Battlestar Galactica Mod

[Boddaker]

Well, my little ribbing scheme didn't work the way I thought it would.

I was originally thinking I could build up the ribs using more Plasti-Paste, first by laying down strips of weatherstripping with a 1/8" gap in between, then troweling the paste over the whole thing and working it into the 1/8" slots thus making up the ribs. But when I couldn't find weatherstripping of a suitable size, I turned to foam strips as a possible solution. I cut a bunch of those and sprayed one side with adhesive. But that didn't work either because the strips wouldn't take to the curves very well and the ends would pop up as a result.
So I am now in the process of laying the ribs down one by one, using 1/8" thick styrene strips cut to 1/4".

Sorry I don't have pics just yet, my DSL is down at home. I will post them tonight if I can get my internet back up.

[Boddaker]

So my internet at the house is still down, so I brought the pics into work and posted them.

Here's what I was trying to do with the foam strips, but they wouldn't stick.

So I cut up a bunch of styrene strips and went to work.

I have to fit each strip over the detail pieces. (had I known I was going to do it this way, I would have added the
detailing after laying down the ribs.)

The styrene is very soft. Doesn't need much heat to become pliable.

Here's where I'm at, about 1/4 done. But you can kinda see what it will look like.

Once all the ribbing is in place, I will add the outer armor pieces over select areas, then add detail to them.

[NuKS]

I must say this is looking really awesome. I just joined the board about a week ago, and really am enjoying everyones' projects. It gives me some ideas and makes me want to work a bunch of OT so I can earn a bit of extra cash and start my project!

[jdbnsn]

I agree, great work so far! Front-page pimpage!

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com

[Eclecticos]

Check this out! I found you some more Galactica Schematics.
http://www.shipschematics.net/

[Franklin]

Fantastic casemod.

[Bucko]

I agree! It's looking good so far.

+rep

[Boddaker]

w00t! Thanks for the front page jdbnsn!

And thanks Eclecticos for that link, I may need more schematics when I get to the interior.

I hope to have another small update for ya tonight or tomorrow.

[isunktheship]

So what's the first thing that you gotta do when starting any case mod?
That's right- Disassemble the donor case!

DONOR CASE?? That thing is godly, I want that sooo bad. How nicely will watercooling fit into that thing? I'll probably end up PMing you with more questions because that's really gonna be my next case.

Gl with the rest of the project, excellent idea, and follow through!

-AJC

[Boddaker]

yes, this case is awesome. I call it a donor case because it is the case I won from the Cooler Master contest last year. If I had actually purchased it, I would probably think twice about hacking it up... then I would hack it up! lol

It has a cavernous interior, and it shouldn't be a problem fitting any kind of watercooling inside.

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Ok so I'm a dumbass for not checking on this earlier, but I found (and ordered) these pre-cut styrene strips
in the exact size and shape I need. That will save me a bunch of cutting time. And they will be more uniform too.
I just hope the ones I already did don't look to imperfect in comparison.