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Post by mrmoomoo on Jun 21, 2012 18:12:37 GMT -5
I was wondering how you would go about magnetizing imperial guard infantry so they can take different weapons, heavy weapons squads so they can also change weapons, and chimeras so they can also change weapons.
Any feedback is welcome
Thanks in advance! ;D
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jun 21, 2012 23:42:53 GMT -5
Infantry?! Are you mad!?  I take it you mean special weapons? If so, get some 1mmx1mm magnets, drill a hole in the 'hand holding stock' lasgun arm in the hand, and put a magnet in, secured with superglue. Then cut the handle off the flamer, plasmagun, meltagun, whatever and drill a hole there. If you put a magnet on top of the one in the hand, then add a tiny dot of superglue and push the hole in the weapon, then it will be correctly magnetized. If you do one correctly, use this to put magnets all the other weapons, then all the other hands. That way, they can all be used on all the models. It takes a while though! Heavy weapons teams need the plastic stub that fits in the stand chopping off. That's where the magnet will go. Put the other in the hole in the stand. Then use the one you've done to do the other parts. As for chimeras, I haven't had one of the new kits, although after doing infantry you'll probably get the idea now: Find where the pieces connect, put magnets in, repeat! I usually get my magnets off ebay, in batches of 50 or so. |
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Post by Welsh Paul on Jun 22, 2012 3:42:10 GMT -5
I used to do this with my Tyranid models and found that 2mm x 0.5mm magnets worked fine for plastic models. Simply mount one magnet in the shoulder socket and then cut the ball joint off the arm and attach another magnet in its place. Just make sure that the poles of the magnets are the correct way around before you glue them to the arms; having a couple of spare models for experimenting would be good before you try it on your main models. Link for example of this: i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd194/welsh-paul/40k/tyrant8001.jpgEDIT: I forgot to add - for vehicles, you will often be using larger magnets to attach sponsoons and other weapons. As a result, you can cut down your costs a little by using 1 magnet and 1 coin, as opposed to 2 magnets (see links below for examples) ; a 10mm magnet will easily attach to a coin even through a layer of plastic. i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd194/welsh-paul/40k/IMAG0210.jpgi224.photobucket.com/albums/dd194/welsh-paul/40k/IMAG0209.jpg |
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Post by Batou on Jun 22, 2012 8:38:30 GMT -5
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Post by mrmoomoo on Jun 22, 2012 8:51:05 GMT -5
Thanks for all the help and assistance guys, its greatly appreciated. |
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Post by Welsh Paul on Jun 23, 2012 5:06:25 GMT -5
Magnets are so cool. If it can be magnetised, it will!
Which reminds me, I need to magnetise the arms in my Death Korps of Krieg Models today - daunting!
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