Ace Debonair Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Greetings, my fellow hobbyists! I recently obtained the Kill Team: Hivestorm box, and am very excited to start painting it. However, unlike my previous venture with the Gallowdark stuff, the Terrain needs to be glued together in order to actually stay together (for the most part, at least). This will then make storage and transport a righteous pain, so I am thinking of dabbling in the forbidden art of using magnets to stick it together instead, so it can be safely disassembled and packed away with relatively little fuss. I've never done any hobby stuff with magnets before, and am thusly wondering if any of my B&C family have any recommendations for little magnets strong enough to work on reasonably chunky terrain, or indeed any other good advice for a total novice in this field. Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclite Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 I don't have any experience with magnetizing terrain but I did magnetize a repulsor for all weapon options. I think it really depends on how the terrain assembles. If the glue is normally here just to hold it in place and it is sturdy enough to kinda stand on its own, you might be able to use small strategically placed magnets instead of glue. But if it depends entirely on glue to stay together, maybe you could use a combination of pins and magnets. The magnets will hold it together while the pins ensure sturdyness Ace Debonair and Firedrake Cordova 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6069940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 (edited) I hadn't thought about pinning. But that's a good idea, to be honest. I'm not quite sure how all of the terrain goes together yet - some bits have little notches that are clearly meant to fit together, others look to be reliant solely on the glue from what I can tell. EDIT: Some of it does, in fact, look sturdy enough to stand on its' own without any real hassle. Hopefully this will mean a minimum of pinning things, another field in which I am an untested novice. There doesn't seem to be any videos on magnetizing terrain kicking about, either - that or my search-fu has failed me again - so maybe it's just not something people generally do. On the other hand, it seems like the sensible place to learn how to do magnets, since any mistakes can be passed off as battle damage, with a little creativity. Edited October 10 by Ace Debonair Left out a detail or two Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6069963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclite Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 plus you may only have to combine magnets and pinning on the pieces of terrain that can have models on them . If it's just a corner ruin, you can just magnetize both corners and be done with it. If the terrain is even slightly modular, make sure to place your magnets in a way that lets you build any combination. magnetize your first piece of terrain, and then use it as a reference for the other elements Dr_Ruminahui, Firedrake Cordova and Ace Debonair 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6069969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Bryan Blaire Posted October 10 Solution Share Posted October 10 Hopefully these can help some: I think that one is actually a multi-parter. I haven’t watched all these and can’t speak for their quality - I have magnetized some of my plasma conduits and Necromunda walls and a gate, but that was as far as I got when I realized that I’m going to have to invest in a lot more magnets… Ace Debonair and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 (edited) Ah, fantastic - my attempts to find videos on the subject just produced 16,000 videos about building, scratchbuilding or painting terrain, and two or three about magnetizing loadouts for Imperial Knights. I'll take a look at these as soon as I have the free time to do so, and see what secrets can be gleaned from them. Many thanks! EDIT: That last one is more or less exactly what I needed, although the camera doesn't quite focus on any of the stuff the guy's trying to show. Nevertheless, that's the approach I'll attempt, and Emperor willing, I'll have some sweet collapsible scenery sooner rather than later. First however, I need to buy some more magnets Edited October 11 by Ace Debonair Bryan Blaire 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 The Sector Mechanicus video is great (I remember seeing it years ago), but I hadn't seen and really must watch the Sector Imperialis one - thanks @Bryan Blaire Ace Debonair and Bryan Blaire 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Realized that the video I posted earlier is the old Imperial Sector terrain, so here’s a couple of ones I found for the Sector Imperialis stuff (they don’t actually show how they did the magnetization, but you can pause the videos and see where they placed the magnets at least): Again, hope they can help some. Ace Debonair and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 12 Author Share Posted October 12 These are all great finds, and are giving me a lot of ideas. This might be the start of a new obsession, I'll have to keep reminding myself I don't need (much) more terrain! I'm just waiting for my magnets to arrive and I'll give it a go - I'll be sure to post the results here (or at least in the WIP section) Firedrake Cordova and Heraclite 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Also, depending on terrain-type and just how much you want to be able to break it down, but... When I built the original KillTeam terrain (the Imperial ruins that I think of as a cathedral), I made the ground level, and then the second level, but the two levels aren't glued together - one just rests on the other. It means I can build them up as different levels, or different tops, or lots of low level stuff. No magnets required, and reasonable to transport - it all fits into a box lid. Ace Debonair and Firedrake Cordova 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 13 Author Share Posted October 13 That is a really cool idea, but the way the new stuff goes together is a bit less modular - some of the walls are just really tall, with obvious gaps for the floor to rest in. Still, the magnets *should be* arriving today sometime, so I can give this all the old college try soon. Hopefully. Heraclite and Firedrake Cordova 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Ah, fair enough. Good luck with the magnets :) Ace Debonair 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6070747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 My Brothers, I must report on my progress with this experimentation with magnets and terrain It's been... an overwhelming success! (My phone camera is a damaged potato, but I'll get some actually viewable pics soon ) I magnetized nearly every part of it - there's a couple of small buildings that just clip together, no glue needed, so I've left them as they were for now. The Killzone Volkus terrain has a lot of different connection types, which meant a large variety of approaches were needed, so thanks again to everyone for your suggestions, and especially to Brian Blaire for all the super-useful videos - every time I got stuck I came back to this thread to watch something to give me an idea of how to proceed. May The Emperor/Dark Gods/Other Deity of Your Choosing bless you all, and may your hobby projects flourish! Sky Potato, Bryan Blaire, Heraclite and 2 others 3 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384222-magnetizing-terrain-a-novices-questions/#findComment-6071955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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