Magnetic Buildings

The layout is portable and many of the structures are delicate. To minimise potential damage in transit we wanted the buildings to be removable for safe storage elsewhere when not in use.

There are many methods we could dream up to temporarily fix structures to the baseboard but perhaps one of the simplest is miniature magnets.

Here I am using First For Magnets F340 glued with epoxy resin into opposite corners of the building. They mate with metal washers embedded into the baseboard. This arrangement locates and fixes the building with just the right amount of adhesion.

Two magnets are used only where there is sufficient distance between them such they don't attract each other! On very small structures only one magnet is used because of this and care is needed in storage since magnetic buildings attract each other!

David