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Good day all. I've been busy building up a warriors of chaos force and have been magnetizing the weapons for the chaos warriors. This has worked well for smaller items like swords and shields however magnetizing things like banners and halberds has proven to be tricky. Whats happening is after the magnet is attached to the weapon and placed in the socket the weapon will fall/rotate in the socket. You can get them so they stand straight but the smallest bump sends them spinning again. This obviously isn't the best situation for gaming so I was wondering if anyone had any tricks they could share to make this work? Not sure it if it matters or not but bigger magnets are not an option as the arm and body both have the largest magnets that can fit already.

Thanks in advance
~Zero~

Have you tried just pinning them? A small bit of thin wire (such as a paperclip) inserted into a drilled hole and glued in place, then you just slot the pinned item into a corresponding hole on the model.

A lot cheaper than magnetising every component

Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. Thanks, will give that a try!

A coating of PVA on the mating surfaces works wonders in my experience - and it's easy to repair any wear and tear.

For heavy joints you can use a magnet but also stick a pin glued to one side with a hole in the other. This will keep it from rotating.

I use two magnets in my (METAL) dreadnought arms. Opposite sides of the mounting hole.

A washer fits over the 'pin' (shoulder mound for arm).
The magnets hold it in place and prevent autorotation due to weight.

(With heavier metal parts, a single magnet will hold it in place, but it will swing freely if nudged. You would need two magnets side by side to prevent this. Or on either side of a pin.