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On 8/25/2021 at 12:01 PM, kollapse said:

So does anyone have the height (or can measure) of Celennar sans Teclis, Shrine Luminor sans the shrine (i.e. the tallest of the two parts) and Sevireth? Trying to calculate what storage solution (and how many) would fit it all.  

Celennar without Teclis is about 15.5cm and the shrine without the top is just under 17cm. Sevireth comes in just under 14.5cm.

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Took a few minutes to throw together a a stand for storing the top arch part of the Shrine Luminor separately from the rest of the model, which is very nice for managing vertical space in a magnetic storage case.

Full height, with magnets in the bottom. A very large model, difficult to store/transport. Magnets used were various sizes, really whatever you can fit under there that is strong. Definitely recommend N52.

Showing where the magnets go. I used 1/4" x 1/16" N52 magnets, but honestly N52 is overkill, and it was just what I had on hand. Weaker magnets should be totally fine, though I might not go much smaller. The bottom of the printed part has holes sized for two 1/4" x 1/16" magnets.

The shrine, without the arch, is just a bit taller than Celennar (sans Teclis) and will fit on a Tablewar tray.

I've attached the STL files for the shrine stand and the updated Teclis stand, which should more easily accommodate custom poses, as it is much slimmer, and has two holes underneath for a 1/4" x 1/16" magnet and a 1/8" x 1/32" magnet (the second is mostly just to stop it from spinning as easily in the case).

 

Teclis stand.stl Shrine Luminor (top) stand.stl

 

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3 hours ago, Howdyhedberg said:

Did you use super glue to make your magnets stick by the way?

 

Yes

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7 hours ago, Howdyhedberg said:

Thanks for the guide. I tried to check what 3/8 x 3/16 Inch  would be in metric measure... 

 

I wonder if two 3x1 would work, since one 3x2 seems to fit perfectly

Reading back, I realized the size I gave was way too large (turns out I put my magnets back in the wrong bag).

I've edited my posts, but the correct size is 1/8" x 1/32", or about 3mm x 1mm.

These are the specific magnets I used, and while they do have international shipping, I do not know the cost, and it would almost certainly be cheaper to source them locally.

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On 3/11/2021 at 10:04 AM, Howdyhedberg said:

Would you like to make a guide on how you did magnetize Teclis? I can only fit one shelf if i glue him on in my Kvissle case. But if i can keep him separate, then i could fit two. 

I saw someone put him on the tree instead, I'm wondering if that could be a solution, maybe not ideal, but it's a little bit too tall too my taste.

Fortunately, it is incredibly easy to do. The connection point between Celennar's wing and Teclis' cape is just large enough for two 1/8" x 1/32" (~3mm x 1mm) magnets. You just need to glue a magnet into place on Teclis, and then put a second on, then a small bead of glue in the connection point on Celennar's wing, and then join them together and you're done.

Because of the way the connection is designed, it is actually strong enough to lift the entire model up by Teclis, though I wouldn't make a habit of it.

And if you're feeling spicy, you can even magnetize Celennar to the base, though this requires drilling and honestly isn't really necessary even for storage. I did it mostly for painting purposes, and on the off-chance I ever decide to make a different base for the model.

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So I ended up getting the Tablewar case sooner than expected, thanks to a very timely bonus from work, and shockingly quick shipping.

Took a few photos to hopefully help others with size comparisons for Teclis, as he is the most troublesome model to store.

First thing to note, the base is too large for the trays available at Tablewar. Not an issue for me, as I planned to get custom cut steel to fit in the trays anyways, and without the plastic border of the removable tray, the base fits fine.

Also, Teclis is big. If you want to fit him, and dawnrider banners, while having the drawer, you're pretty much limited to two shelves.

