but for those of us playing with movement trays... there are a few options.
With the recent price hikes buying rare earth magnets and gluing is the most expensive option...when I looked on amazing magnets site, even the tiniest cheapest magnets were going for $.24 each. Way too much when you need a hundred or more. Fortunately there are two other ways to go. If you need bases as well as magnets Amazon is selling Gale Force 9 magnetized bases for $7.74 for $36 a decent price considering you you get a 20mm base. If you don't need bases though, the only way to go is litko aero. Not only are they much cheaper than magnets they are better.
- No Glue which means no messy hands and no waiting for glue to dry, they are applied like stickers to the bottom of your base
- Magnets seem to always be too strong or too weak with these stickers you have but two choices regular strength for plastics, and heavy duty for metals
- No polarity issues (placing magnets the wrong way can case minis to repel each other on the tray)
Once you get your minis magnetized there are a few alternatives for getting magnetic movement trays (in all cases cheaper than Games Workshop movement trays) going at about 2 bucks a tray.
- Since your minis are now magnetized, your movement trays no longer need a lip to keep them from going off the tray you can get Litko's flex steel movement tray inserts and simply stick them onto pieces of balsa that you cut out
- Custom metal movement trays from a company called Shogun Miniatures these attract magnets very well (obviously) and there is no cutting involved. Price is very competitive.
- They also sell flex steel steel trays at craft stores, but they do not work very well, they are just not very receptive to magnets
- I also found this site which has better prices than Litko but I have never used them so I have no idea if the rubber steel is more like Litko's or more like Micheal's/Home Depot's
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