Am I mad? Maybe… is this possible? That remains to be seen.
I’m not sure where this idea originated from, but while looking around on Amazon for various toys, I’ve seen these magnetic tile sets many times. I’ve often wondered if they’d be any good. And size wise they’ll be great for 28mm+ scale gaming, mostly my new Dead Wars project and Deathzap.
The set I bought cost £28 and provides enough terrain to densely cover a 2’ x 2’ board. not only is it going to be great for a sci-fi city setting, but it would easily make a great spaceship interior too.
Hopefully I’ll be able to make them workable. After a bit of sanding and texture goop, I think I have a sturdy paintable surface.
Needless to say some plastics just won’t play ball, hopefully this isn’t one of them, because if I can make this work I can bin a huge amount of terrain for a fully modular set that takes up the space of a shoebox (with room to spare). I’ll report back once done, hopefully with a video tutorial.
I’m also still kitbashing endlessly:
Wargames Atlantic’s Space Nam arms fit great on their Satyrs (with a little cutting).
Working through some kitbashing has also enabled me to clip off a good number of sprues, cleaning up the desk quite a bit (the pile I had was seriously insane). I may need to insist on a new policy, that any time I buy a kit, I clip all the spare parts off at least 1 more sprue than I’ve just bought.
A bit of a shorter post this time, hopefully leading into another video, these magnetic tiles really could be a wargaming game changer for me!
Deathzap 
Yep, those magnetic tiles were pretty popular as terrain starting a few years back.
That’s cool! Glad to know it works then. Must’ve passed my little corner of the world by.
I must admit I’d never heard of them either, my kids must be the wrong generation 🙂
Interested to see how they go
That’s a good idea. Not seen them before, but I bet they work a treat!
I’m really curious to see how the magnetic tiles turn after painting. In my opinion they are already nice after sanding and goop. Kind of a post-apo recreational area feeling.
It passed me by too, but you have convinced me enough to take a punt on them for my Hive City project (https://pigsinspaaace.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/nqrs-cityfighting-a-regimental-scale-orbat-game/)
Regards, Chris.
p.s. A languid Sunday afternoon thought. Have you ever thought of attending the Conference of Wargamers – a laid-back weekend of drinking, eating, swinging the (wargaming) lantern and presenting wargaming ideas? If you have been waiting for an invitation, consider this to be one. To anyone else reading this – we are tarts and badly in need of a Vicar. Consider yourself invited too- we are not exclusive; they let me in! 🙂
You would meet a large congregation of like-minded superannuated mad people encompassing the hobby and professional ends of wargaming, with a lot of common ground in the middle. This year it is being held at Cranfield (and probably next year too.)
https://wargamedevelopments.org/ 10-12 July … or next year if you miss this year 🙂
Thank you very much! I’ll see what I can manage! Annoyingly that was quite close when I lived in Kettering. Not so much now I’m in the misty nowhere-land of North Devon.