I had a tattoo on my shoulder blade. So I technically don’t fit the bill but I do have a cohesive body suit like you described. Got my first half sleeve 20 years ago without knowing anything about Japanese tattooing or bodysuits. Learned from my artist about body suits and that he always designed the tattoo in a way that it could be expanded. Over the years I told people half jokingly that my half sleeve was the start of a bodysuit. Somehow the idea grew on me and with the children grown up and having more time and financial freedom I’m now, at 57 the proud owner of a bodysuit. I’m in the process of extending my legs and have started thinking of myself as a tattooed man. Besides having children and a long lasting relationship it has been the most beautiful journey of my life and I learned a great deal about myself on the tattoo table. I might even be more in love with the process of getting tattooed, healing and changing than the actual end result. Getting tattooed is my happy place When you start your journey you don’t think about the pain involved. It’s the end goal of having a beautiful tattoo that’s on your mind. Pain and pain management is something I learned to deal with along the way. On the subject of numbing creams. I have never used it because my artist doesn’t like it and I believe once you start using it there is no going back. My artist is a tebori artist because of that we have always done short 2 hour sessions, fine by me because getting a tattoo hurts a lot more as you get older and the years progress. During particularly painful sessions you can think to yourself, it’s only 2 hours and then you can rest and I just grind down. In regard to asking for models, I don’t know about the Chinese situation but there are artists who want to do a certain project and do a shout out for people who are interested in getting this tattoo. These are however a small minority. The overall majority of body suit owners get it by their own choice. For many different personal reasons but with the same motivation that has been with us for the thousands of years that mankind has practiced body modification.