armor.rb

class Armor < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :back_id, :character_id, :chest_id, :feet_id, :hands_id, :head_id, :legs_id, :shoulder_id, :waist_id, :finger_id
  belongs_to :character

  [:back, :chest, :feet, :hands, :head, :legs, :shoulder, :waist, :finger].each do |part|
    belongs_to part, :class_name => 'ArmorItem'
    define_method part do
    
      # what do I place here?  I'm using :class_name to route it to an ArmorItem
      ArmorItem.find(:part[_id])
      
    end
  end
  
end