magnetically levitating Eldar jetbike

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**T3H_ARCH1TECT**

Hi guys,

I recently created a magnetically levitating Eldar jetbike conversion. It uses battery powered electromagnets and permanent magnets to fly. I hope you like it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NlKPA7HtT4&google_comment_id=z12bdvyh3si0w5ivo22xz1iocnvkcjc5k04&google_view_type=#gpluscomments

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/725191-.html?m=2

**Paradigm**

OK, that's awesome!

**barnacle111**

Yep, that is brilliant. I want one.

**ZergSmasher**

That's pretty cool! I wonder if you could do other skimmers like this as well?

**machineuk**

Thats impressive, loving the conversion and paintjob too, its like a mini grav tank

**T3H_ARCH1TECT**

ZergSmasher wrote:
That's pretty cool! I wonder if you could do other skimmers like this as well?

I have already managed to levitate my Hornet, Waveserpent, and lynx

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machineuk wrote:
Thats impressive, loving the conversion and paintjob too, its like a mini grav tank

Thanks, I thought that the Eldar grav technology looked more like this than the existing bikes

**Buttery Commissar**

Wow! I've never seen this before with a mini, and you chose an amazing one to do it with.

**AllSeeingSkink**

Very nice, you've painted it extremely well too!

Buttery Commissar wrote:Wow! I've never seen this before with a mini, and you chose an amazing one to do it with.

I've seen it done once before but just for displaying a model that was on foot anyway (so the whole display platfrom slowly rotated in mid air). Never seen it done for an actual skimmer on such a nice scenic base though.

**Suks**

Absolutely.

Positively.

Stunning.

**Inflatable love badger**

Holy Chuff Batman!
That's amazing....

**DarkKnights44**

10/10, that is a fantastic conversation and the base and levitation is awesome!!

Great work!

**Solar Shock**

Pretty awesome sir!

What rating electromagnets are you using? I recently purchased a few to create a piece of scenery in which I can make the wall explode (by turning on the magnet and forcing the wall parts to push away), but would be cool to get an idea of the power on yours to get a levitation going

**Ratius**

Great stuff!

**Drakheart**

Great stuff! Any chance of a tutorial on how to set it up? Would love to do this with some of my Tau, but wouldn't have a clue where to start.

**Roknar**

That just looks amazing. Do you think it would be possible to take a land speeder or flyer and somehow insert the magents inside such that the speeder/flyer would be turned sideways?
Like it's in the middle of a sharp turn or evading something. possibly even an actually modelled rocket with exhaust trail

**hk1x1**

An ingenious piece of work, and beautifully painted as well

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**PrehistoricUFO**

Superb work, just amazing!

Some questions for you relating to the technical aspects of this:

How hot does it get?

What sort of power does it require and how long does it last?

Can you explain the construction of it? Obviously I don't expect exact information - not that I could reproduce it anyway with my poverty cerebral performance - but just a basic explanation of how the magnet works?

Just curious.

Thanks, friend!

**Skinnereal**

Excellent work.

I'm all ears on how it was done, but I expect coils and lots of N52s.

**angelofvengeance**

ZergSmasher wrote:
That's pretty cool! I wonder if you could do other skimmers like this as well?

Seconded. I'd personally love to see a Dark Eldar Raider or maybe Sammael's Jetbike this way.