Sorry I havn't replied sooner, I just made a random weekend roadtrip all over texas, so I've been a bit busy putting close to 2k miles on my car since thursday. But yea... I've been toying with the tattoo pretty much non-stop since i posted this picture. For the most part it's a size v. detail debate. Not to mention how I'm gonna incorporate "freedom isn't free" into the tattoo. I'm not really worried about pain, as I have built up quite a tolerance for it. I'm dtill debating as to whether thats a good or bad thing. lol.

Another thing is, that I want to absolutely sold on my tattoo design before I get it, and although I am absolutely in love with a field cross for my "support the troops" tattoo, I have also been considering other designs such as the folded American flag being exchanged hands, an American flag in general, a 21 gun salute, the faceless soldier, or a combination.

Yea I wasnt expecting them to be cheap, I was just hoping that a design such as the one I posted wouldnt bee anymore than $300, so the feedback has been excellent. But if I continue my sketching, I'm sure it'll end up as a $300 tat. lol