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Things you will need:
Small Circular Magnets, approx 1/4" in diameter and 1/8" thick (I got mine from Michaels)
3/16" size drill bit and a way to use it (drill gun, pin vise, etc.)
Plastic cement or plastic glue
Sharp Hobby Knife
Superglue or Greenstuff
Staples
Wirecutter or old scissors

Step 1:
Glue the two halves of the cruiser hull together. Wait until they are dry before proceeding.

Step 2:
Drill two holes completely through the cruiser, approximately in the center of where each battery or component is located. Make sure you are drilling straight, so that the hole exits on the other side in roughly the same place. Using the plastic cement to soften the edges of the holes, or a sharp hobby knife if neccessary, pop in the circular magnets. Superglue them in, if desired. Be careful when putting them in, because they can stick to each other and make it difficult!


Step 3:
On the backside of the component, scrape or cut a small furrow laterally in the middle. Cut the ends of a staple off, and put the shaft in the furrow, affixing it with greenstuff or superglue. TIP: For launch bays, you may have to cut a piece of old sprue and glue it into the back so the staple will have something to adhere to.

Step 4:
Mix and match your components to your cruiser's STC! Want a Tyrant class? Double up the macrocannon batteries on each side. Want a Luna class? Throw on a lance battery with the macro cannons. Paint the components seperately, so they don't get stuck in. Get more out of your expensive cruiser kits!


Hope you enjoyed this, or at least found it useful!

Until next time,
--FP135

Hey great idea. thanks for sharing that. I never would have thought of using staples.

For those that need a video tutorial: Check out this post on my blog:

http://foxphoenix40k.blogspot.com/2010/03/200th-post-celebration-video-tutorials.html


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Very nice...I would apply the same technique to my space marine fleet...if we had options