Has Septimus been painted yet? Nero looks awesome.
I really really like this particular aspect of Arena Rex - the fact that gladiators can mount and dismount from beasts. Magnetizing, or something equivalent, seems pretty much obligatory for these figures, the rider being removable is surely essential.
I really look forward to getting my first mounted model, hopefully in a week or so. Magnetizing is going to be so much fun.
Has anyone other than Gomez and Dave done this? More stories and pictures would be great.
The only alternative I can see to magnets is a tab and slot solution - basically having a big hole drilled into the beast's back, and a tab, probably brass rod or a toothpick, set in between the legs of the rider. That should also work, but has the problem that the beast will have a hole in its back. Might be possible to craft a plug for it to hide the hole - but at that point, magnets seem easier.
I totally hear you about Sereqet's legs, btw. I look at those and see a big problem. I'm planning to rebuild mine quite extensively.