[ultraman zoffy]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Ultraman, how do you get the magnets to stay in their feet and what size do you use?

Man, I was about to post the tutorial again for it, but I realized all the images for it were deleted when I cleaned out my gallery a while back... in any case, I use quite a few different sizes since I install them on both my 3.75's and 6-inch figures. Cylindrical neodymium magnets, anywhere from 1mm to 6mm in diameter, with heights from 1mm to 4mm depending on the application. I typically install 2 magnets per foot, and you adjust the height of the magnet depending on the thickness of the figure's foot. I install a magnet in the peg hole (for Legends, the standard peg hole is 3mm diam. x 3mm height), then use a special 3mm x 3mm dremel bit to create another hole somewhere on the foot for the 2nd magnet (larger figures like Hulks and Thors usually get either a larger magnet, or up to 3 magnets per foot).
To install the magnets, I place the magnet upright on a metal washer, dab the end with super glue, then push the magnet into the hole using the washer. It's important to use the washer so that the magnet sticks out just enough to make contact with the surface, but sits in level enough with the foot so that your figure will still stand up properly without a metal surface.
This is what it looks like when installed. Note the different sizes; I've experimented with how big a magnet I can fit into the various Legends foot sizes:


Folks have called it out as gimmicky and said I'm dumb for destroying my figures, but to me, it's completely changed how much fun I have with them and how many figures I can cram into my display without knocking them over. Here's some old pics from last year that show how it maximizes display shelf space and cleans it up, no more domino effect.



So, sorry for "showing off", but hopefully that helps folks out. You can find the magnets super cheap on ebay from overseas sellers in any size you need. I have a huge stockpile of different sizes now, and as soon as I open my figures, they get the "surgery" treatment. =) Have fun!