+ Tiny (Dark) Mechanicus and magnetic Titan Terminals +
+ News in from GW today, a preview of the first Dark Mechanicum models, soon to be released for Legions Imperialis – and also playable in Adeptus Titanicus. I was finding it quite difficult to visualise their size, so worked up a rough size comparison. Take it cum grano salis as it's based on eyeballing the height of the bases (which is the same across the range), and also assuming that the infantry – that is, the little base on the left – is 25mm in diameter. +
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| + Size comparison of the new Dark Mechanicus beasties + |
+ It looks like the smaller Stalkers are on 50mm bases, and the Overlord (the larger ones) on 60mm. I've popped in some Titans, for comparison too. +
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+ Making magnetic terminals for Adeptus Titanicus +
+ I've got a ticket to an Adeptus Titanicus tournament at the Beachhead gaming thingie next February, and thought I'd do a bit of prep. Something that I've wanted to make for a while are Titan terminals that will stand up to a bit of bashing – basically to help avoid any disasters if the table gets knocked! +
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| + A picture of one in action. Excuse the imprecise placement of the magnetic markers; I promise they stick on very firmly! + |
+ You'll need ferrous sheets. You can buy these from various places, but here's a link to suitable A4 sheets from Warmag: [+noosphericexloadlink embedded+]. Note that these aren't themselves magnetic – that can cause problems with polarity – but rather flexible sheets that magnets will attach to. +
+ The Warmag ones above have an adhesive backing, so all you need do is trim them down to the size of the Terminal, peel off the backing and stick it on – simple as that; no drying time or anything else to do. +
+ The trimming is simple, too. I used a steel rule and a sharp craft knife for a precise line, but you can easily cut these with scissors. +
+ Once in place, you can then simply attach whatever magnets you wish to use. I used small strong mini fridge magnets from BTLIN [+noosphericinloadlink embedded+], and they clamp on very securely. These particular ones are 10mm in diameter (so fit well on the board), and have a nice little 'lever/switch' look for aesthetics. +
+ Finally, you'll need Titan Terminals. Happily, GW have free downloads of the core three Titans (Warlord, Reaver and Warhound) available here: [+noosphericexloadlink embedded+]. These are A5 (15 x 21cm/6 x 8¼in) in size, and since the ferrous sheets are A4 (21 x 30cm/8¼ x 11½in), you just need to cut them in half to get useable backings for two Titans. +
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| + Newer, smaller, thinner, unpunched Terminal. + |
+ The key thing to note is that this will only work with the newer thin terminals – the others are unfortunately too thick for the magnets to hold well. I'm going to experiment to see what I can do to make the thicker ones work, too, so keep you occulobes peeled. +
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+ If you haven't got both sorts of Terminals to compare, and aren't sure whether you've got thinner or thicker Terminals, the most obvious difference is that the new thinner ones are unpunched: they're simply printed sheets. They're also slightly smaller – just A5 in size, whereas the old ones are sightly larger: ~15 x 24cm. More importantly they are also very thin, so the magnets hold well. +
+ I believe that all the Legions Imperialis-branded kits come with the new thin ones. +
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| + Older, bigger, thicker, punched Terminal + |
