So here we have the final product! At long last she roars to life.  In this configuration to the right, we have the Razorback with twin linked lascannon, bolter, and dozer blade.

I love the number of options I have with these.  And since I incorporated to magnets under the top hull, I have the option of adding more later. And remember folks, options are good!

The next is the Rhino shown here with the Razorback turret option next to it, and the dozer blade removed.

The final picture is all the options show separately. I did not magnetize the round hatches, as I thought this was far enough for me, but you are more than welcome to go bananas.

Good luck on your magnetizing projects, and have fun saving some serious dough while doing it.

 Now I have added two magnets to the bottoms side of the top hull piece. This is for future additions like spot lights or hunter killer missiles.

 As you can see all the turrets have been assembled. They can articulate and with the magnet modification they won't fall off while playing.

 The next step is to cut off a bit of sprue and attach it to the turrets and the Rhino hatch doors.  This is probably the trickiest, but most important part. You need to measure the distance between the floor of the Rhino to the height of it, minus the thickness of the magnets you are using.  I also used a rotary tool to make a space in the floor to accommodate the magnet.  If you are going to do this, be careful not to puncture all the way through the model.
As you can see I have done this with both the Rhino door and the lascannon turret. If you want you can use a few of the Bolters, but I chose not to.

 Once we have all the doors and turrets magnetized, we can make any combination of Rhinos and Razorbacks. Shown here is 5 Rhinos and one Razorback. Below is the configuration I will use to start, 3 of each.

Now the only thing left is the round hatches.

The next step was to start gluing the hulls to the tracks.  Now we start to see how fast these come together once we get cookin'. 

Now my desk is starting to look like a Martian Forge world production plant.  I just nerded out there for a second.  This is the point where I start to magnetize the inside of the front of the hull.  That is where the dozer blades will attach to.  Then I may try and figure out a prettier way to magnetize the rear hatch shut.  On the prototype I just glued magnets to the inside and out.  But the outside magnet is visible.  Not a huge deal, but now i have a dremel, and can bore out a spot for it.  Lets see if I can make it flush.


That's all for now.  But Pete you better be ready, my army is almost fully operational...

Tank Building!

Back to the Razorback/Rhino building!  Well I finished the prototype and am now at the assembly line stage.  It is way faster than finishing each model individually.  But I haven't gotten to the custom work yet. The tank treads were a cinch though.

I used my new Dremel rotary tool (new Christmas present) to bore out a spot for a magnet inside the hull (left).  And the top of the tank is glued on with 2 magnets underneath it for hunter killer missiles and spot lights for later.  I love the added customization that magnets award to models like this.  It makes the WYSIWYG so much easier, transporting easier, its just the tits.  Plus we now have options, and options are good.

I used sprue bits to make the support for the magnetized turret.  This is what holds the turret/doors to the hull (right).  These little rare earth magnets are so strong for their size.  This is essentially the difference between a Razorback and a Rhino (Razorback at top, Rhino below).


Once this one was completed, the next step was to do the other five in an assembly lined fashion.  This is the way to build multiple tanks let me tell you.  Once I cut out all the bits and separated all the individual tanks into bowls, gluing them together was super quick.




Now all I have to do is keep this going, and do one section at a time, then glue them all and I'll be done.  This will give me any combination of 6 Razorbacks or Rhinos.  More to come...




Happy New Years!

New Years Resolutions:

Well, it's that time again.  The time when we all talk about what we are going to try to do over the next year to improve our lives.  Most of us will say things like, "go to the gym," and "get back into shape."  Well fact of the matter is, I already do and you're fucking up my work outs!  We both know that you won't be there in February, so just quit now, so I can get in and out in a reasonable amount of time (kinda joking, but not really). 

That being said, this is about what we're trying to finish this year in gaming.  I have several models still in sprues, and several more unpainted.  This year I would like to get all my Salamanders painted to a high degree, maybe even sell some.  Then I can focus on getting the units that actually work right.  I think it would be cool to have an old Vindicator next to a new one.  For building, I will finish the Space Wolves that I have purchased.  I have almost 50 models built, and have started the transports.  Painting them this year might happen, but probably not.  My Tyranids will sit in their case until I finish everything else, or they get a new codex and are really good.  Until then, I will just play with my primed warriors...

What are your resolutions?