This is the start of the Panzer IVE platoon for the Barbarossa 2012 project. It is also the first time I've done any extra modeling steps beyond super-gluing together FOW vehicles.
As for the drill bits, I used a 3/32nd bit and a hand drill. I circled, circled, circled the area (after clamping down hull or turret to a patio table), gradually making a depression round and deep enough to hold the magnet. I then used Green Stuff to lock the magnet in place. On the fist hull (far left in picture), I tried Super Glue to secure the magnet, but with the magnet being so small, Fumble Fingers (me) created a mess in the turret ring. Using Green Stuff, I can "smoosh" the magnet into the epoxy and let it dry/set with no mess. It's important to let Green Stuff set before testing the hull/turret combo, otherwise the hull magnet is "sucked up" and connects to the turret magnet. Oops!
I have to say there is a big sense of satisfaction after installing the magnets. It's a feeling of yeah, I did that.
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