I then used super glue to attach the magnet to the top plate. Centering on the pilot hole, I drilled into the body and cleaned it up.

To get the magnet in the main body, I used the 1/8″ bit which is the same size as the magnets I’m using. Now I knew exactly where the magnets all needed to go to line them up. Once I got it in place, I used the pilot hole to drill into the weapons. Both bits have a given location it aligns with the bit. I then swapped the top plate to the weapon sides. To prevent the magnet from moving, I didn’t use a larger bit as the top plate so it would hold the magnet in place. I set the piece in place and used a small drill bit to drill through it and the top of the body. This is meant to be the weapon’s platform but works perfectly for adding the magnets. Once the main body and legs were built up, I left the top armor plate off. This way I can either arm him with the Kustom Tellyporta Gun (which sounds fun) or provide a defense with the Kustom Force Field (probably more helpful). The arm weapons don’t have options, so it is the backpack mount that I magnetized.

This Big Mek is from the Meganobz box where you can build one of the Nobz into a Big Mek. While I don’t generally add magnets to my minis, this guy seems like a good candidate to work on. Quick tutorial post on how I added magnets to the Ork Big Mek in Mega Armor.

Big mek with kustom force field