Magnetic Mayhem for Midgard!

 

Century of infantry

I've been busy making sabot bases for my metal 3rd Century Romans. Thick board, cut up magnets, glue.

Initial tests seemed promising, so I made a set for the entire army. 4x cavalry, 2x skirmish, and 8x warrior bases. Got them all flocked. 

And then the figures wouldn't stay on!

Too much flock? Non ferrous washers? Or maybe the scavenged refrigerator magnets are just too weak.

Solution? MORE MAGNETS!!! 

Fortunately I've got a few hundred extra small rare earth magnets left over from Bag the Hun. I glued those onto the fridge magnets. 

Gluing magnets to other magnets. As you do. 

Cavalry needed two, but infantry stay put with one.

Now my gregarii should stay put during game play. 

Honestly, if anyone handles them like in the photos they need a thumping anyway. But if troops keep coming loose during games I'll just add more magnets.

A selection of heroes. The two with small bucklers may take command of the WGA plastic Romans.

Cavalry turmae

Century of Eastern archers. For the same points cost I can split one of the centuries into two skirmish stands

Maniple of infantry

If I use a 1:10 figure ratio, then each stand is a century, or cavalry turmae, which nicely replicates a cohors equitata with 480 infantry and 120 cavalry organized into 6 centuries and 4 turmae. Each maniple of two centuries and the two archer centuries will have a hero to command them. This even leaves me with a couple of extra to lead the Wargames Atlantic plastic Romans.