"Sabots and Magnets" Topic

Here's how I use sabots and magnets to make one set of figures compliant with two or more different basing requirements.

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That's a terrible idea! Now you have no excuse to get an unfair advantage with your too-wide or too-narrow bases….

I like the tall grass. It helps hide the seams.

I assume these are 28mm?

- Ix

28mm Warlord Miniatures.

I always thought this scheme was a cool idea (individual round figure bases and a larger base with round sockets), but in practice have noticed that the big bases tend to lose a few figures to toppling every time they are moved. The magnets are a nice addition.

I don't understand from the blog post what the individual figures are mounted on? What are those round figure bases?

- Ix

UK one penny pieces. A coin in other words.

See this blog entry.

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I saw the 1p in the first bog entry, but that's what confused me – no North American currency is magnetic (except a brief run of WWII era nickels (5 cent coins) that were made from steel, but those are now collectible and expensive).

I wish US pennies were steel. They would be even more useful as basing material. :-)

- Ix

YA, getting around that is easy enough.
Modify the currency. Glue thin magnetic surface to the bottom of the coin.
Or use washers.

Grimm

Hi Yellow Admiral

I've been experimenting with flexible base for awhile. I started with Canadian pennies which have been magnetic since from around 2002.

6mm

20mm

28mm

They work better with smaller/shorter figures and models. I haven't checked US pennies.

Hope this helps, Michael in Cloverdale.

@Yellow Admiral

I used some US one cent coins to make markers earlier this year. I did notice that they weren't magnetic but they didn't need to be for my markers.

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