Another good reason to magnetize models is if they have any long, spindly, delicate parts, like banners or a large model holding a long weapon. This makes them way easier to transport and saves them from breaking if they get mishandled. Another considerstion is posability.
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Name suggestion, as you used and demonstrated a lot of magnets with this KillTeam how about Sergeant Polus (from magnetic pole) of the IronHands chapter.
the perfect Name Suggestions: there a 5 different types of magnets not counting superconductors or electromagnets. you should name each member of the kill team after a different kind of magnet. Neo for Neodymium, Sam or Col for Samarium cobalt, AL for Alnico, Fred or Freddy for Ceramic ferrite magnets, Temp /Tempest or Ferrous for Temporary Magnets. A temporary Magnet is just an Iron compound that can be magnetized.
These days I only magnetize things like AoS Stegadon/Engine of the gods, where one model can make 2 separate kits. Or when due to the model magnetizing is really easy.
Good point raised here. Magnetizing for ease of transport is a good idea too. I only magnetized my Imperial Knight arms and torso so they are not a massive waste of foam
It's like a complete sequel, the centurions were bare plastic in the last video from 2020 and now they have been painted the list of patrons has also increased astronomically.
I am not even kidding right now!! I just finished assembling a death watch kill team with magnetized heads and weapons!! Same page baby!! I did do both heavy options even though I’ll probably only ever use the grenade launcher lol
Pinning is a great idea for smaller bits, surprised it was in a video about magnets! Some suggestions for names depending on your chapters Augustus Thracian Eros Magyar Xanatos Jinn Filipos Carvelian Aleister Augoides Definitely didn’t repurpose some of these names from other franchises 😜
2:48 an interesting way to view the new list building system! I hear a lot of negativity about the new list building and I normally divert to something else instead of tyring to directly counter their issue. I will steal this idea!
Most of the negativity is just space marine players who are mad because they no longer have to buy 5 different 50$ boxes to have one of each sergeant. I think the new list-building system is fine, although the bespoke teams seem to take advantage of it less than the index teams.
When drilling pin holes, I was taught to put tac on the second part then dry fit it to the hole you just drilled on the first part. The resulting 'nipple' on impressed on the tac will be the direction in which you drill the second part to ensure the best fit. Even works with uneven breaks or older models with joints less flush than CAD precision pieces. Cheers!
Making too big hole isn't that bad since you can put some greenstuff or liquified plastic from melted sprues which will make much stronger bond than any glue.
The best magnetizing tip I've heard is making a polarity stick. I can't remember whose idea it was but basically take a piece of dowel, label one end BODY and the other ARM. Glue magnets to each end with the polarities facing the same way (schematic: NS [BODY] [DOWEL] [ARM] NS) Now, every magnet connection is going to have a "body" direction (generally towards the center of the mini) and an "arm" direction (towards the weapon/wing/arm, dangly bit). Even parts that have magnets on two ends have an orientation such that one connection is towards the center of model and the other connection is pointing out. When you want to glue a magnet into the body of a model, stick it on the BODY side of the stick and do the glue-slidey thing, you'll end up with the south pole of the magnet facing out, every time. Do the same thing on the weapons, and you'll end up with the north side of the magnet facing out, every time. All your models will be polarized the same way, so you won't end up in a situation where the weapons you magnetized for your last space marines are opposite from your new set. If you're ever paranoid about polarity in the middle of assembly: get the stick. The BODY side should stick to the "body," and the ARM side should stick to the "arm."
I’m in a similar boat. Loads of dreadnaught load out options sitting on the shelf unpainted. I did fully magnetise a gladiator that can also be any variant and an impulsor. I’m currently sitting here wondering if I even need to magnetise my chaos knight despoiler or if I can just pick a balanced load out. As far as dreadnaughts landed I opted to just buy more dreadnaughts.
Just magnet a custodes grav tank....it didn't even come with a second turret 😂 Trying to magnet Litchguard swords and shields was a pain in the ass tho...because the wrists are so little. I had to replace half of the arm with magnets. 😂 Aye, it was my first magnet job.
At least one of the names has to be something normal, right? For the lulz? Like you could have Varris Tiberius, Dadrial Berandar, Zalthiz Tiganus, Arakuel Sicius, and Ken Johnson.
I have found that drilling the hole a little deep and then using green stuff to partially fill it before supergluing the magnet in makes the magnet hold stronger.
the Gunner is called Gunther but a tau broke his mouth so he can't say the letter "t" anymore and says Gunner "so what happened to your mouth Gunner?" "au" "you hurt?" "AU" Can I have more to say?
Since Deathwatch is made up of intake from all the other chapters (and they have the right shoulders to show it) you could pick some to represent certain chapters- and that can help inform the names! And if you haven't glued on the heads yet, it could also make choosing those easier as well, while giving you a chance to make each of them unique. The 'FIGHT' marine could be a Blood Angel or Space Wolf! Get a fanged or a flowing hair head and paint the hair blonde and call him Vitruvius, or get a bearded head and make him a space viking named, oh idk, Rolnar! The 'GUN' marine is BEGGING to be an Imperial Fist. Any emotionless or stoic face will do for him, maybe call him Gorten or something like that. A name that sounds like a mundane modern name but spelled slightly different with hard consonants. The 'SERG' could be anything, but since he often has that Combi-Plasma and a general air of leadership he could be a Dark Angel (Excalar) or maybe Ultramarine (Laethus)! 'WAT' seems the same no matter what, but maybe a Raven Guard (Tengus- maybe even get one of those old beaked helmets for him), or White Scar (Kolovai, got any top-knots?) could fit him. And finally 'H GUN' feels like an Iron Hand (Kasadar, any techmarine head with some sensors or whatever could do the trick) or Salamander (Buforius. Make sure to paint him the right color! And a head that's smiling probably fits best) to me.
