IJN Agano - Page 11

**Barry** · #**101** 09-30-2011, 10:29 AM

Thanks for the encouragement Don

Not too much to add now just as well getting to the stage where I knock too many parts off.

Added more rails here and there. replaced the deck above the torpedo tubes just could not stand the awful cutting I had done there any more.

I made a new shorter template for the rails and reinforced the edges with lollipop sticks it improved it for me. I had to put a base on it my eyes just can't deal with so many lines otherwise. Next one will be narrower with only 2 sets of rails. Growing old can be a pain in the butt at times.

Question how do clean super glue off brushes ?

**birder** · #**102** 09-30-2011, 11:26 AM

Barry your models continue to look better and better, sorry about the brushes, theyre toast I think once superglued..cut away some bristles?

**treadhead1952** · #**103** 09-30-2011, 05:29 PM

Gee Barry, I go off playin' and movin' and stuff and you just merrily work away on the Agano. Great looking work, especially those rails. Now that the summer is settiling down a bit I will be getting back to my modeling again.

**Barry** · #**104** 10-10-2011, 06:25 PM

Thanks for looking Glen and Jay

A long slog of rails and ladders I made the rails from superglued cotton but when it came to the ladders the first batch was a disaster far to brittle they looked great until you cut them. Then they just fell apart. Started again and used Jim's method substituting watered down pva glue (pretty runny) . I found I needed a 3 cocktail sticks and a knitting needle to hold the rungs against the uprights. I had to brush the mix lightly onto the threads and if the brush pulled the rungs out of shape then I used the sticks to flick them back in place. The other stick I used when stippling the brush still left pva across 2 rungs jabbed it through then rearranged the the uprights. I needed 3 coats to get a reasonable stiffness. This method allowed cutting out the ladders and if I had better eyesight I would have produced far better ladders.

**Don Boose** · #**105** 10-10-2011, 07:22 PM

The cruiser looks very good after the saga of the strings.

Don

**Barry** · #**106** 10-13-2011, 08:58 AM

Thanks Don

Ships motor boats & 2 nd aircraft

**birder** · #**107** 10-13-2011, 09:54 AM

Nice details Barry, the aircraft look great

**Don Boose** · #**108** 10-13-2011, 10:25 AM

A fine complement of scouting aircraft. Good-looking motorboats.

Don

**Michael Mash** · #**109** 10-13-2011, 10:39 AM

Excellent Barry.
The aircraft are wonderful. You managed to make two that look identical. The same can be said about the boats on the deck.
Mike

**jimkrauzlis** · #**110** 10-13-2011, 04:19 PM

Wotcher, bazzer!

You've made some marvelous headway, the aircraft and boats really came out splendid. I really love the photos showing all the little do-dads you've added, really brilliant work mate!

Cheers!
Jim