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FITZZ wrote: As for the question of maturity,I think that anyone who could be tantilized by a 2 inch plastic figure,nude or other wise,is in need of a great deal more contact with the opposite sex.

Well, time to pack up and go ladies and gentlemen. I believe FITZZ has this in the bag.
FTW

Things like nudity on miniatures simply brings out the immaturity in our Warhammer community.



After reading through the four pages on this thread, I am at a loss for words, I could have sworn the people here at DakkaDakka were more respectful than this.

Disappointing, to say the least.

Dedrith wrote:Things like nudity on miniatures simply brings out the immaturity in our Warhammer community.

Yeah, I can't believe how many people aren't mature enough to handle seeing a tiny pewter boob or dong without throwing a fit.

Mistress of minis wrote:Just like in the movies, I feel we're a long ways from equal opporunity in regards to full frontal nudity.

I dunno how many times I head "Watchmen was awesome except for the that blue dudes #$%^ hanging out all the time".

If the blue dude had been a blue chick the whining would have been minimal.

Yeah, the whole "Dr. Long Island" thing was a bit on the hypocritical side. But who was it doing the bitching? Dudes. But I digress.

Nudity on minis is fine so long as there is a logical reason why the character would be baring skin. Otherwise, there's no real point. I dunno about you, but given the option in say, a football game, I'll be wearing my cup instead of swinging lumber. Might be the same occurs to warrior-types, yes?

While we don't raise other people's kids, bear in mind that when playing against a child, the responsible thing to do would be to exercise some common decency.

lord_blackfang wrote:

Dedrith wrote:Things like nudity on miniatures simply brings out the immaturity in our Warhammer community.

Yeah, I can't believe how many people aren't mature enough to handle seeing a tiny pewter boob or dong without throwing a fit.

I would like to thank you for proving my point.

Games Workshop doesn't appreciate such obscenities, so as a war gaming community, neither should we.

Dedrith wrote:

lord_blackfang wrote:

Dedrith wrote:Things like nudity on miniatures simply brings out the immaturity in our Warhammer community.

Yeah, I can't believe how many people aren't mature enough to handle seeing a tiny pewter boob or dong without throwing a fit.

I would like to thank you for proving my point.

Games Workshop doesn't appreciate such obscenities, so as a war gaming community, neither should we.

No,as a community we should be a colection of diverse individulals who think for ourselves,and concerning what GW doesn't appreciate,don't get me started on things GW has done,that as a contributor to their sales,I don't appreciate.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Who cares about nudity?

It never ceases to amaze me that people will cry foul over nudity on miniatures in a game where the good guys are warrior monks hell-bent on genocide.

I don't object to the nudity, nor the depiction of it. I find the people that get a little too aroused/excited by sculpting dongs and giant breasts on every model they can get their hands on a little sad/creepy...

I'll cut you some slack when your 15. When your 35 and your really proud of the giant vagina you sculpted on the front of your land raider and can't stop giggling about it or going out of your way to show it to every one?!?

While I'm OK with gratuitously-naked Daemonettes and such, I'm not really sure anybody really needs to have erect phalli or otherwise anatomically-correct genitalia on their wargaming models.

I think boobs are funny so why not put them on the battle field

Oh and another thing, warhammer fantasy is based a few hundred years ago and back then there was alot of poverty so is alright to put boobs on mini's

hmmm i wonder if orks like boobs?

calgarisgay wrote:I think boobs are funny so why not put them on the battle field

Oh and another thing, warhammer fantasy is based a few hundred years ago and back then there was alot of poverty so is alright to put boobs on mini's

hmmm i wonder if orks like boobs?

I wouldn't advise this, you might find yourself laughed at by the other wargamers...

It is art but keep it tasteful

My Plaguereaper will feature a dildo for it's Pus Cannon. It will only come out for private games, but it will be pretty stinkin' epic. One of my Slaaneshi banners also has a pair hanging from it, to make up for the boobage otherwise present in the army.

Yes, and the streakers take the field!

I don't have anything against it per se, I just hate the idea of painting a miniature wang .

Painting miniature boobs would be right up my street though .

I'm 12 and up until a month ago, i figured that if adults wanted *ahem* minis with their anatomy showing, then they could have minis with their anatomy showing. I didn't care less. But then mum, whilst in my local GW saw a guy in his 30s with a Forge World Greater Daemon of Slaanesh.

I came within an inch of being permenantly been banned from 40k...

Well since the game is for ages 12 and up i see no reason for GW to be so conservative. I think when i was that age i was all into the nudity =D As long as its not Space marines with dongs I'm fine.

