Step 1: Erase the old sides
Knowing what you are capable of this will be fun to see where it goes from here.
Step 2: Boom!
Is that all one piece of PVC? The snap almost sounds like magnets!
Sheet styrene. Most of it is only 1mm thick. I guess it sounds like that because it’s hitting the hollow box. 
Probably a lot easier to do a waffle side like that as one piece instead of trying to glue on all those individual pieces.
I’m thinking that once the layout is built, a CNC router is going to be the next major purchase for the rolling stock kitbashing that will hopefully come.
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How did you make the side ?
beautiful. I really need to convince the wife that I need a CNC router. Between the modeling and wood working I would use it, especially in wood working but that car side is encouraging.
Fancy… I should of not been surprised…
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Removed the roofwalk, plugged holes and added printed bits of filler ribs.
Added brass grabs on the sides, cut and re-used end ladders. And, as you can see, I made a new piece for the end to add some roof overhang and a different vent pattern.
Dan,
Can I be “that guy” and ask for the filler ribs file?
Wow Dan, I can already tell that is going to look great when complete. Nice work.
Shane
Thanks Dan. I’ll be downloading and printing off a few.
14 per car. They are slightly oversized so sand to fit. A bit tedious but you are used to that. 
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I had a test file started and was tweaking the angle but that’s as far as I got.
Need another one with the roof walk supports still on. 
I’m sure I have plenty of pics already but I stopped at the P&W yard in Putnam and took few more of a door latch assembly. Drew up both handle up and handle down.
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Nice having the 3d printer ey
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Yep. But more useful is the computer and design software!
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