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What size magnets do you guys recommend for magnetizing crisis suits and my second question is I'm also running blood angels and i was wondering what the best mags are for magnetizing jump packs and weapon choices for death company troops (basically assault marines)?

Magnet Size Uses
1/8" x 1/16" Disc Infantry size miniatures (e.g. Space Marine troops, Tyranid Termagaunts)
3/16" x 1/16" Disc Monsterous creatures limbs (e.g. Tyranid Carnifex)
1/4" x 1/16" Disc Customizing Vehicles, Gargantuan Creatures (e.g. Space Marine Rhino, Tyranid Bio-titan)
3/8" x 1/16" Disc Customizing Vehicles, Gargantuan Creatures (larger magnet)
1" x 1/8" Disc Huge Titans, and just for fun

Taken from http://merelymagnets.com/Warhammer-Magnets.html

Mini wargamming as a good section on magnets aswell but there site seems to be down.

thanks to you my friend. but i can tell you 1/8 is WAY too big for infantry. that's what i use for vehicle turrets and sponsons. are you sure about that size?

There is a magnetizing guide for something like this in P&M tutorials, he uses these ones:
http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/expert-terrain-and-disc-magnets/magnets/50-standard-neodymium-disc-magnets-n40-grade-2mm-x-1mm-/prod_11903.html

yeah, 2mm makes WAY more sense for infantry. i'm sorry, i don't know what P&M is. painting and modeling?

Check out the listing at mini war gaming, here is the link,

http://www.miniwargaming.com/magnet-guide#Space%20Marines

this should help you out, and its in standard and not metric.

For weapons on tau suits, I use 1/8" diameter mags for the hand weapons, and rectangular magnets for broadsides on the shoulders (so they don't swivel).

I use 1/8" for magnitizing terminator arms as well.

The only other marine troops I mag are sgt arms and the ocassional jump pack - I use 1/8" for those as well.
Yes, its overkill, but consistency (in what I have to stock, drilling, etc.) is nice.

I will ocassionaly use a 1/16" diameter mag for something very light (oh, a tau target lock or drone controller) but most stuff is 1/8" for me.

Get some, try it, if you don't like it, try something else. Use test models.

I use 3x3x0.5mm square magnets for my battlesuits. You can surface mount them which helps a lot.

davethepak wrote:For weapons on tau suits, I use 1/8" diameter mags for the hand weapons, and rectangular magnets for broadsides on the shoulders (so they don't swivel).

I use 1/8" for magnitizing terminator arms as well.

The only other marine troops I mag are sgt arms and the ocassional jump pack - I use 1/8" for those as well.
Yes, its overkill, but consistency (in what I have to stock, drilling, etc.) is nice.

I will ocassionaly use a 1/16" diameter mag for something very light (oh, a tau target lock or drone controller) but most stuff is 1/8" for me.

Get some, try it, if you don't like it, try something else. Use test models.

i have some 1/8 by 1/16, and i'm sorry that is way overkill for infantry sized pieces. if it works for you great, but i'd like a less intrusive solution.


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Flinty wrote:I use 3x3x0.5mm square magnets for my battlesuits. You can surface mount them which helps a lot.

where did you find them?


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DarkKnights44 wrote:Check out the listing at mini war gaming, here is the link,

http://www.miniwargaming.com/magnet-guide#Space%20Marines

this should help you out, and its in standard and not metric.

THIS is what i'm talking about! THANKS!


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i keep seeing recommendations for 1/8 by 1/16 for XV8 weapons and i don't get it since i used those for my land raider redeemer's flamestorm cannon and they were plenty strong for that, seems like super overkill for a gram of plastic.

I got my magnets from http://www.neomagnete.com/ ages ago. I don't know how competitive they are, but they certainly stock anything you might ever want


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Also you can just about see the arm mounts in the pic below. The magnets are usually hdden, but I was playing about a bit with a random amalgamation of weapon bits and came up with this:

Here is why I use the 1/8" and why it is not "overkill" for me.

I have used smaller magnets, and yes, they are indeed less intrusive. In fact, occasionally I will use 1/16" dia that are 1/8" deep....I want STRONG magnets.

Why?

I like to put my crisis weapons on when I pack my army so I don't have to do it at the store/event, etc. It takes more time to do it later.

Also, when playing, the weapons are more exposed than say...turrets or sponsons. They have a greater chance of getting bumped, knocked off, or turned even when just moving the model.

So, while yes, the 1/8" dia are bigger, and perhaps overkill for just holding the thing on...I like them because they hold the part on securely.

I like a good solid connection.

If that really is too big for your tastes, I would go with a smaller diameter, but a thicker magnet - for the extra power.
(these are great: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D12-N52).

For broadsies, hunterkiller missiles, Ironclad parts, or anywhere I need a surface mount, I love these;
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=B4201

I am clumsy, I knock weapons off models with weak magnets...not everyone does.

Again, do some tests, see what works for you. I have magnetized a lot, and this is what works for me.