As miniature painting is an art form aside from the actual gaming aspect. There is a place for nudity on a model. But you have to have a good reason for it aside from "Hurr, BO0bIes!"

But on the table top, its not really needed, aside from like a slaanesh army or witch elves. Its not really practical for average joe guardsmen to get his wang out.

Boss 'eadbreaka wrote:I'm 12 and up until a month ago, i figured that if adults wanted *ahem* minis with their anatomy showing, then they could have minis with their anatomy showing. I didn't care less. But then mum, whilst in my local GW saw a guy in his 30s with a Forge World Greater Daemon of Slaanesh.

I came within an inch of being permenantly been banned from 40k...

Definitely a good point. Remeber ladies and gentlemen, this is a community game. If you want your minnies to look like the result of squirrel-butsex then you sould keep it to yourself. Kids play these games you know.

Or at least keep it tasteful...

JohnHwangDD wrote:Or at least keep it tasteful...

See,the above mini,with various adeptations/conversions,could easily be used in a Dark Eldar Whych unit,Slaanesh Army (WHFB or 40k) or hell,just a simple Chaos undivided army,perhaps even alterd to represent Daemonettes,and I honestly wouldn't see the problem with it.

Nudity on mini's isnt worth it i think. It usually looks goofy if anything. I'm not against it, with either gender. But unless you make you minis nakey for historical reasons, or they're like slaanesh demons, why bother? If you find the boobies on your succubus mini hot, let me introduce you to the internetz. You'll be much more satisfied, unless of course nude figurines are like your "thing". I'll have to respcet that. To each his own i guess.

*directs Norwulf to the 'OMG I just acidentally my whole army thread'*

(Wait...was that thing locked?)

Cryonicleech wrote:Alright...

Nudity is, technically, art. Even in a miniature form. So, they have a right to do so.

But, I'm sick of mini's with the overly sized "Assets", who do absolutely nothing but show off their "Assets".

Come on! You're in the middle of a damn battlefield, show some common sense (rather than skin) and get yourself some armor of some kind.

Hedonistic Pleasure Daemons would be, of course, incomplete without said "Assets", and are excused from the above argument.

But, a little off topic, it's not like the new plastic Slaanesh Daemonettes evoke anything than utter disgust...

Ditto. I don't think there's a problem with it; heck, there's some models where fluff-wise it's very appropriate, but it's when models with no reason for nudity end up like Ivy in Soul Calibur IV that it gets ridiculous =P Learn the meaning of the word 'armour'!

Personally, i belive that if you have the ability to spend long tiresoem hours painting up a beautiful nude model (many renaisance artists, botticelli, rembrant, ect, did this) then you have the maturity to paint such a model, use it. If your a dirty little fool who just slaps a coat of paint on it, your never going to get it to look graphic enough to be offensive anyway.

Dedrith wrote:

lord_blackfang wrote:

Dedrith wrote:Things like nudity on miniatures simply brings out the immaturity in our Warhammer community.

Yeah, I can't believe how many people aren't mature enough to handle seeing a tiny pewter boob or dong without throwing a fit.

I would like to thank you for proving my point.

Games Workshop doesn't appreciate such obscenities, so as a war gaming community, neither should we.

Get a grip and keep that holy than thou to your self thanks.

Tauzor, I hardly find that comment necessary. If you want to go around flaming people you can do it somewhere else.

Cant agree with the nudity thing, fluff-wise arguments? nonsense, if all models followed fluff we'd have a hugely different game.
Historical reasons, oh come on, someone cited the celts earlier, loincloths were the very least they had on, disagree, check your history.

As for the daemonettes et all, even a bra would help things, they really dont need to have fully exposed parts imo.

Ontop of this you have the minors argument, they do have access to these models for better or worse.

You can throw the freedom of choice thing around all you want but what happened to moral/corporate responsability?

Dedrith wrote:Tauzor, I hardly find that comment necessary. If you want to go around flaming people you can do it somewhere else.

I find it was nescessary to point out to you , not everybody shares your point of view , so wind your neck in.

Does it really matter? youre gonna have to answer the birds and the bee's question someday...... but yes, keep it tastefull and i'd rather my kids found out about it from a sister of battle or a DE [provided they're not stupidly young] than from internet porn.

I never said that i think that the sight ofa nude chest is turning all fo our gentle little future is going to be warped perverts
no it's find in all respects (IMO) just none of the OMG [insert wheterver you want]
It doesn't help that i spend most of my free time alone in a corner painting models instead of hanging with friends
adding in the factor that im painting nekkid models with everything showing isn't going to
A) help my social status
or B)let me ever buy or stay in a LGS ever again without parental supervision