A different slant on dissimilar materials

[george britnell]

Gentlemen,

I have been reading everyones response to the styrene
to timber problem. Here's something else to consider.
Where the paddle boxes are to be mounted to the
timbers or sponsons how about dadoing or cutting a
thin slot around the perimeter of the timber, say
about 1/32" to 1/16" deep, depending on the size of
the model and then inserting a strip of styrene into
that slot or slots depending on the amount of
attachment points to be used. This then would be a
solid mounting point where the styrene paddle box
could then be glued to the same material without
getting into this dissimilar material condition. I
have tried all of the previously mentioned adhesives
with the same results as everyone else so I look at
making an attachment that won't involve this problem.
Another idea might be to drill a small diameter hole
through the sponson and slip a piece of brass tube
into the hole which then could be used to mount the
paddle box to. In building models I always look at
situations like this with a completely open mind
because sometimes we just try to take the conventional
way out and there's nothing more frustrating than
building a model and thinking how nice it looks only
to bump it and have something come apart that then
takes twice as long to fix. I hope this opens up some
fresh ideas for you.

Your fiend in modeling,
George D. Britnell

[Derek Warner]

another beaut thing with paddleducks is members and their thoughts

I thank you George & I think you have posed as many questions as
answers - regards Derek