Which space russian do you prefer? Tsarist or Soviet?
Whichever saves us from the capitalists, comrade.
>>44826501
Tsarist best russia. Forgive english, I is of St. peterbvrgs.
>>44826501
Tsarist.
Space Soviets are DROWN THEM IN OUR HUMAN WAVE
Space Tsarists are DROWN THEM IN OUR HUMAN WAVE OF FURRY HATS AND PIMP GREATCOATS.
>>44826857
>implying every regiment isn't DROWN THEM IN OUR HUMAN WAVE
>>44826501
>Filthy, treasonous commies even an option
If you don't live for the glory of the Tsar, who breathes life into the very stars, why even live?
>>44826501
>Russia
>existent in the future Or space
good one!
>>44826501
Bigger hat, better soldier.
Vostroya are best
>>44826501
Beyond their simple 'Red Army in space' aesthetic, the Valhallans are a confused clusterfuck because of lack of consistency among BL authors.
The Cain books would have you think they're a bunch of cocky fedora-tippers with generic, nondescript future names, while the rest of their books and GW fluff have them as crazy fanatical, dour, and with Slavic names out the ass.
The Vostroyans not only have the superior aesthetic and battle tactics, but they've also been pretty consistently portrayed and their first outing, Rebel Winter, actually characterized them nicely and gave a lot of background on Vostroya itself.
>>44829260
Armored Regiments
>DROWN THEM IN OUR TANKS AND ARTILLERY
Both are caricatures.
>>44829977
Entirety of 40k is caricatures.
>>44826501
Soviets have CIAPHAS MOTHERFUCKING CAIN, you fools!
>>44826501
Vostroyans. The Tzarists have awesome uniforms and equipment, in how they mix their ancient ornate armor and their futuristic weaponry and vehicles really fits well with 40k's overly baroque gothic aesthetic.
The Soviets are Soviets. They have a grimly holding the line vibe that most IG in 40k have, and the idea brings to mind shoddy equipment and training. They get looked at even less in the fluff than the Vostroyans do. If it weren't for Ciaphas Cain, I doubt GW would want to keep them around.
>>44826501
Squats.
>>44830402
Squats aren't Russian.
>>44831296
did somebody say slav squats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVbb6xVGRY8
>>44826501
Soviet
>>44826501
Valhallans. Vostroyans are far too decorated and ornate for regular guardsmen.
>>44831734
There are a ton of fancy guardsmen. The Volpone Bluebloods? The Mordian Iron Guard? Pic related, the Scintillan Fusiliers?
>>44832390
The Mordian Iron Guard are what happens when someone says "see that comissar? What if we made like, an army of those dudes?"
>>44832390
Mordians are literally just guys in dress blues. Or space prussians, depending on your point of view.
Bit more subdued than guys in baroque brass carapace.
>>44832463
They still dress far more fancily than most guardsmen would.
>>44832506
And? My problem is with the vostroyans, not guardsmen who are slightly more snappy than space soviets.
>>44826501
Valhallans, partly because of Cain.
>>44829818
What if Valhallans are finnish spurdo soldiers and not russian soviet soldiers?
>>44826501
That's not The Armageddon Steel Legion, gropo.
>>44832716
BROTHER!
Vostroyans are the best IG regiment bar none.
>>44832970
Oh I dunno, I've always been partial to the Elysians. Though, they seem sort of forgotten, in the grand scheme of things - at least in my experience. But in the interest of this thread, I'm with you on the Vostroyans. They just have a great, truly 40K backstory, without being too edgy or cliche. Plus, I love the hats.
>>44832716
>That's not The Armageddon Steel Legion
Those are Space Germans, not Russians.
>>44832970
>>44832506
That's cause there home world is constantly grey and overcast
Which are the Cadians again? Oh yeah, both.
>>44826501
I really like the vostroyans
but can you imagine hauling an all metal guard army somewhere?
This is how Russia does yuo in Space, tovarich
>>44832620
I've been looking for a chance to post this.
>>44832390
>Volpone Bluebloods
>>44826501
Tarists all the way. Vostroya stronk. charge our enemies in GLORIOUS CLOSE COMBAT. which is why I always give my Commander a power fist with his plasma pistol. he took out a squad of space marines more than once
Which space german do you prefer? Imperial or Nazi?
>>44833831
Armageddon, always.
>>44826501
Why haven't there been any plastic Valhallans.
>>44833858
Only Cadians and Catachan exist now. Stop asking for other Guard regiments.
Which space Brit do you prefer? Rule Brittania or North Africa?
