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I just read of another wargamer who attaches magnets to the arms of his Space Marines. This allows him to have inter-changeable arms instead of being stuck with just permanent weapons.

Is this normal? Is this recommended?

Thanks mates and cheers!

Dom ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019223.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019223.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
I think they are easy and cheap enough to simply have an extra marine for whatever guns you want. Borrow from devastator squads or use your spare to create new devastator squads.

I would save the magnets for vehicles, dreadnoughts, and important infantry like HQs and sergeants.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019247.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019247.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? ccw options]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019249.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019249.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019262.page GMT Re:Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
You need a pin vise of the same diameter or slightly bigger than the magnets

Patience

Time

I say that as you will be using a pin vise to drill out holes to set the magnets in. You also want to be sure you set all the magnets the same way, so that all arms go with all men. That is actually surprisingly easy to mess up. This of course takes extra time and patience. Additionally it means painting and modeling an extra set of arms/backpacks/etc. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019270.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019270.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
Edit: oh and I have a dremel my lovely wife bought me so it makes it much easier]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019271.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019271.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019272.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5019272.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
 dominiquekee wrote:
Cool... but how are the magnets attached? Are there tutorials or something?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9aN_LHQmwA

This may be useful.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5020566.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5020566.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? across the board, as Tac Marines will always be Tac Marines, but it's not that uncommon to do for special/heavy weapons, generic HQs, or pricier models with multiple potential loadouts, like terminators (shooty or assault with LC or TH/SS).

To save on parts, one can also place the magnets at the wrist, meaning that the hand/weapon (one-handed weapons usually have the hand attached, anyway) can be swapped out without needing a ton of extra arms. The joint is a bit thinner, so smaller magnets must be used, obviously, but the process is the same.

As far as the process is concerned, the idea is pretty simple: Either get very thin magnets and glue them straight to the inner surfaces of the joint or drill matching holes in the parts and insert magnets to have them sit flush (making sure, in both cases, to match polarity). I much prefer the finish of the latter method, since it's completely invisible, but some are willing to make the (they claim "minor") visual concession for the greater ease of the former. Either way, there are definitely tutorials out there if you search around a bit, both on Dakka and elsewhere.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5020689.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5020689.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5020725.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5020725.page GMT Re:Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
It might be overkill since I'm only a beginner at this hobby, but hey! You'll never know until you try it out!

Thanks again!

Dom ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022074.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022074.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
Your day to day standart bolters are not worth magnetizing, its more pain then its worth and you have a greater chance of putting the magnets upside down. Skip these guys.

Heavy 2 handed weapons such as lauchers and lascanon: You can do it, but again its a pain and you will be sacrificing a lot of astthetics to make it work. I personaly suggest you get a the 5 man combat squad if you need more weapon from the devestator squad.

Melta, Flamers and plasma gun: Instead of magnetizing the hole arm: glue them in place as if he was holding one of these (These three weapons and the bolter all have the same spacing between the grib and the stock of the weapon) use 1/16 by 1/32 magets and put one in the right hand and the other where the grib will be.

Magnetize the shoulder of those that you can change the whole arms is pretty easy and straight forwards, just us either 1/8 or 3/32 size magnests. The slimer 1/32 magnets are better if you can get your hands on them if not the 1/16 in thickness do the job just fine, simply be care full with your drilling. Your sergant, terminators, your captain, assault marines will all be happy to change there weapons casualy

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022292.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022292.page GMT Re:Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
better to spend that time and effort painting a whole new squad. two complete models are greater than one model with options IMO.

if youre on a really tight budget or OCD about using every last bit then i guess you will need to do it.

for some vehicles i guess it makes sense to do it. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022445.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022445.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? HQs, Elites and soem vehicles.

Basic Troops? Meh, i personally woudln't bother.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022774.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022774.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? GW whenever I have to buy a whole new kit because I want the option to use all the different configs, while also having to buy multiple kits to have a squad full of the same weapons (I'm looking at you killa kans and devastators).

I therefore magnetize everything that isn't a bolter: flamers, chainswords, powerfists, dread arms, rhino hatches and razorback turrets, choppas, sluggas, shootas, the list goes on. The only thing I can't magnetize are dev heavy weapons as there are too many bits that need to link up and I don't like having a bunch of magnetized torsos sitting around. I did just do new models for them.

Magnetizing makes me feel like I'm sticking it to the man somehow, although I know that this is really just a comfortable fantasy I'm clinging to while I'm bent over a rhino hatch with my trousers around my ankles and a grinning Ward standing behind me.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022865.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022865.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
_Lightbringer_ wrote:
I simply get angry with GW whenever I have to buy a whole new kit because I want the option to use all the different configs, while also having to buy multiple kits to have a squad full of the same weapons (I'm looking at you killa kans and devastators).


Do bitz websites not exist in your world or something? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022976.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5022976.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
 Grimtuff wrote:
_Lightbringer_ wrote:
I simply get angry with GW whenever I have to buy a whole new kit because I want the option to use all the different configs, while also having to buy multiple kits to have a squad full of the same weapons (I'm looking at you killa kans and devastators).


Do bitz websites not exist in your world or something?


Ooh, don't get me started on those. Have you seen the prices? I might aswell get a new kit and have a bunch of random stuff left over that I can maybe use someday. All the stuff anyone wants is also always sold out. Want pauldrons? Fill your boots. Grotzooka? Sorry, sir. All sold out, sir. Maybe sir would like to wait and check back in a year or two. Can I interest sir in a boltgun?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023034.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023034.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023181.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023181.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
Good idea! Magenitizing arms so that you can swap them out when you feel like trying something different without having to spend extra $$$ for a duplicate models so that it has a different said arm.

Bad idea! Not paying close enough attention to the polarities and gluing a magnet in the wrong way.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023583.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023583.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
 Thorn678 wrote:
Welcome to another episode of good idea, bad idea.

Good idea! Magenitizing arms so that you can swap them out when you feel like trying something different without having to spend extra $$$ for a duplicate models so that it has a different said arm.

Bad idea! Not paying close enough attention to the polarities and gluing a magnet in the wrong way.





Been there, done that. Annoying.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023588.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5023588.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
Also magnets are needed to be powerful enough or it will not hold up with iron-plated sockets.

Personally I don't magnetize because when I was a kid i've seen tons of magnetized toys using low quality (or even electrically-polarized) magnets before and it sucks!.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5027033.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5027033.page GMT Magnetized Arms: Good Idea, or Waste of Time?
Like said make sure you have powerful rare earth magnets and nice small drills.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5028215.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491292/5028215.page GMT