more new supplies

 In an effort to re-set the use of my magnets I have been given a wonderful gift of some magnets and I decided to add to that arrival by picking up some extra micro-sized neodymium magnets.

the main use for the new micro-magnets
will be to attach the pin with the glass beads
for the 15mm ACW forces

normally the magnets hold the 'angle iron'
onto the base then the 'tag' gets put on
where it can be read by the player

old magnets are the bigger ones
I need them more for the 25/28mm minis
than the 15mm ones

both of the 'new' magnets seen here
the really tiny one is for the pin connection
so it will not block any more text

there are 800 of these tiny ones
more than enough to last a few games
with some to go missing

also picked up in this lot was some
special colored magnetic 'pawns'

the black ones are ALL METAL
and ferro-magnetic in and of the pawn
as well as having a magnet set in the
bottom, the rest are colored plastic

I was running low on the metal bases
(seen attached here)
so I found these 15mm metal discs
they are super thin and magnetic
500 of them at less than $0.04 each

then there was this set of sprockets
they are non-magnetic metal and fairly small
they will work well as both 'parts' and 'damage'
markers for high tech (or steampunk) games
possibly also as parts of terrain for pulpy visuals

many of these 'supports' are planned for
use with these 'blocks', particularly as
mechanized infantry, armor and anti-tank
units need such specialized information

 

Still working on the border-horse units, found out that I had used up most of my wire for the lances on these horsemen, so I'll need to source more soon as I only have enough for two of the 12-man units.

New cloth coverings ...

 The refurbishment of my magnetic base stands continues.

magnetic stand for cavalry, with the cloth covering to the right
all standing on the same cloth covering the tabletop

This time a fun cloth was found as a roll end in a local fabric store.

$10 score!  and it had enough there to cover the table fully and produce an army's worth of the base stand covers for one of my Napoleonic armies - I chose the Austrians.

a single stand pulled forward

cover removed to show magnets

cover 'inverted' to show inside of the cover

did up a fast video about them

now onto the olive green fuzzy throw set for my Russians ...

then comes a new flocking for them all ...

raw materials getting some sunlight 'seasoning'

Union Army for Bull Run

 

a little app I found that may be getting more use
with these minis to give the battlefield reports a
more 19th century feel

the photo the first image came from

In time for the Xmas season I have finished the Union army for Bull Run.
So I took some time to process a few images of the while force.

the 'first' of the Corps Command Stands that are
envisioned ... with three models planned for future
army command stands

Mc Dowell commanded the Union 'army' at Bull Run
which was not much more than a corps in total

the system has a number of options

I also took shots with my older camera
which will be used still

The 3rd Division was selected to have three unique
Union uniforms, some Zuaves, the red shirt wearing
Minnesotans and a grey coated Brigade

the red shirted Minnesota regiment was chosen
as a feature for one Union Brigade

a closer view showing the new unit name
tags, which will also hold the color marker 'pins'

each cadre stand for cavalry and infantry
as well as every artillery unit and command stand
also have a metal sheet under them, so if needed
my metal magnetic name tag holders
could be used to ID units in a more subtle fashion

Long Live Magnetics!

Magnetic Miniatures System

 

 For some time now I have been sharing my older posts (2013 and 2007) about my magnetic miniatures system.

I have made changes in how I am using them in the past year and thought it was a good time to review and update.

Feedback is welcomed!