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    Well, I didn't get as much done on BSG as I had planned over the weekend (hanging kitchen cabinets apparently takes a long time!), but I did finally get to move on to other parts of the case!
    I pretty much finished up the landing bay, and set that aside to work on some other things, like the side panels. I tried the oven cleaner trick to remove the anodizing, and it worked flawlessly! I have pics, and will post them up later this evening.

    I also did some preliminary work on the front panel as well, but there's really nothing to show there, just measuring and planning.
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    Boddaker, this mod is beyond awesome. Your attention to detail is obvious. I'm a perfectionist and detail oriented, but what you're doing gives me butterflies. +REP

    I move for a vote to have this moved to the featured logs.

    Keep it up.

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    Thanks Remy! I'm flattered to hear that. Maybe the mods agree? lol

    Anyway:
    Woohoo! Starting a different part of the case!!
    The next part of the case that will get the ol' rib/armor treatment is the side panels.
    Not nearly as painstaking as the landing bay was, thanks to the panels being nice and flat,
    and that vast expanse of beautiful nothingness right in the middle! lol

    Anyhoo, after asking around about what the best way to remove anodizing from aluminum,
    I ended up with basically two answers: Oven cleaner, and basic sanding. So I figured I would
    test the former, and if it didn't work out, I would settle for the latter.

    So here are the panels ready to be stripped.


    After a quick spray, the oven cleaner immediately starts bubbling and fuming.
    (Good thing I was wearing gloves, a face mask and was outside. )


    I had read that when using oven cleaner, to let it sit at least 45 minutes before the
    anodize begins to fall off. In my case, just 15 minutes was enough to do the job!
    My guess is that the 45 minutes refers to pieces that are "hard Anodized", which penetrates
    deeper into the aluminum and thusly takes longer to remove. The anodizing on the
    Stacker is apparently really light and doesn't take much coercing before coming off.


    Here are the panels after a thorough rinsing.


    And here are the panels after a light sanding to remove any missed spots.


    Now that I have a nice and clean aluminum panel to work with, I can lay out my armor and
    start cutting! This armor shape delineates the rectangular window in the middle, with the
    peripheral areas of the panel getting more ribbing (nooooooo!)


    The use of the oven cleaner saved me hours of sanding, and I will apply this method of removal
    to the other parts of the case as well.

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    They look so cool like that, will you paint them or leave them as they are. They would look cool if you left em.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz View Post
    They look so cool like that, will you paint them or leave them as they are. They would look cool if you left em.
    The side panels will be painted due to all the styrene ribbing and armor that will be applied. Though it seems kinda silly to have a nice bare aluminum panel and then paint it with metallic aluminum paint! lol
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    looking sweet dude,

    my vote for featured.


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    Yeah is does, I would leave the panels as is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Remy View Post
    I move for a vote to have this moved to the featured logs.
    I agree! +Rep from me too! Nice website too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan View Post
    I agree! +Rep from me too! Nice website too.
    Yeah.

    Me too.

    What he said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan View Post
    I agree! +Rep from me too! Nice website too.
    Thx TGS!

    (Drew gets what's left of that thanks since he was lazy and just copied him. :p )

    Ok progress!

    More ribbing done. Compared to the landing bay, this was a breeze! Just a few measurements,
    and some logistics to work out and I was cuttin' and gluin'!

    I used some masking tape to give myself some guidelines, and line out the window area.


    Working my way across the bottom.


    The top needed some extra thought, and how it would meet up with the landing bay.
    So a quick test fit was in order.


    More test fitting.


    Yet more test fitting, this time with the armor panel. You can see I had to cut a bit away at the back.
    I will add another armor piece to the landing bay to match it.


    A close up of the top front. I kept this area clean of ribbing because in order to remove the panel,
    it will slide back and out from under the landing bay. So any ribbing would be in the way here.
    Rather than hide this area, I'm going to do some creative detailing to make it look like a well-used
    portion of the ship. Wear marks, scrapes and the like will enhance the overall look and feel.


    Moving right along now! I just might get the side panels taken care of over the weekend. That would be nice.
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