1.5 millimeter should be fine for Sisters of battle. Used 2x2 and 2x1 a lot for mine. Also with regards to powered drills you might want to look at the Wow-Stick. Pretty happy with mine.
I vowed when I stopped working at a certain crappy Escape Room that i would never glue a magnet to anything again. Lets hope i build my Dreadknight properly eh?
1:30 PERFECT!!! I have never painted Warhammer 40,000 models when my buddy gifted me a preassembled army of Deathwatch. As I studied their lore and the parts, immediately thought: MAGNETS!!! They sat on a shelf unpainted for over a year, and I finally built up the gumption to paint them. Because I have ADHOCD, I watched close to 30 hours on painting miniatures and 30 hours of battle reports and lore videos before I bought my first painting supplies. $1,200 later, I painted my first two Deathwatch, the two Vanguard Veterans. Since I wanted to magnetize, I needed up buying fresh kits to assemble myself, and my buddy gave me part of Kill Team Cassius to begin with. I bought a complete set which meant I had dupes of some of the characters. That’s why I painted the two Vanguard Vets first…practice. So, here you are magnetizing my army!!! Thanks, bruv!! Cheers 🍻 14:30 I am toying around with a Deathwatch Venerable Dreadnaught named Apnetron. He is especially vicious when filthy Xenos are around, but he becomes extremely sleepy when no targets are present. This forces his Battle Brothers to do what they can to get him back to base before he goes into hibernation…which creates for some wild shenanigans like… Mission One: Waking up on the wrong side of the Nid. Shortly after a mission, Apnetron got as far as the supply depot in the base before shutting down. Unfortunately, the servitors charged with dismantling all the heavy equipment in the depot for redeployment to the next mission area couldn’t tell the difference between the heavy loaders and a Venerable Dreadnaught…also, how do servitors have the schematics for a Venerable Dreadnaught? Story for another day. The kill team noticed Apnetron wasn’t in his deployment cradle shortly before take off, but had no time to investigate. At the meeting base, the depot station was being reassembled when Apnetron’s Sarcophagus was discovered in an unmarked crate. This is when they figured out what happened and just as they were about to open all the crates, a flood of Nids poured out of an underground tunnel in the middle of the base. Mission debrief: defend the now fully awake and fully pissed off Apnetron in his Sarcophagus while busting open crates to find the rest of his body. Mission End: find enough of his body for the next mission to begin. Mission Two: ‘Twas only a flesh wound. Now that Apnetron is partially functional, he will do all he can to destroy the Nid. If all you found are his legs, he will rampage around stomping the filthy blighters. If he has a weapon, he’ll use that. Apnetron will move, charge, attack the nearest visible Nid unit focusing only on that unit. The rest of the squad will support while busting open the other crates looking for the rest of Apnetron. I’ve already got about 6 out of a target of 36 missions for Apnetron’s Adventures: An AA Meeting of the Minds.” There will be a plot hook in the 12 episode/mission; a huge reveal in the 24th that ties it to established lore and a climactic heart-wrenching battle to lead into the last 12 missions that can go down one of three paths depending on the player’s decisions. Magnetizing is gonna be a huge aspect of “Apnetron’s Adventures” so thank you for the video!!
I once though about magnetizing intercessor bolt rifle variants. Even bought 2x1mm round magnets. But then decided that the amount of work is too great and I used ABR variant exclusively.
God, Magnets were my bane back when I used to play, I magnetised all my Wraithlord weapon options in both positions. At the end of the day, I had a really functional game piece, but the model looked rough. Granted, I was 15 and didn't do the best job 😅
this is a tremendous help. i am finishing up a coldstar battlesuit, and a cadre of crisis suits. i want to magnetize purely for the challenge/cool factor. i feel like elites/big robots lend to magnetization better.
Here are some names suggestions. Fergus, Delmir, Volian, Trell, Douglass, Arann, Theor, Zoltar, Martes, Adam, Isaiah, Eckler, Holm, Harrow. These are some names i have written whitin the years and are waiting to be used for something, probably a d&d campaing. Maybe you can find one you like, i feel like these are the most Deathwatch-like names. I hope this to be useful. Cheers man!
I find that a cheap old jewelry vice is the best thing to use to hold on to small parts. They fit comfy in the hand, they grip the part really really well without easily crushing it and the leather pads make it so they don’t mar the model
Magnets are useful,but sometimes weak. I use magnets and pins made by nails to make bond stronger. So the friction between plastic and nail helps the maghnet to do its work.
Same brother, I've grouped several boxes of marines together categorized by weapons/body parts so that every marine I make is a joy to sift through the pile and make him his own unique lad. 😁😁🤘🤘
