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I couldn't seem to find any tutorials on how to magnetize every weapon option on the new Knight kits, so I'm going to pay it forward to the Dakka community by writing a tutorial documenting my process as I go through this. Please bear with me as I'm still working on my Knight as of 6/2/15, so parts of this tutorial aren't done. I'll update it as I go forward.

First of all, it's important to recognize that the new Knight kit is the same as the old Knight kit, with an additional sprue attached. Furthermore, if you think about the possible combinations needed to be made, there will be 2 close-combat armatures (the part connecting the weapon to the body chassis) for the Knight Errant and 2 ranged weapon armatures for the Knight Crusader. Also notice that of all the weapons, only the Avenger Gatling Cannon and the Reaper Chainsword are designed to be ambidextrous - meaning they can both be mounted on the left and right arms (Avenger on the right arm for Crusader and Chainsword on right arm for Errant). Therefore, by the end of this tutorial, you should have the following parts:

Heavy stubber secondary weapon sub-assembly
Meltagun secondary weapon sub-assembly
Two "shoulders" with magnets
One elbow armature with attached Avenger Gatling Cannon
One elbow armature with attached Reaper Chainsword
One elbow armature with attached Grabby-Claw Thing (too lazy to look up what it's called.. thunder-something gauntlet)
One elbow armature with a further magnetized option for either battle cannon or melta cannon


Additional Stuff Needed:
Magnets, small and large ones
A dremel or similar handheld power tool, or a metric crapton of patience, hobby knives, pin drills, and files

Stormspear Rocket Pod vs. Ironstorm Missile Pod

Step 1
Assemble the chassis of the rocket/missile pod, EXCEPT for the front "face" where the missile bits attach. Also, clip a length of vertical sprue.



Step 2
Clip the vertical length of sprue down to the inner height of the pod, such that it stays vertical when pressed into the pod. Drill a hole in the middle of it and stick a magnet in it. Drill holes in the middle of the rear of the rocket/missile pod face. Stick more magnets in there, making sure that the sprue is attracted to both.



Step 3
Press the vertical bit of sprue in, till the rear of the sprue on the bottom is in line with the circular hole on the inside, with the magnet facing out. This will mark the depth needed for your rocket/missile pod faces to sit flush against the pod. Glue it down.



Step 4
Profit.


Chassis Secondary Weapon Heavy Stubber vs. Meltagun

Step 1
Notice that you have enough bits to assemble both gun assemblies. Go ahead and do that. Also attach the other "half" of the circular thing which would normally hold the guns in place to the Knight chassis.



Step 2
Clip off the nubs on the guns' mounts, then drill a hole and drop a small magnet in each of them. Sorry for the poor image quality.



Step 3
Widen the hole where the gun would usually attach, and then press a small magnet in and glue it there.



Step 4
Enjoy having both guns swappable. The Knight carapace won't interfere with it.



Everything Else - AKA the gun arms

Step 1
Draw your attention to these two shoulder sub-assemblies. Note of warning, you probably want to do the next few steps first instead of assembling them first like I did (hindsight is 20-20...)



Step 2
Using a hand saw, a knife, or a similar killing implement, hack off the nubs on the shoulder sub-assembly.



Step 3
Yup, you guessed it, use your drill/dremel/powertool to make a big enough hole at the spot you hacked off the nub for you to sink a large magnet in and glue it there. Its perfectly fine for your magnet to be protruding a little like mine is, and you probably want to as well, since you can't drill too deep of a hole, and because the original model was designed to have some space between the shoulder sub-assembly and the elbow.



Step 4
On the elbow sub-assembly (the part which you later connect to the guns), bore out the existing hole and attach a large magnet. It will probably end up being slightly recessed - that's fine.



Step 5
Take one of the elbow sub-assemblies and build the Avenger Gatling Cannon as per the instructions.



Step 6
With the second elbow sub-assembly, collect the bits you need for the Battle Cannon and the Melta Cannon. Assemble the sub-assemblies seen in this picture.




Rest to be continued...

Everything Else Part 2 - AKA the close combat weapon arms

This is just what i need! Can't wait for part 2 - thanks mate!

Would you also be able to include the sizes of the magnets you're using for the rest?

chuloopa wrote:
This is just what i need! Can't wait for part 2 - thanks mate!

Would you also be able to include the sizes of the magnets you're using for the rest?

Took me a while to find a ruler, but here we go! For the small magnets, I used a combination of 2mm and 4mm diameter magnets. For the large ones, I used 1cm diameter magnets. With the small magnets, the size isn't as important as the fit, because they're not particularly load-bearing (the only one that is directly load-bearing is the heavy stubber/meltagun, but that's so light that even my small 2mm magnets were fine). The ones you want to be careful of are the magnets for the elbow and shoulder sub-assemblies. Those need to be BIIIG because they're holding the entire gun arm's weight. Also make sure you secure them well with superglue to the plastic around it! The best solution is to make the hole only as big as it needs to be for you to press the large magnet in, and then secure it further with glue, so you have both the glue and friction from the press-fit to hold it in place.

Cheers for measuring those up for me, mate - much appreciated.
I'll have to put an order in to start work on mine.

chuloopa wrote:
Cheers for measuring those up for me, mate - much appreciated.
I'll have to put an order in to start work on mine.

No worries! I will have to say, though, the 1cm was pretty hefty for the arms. 8mm would probably be perfect. You'll be cutting it really close to the edges with 1cm magnets and potentially warping the walls.

 Enigwolf wrote:

chuloopa wrote:
Cheers for measuring those up for me, mate - much appreciated.
I'll have to put an order in to start work on mine.

No worries! I will have to say, though, the 1cm was pretty hefty for the arms. 8mm would probably be perfect. You'll be cutting it really close to the edges with 1cm magnets and potentially warping the walls.

Just an update - Used 8mm x 1mm magnets for my Knight's arm-mounts, as suggested. You were completely right - they provide a perfect fit and require almost no trimming - just little off the top with my hobby knife. Stuffed the hollow joint with some green stuff before adding the magnet to give it a nice flat surface to sit on and adhere to.
Just about to start on the guns over the weekend

Cheers for the help, mate

Have any news about this tutorial? I can't wait to see finished Imperial Knight.

8mm is best choice for imperial Knight weapon aye?
I am ready to buy magnetic.

Sorry, I've been packing up to move to Boston the past few weeks, and traveling as well, so haven't had time to finish uploading the tutorial. Once I get my hobby stations set up at my apartment I'll snap more pics and post the rest of the tutorial (assuming my Knight survives traveling in checked luggage )