Magnetic Basing

By Anthony Karl Erdelji

While playing my first game, one thing I noticed was how long it took just to set up my army. It took me 20 minutes just to set up all my skeletons! Using some sheet magnets and Renaissance Ink Paper Steel I'll fix this problem!

I started by cutting some Renaissance Ink sheet magnet with scissors and fit it inside the movement tray. The sheet magnet is sticky on one side so needs no extra gluing.

Using a new hobby knife and a cutting board, I cut the Paper Steel into thin strips slightly thinner than the width of the  bases. Using cyanoacrylate glue I spread a thin layer on the bottom of the bases and glued them onto the strips of Paper Steel™, leaving just enough room between the minis to get a hobby knife between them. When the glue was dry, the excess Paper Steel was cut off. All done!

A simple solution to a annoying problem. The magnet is strong enough so I can turn the entire unit and tray upside down and no miniatures will fall. For storage, I'm planning on gluing Paper Steel onto the bottom of the movement tray and gluing a sheet magnet inside an empty Armorcast Eldar Knight box. Its big enough to hold six units and they should be well protected.

One of the benefits is that Paper Steel is about as thick as construction paper and adds virtually no extra height to the minis. If they are removed from their tray, there is no evidence of anything attached to the bottom  unless you flip them over. 

I did try this same basing technique with some metal miniatures, but they were too heavy for the sheet magnet for safe storage, but it does help prevent metal minis from tipping over while your moving them about the battlefield.

Sheet Magnet is available through Renaissance Ink and some hobby shops. Paper Steel is available exclusively through Renaissance Ink.