I built a Hellhound in the small window of free time I was allotted last night. Of special interest to me was determining how to magnetize it so I can switch out the hull-mounted gun and the turret, making it interchangeably a Hellhound, Devildog or a Bane Wolf.
The hull mounted guns each received a magnet drilled into its back. On the actual tank, I superglued a flat-headed screw on the inside. Please do this before fully assembling the hull and spare yourself the awkward task of holding it in place with pliers from the outside (and having to fish it out if you drop it) until the glue dries ... like I had to do. 
The actual turret barrel was pretty easy. I carved out a hole in each side of the turret so a small-headed nail would fit within the barrel. The magnet is glued to the end of the peg on the barrel tip. Here are the results:
you have no idea how useful this is to me
ReplyDeleteThat's snazzy! I too have had the bad luck of deciding to be clever and magnetize AFTER the model was together.
ReplyDeleteOh the joy of magnets!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, it's happened far too often for my liking.
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of some help :)
ReplyDeleteI'm considering performing a song in honor of magnets. Something along the lines of that auto-tuned Double-Rainbow All The Way things that's been floating around the 'tubes. ;)
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