Here’s the tricky part – bending the PE parts for the four end railings. I used two small needle nose pliers; one to hold the piece on the edge where you bend the leg 90 degrees and the other pliers to bend it. You also bend the bottom of the platform so the entire piece will slide on to the car. I took a file and slightly filed down the side of the frame so the brass parts would slide on easier. Be careful and don’t accidentally bend the handholds in this process.

I hope the photos do a better job of showing these parts as finished than trying to explain it.

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Given the nice details of the other parts the PE ladder just don’t look right on a HO model and looks more like it belongs on a 1930’s Lionel car; I’m going to look around my spare parts for something with rivets that matches the spacing or the rungs.
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