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Maybe this should go into another thread, but it would be nice if somebody made a set of windows that could be arranged as-desired along the sides of a car, between the letter boards and belt rails, so that we could more easily make the proper window arrangements for cars that are not produced by vendors. For example, the Pullman 8 section - various bedrooms styles, different diners and lounges, etc. And, making them both in the original, square-cornered opening style and the "modernizing," round-cornered Thermopane style in various sizes would be great, so long as we could buy a bunch of them as a single print at a reasonalbe price. I have been thinking about trying to make these on my own as resin castings, but I am lazy enough to buy a bunch from Shapeways, instead. Of course, it would really be nice if some mass manufacturer made them as plastic injection castings so that we could more easily glue (really weld) them together into very robust car sides. And, clear glazing inserts would really make this kind of system attractive to scratch and kit-bash modelers.
To get back to replacement roofs, here is the roof I need the most-http://rr-fallenflags.org/el/pax/erie-co1000bbb.jpg something very similar also used on some remodeled Pullman sleepershttp://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/43982/rv/singleitemI think that is what is called a "betterment" roof, but will be subject to correction by the more expert among you.