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I would put this in the Warhammer 40k discussion but it is for fantasy as well.

What is appropriate when you are modeling in specifically nudity? As some of you may know I am toying with the idea of doing a Slaanesh army for both 40k and fantasy as it is my favorite Chaos God. What is the point where it is not PG-13? I am looking to game in GW stores when I am back stateside and I love to model. My deffinition of PG-13 maybe different than yours, I am looking for a middle ground, and why I am coming to the Dakka Dakka community, as I have been a avid follower since I was younger person. I went and posted this on my facebook and most are the same as my opinion of ambiguous.

Where do you draw the line in all honesty without offending someone?

Or keep it safe and just toy around with Orks and Space Wolves? As I recently departed with my IG that I have had since I was 10.

Avoid full frontal nudity and genitals. Boobs are in. Innuendo is in. Overt sex or sex acts is a bit much.
You should see plenty of skin, some nipples, maybe a come get some body posture but no BJs.
That's my advise.

I think when you've broken out the modelling tools to make your Daemonettes more anotomically correct you've gone a little too far. At that point you need to dial it back and start painting. You're an adult (maybe) playing a game with other adults, spending adult money. It's not a big deal to paint the nips on your models.

Our Dakka user Sersi has got a really great blog/thread about what he's doing and there is a lot of great stuff in there. You may want to check it out.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/235930.page

And don't be modelling your minis dry humping their opponents. Watch a little porn/hentai and afterwards when you're painting/modelling think to yourself.....ummm NO.

AustonT wrote:Avoid full frontal nudity and genitals. Boobs are in. Innuendo is in. Overt sex or sex acts is a bit much.
You should see plenty of skin, some nipples, maybe a come get some body posture but no BJs.
That's my advise.

+1. Well put.

First, offending no one is a fool's errand. Some people are going to be offended by any sexuality on 'toys', or any confluence of sexuality and violence.

Personally, I would aim for the "Cover of Sports Illustrated" level of sexuality. Think swimsuit level exposure. I myself would not be offended at more than that, but I think it's a reasonable level to expect people to tolerate. If your models have no more exposed flesh than they might see walking past a newsstand in any American city, then I think you should expect some tolerance.

Again, I think you could go further than that (and indeed, GW themselves has done so), but I think that's a reasonable level.

Finally, remember that Slaanesh isn't just about sexuality and nudity (and sexuality isn't just about nudity). Slaanesh is about excess, indulgence, obsession, hedonism, narcissism, etc. I think that a scantily clad daemonette licking blood off a knife captures Slaanesh much better than a fully nude one just posing. A well posed and sculpted model like Sigvald the Magnificent embodies Slaanesh just as well, if not better, than just a naked daemonette.

Not only is Slaanesh not just about nudity, this is also the battlefield aspect of Slaanesh. While there may well be pleasure cults, mass orgies, and lots of naked hijinks, Slaaneshi troops are just as fearsome in war as all the other daemonic armies, so they aren't posing for boudoir shots on the battlefield.

Having said all that, they are YOUR models. If you want to spend time and money converting them for "Awesome Boobage", go right head. Just have some toned down 'back rankers' to keep the mundanes off your back if needed.