As a Tau player I couldn't imagine not magnetizing Crisis Suits.

One benefit of adding magnets: soaks up more hobby time for fewer hobby dollars. One con for magnets: that only works if you stop adding to the pile of boxes

On large vehicles where you're already $100+ deep on a single model, or on something like a Kill Team where you're going to put in a lot more detail into everything and customization is critical, I think magnets absolutely have a place. On your random base infantry that makes up 90% of your army, it's overkill.

"It may seem like I'm sending mixed messages... And that's because I am!" I respect the hell out of this.

"STOP Magnetizing our Models" - shows you exactly how you perfectly magnetize your models... O_o

I laughed more watching this than most comedy shows

I enjoy magnetizing - and I don't even play, I'm just a builder / painter.

"I'll get get around to it one of these decades." Hits so close to home.

7:20 Always important to bring your knife to a game to settle those iffy dice rolls.

"I'm a few years older, a few years wiser and a few days sober" That made me explode with laughter and spray my tea XD

"Stop magnetizing your models!" Starts magnetizing every part of his models, giving you step by step instruction.

So the actual reasons to not magnetize are: 1. It takes a lot of work 2. It means you get less models 3. You could lose pieces

First: Do drill with a manual drill Second: Not everything needs magnets! (meltacharges,cc weapons etc.) Third: You do not need 2 magnets, a small patch of metal will do fine and is "moldable" Fourth: if you have problems sorting/keeping the parts - remember ...magnets will stick to.. yea metal! So a small tube of metal/old plates etc. will hold them. -[if you are a "displayer" its a nice look to have a squad armed and ready infront of a metal part(displate/plate i.e.) as a weapons rack of sorts.] Fifth: have a dedicated hobby space - even if its just a sidetable - so you can organize better... and once you hit the 100 model mark you should get a display anyway .> But First an formost is : Have Fun ! I have all my heavy weaps and mech-units (tanks, dreads...) mag'd on my 4k 1ksons army (30/40k) and my wscars (2k atm for 40k). Took some time, but the money saved is worth it! ( I am looking at you, heavy-kits)

I'm the type of guy that gets super excited when my models come in and proceed to stare at them for the next 6 months

Don’t magnetize just get 8 warlord titans for all weapon choices and 2 additional ones for just in case

"The reason anyone would do this if they could, which they can't, would be because they could, which they can't."

I love magnetizing everything but I hate when I'm moving troops around in bunches and arms/weapon hands fall off.

"I don't remember why I walk into a room" same here ;)

This dude is now my spiritual mentor, lol. Plus I just love the fact he collects Black Templars as well ;)

As someone who has magnetized an entire Grey Knights army including 30 Strike Marines, 30 Paladin/Terminators, and 5 characters - All with EVERY weapon option (Strikes - 30- halberds, 60 falchions, 30 swords, etc.), including hands/fists/pointing hands for when they're not dual wielding...DO NOT DO THIS. IT IS DUMB AND YOU WILL HATE YOURSELF. Just proxy or build more kits over time.

Just placed an order from K n J. Thank you for the sizing guide too. Finally painting some vehicles and I've been worried about weapon options. Not anymore, now I choose all the options!

That minefield of magnets are just asking to attract to eachother

Much appreciate the info on magnet sizes and recommendations! I am looking into building my first army of imperial knights and would like very much to magnetize the arms.

"...And a few days sober" lol earned yourself a Sub for that

Thank you for your honesty on pros and cons. I get 1 evening a week to paint and don't even play! Magnatizing is currently off my radar after this

Excellent topic view! I love to see the finished product of magnetization, however hearing from an actual person who does it makes me appreciate your effort and frustration even more. Thanks for your wonderful videos...GREAT INSPIRATION!

I will always magnetize my crisis suits, because throwing different load outs on them whenever I want and seeing the cool looking weapon load out options is great fun.

"This video is made possible in part by viewers like you. Thank you!" *Flashbacks to PBS Kids*

dude this is the firstvideo of yours i've watched. you crack me up! its awesome! I can't wait to watch more :)

Bro, Same! I've magnetized so many dreads and knights, then only ended up using one or two of the load outs while the rest stay unpainted in a drawer. 🤣 Great video, man! ~ Wolfbrother Methos

I really like your painting themes, looks, good, not overloaded and really gritty as if they were wariors in the field.

I decided to sub as soon as you said “few days sober”

Every bit of my necrons are magnetized... because disassembling and reanimating in real time never gets old.

Great video! And great pro/cons for both sides. The only thing I regret NOT magitizing (and this is because I assembled them before I'd even heard of doing it) was my first 6 crisis suits. Turns out they're incredibly easy to magnetize and I swap out loadouts enough to justify the time investment

I'll just keep to keeping my models solid. Great vid, it is good that you looked at both sides of this issue.

I am for the magnet. The only downside long term is storage for the extra pieces, keeping it all together.

Legend has it The Lost Captain is still magnetized to the back of the fridge to this day...

