Excellent video. Good pace and useful info. Three bonus tips for those viewing and wanting to do this. 1) when using bigger models drill pilot holes with a smaller diameter. Then use small pins same diameter for testing the alignment, NO GLUE. When happy, drill to magnet size. The extra time is well worth it if you bother to magnetize in the first place. 2) If you don’t want to buy a polarizing tool. Take any stick, drill a hole matching your biggest magnet in each end (or two different sticks) and glue one in. Then paint it a color and use that for reference: 3) Seriously consider using opposite polarities for left/right arms. You can use much smaller magnets if you have lined up polarities through the torso. You can even do a stack all the way through on some models and use much smaller magnets in the arms. Plenty with 2x1mm in the arms with two polarity aligned 2x2 in the torso (or 3x1/3x2 for non-humanl/elf sized models)
Those polarised tools look great, I've just been putting a pile of magnets on a knife blade and being careful which way I separate them off, works mostly but a fair amount of time it gets put back on the stack, then repeated. Had a fun time with my 7 russ tank sponsons with 2 pairs each side, I think half the tanks had 1 backwards.... been more careful since
I'd stuck a blob of greenstuff inside the sponsons, so wasn't too hard to swap that side. Only downside is keeping track of which goes where, even with the camo pattern helping out...lol had more luck with the baneblade and several tyranids monsters I did more recently
I have a question for the very next step. When priming the bits how do you prime the bits that aren't attached to the model when you initially prime the model? Since they're off the sprue I'd imagine they'd be a pain to prime. Can you attach them to something like an old screw driver and prime them that way when spraying them?
Since they are magnetized, I often put them on an old metal tool I had, like a metal sculpting tool or a mold line scraper. I prime the magnetized parts while on that so I can spin them around and get them well covered. Once they aren't tacky, I take them off the metal tool and lay them down so I can then prime over the area where the magnet is.
Did you magnetize your whole command squad? I’m trying to make it were each body/ pose is able to take all of the available weapon options. Thanks! Great video and content
@@CadianSergeantSteel my army is mostly monoposed pewter…mostly rogue trader guardsmen and 2nd ed stuff…the only unit I think I can do this with is the old pewter attilan rough rider hunting lance arms
Excellent video. Good pace and useful info.
Three bonus tips for those viewing and wanting to do this.
1) when using bigger models drill pilot holes with a smaller diameter. Then use small pins same diameter for testing the alignment, NO GLUE. When happy, drill to magnet size.
The extra time is well worth it if you bother to magnetize in the first place.
2) If you don’t want to buy a polarizing tool. Take any stick, drill a hole matching your biggest magnet in each end (or two different sticks) and glue one in. Then paint it a color and use that for reference:
3) Seriously consider using opposite polarities for left/right arms. You can use much smaller magnets if you have lined up polarities through the torso.
You can even do a stack all the way through on some models and use much smaller magnets in the arms.
Plenty with 2x1mm in the arms with two polarity aligned 2x2 in the torso (or 3x1/3x2 for non-humanl/elf sized models)
Those polarised tools look great, I've just been putting a pile of magnets on a knife blade and being careful which way I separate them off, works mostly but a fair amount of time it gets put back on the stack, then repeated. Had a fun time with my 7 russ tank sponsons with 2 pairs each side, I think half the tanks had 1 backwards.... been more careful since
It'd awful then one goes in backwords. I use some hefty metal sculpting tools to dig them back out. But that's a huge pain.
I'd stuck a blob of greenstuff inside the sponsons, so wasn't too hard to swap that side. Only downside is keeping track of which goes where, even with the camo pattern helping out...lol had more luck with the baneblade and several tyranids monsters I did more recently
Solid tips! All good advice, to include how to correct mishaps
Thanks, dude! I really appreciate that 😃
I love ypur IG man! Glad to see you here on YT!
Thank you 😃 I really appreciate that and glad you found me here too
So im guessing this should work for the killteam for the Adeptus Arbites as im pretty sure they are about the same size as a Cadian
Very informative video!
Glad it was helpful! 😁
I have a question for the very next step. When priming the bits how do you prime the bits that aren't attached to the model when you initially prime the model? Since they're off the sprue I'd imagine they'd be a pain to prime. Can you attach them to something like an old screw driver and prime them that way when spraying them?
Since they are magnetized, I often put them on an old metal tool I had, like a metal sculpting tool or a mold line scraper. I prime the magnetized parts while on that so I can spin them around and get them well covered. Once they aren't tacky, I take them off the metal tool and lay them down so I can then prime over the area where the magnet is.
Did you magnetize the sentinel/field ordinance battery?
Did you magnetize your whole command squad? I’m trying to make it were each body/ pose is able to take all of the available weapon options. Thanks! Great video and content
I only did the commander model. I'll make more later for the other loadout options for weapons and such
@@CadianSergeantSteel thank you for the reply! I would also look forward to any videos on the field battery or other vehicles.
@@CadianSergeantSteel Follow up question- how do you paint your sub assembly magnetized arms?
I magnetized my ordnance battery models and I know I'll be magnetizing my special weapons and command squad models
How did you magnetize your batteries? I find it difficult to find a concrete tutorial. Thanks!
This is really cool, :)
Thanks!
I wish I could magnetize my models
Why can't you?
@@CadianSergeantSteel my army is mostly monoposed pewter…mostly rogue trader guardsmen and 2nd ed stuff…the only unit I think I can do this with is the old pewter attilan rough rider hunting lance arms
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I do that 😅
Get metric drill bits lol
I have some, but for folks who may have Imperial, I thought this might be helpful.
Seems like less time to just paint a second model.
Fair piont 😆