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Magnets: what to use behind board

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Hi,
I can’t find the old thread where people used tiny magnets to secure planes to carriers. So i got the magnets, and plan on a board on my wall with units with magnets on the bottom. What to use as the metal behind the board? Suggestions? I know they said in the thread something about sheet metel. Any other ideas?
thanks,
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