A method of fabricating a combustor thermal shield to be used in a gas turbine engine combustor , the method comprising: shaping a sheet of material used to form a combustor panel of the combustor thermal shield by milling, grinding, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, or electrical discharge machining; additively manufacturing a cooling feature onto the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; attaching an attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; and after shaping the sheet of material, curving the sheet of material forming the combustor panel to achieve a curve profile according to a design of the gas turbine engine combustor , wherein attaching the attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel comprises: creating a hole in the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; inserting at least one of a threaded stud, a screw or a bolt through the hole, the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt forming the attachment feature ; and joining the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel , wherein an attachment point of the sheet of material and the at least one threaded stud, screw or bolt is ground down or sanded down to create a flat surface on a hot side of the combustor panel configured to face combustion gases. shaping a sheet of material used to form a combustor panel of the combustor thermal shield by milling, grinding, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, or electrical discharge machining; additively manufacturing a cooling feature onto the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; attaching an attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; and after shaping the sheet of material, curving the sheet of material forming the combustor panel to achieve a curve profile according to a design of the gas turbine engine combustor , wherein attaching the attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel comprises: creating a hole in the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; inserting at least one of a threaded stud, a screw or a bolt through the hole, the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt forming the attachment feature ; and joining the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel , wherein an attachment point of the sheet of material and the at least one threaded stud, screw or bolt is ground down or sanded down to create a flat surface on a hot side of the combustor panel configured to face combustion gases. creating a hole in the sheet of material forming the combustor panel ; inserting at least one of a threaded stud, a screw or a bolt through the hole, the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt forming the attachment feature ; and joining the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel , wherein an attachment point of the sheet of material and the at least one threaded stud, screw or bolt is ground down or sanded down to create a flat surface on a hot side of the combustor panel configured to face combustion gases. <EOS>