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M a g n e t i z e d M o v e m e n t T r a y s

~ Article by Trogdor ~

There are many benifits to magnatizing your models. You can store and transport your models already ranked up and ready to go saving you precious playing time. Large, heavy, and fragile models are much more unlikely to fall while being moved saving you repair time and cuss words. There are a few methods for magnetizing your bases.

You can place metal plates on the bottom of your models and use a sheet of flexible magnet to line the movement tray. You can put the magnet on the bottom of your bases and use a metal liner for your trays, or you can put magnets on both the baeses of your models and the tray.

My reccomendation is use metal plates on your model and use sheet magnet for the base. The simplest way to get the metal plates is to go to WargameAccessories.com and check out their products:

WarGame Accessories -> Products

They make a number of common sizes including 20mm, 25mm, and cavalry bases. The square bases will line up flush with the base it is glued to. Make sure to glue the base on before you paint because probably the simplest way to glue the base on will be to squirt out some glue on a plate or plastic blister turned up and dip the base lightly into it and then match up the metal plate.

You WILL get glue on your hands so rubber gloves are highly reccomended. Sheet magnets are available at many places. An example is found here:

http://www.magnetsales.com/Flexible/Sheet.htm

You can also use magnets that attach to business cards like here:

http://www.armourdiecutting.com/magblanks/

Hobby stores commonly stock this stuff so it shouldn't be hard to find. You can find them in many colors and the backs are adhesive. You can cut them easily with a sharp Xacto knife. Just make sure to cut against a straight edge to keep the cut straight. After you have cut the magnet to fit the inside of the movement tray, peel off the paper exposing the adhesive and stick it in.

You can also peel off the back of the magnet and expose the adhesive first. Then set your base down on it and cut around the base to fit. If you are going to line the tray with metal, you can either glue the metal bases found above into the tray or if you have the ability to cut thin sheet metal, you can custom fit the metal.

That is harder to do, but if you can, go for it. Or you can cut metal out of it entirely and line both the models and the base with magnet. This approach doesn't seem quite as strong though.

I used the metal plates and magnetized the tray and this was the result. Can your movement trays do this?