ORIGINAL: swampyankee
Concerning the soldering, I've done the old forced hot water home heating where the copper pipes were used. But that involved using a bigger torch than I would want around this fragile wood.
Would using a soldering gun be OK? And which solder is preferred. Or how about drilling and putting in a stop pin?
You would want to use a mini-torch about the size of a marks-a-lot. You could use a soldering gun, but it may take you a very long time, but it could be used. Use wire solder, or lead acid solder. I would stay away from using a stop pin, heheh.
Being it's static, you can forget about the solder, I thought you were gonna fly the models. If you plan to fly 1 day, remember the solder trick.