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I don't know about other races, but I magnetize all my SM weapons.

1) Get smallest earth magnets you can find, I believe 1/16" diameter (1/32" thick)
2) Get a 1/16" drill bit
3) Chop the pistol grip off the weapon, and drill a hole where the marine's hand would touch the weapon
4) Drill hole into hand to match weapon's hole
5) Put a dab of glue in each hole and insert magnets

Important note: Make sure you keep the polarization consistent across models/weapons. Last thing you need is to hand a Space Marine a melta gun only to have it fly out of his hands and kill friendly units!!


Seriously though, it's pretty awesome to be able to change weapons on the fly. Also, do the magnetizing before paint. You can paint right over the magnets and not even worry about them. I experimented with magnetizing arms, but that gets too tedious, isn't worth it. Magnetize the heads, if you want. And, if you get bigger magnets, 1/8", magnetize at the hips if you want on a few models. Fun stuff!