Great video! I magnetized a “Heavy Weapons Specialist” with both arms swappable and the waist posable. That’s seven extra weapons to keep up with. I can imagine how much trouble it would be to keep up with an entire squad’s extra gear! Magnets are cool, offering more usable options when GW kits only have 5 or 6 troops but way more weapon choices.

I don't magnetize because i have 2 dogs who eat anything and everything on the floor, so best to avoid any serious problems caused by eating magnets

Thanks for this it helped me rethink my plan and keep things simple.

As a tyranid player I have to say, magnetizing the big guys like carnifexes and Tyrants is a fun, easy first foray if you are looking into learning how to do it. And then GW doesn't give you a reason to use anything other than twin-devourers.

Very helpful video! I am getting into Warhammer 40k for the first time and am building a Salamander army so I am lucky in the sense that whenever a weapon slot can fit a flame weapon, I am always taking that flame weapon and don't even need to consider painting and magnetizing the other weapons. The only things I really need to consider magnetizing are my vehicles (have a Repulsor and 2 Razorbacks) since they have many many possible wargear combinations, and my Eradicators, since I am having a very difficult time picking between melta rifles and heavy melta rifles (the latter of which shoots twice but takes an hit penalty if shoot after a move). This video really helped me in understanding the cons in taking magnetizing too far, so much appreciated.

Thanks for the advice. Now I know that all the possibilities is not always the best choice. Better to choose what I really do want to be able to swap out. Thanks 😊.

I've been using K&J for quite a while and they really are stellar. Wasn't expecting to see them turn up here!

Excellent video. I was in the same boat, I use to magnetize everything (weapon swaps + less chance to break in the case) but then I just always took the exact load-out I had on them, never painted the extra weapons and its easier to lose a weapon/ body part not permanently affixed to your model. My breaking point was trying to magnetize my Kingdom Death models, 1x1mm or even 0.5x0.5mm magnets are back breaking things to magnetize and after doing 12 figures with their 100 options, I 100% gave up on magnets forever. This was combined with trying to magnetize the giant brass scorpion from FW which just ended up wrecking the model since its weight just twists the legs till it falls on its belly. Since then I have only magnetized my FW Primarchs (i move them around a lot and fear them breaking) and bases for carrying cases.

This isn't the video I was looking for. But it was the video I needed to see. Thank you.

Thanks for your candor, it helps a lot! Magnets in 40K are new to me and I really like the concept, luckily, I am a very organised person. Thanks so much for your post!

Very enjoyable video Jay I’m glad to see you’re back. I’ve noticed you’ve changed how are you beast your space marine chaplain on bike would you do a video on this?

This was actually helpful, it helps the project fatigue knowing an ace modeller like you goes through the same cycles. I’ll clean out my shed and convert it to a paint station eventually! Now I feel less terrible about it :D

Great video - also I LOVE the battle damage on the centurions

Don't magnetize when you are fine with maybe having to buy another kit when you want another loadout later down the line seems like a good rule of thumb to me. I am currently thinking about fully magnetizing a blood angels furioso/lib/dc dread to have all 3 options (painting sounds like a nightmare though) atm lol, we'll see how far I go with that.

yeah that makes sense. I don't bother painting up options I'm not using, but with some units it is nice to have those options. with blightlords they are actually ran in a bunch of different ways, so it's good to have the options there.

Fun video. I had been think about magnets for bit now. I think I’m only going to use them for my favorites now

Yes tk u you are helping me so much getting into this hobby

Love this video!!! The honesty and experience on display here are on point. I couldn't agree more, I'm a newer hobbyist and I've been looking into magnetization, but came to the same conclusion that it just isn't worth it on regular infantry models 99% of the time. While the option is super cool, I know that I am personally WAY TOO LAZY and have TOO MANY MODELS to work on already, so I'll take your advice and save it for the big boys. GOOD LOOKING OUT!!!

Woah, great page for magnets! I love all those fractions of an inch!

Love the content Jay. Keep it up

Thanks for posting this interesting and very well done video!

Another great long form video with some thoughtful advice.

And another thing with magnet: You usually dont get good poses. Thats why I dont do that.

I personally magnetize the titanicus models and vehicles and monsters just in case I want to change the load out And of course, the bases so I can use my cookie boxes to transport them once they are painted

Boy oh boy this was a great watch!

I'm just getting into "the hobby" and haven't even built/painted my first minis yet, but I DO have previous experience with K&J Magnetics. They are a great wholesale magnet retailer. Definitely second sourcing from them! I plan on magnetizing the wraithguard/lord models I got from my craftworlds start collecting box!

Informative and entertaining. Great video. Thank you!

Another thing about magnets: If you do it wrong, they are PITA to remove. I bought a set of pre-owned WarMachine models a while back that were magnetized; I got them very cheap, but the magnets were not strong enough (even though they were doubled and tripled up) to hold the parts securely, and to make the arms and weapons sit flush I had two options: Greenstuff the gaps, or remove the magnets. Since I only plan to resell them, I went with option B - remove the magnets. Tiny little 1.5mm magnets. How to get them out? They were superglued in place. I looked up "micro hole saws" on eBay, and the closest thing I could find were diamond-coated tools which were too thick. I had to _make_ my own tool. I used an old scriber handle made of very hard steel and filed teeth into it. Amazingly it actually works! I used it to saw down to the bottom on the magnet and then gently rock it out with a pair of tweezers. Also, be aware that neodymium magnets can be _very_ dangerous to children and pets if swallowed.

