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I saw this on the website homepage BTW.

Anyway, I think that obviously the old highly suggestive IG models don't make any sense, but then again, neither does much else in 40k. I think it's really about the art/fun/looking awesome that drives the imagery and appearance of the models. While no SoB are going to wear heels into battle, it looks cool. Nudity of models isn't the only thing that isn't practical; the Leman Russes don't have any room in the turret for more than a single crew member, and with that, they don't have room for the breech of the gun or the ammo. However, I don't really care about that or the fact that they have no suspension system because it looks awesome.

Dracheous wrote: Just watch the evolution of the skirt from the 1920's to today. At one time, knees were a private thing, only for those successful men who bedded the woman in marriage to see.

Very true - go to an earlier period and it was actually ankles.

Now as long as I don't see your clit its all chill.

Wait. What. Really. What the heck .... using an absurd statement to highlight a point is an effective literary tool but I think you may have stretched it a bit here.

Monster Rain wrote:

Skriker wrote:Proper female troops/officers should look exactly like the male members of the force,

No they shouldn't.

Male and female uniforms are often different in real life.

Dress uniforms may have a different look, but standard field issued combat dress is the same. So you could argue that Mordian female troopers could have a different uniform from mordian male troopers, but other forces should look the same.

Skriker


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Murdock129 wrote:

Skriker wrote:Proper female troops/officers should look exactly like the male members of the force, but then you would expect a female fantasy warrior to wear full suits of armor and not just chainmail bikinis either. In painting and the like showing off the human form and its intricacies is part of the process. Painting good human forms is a skill that takes some time to achieve. Showing a lot of skin on a wargaming miniature is just kind of pointless and converting those IG into weaing bikinis and ball gags may show some interesting converting abilities, it also marks you for the freak you really are. Definitely a real reason to go out and get a date for some people.

You realize this is just plain insulting towards the end and really ruins your integrity when you resort to calling those who so something you don't agree with a freak

You do realize that you apparently can't understand a joking humorous comment when you see one? My integrity is quite intact, thank you very much.

Skriker

Redbeard wrote:Most men wouldn't mind being sexually objectified. Women apparently do.

Most men believe they would like to be treated as sexual objects , and haven't been. Many women have been viewed as exclusively sexual objects, and many appear not to like the experience.

I don't know what the big deal is. So theres some tits out. Big fething wup.

I think if someone wants to buy/build a nude model, let them. I will buy a well-sculpted nude or scantilly clad female model without a doubt. Theres no big deal.

The Commissar, for instance, could have been asleep with her shirt open too enable her to cool off when the enemy attacked. Or she could have had it blown open by a nearby explosion.

The Eldar scene, can have a lot of things about to happen. A commissar could walk around the tank and execute them all. The guy 'whipping it out' could have needed a pee, or have his head in a Rangers crosshairs. The guy with the breastplate could be giving it back or removing it so that the gun guy can get a perfect shot straight through the Eldar's heart (cos we all know guard flashlights suck).

As for all you 'promoting violence' people, yeah rape is bad, but there is no sex taking place, therein it is not a "rape" diorama. Why some of you are comparing this to Vietnam or whatever, i don't get it.

And art is whatever the painter/sculpter defines as 'art'

We have blood gore and guts, genocide and dastardly plans in miniature wargames and these themes never cross the line... but somehow a pair of boobs, or and other private parts, natural parts of the human body does?...Give me strength

What's the point of having realism in a game that's not real in the first place? Who care if a model has some bare skin? It's not real, it's just a make believe game... I mean if I wanted to create an army of giant mutant doughnut men for a 40k army, there is nothing stopping me, and this can be applied to nude minis; just because some skin is showing, doesn't mean they are going to get shot, for all you know they could have some forcefield round them and they could be running round nude because they know that they cannot be easily shot and killed so they though they would piss the enemy off.

That is my point

Hello,
Expanding further on the female commisar with her bits out there, yes she could have came out like that, as I was in the Army you did not wear anything to bed except maybe boots, as the sleeping bags were just to warm, the boots you left on just in case, as well as to pervent things from crawling into them.

Regards,
Carl

Thare1774 wrote:Often while browsing CMON I see nude female miniatures that people paint. It doesn't offend me at all, I just don't get it. For example I saw two today, the first was a female commissar wearing only a trench coat and pants and boots. Breasts exposed as well as her whole upper torso all the way down nearly to her crotch. Why in the world would a female commissar be naked? What is the value of that model? I would think people in this hobby would rather see a really well sculpted legitimate female commissar in full uniform appropriate for gameplay. The second example I saw was a diorama basically depicting the rape of an Eldar female captured by some guardsmen. One had her breastplate in his hands and she was topless on the ground while another guardsmen had his pants unbuttoned and others were watching in amusement. It was really well painted and put together, but what is the motivation to depict a rape scene when it could have just been the same scene minus the rape and nudity? I think in MOST cases it cheapens the time and effort put into creating it, What do you think?

In the end, EVERYONE likes porn

Mannahnin wrote:
There are plenty of nude figures out there, however, which are nice little works of art and make sense in their context. Whether nude Celtic berserkers, or the old Juan Diaz metal Daemonettes, or some Frazetta or Boris Vallejo-inspired barbarian warriors, savage maidens, or Greek gods and goddesses.

We live in the US where Sex is bad mmmmmk don't you all know that? Nude models don't offend me because of this reason they are intended for art and not porn. I would think a lady with crab claws would need some kind of "attractive" value to seduce their prey. Also ancient historicals are just being accurate with their nudity. Celtic berserkers thought it to be honorable to fight in the nude it was also a way to show off masculinity. We see this a lot in ancient Europe and even with Native Americans.

Point is we need to pull the stick out of out butts. The Victorian age is over let move on.

KingCracker wrote:



In the end, EVERYONE likes porn

All I can think about from this quote is that warcraft video

The Internet....


Is for Porn.


The Internet...

Is for porn.

Piston Honda wrote:

KingCracker wrote:



In the end, EVERYONE likes porn

All I can think about from this quote is that warcraft video

The Internet....


Is for Porn.


The Internet...

Is for porn.

That was originally from a show called Avenue Q.