Looks cool, right?
(Too bad I broke a cannon off, oops)
If you want help magnetizing your stuff, I may be THE BARON of magnets ;)
I’m using the: CR90 Corvette & Imperial Raider Huge Ship Star Wars X-Wing Repair & Magnetize Kit
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Step 1
Use some modeling putty to fill up the hole in the base. This helps the magnet stick better.
Step 2
Put a dab of super glue on the green stuff and exposed plastic surface and drop a magnet on.
Note on magnets: It is crucial that you make sure that the magnets on the rods match up to the magnets on the CR90 and the base. I personally make sure that the rods are completely interchangeable. Just keep this in mind and check before you glue.
Step 3: Magnetize the Rods
I held the rod vertically with one hand, applied super glue, then gently place the magnet on top, holding it down to prevent it from sliding off and be lop-sided. I also tend to cover my hands with glue… If you’ve got a better way, comment bellow because I’d love to not be a glue monster anymore :P
Step 4: Magnetizing the CR90
Clip, cut, and sand off as much of the peg as you can.
Then take some of that putty you have from before and use put a glob of it on the back of the magnet. Drop those magnets where the pegs used to be. Don’t worry about making them too flat, there’s a shortcut for that in the next step!
Step 5
Mount the CR90 on both of the bases, being careful not to disturb the putty too much.
“But it’s not dry yet Constantine!”
Exactly! Because it isn’t dry, it will conform to the magnets on the rods and with gravity, it will flatten itself and fit perfectly without you having to be a master sculptor!
This process and kit will work for all of the huge ships. The Gozanti Cruiser, Imperial Raider, Rebel Transport, and the Searock Cruiser when it finally comes out.
And that’s it! Takes 15 minutes including time to let the glue dry.
Drop me a comment if you have any issues or want to see another model magnetized from any other game. I’m a bit of a magnetic fiend ::)
Happy wargaming!
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Nice first article. I’m a HUGE fan of magnetizing. It’s so cheap and simple to do that there’s no reason not to. Oh, and super glue is meant to get all over your hands. Everyone knows that ;)
I think your skin feels better after some super glue ;)
I’ve taken to filing my super glue down, make my skin feel nice and smooth ;)
If I have finger printes after putting together some models I am usually shocked.
Why magnetise the CR90 though?
I’m guessing storage.
He said his peg broke, which has happened on a number of my 40k jet models
Also, the Huge ship stands/ship aren’t lined up very well, so it warps the bases so they don’t sit flat. If you noticed, the bases are sitting perfectly flat :)
And @Benito Senence, what models of yours broke? I can do a tutorial on fixing those next if you’d like. I have a sweet ball/socket magnet joint for smaller things like jetbikes and landspeeders
That would be cool, I could use a sure thing for my Venoms & Raiders for Dark Eldar
I have a Star Weaver I was going to magnetize the stand on, same thing essentially.
I’ll do one on magnetizing the jetbike weapons after that too
I was confused about magnetising it as well, but can see the advantage of it for those pegs. Flying stands always seem to break so this is a great idea
These stands here are nearly impossible to break, a bit sturdier too I might add.
They also keep the base of the ship flat on the table, the peg/stand that comes with it aren’t set right so the ship base can be angled up since they weren’t set flat.
Makes setup and cleanup easy too :P