Hobby Wednesdays - How to Magnetize your Walkers

To magnetize the walkers you will need:
Exacto Knife
Dremel Tool with a cutting piece
Drill with 1/8bit or a little bigger
Allie Walker:
6x 1/8 X 1/16 rare earth magnet per walker:
2 for the cannon barrel - If you buy the soon walker pack you’ll need 4 for each arm because it comes with 1 body and 3 configurations.
2 for the search light
2 for the .50 cal
Also since I haven’t seen how it connects you will need ones for the missile rack in the new walker kit.
2x 1/2 X 1/16 rare earth magnet per walker:
2 for the turret
Axis Walker:
7x 1/8 X 1/16 rare earth magnet per walker:
2 for each arm so 4 total - If you buy the soon walker pack you’ll need 4 for each arm b/c it comes with 1 body and 3 configurations.
3 for the torso
2x 1/4 X 1/16 rare earth magnet per walker:
2 for the torso
Before you glue make sure all magnets are aligned and in the right direction.
So first is the Allie Walker he is pretty simple.
Take the Turret and flip it upside down.
Inside the little opening put your 1/8” magnet in there and then take another magnet from the outside to move your magnet into place of the gun holes.

Once positioned squirt glue on a 1/8” magnet to hold it in place.
Repeat until you have your search light’s spots placed.

Then cut off the pins for the gun and the search light to slide in the holes.
Glue a 1/8” magnet to underneath both pieces.

For the Turret slip a 1/8” magnet inside the barrels connector or cut the connector (Pounder) and glue.

 Then drill a bigger hole in the turret’s barrel and put one 1/8” magnet in there.

Now take the 1/2” magnet and glue to the inside of the bottom chassis close to the edge.

Then do the same for the turret.

Once you’re done all the parts should connect.

 

The Axis walkers are easy but not all that simple.
First use an exacto knife and twist it in the hole until it is big enough. You can also try to drill a bigger hole in the holes where the arms are supposed to go with a drill instead.

Place a 1/8” magnet in each of them and glue.
Then hack off the connector on the arms to the body with the Dremel tool or an exacto knife.

 Glue a 1/8” magnet to where the connector was.

 Then take the Dremel tool and hack off the torso connector to the legs.

Place a 1/4" magnet in the hole of the legs and glue one to the body.

Mine was lopsided so I placed 3x 1/8” magnets to stabilize it around the hole.

And you are done with the Axis Walker

Notes: If you do this right you can make all your walkers have interchangeable torsos and weapons.
You can magnetize your figures by ripped them apart and cutting off the connector and replacing it with a magnets, but I haven’t done it.

Next week - Will discuss painting the figures.