Brother Christopher's Purple Marines Project

[GSCUprising]

On 10/27/2025 at 9:37 PM, Brother Christopher said:

All around, thank you for all the positivity. I'm super glad you're taking your time to follow what I'm doing.

 

Regarding the second patch of camo  turning on, it's all thanks to you! I was set on painting it over. In the end, I'm glad I left it.

 

 

Yeah, I noticed that just a bit too late. But I've already seen it in your thread (and been meaning to comment but life got in the way) and thought to myself two things: the Slaanesh camo is pretty cool AND it can't be a coincidence that two purple-coloured Marine forces in this forum do some sneakier boys. I sense heresy seeping into my Chapter :P

 

 

This guy.

 

 

 

Initially, he was supposed to be a Lieutenant in a 5-man BladeGuard squad. I've even arranged for However a matching Iron Halo.

 

However, me being me and obsessing about unimportant things (i.e. Chapter and company structure, as well as 'fluff' regarding organisation) I decided to call him a Company Champion - mostly because of the emblem on the chest, as well as the laurel wreath. The change of rank also followed in me removing the Iron Halo, as well as modifying the backpack-mounted Storm Shield (inspired by @Knightsword's work) - I figured I'd prefer to keep true to the old ways and since Champions always used Combat Shields, a smaller Storm Shield should be distinct enough visually to justify using the old name.

 

Following the theme of unimportant things, I think that I'll reserve the gold arms for Champions and/or Honour Guard units. Since I wanted this project to be quite vanilla and want my Chapter to focus more on 'practical' aspects of combat, I think that the gold arms are just a bit too much for ordinary commanders and Command Squads. However, I think it's cool enough to slap it on the more 'ceremonial' roles. After all, if I recall, Champions are supposed to be eye-catching and are supposed to seek combat.

 

I'm not yet sure what to do with the shoulder pads; I think I'm glad I haven't painted them gold yet. I suppose I'll go with either the base purple or maybe a black.

 

 

I like this. A good, simple yet elegant choice of three main colours. I'm also a fan of the pose - quite striking.