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I'm stepping up my narratives to start including my own design sketches and artwork. One thing that I want to include are some interactions between Neos / Initiates / Sword Brethren / Marshals while in a Chapter Keep or Ship. 

 

One thing I've been wondering about, when out of their Power / TDA / Centurion armor, how do you envision the uniform? Is there even a uniform? Monastic robes? Tabards? Different types of uniforms befitting ranks in a more modern style? I have only really found one image that comes from official GW artwork:

 

http://i.imgur.com/0Bgy5MQ.png

 

I've got some sketches that I'm going to upload once I scan them, but I wanted to know if anyone here have their own take on things. 

 

I envision a hybrid of monastic robes and modern military uniform. Surely there are forms of training that take place out of armor as well so there's another category as well. 

 

Any and all thoughts are welcome. 

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Sigismund was wearing a simple robe with a cross stylized on the chest...

Khârn was wearing pants tied with a rope around the waist...

 

Ultramarines from the Omnibus were wearing robes as well when not in Armor...

 

I'd say something along the robe with a cross on the front and back or maybe just pants... seeing that Marines need to be in and out of armor fast... and a body glove might block

integration points for the Power Armour...

 

Seeing that art though, got me quite disappointed... I was expecting Marines to have 2 layers of armour... an internal one similar to a Crysis Suit without a helmet or a basic scout armor

and an additional armor which is the actual Space Marine Power Armor on top of that...

According to '​The Eternal Crusader​', Helbrecht is depicted changing into:

"​Robes- many-layered priestly garb in bone white. Over that went a thick, black woolen habit, embroidered with the fluted cross of the order." ​Quoted from "The Eternal Crusader" by Guy Haley, page 9

 

​Further on in the book, it goes on to say that the Brethren (Men of the fighting companies) were wearing rough penitent robes. Although a specific color was not really alluded to, I would assume black here as well.

 

​So, it would seem that, according to BT written lore, robes are the way to go. Saying that, I would assume they wear something different when training, similar to the aforementioned body glove or something similar when not in full plate. Just my thoughts.

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"A gaggle of junior officers were clustered around the enormous figure of Kul Gilad, who in deference to the occasion had divested himself of his armour and wore a plain black and white surplice over his matt-black bodyglove."

 

There ya go bud, from Priests of Mars which I'm currently rereading

t art though, got me quite disappointed... I was expecting Marines to have 2 layers of armour... an internal one similar to a Crysis Suit without a helmet or a basic scout armor

and an additional armor which is the actual Space Marine Power Armor on top of that...

They do. It's the Black Carapace and it's subdermal.

 

http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Carapace

 

http://i.imgur.com/B5qqRZi.jpg

 

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http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lord-Inquisitor-Character-Render-3.png

 

And a cutaway of armour itself.

 

http://orig08.deviantart.net/fa24/f/2013/318/1/7/powerarmour_by_mikhailsavier-d6u712u.jpg

Are those from the same artist? That imagery of the shirtless Astartes with carapace extrusions is the definitive illustration for me; it perfectly shows the distinction of Astartes from even the greatest men in both size and the advancement of the extra 'building.'

Are those from the same artist? That imagery of the shirtless Astartes with carapace extrusions is the definitive illustration for me; it perfectly shows the distinction of Astartes from even the greatest men in both size and the advancement of the extra 'building.'

The two middle images are renders from the fanmade Lord Inquisitor movie. Here's more of the same. This really showcases the bulk and armoured nature of even a naked Marine. In general, this is pure canon. This IS how the Black Carapace looks. 

 

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