Russo-Japanese War Russian question

[drownte]

I'm trying to paint up a force of W40k Cadians as Russo Japanese war Russians.I'm kinda perplexed on how to paint them though due to the myriad of russian uniforms. plus the fact the Cadians wear helmets is kinda awkward when trying to paint them the same color as the Russian infantry's hats.

[OSHIROmodels]

Unfortunately you are either going to have to sculpt new hats or just paint them them up as they are.

I can sort of get what you are trying to do but the figures don't lend themselves to the period at all 

cheers

James

[Ataman]

I can feel your pain. My Imperial Guard army is heavily based off the Kornilov Officers' Shock Regiment from late WWI and the RCW.

Honestly, don't bother with the vanilla Cadians if you want a Russian themed army. I converted mine heavily so they at least look Russian. I recommend buying or sculpting some heads, at minimum, to replace the horrendous Cadian helmet.

As for colours, I recommend painting the trousers/breeches dark (almost black) green and the tunics & caps either white (early war) or khaki (mid-late) for the basic infantry. Officers largely follow the same scheme with more gold and silver decorations, fancier shoulderboards, and a red stripe on their trousers. Shoulderboards were either blue or red for infantry depending on battalion.

Border guard regiments had almost an identical uniform as above, but their shoulderboard and trim colour was green.

Cossacks varied by Host, but all the steppe hosts had dark-blue breeches and cap crowns. The most common host troops you'd see in the east would be the Ussuri, Amur, and Transbaikal. The colours are as follows:

Ussuri: Yellow shoulderboards and cap band, green trim.
 
Amur: Green shoulderboards, yellow cap band and trim.

Transbaikal: Yellow shoulderboards, cap crown, and trim

*Note* Trim refers to any coloured trim on the uniforms AND shoulderboards.
 

[drownte]

Thank you sir! You wouldn't have any websites for head ? Also sir, I'd love to see some pictures of your army it sounds awesome!