Hi Joshy, yes stripping and dipping or blasting was considered, but If I had blasted her she would have just been a stain on the opposite wall

The Arches arn't a kit, they are hand shaped ally that was then riveted on. The shell has changed shape so much that if they were to be parted fron the inner part of the shell they would never line up again. Also the edges of the wings are rolled around the inner steel and wouldn't survive being bent open to release them.
It's just one of them things, work with what is still living or junk the lot.
she's hanging in there, just.