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quick. im getting a tat tomorrow and im getting the space wolf icon on my left bicep. i need a decent sized pic of the icon big enough to fit on it. pics will follow i need it quickly.

 

Erm. Ahem.

 

Ok, where to begin.

 

I noticed in your profile (forgive me but I had to find out how old you were on this one) that your main interests are girls and warhammer . . . and you want to get a Wolfie tatoo on your bicep. So you plan on taking the mention of "girls" off your list of interests, right? And perhaps add it instead to your list of "pipe dreams"?

 

Do you really want to explain to a girl that you had the emblem of a sci-fi/fantasy army (reminder here sci-fi stands for science FICTION) permanently tatooed on your bicep?

 

You: "Oh baby they're so cool, they can take an insane amount of plasma and power weaponry . . . all my opponents faint dead away when they see my drop pods come screaming down from the heavens!!"

Her: "uh . . . "

You: "Yeah, and they have these blood claws that get like a biskillion attacks on the charge. But watch out, they get jumpy if you don't have an independent character leading them."

Her: "uh . . . "

 

Also I must comment on the fact that you want to get a tatoo and you obviously haven't done your research to know that the tat you want to get is EXACTLY what you want branded on your body until you are 90 years old and dying. Tats aren't something you really want to do in a "quick" fashion.

 

I love my space wolves, too, man, but I beg you to reconsider this one . . . don't do it. For you own sake.

 

But hey, thats just me. I'm not a real fan of tats, anyway. I've only ever seen one tat that was really awesome, and that is the one my older brother got on his upper arm/shoulder of one of the monsters from the kids book "Where the Wild things are" under a palm tree. Sweet. That is something that completely crosses all age/gender/socio-economic barriers, but I'm not so sure about the space wolf (or any wh40k) emblem . . .

 

But I'd be interested to hear other people's opinions.

Seriously reconsider. Sleep on it, then if you are still going to get one, sleep on it again.

 

Theres either going to be a day where you wish you hadn't done it, or a day that you were glad that you didn't do it.

 

I've been thinking about getting a tattoo for years. Its just a matter of where and what.

 

You are 18 - thats when my little sister got her tat. Its a chinese one and looks no good. its on her foot. its completely pointless.

 

Anyway thats my opinion. And if are counting on making your biceps bigger through lifting weights, the tattoo is going to stretch and distort

i have thought about it and my girl friend/fiance is keen on it and likes it. besides its a wolf so i can pass it off as just wolfie.

 

im getting it tomorrow and well im going to give it to the artist say i would like this and let him take it from there. trust me i am very serious about tatoos. i have often questioned and argued against my own friends tatoos and why they got them.

 

i will post pics later today since it already is tomorrow. 1:34 am

Dude, trust me. Sleep on it. Currently, I've got my whole back done, my chest, and my right calf. Every time I walk into Funhouse to get work done, I see some dumb kid getting flash inked into him and someone else getting some flash covered up. My friends have tattoo'd each other drunk and had less regrets than the guys I see getting unoriginal crap pooped onto their bodies. I know you're probably reading this, saying, "Man, I'll never regret it! This fool doesn't even know what he's talking about!" Give it a year. My back was initially going to be some big ass tribal dragon I saw in the window. I went back home, mulled it over, now its a depiction of Thor fighting Jormugand against crashing waves and a stormy sky while lightning streaks and valkyries line the clouds to carry Thor's body to Valhalla (they end up killing each other in the end). Anyway, the point is, when you get work done, it's gotta be yours. It's gotta come from your imagination, not some trademark. This reminds me of a V:TM player I used to hang with who ended up getting the Gangrel symbol on his left pectoral. Biggest mistake of his life, A) because vampires are not as cool as space marines, and B ) It was a generic, unimaginative tat that meant absolutely nothing beyond face value to him. He dates fat chicks now. :wink:

 

Edit:: And you should never be so ashamed of a tat that you have to "pass it off" to anyone. That's number one right there bud. If you're gonna be insecure about it, don't get it. I'm not tryin to be a jerk about it, I'm just trying to give you a little helpful advice. If you're dead set on a 40k tat, try some canon. Get a depiction of Russ returning at the Wolftime or work a sleeve tribute to the whole chapter. You don't need to get it finished in one sitting. You could prolly put the money to the initial outline and work it over time. I can almost guarantee you'll be much more proud of it when it's done.

Sorry bud i couldnt find any decent sized pictures. Did you try your codex? there are a few in there that you could have blown up at kinkos or something.

 

As for all the guys telling him their opinion.. Although there may be grounds and base to what your saying its not really our call to tell this guy how to live his life.. if he wants to do it he is going to do it regardless of what any of us say.

 

Good luck on the tat bro and I hope it comes out well for you!

Godspear, your back tattoo sounds amazing, any chance of any photos of that? Personally I've been planning to get one but want to get fitter first so i can take my shirt off in public with pride and not scare people with my belly. (I'm getting there slowly)
Godspear, your back tattoo sounds amazing, any chance of any photos of that?

 

Seconded

 

This might turn into a "Show (pride in) your Colors" Thread ;) Got Norse Mythology all over my left upper arm...we went a bit overboard, as only Mjöllnir was planned in the beginning... I´ll get some decent pics asap...

well its done and it is one awesome wolf on my back. my friend did a free hand and i took the icon and said " i would like something of a cross between these two. he took the feral looking wolf and and the back ground of the icon and well its amazing im posting pics as soon as the bandage comes off

Just a quick ad-on to this, I've been thinking of getting a 13th company insignia on my back right shoulderblade, myself. However, I'm curious. Are there any other 13th company icons other than the wolf with the blood moon?

 

And before someone jumps on me to "sleep on it", I've been "sleeping on it" for about four years now. :teehee: Just haven't had the money.

  • 4 years later...

afternoon gentlemen and good morning to those state side. yes i realize that this is one hell of a necropost however it has to do with the current topic. i got this tattoo (the one higher up in the thread, not at the end of my post) 4 years ago or so and its time to update it. currently Im getting Wyrd Bid Ful Alread on my shoulder blades in elder futhark however i want to get runes around the diamond itself as im really starting to expand my artwork.

 

im currently torn between two verses to outline it in.

 

I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

 

It sates itself on the life-blood of fated men, paints red the powers' homes with crimson gore. Black become the sun's beams in the summers that follow, weathers all treacherous. Do you still seek to know? And what? Brothers will fight and kill each other, sisters' children will defile kinship. It is harsh in the world, whoredom rife an axe age, a sword age shields are riven a wind age, a wolf age before the world goes headlong. No man will have mercy on another

 

 

just wondering what your thoughts were on this so hit me up and let me know.

 

front tattoo

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/305296_1992432770181_1224245015_31950116_6882636_n.jpg

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