Re: [GZG] 15mm Vehicle Stands Help

What do you mean by a clasp? Could you link to an example on, say,
amazon?

I'm about to build a 15mm army and I'd love a solution to this
problem. I have *many* space fleets and they are always breaking off
from their stands, so this applies there too.

Rob

On 5/23/08, John Lerchey <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> I do this for space ships, but it should work for vehicles as well.
>
> I make a rod out of aluminum tubing and put an 11mm magnetic jewelry
clasp on to hold the ship/vehicle.
>
> The base of the magnet is about 11mm in diameter, so I put it onto an
11mm aluminum tube, and make a sleeve out of a smaller section of tubing
so that the magnet "hole" is flush with the top of the tube.  I then
drill a hole in the bottom of the ship and mount the other side of the
magnet to it.
>
> For space ships, I end up with about 6mm of magnet sticking down from
the bottom of the ship.  Since they are only visible when the ship is
off for storage, I don't care.	With vehicles, you could embed the
magnet more deeply by drilling a hole in the resin.
>
> The downside is that these can spin on the base.  For my ships, I have
not found it to be a huge problem.  One solution would be to make a
groove in one side of the connector an a ridge on the other that would
keep it in place.  Ninja magic makes the same kind of connector, but
with teeth on it to keep it in alignment.  I can't justify their prices
compared to doing it my way. :)
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> John
>
> > What's the best way to use these? Ideally I'd like to have the
option of
> > removing them so my vehicle can ground/wreck during the game.
> >
> > I've noticed that they tend to bend. Should I cut them shorter or
replace
> > the shaft with brass or aluminum rod?
> >
> > Ideas? Things you did?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mark Kinsey
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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