Maghex Magnetic Hex Terrain Tiles for Battletech

This is a demonstration and promotional video showing off my Magher magnetic hex terrain tiles I designed for games such as Battletech and other games that use a hex grid system.
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[@dynamicworlds1]

This seems like something that would make a good investment for a game store. The super-detailed tables are nice and all, but a modular hex grid of that size could be quite the draw and running the printer, snapping in the magnets, and periodically reconfiguring the table, would be something productive to do when there aren't any customers. Also, the printer could be used to take custom orders for minis and such. Making this system cross-compatible with as many hex games as possible and making larger snap-together buildings (for the sake of modularity and compact storage) could take this to another level if you felt so inclined. Also, while I see you don't usually sell printed ones yourself, some kind of commercial licence to allow anyone with a business and a 3d printer to make and sell them might be advantageous for you as well. (Not presuming to know the insides of your business better than you, of course. These may not be good ideas for reasons I can't see from where I am. I can only hope that my random thoughts can be somewhat helpful inspiration in some way and wish you the best in the good work you're doing.)

[@wargameforge]

While I don't normally sell them printed I have done so as one off's in the past. And I recently printed up a full board to loan to a game store in my town but things soured between them and me so now I have the board without a game store. I do sell the files and they are my top selling design. I also do offer a commercial license thru My Mini Factory (link in the description). The board I printed up fully magnetized is 24 by 36 inches cost me about $300 to $350 to do. Magnets are expensive. And that price doesn't include the white board. I think it would be a great investment for a store. The Catalyst game maps are nice but are static and can get boring. This way you can have a different board each time people play.

[@whitardesigns7572]

Looks exactly as Megamek game! Great stuff!

[@WinnipegKnightlyArts]

This is great, thanks for sharing

[@demosethenes65]

Gonna show this to my friends, looks great!

[@wargameforge]

Thank you! I'm always making more to auction off. I will post videos when each board is done.

[@AlexDenton0451]

Might have to try giving these a print here sometime!

[@wargameforge]

I fully support your decision!

[@mwatkins0590]

I like the idea, but the terrain options seem to be a bit of a problem unless there is a detail not shown here. for instance, mechs walk onto woods, i would need to remove the woods tile to put the mech there. I think the best implementation of trees I found are that the tree top is detachable from the base, and the base has some sort of visual indicator as to what it is (light, heavy)

[@wargameforge]

The wood tiles are designed to place the miniatures on top of them. They details work. You do not need to remove anything.

[@Paehrin]

I might be missing something but... how to you put a figurine say in the woods, or in that large crater ? It doesn't seem like the mini will stay up. This is still a great idea btw, I really love it !

[@wargameforge]

The crater can hold a mini in the middle but it is more for looks. The wood hex tiles are flat on the top and let the mech mini stand on them. I have updated the light and heavy wood design to give minies a better space to be set on than the ones in this older video.

[@Paehrin]

@@wargameforge Oh, that's a neat idea ! This really seems great, I might take a closer look at it if I decided to start using 3D maps !

[@olepigeon]

@@wargameforge Something else you could do is print a transparent negative hex piece for the craters, trees, etc. Or perhaps a mold where you can pour some clear resin on top so it makes for a flat surface but maintains the cool aesthetics.

[@tabledropzone]

Very nice idea, thank you for sharing this video!

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

I have additional information regarding magnets. I ran into the problem that some of my 3mm magnets did not sit securely inside the holes and it turns out the magnest which I bought differ in diameter because of different colours. So if you also bought couloured magnets and encountered a similar problem you may have to find out which colours are the smalest on average and try those first to save your larger magnets for the holes where the small ones wont hold. Edith: Some additional information for the additional information. I printed the hexes on a resin printer and an FDM printer the fit on the FDM parts is a bit tighter which I assume is a result of the material so I guess you will not run into problems there. PS love the parts and am looking forward to playing on them.

[@wargameforge]

I bet there is an enamel coating to give the magnets their color and that makes them slightly larger. Sorry that happened!

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

@@wargameforge no problem, I just used the larger ones for now and decreased the size of the holes for future prints. Should all work out.

[@wargameforge]

@@thebaumfaeller1477 I'm glad to hear you found a work around!

[@rjkolbe82]

What filament is recommended?

[@wargameforge]

I've only printed these with PLA. Haven't done any with any other filament or resin. I've sold may copies of the STL files and not heard any issues if people used other filament or resin.

[@AceVendetta]

are you considering selling batches of these on your ebay? I don't have access to a printer, but I would love to get these

[@wargameforge]

I don't know if I would ever just offer them for general purchase, especially with magnets. Maybe without magnets and the buyer would have to do that part themselves. I do currently have a 2x3 foot board that was made for a project that fell apart. If you are interested email me and we can talk.

[@AceVendetta]

@@wargameforge I tried emailing the contact on your website and got a blocked message, unfortunately. I would love to discuss this further. I would love to get them without the magnets to be able to assemble them myself.

[@wargameforge]

@@AceVendetta Are you on Facebook? You can message me thru there. facebook.com/WarGameForge

[@detingle]

I tried the link you had in the description and it no longer works. Could you post an updated link?

