Re: [GZG] Ninja Magic connectors - a positive review

[Andy Skinner <andyskinner@xxxxxxx>]

I'm looking forward to seeing what these look like on some of the smaller ships.  They said they were going to make a connector that wouldn't be so large compared to the escorts.  Is that needed?

andy

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:10:03 -0400
>From: "McCarthy, Tom \(xwave\)" <Tom.McCarthy@xxxxxxxxx>  
>Subject: [GZG] Ninja Magic connectors - a positive review  
>To: <gzg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>I wanted to try out some Ninja Magic starship basing connectors, so upon
>our return from GZG ECC X, Jim Bell and I placed an order.
>
>We wanted a reasonable sample size without spending a ton of money if
>they didn't work, so we each got 4x 5 matched connectors, and 4x 10
>short connectors (ship side only). This would let each of us have 20
>ship bases and 60 swappable ships.
>
>There was a two to three week delay while our order was prepared; stock
>was low at Rattlehead Games, and so Ninja Magic had to restock them.
>
>The order arrived about a week ago, and I promptly picked my share out
>of the order and started checking magnet polarities.  Both the 'barrel'
>on the flight stand and the 'short connector' on the starship have a
>magnet inside, and all 60 of my connectors matched any of my 20 barrels.
>(They also have eight teeth where they meet to prevent rotation and a
>recommended standard of mounting a barrel tooth forward and a matching
>connector gap).
>
>I had to file some mould lines and flash off the barrels and connectors,
>and priming the connectors was tricky (I wound up priming the flight
>stands three times in order to primer each connector).  Still, I'm very
>happy with the product.
>
>
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