Magnetised Bullgryns for Kill Team

So, been a long time since I started this. Other OTTers with little ones can probably attest that small sproglings and consistent hobby time do not necessarily go together. But with all this being stuck at home, I have decided to get on up early where possible and get some hobby time in before work: starting with finishing off these fellas.

So, the first thing of note is that I got more intermediary sizes of magnates, just to make sure I could get the most magnet in the space I have to work with and ensure the best contact point I could.
From those below it will be the 3 x 2 mm that I will be using for the next stage (you can see me pointing at them).

So, the first thing I did was check the fit by letting the magnets grab on to the existing work to make sure everything looks alright and yep, happy with that. Nothing looks wildly out of place and should line up well enough for purposes here.

So, as with the first part I found that my propensity to overthink and plan threatened to get in the way but the best answer was to grab some milliput and get stuck in there.

The process was quite simple in the end.

1. Get a small ball of milliput and shove in the void of the Ogryn’s hand.
2. Stick a magnet on the back of one of the shields and slap it together. The milliput in the hole proved to have enough grip that it stayed behind.
3. Get a tiny piece of milliput, drop it on top of the magnet and push it out to spread over the magnet. Popping a shield back on served to both flatten the surface nicely and ensure there wasn’t too much milliput (simple enough to dig some excess out with a tool when there was).

I will try and finish this post off with the video of being able to snap the shield on and off but I will need to play around to get a shot that isn’t 75% shadows. Maybe tonight when the room isn’t back lit.

After that, time to consider the less-than-conveniently-flat contact points for the arms.