Acastus Knight Porphyrion magnets

[TheAlephNull]

Howdy,

 

Has anyone devised a decent way of magnetizing the main guns on an Acastus Knight Porphyrion? I'm having the worst time trying to figure out a good way of doing it.

 

I considered a metal washer on the gun spoke with a magnet on the body so it can rotate, but washers tend to run too wide one you find one with a hole larger enough to fit the gun spoke in. I just don;t want to be forced to pin and superglue the entire gun in a static position. 

 

Any thoughts or guides appreciated!

Edited September 15, 2017 by TheAlephNull

[Carlson793]

Based on the instructions online, it looks like it would be easy to sink a sizable magnet in both the arm socket and weapon post. Based on how the arm sits on the model, you may also want to have a couple more small magnets around the rim of the socket/post to keep it facing in one position rather than drooping - basically a series of small magnets (2-4 pairs should do it) so you can have the gun aimed up/forward/down and stay in that position.

[TheAlephNull]

Based on the instructions online, it looks like it would be easy to sink a sizable magnet in both the arm socket and weapon post. Based on how the arm sits on the model, you may also want to have a couple more small magnets around the rim of the socket/post to keep it facing in one position rather than drooping - basically a series of small magnets (2-4 pairs should do it) so you can have the gun aimed up/forward/down and stay in that position.

 

Good, idea. I think I got hung up on the weapon post simply inserting into the arm socket. If I can find the right size magnet, it may be work trimming those posts down and fixing a magnet directly into the socket. Unfortunately, the entire interior of the model is hollow past the socket holes, otherwise I would affix a magnet in there.