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09 May 2011

How to Magnetize Terminators

I found this very neat and useful article at the  The War Blog here

How to magnetize AoBR Terminators

For my Warhammer 40k AoBR Blood Angels force I decided to magnetize the right arm of one of the termies, so that I can swap the stormbolter for a special weapon (assault cannon or heavie flamer) in the future. I have seen some tutorials on that but I thought I document my version so you guys can quickly replicate it if you want to. Btw, big question, what do you think is better the assault cannon or the heavie flamer?

Anyway here is the tutorial:

What you'll need:

AoBR Termi; Glue; Magnets; Drill Bits

First you want to remove the little bolt where you would normally attach the arm.


Next you need to drill a small pilot hole for the drill that is the same size then your magnets.


Then you can drill the big hole for the magnet.





After that just glue the magnet in place 
(REMEMBER NOT TO SCREW UP THE POLARITY ON THE NEXT STEP)



Take the arm you want to magnetize...


...drill the hole for the magnet...


...and glue it in place.
(REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE POLARITY!)


Let the glue set and then you can attach the arm to the body.


DONE!


If you have any questions, feel free to ask me down in the comments below!
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3 comments:

  1. The Angry LurkerMonday, 09 May, 2011

    Polarity you said...check it?, nice tutorial, assault cannon for long range and flamer for short range?

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  2. Paul O'GMonday, 09 May, 2011

    If the polarities are wrong (ie North to North, South to South) the magnets will repel and sadly your termie will have no arms!

    Thats the general idea for weapons, but it also gives you options to swap out close combat weapons too.

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  3. DocStoutTuesday, 10 May, 2011

    Very cool. A bit on the pricey side for the magnets and the extra bits, but what about this hobby isn't?

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