I've heard of a lot of people magnetizing their Suits, but for the life of me can't figure out how this is done. Any advice/suggestions/Instructions would be greatly appreciated.

Also, Does anybody know where I can buy said magnets?

In future before you post something on here you should try using the search bar as there are sections that give you tips and stuff about this.

here's a tutorial I found on magnetising
http://www.advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=17094

and here's one for magnet suppliers

http://www.advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=973

T113 is right. You should be able to find many articles on this.

In any case, I use a Tamiya hand drill to drill a small magnet sized hole, then i glue the magnet into the hole on the weapon/arm/back.

I don't know about other countries, but every shop selling GW products here sells magnets too. Maybe try your local store? You can get it cheaper online, but you only save a few bucks, and theres a lot to be said for supporting the local stores.

There are a couple different ways to do it and well worth the money. I glued a small thin piece of metal about a 1/4" x 1/4" square to the xv8's forearms and shoulders. Purchased small magnets from here http://www.amazingmagnets.com/sf-disc-magnets.aspx
glued them to each weapon and was done with it. I'd advise not going magnet to magnet as it's a little too strong and will come apart. Or you could do what shinji said to do, which will give you a much nicer look but will take a little more time to complete. Best of luck!!

I recently magnetized my first models and it is much simpler than it sounds and is incredibly useful.

The fantastic guide found here in the resource articles section of ATT will illustrate things far better than any instructions I could type. Should give you all the information you need to get started.

viewtopic.php?f=37&t=3519

Taki117, a quick search of our site would have been a good way to start. Alternatively, there is a list of tutorials that includes several on magnetising XVs as well as a list of magnet purveyors.

Magnetising your XV's is an easy process, it only cost a few £'s or $'s and will save you time and hassle swapping out your weapon load-outs. You will need :

2mm drill bit.
small hobby drill (available from GW or Tamiya etc)
2mm X 1mm round neodynium magnets (many places to get these; Ebay online shops etc)
Super glue.
Hobby knife

What you need to do is:
1. The magnet will almost fit in the weapon slots on the arm/shoulder. Take the drill and give a turn to remove some of the plastic, the magnet should fit in snuggly now, don't glue the magnet yet!
2. Take your knife and slice off the small rectangles on the weapons/support system where they fit into the arm/shoulder.
3. Now use the drill and drill into the weapons/support system far enough so when you put the magnet in the hole it should sit flush with it.
4. Put in the magnet but don't glue it yet.
5. Place the weapon on the arm/shoulder so the magnet should connect together and automatically align to the opposite poles (these are strong magnets!).
6. Repeat the process for each arm/shoulder so that all weapons have the same magnetic alignment. This just means you freely swap the weapons from left to right.
7. Once you have ensured that magnets are correctly oriented, use a small drop of glue in the arm/should to secure the magnet.
8. Make yourself a cup of tea for a job well done

Some of us cant post and ask questions on any other areas on the site. I would like a mag guide on more specific models like the railhead or a suit.

I mean more detailed step by step like the SM pred but on various other tau models and maybe even creative ways to use mags.

Magnetizing railhead, as in the gun? I found it easier to drill a hole through the gun into the mounting post, and use a paperclip to keep it secured, and just replace the railgun with the Ion Cannon if I ever <strikeout>wanted to lose</strikeout> felt like changing it.

Suits you just do what Brasseye said; drill out inside the 'slot' mounts already present on the XV8 suits.

ha-ha, that's funny. Yeah I don't know when I would ever put in a Ion cannon instead of a rail-gun. I guess I just like the option to change. I did magnetize my rail-head but it's not very sturdy I kind of just put magnets on both side of the mount and on the inside of the gun do I need multiple magnets to work? I just used 1 small rare earth magnet per side.

Two magnets are a better choice here, or even use two on each part, being careful to make sure your polarities are good. I've seen this done with a Lemun Russ to great effect, even keeping the metal plasma guns stable and attached

Magnetizing a railhead is tempting, even to convert it into a Devilfish with a big burst cannon instead of the railgun. Peregrine has an amazing looking 'fish that has a BC turret mounted. http://www.advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?p=199471#p199471

Hello, this is more about just the magnetizing aspect of this conversation but currently, I am beginning to work on my own rendition of Shadow's "Fast Food Bunkers" and in that topic he discusses mounting a burst cannon in the firing slot or something of that nature. I was wondering if anyone would have a suggestion on how to possibly magnetize the burst cannon or really any weapon into this area of the bunker..

The bunker is made of a (pressed cardboard) cup holder from a fast food joint like McDonald's. So, it is not very thick and I guess my main question would be if I should bother with attempting to fit the magnet(s) into the small slot or even just mounting the weapon on the roof of the structure.

I plan to use 1/16D x 1/32 magnets since that is what I use in my models.

I will be posting pictures as soon as I create a photobucket and upload them.

Well here is the bunker in progress. The first area (1) is the gun slot where I think it would be fun to mount a gun for use by a soldier, however I do not know if it would be possible to magnetize the gun into that slot. So suggestions would be appreciated. Next (2) is the potential mount for the top where maybe there would be a controller inside the bunker for a soldier to use it.

This is no where near completed, I simply put the base on the bunker to be able to show the ideas I had for this project a bit more concise.


(This is my first image post on here, I changed the size on photobucket but the preview didn't change on here. So I apologize if it broke the screen size for you)

Easiest thing I would suggest is making a standing post just inside the wall of the bunker behind the slot going towards the floor. Doesn't have to be fancy....it just provides something for the magnet to sit on without wobbling. Perhaps a piece of the leftover pressboard or even a coffee stirrer cut to size would do. Just make sure you glue it both to the floor (maybe even set down into the floor, but it may be too late for that) and near the top where it meets the wall so it will be stable. The magnet is easy enough to affix to the top of the brace where it meets the slot.