outerlimits Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 thinking about a tatoo (mid-age crisis). gonna do a TA-11 reticle, but i'm pretty hairy. how the heck does one look like once the hair grows back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ong45 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 How about you just keep yourself shaved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 How thick is the hair?? Draw it on you w/ a sharpie - that'll give you some kind of idea, anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 tatoos are good and cool when you are 30 or even 40, but somehow loose all that goodness and coolness when you reach 50 and beyond....think about it first, then again, then again...kind of like carpentry, measure three times before you cut.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 think about it first, then again, then again...kind of like carpentry, measure three times before you cut.. .................then pray to Reagan for guidance..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 So, the guy didn't ask what your opinion of getting a tattoo was... just how it'd look when hair grew back over it... BTW - I've seen a lot of ink on folks older than 50 that looks great. Proper care is key, as is selection of something that isn't some impulse design that you'll later consider vulgar or otherwise unsavory... They don't have to look like purple-black blobs twenty years later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Alright Dave..... It will probably look like crap when he gets tired of shaving it and lets the hair grow to obscure the original design....that is when they start wondering how to get them off.... Remember, think thrice, tattoo once..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 i'd avoid any tattoos while in prison. fwiw lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) i'd avoid any tattoos while in prison And don't bend over to pick up the soap.... Edited April 18, 2006 by XRe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Unless you are the baddest sumbitch in the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 With the new Inks that they have the Tatoos end up lasting longer and looking better. Give Jamie Craig a call at Point Blank Tatoo in Hutchinson KS. He can fill you in. Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 With the new Inks that they have the Tatoos end up lasting longer and looking better. Give Jamie Craig a call at Point Blank Tatoo in Hutchinson KS. He can fill you in. Ivan i've seen jamie's legs/arms...but he ain't that hairy. i almost got one when i got out of boot amp in 71...stood in line in s.d. waiting to get the obligatory "usmc bulldog"...decided at that point what if the crotch was not good. anyway, 35 years later...here i am. still think a BAC reticle would look cool...besides, most of the tatoos i see i have no idea wtf they're supposed to be, so why not a reticle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Butch, You'll be fine. For you, either on your calf or your arm and maybe even your forearm would be best. One things for sure....you're hairy. I'm about half way done with my sleeves and have a theme for finishing my right leg out. Just gotta get the funds now. I won't go into the beliefs of tattoos but if you want one get one. There are more than a few good places in Sac to get it done. Right off the top of my head, Old Tyme Tattoo on 28th is a good shop. As for Whitey! My guy is in Fairfield, but Whitey is a Sac legend. Tell him "Arnie" sent you. Good luck and have fun with it and let your imagination go crazy. SPC Richard A. White, Senior Medic 249th MP Detachment (EACF) Camp Humphreys, ROK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Those of you that have seen me realize, I'm a gorilla! I have three Tats! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 blackdragon We're happy for you...glad you like them...but they aren't for everyone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Tightloop, So you HAVE seen them!!! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaG Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Tattoos and open guns.........got 2 of each and all I can say is they are ADDICTIVE! DaG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Yes they are! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 If I am going to spend my money on someone's ink "art", I don't want to have to be the frame....I want to hang it on the wall...LOL And NO, I have not seen them, but have heard about them....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hair over them makes 'em look like shit. Either keep yourself shaved, or put it where there's not much hair! Definitely DO draw it on with a sharpie, specially if it's going to be someplace YOU CAN SEE it Just trust me And yes, once you get one, you'll end up with more. Tats open up a whole new world even valley girls like me can be included into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Alright Grrl... Tell us about yours....what and when and especially where.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 tatoos are good and cool when you are 30 or even 40, but somehow loose all that goodness and coolness when you reach 50 and beyond....think about it first, then again, then again...kind of like carpentry, measure three times before you cut.. I don't know about that ---- Carol got her first one in her late fifties, the second for her 60th birthday. They still look good...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Nik I meant that if you got it when you were 19, what it would look like when you were 60....the ink might still be good, but the frame might have a few wrinkles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) OuterLimits, Here's a guy you may want to talk to. Shamelessly lifted from: http://www.frontsightmagazine.org/archives...AN06feature.pdf Edited April 19, 2006 by ChuckS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Kim's the man! First off, I don't care how bad a day that you've had shooting. Hang out with him for 10 minutes, and you'll be rolling! I miss him and all the folks at Norco! Back on topic. He's got a TON of ink work, and is one of the few people, myself included, that truly takes care of the ink. When he's at the range, he's regularly applying sunblock to help with maintaining the quality of the artwork he has. As for spending money on tattooes vs. "art". For some of us, tattooes are works of art and the varying skin tones, colors and textures add to the beauty. I love the work that I've had done, and will much, much more before I'm over. SPC Richard A. White, Senior Medic 249th MP Detachment (EACF) Camp Humphreys, ROK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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