@ pendrake - No, the paper isn't an issue. I thought about that when I was planning to use it. That's one of the reasons I made my wooden sliders thicker than the baseboard. What has turned out to be a problem is the main gear track. Because I wanted to preserve the integrity of the sides, I wasn't able to shave down the thickness as much as I would like. The gear track sticks up almost exactly as much as the wooden sliders do. I plan to glue some thin metal washers to the underside of my notched panel around each screw hole to widen the gap, but alas, my washers seem to have gone on vacation somewhere. If I can't find them soon, I'll go grab some more.
A micro step of progress. I cut some scrap pieces of the metal flashing material and glued them in the backs of my locking notches. The plan is for me to glue tiny magnets to the ends of my technic gear strip locking pins. These magnets will "catch" onto the metal in the notches giving a sense of locking in place, and keeping the statues on top from freely spinning. I will have to carefully balance the attachment of the magnets so that they give a tactile sense of locking in place while not being too difficult to remove. I do want the players to notice the statues can move after all.
![[Image: 27368924270_92a0f64b88_o.jpg]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7005/27368924270_92a0f64b88_o.jpg)
![[Image: 27036882763_3ffa3c2ee3_o.jpg]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7752/27036882763_3ffa3c2ee3_o.jpg)
I plan to have a similar arrangement on the other ends of my locking pins to make it feel like the statues are locking in place once they have been fully rotated and the pins completely clear the notches. With enough time, I hope to make those far end magnets complete electrical circuits to light up parts of the base near each statue once that part has been unlocked.
Good luck everyone!
A micro step of progress. I cut some scrap pieces of the metal flashing material and glued them in the backs of my locking notches. The plan is for me to glue tiny magnets to the ends of my technic gear strip locking pins. These magnets will "catch" onto the metal in the notches giving a sense of locking in place, and keeping the statues on top from freely spinning. I will have to carefully balance the attachment of the magnets so that they give a tactile sense of locking in place while not being too difficult to remove. I do want the players to notice the statues can move after all.

![[Image: 27368924270_92a0f64b88_o.jpg]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7005/27368924270_92a0f64b88_o.jpg)
![[Image: 27036882763_3ffa3c2ee3_o.jpg]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7752/27036882763_3ffa3c2ee3_o.jpg)
I plan to have a similar arrangement on the other ends of my locking pins to make it feel like the statues are locking in place once they have been fully rotated and the pins completely clear the notches. With enough time, I hope to make those far end magnets complete electrical circuits to light up parts of the base near each statue once that part has been unlocked.

Good luck everyone!