) is already a bit of an issue when I don t cover it up ( I still think most jobs that don t accept that can go suck it but I have experienced financial crisis as well so for now I will pretend to bow down to the pigs)

Oh I should of said its on the TOP side of my hand. But a buddy of mine has a palm tattoo. He said it didnt hurt so bad, but it does fade rather quickly. He usually gets it redone about every 2 years or so.

Niiiice , I might just get it done some time

What did your mate get?

rock lord is that darkon from teknoman?

If so awesome.

Wait thats gundam isn't it nevermind.