>>44834022
Rule Brittania, of course. There's only so many places you can stick a redcoat and pith helmet into a sci-fi setting, and I'm not going to pass up on the opportunity.
>>44834022
Rule Brittania!
>>44834022
NA
space zulu is fun, but space desert rats are fucking cool
>>44833017
Elysians/Harakoni are #2
>>44833074
3rd place, maybe. Because they fit the setting so well. I just find them too derpy.
Vostroya have nicer coats
>>44826501
The lads with the moustaches and comfy hats.
>>44831459
Are they prepping for a shit?
>>44832463
>Mordians are literally just guys in dress blues
Also drilled hard as fuck and who fight like they did back in the Napoleonic wars, in formations and shit.
>>44833831
Krieg, ja sehr gut
Valhallan for great Motherland.
>>44833074
Would have been among my favourite if they didn't go full grimdark, now I view them as closer to Skitarii than Guardsmen.
>>44833514
>that Trooper and Tank-Guy fist-pumping each other
Firstborn are best-born.
>>44833831
Armageddon foshizzle.
>>44826501
Soviet
Anyone know where a gent could get his hands on some literature focusing on vostroyan ig? Just finished rebel winter and i realized i needed greathats in my life.
>>44833831
Armageddon plastics when?
>>44831296
Russians are squats, dorfs and very kind of bearded alcoholic with acess to bearsNot bait. Check their priests and the culture's long history with alcohol, from the tzarist vodka bucket to the national health issue nowadays.
>>44835208
NEVER ! STOP FUCKING ASKING!..... it just hurts too much bro....
>>44829610
Soyuz flying cans are only ki da reliable spacecrafts we re having right now Im affraid
>>44830065
>>44826501
Depends on the setting, really. I like Space Soviets in more gritty, realistic games, but if we're going for my favourite type of sci-fi, over-the-top space opera campy shenanigans, there's no substutute for the Tsarist charging his cyber-horse over the battlements of a Dyson-sphere space fortress, brandishing his vibro-cutlass with fervour as he screams the praise of the Czars over his helmet microphone.
>>44835330
>check their priests
You know how many religions has dudes growing beards?
>>44826501
Which ever has the sickest dance moves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskrBN1zugg
>>44832406
The guard regiment actually made of comissars must feel rather indignant that another one stole their gimmick.
>>44832406
They're just Prussian Landwehr.
>>44832406
Mordians are AAAAMERICA!
>>44826501
soviet best. It just looks better, and i always had a thing for red army uniforms. Call me what you want, the SS uniforms were impressive but the soviet just demanded respect, they said "you are in gulag already, but if you fuck with me i throw gulag into gulag"
>>44835442
>that daemon behind the inquisitor
>>44835564
Do explain.
>>44833514
I'd appreciate the Firstborn more if their models looked like this. They look too bulky IMHO and I prefer my guardsmen to be in scale to marines, like krieg or steel legion.
>>44835757
Well their uniforms are literally the american marine uniforms.
>>44826501
I like steel legion with a heavy red army influence. Red Army is best army. It's got the Imperial Guard aesthetic down pat: bulky, brutal, pedantic, and armed to the teeth.
My approach is to take the 50's and 60's era soviet army, give it a strong cultural flavor of the Great Patriotic War, and then give them a healthy dollop of armageddon equipment.
>>44834380
Russian prisons don't have chairs.
>>44835466
Can't say I do, but I know there are others which attempt to have puny beards like your pic
Orthodox church wins anyway. And russian beards aren't just for priests.
For the record, I also think of greeks as dorfs, not only because of orthodox priests.
>>44836411
>>44836456
>>44836478
>>44836411
>puny beards
Here's your dwarvish orthodox beard, anon.
OK what if
Just OK
What if
We had a regiment
Made of Space Sikhs
![hqdefault[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/FJXgeBJ.jpg "hqdefault[1].jpg")
>>44836616
![Sikh-Cavalry[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6nAWSFY.jpg "Sikh-Cavalry[1].jpg")
>>44836630
![PMWW06[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ulY2XQZ.jpg "PMWW06[1].jpg")
>>44836664
>>44836616
Pic relaged.
Perry and West Wind make metal Sikh heads. Can't remember which ones that uses. I'm using them to make a Levy squad for my 30k Militia as colonial auxilias for my main Praetor style troops.
>>44836678
Best part about this model is if you're playing a historical campaign about Islam's expansion into India you don't even have to assemble the minis.
This is now a glorious beard thread.