Thanks for this - just getting back into 40K after a very long break and in the process of assembling around 3000 points of models. I think you might have just saved my sanity!

First visit to you channel, good points all around. and nice work on those templars ;)

Amusing and informative thanks for the video.

kill team, vehicles, crisis suits and terminators (maybe) are where magnets shine for me but everyone has a different point where they say enough is enough and don't want to put anymore time effort and money into a model.

Slick editing, and very useful!

The ball / ring magnet combo for flyers is really cool!

I think I’m definitely only going to do it for bigger vehicles or models, specifically the sentinel I just picked up. That thing has more weapon options than there are supported Imperial Guard Regiments

Love the touch with the Star Wars dice when talking about count as models!

Thank you sooooo much !

I hear you brother. Same ups and downs for my BA collection.

I've recently built an Impulsor as my first vehicle, and figuring out out how to magnetise everything was the most enjoyable part.

Lmao lighting up that lighter while going through your stuff made me instantly sub

Very good summary of when to magnetize...

I fully magnetized my delaque gang and it was a mistake, I spend 5 times more time than any other gang. And I almost never use spare weapons. This is so wasteful.

Limit magnets to vehicles, buildings and heavy weapons like the Eldar hover gun that comes with your Guardians. Otherwise don't bother unless you hate yourself.

What Pin Vice do you recommend using? Do you have any links to a good set?

My "does this dude has adhd?" Lamp started blinking in my head during this video on parts about being clumsy and losing things and forgetting why you come into a room.

in cases for units like blightlord termies, it's actually highly beneficial. these guys have loads of load outs, and will completely change with each edition, what the best load out is. if you want to buy and paint 2 new boxes every edition, thats up to you I guess. it takes no time at all to drill a hole in the arms and glue them in.

Pro-tip: Choose a polarization scheme and stick to it. Even between armies. a)Putting a dreadnaught arm on a WraithKnight is hilarious. b) If you are consistant you can swap flying bases, and or arms/weapons/etc as you buy more of kits you've already magnatized.

I appreciate the info about magnetism in mini's! Also appreciate the feedback you got when I messaged you on insta about possibly being a commission painter! Cheers!

OK I have subbed now, right after that "always sunny" intro. Best TV show (I'm from the Uk as well, it transcends)

As someone who is about to collect some knights, i immediately had to double take the title of this videos title. You've got me interested...

if anyone is like me and wants variable models but dont want to drill your models, just use a really thin piece of blu tack on the part where the pieces connect (like the arm connections to the body, the neck part, ect). saves a lot of time and effort, and it isnt very noticeable if you get the layer thin enough - and, if you change your mind later on, you can still drill the holes and magnetise them

hilarious and truthful. great video!

What models are those at 7:45? The one directly up front with the mace, never seen them before but they look awesome.

My friend has a horror story of using too strong of magnets on some necron lychguard, he magnetized the bases as well for travel, was using a cookie tin, first time traveling with them, he couldn't get them off the cookie tin. Ended up breaking one off the base because he thought if he went sideways he could get a note card under it and lift it off. He also broke one of the swords getting it off the tin too.

Loved the vid. Can you please Tell me how did you magnetize the Dozerblade on Rockgrinder?

I liked and subbed as soon as i heard the " its always sunny" theme. The rest did not disappoint

A very valid point, vehicles and walkers are one thing but troops are another. Barring a special character I just can't see the time/expense/storage work that goes into such a move being worth it in the end. You have to ask yourself the question "how much is my time worth". Take the Space Marine Devastator box, you get enough bits for 6 guys and have 12 heavy weapons but some of them are a real cast iron pain in the cackler to modify correctly and your going to have real fun being able to get full versatility. Now for the little bit of extra cash, less than you will spend magnetizing in the long run, you can pick up a tactical box and have 13 devastators with heavy weapons and a MASSIVE amount of stuff to make the other 3 marines into as well as upgrade other marines with. You have no idea how many crappy marines I upgraded from the waste up with leftover bits and that was before bit sellers and 3rd party sellers. Legs are cheap!

what kind of pin vise did you buy? was it from amazon or just a local hobby store?

Yes! Another sword brother! Love your style very similar to my own Templars, great video on magnets too - I mainly just magnatize vehicle weapon options or if I want a part to be moveable, I couldn't do it all the time but like most things, it has it's applications :) Much love from Scotland dude the Emperor protects!

He had me at the halfway point. But then. So glad I watched til’ the end. Went straight into my browser and updated my cart to empty.

Dude, I know this is an insane longshot, but I *have* to know where you got the twin assault cannons with the servitors in the middle at 8:15... that is *the* most grimdark thing I've seen and I love it!!

Yea....... It may have taken more time to finish my Baneblade. But now I have one of each. And was so worth it.

So you dare drawing on your Codex ? That's bold, made me shiver haha