To alleviate this, I attempted to learn how to use Autodesk Fusion 360 to design and print a little object to store Teclis separate from Celennar (as mine is magnetized). I've attached the stl and f3d files, so anyone who would like can print, or edit, it themselves. The tolerances aren't as good as I'd like, and the top takes a bit of work to get the magnet set properly, but I don't really have the desire to work on it more, as it works well enough for my needs. The bottom hole is intended for a 1/4" x 1/16" (but should have enough room for a 6mm x 2mm) magnet, and the top (as well as Teclis' cape and Celennar's wing) use a 1/8" x 1/32" magnet. I recommend N52 for both.

With Teclis separate, you can fit 3 shelves and the drawer easily. For reference, the Mountain Spirit and Avalenor are both shorter than Celennar, so would also be able to fit on the bottom tray.

Teclis Stand prototype v2.stl

_Teclis Stand prototype v2.f3d

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@Athrawes Thank you, I appreciate it.

I will likely end up grabbing one of these cases in the not-too-distant future, as they look significantly nicer (and importantly, more useful) than my current; a Game Plus foam case, but with a 3d printed frame to use for magnetic storage. It is a bit of a pain to measure and 3d print new frames for every height I'd need, and isn't as sturdy as I'd like unless I were to glue it.

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On 2/26/2021 at 8:43 PM, Athrawes said:

For the 20 or so years I've been in the miniature wargaming hobby, I've been a foam case person by default.

But with the advent of Lumineth, I decided to finally bite the bullet and magnetize my army.

The Tablewar mark III has been fantastic for army transport. In fact I've magnetized my minmag trays so that my fragile shining company units can remain in shining company during transport. 

The Mark III lets me transport my whole 2000 point army, with room for at least another 1000 as I expand, gives me room for my rulebooks, and great drawer for all my gaming aids. 

I would recommend this to anyone, be specifically to people with armies that are fragile and easy to break. 

Do you happen to have Teclis? Curious to see how well he would fit in that case, with other models, if you're able to take a photo of that. I imagine to fit a lot, it would involve using the drawer as more model storage space (like putting a piece of sheet metal inside of it or something).

I personally wouldn't mind using the case in that way, but without being positive of what else I'd be able to fit, it is hard to justify the purchase of an otherwise very nice looking case.

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1 hour ago, LuminethMage said:

I kept mine, and you get used to the look pretty fast. I think it’s looks quite good now, but of course they really don’t make any sense. 

Here are two different ways of how you can do a single string look. Both, from good painters, so you can compare those a bit to how the three strong ones look like. 
 

 

These are both nice, but I'm somewhat surprised neither painter filed down the bottom string to look like there is only one there, since by default that is where the three strings converge (as you can see it is much thicker and if you look closely you can actually count three loops around the ring, as opposed to the one on the upper rings).

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On 9/25/2020 at 8:54 AM, Chumphammer said:

I used some "Greenstuff worlds - Blue Stuff"

Just for other people, this product is basically exactly the same as oyumaru, which you can find on other stores if shipping from GSW is an issue (Spain to US can take awhile, while oyumaru is available on Amazon).

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3 hours ago, ChrisNoAnts said:

I  tried to have the riders separate from their horses so that I can paint them a little easier. After building them that way, absolutely nothing lined up. I had to paint them in once piece and I totally messed up the build.

I found trimming the pegs off of the sides of the horse helped a lot in that regard. That, and keeping one leg separate in the sub-assembly.

 

Here is an example of my sub assembly, and a finished (well, 95%ish) result.

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6 hours ago, Eldarain said:

I know the metal and plastic cavalry heroes came with foot versions. Not sure if our dragons did (I'm still rocking original Imrik)

As someone who recently put together the plastic high elf lord on dragon kit for an anvil hero and CoS counts-as, I can confirm that it does not come with an on-foot option.

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14 hours ago, Wyliekyote said:

Repost/Bump....

Anyone with a built LoE out there measure his height?  And the Dawnrider with Banner and/or Steedmaster?

PS: any idea how big the Mountain Spirits or Teclis will be?

LoE is just under 8cm with base, and the banner Dawnrider is under 12cm.

 

I suspect Teclis will end up around 26-28cm or so, but that is just estimating based on the photo in the battletome with the Bloodthirsters (pages 42-43), which are 24cm tall according to google.