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Hot glue and styrene

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:52 am
by aur0ra145
Howdy,

I'm building a pair of models to use as briefing sticks. My question is how to best attach these models to sticks. My first idea is to attach via hot glue and shoving a dowel rod up an tailpipe nozzle. Would this melt the styrene? Anyone have experience with this?

The models will be built clean with the wheels in the well and as sturdy as I can make them. Finite detail is not as important as sturdiness and longevity. But if I fail terribly, the models only cost a few dollars each and I already have all the other materials in hand.

I'm, making a Kfir and F/A-18F in 1/72 if that matters.

Thanks for the help!

Re: Hot glue and styrene

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:55 am
by digger303
heat and styrene usually not good

Re: Hot glue and styrene

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:56 am
by digger303
use epoxy

Re: Hot glue and styrene

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:18 am
by aur0ra145
Do epoxies get hot when curing? Which epoxy do you recommend?

Re: Hot glue and styrene

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:13 pm
by Cymru
aur0ra145 wrote:Do epoxies get hot when curing? Which epoxy do you recommend?
No. Any brand should do.