[@wargameforge]

Thank you for letting me know! Fixed the link but here it is again: www.myminifactory.com/users/WargameForge/collection/hex-terrain-tiles-maghex-terrain-tiles

[@Lermer07]

Nice

[@davemace9000]

Where do you get the magnets I can only find them for $40 a 1000 Thanks

[@wargameforge]

Well, that's about how much I have been spending for that amount. But good news is I am in talks with a magnet supplier website to start a promo with them to get magnets from them with a discount. Onces thing deal is ironed out I will share out the info. Please be patient.

[@wargameforge]

I just partnered with The Magnet Baron, an online supplier of magnets. Use the affiliate link below and use the code "WGFMagnets10" to get 10% off your purchase. I tested their magnets and they worked perfectly. And by using the link you also help support Wargame Forge. themagnetbaron.com/?ref=5Cz3Mlsx

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

Can you tell me where you got the ball magnets? I have difficulty finding some that are cheap enough to not pay hundreds for a decent ammount.

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

Never mind, I searched for commercial magnet supplyers but the normal stores have thousand packs like you got.

[@wargameforge]

@@thebaumfaeller1477 Glad you found some. They are getting harder to get and it can be expensive depending on the size of the board you are making. I made the frame to help with that. With the frame you don't need to magnetize every hex, just the ones on upper levels. And to help cut down on magnet use print the cluster tiles, a single piece with multiple hexes. This way you are using less magnets per hex since you only have to magnetize the holes on the outer edge.

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

@@wargameforge had not thought about the cluster tile, that's a good idea.

[@brianhahn3656]

@@thebaumfaeller1477 Where did you find the magnets? I have been doing Google searches to no avail

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

@@brianhahn3656 I bought them at Kaufland, but that may not be of any use if you don't live in germany.

[@thorstenkrug144]

Yeah. I do not have a 3D printer either. I would buy hex plates without magnets and if we can buy magnets from you too insert them myself. NP there. Please consider to offer them in bulk. 🙂

[@wargameforge]

I'm actually working on selling these thru my Ebay store. Printing a bunch up first. Working on listings and prices next. You can see updates on this on my Facebook page: facebook.com/WarGameForge

[@thorstenkrug144]

@@wargameforge Nice. Tyvm.

[@chadchaddington3646]

Just picked up some of your files on my mini factory, how do you support these? is it just flat to the bed or do you put them on a raft/rotate 45 degrees etc.

[@wargameforge]

I print them on an FDM printer. But a few people I've spoken with that resin print do so flat on the build plate. The undersides of the maghex versions are beveled so they can be easier to remove from the plate. But in the end I suggest running a few tests to see what works well for you.

[@what5updoc220]

If u throw some paint on then maybe some airbrush it would look amazing

[@wargameforge]

The buyers can do that. I do not sell painted items. And sell these mostly as files for people to print themselves so impossible for me to paint.

[@gremlingames5299]

Do you sell the finish product

[@wargameforge]

Not normally. To print up something like this would be a long and expensive project especially if you want all tiles magnetized. I've done 2 auctions for boards this size and they didn't recoup the costs to make. The files for this are one of my best selling designs. Makes more sense to print it yourself. If you are interested in doing a custom order you can contact me thru my email found on the "About" page on this channel.

[@wargameforge]

Well, I actually have a completed board done. The project it was intended for fell thru. If interested let me know.

[@gabrielstrong2186]

I would love to get hold of some of these but I do not have a 3D printer, I tried to find any physical supplier but the ebay shop only had a Hellscape set and the river city set neither of which really floats my boat. Is there anywhere to get the fully realized physical product?

[@wargameforge]

What kind of board are you looking for? I am always making boards to sell but selling individual hexes on a print on demand format would be very expensive. I am looking for ways to keep the price down. But I may start listing them soon. My current board I'm working on is a Map Scale Megalopolis. If you are on Instagram I tend to post a lot of pics of things being worked on. instagram.com/wargameforgeshowroom/?hl=en

[@gabrielstrong2186]

@@wargameforge I am thinking of an Earth type (no weird alien colours) wilderness, mountains, woods water etc. I’m not really looking for cityscape at the moment. Not enough Urbanmechs yet. ;)

[@wargameforge]

@@gabrielstrong2186 So like this one I sold a little while ago but with woods... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJqtmGCdlpyeaKs&ab_channel=WargameForge

[@gabrielstrong2186]

@@wargameforge with some forest pieces that “wood” be pretty much perfect.

[@wargameforge]

@@gabrielstrong2186 Cool, I will add that kind of board to my to do list. Very well could be the next one after this board. Give me a couple weeks.

[@mikemerchant9242]

Reminds me of the tiles from Heroscape

[@colbyboucher6391]

Yeah, I actually have a bunch of old HeroScape stuff that I use, but 3d printed, 100% modular and as small as standard hexes is huge.

[@squizzlor]

Ive got those for my battletech hexes. Then use a ring of mini trees around the hex to display woods. Happy investment

[@what5updoc220]

For th bottoms to cut down on plastic and weight you could hollow out the middle

[@wargameforge]

Tried that. Prints didn't go as well and wouldn't have saved as much as you think. These only have a 10% infill. They are not solid.