Short female armour article

[beefcake]

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.

[zizi666]

Interesting article.
 

[FramFramson]

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.

[commissarmoody]

[commissarmoody]

Hmmmm. Sci-fi, historical or fantasy?

[Cubs]

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.

[Jorny]

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.

[shandy]

For 15mm, Peter Pig's female vikings are quite good: 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://red-box-games.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=107
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

[Vermis]

Does it also work for tall female armour?

[FramFramson]

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.

[Vermis]

Does it also work for tall female armour?

I'll get me coat, then. 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 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?

[beefcake]

The article In the first post