Alien Contact: Controversial Subject matter.

[Torn blue sky]

In addition, I don't really agree with ANY nudity in miniatures, let alone pictures of them. Most of the time (which this dio may diverge from), these minis are sophmorish, immature, and glorified. It doesn't need to be made, so why? I include GW Daemonettes here for 2 reasons: 1. I just don't think these minis are in good taste and 2. They are the objectification of women (ever seen a naked male figure from GW?)

RE: point 2, yes. Any garden variety barbarian figure you'll find as a standard pretty much anywhere, a nekid man wearing nothing more than a rag to cover his modesty. Maybe the standard has made it less objectionable, much in the same way much fewer people seem to object to semi naked females in any given genre these days. You could , however, reasonably argue that the afore mentioned barbarianesque models are quite objectifying toward men.
I respect your viewpoint of course, one mans meat is anothers poison and all that. Just food for thought.

Speakign of which, those burgers are overdue...

 

[Torn blue sky]

Imperial Infantrymans Primer on aliens - Smash the xenos, wipe them up, and shove them off the face of the earth. Mash that dirty xenos scum, kick 'em in the teeth where it hurts. Kill! Kill! Kill! The filthy bastard xenos, I hate 'em! I hate 'em! Aaargh! Aaargh!

I have also had a thought about wargaming not being for kids. Call of Duty 4 has a huge 18 rated logo on the front and back of the box due to the scenes of violence and war. Manhunt has a Warning Parental Advisory logo on the front of it due to the torture/murder porn. Assault on Black Reach has a 3+ logo on it due to small parts.

And yet the afore mentioned computer games still find themselves into the hands of kids the same age as gamer kids. The kid doesn't (or shouldn't) control censorship, the parent should. That aside, how many of the blokes in here grew up playing at soldiers? We grew up watching the likes of Hogans Heros and the Great Escape at xmas, war was brilliant, wasn't it? Now think how many of you thought past the blaze of glory to rape, murder, massive violence, blood , guts and the reality that it could quite easily be your blood and/or guts in a heartbeat?

More food for thought.

 

[cannon_fodder]

But that's my point.....
the male barbarians are covered in the most specific area, but females seldom cover up. Apparently, only men are modest in barbarian society.

Also, I do not consider 'half-naked' offensive, as it is impossible to not be desensitized to that aspect in a society which covets the bikini. I do, however, think certain things shouldn't be seen by everyone...

 

[JesterzUSMC]

But that's my point.....
the male barbarians are covered in the most specific area, but females seldom cover up. Apparently, only men are modest in barbarian society.

Also, I do not consider 'half-naked' offensive, as it is impossible to not be desensitized to that aspect in a society which covets the bikini. I do, however, think certain things shouldn't be seen by everyone...

Sculpting and casting a wang is difficult.
The market is driven toward nerdy, generally girlfriend-less, virgin, pubescent males...surprise, slap a set o' tits on a piece o' lead and you just made a SALE!
Nekkid females require LESS sculpting and material, while nekkid males require more!
Nekkid men are gross, all hanging out and protrude-y, while nekkid femmes are beautious all prettified, neat and tidy.

just some thoughts that bounce and jiggle in my head.

 

[cannon_fodder]

I'd type but I'm laughing too hard. . . )

 

[Torn blue sky]

I dunno, there are actually nekid man minis kicking about. Bugger if I remember who does them.
There is also the cost of resource, and time. Time is money! Resource is money!

How is it though, that no one is drawing nekid chicks in the snow? I've lost count of the amount of penises i've seen scrawled on car roofs these past few weeks...My mate drove to work with one on his for 2 days before he noticed lol!

 

[cannon_fodder]

I don't even know how to respond

 

[Torn blue sky]

I didn't know where to look. It's understandable.

 

[Shellshock]

Sculpting and casting a wang is difficult.

haha quote of the thread.

 

[cassar]

I dunno, there are actually nekid man minis kicking about. Bugger if I remember who does them.
There is also the cost of resource, and time. Time is money! Resource is money!

How is it though, that no one is drawing nekid chicks in the snow? I've lost count of the amount of penises i've seen scrawled on car roofs these past few weeks...My mate drove to work with one on his for 2 days before he noticed lol!

no boobs? boobs are great.
i once made a number plate for a friends car out of cardboard "papa, echoe, november, 15 he drove around for about three days before he was pulled over by traffic and asked where he got the personalised plate from?

 

[gohkm]

haha quote of the thread.

I had a come-back in my head for that, but when I read that, my mind just went blank .

 

[Torn blue sky]

no boobs? Boobs are great.
I once made a number plate for a friends car out of cardboard "papa, echoe, november, 15 he drove around for about three days before he was pulled over by traffic and asked where he got the personalised plate from?

brilliant!

 

[JesterzUSMC]

I dunno, there are actually nekid man minis kicking about. Bugger if I remember who does them...

hmmm, Kev? Nekkid Kev?

I was going to say.."Hmmm, could it be-ee, SAY-TEN?!" but decided to keep on topic.

 

[PegaZus]

This discussion is rapidly becoming Freak Bar material.

I heartily approve.

 

[Torn blue sky]

It was gettng far too serious, lets face it.

 

[JesterzUSMC]

we can get out of the bar, but once we've entered it, the taint is eternal...lol.

 

[freakinacage]

I've lost count of the amount of penises i've scrawled on car roofs these past few weeks..

fixed for you

 

[BPI]

Someone asked for a naked Kev? Here's Kevinicus...

http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/pack.php?pack=1648

...and the winning results of the Dress-A-Kev sculpting comp...
http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/range.php?range_id=65

B.

 

[LegionoftheCow]

@Cannonfodder

Truthfully, I cant stand when people say showing boobs is objectifying women. They are boobs on a metal model, boobs are for all intents and purposes, an attractive shape. A penis is not, and most girls agree that it is not, regardless of whether they like them or not.

However a man baring full chest and showing off some leg is quite attractive, and to be honest possibly even more so because the "bits" are hidden. You dont see many nude male models because women arent generally as into that, they like the concepts.

So objectifying of men would not look the same (to us all) as women because men are visual and women are conceptual.

The fact is, that while this diorama suggests a concept, it does not SHOW it occuring


That is what makes it great, without going "too far" in my opinion

 

[Dragonsreach]

But that's my point.....
the male barbarians are covered in the most specific area, but females seldom cover up. Apparently, only men are modest in barbarian society. Really? see the link below.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/28703

Sculpting and casting a wang is difficult. No its not, anyone of us can roll a sausage out of greenstuff.

The market is driven toward nerdy, generally girlfriend-less, virgin, pubescent males...surprise, slap a set o' tits on a piece o' lead and you just made a SALE!
Nekkid females require LESS sculpting and material, while nekkid males require more!
Nekkid men are gross, all hanging out and protrude-y, while nekkid femmes are beautious all prettified, neat and tidy. <Sarcasm?>