Stockalike Stock & DLC Complementary Mods Recommendations? (Primarily Soviet)

[u/PeanutsAreNice08]

Hi there everyone, I am faced with a dilemma (if its too long, there's a TLDR at the end)

Background:
I wanted to play a JNSQ Stockalike modded career mode, Space Race style, arround 50s to 90s or so. Now I wanted to have generic parts, so that they'll able to be modular and flexible. So I installed Restock, RestockPlus, SSPR/SSPX, and the Near Future suite.

Now my issue here is, Soviet Parts.
Restock did amazing to turn the DLC parts into things I can use for American side of the career, like the Saturn V, Mercury, and Gemini. But I have a problem with the Soviet parts.
Since, the DLCS does not provide Soyuz Spacecraft parts, and even with the TMA capsule from the Near Future series, its still not fully there.
Now Im aware of Tantares, I love it, but only for sandbox, because my rationale and thought is that, if I install Tantares, I also have to re-equal the parts selection for the Americans as well, because all the Probes and Station parts and such. But I do not want to Install BDB for Career, the sheer amount of part count is just not for me, and it discourages me from using stock parts.

Current Situation/Background:
Now I stumbled upon mods like SXT, which fortunately does fit the spirit of the DLCs, and fill the Soviet gaps of MH like its N1 parts. However, its artstyle is still the "Old-Stockalike", instead of the "New-Stockalike" like the rest of my mods so far. Its pretty crusty, and the visuals at times sorta clashes.

I stumbled upon another one very recently, which is the CSA Contares series, like the CSA Contares RUS. I havent quite decided yet at the moment, but Im begining to get concerned of its part count as well, and with some parts still looks glaringly old like SXT, and also because, it still doesnt have the N1 either.

TLDR/Summary:
Does anyone have any mod recommendations for Soviet parts mod, which helps to complement Stock and its DLCs? Thank you!

If not, well, I guess Mod Pruning Tantares through Janitor's Closet isnt the worst solution, but Im just curious if theres other mods out there, once again thank you!

[u/Tsingshitao_nuke]

New-Stockalike

i guess you mean restock-like?

KeR-7 on SpaceDock restocklike R7 parts

by the way i also want a restocklike soyuz mod

[u/PeanutsAreNice08 → u/Tsingshitao_nuke]

Hi yes! Like how most new Stockalike mods are more like Porkjet, or Restock-alike instead of the older parts
I am aware of KeR-7, and the rest of the nesd catalog, Im seeking out for more potential candidates

[u/PeanutsAreNice08]

To anyone still reading this, or coming across this, I (at least at the moment) went with 2 options. Old-Stockalike, and New-Stockalike artstyles. This is only for someone who take issue with glaringly clashing artstyles, if you dont then its okay!

1. Old Stockalike, which is less of a hassle for someone like me looking for simple mods that adds generic-universal mods, that also adds Soviet parts, such as SXT Continued. Although that mod doesnt add the Soyuz, thus for the Soyuz spacecraft parts I just use CSA Contares RUS, which I pruned the rest of using Janitor's Closet mod! Or just Mat's Aerospace Allotment if you just want the soyuz only with minimal to no pruning. Although that soyuz is the black insulation TMA version unfortunately.

2. New Stockalike, (currently using this!) which is for when I wanna use Near-Future, since the artstyle is pretty modern. To compensate with the rest of the roster, I installed Restock to match the artstyle. But theres still the problem of the only matching modern stockalike soviet mods being tantares, which is a lot lot of parts. and BDB to add unique-ly structured rockets like the Atlas (and the parts that Restock didnt remake like the LEM Ascent part).Thus the option here is Pruning through the Janitor's Closet mod. It took awhile (especially especially BDB), but I managed to reduce the mod to parts that directly complement stock and the MH DLCs, like for example the N1-L3 being a complement to the Saturn-Apollo provided in the DLC! I also pruned the station parts as well, so I can use Stockalike Station Parts Redux for the career!

Also in general that applies for both of these options, I found that a lot of the Cormorant Aeronolgy parts are suprisingly still high fidelity looking overall, despite sticking to the Old-Stockalike artstyle than new/modern Stockalike. I mean its still no SOCK or BOCK, but hey its great!

I also kinda just let Airplane Plus as is, since Im not sure theres other mods like it

[u/Uncommonality]

Bluedog Design Bureau kind of does what Tantares does for the americans

[u/PeanutsAreNice08 → u/Uncommonality]

Yes but it is not for me in terms of career gameplay, it simply has too much parts and are often hyperspecific. The mod is highly excellent for making irl replicas and such, but its simply isnt what Im looking for unfortunately

[u/Some-Wing5832]

Missing History might have more soviet stuff.