Nuclear Icebreaker ARKTIKA 1/400 (COMPLETED - for now)

Hello Pavel !

 The Arktica type has been featured in some National Geographic episodes on T.V. Not on board though . She's usually in the distance or close by breaking the ice .She is fascinating .Now get this .If the U.S.had one like her she would probably be an Enlarged and strenghtened Eastwind type .

 Last thing I heard , is she usually does carry about ten or twelve pasengers too . 

Hello!

Luckily for us the list of paints isn't very complicated. The numbers in the squares correspond with Gunze paints, so that could be a help for you, too. Going from top left to bottom right the colours are: green, red, yellow, orange, and in the right column: white, black, gold, silver and gun metal.

I've heard the "Arktika" ice breakers also take tourists onboard, so I'd suspect there could be a folder or two advertising this - that folder could also be something for your display.

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Thanks, Paweł,

Here is the color key given in the instructions:

The size of the model given is 18cm by 38cm. 

There are also some other Arktika collectibles I’d like to get: there’s a Soviet bronze medal, another older stamp, postcards, and some commemorative pins that were made.

The main idea is to create infographics as placards to show the story of the ship along with the collectibles around the model. I’d like to include diagrams of how an icebreaker breaks ice, and possible draw an illustration of the reactors in the ship. It’s an abstract idea, so we’ll see how it goes.

What a cool subject! I had no idea a nuclear icebreaker had ever existed. One of the many reasons I like this forum, I always learn something new. I hope you do a WIP.

I like this kit. I could see building it too.

The ship is 486 feet long, so the model would be about 1.2 feet long.

Hello!

Now that's a nice project! How big is taht baby going to be when done? The ship is really fascinating.

If you scan the instructions and post them, I think I could help you with the translation.

Your coin and stamp don't really fit together - I mean the coin commemorates 200 years of the Russian navy, and the stamp commemorates the arctic expedition on the 60th anniversary of the "great October", meaning the revolution, that meant to obliterate Russia and build something completely new - the Soviet Union.

That means if you do the old scheme, you could show the ship with the stamp, and the new scheme would go well with the coin.

So, anyway - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł