Uniforms of Vostok |
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The constructed figures, vehicles and equipment
are representative of the uniforms from a fictitious country
called Vostok. Vostok was conceived after
the fall of Czarist Russia, and was birthed in the chaos that
followed. Like North Ingermanland, & the Transcaucasian Federation, Vostoks' lifespan was short-lived, as were many
other fledgling republics, lasting only four short years, before it succumbed to the
inexorable red tide of the Bolsheviks. Tho' the country of Vostok is
fictitious, the illustrtions are not. They are based on actual
uniforms of the time, as seen in photographs and cabinet cards.
The insignia and ranks have been altered to fit into the Vostok
mileau. |
The uniforms are a mix of Csarist and post Csarist Russia, along with a smattering of regional costumes. The military equipment is a mix of French, German, Russian, English and Latvian, as befitting a fledgling nation. A more modern example would be the state of Israel as it was seeking its own autonomy. They used and adapted what ever surplus was at hand, and whatever they could capture, starting their military from scratch. The support given the White armies, by the West, after Russias' withdrawl from the Great War, was minimal at best, tho' some support in material and men was given.
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| VNRR- Vostok Natl. Railroad | VES- Vostok Field Services | ||
| VES- attached to the Vostok Natl. Guards | Constabulary- City of Vostok-Vostok province | ||
| Constabulary-Arusha Prov./3rd Prov. | Constabulary- Natl. Publik Transit Authority | ||
| Vostok Natl. Guard-Line Infantry | Vostok Natl. Postal Authority | ||
| Vostok Natl. Guard-Guards/Grenadier | Vostok Natl. Guard-Mechanized Infantry | ||
| Vostok Natl. Guard-Cavalry | Vostok Natl. Guard-Cavalry Officer/Parade Dress | ||
| Vostok Natl. Guard-General Staff | Vostok Natl. Guard-Morter Crew | ||
| Vostok Natl. Guard-Infantry in the field | |||
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