"magnetic movement trays for 24/25mm washers" Topic

I have several hundred figures based on 24/25mm metal washers and have been looking for magnetic movement trays with the 25mm circle cutouts.

Litko movement trays look good, but it seems like I would have to mount my washer-based troops on circular megnet bases to get any mileage out of that.

What's a good solution? Seems to me like the ideal solution would be rectangular movement trays with 25mm indents for the figures, with a sandwiched magnetic plate. I shudder at having to build them myself.

Have a word with Martin at Warbases. He's bound to have a good suggestion.

war-bases.co.uk

Thanks, Jim, I've just sent off a request.

What other solutions would folkd suggest? Should I be thinking about putting 25mm magnetic round bases on the bottom of each and every figurine? <gasp>

Or just live with standard non-magnetic movement trays? How much added value do magnetic bases or movement trays offer?

Phil

If I were making movement trays for 25mm metal washer bases I would get Martin to make a top layer (2mm or 3mm) with round cutouts where you want them to be and also supply a base layer the same size without the cutouts.

I would then add a layer of magnetic tape all over the bottom and glue the top layer on top. Then scenic to taste.

Am not sure if Martin would agree.

Or just live with standard non-magnetic movement trays? How much added value do magnetic bases or movement trays offer?

The whole point of the movement tray with holes in a top layer is that you DON'T need any magnets – unless you plan on picking up a tray loaded with figures and turning it upside down! The holes are a tight enough fit that the figures don't fall out easily.

@MajorB

You could well be right.

I'm confused by this discussion. If you have metal washer bases, in circles I assume, why do you need cut out circle movement trays when the metal bases would just stick to flat magnetic bases?

When I tried putting circular based figures into movement trays with circles they still fell over when I tilted the tray or worse if they were tight, I pulled out the figure and the base popped off.

I put all my figures on magnetic squares or circles and then use thin metal for the movement trays. I do have some figures on washers and I just put them on flat pieces of magnet, if not rigid then glued to some card stock

To me the magnetic trays are great if they prevent figures from bouncing around in transit

I do what Bobgnar does.

I tried using metal lined boxes for transport, but had too many mishaps with figures popping loose when the car when over bumps.

Thanx, y'all. Looks like what I really need to do is some trial and error.

I'm enthused about doing terrain on the movement trays. You see, I usually play skirmish games (Pathfinder, D&D, etc), so all my figures are individually based. But I'd like to do some mass battles sometime in the near future, so I'm looking at a hybrid solution where my individually-based figures can line up in formations, without my having to rebase them per se.

Transport is a concern as well. I thought magnetic movement trays might help preserve the paint and the fragile parts.