Magnetizing warriors

[jundswarmmaster]

Are the standard 3mm x 2mm magnets large enough to keep the arms on a warrior?

[Jbizzy]

I put 3mms in the arm sockets and used 2mm for the scything talon arms and deathspitters. Works good.

[j4ckdan13l]

Jul 25, 2017 4:22:50 GMT Jbizzy said:

I put 3mms in the arm sockets and used 2mm for the scything talon arms and deathspitters. Works good.

How do you handle the problem to place 4 magnets so close together without letting them attract each other?

[Overread]

Honestly it shouldn't be an issue. If you're worried set it up so that the two magnets that go into the warriors body attract each other. That way they are attracting across the body and shouldn't push each other out of position.

[Jbizzy]

^^^

Lining them up is the best way. I also fit some green stuff around the magnet in the arms socket for good measure, but it wasn't really necessary.

[peacemaker]

You hold superglue for about 30seconds and it is usually set. With the magnets pulling each other I held it for about about 1-2min at most for it to fully set.

I only magnetized 3warriors so far for fun. I'm not much of a wysiwyg guy so I don't think I'll magnetize all my warriors.

[Overread]

Warriors - hive tyrants - carnifex - tyranofex - tervigon

Those are all the models that I would advise people considering magnets to magnetize the weapon arms of at the very least. I say this because each of those choices has several weapon types which can drastically change how the model plays on the battlefield. Furthermore new-editions (esp on the first 3 choices) can change what weapon combinations are legal in games.

It also means you might only need, for example, 2 or 3 carnifex models in your collection. Instead of having a dozen or more with different weapon combos. Of course without magnets painting and converting can be easier/more creative so there are pros and cons.

[Koyori]

Aug 3, 2017 15:51:52 GMT Overread said:

Warriors - hive tyrants - carnifex - tyranofex - tervigon

Those are all the models that I would advise people considering magnets to magnetize the weapon arms of at the very least. I say this because each of those choices has several weapon types which can drastically change how the model plays on the battlefield. Furthermore new-editions (esp on the first 3 choices) can change what weapon combinations are legal in games.

It also means you might only need, for example, 2 or 3 carnifex models in your collection. Instead of having a dozen or more with different weapon combos. Of course without magnets painting and converting can be easier/more creative so there are pros and cons.

Pfft... I have 15 Carnifexes, 5 Hive Tyrants.. you ALWAYS need more fexes and tyrants

[peacemaker]

Aug 5, 2017 2:26:48 GMT Koyori said:

Pfft... I have 15 Carnifexes, 5 Hive Tyrants.. you ALWAYS need more fexes and tyrants

That's a ton!

Wait a second...
1, 2, 3....

I have 8 carnifexes and 6 hive Tyrants. And I could use more....

[xenith]

Jul 27, 2017 9:35:32 GMT j4ckdan13l said:

Jul 25, 2017 4:22:50 GMT Jbizzy said:

I put 3mms in the arm sockets and used 2mm for the scything talon arms and deathspitters. Works good.

How do you handle the problem to place 4 magnets so close together without letting them attract each other?

Do them one at a time, use superglue.

Wait til one has tried before plugging the next one in.

Keep polarities aligned so they attract one another instead of pinging glue soaked magnets across the room.

[Dingbat]

^What he said.
This is where I went wrong when I did mine: I glued in the magnets with the same pole facing out of each socket(a left arm will stick to a right socket). Total wast of time. Glueing them in scked because the first magnet glued in would push out the apposite side wile the glue was wet.

Also if its not too late: pack greenstuff into the hollow cavities on each half of the torso. It gives more surface area to glue to.