ROUND MAGNET FOR BASES Ø30mm (41 units)

A circle of thirty millimeters, a format on the border

In current games the 30 mm disc is the size for sturdier infantry, for a commander or for a model with a wide stance that would topple on a smaller circle. A disc of magnetic material is laid into the bottom of the base, where it seats with a small clearance all round, and from then on the figure stands on steel wherever you put it down.

With round bases a magnet brings one more advantage that is not there with squares. The figure can be turned on the plate as you like without having to lift it, which is useful when photographing finished work and in a game, where the way a model faces often means something. The pack holds forty-one pieces, so it is enough for a whole unit including replacements for the pieces that do not come off well on the first try.

Seating it in the base

The disc must never overhang the outline of the bottom, otherwise the edge will catch on the rim of a transport insert and the figure will jam. If the disc is a tight fit, do not force it in; rather sand the edge gently on sandpaper laid on a table and keep trying until the disc drops in under its own weight.

Apply the glue in the middle and seat the disc with a circular movement so that it spreads under the whole area. Then leave the model to stand for a day before you expose it to its first carrying; the joint gains the strength it needs that way. It pays to run a thin line of glue around the edge of the bottom even when the disc is a tight fit, otherwise the edge will lift in time and start to catch.