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I thought I'd start a project log to keep me motivated on my new Imperial Guard endeavor.

I got a few models from Victoria Miniatures http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/

The bodies are her Victorian set, while the heads are her newly released Hexenheim stormtroopers. They're absolutely beautiful. It's my first time working with resin, so I've had to patch a few of my own nicks with green stuff, but all in all I think they came out pretty good so far.

Here is my first attempt at magnetizing. I put together a Chimera. It isn't done yet, but I'd like to show what I've got so far. Maybe some of you have some tips on magnetization for me?

I didn't make the decision to use magnets until after I glued the front hull piece on. So I had to device a way to get something in there. I took some plasticard and superglued a magnet to it. Once it was dry, I plastered it with some green stuff so I could use tweezers without having them stick to the magnet itself. I inserted the piece, with some glue around the edges, and held it there until it was fast.



You can sort of see the back piece with green stuff in this photo:


The next bit I wanted to magnetize was the dozerblade assembly. I decided to do three magnets on the hydraulics piece. Again, I had to be crafty here... First, I did the one in the back center with a 1/8" drill bit and a pin vice.



The others needed a bit of carving as the drill bit wasn't cooperating with the track groove. I carved out a square large enough for the drill to fit and went from there:



I had to do their counterparts one by one, since the front hull piece was already glued on. Basically, I would put the hydraulic assembly in place, and then drop a magnet through the turret hole. Physics brought it to where it needed to be, and I doused it in glue. Once it was dry, I inserted the second magnet into the hydraulic assembly and did the same thing. One of the inside magnets needed some manipulation so I used a toothpick... Tedious, but it got the job done!

The hull mounted weapons were simple. The flamer was already hollow in the back so I just filled it with green stuff and plopped a magnet flush inside. The heavy bolter, oddly, had a solid back plane. I simply carved it out to the hollow part and gave it the same treatment:





Does anyone have any tips for magnetization? Or an experience you'd like to share?

Also, if anyone has suggestions on how to make the lasgun arrays any better, I'm all ears!