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Other Stuff => General Wargames and Hobby Discussion => Topic started by: beefcake on 13 January 2015, 09:31:55 PM
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I ready this article.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/boob-plate-armor-would-kill-you
Makes some very good points about practical armour for females.
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Interesting article.
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Yep. Not the first time I've seen an article try and point that out.
Most of the silly nonsense we know doesn't bug me much, but that's a point that sticks. Bare bits and other impractical things are silly and all, but they're not actively self-defeating in the same way a breastplate that's designed to crush your chest is.
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(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/commissarmoody/needtorethinkmychoiceofattire.png) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/commissarmoody/media/needtorethinkmychoiceofattire.png.html)
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Hmmmm. Sci-fi, historical or fantasy?
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There was once a Citadel fighter model which was a sturdy female Valkyrie type. Basically she just had a chain hauberk, helm and shield, with a few operatic flowing bits of cloth. Not sexy (unless you like them really big), not saucy, just practical.
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So who gets the best woman in armour award in minis then?
Red Box Games has a whole bunch of rather sensibly armoured women who are tough as nails and full of character.
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For 15mm, Peter Pig's female vikings are quite good: http://www.peterpig.co.uk/range9_vykings.htm (http://www.peterpig.co.uk/range9_vykings.htm)
For 28mm, have a look at:
http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatures_html/32MM/historical/Dark%20Age/vikings/32mm-FemaleVikings.htm (http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatures_html/32MM/historical/Dark%20Age/vikings/32mm-FemaleVikings.htm)
http://red-box-games.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=107 (http://red-box-games.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=107)
http://www.thunderboltmountain.com/products/8300-human-female-warrior (http://www.thunderboltmountain.com/products/8300-human-female-warrior)
Hm, I just realize those are all in chain mail - seems I haven't found a realistic set of plate armor on female minis yet...
Cheers
Shandy
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Does it also work for tall female armour?
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Red Box Games has a whole bunch of rather sensibly armoured women who are tough as nails and full of character.
Seconding this.
For Sci-Fi, I'd say Kev White must have more than a few on the Hasslefree site.
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Does it also work for tall female armour?
I'll get me coat, then. ;D Though yeah, Tor.com is a bit Social Justice Warrior-y, but this time I agree. The design of a lot of female armour in pop culture is so poor and obviously centred around the male gaze, that even boob plates can seem 'normal'.
Did I link to Repair Her Armor (http://repair-her-armor.tumblr.com/) before? Updates seem to have stalled and some of the redrawers you wish could draw in the first place, but as a big ol' showcase of rubbish female armour it does it's job showing just how widespread the problem is.
Scurv: following the Tor article... The Assault Group (http://www.theassaultgroup.co.uk/index.php?prod=1439)?
(http://www.theassaultgroup.co.uk/assets/Liz_Group.jpg)
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The article In the first post :)