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Post by highelfguy on Nov 21, 2011 20:45:07 GMT -6
Hello. I've seen people at Area 51 with magnetic trays and magnets attached to the bases of models. Where do you get them?
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Post by sdhakala on Nov 21, 2011 21:59:01 GMT -6
You can buy magnetized bases (like from Gale Force 9 or G9) but it is a lot cheaper to buy the materials and make them with the standard bases. Use either "rare-earth magnets" (round magnets with various diameters and widths that you can buy in bulk cheap on e-bay or the Internet and glue to bases) or rubberized magnetic material (basically the stuff used for refrigerator magnets) to cut to fit and glue on the bottoms of the bases (various names for this stuff in bulk rolls can be obtained on the Internet and then cut to fit the bases; can buy in sheets or in thin strips like 1" to 2" wide and up to 100" long in rolls and with or without adhesive material already applied).
For the movement trays, Hobby Town in Plano sells metal sheets than can be cut and used for base material or to cover something else cut for the bases. I found something called "magnetically receptive" paper to be useful for the trays and simply glue that material over the modular bases cut to fit available from Games Workshop. You can also buy "ferro sheets" (rubbersteel or ferro sheets)than is a kind of thin rubber with metal particles in it to make it receptive to magnets. Some others cut stiff material (light wood sheets) to fit the desired size of the movement tray and use thicker wood materials for the borders.
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Post by Eric on Nov 27, 2011 17:19:17 GMT -6
OR-- 1) Glue some kind of ferrous metal to each figure's base (washers are inexpensive). 2) Cut a piece of magnetic auto sign* to the correct size (whatever the unit's footprint is). 3) Place the figures on the magnet. 4) At that point the rigid movement tray** is redundant -- but still an option. * It is the same material as magnetic business cards -- maybe a little stronger magnetism.** The material is flexible so the unit can 'drape' over uneven terrain items, hills, linear obstacles, etc. -- the magnetism is strong enough to hold the figs at all sorts of angles.
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