Will do! Would be interested in seeing how the OG case rebuilds go too. I heard it was somewhat difficult to crack them open and I have a printer so I decided to try that first.
I might try adding some of those supplementary supports inside once I get the cells from the builder (I'm not doing that part, yet).
Yeah, opening them is definitely a pain. As I'm sure you know, the top and bottom halves are sonic-welded together, so there really isn’t any way to just pop them apart cleanly.
For mine, I used a fine X-Acto blade and just worked my way around the perimeter very slowly. I probably made 40 to 50+ passes before I finally got all the way through and the two halves separated. I do a lot of fine-scale modeling and prop replication, so I’ve had plenty of practice making cuts like this without completely butchering the plastic... which is very easy to do.
I still have to decide how I’m going to put the two halves back together (screw, clips, etc.), but that’s a problem for another day. For now, I’ve still got plenty of computer work to do.
I also have a few 3D printers and considered printing replacements. I may, eventually, model one up and give that a try, but for now I’m sticking with the originals whenever possible.
