Hey guys, im on building my TOS units so far and i've encountered an issues that i havent seen any complaints about yet.

I find the switches to be a bit difficult to keep down. When i pull one down, it springs back into the 'up' position. I scored them like a good boy before i cut them out of the sheets, but perhaps i didnt score deep enough.

Also i was thinking about cutting up little pieces of craft magnet and hide them inside the folds so they sort of magnetically stick in either position. What do you guys think?

I've had similar problems. I tried the craft magnets, but at least the ones I got aren't powerful enough; because of the "angle" of the switches folding, they aren't able to get a flat connection, and thus it doesn't hold them at all. The extra weight, though, DOES help the switch stay down when I pull on it, but then it often has a hard time staying UP.

This is the one major issue I've had with the TOS units - the switches just don't seem to work right.

Hmmm, honestly I think this is an issue of paper weight and scoring. I never had an issue with switches staying down especially after they were worked in.

One thing I'd like to make you aware of however is that we have a new toggle switch design in our upcoming fleet expansion. It's really Thrall's (Joseph Beaubien) brilliance at work here. He came up with a very cool and reliable alternative that pops in and out of position with incredible efficiency.

If it turns out to be a popular alternative we can look at retrofitting older TOS units with the feature.

A new activation method sounds nice but brings up a question for me... if the old tos units are refitted with the new system would the old (unmodified) tos units remain availible as well?

Seems in my mind a new activation method could set the tech styles of the fleets apart even more than ship geometry. IMHO best course would be make the new tos a freebie download on the WH website but leave the original designs in the game itself (so new players can try both) or make it a cheap optional mod download...

Of course I am thinking from the fanboy/setting/story side of things rather than the designer/logistical/dealing with the headaches side.

Richard

Hello.
I´ve tried another way and it works fine.
I´ve separated the switches from the TOS unit. Then i´ve fold them like i would do in the "normal" way of building, but i glued a thinner piece of paper in the fold.
Now i´ve glued the switches with the thin paper in the old position and build the TOS unit ready for use.
The thinner paper makes them more flexible.